Stephen J. Ciesinski '70, a partner with Earlybird, a
leading international venture capital firm in Palo Alto, Calif., has
been elected chairman of the College's Board of Trustees.
He succeeds David B. Chapnick '59, of counsel to
the law firm of Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett, who joined the board
in 1991, and served as chairman since 1998. He has been named
a life trustee.
Ciesinski joined the board in 1993 as a term trustee. He
has served as an admissions alumni representative and a Friend
of Union Athletics, and has hosted alumni events. As an
undergraduate, he was a dean's list student, a member of Chi Psi, and
played varsity lacrosse and football, receiving Little All
America mention in the latter.
He received his B.S. in electrical engineering and A.B.
in modern languages and has an M.B.A. from Stanford University.
Other officers elected were:
- Robert DeMichele '66, vice chairman
- Norton H. Reamer '58, secretary
- Fred G. Pressley Jr. '75, general counsel
- Patricia Colgan, assistant secretary
Jennifer C. Smith Turner '74 and William J. Curtin '82
were elected term trustees.