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The following alumni, parents, and friends joined last year:

• William H. Ahmanson,
  parent of William J. Ahmanson '05

 

• William C. Birdsall '42

 

• Howard Brandston

 

• Mrs. Josephine C. Carpenter

 

• William O. Chase '30

 

• Lauren G. '78 and Gary A. Cohen '78

 

• Thomas G. Connolly '89

 

• Richard R. Crookes '65

 

• Judith G. Dein '76

 

• Chester B. Feldberg '60

 

• Diana and William Gray,

parents of Emily Gray '05

 

• Grace E. Hastings

 

• Richard J. Huxley

 

• Allin W. Ladd, Jr. '50

 

• Tenny N. Lam

 

• Betty S. and Todd E. LePage,
  parents of Thomas W. LePage '05

 

• Ruth Lewin

 

• Mark M. Little

 

• Leon D. Marrano III '83

 

• Maurice H. Mayo,
  grandparent of Jason Cook '04

 

• John E. McDermott III '82

 

• J. C. Murphy '31

 

• John L. Nicholaus

 

• Linda and Martin M. Novack

 

• Carol J. and Robert N. Oram,
  parents of Barbara J. Oram '05

 

• Mrs. Naomi C. Pearse

 

• Vera H. and John Peck, Jr.,
  parents of Jessica Peck '05

 

• Anthony L. Picone '71

 

• Mrs. Theresa Picozzi

 

• Joan and Joe Pomeranz

 

• Alan M. Reisch '75

 

• Carl H. Rosner

 

• Nancy and Peter S. Saperstone '89

 

• Sonia Schneiderman

 

• Mark A. Shapiro '77

 

• Charles B. Slotnik '88

 

• Mrs. Marjorie L. Snyder

 

• Alice F. and Paul M. Starker, M.D.,
  parents of Lee F. Starker '03

 

• Mrs. Mildred Steele

 

• Mrs. Sara Stone

 

• Herbert M. Strong

 

• Amy G. and Barry A. Sylvetsky,
  parents of Julie G. Sylvetsky '04

 

• Carl R. Trahman, Ph.D.

 

• John J. Verrier

 

• Mitchell L. Weisburgh '75

 

• Samuel H. Wright '68

 

*Italics indicate deceased.

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The Annual Fund would not be successful without the efforts of these dedicated and passionate volunteers. On behalf of everyone who benefits from the Annual Fund, thank you for your time
and talent.

1932

• Class Agent: Gordon Bennett

1934

• Class Agents: Harrison S. Sayre, Milton Schwebel

1936

• Head Agent: Joseph E. Milano
• Class Agents: Charles T. Male, Jr., Byrne W. Mayer, Derrick A. Sherman, Daniel B. Wohl

1937

• Head Agent: Arthur C. Mengel, Jr.

1938

• Head Agent: William J. Male

1939

• Class Agent: Marvin Dwore

1940

• Head Agent: Stanley R. Becker, L.H.D.
• Class Agent: A. W. Epstein

1941

• Head Agent: Morris Weintraub
• Class Agents: Albert S. Callan, Adam F. Ciesinski, Donald A. Collins, Edward DeFeo, Max J. Eisner,
  Larry Schwartz, John W. Senn, Alexander Turchick

1942

• Head Agents: William C. Birdsall, Benjamin T. Leland
• Class Agent: Edward P. Fliegel

1943

• Head Agent: Robert M. Bishop
• Class Agents: Lyall Dean, Roland V. Fitzroy, Jr., Richard T. Vinick

1944

• Head Agent: Rexford G. Moon, Jr.
• Class Agents: Clark Alberts, Karl J. Klarman,
  Gregory McKennis, Junius W. Stephenson,
  Seymour Thickman, Richard M. Tyndall, A. Roland Will

1945

• Head Agent: William H. Hamilton
• Class Agents: Donald H. Sommers, Albert J. Taggi, Thomas L. Walworth

1946

• Class Agent: Rev. Lyman G. Potter

1947

• Head Agent: Frank Peters
• Class Agents: Frederick W. Brandt, Jr.,
  Arthur H. Ferber, Nelson O. Heyer, Anthony J. Izzo, William D. Robusto

1948

• Head Agent: Bill Brogan

1949

• Head Agent: Seymour Gluck
• Class Agents: Wayne M. Davis, Stephen S. Israel, Richard F. Parker, Edward M. Patnode, Stanley M. Poskanzer

1950

• Head Agent: Robert J. Pletman, Francis R. Taormina
• Class Agents: James L. Courter, Jr., Col. William DeLorenzo, Jr., Jay V. Dewell, John L. Ferguson, Sherman Halpert, Donald W. Holmes, Graydon L. Loomis, Jr., David W. Martin, George E. Martin,
  Leo G. McPherson, Philip D. McQuade,
  Richard A. Mitchell, Paul R. Palmer, Mitchell W. Rabbino, James W. Richards, David H. Robinson, George M. Sauer, Jr., Kenneth S. Sheldon, Jr.

1951

• Head Agent: Richard J. Killeen
• Class Agents: David Berley, Norman D. Carr, William H. Cleary, Richard O. Davis, Gerald Ente, Richard D. Gardner, David R. Gaskill, Sigmund C. Giambruno, David H. Green, Leonard W. Herrick, Edward H. LaMay, Frank E. Lord, Wolfgang J. Riemer, James H. Scott,
  Eric H. Smith, Richard C. Speidel, Henry N. Williams

1952

• Head Agents: William P. Delaney, Jr.,
  Horace S. Van Voast III

• Class Agents: Allen C. Braemer, Howard L. Brody, Eugene J. Bucci, Rev. Richard A. DeMott, M. Peter Dreyfuss, Reuben D. Johnson, Donald C. Loughry, George E. Martin, Frank M. Morgan, Gerald E. O'Loughlin, Jr., James L. Salerno, E. C. Shuttleworth, Jr., Charles D. Stewart, Spencer K. Warnick III

1953

• Head Agent: John Moses
• Class Agents: Richard J. Blum, Richard A. Dolan, Elwyn V. Harp, Edwin B. Hicks, Robert H. Hochuli, William R. Holzapfel, Donald B. Horton, John M. Kamenitsky, Charles F. Little, Jr., Robert A. McElroy, Garrett W. Murphy, Richard S. Nemeth, Richard V. Rapacz, Daniel Siesel

1954

• Head Agent: Fred J. Emery

1955

• Head Agent: Kenneth B. Haefner
• Class Agents: David N. Gregory, Philip L. Schaeffer

1956

• Head Agent: John A. Davidson

1957

• Head Agent: Howard Rosenkrantz
• Class Agents: George E. Bodine, Jay G. Fromer,
  J. D. Torpie

1958

• Head Agent: Walter H. Bray
• Class Agents: H. R. McLane, Roger P. Penny

1959

• Head Agent: Donald May
• Class Agents: William J. Mather, Michael W. Miller

1960

• Head Agent: Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Paul G. Cohen
• Class Agent: Charles E. Roden

1961

• Head Agent: George D. Thompson, Jr.
• Class Agents: Stuart E. Cohen, James Reisman

1962

• Head Agent: Kenneth G. Laubacher
• Class Agents: John W. Charlton, Sven W. Edlund, Charles H. Evans, Jr., R. D. Henderson, Robert Holland, Jr., Robert J. Kelb, Charles J. Loew,
  Roy W. Waters, Calvin P. Welch

1963

• Class Agents: Clifford M. Mastrangelo,
  Col. Robert A. Rissell, USA (Ret.)

1964

• Head Agent: Stanley Harris
• Class Agent: Robert Schafer

1965

• Head Agents: Richard M. Erdoes, Richard R. Crookes
• Class Agents: Robert S. McKee, Jared J. Wolf

1966

• Head Agents: Thomas E. Hitchcock, Joseph F. Sawyer
• Class Agents: Frank E. Argersinger, H. N. Bacon, Edward T. Gignoux, Jr., Mark A. Levine, Thomas J. Mulford, George S. Norton, Thomas W. Salamone, David C. Shaw, Raymond L. Teed, Jan O. Werner

1967

• Head Agents: Robert J. Sussman, Peter S. Levine
• Class Agents: James F. Hilliard, David M. Kaufman, Arthur F. Klein, Jr.

1968

• Head Agent: Robert I. Winner
• Class Agents: John D. Dresser, Scott Muirhead, David W. Worrell

1969

• Class Agents: Daniel Z. Aronzon, Alan C. Craig,
  Neal J. Gordon, Joseph C. Montgomery

1970

• Head Agent: Edward J. Buzak
• Class Agents: John W. Cassella, Allan C. Eustis III, Peter B. Garrison, Randolph H. Robinson,
  David W. Seeley, Jeffrey L. South

1971

• Head Agent: William G. Selley
• Class Agents: Ladd M. Bethune, Mark C. Boylan,
  Ivan A. Cooper, Paul T. Donnelly, Robert W. Fischman, Paul K. Male, William E. Nearpass, David L. Posner, Halil Tugal

1972

• Head Agent: William L. Fox
• Class Agents: Reinhard S. Eichinger, David A. Engel, Gerald H. Hyman, Henry P. Kass, Michael R. Meserole, Robert N. Michaelson, Leonard M. Solomon, Kenneth L. Wyse

1973

• Head Agent: Timothy D. McCabe

1974

• Head Agents: Michael F. Ginsburg, Richard A. Samuels
• Class Agents: Patricia A. McKinley, Kathryn L. Mullaney

1975

• Head Agents: Kathleen H. Perras, David L. Heilberg
• Class Agents: Jonathan M. Levin, Mark J. Manus, Steven A. Sokal

1976

• Head Agents: Arnold M. Hiller, Jean D. Skolnik
• Class Agents: Paul W. Barnard, John J. Denio, Margaret G. Denio, Cindy W. Sipkin, Richard A. Strassman, Richard B. Thau, Brian F. Tucker

1977

• Head Agents: Karen I. Huggins, Timothy C. Moon
• Class Agents: Patricia A. Cose, Thomas F. Finn, Jr., Marcus W. Heth, Irving H. Kaufman, James Lawless IV, Steven S. Levine, Kenneth J. Lindahl, Blair S. Reischer, Neal A. Schwartz, Kevin J. Scoles, Patricia C. Thorman, David S. Trocker

1978

• Head Agents: Thomas N. Heyer, Karen S. Kasner
• Class Agent: John J. Kennedy III

1979

• Head Agent: Eric M. Goidel
• Class Agents: David J. Becker, Thomas S. D'Antonio

1980

• Head Agent: Thomas M. Buiocchi
• Class Agent: Peter C. Alessio

1981

• Head Agent: John Sciortino
• Class Agent: Susan Barnhart Ferris

1982

• Head Agents: Robert W. Beard, James E. McGhee III
• Class Agents: Richard S. Creem, Donald E. Lippman, William T. Lloyd

1983

• Head Agent: David B. Smith
• Class Agent: Mark B. Landis

1984

• Head Agents: John R. Devries, Daniel S. Savrin
• Class Agents: Laurence E. Castelli, Carolyn B. Dulchinos, Michele T. Sciortino

1985

• Head Agent: Timothy T. Hesler, Suzanne C. Rice
• Class Agents: Robert A. Israel, Lynn E. O'Brien

1986

• Head Agent: Maureen A. Coleman
• Class Agents: Brooke Benedict-Valenti,
  Pasquale LaPietra, Lorraine M. Schratz,
  Jennifer T. Vandegraaf, C. S. Webster

1987

• Head Agent: Drena K. Root
• Class Agents: John P. Ciovacco, Meredith M. Crandall, Mary K. DeMane, Richard S. Lev, James W. Monks, Jr., Karen D. Monks, Sarah C. Nicoli, Jason A. Oshins

1988

• Head Agents: Mark G. Webster, David G. Gascoyne
• Class Agents: David L. Cohen, Mary Ann Dunham, LeAta R. Jackson

1989

• Head Agents: Ilana L. Klinger, Judeth B. Valachovic

1990

• Head Agent: Kristen Ryan Mozayeni
• Class Agents: Todd S. Adelman, Brian J. Cossaboom, Ronald A. Kinghorn, S. D. Tiggle

1990

• Head Agent: Ellen M. Nichols
• Class Agents: Daniel Clark Crosby, Molly A. Langer, Beth L. Swaggart

1992

• Head Agent: Craig S. Ferrero
• Class Agents: Heather L. Almy, Dominick F. Famulare, Andrea Slade Weitzner

1993

• Head Agents: Julie S. Kriesel, Rabbi Roxanne J. Schneider
• Class Agent: Edward H. Walley

1994

• Head Agent: Whitney W. Merrill
• Class Agent: Sharon K. Goldberg

1995

• Head Agent: Michelle A. Spaziani
• Class Agent: Jennifer K. Brown

1996

• Head Agents: Daimee I. Stadler-Israelowitz,
  Rachel S. Katz

• Class Agents: Alison S. Chapin, Heather E. Corradi, Jacob M. Lane, Daniel A. O Neill

1997

• Head Agent: Jennifer D. Pool
• Class Agents: Jennifer W. Batts, Jason S. Pinney

1998

• Head Agent: Stacy M. Drossman

1999

• Head Agents: Jennifer E. Chick, Jonathan M. Zandman
• Class Agents: Ibrahim D. Adamu, Hugh A. Meyer, Daniel M. Pesikoff, Sloane B. Silver, Mark R. Will

2000

• Head Agents: Phoebe Burr, Duncan C. Crary
• Class Agent: Robyn M. Polansky

2001

• Head Agents: Mary K. Comerford, Lauren R. Tabas

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Recent gifts, grants, and bequests to the College include:

• Josephine Carpenter, the wife of the late Bryan Carpenter '21, has established the Josephine C. and Bryan L. Carpenter Endowed Scholarship in memory of her husband.
• Upon the death of Frederick Maser '30, the proceeds of a charitable gift annuity that he had established during his lifetime were added to an endowed account for the benefit of the College's Protestant Campus Ministry.
• Kenneth N. Mathes '35 established a charitable gift annuity, the proceeds of which will eventually be added to the Kenneth N. Mathes '35 Endowed Scholarship Fund For Engineering Students On Terms Abroad.
• An addition to a pooled life income fund was received from William A. Waldron '35. The ultimate purpose of this gift is the Charles Newman Waldron and Dorothy Waterman Waldron Memorial Fund.
• A distribution was received from
  a trust established by the late
  Virginia G. Busha, wife of the late
  Roger Whalen Busha '39.
• Grace E. Munzer, wife of the late
  Hans W. Munzer '39, has established a charitable gift annuity with the ultimate purpose of the funds being added
  to the Hans W. Munzer Memorial Scholarship Fund.
• The proceeds from a charitable gift annuity that was established by the late Ernest H. Schmidt '40 were received.
• Gordon '41 and Elizabeth Parker have established their second charitable gift annuity.
• Gary K. Price established a charitable gift annuity. Upon his death, the proceeds will be added to the Reverend Gary K. Price '45 Scholarship.
• Union received an unrestricted
  distribution from a pooled life income fund that was established by the late David Palmer '51.
• Eileen S. Clegg, the widow of
  John C. Clegg '75, established the
  John C. and Eileen S. Clegg Endowed Scholarship, in memory of her late husband.
• Wallace and Noella Plumb, along
  with Kenneth R. Plumb '80 and other family members and friends, have
  established the Ronald F. Plumb '80 Endowed Scholarship Fund in memory
  of their son. Preference in awarding this scholarship will be given to junior applicants whose background experiences demonstrate the commitment and ability to serve in a leadership capacity and who have an excellent record of extracurricular activities.
• Martin and Linda Novack, along with other family members and friends, have established the Michael R. Novack '90 Endowed Scholarship in memory of
  their son. Preference in awarding this scholarship will be given to students who have exhibited aptitude and dedication toward biotechnology.
• Hedda Hainebach, a former employee, established a third charitable gift annuity.
• The Jeremy April '05 Memorial Scholarship has been established by the College and family and friends of Jeremy April. For more information, please contact Kathy Quinn at
  quinnk@union.edu or
  1-888-843-4365, ext. 6180.

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The National Science Foundation Major Research Instrumentation (NSF-MRI) program recently made a $254,457
grant to establish an Aerogel Fabrication, Characterization, and Applications Lab
at Union.

An aerogel is a fragile nanostructure consisting of approximately 90-99 percent air. The new lab is a collaborative effort between the Chemistry and Mechanical Engineering Departments to provide a state-of-the-art research facility for student and faculty use. Funding for the lab enables the two departments to introduce their students to an exciting new cross-disciplinary area. Faculty involved in the project are Professors
Ann Andersen, mechanical engineering; Mary Carroll, chemistry; Mike Hagerman, chemistry; and Rich Wilk, mechanical engineering.

Previous NSF-MRI awards have provided instrumentation for non-contact measurement, used in research by Professors Ron Bucinell and Bill Keat,
both in mechanical engineering, and a laser confocal microscope, awarded to Professors Quynh Chu-LaGraff, Barbara Boyer, Barbara Danowski, Steve Horton, and Rob Lauzon, all in biology, for use by them and their students.

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To recognize the fiftieth anniversary of
the end of the Korean War and the thirtieth anniversary of the Vietnam War, members of the U.S. Navy V12-V5 units
are taking the lead in planning a ReUnion on May 31, 2003, for all alumni who served their country in the armed forces in those wars or at any time.

If you are a veteran and are interested
in attending this event, please contact
Joe Goldreich '45, C.O. of the V12-V5 alumni unit, at 45 East 20th St., New York, N.Y. 10003; his fax is 212-979-9281 and
his e-mail is JDGconseng@att.net. Or you may e-mail Kathy Quinn in the College Relations Office at
quinnk@union.edu.

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Frederick A. Klemm, Professor of
German Emeritus, was honored as the “Father of Terms Abroad at Union” at a recent on-campus gathering. President Roger Hull and Professor of French
Bill Thomas, director of international programs, presented a photograph of Professor Klemm that will hang in the International Programs Office in the Humanities Building.

President Hull commented that Fred and Eleanor Klemm have clearly touched the lives of many Union alumni. Stephen Ciesinski '70, chairman of the Union Board of Trustees and a member of the first term abroad at Union in Vienna, said in a letter to the Klemms, “Congratulations on being recognized for founding and architecting the Terms Abroad Program. We are all very grateful for your long-lasting devotion and inspiration in making this program one of the significant distinctions that Union offers its students.” James Ehlen '62 said, “You are one of the few people to have been favorably influential in my life. You remain the foremost faculty member in my memories of four very formative years of my development.”

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