Alumni News 2021
The 95th Alumni Luncheon was held Saturday May 1st. Since we did not have the luncheon in 2020 due to the COVID pandemic, the Class of 1970 was honored along with the Class of 1971. The luncheon was held at the Blue Event Center in Bethlehem, Pa. 61 members (two guests were included) attended.
Here are a few pictures from the luncheon.
The Class of 1971
Peggy Cruver Nagy and Catherine Wellen Nagy
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The Class of 1947
Ludmilla Shannon and Doris Wanamaker
The Class of 1956
Celebrating their 65th Anniversary
Anna Barrese, Martha Bellanti and Diane Cruver
The Class of 1960
Celebrating her 60th Anniversary
Irene Cooke
The Class of 1966
Celebrating their 55th Anniversary
Jean Luz, Joan Krablin, Jeanne Kocian, Mary Infantino and Pam Somogyi
Pictures taken by others include:
The Class of 1963
Standing: Lorena Roberts Sitting: Joann Mattes, Cookie Knauss and Barbara Cusano
The Class of 1967
Standing: Linda Baltz, Kathy Burnett, Ellen Palermo, Sandy Sheptock Sitting: Jeane Titus, Carolyn VanSyckle
The Class of 1969
Standing: Priscilla Riskin, Allyn Seese Sitting: Kale Drake, Erika Foose, Sarah Jean Strunk
The Class of 1970
Standing: Standing L to R: Georgia McCarthy Persky, Beverly Little Lewis, Lucille Getz Lehr, Amy Miller, Catharine Grifo, Winona Cramer Thompson, Rosanne Roccaro Poliskiewicz Seated L to R: Diane Logue Messantonio, Linda Diaz Tapler
George Byrnes, Class of 1973 said a few words paying tribute to a 1970 classmate who passed:
My last assignment in the Navy before retiring in 1990 was to be the Director of the Navy's Nurse Anesthesia Program and being the Nurse Anesthesia Advisor to the Director of the Nurse Corps and the Surgeon General's Office for the Navy. As a result of my advisor role I interfaced with CRNA community extensively over many issues. It was during this time I got to meet Tom Thompson as well as a number of CRNA's who had been stationed with him. In view of his class being honored, I would like share with the attendee's Tom's stellar reputation in the Navy. I learned from his colleagues that he was an excellent clinician, a fearless patient advocate and above all a genuinely nice human being, always concerned about the well being of others. Tom's untimely death was a blow to our community of about 110 CRNA's, no doubt to his family and to all his future contacts robbed of his very engaging persona.
The 95th Christmas Alumni Luncheon was held Tuesday, December 7th at the Blue Event Center in Bethlehem, Pa. 30 active and life members attended.
Here are a few pictures from the luncheon.
Marion Moyer, Maryann Fisher, Joan Krablin, Mary Infantino, Jeanne Kocian, Jean Luz, Irene Cooke, Doris Smith
Peggy Lehr, Ferne Turner, Priscilla Riskin, Kathleen Pruznick, Standing: Lucy Lehr, Linda Tapler
Joann Mattes, Lorena Roberts, Cookie Knauss, Barbara Cusano, Standing: Carolyn VanSyckle, Kathy Fatta, Jeane Titus, Linda Baltz
Grace Ealer, Nena Merlo, Ruth Maitland, Martha Bellanti, Anna Barrese, Peggy Rothrock, Standing: Dot Delabar, Lois Altemose
The poinsettia table settings were awarded to:
Grace Ealer, Doris Smith, Lorena Roberts,
Nena Merlo and Joann Mattes.
