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The 1940s
M. Joseph Brady ’49,
was the longest
running school superintendent in
Pennsylvania, and his portrait was hung
in Minersville Area High School as a
reminder of his outstanding dedication
and commitment to the district. Brady
retired after 16 years of combined active
and reserved duty at a rank of lieutenant
commander in the Navy before serving
as principal and then superintendent of
the district.
The 1950s
George Duell Jr. ’59,
United States Army
Reserve Ambassador of Pennsylvania,
has received a three-year reappointment
to his position. Duell is a retired educa-
tion administrator and past state chair
for the Pennsylvania Committee for
Employer Support of the Guard and
Reserve.
The 1960s
Rev. Larry R. Hassler ’62
was honored
for the 50th anniversary of his ordination
at the 2016 churchwide assembly at the
annual meeting of the Northeastern
Pennsylvania Synod of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church in America.
Phil Kauffman ’69
was inducted into the
Susquehanna Chapter of the Pennsylva-
nia Sports Hall of Fame last fall. Kauffman
was the head football coach at Cocalico
for 28 years and has compiled a record
of 184-112, with his teams winning 11
Lancaster Lebanon League section
championships and two District III titles.
The 1970s
Rick Vito
assisted in creating Darran
Falcone and Tony Marsico’s album,
Cisco & Dewey,
alongside several other
accomplished musicians.
Bayard Horn ’70
was a featured artist at
the Arts of the Inland (AOI) Barron Park
House Gallery. He is a contemporary artist
whose work moves towards abstraction.
Don Everhart ’72,
lead sculptor for the
U.S. Mint in Philadelphia, was featured
in “The Art of Our Money” by CBS
News. He also created his rendition of
the Statue of Liberty for the “tail” side
of the 2015 Eisenhower Presidential
dollars, along with the John F. Kennedy
presidential dollar and the obverse and
reverse of a medal commemorating
the September visit of Pope Francis to
America, by the Pennsylvania Associa-
tion of Numismatists.
Raymond H. Melcher Jr. ’73
has joined
the board of directors of Fieldhouse
Innovations, LLC, a nationally recognized
creative design and product innovation
company.
Tana Reiff ’73
is the author/photogra-
pher of “Signs of Lancaster County: A
Photographic Tour of Amish Country,”
which was released by Schiffer Publishing.
She is also the author of new editions of
four titles from the “Hopes and Dreams”
immigration stories published by Pro Lin-
gua Associates Educational Materials.
John DeVere ’74
was reappointed by
the Berks County Board of Commissioners
to a three-year term on the Berks County
Workforce Development Board (BCWDB).
This appointment marks the fourth time
he has been appointed to serve in this
capacity. The BCWDB sets policy to
promote effective workforce development
programs in order to develop and maintain
a skilled and competitive workforce in
alignment with the economic develop-
ment efforts to attract, retain and grow
business in Berks County.
Ed Lewko ’75
received his master’s
degree in photography from the
Professional Photographers of America.
Katherine Alvaro ’76
was honored with
the award for Outstanding Teacher of the
Arts at the 27th Annual Allentown Arts
Ovation Awards, held by the Allentown
Arts Commission and the City of Allentown,
as they celebrated the extraordinary
impact of the arts on the Lehigh Valley
community. In her 35-year tenure as an
art teacher, Alvaro taught kindergarten
through 12th grade. Alvaro helped
develop the curriculum for the Allen
Arts Academy and was instrumental in
maintaining its success by adapting it to
the student body. After retiring in 2011,
Alvaro continued to be involved in the
Allentown Academy of the Arts Alliance,
where she currently serves as president.
Donna DeMatteo ’76
presented her col-
lection of oil paintings representing playful
animals at Roots Brewery and Bistro
in Oneonta, NY. Her most acclaimed
showing was at the National Arts Club in
Gramercy Park, at the annual Allied Artists
of America show in 1986, where she won
an award for realism in oils.
Jean Ann Towle ’77
was named the
Pennsylvania’s Business and Professional
Women’s Woman of the Year 2015.
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