Class Notes

In Memoriam

We are sad to report news of the following deceased Friends alumni and former faculty:

Jill Underhill Ligenza '45 died a year ago on April 5, 2024 at the age of 95 at her home in New Jersey. According to Jill’s daughter, Rene, Jill had a good long life full of adventure and treasured memories of her many years at Friends. She stayed in contact with her best friends Audrey Chamberlain Foote '44, Elizabeth Gellhorn Resnik '45 and Anne Thomas Stevens '45 until they passed.

Barry A. Benepe '45 passed away on April 23, 2025 at the age of 96. Barry and his classmates were the first to participate in the pen pal project with Grade 4 students, as part of their 50th Reunion in 1995. Barry’s obituary from the New York Times can be found here.

Anne Carriere '55 passed away on March 6, 2025. Her obituary can be found here.

Deborah A. Garretson '62 passed away on March 2, 2025 after a battle with cancer. Her obituary can be found here.

Louis Richard Rowan, Jr. (1942–2025)

Former Friends Faculty, Lou Rowan, Jr. passed away on March 27, 2025. His son and Friends alum, Quentin Rowan '94 has shared the following obituary:

Louis Richard Rowan, Jr., an innovative writer, editor, educator, and investment banker, passed away on March 27, 2025. Born in Los Angeles on January 5, 1942, Rowan was educated on the East Coast, earning a bachelor’s degree in history from Harvard University in 1964 and a master’s degree in English from New York University in 1969. He also pursued theological studies at Union Theological Seminary in New York. Rowan met his first wife, Stephanie Rauschenbusch, while attending Harvard.

Rowan’s early career was in education, where he held teaching and leadership positions at the Manhattan School and Friends Seminary from 1968 to 1980. Rowan married his second wife, Jocelyn Blount, in 1980. He later transitioned to investment banking, working at Bankers Trust Company in New York and Frank Russell Company in Tacoma, Washington.

Despite his success in these fields, Rowan’s true passion was literature. Influenced by the New York School, Louis Zukofsky, and the Black Mountain and Objectivist poets, he began writing in the 1960s and, in 2003, dedicated himself fully to his craft in the Pacific Northwest. His work, which spanned fiction, poetry, and critical essays, was often experimental, defying genre boundaries.

Beyond his own writing, Rowan was a committed literary editor. He guided the poetry journals Friendly Local Press from 1968 to 1971 and again from 1986 to 1989. Since 2002, he served as the editor of Golden Handcuffs Review, a journal known for its engagement with avant-garde and innovative literary traditions. In 2024, Rowan and his spouse, Andrea Auge, moved from Seattle to the south of France.

Rowan leaves behind a legacy of intellectual curiosity, creative experimentation, and dedication to the literary arts. He will be remembered by his widow, the artist Andrea Auge, and his children: Quentin Rauschenbusch-Rowan of Eugene, Oregon; Yasunari Rowan of Brooklyn, NY; and Rachel Rowan-Duggan of Raleigh-Durham, NC. He will also be deeply missed by his colleagues, students, and readers who were influenced by his work.

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Class of 1945

Paul Coleman '45 reports that he continues to chug along at 97. Paul’s work on Alzheimer's Disease was recently featured in an article titled, “Radical Study Proposes a Single Cause to Explain Alzheimer's Disease” by David Nield and can be read here.

Class of 1955

As reported by Gail Richards Tirana '55

The class of 1955 is saddened by the death of our friend Anne Carriere '55 and sends our condolences to her husband William “Bill” Leicht, her son, Kurt Gubrud, and her daughter, Sarah Getz. A published writer of short stories and poems, a peace and social activist, gardener, swimmer, hiker and more, Anne was born into a Quaker family and attended FS from sixth grade to graduation. She was a member of the 15th Street Meeting and in the 90s, living out of NYC, she joined an upstate Meeting. Anne attended U. Wisconsin and Bard's University Without Walls, with a degree in American architectural history. Anne worked as an editor, public relations director (South Street Seaport), and legal secretary for major law firms. She was very active in her communities and with the Meetings in local service and peace work, and she worked with Bill on the somatic Alternatives to Violence Project. For us, Anne was a loving member of our class community, a great pleasure at our many reunions, and we shall miss her. Tributes from Anne’s classmates can be found below:

Jackson Bryer ’55 “Through the more than 75 years I knew her she was always the same gentle, loving person. This was even true in these recent years when she was failing, the same person, the essential Anne, came through clearly.”

Arthur E. Goldschmidt, Jr. '55 “I recall making her laugh when I mistook her nylon tulle for cheesecloth, but that tells you more about my naivete as a 10th grader than about her.”

Julie Rona Baker '55 “Anne wrote a nice children’s book—Jennifer’s Walk— that was illustrated by Getz, while they were married. When she told me about it at one of our reunions I found a copy; I remember my daughter Amy liked it!”

"One day, Jennifer wanted to take a walk through the fields all by herself. So her Mommy gave her an apple for Arabelle the horse, said "Now Jennifer, try not to frighten the sheep," and kissed her goodbye. Jennifer took her Teddy and set out."

Peter E. Schrag '55 “I once took Anne to a dance. She wore a formal dress and we could not get a taxi that evening to take us from the Peter Cooper apartment complex to our school as it was snowing and there were no taxis. No one knows better than I do what a good natured person Anne was.”

Gail Richards Tirana '55 “Anne once wrote, for alum notes about her memories of the original FS building, that ‘I broke my nose running into the end wall of the all-purpose gym. I was a very good forward (basketball). Dedicated I'd say.’ I see her smiling, an only-Anne smile. Kindness emanated from her—though she was a keen observer and could pin an issue. And she found joy in so many things. We need more Annes.”

Class of 1962

As reported by Randall K. Nichols '62

Survival in Space by Senior Professor Randall K. Nichols and the Wildcat Team

In his recent address to Congress on March 4, 2025, President Donald J. Trump referred to a golden age for America by stating, “We are going to lead humanity into space and plant the American flag on the planet Mars, and even far beyond.”

In anticipation of the President’s vision, Senior Professor Randall K. Nichols and his wildcat team have published (03/05/2025) Survival in Space, an edited work that encompasses food production and dining in space, microbe killers in space, space psychology, and AI, space radiation and risk to humans, laws for space, advanced manufacturing and materials in space, space battles, competitive space and sovereignty, robotics in space, supply chains in space exploration, and designing a habitat on Mars.

The book provides the framework for the golden age to be realized by explaining how next-generation technologies and advances in human exploration will contribute to the President’s vision of a renewed America that is destined to become great again!

Survival in Space is our tenth textbook in a series covering the world of UASs / CUAS / UUVs / SPACE. Everything in space is trying to kill us! We look at some of these killers and some of the technologies to protect our explorers. We address the technological future of the survival in space for astronauts. We explore innovations to space operations and defense against threats that are concomitant with their development. State-of-the-art research by a team of twenty-one SMEs is incorporated into our book. There is hope for the future. There is also caution needed.

Class of 1973

As reported by Barbara Michelson '73

Jim (husband) and I visited Lisa Ernest Mierop '73 and her husband, Frank, in Sicily. They have been spending the last two years renovating a stone farmhouse outside Modica, and they were finally ready for guests. As they both have incredible design talent and have spent their careers jointly and separately doing landscape design and installation, the bar was set high. The house and new gardens are completely wonderful, and we had a great few days visiting Ortigia.

Class of 1976

As reported by Suzanne Telsey '76

We had so many terrific responses this time for Class Notes updates. Maybe it had something to do with the New York Times recently running a nostalgic piece about John Lennon’s 1975 visit to Friends (during our 11th grade)(arranged by Scott Sklar’s dad). The piece provided a fun walk down memory lane. For my side, I’m still on the upper eastside and still working full-time as Associate General Counsel at McGraw Hill, handling a variety of IP-related matters. I’ve been there for 25 years, but it’s still fun and interesting (or I’d have succumbed to the retirement bug already). But if I get another alert about Gen AI, I may lose it. No retirement plans on the horizon, especially since we’re 98% remote, so I can work from anywhere (usually from my house in NW CT). Both my daughters are in NYC, which is terrific (albeit unexpected). My older daughter Dani got her MBA from Stern-NYU and is a Product Manager at Wolters Kluwer (a global professional publisher). My younger daughter, Nicki, lived in Brooklyn and is a management consultant at KPMG, and has been there since graduating Skidmore over 7 years ago. It’s great having them nearby. For the Friends people I’ve seen, I see fairly often Emily (Hubley), Bill Webb, and Michael Hirst when he’s in town. Have also seen Chris (Hyams) Hart, Scott Robbins, Nancy W. and Jon Fabricant. Emily and I (and Em’s husband Will) actually went to an Island off Maine to stay with my college roommate and we were able to see Ann Sullivan there. It was lovely to get to see her before she passed away a few months later. We are talking about plans for our 50th (gulp!) reunion next year (2026), and we’re hoping to get terrific attendance to that. Plan to come! Details to come.

From Dexter Adams '76:

I’m doing well and hope everyone else is also. After 20+ years in the non-profit field I decided to retire in 2013. After a year of relaxing I felt I needed to do something with myself. Thus choosing to get back in the nonprofit field working with youths with Autistic and Behavioral Disorders. I was blessed with four wonderful children (2 boys/ 2 girls) all grown making me an empty nester. My oldest son is a Retired Army Veteran and the other three are in the public school system (Florida and New York). Wow can’t believe it’s almost time for our fiftyish high school reunion, can’t wait to see old faces. Until then please stay well and safe.

Marjorie Sonia Didriksson '76 wrote:

No big news from the two of us here in Massachusetts, (no news is good news?) We are both still working, I as a reference librarian at Suffolk University in Boston, and my husband, Jon, as a muscular therapist. As time goes by, I will look forward to hearing more from folks on how they keep active / busy / productive during retirement.

Jon Fabricant '76 says:

I am currently mostly living in Copake NY with my wife Annie. We still have our perch in Brooklyn and come down regularly to see our kids and my mom who is 92 and needs a lot more attention these days. I have a studio in Copake and I am enjoying the lively art community that has grown in the Hudson valley since the pandemic. I have mostly been making prints and showing them in NYC this spring. Annie is still working, but is looking forward to retiring in about a year. Although I have stopped teaching I am still busy with studio work and managing my small real estate business. Our kids are in NYC and doing well. Our daughter Marissa is working at the parks department in the planning division, and our son Daniel is working in the film industry as a grip and is about to be accepted into the union. No grandkids on the horizon.

I have recently seen Emily (Hubley) and her husband Will at their house in Catskill and Julie Prem who lives nearby in Hudson. Yes, we are in big trouble here in the USA. I am thinking a lot about how I can be most effective in resisting.

From Barbara Gittleman Hainline '76:

News from Chapel Hill is that I retired from NIH in April, 2024. Given what’s going on with the new administration, whew! Other family news: our daughter, Rachel, and her husband moved down from Boston last summer. Rachel recently started as an internist at Duke, and they are living in Durham. It is wonderful to have them nearby, especially since I now have time to really help them settle in. Our son Ian, and his wife Mallory, are in DC, and we hope to see them more often as well. Mark and I also look forward to spending time in NY. (We have a house in the Springs section of East Hampton that my folks bought years ago. We also bought an apartment in Roslyn Heights when Rachel was in medical school, and it’s an easy LIRR trip to the city.) It would be great to see old friends. Till then, wishing everyone good health and peace.

Jennifer Davis Hall '76 wrote:

Greetings from New Mexico! All is well here. My three kids are grown and seemingly thriving. Delaney is senior editor at 99% Invisible-a wonderful podcast (www.99percentinvisible.org) and is living in Santa Fe with her husband Ryan and three children. Yes, Walter, grandchildren are amazing! My three are total goofballs and sooo fun. Chloe is in the middle of OB/GYN residency and married to Jake, a poet and EMT. Gavin is married to Alexandra, a federal public defender, and is in Internal Medicine residency, heading to fellowship. I am dividing my time between Albuquerque and Santa Fe, trying to be outside for walking, running and skiing, as much as work permits. Work is crazy-the trial dockets are very backlogged. Pretty active with Albuquerque Academy and the Santa Fe Opera. Still get to NYC quite a bit since my parents are still around on the UWS at age 92 and 91-yikes! Trying not to get too off-center with all the (bad) news emanating from DC. Sometimes I think, as one of our state’s governors once said “Pobre Nuevo Mexico! Tan lejos del Cielo y tan cerca de Tejas” (Poor New Mexico! So far from heaven so close to Texas). It is weird to be in a border state (albeit a blue border state) at this time. A lot of vulnerability. Wishing everyone good health and happiness.

Michael Hirst '76 writes:

Sally and I live in Davis, California. Our daughters Caroline (35) and Rachel (32) live near us. Our son Aaron (27) is in Minneapolis. We’re all hoping that California weather will eventually draw him back! Sally and I met at college, and each of our children married their college partners. We have a granddaughter (from Caroline) and a grandson (from Rachel) who were born two months apart last year. It’s a joy to be grandparents! I’m still working at Hirst Law Group, the law firm I started after 15 years at the U.S. Attorney’s Office, where I was Chief of the Civil Division. I left to pursue the kind of work I enjoyed most and I still love it. Our firm only represents whistleblowers. It’s a fun and rewarding practice. I don’t think I’ll retire for at least a few more years. Sally retired as a librarian last year. Caroline is a lawyer, too, and I’m hoping she’ll join the firm some day; Rachel is a vice principal of a public high school; and Aaron is head of technology for a company with a few subsidiaries. Sally and I just bought an apartment in the Village, 2 blocks from where I grew up - close enough to Friends that I shouldn’t have been late to school so often! For those who aren’t able to come to California, we hope to see you in NYC!

From Michael S. Kimmelman '76:

Maria and I are well, here in NYC. I’m still writing, and Maria has published a series of wonderful books lately. Our older son, who has been involved in local politics, is contemplating law school while the younger one is waiting to hear from various colleges, so there are lots of crossed fingers in the household at the moment. Envious of the grandparents among you!

Walter A. Nirenberg '76 wrote:

Greetings from St. Helena, Ca, in the heart of The Napa Valley. I am still hard at work, leading the Fintech & Payments business for GlobalLogic, a Hitachi Group Company based in the Silicon Valley. My wife, Dory Culver, retired after a 35-year career managing the CBS Radio newsroom in San Francisco, and is now preparing to be a grandparent, as am I! Our daughter, Clare, is expecting her first and we are deep in the prep stages (Duala, Snoo, etc.). Our son, Harrison was on the floor at the Grammy’s for his top artist, Shaboozy! Very exciting as well!!

From David Oppenheimer '76:

Heartbeat check! Yes, mine still works. My wife, Elise, and I are now happily retired, living in the DC suburbs, and reveling in being grandparents to a happy three-year-old grandson. Got to see Ali Silvert in Oahu last year. He took us on a fantastic one-day tour of the island. I recommend reading his book too! If you're in the DC area, please reach out.

Kim Otis Ots '76 said:

I am still in DePere, WI - outside of Green Bay. My oldest son Endel is a Dressage trainer and rider in Wellington, Florida. This past summer he was part of the USA Dressage Team at the Olympics. I went to Paris to see him. Helen is in Redding, CA and works for UC Riverside. Juri works for Amazon, and lives in Seattle, WA. Heather is a surgeon and lives in Winston-Salem, NC.Jaan lives in Wisconsin and works for 97Elevate, an artistic sign company. I have one granddaughter, Teshura who is 13. I spend my time doing multi-media art, book clubs, volunteer work, and being with my dachshund Tamino.

Ed Redlich '76 says:

I'm not sure I would have left after sixth grade if I had known what was coming. I'm still working in television in Los Angeles along with my wife, Sarah Timberman. Our daughter Zoe is a senior at Brown and very determined to be a writer. Our son Noah is at Fordham Law School, and seems to be enjoying it far more than I ever did. We both long to get back to NYC, especially seeing how climate change is taking its toll on this city. We both were fine during the fires, but had nine evacuees living with us for ten days afterward. And the horrific losses that so many friends have suffered are hard to fathom. Sarah's mom still lives in their 13th Street apartment, and is doing great at 94. So we still try to get back to visit every couple months. Plus, perhaps more relevant to our NYC allegiance, we have kept our Mets Season tickets. We get to about six games a year, so the seats are quite often available!!! Lots of love to all and good luck getting through these next four years.

From Capers Rubin Kuhnert '76 in Germany:

Hi to everyone from Berlin! You are welcome to come by if you’re in town. I’m lucky to have all three children living here and grateful that there hasn’t been too much change on the personal front (still working, health good) in contrast to the worrying political situation in the US and Germany. Take care of yourselves.

Ali Silvert '76 says:

I retired in 2020 from my regular job and now do some federal criminal law consulting from time to time, but mostly not as I tell people if they want me to go into court for them, they have to buy me a beach house. That keeps most ppl away, which suits me just fine.

I'm keeping busy teaching two classes at UH Law School, being the talking head for the local television news stations on criminal cases, and writing a second book. I've recently been talked into doing my own audible for my first book which I hope to get done by June. Otherwise, all is well. My wife's mother just turned 98 having finally gotten over a one-year bout with pneumonia! It was a long struggle but with constant care from my wife, she made it and is doing well.And, better yet, my wife didn't need psychological counseling! Che, our son, is working full time as the legislative liaison for a disability rights organization while getting his PhD in Political Science. He has moved back in with us for a short time while he sells his condo and finds a new place. It's nice to have him home for a bit. And as David said, I had a nice short visit with him when he was passing through Oahu. And another old friend from my fifth grade class in City and Country who I hadn't seen in over 50 years visited as well. Man, we're getting on in years. Not old, just getting on! Glad to hear a little from everyone as it seem everyone is retiring! Retirement is great, so long as you keep on keeping on.

Jane Weinman '76 wrote:

I am living on the upper west side in NYC, working at Howard Greenberg Gallery still! (Finance Manager). I am currently visiting Santa Fe where I spent 20 years..20 years ago. The years seem to pile up!

Tina Wilkinson '76 said:

Hi from London! Rose and I got to visit with Capers in London at the end of January when she came for a quick visit. She is looking Fab-U-Lous! I'm a Partner in a Consulting firm - no intentions of retiring. Rose's dad is turning 96 in June in Madrid and they both went on a 3 hour walk yesterday! I should be so healthy! We are still loving London and still have our place just north of Weehawken on the Hudson in NJ ... shocking for a NY’er to be in Jersey. If you are in London please visit! If you are a golfer - I will happily take you for a round - but you have to love the weather. Here it is just weather - good or bad is mostly irrelevant. Of course next year is the big 50.... hope many of us will make the trip back.

Nanci McCarter Worthington '76 wrote:

“Retirement” for me has been a mixed bag because I really hate it! Hence, though retired from 40 years as a massage and movement therapist, I am back to teaching horse massage and rehab clinics, as well as doing natural scientific illustration work, mostly for MassAudubon. I am also in year number five running a ten-year nature journaling / citizen science program, called Art as a Tool for Citizen Science, for the Trustees at Bartholomew’s Cobble in Sheffield, MA. Though still a Berkshire County resident, I am mostly living on Martha’s Vineyard, loving being part of our daughter's growing family there. As this stupid age thing is getting in the way of living in the woods with horses, my husband Gary requested I begin shrinking our management obligations down. So, lucky him, the horses and I moved to the Vineyard in December. I gladly remain on the Southern Berkshire Regional School District school board, as well as the New Marlborough Conservation Commission, so I spend a lot of time going back and forth. I mean, winter on Martha’s Vineyard, summer in the Berkshires… could be a worse! Our daughter, Faren, the one on the Vineyard, runs an edible garden and landscape consulting business called Kitchen Garden MV, combining all of her education and interests, from natural resource management, sustainable landscape design and remnants of her past as an organic farmer. Her husband, Oliver, is the property manager for MassAudubon Felix Neck and their daughter, Oona, two and a half, is simply an outstanding individual! Our youngest son, Tanner, returned to the Berkshires a bit over a year ago. A heavy equipment operator and diesel mechanic, every Tonka toy that ever was invented is now stationed in their full glory in our backyard. It’s true, I wept silent mommy tears when the 1972 Mack dump truck arrived! My stepson Miles lives with his family in Providence, RI. He is a serious “I/T” guy who, now that he has an eleven-year-old son, has stopped treating my technological Luddite tendencies with delightful condescension! Ha!!! He is beginning to reluctantly agree with me that there is a place for my version of back-to-nature-yada-yada-yada Ok Boomer wisdom. Thus, “Ok Boomer” is now said as a start to conversations about everything from cooking a roast chicken at home to ways of integrating nature into a child’s life without iPad, Apple Watch or iPhone in hand. All eye rolling aside… As to people I’ve seen, last spring Alex Bloomstein '74 and I reconnected at physical therapy in Gt. Barrington, MA! I wondered, did chance meetings at physical therapy replace chance meetings at bars? I mean, the last place I’d seen him was at a bar. Miles, who is 43, had just turned 16. I remember looking at Alex and asking “Could you tell Miles that I used to be cool?” Also, lucky me, while doing advanced qi gong teacher training in Santa Cruz, CA last August, I was able to have dinner with Kathy (Ohringer) Paster and her husband, Lloyd, in Los Gatos, CA, my mom’s old stomping grounds for many years. We somehow mushed several years’ worth of catch up into a couple of hours, though it did take an almost three-hour phone conversation, some weeks later, to complete the circle.

Anson Wright '76 says:

I'm still in Cambridge (MA), where I've now spent more than two-thirds of my life, so it feels like home. Also, starting this summer I'll be spending more time at my cottage in Truro MA, where I can decompress by looking out at the ocean and taking art classes. To keep busy I've cobbled together an odd variety of things I love: volunteering in the Cambridge Public Schools, working with the Medical Reserve Corps (vaccine clinics, disaster preparedness) and doing amateur theatricals (directing and acting). Not what I would have predicted 30 years ago, but it suits me well. Otherwise, lots of travel, especially to France to visit family. It's nice to travel for fun, rather than work. My son Chace is now back living in Cambridge with his girlfriend after stints in Chicago and Philadelphia. He works with children as a psychiatric social worker, where he feels he can make a difference and loves what he does. I credit his 9 years at Cambridge Friends School for his desire to do some good in the world and he and his friends make me hopeful for the future. Recently he got to visit with a group of my old friends from Friends--most of whom hadn't seen him since he was tiny! I struggle to make sense of the current moment, but I do feel the ghost of Ernest Seegers and various inspirational teachers and hope to find some way forward. Cue the folksongs of our youth...we shall overcome?

Class of 1984

As reported by Suzanne Gottlieb Calleja '84

Longtime friends Jill (Delacey) Galligani '84 and Suzanne Gottlieb Calleja '84 recently reunited for a memorable week in France and Italy. Suzanne traveled to visit Jill, who has been living in Provence with her husband, Philippe Galligani. The two spent their time exploring local markets, visiting museums, and enjoying wonderful meals together.

Jill is the Director of a school in Provence, while Suzanne serves as Associate Head of School for Communications and Strategic Partnerships at a school in Miami. Their connection continues across generations, as Suzanne and her husband, José, look forward to celebrating the wedding of Jill and Philippe’s eldest daughter, Emma, in Scotland this summer.

Here’s to lifelong friendships and new adventures.

Class of 1987

Head of School, Bo Lauder, Director of Institutional Advancement, Marjorie Jean-Paul and Sean Cavanaugh '87

Congratulations to Sean Cavanaugh '87 who was honored as the fourth recipient of the Sandra Jelin Plouffe '93 Exemplary Volunteer Commendation. This commendation, established in 2018, is awarded to individuals who have made exceptional and sustained contributions to the School over many years.

Class of 1991

Larry Carter, Andy Chen '91 and Christian Dautresme '91

As reported by Andy Chen '91

Last June, Larry invited Christian Dautresme '91 and I to be his guests when Friends held a dinner to honor him, Faculty Emerita, Judy Anderson '66, and Bob Rosen in their retirement. Larry, Christian, and I have gotten close over the past two years, after Larry and I reconnected at his "We're All Grown Up Now" event, and then I ran into Christian at Linda Monssen's memorial service two months later and he expressed a desire to also reconnect with Larry.

The only unique retirement gift I could come up with to offer Larry, Judy, and Bob was an NYC air tour, as I've had my pilot's license since Nov. 2014. Larry took me up on it, and so he and Christian came down to where I live on Nov. 16, 2024, and hence the pictures. Judy and her husband, Dan (also my piano teacher when I was Linda Chu's student in 3rd grade), and I are trying to work out when we'll be able to do her flight. I don't think Bob will take me up on it.

After the flight, Larry and Christian came to my house where my wife and I hosted them for lunch, and Larry also gave me the honor of re-signing my old yearbooks (I want to say I bought the 1984 and 1987 yearbooks).

Class of 2023

Congratulations to Harry Robbins '23 who has accepted an offer to join the Staten Island FerryHawks as a Gameday Communications Intern. Harry will be contributing to the team’s daily media operations, assisting with press box management during home games, supporting content creation for digital and social platforms, and gaining hands-on experience in a professional sports communications environment.

Class of 2024

Congratulations to Mason Bourne '24 for being awarded a generous scholarship from EY-Parthenon at the 47th Annual E.B. Williams Honors Banquet.

Congratulations to Morgan Maslansky '24 for being elected Director of Community Engagement for the Blue & White Society at Penn State University, for the 2025-2026 school year! In this role Morgan will be leading the planning and execution of events, managing budgets, working with university partners, and helping grow awareness for Blue & White across campus. Morgan shares, “I am so excited to take on this leadership role and give back to my community.”