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3 FALL 2023 T C N J M A G A Z I N E VOLUME 28 NO. 1 John P. Donohue David W. Muha Publishers Kara Pothier MAT '08 Editor Kelly Andrews Art director Emily W. Dodd '03 Christopher Hann Liz Leyden Contributors Bill Cardoni Anthony DePrimo Mike Morgan Peter Murphy Photographers Agata Nowicka Kathryn Rathke Ann Marie Sekeres Illustrators TCNJ Magazine is published three times per year (fall, winter, and spring) by The College of New Jersey, Division of College Advancement, PO Box 7718, Ewing, NJ 08628-0718. The opinions expressed in these pages are those of the contributing writers and not necessarily those of The College of New Jersey. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: Office of Alumni Engagement The College of New Jersey PO Box 7718 Ewing, NJ 08628-0718 tcnjmagazine.com Comments from our readers are important to us. Send an email to magazine@tcnj.edu, or write to: Editor, TCNJ Magazine, Office of Communications, PO Box 7718, Ewing, NJ 08628-0718. All comments are subject to editing for clarity and length and must include the name and address of the writer, as well as a phone number for confirmation. Nine of my TCNJ crew and I took our families to Playa del Carmen, Mexico. "The Crew" has known each other for 37 years and our bond has created a new bond among our children, affectionately known as "Crew 2." Such a wonderful vacation and blessing to have all of these beautiful people in my life. KIM DAVIES VILLANI '90, MA '00 ADD ME AS AN ADMIRER I smiled and shed a tear when reading the compliment to Professor Bill Hausdoerffer '36 (Talk Up, spring 2023). He'd be so proud to know that his math students still remember him. He lived for math. He was a family friend, and as a high school student I'd go to the Hausdoerffers' house for dinner. He would pose a math problem to me upon entering and I'd have the evening to come up with an answer. I always gave it a good try. He was a blessing and had a great sense of humor too. MELISSA McKOWN FIRST-CLASS ENGINEER Wei Tun Shih (In Memoriam, spring 2023) was a stalwart in the electrical/ electronics program at Trenton State in the mid '70s. He, along with Allen Katz and Alois Riederer, was a driving force to develop that curriculum in Armstrong Hall. Shih directed me to focus on five- volt circuitry engineering, which led me to a career at Texas Instruments. I believe I may have been the first Trenton State graduate to work there. FRANK P. LOCASCIO '75 TAKING FLIGHT Great story about the sister pilots ("Kindred spirit," spring 2023). Also, I was The Signal photographer covering Twenty One Pilots at The Rat when they first came to campus ("TCNJ's Band Slam," spring 2023). Imagine my surprise when they blew up shortly after. JANIKA BERRIDGE '13 PREFER YOUR BLUE AND GOLD TO GO GREEN? If you would like to receive TCNJ Magazine digitally rather than as a print copy, please let us know with a note to magazine@tcnj.edu.

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