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29 29 1940s Emma Huff Peterson '45 was a featured vocalist in the Wharton Music Center's Best of Broadway show and a member of the onstage choir in the Paper Mill Playhouse's production of The Hunchback of Notre Dame. 1950s Sam Cortina '50 was awarded Official Emeritus status from the Delaware Valley Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame. 1960s Douglas Harris '64 released the book Raised by Giants, Growing up Colored/Negro/Black in Burlington, NJ, Back in the Day earlier this year. Constance Davis Alexander '68 received the 2014 Governor's Award in the Arts from Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear for her work in media. An award-winning newspaper columnist, public radio commentator, and independent producer, she has developed documentary radio series for WKMS-FM in Murray, Kentucky, and in 2014 celebrated her 25th year of writing a weekly column in the Murray Ledger & Times. Currently, she is the recipient of an Arts Access Grant from the Kentucky Arts Council and is working with the local hospice and hospital endowment to create an array of hands-on experiences in the arts for the elderly and their caregivers. Her book of poems, 64 Blue Letters, was published by Old Seventy Creek Press in August 2014. 1970s Lois Dudiak Handzo '70 retired as director of student services for the Okaloosa County School District, Fort Walton Beach, Florida. During her 26-year career with the school district, Lois was employed as a business educator, a guidance counselor, and an administrator. She looks forward to traveling and continuing to enjoy the white sandy beaches of the Florida Panhandle. Mary Jane Krebs '70 was promoted to president of Spring Harbor Hospital, southern Maine's only nonprofit, private psychiatric hospital providing child and adult inpatient services for acute mental illness and dual disorder treatment. Susan Matthews '71, MA '78 retired from the NJ Motor Vehicle Commission after 40 years of service. Aldonna R. Ambler '74 was inducted into the NJ Business Hall of Fame on April 9, 2015. Patrick Barry '74 coached the Chatham (New Jersey) High School track and field team to the NJSIAA State Meet of Champions. He also was named the Fall 2014 All Daily Record Coach of the Year. Patricia Nyhan Bodak '74, a special education math teacher, retired after teaching for 38 years at Spotswood (New Jersey) High School. She credits the college with providing the skills needed for her rewarding career. Shirley Walker '74 was featured on PolitickerNJ for her work on the Bonnie Watson Coleman campaign. Dennis Marsella '75, aka "Coatman," a stunt runner who competes in marathons wearing a coat and tie and carrying a tray of drinks, is featured in a new college textbook Play, Perfor- mance and Identity, published by Routledge. Fran Orenstein MA '76 released two books for kids and tweens last winter: Amber and the Magic Whipped-Cream Dress and Fat Girls From Outer Space. Bernard Drackwicz '77 joined Water Missions International as controller. Claudette Ernst Downs '78 was named one of 500+ people to know in the ambulatory surgery center business by Becker's ACS Review. Claudette is the chief operating officer and administra- tor of Short Hills Surgery Center in Millburn, New Jersey. 1980s Kenneth Mason '80 stepped down from his position as athletic director at Lawrence High School in Mercer County, New Jersey. He served in the role for 16 years. Thomas Gray '81 won the Skanska MAX Award of the Year for excellence in IT Project Management. Peggy Campbell-Rush MA '81 sailed around the world, traveling to 15 different countries, as an executive dean with the University of Virginia's Semester at Sea program. She is also a stage 3 breast cancer survivor. Debbie Hart '81 was featured on the cover MidJersey Business Magazine's January 2015 issue for her work as president at BioNJ, and founder and chief executive officer at Association Associates, Inc. Constance Colon-Jones '82, MEd '88 had her book, Adages: the Proverbial Life, selected for The New York Times Sunday Book Review section. Susan Groh Hanlon '82 is a founding school nurse at the Foundation Academies schools in Trenton, New Jersey. Michael Jacoutot '82 was inducted into the Division III Hall of Fame by The National Wrestling Coaches Association. A few months earlier, Jacoutot was added to Staffing 100, a list of the 100 most influential people in the staffing industry. Robin Payne '83 sent this note about the mini reunion she and several alumnae held in February: "Wow, time doesn't change. Through a snowstorm, my freshman-year college roommate and I ventured to Cherry Hill, New Jersey, to meet a few of our floor-mates from Decker 2. What was supposed to be a 1 ½-hour trip turned into 3 ½ hours. At our gathering of wine, chocolate, and 'real food,' we remembered the good old days of fire alarms, the Pub, washing machine mishaps, other floor-mates—'short and long wing'—and the day John Lennon died. We each brought items from that year, including a portable record player, 33 albums (including Barry Manilow, ABBA, Billy Joel, and Zepplin), a TSC HPER sweat jacket, a ZTA Sorority paddle, and pictures! As a bonus, because of the snow, some of us made it a sleepover at the home of our gracious host, Danielle Doyle- Brining's. We're hoping to find more of our Decker floormates so they can come to our next gathering this summer! Contact me at robinbmwp @aol.com." You can see a picture of the group on page 33. SEND US YOUR NEWS! Wedding, birth, promotion, anniversary, award, or retirement? 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