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40 LYCOMING COLLEGE 2015 SPRING MAGAZINE
C L A S S NOT E S
These five women from the class of 1967 have been friends since their
freshman year of college and recently spent the day together at Longwood
Gardens. From left to right: Gail (Reichard) Feustel, Cindy (Schlegel)
Blevins, Ruth (Rendel) Wood, Carol (Schultz) Goguts, Evie (Curtis) Mann.
CELEBRATING
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you! Please share your births,
weddings, anniversaries, career
changes, retirements and other
life accomplishments with us at
Song: Sam The Sham and The
Pharaohs - Wooly Bully
Top Grossing Film: The
Sound of Music
Headlines: Rev. Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr., and more
than 2,600 others arrested
in Selma, Ala., during
demonstrations against voter-
registration rules
TIME TRAVEL
1965
1961:
Thomas R. McIntosh (history)
received an honorary
doctorate of humane letters
from The Harrisburg University
of Science and Technology on
May 8, 2014.
1965:
Richard Erickson
(mathematics, Theta Chi) after
graduating from Lycoming and
Purdue, Erickson worked for
DuPont. He currently resides
with his wife, Sally, in St. James
Plantation, in Southport, N.C., a
golfing and ocean community.
1969:
Joe Amico (religion) left his
bi-vocational positions of
pastor at First Congregational
Church of West Brattleboro
and director of programs
and clinical services for
Jeremiah’s Inn in Worcester,
Mass. in October. He is now
the designated term pastor
of Tabernacle Congregational
Church, United Church
of Christ, in Salem, Mass.
Song: Captain and Tennille -
Love Will Keep Us Together
Top Grossing Film: Jaws
Headlines: John N. Mitchell,
H. R. Haldeman, John D.
Ehrlichman found guilty
of Watergate cover-up (Jan.
1); sentenced to 30 months to
8 years in jail (Feb. 21)
TIME TRAVEL
1975
Tabernacle is a historic church
with roots back to 1629 and
the church where the first
foreign missionaries were
commissioned in 1812.
1973:
Rev. Dr. Alan Rhodes
(religion) completed 40
years in parish ministry and
retired as a “Member in Full
Connection” in the Upper NY
Annual Conference of the
Class of 1974: Sherry Macpherson, Natalie Epinger-Chickey, Esther
Leppler-Korner, Jane (Zorica) Pile and Suzanne (Smith) Culin at Esther
Leppler-Korner’s daughter’s wedding at the historic Hotel Bethlehem on
November 28.
United Methodist Church. In
retirement, he is continuing
as the part-time Chaplain at
Wesley Health Care Center in
Saratoga Springs, N.Y., a 356-
bed nursing facility.
Susan (Helm) Hay
(psychology) has started
LaunchingU ),
a business that provides career
coaching to college students,
new graduates and early
career professionals. Susan
says this is the most fun she
has ever had professionally and
invites any Lycoming College
graduate or the children of any
Lycoming College graduate
to contact her through the
website for a free session on
any career-related topic.
1975:
James Helsel, Jr. (business
administration) received
the National Association
of Realtors® (NAR) 2014
Distinguished Service Award
(DSA). NAR established the
DSA in 1979 to honor Realtors®
who have made outstanding
contributions to the real estate
industry and are recognized
as leaders in their local
communities. The award is
considered the highest honor
an NAR member can receive;
recipients must be active at
the local, state and national
association levels, but must not
have served as NAR president.
Richard Erickson with his
grandson, Bodie.