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1970 Reunion Flag 35th Reunion
Class Reporter:
Kathryn Zierdt Grubb
171 Riverbend Road
Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922

Larry Kindsvater ’70 was nominated by President George W. Bush to serve as deputy director of central intelligence for community management. He lives in Falls Church, Va.

1971

Class Reporter:
Whitney A. Gay
5 North Gateway
Winchester, MA 01890

Janet Oberholtzer ’71 Haupt was promoted to assistant vice president of National Penn Bank. She is manager of the bank’s Temple community office.

1972

David Diffenderffer ’72 was appointed to the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank’s board of directors. He is regional president for SunBank’s Capitol Region. He lives in Lancaster, Pa.

1973

Class Reporter:
S. John Price
108 North 9th Street
Ashland, PA 17921-1233

Mark Olingy ’73 has been named the new president of Snell & Wilcox, Inc. He and his wife, Janet, live in Washington, D.C.

1974

Class Reporter:
Susan Lang Martin
12 Prince Henry Drive
Randolph, NJ 07869-1257
1975 Reunion Flag 30th Reunion
Class Reporter:
William Clark Snyder
Apt. 3
111 Glenwood Avenue
Binghamton, NY 13905-1944

Jeffrey Martin ’75 presented a program for the Bald Eagle Art League in March of 2004. He has been commissioned to paint the official portraits of Sen. Abraham Ribicoff, Congressman William Clinger and Senate Sentencing Committee chair Richard Conaboy. He also created a series of portraits for CNN. He lives in Port Trevorton, Pa., with his wife, Maxine, and their three sons.

50th Bday Reunion
A happy group of “aging” alumni gathered together in Chicago, June '04, celebrating their collective 50th birthdays! From left to right: Front Row: Cheryl Bernegger, Scott Bartelt '76, Alan Pykelny, Bob von Heyn '76, Sue von Heyn; Second Row: Doug Bernegger '76, Janet Kirkpatrick '76 Bartelt, Donna Meier, Juli Metzger '76 Pykelny, Mike Wills '76; Back Row: Ken Slocum '76, Lin Snell, Dan Meier '77, Fran Pflieger '76, Chris DiMarco.

1976

Class Reporter:
Brenda Zboray Klinger
968 Bluejay Road
Harrisburg, PA 17111-5005

1977

Class Reporter:
Lynn Sarf
844 High Point
Claremont, CA 91711

Jon Eich ’77 is a candidate for Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 77th District, which includes State College and Philipsburg. He retired from Centre County government in December, 2003, after serving over 19 years in planning and more than four years in the Commissioner’s Office, where he served as county administrator.

Patricia Crone ’77 Zalinski, director of Northumberland County Area Agency on Aging, was presented with a certificate of appreciation for her valuable contributions to the Bloomsburg University Academic Internship Program. She was recognized during a semi-annual meeting of the Social Work Community Advisory Board on March 3, 2004.

Theta Chi Alumni
Five Theta Chi brothers pose in front of the fraternity house at Alumni Weekend 2004. Pictured are, left to right: Chip Tanneberger ’77, Michael Walch ’79, Rich Olson ’79, Steve Barrett ’79 and Rusty Johnson ’79.

1978

Class Reporter:
Judy Rile
2-F Olympic Drive
Shillington, PA 19607-3333

1979

Class Reporter:
Sue Odjakjian
22745 Miranda Street
Woodland Hills, CA 91367

Richard Pohl ’79 was promoted to director of event operations for the JW Desert Springs Resort in Palm Desert, Calif.

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