62 | LEHIGH ALUMNI BULLETIN | CLASS NOTES ago, Mike started his own insurance agency in East Lyme, Conn., with Farmers Insurance. Not too bad for a kid from South Plainfield, N.J. “I’m your top prime cut of meat, I’m your choice. I wanna be elected. I’m your yankee doodle dandy in a gold Rolls Royce. I wanna be elected” (“Elected” by Alice Cooper, 1973). After inquiring about whether our Class of ’82ers had ever held elected positions, just a few notes rolled in. Apparently, we are not, in Alice’s words, folks who “wanna be elected.” Ed Tulskie, from Beta Theta Pi, notes that he “hasn’t held office since junior year in high school! Apparently, we’re too young for federal office?” True, Ed, we are not quite octogenarians yet. Robert Ryan was a city councilman in Blue Ash, Ohio. Ken Shriber boasts he “was elected to president of the Lehigh University Market Club in 1981. Does not count?” No, Ken. Terri (Deisinger) Schumann has served on the Frederick County, Md., Commission for Women and now serves as an election judge. Terri has recent news: “I met a German guy in an elevator, fell in love, moved out of Fishtown (Philadelphia), retired from big law, moved to D.C., married him, pandemic happened, we moved to a farmette in Frederick County, Md., and I became a holistic life coach. New chapter all around!” Stan King was recently appointed official dog catcher in his relatively new hometown of Yalobusha County, Miss. While the position is only part time, Stan claims it keeps him “in great shape chasing down mean old stray dogs.” Stan, they call your job animal control officer. Fellow finance major, Richard Webb, of Chi Psi, resides outside of Pittsburgh, Pa., where he is president and chief investment officer of Marbury Asset Management. Rich opines: “I have to be near the end of our class with younger children still at home. My oldest child—yes, oldest—Grant, will join the Lehigh Class of 2028 as an incoming freshman at the P.C. Rossin School of Engineering this fall.” You are likely correct, Rich, although my nephew, Frederick J. Neri III ’28, enters Lehigh this fall. I recently read “Lehigh University: A History of Education in Engineering, Business and the Human Condition” by the late Professor W. Ross Yates (Lehigh University Press, 1992). Professor Yates offers a fascinating history of Asa Packer and the growth of Lehigh from its founding in 1865 to 1980. The men and women whose names grace the buildings and dormitories at Lehigh are brought to life. eBay has used or new copies available. Well, that’s about all for now. As always, please email me your news. As Bluto Blutarsky blurted out in “Animal House,” “Don’t cost nothing!” ’83 Nancy Liu Freedman, nancyliulehigh83@gmail.com Happy summer, Class of ’83. I did not receive much news this time, so I will share some classmate information and classmate sightings on campus or at events. Sue (Bevan) Baggott was honored with the Farrington Award for Outstanding Commitment to Entrepreneurship last year. The award is given to an individual whose efforts help Lehigh make strides in entrepreneurship education, continuing the tradition of the growth in programs, curriculum and facilities at Lehigh as originally championed by Gregory Farrington, Lehigh’s 12th president. Sue has given back by guest lecturing and mentoring. Sue and her husband, Steve, donated a pitch room for the Lehigh Ventures Lab in the new Business Innovation Building. Four generations of Sue’s family members attended Lehigh. She was the 10th person from her family to attend, but the first woman. Congratulations, Sue, and thank you for giving back your time and resources to Lehigh! Other donors to the Business Innovation Building were Susan and Stewart Fisher, who donated a breakout room. If you have not been back to campus, the landscape has changed with new buildings, such as the Health, Science & Technology Building and the Business Innovation Building, with state-of-the-art technology in each room — definitely not what we had back in the ’80s. You should visit the campus if you get the chance. I ran into two classmates during commencement weekend last year. Peter Starer and his wife, Lori, celebrated their son, Trevor ’15, receiving an MBA. Peter’s daughter, Allie ’17, and Trevor’s wife were also there. George Gabuzda celebrated his son, Colin, receiving a B.S. in computer science and business. George’s wife, Christine, and their four other kids were also there. Congratulations, Peter and George! Peter Feaver returned to campus to sing with the choir at the annual Lehigh Christmas Vespers concert held in Packer Memorial Church. It was Professor Steven Sametz’s final Christmas Vespers. What a beautiful event! The following ’83 classmates showed up at recent Future Maker events. At the Palm Beach event, Drew Freed and wife Sig and Brad Parkes and wife Terry attended. At the Austin event, Rich Jones had a special oneon-one time with President Joe Helble while running in the Austin Pace the Prez event. At the New York and Philly events, Sandra Denton attended. Sandra and I participated in the NY Pace the Prez event in Central Park, and I somehow got lost. Sandra spent 20 minutes trying to find me. I have to admit that Central Park is really large, and my phone GPS did not help. My husband, Scott Freedman ’84, and I participated in the Philly Pace the Prez event at the art museum area, and of course, we ran up the steps like Rocky. There is video out there. Michael Sheehan was given the 2024 Maryland International Business Award from the World Trade Center Institute in March. The award honors the steadfast leaders in Maryland who are driving change in the state and around the world. Mike is president and CEO of Thales Defense & Security, Inc., a world-leading provider of mission-critical communications systems. The company serves the domestic and international air, land and sea domains. Congratulations, Mike! Thanks to Mike’s wife, Jennifer (Kay) Sheehan ’85, a fellow class correspondent, for sharing this news. Enjoy your summer and fall, and please send me some news. As you are reading this, it may be football season again, so come join us at our tailgate in the reserved lot. ’84 Thomas Keating, 2343 15th Ave. N, St. Petersburg, FL 33713; thomaskeating@yahoo.com It has finally happened. I sit here in the cotillion of life, with my eyes demurely turned toward the wall, my dance card unfilled and 12 o’clock rapidly approaching. I get it—life is happening and happening fast. I think of all those grandchildren, career highlights, children getting married, grand tours of Asia, Africa and Europe, and I despair that you do not have the time to share those stories with me and your classmates. I will chalk it up as the spring lull. Mighty Casey’s bat has cooled, but another atbat is coming up soon. I could have cheated and jumped into nostalgia, but we all must admit that nostalgia (not patriotism) is the last bastion of a scoundrel when it comes to
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