N O T E S various engineering positions at General Electric, Rockwell Automation andAllenBradley. He volunteered as an instructor of navigation on the Inland Seas Schooner. The ship provides environmental education to students throughoutMichigan. WilliamR. Whitbeck ’53, Toronto, Canada, Nov. 9, 2021. Mr. Whitbeck was a Kappa Alpha brother, and amember of the cross country and track teams. He was also a U.S. Navy veteran. He worked as a senior vice president for Scotiabank. Paul R. Babcock Jr. ’54, Middleboro, Mass., Dec. 9, 2021. A Sigma Phi Epsilon brother and veteran of the U.S. Navy, Mr. Babcock spent his 30-year career with the American Bridge Division of U.S. Steel Corp. ThomasW. Brubaker ’54, Jupiter, Fla., April 27, 2020. Mr. Brubaker was a veteran of the U.S. Army who interrupted his education to serve both inWorld War II and the KoreanWar. He worked as a certified financial planner and founded his own firm. He was amember of the Tower Society. Boyd D. Goldwyn ’54, San Diego, Calif., Aug. 20, 2021. RichardW. Granville Jr. ’54, North Syracuse, N.Y., Nov. 10, 2021.Mr. Granvillewas a veteran of theU.S. Air Force, working in an engineering lab. He spent his career withGE. His brother, Robert Granville ’57, was amember of the Lehigh family. James H. Jewell Jr. ’54, Reading, Pa., Oct. 30, 2021. Dr. Jewell was amember of the Marching 97 and Phi Beta Kappa honor society. He was the chief of thoracic surgery at several hospitals in the Reading area. He went on to teach at the University of Zambia. J. Robert Stemler ’54, Murrysville, Pa., Oct. 2, 2021. AChi Phi brother, Mr. Stemler worked for Alcoa Corp. for 28 years. He hadmanagement positions in research and development and holds several patents. Charles A. Ahto ’55, Florham Park, N.J., Aug. 26, 2021.Mr. Ahto left Lehigh to serve in theU.S. Army. He retired as the president of T.F.I. (Tape FilmIndustries). John O. Byren ’55, Rumson, N.J., Oct. 1, 2021. Mr. Byren was a Phi Gamma Delta brother and a veteran of the U.S. Army. He worked onWall Street as the executive vice president of the American Stock Exchange before beginning a second career on the forefront of the personal computer movement. JohnM. Crandall ’55, Elmira, N.Y., Sept. 22, 2021. ASigma Phi Epsilon brother,Mr. Crandall had his own accounting practice. Jay F. Leonard ’55, Kinnelon, N.J., Feb. 9, 2021. Mr. Leonard was amember of the Marching 97 and worked as an engineer for Gec-Marconi Electronic Systems. George L. Childs Jr. ’56, Bronxville, N.Y., Sept. 3, 2021. A Theta Delta Chi brother, Mr. Childs served in the U.S. Army. He founded CondorManagement Corp., an investment management firmwith a foreign client base, which hemanaged for nearly 40 years. He was a member of the Tower Society. Stephen B. Dobossy ’56, Apple Valley, Minn., Sept. 18, 2021. Mr. Dobossy was a Chi Phi brother. He owned and operated Pak RiteMachinery. Jay R. Gibson ’56, Glen Mills, Pa., Nov. 26, 2021. ADelta Phi brother, Mr. Gibson was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He spent the first 35 years of his career with IBMand then worked forWyeth Labs until retirement. Richard G. Houston ’56, Waldwick, N.Y., Dec. 17, 2021. Mr. Houston worked in the construction industry for 57 years and was responsible for hospitals, colleges, bridges, roads, nuclear power plants, skyscrapers and venues at theWorld’s Fair, as well as churches andmausoleums. Theodore H. Lethen ’56, Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 14, 2021. A Theta Delta Chi brother and veteran of the U.S. Army, Mr. Lethen worked for Bethlehem Steel, retiring as superintendent of the 80-inchHot StripMill in Valparaiso. He was also amember of the Tower Society. Rodney L. McGrath ’56, Wyomissing, Pa., Dec. 25, 2021. Mr. McGrath was a chemical engineer forWestern Electric until his retirement. He then became a partner at EastWest TherapeuticMassage andMassage School. Robert Niederer ’56, Los Gatos, Calif., Oct. 19, 2021. A veteran of the U.S. Navy and Delta Phi brother, Mr. Niederer had a 40-year career withWestinghouse and Northrup Grumman. His brother, Paul Niederer Jr., is amember of the Class of 1953. Lance G. Walker ’56, Tampa, Fla., Oct. 20, 2021. Mr. Walker was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He owned his own RV business for nearly 30 years. Charles F. Wuestner Jr. ’56, Lancaster, Pa., Dec. 8, 2021. Mr. Wuestner was the manager of the wrestling team and a Phi Gamma Delta brother. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marines. He held many roles with increasing responsibility for SKF, the world’s largest manufacturer of ball bearings. JamesK. Johnson ’57, Clyde, N.Y., Sept. 11, 2021.Mr. Johnson worked in thephotographic industry for 33years invarious sales and marketingpositions. WilliamB. Pennebaker Jr. ’57, Burlington, Vt., Sept. 8, 2021. ADelta Chi brother, Dr. Pennebaker was a pioneer of videoconferencing technology. He spent his entire career at the IBMThomas J. Watson Research Center, where he was a leading developer of the JPEG and MPEG compression algorithms and contributed to fax and video compression systems, filing over 35 patents and publishing over 50 papers. He was amember of the Asa Packer Society. Richard W. Rice ’57, Elizabethtown, Pa., Nov. 21, 2021. Mr. Rice served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He retired from the federal government. Donald A. Schiessl ’57, Elizabeth, N.J., Dec. 15, 2021. Mr. Schiessl was themanager of Central and North Jersey operations for GECapital Corp. for many years. James. R. Seifert ’57M.S. ’64, Bethlehem, Pa., Oct. 24, 2021. A Phi Kappa Alpha brother, Mr. Seifert worked as an electrical engineer and then became the director of manufacturing for Western Electric/AT&T, retiring after 35 years. Upon his retirement, he taught in the business school at Lehigh University as an adjunct professor for eight years. James R. Barney ’58, Adamstown, Md., Sept. 28, 2021. Mr. Barney was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. His 10-year career included time in Vietnam. He went on to work for IBM for 25 years as an engineer/scientist. Wilmer E. Hough ’58MBA ’66, Bethlehem, Pa., Feb. 26, 2020. Mr. Hough worked for Mack Trucks as a corporate risk manager. He was a very active alumnus, volunteering for his class extensively. His decades of dedication were recognized when he won the Joseph R. Persa Award in 1983, Alumni Award in 1988, Robert A. Harrier Award in 1990 and George F.A. Stutz Award in 2009. John P. Miller ’58, Bethlehem, Pa., Sept. 17, 2021. Mr. Miller was a veteran of the U.S. Army in Korea. He worked as an accountant for over 40 years with various firms. Upon retirement, he worked with Penn State University’s Embryology Programas a classroomeducator. Gordon C. Shaw ’58, Bradenton, Fla., Dec. 6, 2021. Mr. Shaw served in the U.S. Army before attending Lehigh. He worked as a computer programmer and taught computer science at the University of Rochester and Rochester Institute of Technology. He was also a beta tester for IBMwhile working at 7 2 | L E H I G H B U L L E T I N
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