Alumni Galleries

Barbara Blesskany Rogers ’54 is pictured in a costume for the re-enactment of the fight for the vote for women that members of the Sunnyvale-Cupertino, California, branch of the American Association of University Women performed in honor of the anniversary of the 26th Amendment.

From left: George Lane ’72 P’14, Dave Abeles, and Priscilla Barrett, mother of the late Kirk Barrett ’87. The three get together regularly to discuss the Kirk Richard Barrett Memorial Scholarship fund at Bucknell, which was started after Kirk’s death in 1994.

The late Kirk Barrett ’87 is pictured in this undated photo. The Kirk Richard Barrett Memorial Scholarship was established in 1997 by his family and friends after his 1994 death. The scholarship is awarded annually to a junior or senior student with financial need, with preference given to a major in biology, economics or business. A March Madness fundraiser has been organized, in part, by George Lane ’72 for more than 20 years. He was a colleague and friend of Kirk’s.

Walt Williams ’85 P’14 and wife Lesley Cotten P’14, along with their blended family, attended a friend’s wedding. From left, front row: Mike ’14 and Jenna Casolo Romanowski ’14, Spencer Casolo, Lesley, Trevor Casolo, Molly Williams and Ryan Kelly; back row: Katie Williams, Ryan Casolo and Walt.

Marianne Marino Rorden ’90 works at Aerojet Rocketdyne in Sacramento, Calif., where she’s been living for the last 18 years with husband Sterling. She is pictured here in Bucknell reunion swag at Pebble Beach, Calif.

Andy Smith ’00 plays a backyard “lax” game with Angelo Pacinelli, 6, the son of Katie and Drew Pacinelli during a summer visit with the former lacrosse playing dads’ families.

The Bucknell Institute for Lifelong Learning fall celebration at La Primavera in Lewisburg included 21 Bucknell alumni and parents.

From left: Mary Jean Moser M’10, P’13; Heather Wolf, teaching certificate ’12; Mary Sieminski ’65; Bob Gatski ’65; Bob Kallin ’78; Adelyn Elliott P’07; Mark Elliott P’07; Scott Stieler ’87; Nancy Shinn M’90; Hood Johnston ’72; Carole Madle M’75; Linda Bollinger M’79; Joe Koletar ’60, M’61; Ron Madle M’71; Kathy Stayton P’83; Biff Lahner M’76, P’09; Bill Stayton P'83; Mary Lahner ’75, P’09; Rod Elser ’71; Nancy Craig ’61; and Becky Perez ’79.

From left, front row: Genie Gerdes, dean and professor of psychology emerita; Elaine Hopkins, associate professor of French emerita; Chuck Root, professor of chemistry emeritus; Lois Huffines, associate vice president for academic affairs; Tom Greaves, professor of anthropology emeritus. (Back row) Thom Travis, professor of political science & international relations emeritus; John Peeler, professor of political science emeritus; Mary Jean Moser, director of professional education/field experience coordinator; Gary Sojka, Bucknell president and professor of biology emeritus; and Sandy Sojka.

Pictured from left on a trip to the Galapagos Islands are Ed Motter ’75, Norma Downie ’75 and Don ’77 and Emily Graul Reh ’77.

A Bucknell meetup in Munich included 10 alumni and their families, who traveled from Germany, Austria and Switzerland, for a weekend of reminiscing, enjoying Bavarian specialties and touring the city. Pictured from left, back row, are: Bethany and Nick Bossert ’06 holding Bailey, Ryan Riethmiller ’17, Luke Bragg ’98, Thomas O’Bryan ’09, Chris McNaughton ’07; and, front row, Silvia Mocanu ’08, Emily Johnson ’18, Addison McNaughton, Ashley Glasgow McNaughton ’07, Stephanie Wenner ’14 and Tatiana von Rosen-von Hoewel ’14. 

While most of those gathered for a Munich meetup of Bucknellians did not know one another, they quickly bonded and were looking forward to the next gathering with hopes that some of the other 80-plus alumni in the region would join them. Pictured clockwise from bottom left are Silvia Mocanu ’08, Ryan Riethmiller ’17, Emily Johnson ’18, Ashley Glasgow McNaughton ’07, Stephanie Wenner ’14, Nick Bossert ’06, Tatiana von Rosen-von Hoewel ’14, Bethany Bossert, Luke Bragg ’98, Addison McNaughton, Chris McNaughton ’07, Thomas O’Bryan ’09 and Catherine O’Bryan.