Category: Alumni

  • Opening the Old Deke House by Dana Hughes, Rho ’49

    This story is a prequel to the excellent series of the early ‘50s recently penned by Brother Don Ayers. First let me set the scene. I was among 86 high-point, combat veterans to enter a special class which Lafayette started in early November, 1945, to catch up with the freshmen of the already formed Class…

  • Brother Glen Woodbury’ 85 Featured in Spring 2011 Lafayette Magazine

    Congratulations to Brother Glen Woodbury ’85 for being featured in the Spring 2011 Lafayette Magazine for his work with the Center for Homeland Defense and Security. Woodbury believes that “Lafayette taught [him] the value of personal relationships, small organizational leadership, and how friendships really can be for life.” Surely many of the brothers of Delta…

  • Duncan Andrews ’57 joins DKE’s Mystic Circle

    A brother dead and brothers mourning Fill the heart with grief today, And the earnest grasp fraternal; Speaks, “a dear one passed away.” Yes, no longer we shall greet thee In the halls of DKE, Yet thy name in sweet remembrance Graven on our hearts will be. We have parted, Brother, parted, As we trust,…

  • Walter Mitchell, DKE ’66, Enjoys Serving as Small-Town Mayor

    Brother Mitchell was recently featured in the Lafayette Alumni News: When a small group of residents of Bear Creek Township, Pa., voted in 1993 to secede and form a separate borough, they elected Walter S. Mitchell Jr. ’66 as mayor. And, he’s been mayor ever since. Read the full story for more information.

  • Ed Hollshwander ’76 discusses Lafayette experience

    A recent Mercury News article discussing the benefits of college education included a brief interview with Rho Deke Ed Hollshwander ’76 regarding his experience at Lafayette College: Ed Hollshwandner, owner of Document Systems Inc. in Walnut Creek, had a similar experience. Also valedictorian of his class, Hollshwandner, 55, had the opportunity to attend a major…

  • David Markowitz ’93 featured on WSJ Law Blog

    One of our fellow Dekes, David Markowitz ’93, was recently featured in a WSJ Law Blog entry following his recent career move to Goldman Sachs. At Goldman he will be a senior member of the litigation and regulatory proceedings group, which works on a broad variety of matters, said a spokesman for Goldman. “We are…

  • Steven Rosen Gets Married

    Steven Rosen (’02) married his fiance Abigail Scandlen on Saturday October 23, 2010 at the Lake Mohawk Country Club in Sparta, NJ. The wedding was attended by many fellow dekes including Peter Carlson (’02), Michael Gentile (’01), Jared Harvey (’02), Lance Lacoff (’02), Scott Reynolds (’02), Dominic Wade (’99), and Jason Zomick (’02). Mrs. Rosen…

  • Paul McCurdy ’82 Elected to Board of Trustees

    Brother Paul McCurdy was recently elected to a five year term on Lafayette College’s Board of Trustees. He recently completed a two term as Lafayette Alumni Association President and previously served as President of the Rho House Association. Paul is also a member of Lafayette’s Greek Life Working Group. Lafayette’s announcement in the summer magazine…

  • Updating contact information

    Since 2007, we’ve relied on Lafayette’s mailing list to communicate with our members. We recently learned that recent graduates are required to identify themselves as Dekes rather than the school making this association for you. As a result, you probably haven’t been receiving the Rho News or associated mailings unless you’ve registered with Lafayette. Please…

  • Job Openings

    There are two more job openings posted in this thread for a DBA and an Environmental Scientist. Alumni, please post other openings in that thread. Don’t forget to register and then create a thread requesting access to the private section of the forum. This keeps spam down and ensures only our members have access to…