Archives

Nathan Byers, EN82, now semiretired and working three days a week in engineering consulting, writes that he is still as busy as ever. He and his wife, Page, are empty nesters experiencing the paradox of loving their quiet house while missing their daughters.

Donald E. Burdett, UC82, self-published No Greater Love and Other Stories (May 2021) under the name D.E. Burdett as he’d done for his earlier book, Sometimes with Malice: Years Before the Civil War, the Conflict Had Already Begun (2011).

Cynthia (Scott) Treece, LA82, SW83, after 35 years as a professional fundraiser in Dallas, retired as the vice president of development for Parkland Foundation, the fundraising entity affiliated with Parkland Health, Dallas County’s public health system. Treece helped lead fundraising for the construction of a new Parkland hospital and a new breast-imaging center. In April, […]

Elizabeth (Jones) Seebach, LA82, is professor and chair of the Department of Psychology at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. She was one of 10 scholars from around the world to participate in a think tank to reimagine Buttimer Institute, one of the most intensive formation experiences for Lasallian educators. Seebach lives in her dream house […]

Steven Fellows, HA82, retired from Cottage Health, Santa Barbara, Calif., where for 16 years he was the executive vice president and chief operating officer.

Bill Dedman, LA82, received Peabody and Murrow awards with his Newsday team for their three-year investigation of illegal steering by real estate agents on Long Island, N.Y. (See newsday.com/divided.) A Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative reporter, Dedman is a co-author of the bestseller, Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great […]

Joy (Nelkin) Wieder, FA82, an educator, illustrator, designer and freelance writer, had her debut picture book, The Passover Mouse, published (Doubleday Books for Young Readers; illustrated edition, 2020). The book was awarded the 2018 Jewish Stories Award by the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators/PJ Library and was chosen as a PJ Library selection in 2020. […]

John Rovison, LA82, EN82, after a 38-year career filled with papers, awards and patents, retired as vice president of research and development for PeroxyChem LLC during its transition to Evonik, GmBH. He plans to reinvigorate his wine-making activities and other aspects of life. Rovison received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Marquis Who’s Who in 2018.

Elizabeth Lewis, GA82, is professor of architecture at Florida A&M University.

Nathan Byers, EN82, who has led Seattle engineering consulting firm Sider + Byers as the managing partner, is transitioning to retirement, working part time to smooth the ownership transition. He is looking forward to having more time to spend with his lovely wife, Page, and on his avocations.