YITB,
George Stulak, MA 428

Recent Alumni News

Homecoming: September 30

The Homecoming Parade will start at 10 am. The football game, versus Cheyney, will be at 2. As usual, we will be hosting an alumni and family BBQ at the chapter house @ 626 South High Street sometime during the afternoon, early evening. As we get closer to the event, we will get you more details.

WCU Greek Alumni Mixer: October 14th

This is slated to begin at 6 pm and is open to all alumni (and their familes) who were part of a Greek Organization. Our own Frater Tom Gill has been assisting with the planning of this event. As we get closer to the event, we will get you more details.

The C. Michael Steadman Jr. Memorial Golf Tournament

Will be held on Saturday, June 17th at Linfield National Golf Club in Linfield, PA ( near Limerick ). The raised funds support four scholarships established in the memory of Frater Chris Steadman (MA 347)'s brother and the Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
A Range Rover and 4 other hole in one prizes are up for grabs at this tournament, and every golfer gets a commemorative T-shirt. Food and drink are provided for tournament participants. For more information, contact Frater Steadman at cmsfoundation@aol.com

A summary of the foundation can be downloaded here
The registration form can be downloaded here

Alumni Update: Frater Tom Hughes

Congratulations to Frater Hughes for graduating the University of Scranton on May 28, 2006
Tom will be entering the post college workforce with a job within the USDA Office of the Inspector General in Baltimore, MD.

RCB 2006

Saturday, April 22, 2006.

Place: Holiday Inn on the Boardwalk in Atlantic City,NJ
Time: 7:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.
Price: $35.00 per person
Dinner: Choice between prime rib or stuffed chicken,
Cash bar.

Fourth Quarter 2005

Fred Marz MA130 has sent in an update:
Frater Marz graduated from West Chester in 1975, and was a teacher for three years but has been in the ophthalmic instrument sales industry for twenty years or so. He met his wife, Peggy during his studies in West Chester and has two children, Kristie 28 and Kellie 23.
Kristie is married with one daughter, Grace, and Kellie is engaged to be married this June.

Frater Marz has been involved with his locality of West Deptford in various positions including library trustee, committeeman, Board of Health chairman, and formerly as mayor. He is currently working on a Masters in Divinity degree at Palmer Theological Seminary, and is President of Streams of Life Inc., an organization formed to provide clean drinking water and health clinics to communities in Kenya.
He passes by West Chester almost on a weekly basis, and often think of his old chapter. Please welcome Frater Marz back into the fold.

Third Quarter 2005

Please join us in sending our condolences to Alex Murphy, MA 31, and his family as they mourn the passing of his father and honorary MA frater, Alexander Murphy, Sr., MA 50. Frater Murphy was 93 years old. A viewing will be held at Foster's Funeral Home in Collingswood, NJ, Thursday 18 August from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., and a service will be held, also at Foster's on Friday 19 August, starting at 10:00 a.m. Burial will follow at the Forest Hills Cemetary, Philadelphia (Huntingdon Valley area).

Many of you knew Frater Murphy through his efforts to assist the founding fathers of TKE-MA in the 1960's, as well as through TKE events thereafter.

Mark Morgenthal, MA 429, has just graduated from Montclair State University in New Jersey with a Master of Arts in Teaching for Teacher of the Handicapped. He will be beginning his teaching career this fall in the Franklin Township Public School as the newest Special Education Teacher for an Inclusive Full-day Kindergarten.

Jody Yozviak, MA 398, and his wife, Holly, celebrated the birth of their first daughter, Kiera Leigh Yozviak, on Monday, May 23, 2005 at 4:57 p.m. She weighed 7lbs 3.8 oz, and measured 20 inches long. For now, she has blue eyes and dark hair. Jody, Holly, and now Kiera live in Macungie, PA (near Allentown). Jody has one year remaining in his Internal Medicine residency at Lehigh Valley Hospital, following which he will practice HIV/AIDS Medicine +/- pursue an Infectious Diseases fellowship. Until recently, Holly taught 8th grade math and algebra in the Fleetwood Area School District outside of Reading, PA. She's now moving on to bigger and better things to be a full-time Mom for the next few years.

John Rozance, MA 458, is doing well in the Sacramento, CA area. He is currently engaged to be married to Cherril Todorff, who he met while in CA.

The above picture was taken at Scott and Lori Uhl's annual "Old-Fashioned Christmas" Party (12/23/2004). It is usually well attended by TKE alumni and their families. Pictured from left to right are fraters Jim Carroll, Alex Murphy, Dave Aurillo, Bill Lamon, Ted Poatsy, and Scott Uhl. Tom Supers and Jamie Goncharoff also attended the party; unfortunately, they didn't hang long enough to get in the picture.

Greg Barber’s (MA 203) oldest child, Jillian, graduated from Towson University on Jan 9, 2005 with a double major in Dance Education and Performance. She hopes to teach high school dance and open her own dance studio in the near future. His second child, Hannah was recently awarded a Div 1 lacrosse scholarship to Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA. Hannah is currently the VP of her High School class and will major in Sports Management. Last but not least is his youngest, Ryan, a freshman in high school who is enjoying football and lacrosse and holding down a job in between games and practices.

Roy Reinard MA 164, retiring after from 20 years in The Pennsylvania State Legislature continues to serve as Chairman of The Reinard Insurance Agency. He remains a Board member of The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEEA) and his wife, Gail, is a contract lobbyist in Harrisburg. Roy turned 50 in November and his son, Roy, a junior at Penn State, has turned 21.

Christopher J. Pierce, MA 446 is currently working at Devereux as an employment placement specialist. He is trying to find his higher functioning clients jobs out in the community. So if anyone living in the Chester county area has job openings please contact him at cpierce@devereux.org or at 610-964-3228. He is also an assistant swim team coach at the Lionville community YMCA, and is currently engaged to be married on May 14, 2005.

Ed Nott (MA 469) won the 2004 Ronald Reagan Republican Gold Medal, which is for being a business leader and for being a member of the Republican Business Advisory Council.

Alumnus Hegemon Kevin Collins, MA 173, is still waiting to get his pledge paddle from his two pledge classes. He's still a cop in Pennsville (21 years), currently teaching DARE to the elementary and middle schools. He just finished coaching his 8 year old son, Stephen, in midget football. His team finished at 5-4. He has 2 older sons, Kevin Jr. (22) and Kelly (20), and a step-son Josh (16) and a step-daughter Julia (13). His wife's name is Sherry. They've been married for 8 years (Do the math!!!).

Roy Reinard, MA 164, retiring after from 20 years in The Pennsylvania State Legislature continues to serve as Chairman of The Reinard Insurance Agency. He remains a Board member of The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEEA) and his wife Gail is a contract lobbyist in Harrisburg. Roy turned 50 in November and his son, Roy, a junior at Penn State has turned 21.

Please join me in congratulating Mark Rote as his granddaughter Isabella was born on July 4th! Here are Isabella's stats: Isabella Brannan. Born 4th of July in Encinitas CA. 7lbs. 9 ozs. and 20 inches. Resides Carlsbad, CA with mom Erin and dad Evan Brannan. As beautiful as her grandmother Maria and her mom Erin! Healthy and happy. This is truly a blessing Mark, we all wish you and your family health and happiness.

From Mark Pennypacker: Just wanted to pass along my news. My daughter will be entering Radford University next week. That makes two in college. My son is a third year at the University of Virginia. I just completed a Master of Science in Educational Administration degree from Shenandoah University. Believe it or not, I earned a 4.0. It's a far cry from my undergrad cum. But, if you give me enough chances, I'll get something right.

Please join me in offering congratulations to Frater Mike McArdle and Frater Tom Omlor for recently getting married!! Mike and his wife, Jen were married on July 17th, and Tom and his wife, Mackenzie, married on July 30th. The Alumni Association of Tau Kappa Epsilon would like to wish you both a lifetime of health and happiness with your beautiful new brides!

Ed Nott was in a July issue of the Wall Street Journal for joining the Republican Party's Business Advisory Committee. He was also hired as a pre-K teacher for KinderCare. And to top it off, he will also graduate in a a few weeks from CHI Institute with a degree in computer repair!!

Three more TKE-MA alumni have recently had weddings: Tim (MA 403) and Trish Kavka-Coogan, Doug “Paco” (MA 393) and Melissa Pacitti, and Matt "Shooter” (MA 441) and Jen Dziunycz. Congratulations to all!

James Kennedy, Esq (GE-913) recently opened his own law practice in Philadelphia, Kennedy & Liverant LLP, www.kennedyliverant.com. One of his focuses is Professional Athlete Representation. His client, Kevin Jones - RB, Virginia Tech, was selected in the first round of this year's NFL draft by the Detroit Lions. Congratulations Frater Kennedy!

John Rozance (MA-458) recently took a position teaching high school history, government, and economics in the Sacramento, CA area. Congratulations Frater Rozance!

Dave Mighton (MA-460) and his wife, Lori, celebrated the birth of their first daughter, Samantha in May.

Rob Roberts, M.D. (MA-396) graduated from the Temple University School of Medicine in May 2004. He will begin his post-graduate training by completing a Transitional Medicine year at Lankenau Hospital, Wynnewood, PA. Following this, he will continue his training as a resident in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA.

Congratulations Dave and Rob!

March was indeed a great month for the Tau Kappa Epsilon Alumni Association! The RCB was a great time and anyone who attended would agree. We have several things in the works already for next year's RCB, and we hope many more Alumni will be able to attend next year. At the RCB, we recognized a few people for their efforts. The first award given out was called the Alumni Service Award. This award is presented to two fraters each year in recognition of outstanding service and dedication to the MA Alumni Association and/or Board of Advisors and/or Undergraduate Chapter. This award honors non-monetary contributions.

The two who received this award were Greg Barber and Scott Uhl. They both were the landslide favorites for this award and rightfully so. Here is what one frater who nominated Greg Barber had to say about him, "Greg has displayed an amazing dedication to our Fraternity. He assumed the role of VP of Recruitment and Retention for a large segment of our scroll (1-275), and has far surpassed any expectations of that position. There has been more growth in alumni involvement and attendance from his portion of the scroll than from the other two segments. Greg has gone above and beyond what is expected of him in his position."

Another Frater who nominated Scott Uhl had this to say about him, "He has been instrumental in drafting the architectural designs to refurbish the garage into an Alumni House. He has also been unselfish in offering his home for Homecoming events. Scott's home is open for BOA meetings as well. He is our poster boy when it comes to being a Mu Alpha Frater in the Bond."

Past winners of the Alumni Service Award are: 2002 - Justin Zigner, MA 416 and Jody Yozviak, MA 398

Along with the Alumni Service Award, 4 fraters also joined the esteemed "626 Club" in 2003 and they were also recognized. Named for the address of the TKE house at 626 S. High Street, this award recognizes financial contributions. Fraters whose total donations amount to $626.00 or more are inducted into the club. I am happy to announce that 4 fraters joined this club and we honored them at the RCB. Those fraters are: Scott Uhl, Jody Yozviak, Justin Zigner, and JD Guckert. We hope to honor many more people with this award at next years RCB!!

Past inductees to the 626 Club include: 2002 - Todd Sherman, MA 359 and the TKE-MA Board of Advisors

I would like to offer congratulations to Fraters Dave Rittenhouse and Bill White. Dave just opened his own insurance company in New Jersey, and Bill was just recently elected to the WCU Board of Directors. Those are great accomplishments indeed!!

March was a special month for another frater as well. Frater John Verno became a full-time member of the Amtrak Police Department!

Contributions and payments to the Tau Kappa Epsilon Alumni Association of West Chester University are not deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes. However, they may be deductible under other provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.