Beyond the Berman’s Walls
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The Summer Fellows program as we know it today has roots dating back 30 years, when a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) grant supported the work of 10 student-faculty research pairs in the sciences in the summer of 1992. Four years later, the college expanded the program to include students from every discipline, and then it was cemented as a permanent offering in 1999.
The storied collection of rocks and minerals that are on display in Pfahler Hall also include some 250 unique Native American artifacts, which are now being documented and digitized by Juliana Valerio ’24—a student blending her love of science and museum studies.
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Stories, weddings and updates from our Ursinus classmates
Cheryl L. Wager died September 5, 2023.
Cynthia K. Ritter ’06 and Scott M. Lussier were married June 19, 2022. They welcomed a daughter, Isabelle Anne Lussier, on August 4, 2023.
Donald E. Parlee ’55 died March 21, 2024.
Gary McAneney ’87 hosted a reunion of 50 football and Alpha Phi Epsilon alumni at the Trappe Tavern in February.
Gayle K. Byerly, professor emeritus of English, died January 12, 2024.
Ursinus alumni from the 60s through the 90s attended a holiday reception in conjunction with the Voices of Ursinus holiday concert. Pictured: Chuck Fryer ’68, Jeff Jowett ’77, Rosa Abrahams, Andy Davis, Rickie Lee Sands ’68, Jenn Kitner ’91, Lesley Katz ’87, Holly Hubbs, J. Lawrence Geist ’73, Susan Zeager ’68, Rebecca Stackhouse ’72, and Louis Angelo ’73.
Imagine going to work every day with the bright lights of Broadway shining on the stage as you perform in front of a sold-out audience. Now, imagine being back on stage again with your castmates, but this time, you’re accepting a Tony Award with them in front of millions of television viewers.’
Sounds like any actor’s dream, right?
For Eduardo Ramos ’06, it was a reality.