WCU Magazine Fall/Winter 2025

1950s

Wayne Sheely ’57 was recently inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame, Delaware County Chapter, for accomplishments in softball and basketball. Sheely won four gold medals for shooting skills in the Montgomery County Senior Games in the 85 & up age group. Upon his retirement from Marple Newtown School District, the gym at Paxon Hollow Middle School was named in his honor.

1970s

Leo Totten ’73 was recently inducted into the National High School Strength Coaches Association Hall of Fame at a ceremony in Memphis, TN.

1980s

Edward J. Dixon ’82 retired as an employment paralegal in March 2025. Dixon’s lifelong passion has been musical performance, which he first experienced in WCU theatre. Recently, he was one of 58 selected singers to perform Duruflé's Requiem as part of the annual choral festival at Westminster Choir. A lifelong singer, Dixon is a longstanding member of Philadelphia Gay Men's Chorus and performed as a featured soloist in their May 2025 concert. He is currently writing his first book which he hopes to publish in 2026.

Ann DeLazaro ’86 is chief commercial officer at Ideal Culture Lab, where awareness of emotional intelligence and people feeling vested in their workplace is critical to their philosophy. The firm was featured on Forbes.com in an article titled “The Skills Gen Z Needs But Companies Aren’t Teaching” (June 2025) for the work it does with Gen Z in the global workforce and its Career Accelerator program. DeLazaro and her sister founded the firm.

Deb Dreisbach ’86 was named as the faculty marshal at commencement, Penn State Lehigh Valley (PSU-LV), in May 2025. The faculty marshal is chosen by the student marshal, also the commencement speaker, for their academic guidance and support of students. Dreisbach is the criminal justice program coordinator at PSU-LV.

1990s

Kenneth J. Wolfe ’95 began service as a political appointee in the Trump administration as the director of the Center for Faith at the U.S. Department of Labor following seven years as a press secretary and speechwriter in the U.S. House of Representatives, and 23 years as a career civil servant at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. At Labor, Wolfe leads the administration’s efforts combatting religious discrimination in the workplace and opening grant opportunities to faith-based organizations.

Jenni (Shaffer) Brandon ’99 released her album Songs of Sea & Stone: Music of Jenni Brandon on August 8, 2025 (Navona Records). The album is a collection of world premiere recordings that includes her clarinet concerto “Fin de la Tierra: Land’s End” with chamber orchestra.

2010s

Adam R. Young ’11 has been elevated to partner in the taxation and wealth planning department at Fox Rothschild. He is based in the Exton, PA, office.

In Memoriam

1959 Sydney E. Douse, Jr.

1959 Barbara Papale Golob

1959 Doris “Cooky” Howett

1961 June Odom Bullock

1965 David S. Yantz

1966 Richard I. Broderick

1971 Barry C. Dozor

1979 Lynda Lonsdorf

2000 Jeffrey R. Cupano

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