Chapter News
by John Holloway • August 2008 • 9 Comments •
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Central Missouri State (Lambda-Pi)
James N. Bond (1978) was elected to a four-year term as Grand High Phi on the Board of Directors. Since 2005, Bond has served as the senior counsel for foreign and international law for DynCorp International, based in Falls Church, Virginia. As an undergraduate, he held multiple chapter offices helping the chapter win consecutive Grand High Alpha Awards. In 1977, he received the Cyril F. “Duke” Flad Outstanding Undergraduate Award.Coe (Zeta-Alpha)
Chapter President Andrew Visser (2009) was elected Grand High Psi during the Council of Presidents meeting at the 52nd General Assembly in Phoenix. In addition to serving as the council’s vice chairman, he also now serves as a board member on the Grand High Zeta.Denver (Alpha-Pi)
Order of Merit recipient Drew Hunter (1980) was elected to a four-year term as Grand High Beta on the Board of Directors. He previously completed a four-year term as Grand High Kappa. Hunter serves as the president/CEO of The BACCHUS and GAMMA Peer Education Network. Since 1995, he has served as the Denver chapter’s High Pi and House Corporation member.Drury (Theta-Sigma)
Javier Detrinidad was recognized as an outstanding student in the 2008 Greek Excellence awards.
Ronald A. Neville (Drury 1969) was appointed as the vice chairman of the Educational Foundation Board of Directors. A past board chairman, he is a private investor and former chief financial officer of American Century Companies in Kansas City, Missouri. He serves on the Drury University Board of Trustees, and the board for the Boys and Girls Club of Springfield, Missouri. He also is the chapter High Pi.Eastern Michigan (Sigma-Kappa)
At the 2008 Greek Awards, the chapter received the Excellence in Values Integration Award at the 2008 Greek Awards Ceremony.
Paul Schreer (1992) serves as the facilities and project manager for the Burning Man annual festival that takes place in the Nevada desert. He earned his ability to help run this project by owning a small lighting design firm in San Francisco, and he has been managing the camp since 2002, one year after he made his first visit as a civilian.
Florida (Epsilon-Mu)
Chapter President Joey Katz (2009) was elected Grand High Nu during the Council of Presidents meeting at the 52nd General Assembly in Phoenix. In addition to serving as the council’s chairman, he also now serves as a board member on the Grand High Zeta.Florida State (Zeta-Rho)
H. Dean Sellers (1966) was named the chairman of the board for the Educational Foundation. An independent consultant assisting companies with process change, profitability, analysis, and project management, he previously served the board as treasurer. Sellers is a retired partner with Deloitte & Touche, and is a director of Bank of Commerce in Charlotte, North Carolina, and chairman of board of Habitat For Humanity.
Georgia Tech (Beta-Kappa)
Richard M. Hall (1978) died July 6, 2008. He was a very loyal chapter supporter and served on the House Corporation. Hall was also a registered professional engineer.
Illinois State (Beta-Omicron)
The chapter alumni association held its 10th Annual Golf Outing on July 19 at the Village Greens in Woodridge, Illinois.Louisiana State (Upsilon)
James L. Danos, Jr. (1987) died June 27, 2008. Following graduation from college, he worked in Washington, D.C. for the Bicentennial Commission on the U.S. Constitution under President Ronald Reagan and past Chief Justice Warren Burger. He was then drawn into the world of food and entered the Culinary Institute. Following his graduation, he went to New York City where he was employed by many well-known restaurants.
Mercer (Zeta-Omega)
Fletcher McElreath (1987) was elected to a four-year term as Grand High Kappa on the Board of Directors. He previously completed a two-year term as Grand High Phi. A partner with Alston & Bird LLP in their New York City office, McElreath has served the Fraternity as an ELC and Impact Leadership Coach, coaching more than 500 brothers. He also has served as the chapter’s High Pi.Michigan State (Gamma-Omicron)
Mark A. Hoag (1972) was named secretary of the Educational Foundation board of directors. A former chapter president, he is the president of United Corporate Furnishings, Inc. and recently completed a term as the chairman of the United Way for greater Sacramento, California.
William Roberts (1943) died November 14, 2007
Millsaps (Theta-Eta)
Dan A. Wright died July 9, 2008.
Oklahoma (Gamma-Rho)
The chapter earned a 3.15 GPA for the fall/spring semester, highest among all fraternities. During the spring semester, 22 brothers made a 4.0 GPA, 30 made 3.5-3.99 GPA, and 44 made 3.0-3.49 GPA. In total, 96 brothers earned a 3.0 GPA or higher for the spring semester.
Chapter members won the intramural championship for the third consecutive year, making it 15 of the past 20 years Lambda Chi Alpha has won the overall intramural championship at the University of Oklahoma.
Don N. Sherman (1957) was named treasurer of the Educational Foundation board of directors. Previously serving the board as secretary, he is the president and CEO of McClain Bank. Sherman is a board member and former treasurer for the Oklahoma State Chamber of Commerce.
Rose-Hulman (Theta-Kappa)
Brian Fabel (1983) died July 1, 2008. He was the director of national accounts for Orr Protection Systems, Inc. in Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1987, Fabel began his career in mission-critical fire protection with Orr Protection Systems and conducted business across North America, the Caribbean, Asia and Europe providing consulting services and furnishing fire protection systems in mission critical applications for General Electric, Procter & Gamble, AT&T, Sprint, U.S. Banc, Fidelity Investments, Lockheed Martin and others. He also was instrumental in the chapter’s rebirth during the past three years for the multiphase remodeling project.
Texas Christian (Iota-Pi)
Rob R. Ivie (1982) died July 19, 2008. In addition to building a very successful career in insurance, he always took time to guide young professionals in their own career paths.
Washington (Alpha-Psi)
Order of Merit recipient Dr. Greg Smith (Washington 1962) was elected to a four-year term as Grand High Gamma on the Board of Directors. He previously completed a four-year term serving two years as Grand High Gamma two years as Grand High Phi. Smith is a retired professor at the University of Florida College of Dentistry. Since 1992, he has served as the faculty adviser and Advisory Board member, and served as chapter High Pi from 1994-1998.William & Mary (Epsilon-Alpha)
Douglas E. Brown (1971), Dr. Donald C. Darnton (1953), and H. Thomas Watkins III (1974) were selected as the newest members of the chapter’s Lambda Chi Alpha Alumni Hall of Honor. A former chapter vice president, Brown is an attorney for the General Motors Corp. Mr Brown currently serves as a Director for the Fund for William and Mary, is a Trustee for the Marshall-Wythe Law School Foundation at William and Mary, is a member of the State Bar of Michigan and is Endowment Chair and Vice President, Detroit Area Council, Boy Scouts of America. A former chapter secretary, Darnton has served as President of Missouri Southern State College and interim president of Mansfield State College in Pennsylvania, as well as serving as academic vice president at this institution. A former chapter president, Watkins has served as vice president, Abbott Laboratories, Asia/Pacific region; president of TAP Pharmaceutical Products; and, currently serves as the president and CEO of Human Genome Services in Rockville, Maryland.
H. Clay Gooch, Jr. Says:
August 3rd, 2008 at 11:19 amDean Sellers was my Little Brother at the Zeta-Rho Chapter at Florida State University. He was a great little brother and a great asset to our Chapter at Zeta-Rho. It is nice to read that he has been such a great success in his life and is continuing to be a great asset to society. All of us can be so grateful for what Lambda Chi Alpha meant to us during our college years. Dean Sellers was a very important part of the wonderful memories that I have of my experiences at Zeta-Rho and I am truly grateful. May God bless you Dean, and all the other brothers at that time who so greatly enriched my life.
Clay
Scott Says:
August 3rd, 2008 at 5:56 pmDoes anyone have any info on Muray State? I wait each month to see an update, but month after month, nothing. I only hear from them during fund raisers. Where are you guys? How about an update?
Tom Robertson Says:
August 3rd, 2008 at 6:38 pmRev. S. George “Doc” Dirghalli (Florida 1950)has provided a guiding light and hopefully Florida Chapter President Joey Katz (2009) as the Grand High Nu will blaza a new trail for others Epsilon Mu’s to follow. Hopefully, sooner than 58 years.
ZAX Go Gators
Tom Robertson
Dean Hughes Says:
August 4th, 2008 at 7:51 amForward my congratulations to Brother Bond!
LP77
Dean Hughes
Brian Jones Says:
August 4th, 2008 at 11:41 amCongratulations Mark Hoag! Your continued leadership is appreciated.
ZAX
Brian Jones
Scott Winton Says:
August 5th, 2008 at 9:03 pmCongratulations to Gamma Rho at OU for an oustanding year on winning grades and Intramurals! Congratulations to Don Sherman for being named treasurer. See you all in the Fall during Football games.
greg hahn Says:
August 12th, 2008 at 5:02 amCongrats to Doug Brown. We grew up together in Winchester, Indiana until he moved in the seventh grade. I haven’t seen him since. It was great to see we are still Brothers and he is doing so well. ZAX, Greg Hahn
Doug Brown Says:
August 19th, 2008 at 1:46 pmGreg: Thanks for your kind message. It was good hearing from you. Hope we can get together sometime. Doug Brown
Wilfredo Herrera Says:
September 1st, 2008 at 2:53 pmIn response to Tom Robertson’s: “Rev. S. George “Doc” Dirghalli (Florida 1950)has provided a guiding light and hopefully Florida Chapter President Joey Katz (2009) as the Grand High Nu will blaza a new trail for others Epsilon Mu’s to follow. Hopefully, sooner than 58 years”
Last year, Florida (Epsilon-Mu) High Alpha Andrew Holcomb (Joey’s predecessor) also served on the Council of Presidents as Grand High Psi. Epsilon-Mu has produced a plethora of fine men in these past years, and just won 5 awards at General Assembly, including Dirghalli’s own Scholastic Award. I can assure you that the “new trail has already been blazed” as we approach our 75th year, and the chapter leadership will continue to establish Epsilon-Mu as a truly exemplary chapter.
In ZAX,
Wilfredo Herrera
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