Class Notes

Del Schwinke, BU59, in late 2019 was tapped by the Advertising Club of Greater St. Louis for its Lifetime Achievement Award. The award recognizes dedicated leadership and outstanding service to the St. Louis advertising community. Schwinke has taught advertising in University College since 1999.

Alice Helmer, FA58, celebrated her 85th birthday last year. She lives in the Kansas City area near her children, grandchildren and great-grandchild, and enjoys the many opportunities to view and enjoy art. Helmer writes that she is impressed with the many changes and additions to the WashU campus since the ’50s when the school was lovingly referred to as a streetcar university with no dorms.

Betty (Johnson) Smith, LA56, stays busy with Zoom meetings, bridge, exercise and church, all online. She looks forward to the restart of in-person class reunions.

Byron Roe, LA54, emeritus professor of physics at the University of Michigan, updated his textbook Probability and Statistics in the Physical Sciences (Springer International Publishing, 2020). Now in its third edition, the book is a practical guide to the use of probability and statistics in experimental physics.

Brenda Torteya, EN20, is an operations analyst at Goldman Sachs.

Zachary Steinberg, EN20, is part of a six-month Capital One Developer Academy that trains software engineers. After completion, he will join a two-year rotational technology development program at Capital One.

Tiffany Yao, FA19, and her mother, Michelle Wu, EMBA12, won the 2019 USA International Mrs. Asia and Miss Asia Pageant Grand Finale in New York City. At the pageant, Yao also won the Global First Runner-up title, as well as the Most Elegant and Charming Award; and Wu also won the Global Grand Champion title, as well as the Most Intelligent Award.

Monica Sass, LA19, is pursuing a law degree and a master’s of social work at New York University, with expectations of graduating in 2023.

Isaac Kaufer, LA19, joined Left of Center as director of voter education and data, channeling his energy into politics and looking forward to using his developing skills in other capacities and beyond the 2020 election.

Libby Jubas, LA19, is a graduate student at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, working to earn a master’s degree in anesthesia.