Class Notes

Dennis C. Dickerson, GR74, GR78, authored The African Methodist Episcopal Church: A History (Cambridge University Press, 2020). He is the Reverend James M. Lawson Chair in History and professor of history at Vanderbilt University. 

Kenneth D. Wald, GR73, GR76, won the Celebrate 350 Award for the best book in American Jewish Studies with The Foundations of American Jewish Liberalism (Cambridge University Press, 2019). 

Albert Ip, EN73, was appointed an honorary adviser of the School of Humanities and Social Science and was named as an industrial advisory committee member of the School of Engineering at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He was also appointed adjunct professor of the School of Hotel and Tourism at The Chinese University of Hong Kong and independent non-executive director and audit committee chairman of Hutchison Telecommunications, Hong Kong.

Lawrence J. Altman, EN73, co-authored From Bullying to Sexual Violence: Protecting Your Children While at School (Stratton Press, 2020). The book helps parents stand up for their kids and demand that the school’s administration do what is required of the school. Altman also published articles in Inner Circle Executive magazine on racial discrimination in discipline in public schools and in Inquiry & Analysis, the newsletter of the Council of School Attorneys, on conferences held by the National Center for School Mental Health. 

Sharon (Sutker) McGowan, LA72, was inducted into the Milwaukee Press Club Hall of Fame, Nov. 1, 2019. The founding editor of the Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, which launched in 2011, McGowan left the organization in January 2019 and joined the Institute for Nonprofit News, in Los Angeles.

Jeffrey G. Fihn, BU72, joined Tyson Law Firm, P.C., in Greenwood, Ind., as of counsel. His focus is on commercial and business transactions and litigation, real property legal problems, insurance law matters, and contracts and torts.

Raymond Dalton, LA72, a clinical psychologist, retired from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs after nearly 40 years of service.

Joseph Madison, LA71, LW19, was a recipient of the Freedom Summer of ’64 Award from Miami University. Created in 2017, the award honors people who strive to advance civil rights and social justice in America. Madison is also the host of a daily program on SiriusXM’s Urban View (channel 126).

John Sheridan, LA70, had his work included in a recent three-month exhibition at the Hunderdon Art Museum, Clinton, N.J. “From the Ground Up: Peters Valley School of Craft” was the first major exhibition to trace the 50-year history of this New Jersey craft school.

Martha (Freer) Ratigan, BU68, retired from computer work and is pursuing art.