Class Notes

Janet (Loft) Reinhardt, BU78, for decades has volunteered to fulfill her passions for advancing women in society, disease research and church missions. She relocated to Nashville, Tenn., with an array of devoted Kappa Gamma sorority friends who share her penchant for needlework. 

Jim Kilberg, BU78, and his wife, Lori (Eisenberg) Kilberg, LA77, have completed their Seattle adventure and returned to Atlanta. Jim retired from Weyerhaeuser where he oversaw real estate, energy and natural resources; Lori retired as an equity partner from Hartman Simons where her practice focused on commercial real estate. Lori is chair of the Atlanta-Fulton County Library Foundation, and Jim oversees their family investment business. They’re about to enjoy their fifth grandchild

Rick Eisen, LA78, a founding member of Growe Eisen Karlen Eilerts LLC in Clayton, Mo., for the past several years was named to the Super Lawyers Missouri and Best Lawyers in America directories in the area of family law. He and his wife, Marci, live in University City, Mo., and their three children reside in St. Louis, Denver and Detroit.

Allan Trautman, LA76, performs two regular characters in the latest The Barbarian and the Troll series on Nickelodeon (also streaming on Nick.com): General Skelly and the wizard Horus Scrumm. You can also see his work on Disney+, which is streaming the original Dinosaurs series from the 1990s. Trautman is Fran’s puppeteer as well as many other characters. And you can still stream Earth to Ned on Disney+, in which he is the lead animatronic performer for Ned.

Khan Zahid, GR75, is seeking a publisher for his completed memoir, which includes sweeping adventures that span six countries in three continents.

Albert Ip, EN73, assumed chairmanship of the World Green Organization in Hong Kong Jan. 1, 2021. He previously served on the board of governors for six years, the last three as vice chairman.

Raymond Dalton, LA72, retired in 2019 from the St. Louis VA Medical Center as a clinical psychologist. After earning his degree at WashU, he earned a master’s degree in clinical psychology from Oakland University, served as an officer in the U.S. Air Force and earned a doctoral degree in clinical psychology from Arizona State University.

Elliott Seif, GR71, wrote Teaching for Lifelong Learning: How to Prepare Students for a Changing World (Solution Tree Press, 2021). The book examines recent advances in learning research; suggests four goals for preparing students to be successful in a changing and uncertain world; and describes practical ideas and strategies for instruction, assessment and curriculum design. Website: https://bit.ly/3tVXlKd

Jim Oliver, BU71, and his wife, Debbie, have continued their big adventure by relocating from California to the north shore of Kauai, Hawaii. Oliver writes that “the nearest traffic light is 22 miles away, the temperature is always the same and the grandkids live five minutes down the road.” He says, “Aloha from paradise!”

James Marx, EN71, retired after 43 years with infrastructure consulting firm AECOM and moved to the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina with his wife, Cynthia (Lowrey) Marx, LA71. He plays tennis as often as possible.