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Gary Sutorius, BS ’80, BS ’82, became a certified bridge inspector, from which he has these takeaways: Bridge inspection is a cross between legalized “playing in heavy traffic” and the TV show Wild Kingdom; and his engineering classes had more bridge material in them than he realized at the time. Sutorius unofficially became the oldest […]

John L. Hammond Jr., AB ’80, BS ’80, retired on April 14, 2024, after a fulfilling career in various petrochemical and polymeric fields. He served in various positions including design engineer, senior projects engineer and management positions. Hammond and his wife, Betty, have two children and four grandchildren. He looks forward to dedicating more time as […]

Ripley A. Rasmus, MArch ’80, was elevated to the College of Fellows by the American Institute of Architects, the highest honor bestowed by the organization. AIA Fellows are recognized for achieving a standard of excellence in the profession and making a significant contribution to architecture and society on a national level.

Susan Miriam Seglin, LA80, retired in July 2023 after a long career as a psychotherapist with Kaiser Permanente in Northern California.

Peter G. Longley, GA80, chief operating officer of CBT Architects, Boston, is a father of three and grandfather of six, and has enjoyed writing several books. His works of historical fiction include Captive, Compelled, and A Most Fatal War. Longley’s true-history books include the WWII-era To Elena: The True Story of Elena Bondar (co-authored with […]

Teddy Bader, MD80, wrote Which Treatment Is Best? Spoof or Proof? (Routledge, February 2023). The book includes a story of a young woman who cries, “Please don’t let me die!” Has she received the best treatment? What is the best treatment? How do we know? Life-threatening disease prompts these questions in everyone. The story ends with the randomized controlled […]

Richard Thoma, LA80, is the senior editor of 100 Years of the Webster Groves Nature Study Society. The book is a history of the society from its formation in 1920 to its present as one of the premier nonprofit natural history organizations. For more, visit WGNSS.org. Thoma recently retired as a protein biochemist after a 35-year […]

Susan Padfield, SW80, keeps busy at home with online courses and a psychology webinar taught by Washington University medical faculty. During the pandemic, she has been staying safe in her home and her neighborhood and exercising her dog by tossing balls in the courtyard. Padfield says she is grateful to live in Seattle, where the […]

Laura (Greene) Wiegand, LA80, is a retired general internist. She has two children and three grandchildren.

Steven Nadler, LA80, is the William H. Hay II Professor of Philosophy and Evjue-Bascom Professor in Humanities at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he has taught since 1988. A Pulitzer-Prize finalist for his book Rembrandt’s Jews (University of Chicago Press, 2003), Nadler was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2020.