“Publication” Class Notes

Peter Lovie (Engr ’64 L/M) published a book, ETA and Its Jackups: Pioneering, Engineering and Making it in America, which tells the story of his company, Engineering Technology Analysts, and its innovative designs for jackups, elevated rigs used in offshore oil drilling. Learn more here. 

Don Jenkins (Col ’71) published a book, The Lost Civil War Diary of John Rigdon King (Arcadia Publishing/The History Press) on Oct. 29, 2018. Jenkins wrote the book, a biography of a 17-year-old civilian from Hagerstown, Maryland, alongside the transcription of the civilian’s diary, after retiring from a lengthy career in public service.

David G. Rojohn (Engr ’74) contributed to a book by his sister, The Piggyback Flight Pilot’s Journey, which is about their father’s landing of two B17s simultaneously after a mid-air collision over the North Sea in World War II. The book, which chronicles Glenn Rojohn’s journey as a pilot, life as POW and the aftermath, was the result of several years of work and research and comes out a year before the event’s 75th anniversary.

Michael N. Widener (Col ’72 L/M) is adjunct professor of business law and ethics in the School of Business at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, Arizona. His paper, “Populist Placemaking: Grounds for Open Government-Citizen Spatial Regulation Discourse,” will be published in Vol. 119 of the West Virginia Law Review in early 2019.

Mark Scharf (Grad ’84 L/M) had three of his new plays recently published: The Quickening, his adaptation of H.G. Wells’ The Time Machine and his play Fortune’s Child. Visit his website for more information. 

Mike Ross (Col ’70, Law ’77 L/M) published two more collections of quotations. Ross’s Thoughtful Discoveries was published in Dec. 2017 and Ross’s Personal Discoveries in Nov. 2018, both by Rare Bird Press. The books are available on Amazon.

Betty Roberts (Nurs ’53) published Midnight Chronicles, which tells the story of a strong man’s journey as he deals with Alzheimer’s day after day. Told through the eyes of his nurse/caregiver/wife, it relates the effect on his life and on the lives of his family from the early, undiagnosed stage one to the disability of stage seven. A member of the Apollo Team who helped put the man on the moon, he now forgets how to live like a man on earth. 

Lisa Wechsler Childress (Col ’96) published the second edition of her book, The Twenty-First Century University: Developing Faculty Engagement in Internationalization (Peter Lang Publishers). The book identifies what successful universities have done to overcome endogenous challenges and successfully engage faculty in the internationalization process. Lisa’s husband, Trey Childress (Col ’97), is on sabbatical from Pepperdine University School of Law, where he has served as dean of faculty and professor of law, to serve as counselor on international law at the U.S. Department of State. Trey recently argued before the International Court of Justice in the Hague.

Lloyd Stamy (Col ’73 CM) has published a novel, Reunion of Strangers. The tale chronicles the lifelong relationship of an investment manager (and occasional CIA operative), and his former high school classmate, a world renowned psychologist, after they reconnect in surprising, rewarding and frightening ways. The story is one of unbridled, abiding passion for love and life itself. Stamy, an English major who lives in Pittsburgh, began writing full-time after retiring in 2013 following a decades-long career in the institutional investment business. Visit his author page for more information: www.amazon.com/author/lloyd.stamy

Cheryl Fuller-Bragg (Col ’78) co-authored a book, Maine Colonist, Nathaniel Fuller and Descendants: Including the Russ Family of Oxford County (GreenKids Press).

Cassie Premo Steele (Col ’89) published a new novel, The ReSisters (All Things That Matter Press) on Sept. 24, 2018. The book is based on current events in the news such as detention centers, the rise of nationalism in the public sphere, and violence against targeted groups spurred on by political rhetoric. But it was written before any of these events took place. In the month since its release, the book became No. 1 on Amazon’s bestseller list for new releases of children’s books about prejudice and racism. The ReSisters is available on Amazon.