Sigma Alpha Epsilon - Washington State University

Washington Beta Bylines Richard E. Johnson '52 has an update on some brothers from 1948-1952. Five SAEs signed pro football contracts in that period of time. Lavern Torgeson '51 was a 13-year linebacker for the Detroit Lions and an All-Pro. George Heathecote '49 coached Michigan and Massie Johnson to a national title! Jack Elway '53, one of Richard's pledge brothers, became the football coach of San Jose State and is the father of John Elway of Denver Bronco fame. Emmett Moore Jr. '51, son of the eminent supreme archon of the same name, was part of a special brain trust for Boeing Co. for 20 years. Richard lives in Sublimity, Ore. E-mail: johnsre@wavecable.com Gary O. Tapert '65 reports his children have outstanding achievements. Dr. Susan F. Tapert is the chief of psychology at San Diego University where she is the graduate professor psychologist and manager of the V.A. Hospital of Psychology at San Diego. His son, Stephen N. Tapert, a University of Chicago master scholar, has worked with Hollywood Academy Awards and is now a writer who travels around the world. E-mail: tapert@comcast.net Robert F. Abramson Jr. '69 is mostly retired and has two sons who graduated from WSU. He and his wife, Sue, split their time between their homes in Yarrow Point on Lake Washington and Palm Desert, Calif. E-mail: rstc4@aol.com Dan D. Oliver '74 notes that since completion of his enology and viticulture degree from Walla Walla Community College and the subsequent six-month trip through the wine regions of France, he has been helping family in the areas of real estate, farming, and taxation. He lives in Walla Walla, Wash. E-mail: repartee.oliver@gmail.com Anthony D. Schoeler '82 and his wife, Kim, have a 13-year-old stepgranddaughter and a 3-year-old granddaughter. He worked the Alumni News Thank You, Loyal Brothers T hank you to our loyal alumni who responded to the chapter's fall 2014 appeal by contributing $2,218 with 14 gifts. Your support makes a difference in the future of Washington Beta as Sigma Alpha Epsilon re-establishes itself at Washington State University. Contributors from the fall are listed below in their giving level and in graduation order. If an error has been made in recording the amount of your gift, please contact our campaign coordinator at (785) 843-1661. Thank you for your support! Donate to WABE now at http://www.sae. net/donate. Phoenix Club ($1,000 and above) Kent A. Christensen '58 D. Gray Clark '60 George L. Berry '72 * Craig R. Christensen '84 Phi Alpha Club ($500 to $999) John H. Woodman '65 Mark E. Magnussen '74 Scott L. Taylor '82 Thomas V. Van Halm '83 Purple & Gold Club ($250 to $499) * Michael B. Bauer '69 * Peter T. Smith '72 * Patrick A. Berschauer '76 * James M. Martin '76 Robert E. Cavanagh '82 Violet Club ($100 to $249) Steve Sikorski * John G. Carriere Jr. '57 Alexander W. McLean '57 Richard W. Stephan '60 * James K. Hayner '72 Robert M. Meyers, D.D.S. '76 * Brian M. Crow '78 * J. Walter Eskeberg '79 David E. Barber '80 David R. Black '80 Raymond F. Harding '83 Russell S. VanderWilde, M.D. '83 Todd R. Thrasher '92 * Darian T. Adams '94 Timothy S. McMenamin '96 Deric A. Schmierer '98 Jeff J. Christianson '03 Donors (Up to $99) Charles R. Marshall '49 * Michael G. Mason '57 Paul W. Tanzer '57 * T. Thomas Van Well '57 Gordon K. Bartol '59 Dr. Richard A. Fussell '60 Bill H. Koidal '60 Gary O. Tapert '65 David C. Powell '70 Lane A. Griffin, D.D.S. '72 Dennis C. Rea '73 James C. Wright '74 Ladd H. Shumway '80 Robert D. Ing Jr. '82 * Steven E. Mayeda '85 Steven L. Sandberg '87 Edward C. Reinhart III '93 * Jason C. King '95 Andrew F. Woodruff '98 *Fall 2014 donor (Continued on page 4)

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