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ALUMNI NEWS
Harold Leddy '52 turned 90 in August.
Paul Norton '64 is just living a quiet life in
paradise. Email: pln1960@hotmail.com
Demetri Preonas '64 is still working as a
consultant in the baking and food industry. Most
of his current work centers around food safety
and the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).
He's also involved with GFSI Compliance.
Email: demetri@preonas.com
John Williams '68 enjoys traveling to
Tallahassee for football and baseball games and
hanging out with SigEp brothers Dave Wilson
'68 and Charles "Chuck" Castrina '67. He
likes to go on vacations to Florida and South
Carolina beaches with his wife, Elaine. Email:
jfrankwilliams45@gmail.com
George Sicarello '74 has a new novel on Amazon
E-Books, How Fair the Sun Shines. George Carell
is his pen name. Email: gsicarello3@yahoo.com
John Hess '83 is still golfing and playing
basketball. He enjoys spending time with his
kids, Grant, Mallory, and Annalise. Email:
bowden0000@yahoo.com
Brett Murphy '92 was featured on PBS NewsHour:
pbs.org/newshour/show/should-high-schools-
worry-about-what-students-do-after-graduation-
this-city-says-yes. Email: brettmurphy@cps.edu
James Lauro '93 is an insurance broker in
Orlando. He misses Florida State and the SigEp
house. James would like to know if there are any
new events this year, where the new house is
located, and if an alumni get-together is planned.
Robert Russell '96 completed a doctoral degree
after retiring from sworn law enforcement,
in which he spent 18 years as a detective and
hostage negotiator. Robert now works for think
tanks and private firms in Washington, D.C.,
and as a law enforcement researcher and subject
matter expert. Email: scott2131@gmail.com
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STUDIOUS SEMINOLES
SigEp Ranks Second among
Florida State Fraternities in GPA
T
he undergraduates of Florida Epsilon
have a great deal to be excited about
with plans progressing for the con-
struction of a new Chapter House. This semester
they have stayed focused as a Chapter excelling
academically and as leaders on campus.
Florida Epsilon's dedication in the classroom
paid off, as SigEp earned a 3.17 GPA to rank as
the second-best fraternity academically at FSU.
"It was great," outgoing chapter president Nate
Wheeler '19 said. "It was nice to get recognized
for everyone's hard work."
Nate credited outgoing academics chairman
Ryan Nagel '20 for helping his brothers be suc-
cessful in their studies.
"We had study hours and he filed a virtual li-
brary of tests and study guides that helped a lot,"
Nate said.
Along with thriving in the classroom, Florida
Epsilon has shined in a variety of other areas.
Kevin Rutois '21 was elected to the 2019 IFC
board as the vice president of public relations.
The numbers are still being calculated for how
much the chapter has raised in its philanthropic
efforts this fall, and an exciting spring is in store
with Line Dance—FSU's largest philanthropic
event—scheduled in March.
Florida Epsilon is excited for great things to
come in 2019.
