ing at various churches. They recently
and scripts won include Best Sci-Fi
connected on Facebook through the
Screenplay (1st), “Robo Hills Texas;” Fes-
Bishop’s daughter and had a gratifying
tival Director’s Choice Best Veteran Film,
video chat. Unfortunately, Bishop Yeakel
“Heroes Are Forever;” Best Actor Mini
died on July 4 (see note In Memoriam).
Short, “Heroes Are Forever;” and Best Director Mini Short Film, “Not Your Day.”
’60s
Carla M. Giachero ’84 retired from
Carol Bronson Steiner ’61 celebrates
Township Public Schools on March 1.
Tax-wise giving from your IRA
teaching in the New Jersey Hillsborough
60 years since graduating from LVC
If you’re age 70.5 or older and have an IRA, you can make a gift to LVC and save on taxes— even if you don’t itemize.
and marrying Richard, whom she met in fifth grade. They are the proud parents of three children, seven grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. She and Richard are happily retired in Vermont
It’s called a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD), and it’s fairly simple to do.
and Florida. A co-editor of the book, Handbook of Children and Prejudice (Springer Nature
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2019), Dr. Hiram Fitzgerald ’62 was sur-
administrator to make a
prised to learn that the book has record-
distribution from the IRA
ed 39,000 downloads. Additionally, from
directly to LVC. We’ll direct
January 1 to September 2020, the book
your gift to whichever College
recorded 18,295 downloads, making it
priority you choose.
one of Springer Nature’s top publications
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that concerns one of the United Nations’
31, 2020, from 35 years of Spanish ministry in the Unitarian Universalist Association.
’70s In June, Linda Weaver Blair ’77 retired as head of cataloging at the Sibley Library of the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, N.Y. She also was active for many years in the Music Library Association and served on the board of directors.
Gifts of up to $100,000 are eligible.
sustainable development goals. Gretchen Long Woods ’67 retired July
Instruct your IRA
Weston Baim
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You do not claim it as income for tax purposes since the
Christine Webster Hostetler ’87 and
distribution comes directly to
Donald Hostetler ’88 are the proud
The Valley.
grandparents of Weston Baim, who was born on March 18, 2020.
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And the Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) returns in
Dr. Christian Hamann ’88 and Dr.
2021. A QCD gift will count
Anthony Kapolka ’87 reunited at the
toward your RMD (if you have
Council on Undergraduate Research
one this year).
(CUR) annual business meeting in June. Dr. Hamann is an associate professor in Albright College’s chemistry & biochemistry department, and Dr. Kapolka is an associate professor in the Wilkes University math and computer science
’80s
department and first-year foundations
George Meyers ’81 attended the
incorporate lessons learned in the
Cowpokes International Film Festival in
Neidig-Garber Science Center in their
Electra, Texas. Some awards his films
student-faculty research.
director. Both elected CUR councilors in their respective divisions, they each
For many donors, a QCD is the most tax-advantaged way to support LVC students because it’s a gift made from pre-tax assets. Please contact Joe Martellaro, director of gift planning, at martella@lvc.edu or 1-866LVC-1866 for additional information on IRA giving.
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