Author: Leslie Egbo

JAMES R. SMITH, 69, a teacher in a Fishtown, Pa., middle school for 37 years, who co–founded DRIVE, an innovative program for at–risk students, died Feb. 26, 2009. He was a member of Chi Psi and received his degree with honors. After receiving his master’s degree from the University of Massachusetts, he began his long teaching career, and after retirement continued to mentor students. Among those who survive are his wife, Kathleen Gallagher Smith, a daughter, and a granddaughter.

THOMAS M. STEPHENSON, who was associated with Bennett Brothers, a corporate employee rewards program, died May 1, 2004. He was 64 and had earned his bachelor’s degree from Ramapo College in 1992. Survivors include his wife, Janet Hanzalek Stephenson, his mother, three children, four grandchildren, and a brother and sister.

ARTHUR F. STAUBITZ, a philanthropist and former Baxter International executive, died May 28, 2009, at age 70. He received his degree with honors and with distinction in government, and received his law degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He started his legal career with Sidley and Austin, later moving to Sperry Univac (Unisys), where he became director of operations for Japan. After 20 years with Baxter International, he retired in 1999 as Baxter’s senior vice president and general counsel. He was also president of the Baxter Foundation. At the time of his death he was a trustee of both Arizona Opera and Carthage College, and as founder of the Staubitz Charitable Trust, he saw the trust fund seven Habitat for Humanity houses, as well as establish both a Stroke Registry and a Cerebral Palsy Registry at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. Survivors include his wife, Linda Miller Staubitz, three children, and five grandchildren.

ANTHONY M. SCHWARZWALDER, a former Agency for International Development mission director at the forefront of USAID strategy development, and a longtime leader in international relief and development, died Feb. 3, 2012, at age  71.  He was a member of Eclectic and received his degree with distinction. He received an MPH degree from Johns Hopkins University and was a graduate fellow at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School. During his 23-year career with USAID, he served overseas in Bangladesh, where he was the first mission director following the Bengali war for independence, in Jordan, and in the Philippines, in addition to his base in Washington, D.C. He received the Arthur S. Flemming Award for Government Service and Leadership in 1972. After leaving USAID he worked for several Washington, D.C.-based organizations focused on HIV/AIDS prevention programs. He is survived by his wife, Cecilia Javier, three children, four grandchildren, his sister, and a niece.

H. GERARD SIEK JR., M.D., an orthopedic surgeon, died Apr. 25, 2006. He was 81. A member of Psi Upsilon, he received his medical degree from Columbia University and was a U.S. Army veteran. Survivors include his wife, Barbara Michaelis Siek, and six children.

GREGORY P. SPEISER, a senior vice president at Morgan Stanley, died Jan. 27, 2009, at age 52. A member of Eclectic, he received his degree cum laude and received a master’s degree in business administration from New York University. Among those who survive are his wife, Sian Ballen; two sons: Alex, who was accepted, early decision, to the Wesleyan class of ’13, and William; and a sister–in–law, Kate M. Ballen ’75.

P. WILLIAM SIEVERLING JR., a former city editor and assistant managing editor at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. who retired as the director of the YMCA’s International Office for Asia, died Feb. 28, 2004. He was 69. A member of Delta Sigma, he received his degree with high honors and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He also spent three years in the U.S. Army counterintelligence corps and later was a Woodrow Wilson fellow at Harvard University. He won awards for investigative reporting and public service reporting in the state of Washington. After he left the Post-Intelligencer he worked for the YMCA. Survivors include his wife, Virginia Stout; two children; a stepson, Peter Stout ’85; a grandchild; and a sister.

WARREN T. SHERMAN, who retired as internist and cardiologist in Danbury, Conn., after more than 40 years of practice, died May 6, 2011, at age 76. He was a member of Sigma Nu and received his degree with honors and with distinction in biology. After receiving his medical degree from New York University, he served in the U.S. Navy. He had also been an assistant clinical professor at the Yale University School of Medicine. Survivors include his wife, Lyn Schmid Sherman, four children, four grandchildren, his sister, and his brother, David L. Sherman ’61.

BARBARA GIFFEN SWAIN, 57, an attorney who spent most of her professional legal career in the Office of the Maryland Attorney General, most recently serving as Principal Counsel to the State Treasurer’s Office, died Feb. 4, 2011. A religion major, she served as a VISTA volunteer after receiving her degree cum laude, and then received a dual MBA/JD degree in 1981 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She also participated in the family business, The Dunes Manor Hotel and Dunes Motel in Ocean City, Md. A community leader, she was active in educational, religious, and professional organizations. Among those who survive are her husband, Fred Demers, two sons, and a large extended family.

TIMOTHY B. SAUM, M.D., associate professor of internal medicine and preventive medicine at Meharry Medical College, died May 9, 2005 at age 53. He received his medical degree from the Medical College of Virginia and a master’s degree in public health from Yale University. Among those who survive are his wife, Jean L. Byassee, a daughter, his parents, and a brother.