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2001

On Sunday, November 11, 2001,
Alpha Chapter
initiated
its 164th Line

The new members
include ten Line Brothers:

Daniel Joseph Hyde of Grand Rapids, MI,
Jason Roy Atwood of Danville, CA,
Neil Edward Gormley of Ellicott City, MD
Andrew Augustine Griffin of Evanston, IL,
John Royal Menzel of Saint Louis Park, MN,
Seán Patrick Duffy of Torrington, CT,
Yang-ming Tham of Hong Kong, China,
Keith Michael Gerver of Martinsburg, WV,
Elliot Emil Rosenzweig of Glenview, IL,
Jonathan Arthur Feltham of Clearwater, FL,

and four National Brothers:

Jan-Emmanuel Corneille Julien Marie de Neve of Destelbergen, Belgium,
Brennan Christopher McCarthy of Annapolis, MD,
Lionel Joseph Ownsworth of Indian River, ON
Jens Riegger of Vogt, Germany,
.

The Initiation Team:
Bro. Francis Piotrkowski, Al-'98, was the Line Captain,
Bro. Sean Kulkarni, Al-'99, the Senior Assistant Line Captain,
Bros. Christopher Whipps, Al-'00; Brendan Franich Al-'99;
Michael Davies, Al-'00; Philip Hahn, Al-'99;
Stephen Esposito, Al-'00, and Joseph Crace, Al-'99,
the Junior Assistant Line Captains;
and Bro. Joseph Juhn Al-'99,
the Line Chaplain.

WE KNOW OF

NO DELTA PHI EPSILON BROTHER

INJURED OR KILLED

IN THE THE SEPTEMBER 11, 2001, ATTACKS

ON THE PENTAGON

AND WORLD TRADE CENTER

Our prayers, though, for all those

who were.

Bro. James F. Dobbins, Al-'60,
named U.S. Ambassador to Opposition in Afghanistan

The State Department announced the appointment of James F. Dobbins
as a second special envoy to deal with Afghanistan.
He will be travelling to Europe and Asia
as the "U.S. ambassador to the Afghan opposition."

Bro. Dobbins "will spend the bulk of his time in the region
consulting with the Afghan opposition and with concerned governments,"
department spokesman Richard Boucher said yesterday.
He will work with Richard Haass, director of policy planning at State,
who has already been named a special envoy to the exiled former King,
Mohammed Zahir Shah, who resides in Rome
and to other Afghan opposition groups.
Mr. Haass, who served President Bush's father
during the Gulf war as a Middle East adviser,
is tied up with Northern Ireland's shaky peace process and other concerns
making extensive travel difficult, said a State Department official
who spoke on the condition of anonymity.

Mr. Haass will still oversee planning
for a future Afghanistan government to replace the Taliban regime.

Bro. Dobbins will also be working
with Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs Christina Rocca.

He is one of the State Department's most experienced diplomats,
Mr. Boucher said in announcing the appointment.

Bro. Dobbins served as the Clinton Administration's co-ordinator for Haïti,
overseeing the diplomatic and civil aspects of the 1994-96 intervention
in which U.S. troops restored President Jean-Bertrand Aristide to power.

In that post, however, he was accused by Rep. Dan Burton, Indiana Republican,
of concealing human rights abuses by the restored Aristide government.
In part due to lingering Congressional G.O.P. resentment over the Haïti policy,
Bro. Dobbins became one of several Clinton Administration appointees
who failed to win confirmation in the Senate.

He spent six months in limbo
before Pres. Clinton was able to use the opportunity
of a Senate recess to appoint Bro. Dobbins
Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs.
He was, though, sworn in on January 4, 2001,
just days before the Clinton Administration came to an end
and he lost his post once the Bush Administration took over.

Bro. Dobbins has also served as the State Department's senior manager
for peace operations in Kosovo, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Somalia.
He was Pres. Clinton's special adviser on the Kosovo and Bosnia peace accords.

Bro. Dobbins was initiated into Delta Phi Epsilon
in December 1960 on Alpha's 81st Line.
.

Bro. Henry Albert Zuberano, Et-'29,
a Charter Member of Eta Chapter,
died aged 96 years in Honolulu, Hawaii, in January 2001.

After graduation from George Washington University's
National Law School
he joined in 1936 the Judicial Department of the U.S. Navy
and was assigned to American Samoa.

In 1941 he was commissioned a Lieutenant Commender
in the U.S. Navy and served in Navy Intelligence
in the Pacific Theater throughout World War II.

After cessation of hostilities
he was assigned to General Douglas MacArthur's staff
as the Military Governor of Okinawa.

In 1946 he retired to live in Honolulu, Hawaii,
where he became well-known as a philanthropist,
especially for Roman Catholic charities.

In his will, Bro. Zuberano left "for many happy memories"
to the Delta Phi Epsilon Foundation for Foreign Service Education
a bequest of $25,000, plus .98% of his residual estate
(which alone amounts to over $3.4 millions).

We were blessed with having in our midst
a good man for many years.
.

Bro. Terrence Boyle Hosts Party in Honor of Himself

In August 2001, on his birthday, Bro. Terrence Boyle,
National General Secretary of Delta Phi Epsilon Fraternity since 1978,
hosted a party for several loyal brothers and their spouses,
Shown above, l to r, are Bros. Charles Pucie, Al-'62, Rev. Daniel Sweeney, S.J., Al-'78,
Terrence Boyle, Al-'63, Charles Skuba, Al-'68, Franklin Lavin, Al-'75, Marcus King, Al-'89,
David Ralston, Al-'73, William Dirlam, Al-'99, and Roger Rigaud, Al-'90,
with Susan Pucie, Mary Ralston, Carolyn Skuba,
Leslie Chiarello, Mary Ann Dirlam and Ann Lavin.
(Not in picture is Carmen Brissette Grayson,
who took the photograph)
.

Bro. Franklin L. Lavin, Al-'75,
has been
appointed U.S. Ambassador to Singapore

and

Bro. Evan G. Galbraith, Al-'94,
has been
appointed Defense Adviser
to the U.S. Ambassador to NATO

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Five brothers attended the swearing-in of Bro. Lavin
as U.S. Ambassador to Singapore.
Shown above, l to r, are Bros. David Ralston, Al-'73, Terrence Boyle, Al-'63,
Franklin Lavin, Al-'75, Rev. Daniel Sweeney, S.J., Al-'78, and Charles Skuba, Al-'68.
Also present, but not in this picture, was Bro. Daniel Levinson, De-'71.
.

Brothers Gather for Skuba Nuptuals

In June 2001 Bro. Charles Skuba, Al-'68,
married Carolyn West and nineteen brothers
joined in the celebration.

Pictured above, l to r, are Bros. Michael Campilongo, Al-'65, Richard Muller, Al-'64,
Stephen Friend, Al-'68, Vincent Chiarello, Al-'67, John Dzurik, Al-'69, Michael Osajda, Al-'66,
Robert Saidis, Al-'69, William Dirlam, Al-'99, James Castillo, Al-'69, George Christopher, Al-'71, Terrence Boyle, Al-'63,
Federico Sacasa, Al-'69, Charles Skuba, Al-'68, David Ralston, Al-'73, Rev. Daniel Sweeney, SJ, Al-'78,
Richard Krashevski, Al-'02, Kevin Conry, Al-'72, Christian Pearson, Al-'73,
Paul Patrick, Al-'69, and Thomas Golden, Al-'96.
.

Two Brothers Honored
by Alpha Chapter's Annual Award
for Character
Meet Again at Skuba Wedding.

Bros. Michael Campilongo and Michael Osajda,
after whom Alpha Chapter in 1969 established its annual

"Michael J. Campilongo / Michael C. Osajda
Our Forefathers Fought and Died For These Principles Award"

were re-united in June 2001
at the wedding reception of Bro. Charles Skuba.

Bros. Michael Campilongo, Al-'65, and Michael Osajda, Al-'66

Many (in and out of the service professions)
wonder if and when Alpha Chapter
ever will have two such brothers again.
.

Bro. Peter J. Hurtgen, Al-'60,
has been appointed Chairman
of the National Labor Relations Board

President Bush has designated Bro. Peter J. Hurtgen,
a Member of the National Labor Relations Board since 1997,
to serve as Chairman.

The White House announced the appointment May 16, 2001.

Chairman Hurtgen succeeds John C. Truesdale,
whose most recent appointment by President Clinton began on 12-4-98.
Mr. Truesdale was confirmed by the Senate as Board Member on 11-19-99
for a term expiring in 2003, but he has said that he would leave the Board
when a successor has been confirmed to take his place as Board Member.
A President's designation of a Board Member as Chairman is not subject to Senate confirmation.

Prior to his appointment to the Board on 11-14-97,
Bro. Hurtgen had since 1983 practiced labor and employment law in Miami at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius.

A native of Madison, Wisconsin, he received his B.S.F.S. and J.D. degrees from Georgetown University.
He was initiated into Delta Phi Epsilon in December 1960 as a member of Alpha Chapter's 81st Line.
Bro. Hurtgen served in a term that expired on 8-28-01.
He was then re-appointed by Pres Bush for a full term of his own.

Lost DPE Crest
To Be Replaced

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Alpha House Acquires Pool Table

Pictured above are many of the Alpha actives
celebrating the arrival of a pool table.
Bro. Michael F. Bober, Al-'98, organized a
subscription drive of the actives and recent alumni
to acquire the table
and maintain a fund to care for this welcome addition
to the social life of Alpha brothers.
.

On Sunday, April 1, 2001,
Alpha Chapter
initiated
the fifteen new brothers
of its 163rd Line

The fifteen new Line Brothers:

William David Morrissey of Newport, RI,
Christopher Barry Hajduk of Chicago, IL,
John Vincent Bailey Toner of Longmeadow, MA,
Brian Andrew Hahs of Beaverton, OR,
Kevin James Burel of Atlanta, GA,
Arthur Caleb Sadiq of Greenville, SC
Vincent Michael Pérez of El Paso, TX,
Adam Charles Reese of Wexford, PA,
Marc Avery Gersen of Sarasota, FL,
Christopher George Gladbach of Watkinsville, GA,
Joseph Michael Hammon of River Grove, IL,
Michael Adel Kanaan of Southport, CT,
Arslan Zafar Malik of Hagerstown, MD,
Victor Manuel Tello of Coral Springs, FL,
Nicholas Joseph Savasta of Bayville, NY,

The Initiation Team:
Bro. Michael DiGiovine, Al-'98, was the Line Captain,
Bro. Brendan Franich, Al-'99, was the Senior Assistant Line Captain,
Bros. Evan Kohlmann, Al-'98; Christopher Whipps, Al-'00;
John Givens, Al-'00; Jonathan Cook, Al-'99;
Aaron Thompson, Al-'00, and Michael Davies, Al-'00,
were the Junior Assistant Line Captains;
and Bro. Christopher Henderson, Al-'00,
was the Line Chaplain.

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