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Date: 6/4/2009
by Christian Feuerstein ’94

The Antioch Review has announced that it has been named a finalist in
the essay category for the 44th Annual National Magazine Award.  This
is the first time the Review has been a finalist for this award.  The
winning essay is Vickie’s Pour House: A Soldier’s Peace by Maureen
McCoy. For more information, visit the National Magazine Award website.

Date: 5/21/2009
By Christian Feuerstein ‘94

Laurence Glasco ’62 is an Associate Professor in History at the University of Pittsburgh. He has authored several books about the history of African-Americans in Pennsylvania—Legacy in Bricks and Mortar: Historic Sites of Black Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation, 1995); and The WPA History of the Negro in Pittsburgh (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2004), which he edited. He is currently working on two other books; one is about the late K. Leroy Irvis, the first African-American to serve as a speaker of the House in any state legislature in the United States since Reconstruction, and one about August Wilson’s Pittsburgh.

Date: 5/18/2009
JOSEPH EDWARD CONNELL October 8, 1930
February 27, 2009. Joe was born and raised in Niagara
Falls where he attended LaSalle High School and captained
its football team. After marrying his wife Patty (the
former Patricia Jane Parsons of Royal Oak, Michigan) and
graduating from Antioch College, Joe served as a naval
officer in Washington D.C. He then began a career in
public accounting with Coopers and Lybrand, where he rose
to become a partner while working in Detroit, Minneapolis,
and Des Moines.

Date: 5/18/2009
Patricia Jane Parsons Connell died October 3, 2007 in the company of
family at her home at the Highland Springs retirement center in Dallas,
Texas.   Pat was born in Detroit, Michigan on May 2, 1931 and grew up
in nearby Royal Oak.  Pat attended Michigan State University and
graduated from Antioch College.