SEPTEMBER 1972
Page 3 - CROSSROADS
Alumnus Profile
WALT TAGGART
Professor
of Law
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Walt makes a point In his conversation.
Born in 1943, Walt Taggart
came to the Abbey in 1961. Three
and a half years later (without
attending any summer session),
he was graduated in the top five
percent of his class. Majoring in
philosophy and minoring in
business, he was distinguished
by more than academic ex
cellence. A member of the honor
society Delta Epsilon Sigma,
Walt was also vice president of
Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity,
vice-chairman of the Student
Government Judicial Board, a
member of Who’s Who Among
Students in American Univer
sities and Colleges, and the
manager of the varsity
basketball team.
Upon leaving the Abbey he did
public relations work for the
Buick division of the General
Motors Corporation in New York
City. Then in 1965, he began law
study at Villanova University
Law School. He soon became
research assistant to Professor
Donald Giannella, editor of
Religion and the Pubiic Order.
Starting as a staff member of the
Villanova Law Review in 1966,
Walt became Article and Book
Review Editor in 1967. He was
graduated number one in a class
of 128. From 1968 to 1970 he
worked as law clerk to the
Honorable John P. Fullam. In
’70 he was offered an Assistant
Professorship on the faculty of
Villanova. Now an associate
professor, Walt acts as advisor
to the Law Review, sits as a
member of the curriculum
committee (the youngest of the
five' man committee) and
teaches Property, Products and'
the Consumer, and Land
Financing. He is also special
assistant to the Honorable John
P. Fullam of the United States
District Court of the Eastern
District of Pennsylvania for the
purposes of the Penn Central
Reorganization Proceedings.
See PROFILE, Page 7
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Surrounded by books, he enjoys his work.
^umnil
News
BY MARY COOK
’28 ~ Mr. and Mrs. Donald
MacGready stopped by for a
visit on July 12. They were on
their way home to Hillsdale, N. J.
from seeing their daughter in
Alabama.
’31 Joe Ripley is radio
newscaster, announcer and
producer at WALK, Patehogue,
and WNCN in New York City. He
and Jean and their three
children live in Massapequa.
’34 Joseph Burton is Clerk of
the Superior Court for the
District of Columbia. He and
Mary and their two children live
in Silver Spring, Md. He received
his law degree from Catholic
University.
’35 Tim Kearns is assistant
manager of Speed Car Wash in
Augusta, Ga.
’37 -- James Cronin is sales
representative with Mercury
Motor Express in Atlanta. He
and Margaret and their two
children live in Atlanta.
’38 - John Lippard is a land
scape architect and president of
National Aerials Surveys in
Charlotte.
’39 -- Charles Jenkins owns
Frank Jenkins & Associates,
Manufacturers’ Representative,
in Columbus, Ga. Joe Martin
owns Martin Mortgage Co. in
Bellaire, Texas. He Kay and
their three children live in
Bellaire.
’40 -- Hobart Joost is in the real
estate business in Jacksonville,
Fla. He and Rita have seven
children. Earl Marshall is
Athletic Director, coach and
teacher in the Riverside Unified
School District, Califorhia.
’41 -- Charles Miller is
president of Investment &
Financial Management, Inc. in
Norfolk, Va. He and Ruth have
five children. Walter Gillis is
state industrial inspector with
the Department of Labor and
Industries in Massachusetts.
John Kemp is general agent for
Mutual of Omaha Insurance Co.
in Pine Bluff, Ark.
’42 Bob Thalman is head
football coach at VMI in
Lexington, Va. Lewis McGehee
is district sales manager for
Home Beneficial Life in
Fredericksburg, Va. Clarence
Armstrong is with the U.S.
Postal Service in Belmont. Asa
Hosmer is regional sales
manager for Union Pump Co. in
Woodbury, N.J.
’43 - Mitchell Baddour is
products specialist, agricultural
packaging, with Continental Can
Co. in Goldsboro, N.C. He and
Doris have four children.
’44 - Frank Solar! is Director of
Guidance at Hermitage High
School in Richmond, Va. He was
graduated from St. Benedict’s
College, received his master’s
from Catholic University and
worked towards the doctorate at
the University of Virginia. He
and Joan have five children. Ray
Smith is sales manager for Lyles
Chevrolet Co. in High Point, N.C.
He and Norma have three
children.
’47 -- Dr. Glenn Watson is a
psychologist with the Dede
Wallace Mental Health Clinic in
Nashville, Tenn., and lives in
Forest City, N.C.
’48- Norman Moore is a dentist
in Norfolk, Va., where he and
Jeanne and their four children
live. Neil Rice is with the FBI in
Detroit, Michigan. George
JFreeman is an attorney in
Goldsboro, N.C., where he and
Jane and their four children live.
Charles Wethington is marketing
representative for Columbia Gas
of West Virginia. He and Martha
Ann and their three children live
in Huntington.
’50-- Curt Davis is in the
construction business in
Miramar, Fla. Leo Wade is with
the FBI in Richmond. He and
Doris have five children.
’54" John Chesser is with
Sears, Roebuck & Co. in Lan
caster, S.C. He and Rose have
four children.
’55" Father Francis Moesleln
is pastor of Holy Spirit Church in
Jacksonville, N.C. Frank
Rozelle is principal of Northwest
Junior High School in Charlotte.
’56- Bill Marter is district
sales manager for Hallmark
Cards, Ambassador Division,
and he and Dolores and their two
children live in Manchester, Mo.
Dr. Richard Bird is a Radiologist
in Charlotte. Forrest Rockett,
his two children, Jimmy, eight,
and David, eleven visited the
College in July. Forrest is
Executive Vice President of
Lauderdale Beach Bank in Fort
Lauderdale, Fla. Maurice
Theberge is an orthodontist in
Bradford, Mass. Alan Jones is an
attorney with the Department of
Commerce. He and Bootsey and
their six children live in Bowie,
Md.
’57" William Beam is sales
representative for Groves
Thread Co. in Gastonia. He and
Anne have three children. Dick
Bain is county administrator for
the County of Goochland, Va. He
and Helen have three children
and live in Manakin, Va.
’59" Donald Ford is in
surance claims manager for
Transport Insurance Co. He and
Bonnie and their three children
live in Decatur,^Ga. Brian Maher
is an attorney in Bridgeport
Conn. Charles Blanchard is vice-
president of C.W. Blanchard,
Inc., General Contractors, in
Charleston, S.C., and he and
Betty and their six children live
in Mt. Pleasant. Peter Marchetti
See ALUMNI, Page 4