Mystery Classmate 023

Congratulations to Maria Wojtaszek Romanelli, Scott Silverman, Milton Koutavas, Chuck Zimmerman, Jamie Kracsun McBride, Jack Horner, Barbara Bender Pietro, Paula Recchio Joseph, Joe Caprara, Brandon "Brandon B" Holmes, Carrie Schadle, Bill Stout, Kristin Burgard, Amy Chufo Prezelski, and Paul Rodgers, all of whom correctly identified Bruce Kothmann ('85) as Mystery Classmate 023 and are listed in the order that their responses were received.

In case you were wondering, Bruce is an engineer with the Boeing Rotorcraft Division in Philadelphia as well as an Adjunct Associate Professor at Drexel University. He earned his Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering at Princeton University after receiving his MS at Penn State and BS at the University of Virginia, where he served as President of the Virginia Men's Glee Club. Bruce is pictured with his son Lewis. His family also includes wife Andrea and daughter Julia.

Many of you had nice things to say about Bruce. Paula Recchio Joseph, Milton Koutavas and Bill Stout all noted that Bruce's appearance has not changed much. Scott Silverman remembered that Bruce lived on Stevendale Drive, and Paul Rodgers said that Bruce was Scott's favorite neighbor. Barbara Bender Pietro thought that Bruce's son is cute, and Brandon "Brandon B" Holmes said that by the looks of the photo, fatherhood has been good to Bruce.

Maria Wojtaszek Romanelli reminisced about their prom night together.

Jerry Koutavas guessed former Arizona governor and US Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt.