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2025 – Challenge Winners and Nominees

A person in a suit and another in a shirt are speaking in front of an audience at a reunion event. The screen behind them reads "Welcome Back! MBA Reunion Weekend 2025 May 16-17."

2025 Crandall Challenge Citation Winners Carl Shaifer, WG’57James Wilbur, WG’67Howard Kroplick, WG’73Carl Shaifer, WG’57 Carl Shaifer, WG’57 Philadelphia, PA One of the original founders and chairs of WGES, Carl passed away in March 2025. He was what our generation would call a “Renaissance man.” His devotion to Wharton and WGES…Read More

WGES MBA Reunion Weekend 2025 Luncheon

Phone of WGES members at the 2025 Wharton MBA Reunion

WGES MBA Reunion Weekend 2025 Luncheon From left to right, at the May 17 Reunion luncheon: Rick Perkins, WG’70; Eugene Aaron, WG’73; “Pete” Peterson, WG’56; Helen Formanes, associate director, alumni relations; McClain Gordon, WG’73; and Jack Holton, C’69, WG’73. The WGES Reunion event returned to its original format this past…Read More

WGES Lunch in the Greater Washington, DC area

Wharton Emeritus Society Alumni at a lunch in DC

WGES Lunch in the Greater Washington, DC area Leadership Committee member John Majane, WG’58, arranged for another of his luncheon meetings of WGES members in the Washington, D.C. area on June 24. He reported that the meeting was full of lots of discussion and good stories.

Leadership Spotlight: John Majane, WG’58

Leadership Spotlight: John Majane, WG’58 A long time member of the WGES Leadership Committee, John has been successfully organizing quarterly lunches for WGES members in the greater DC Capitol Region. It has given members a chance to meet and share experiences of their thriving retirements.

WGES Spotlight C. DeWitt “Pete” Peterson, WG’56

WGES Spotlight C. DeWitt “Pete” Peterson, WG’56 ‘Pete” Peterson has been active with WGES from its very beginning and has served on the Leadership Committee for the past decade. A veteran of the US Navy, he was on active duty aboard destroyers for 3 years, in the Mediterranean and in Korea. In addition, he…Read More

2017 – Challenge Winners and Nominees

crandall challenge winner receiving award

2017 - Crandall Challenge Citation Winners Charles Decker, WG'64Michael Wallace, WG’65Charles Decker, WG'64 Charles Decker, WG'64 New York City and Dominican Republic Charlie had a notable career in advertising and marketing with BBDO Advertising, Quaker Oats and Warner Brothers.Upon ‘retirement’, he started living in the Dominican Republic half-time in 2004…Read More

With Leadership Committee Member Eugene Aaron, WG’73

Ronny Lancaster, WG’75, Eugene Aaron, WG’73, Merritt Brown, WG’74 and Campbell Johnson WG’73 art a lunch in Washington, DC.

With Leadership Committee Member Eugene Aaron, WG’73 Eugene reunited four distinguished Wharton Grads: Ronny Lancaster, WG’75, Eugene Aaron, WG’73, Merritt Brown, WG’74 and Campbell Johnson WG’73 art a lunch in Washington, DC. “The group dove into a rich tapestry of careers that spanned decades. (Wharton Magazine, Fall Winter 2024, p.78)

WGES Lunch in the Greater Washington, DC area

from the lower left, Mike Harringon U of P ’64 Wh Gr 70, Jesse Cantrill WhGr’63, Barry Gordon WhGr’57, Robert Swartz Wh Gr 67, John Majane WhGr’58, , Kersey Dastur WhGr’71

WGES Lunch in the Greater Washington, DC area With Leadership Committee Member John MAJANE On Thursday, 19 September we met at the Hunters Inn and bar in Potomac MD for a really good discussion some personal service history and also the current situation downtown. A picture of our Wharton group…Read More

WGES Spotlight Guillermo Schmidhuber WG’71

WGES Spotlight Mexico’s Leading Playwright Mexico’s leading playright, Guillermo Schmidhuber, WG’71, is a professor at the University of Guadalajara, the second largest university in Mexico. Previously, he taught at the University of Louisville and the University of Kentucky from 1986 to 1993. Schmidhuber served as the cultural attaché for the Mexican…Read More

Wharton Graduate Class Reunion – May 18, 2024

A group of six older adults, all wearing suits, standing in a room with large windows and wooden paneling. One person is using a cane. They are likely attending an event or gathering.

Wharton Graduate Class Reunion - May 18, 2024 Leadership Committee Members of the Wharton Graduate Emeritus Society at the May 2024 Graduate Class Reunion Dinner, Announcing the Crandall Citation Awards for 2024 (from left to right: “Rick” Perkins, WG’70, “Pete” Peterson, WG56, Cliff Leventhal, WG’56, McClain Gordon, WG’73, Jack Holton,…Read More