Marie Bush, M.D. - 1974

 

After graduating from Bangor Area High School as the valedictorian in 1974, Marie Bush pursued a career in medicine. She graduated, a member of Phi Beta Kappa, from Lehigh University in 1978. She received her M.D. from Jefferson Medical College in 1982. She interned in Allentown Hospitals and served her residency in Reading Hospital Medical Center. She received her board certification in Internal Medicine in 1987 and then worked as an emergency physician in Pottsville and Sellersville, PA. She moved to Colorado in 1994 and took a job as an urgent care physician in the Longont Clinic, Colorado.

Marie is well known for her work in photography. She enjoyed taking pictures as a child after receving her first Kodak camera at the age of twelve. After moving to Colorado, inspired by the beauty of her natural surroundings, she started taking photography more seriously. She participated in many workshops with the Rocky Mountain School of Photography and Sante Fe Photography. Marie is now an established fine art photographer in Boulder County, Colorado.

She has exhibited her work in many solo and group exhibitions and was named the Boulder County Gold Photographer of the Year in 2004. She is published in many magazines and journals.

Marie promotes the preservation of our natural environment with her photography. She states, "My photographs invite viewers to linger, to refelect, to slow down, and to open their senses. They are an invitation to look again and to look more deeply, to find what still may be hidden. Each is an opportunity for contemplation and reverie."

Marie is the daughter of the late Earl and Marcella Bush. She has two brothers, Zane and Jeff, both BAHS graduates, in 1972 and 1976, repectively.

 

Elinor Reinhart Fehr - 1940

Elinor Fehr, a local historian, archeologist, and researcher, was a graduate of Bangor High School's Class of 1940. She attended Moravian College. During World War II she worked at Glen Martin Aircraft assembling "Martin Marauders."

Elinor founded the Forks of the Delaware Chapter of the Society for Pennsylvania Archeology where she served as a long-time officer. She also served as state president and director of the Society for Pennsylvania Archeology. She served as lead archeologist for the Overpeck and Sandts Eddy excavations along the Delaware River.

She served as a researcher on the location and habitation of Detzi's Blockhouse, A French and Indian War fortification in Plainfield Township. She authored and co-authored several articles and books on local Native Americans, including Of Forest and River: The Lenape of the Slate Belt.

Elinor was a collector of local Native American artifacts.

She was a recipient of the SPA State Archey Award for outstanding contribution in discovery and preservation of the prehistory of Pennsylvania. Other awards include a Bangor PTA Life Membership.

 

Janet Hancock Miller - 1956

 

Janet Miller graduated from Bangor High School in 1956. She served as class secretary and was voted "Best Helper" of the Class of 1956. After graduation she attended the Easton School of Nursing.

She was dubbed "The First Lady of Bangor" and is well known for her active role in community events. She is a founding member of Bangor's Heritage Days and the Slate Belt Heritage Center, where she has served as secretary since its organization. She served as the president and treasurer of the Friends of the Bangor Public Library, is a member of Trinity Lutheran Church choir, and a former coordinator of the Bee Hive Happening Shows. She also serves on the Slate Belt Chamber of Commerce and helps with the Bangor Main Street Program.

Because of her extreme loyalty and dedication to the Bangor community, Janet has been awarded the Bangor Exchange Club Golden Deeds Award and the Chapel of Four Chaplains Legion of Honor Award.

Janet is married to Duane Miller and has four children: Don, Glenn, Lee, and Sherry. They have eight grandchildren. This year she and Duane celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.

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Harriet L. Schwartz - 1983

 

After graduation, Harriet Schwartz received her B.A. in Journalism from Duquesne University in 1987, and an M.S. in Counseling from Springfield College in 1989. She is currently studying for her Ph.D. at Antioch University in Ohio.

She collaborates with students on issues of personal, academic, and professional development. She began her career as an academic counselor for a Division I men's basketball team.

Harriet recently resigned as assistant director of the Career Center at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh where she provided career and personal support to students in the performing and fine arts. She has accepted a position on the faculty of Carlow University where she will be teaching in a master's program in leadership. Harriet is also an active freelance writer and photographer, covering music and other aspects of pop culture for regional and national publications.

Harriet is the author of Spirituality 101: The indispensible guide to keeping-or finding-your spiritual life on campus. She has interviewed many sports legends, and famous singers and musicians.

Harriet is a published photographer. Her work can be found in several magazines and newspapers and is also shown in Pittsburgh area benefit art shows.

Harriet lives in Pittsburgh with her partner of 11 years and her two stepdaughters.

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Pamela Wise - 1963

 

Following graduation from Bangor High School, Pam graduated from Bucknell University in 1967. While working with Professor Richard Leacock at M.I.T. in 1976, she was invited to sail across the Atlantic on the Russian Tall Ship, Kruzenshtern, during the Open Sail Race for the Bicentennial. She recorded sound for a documentary of the event, and to this day, says it was the most thrilling six weeks of her life.

Pam is a member of American Cinema Editors and a member of the board of directors of the Motion Pictures Editors' Guild. She has edited the award winning films: Dark Matter, Transamerica, Secretary, and Dancemaker.

Pam began her film career editing verite documentaries with the masters Ricky Leacock, Charlotte Zwerin, and the Maysles brothers. Films she has edited include Horowitz Plays Mozart, Carnegie Hall Gets Plastered, A Tribute to Hank Williams, Shut Up and Dance, John Lennon Live in NY, and Accumulation with Water Motor.

She is a 1998 A.C.E. Eddie Award Winner for best edited documentary for Dancemaker.

She recently completed the editiing of Then She Found Me, Helen Hunt's directorial debut, which will open in theaters later this year.

Pam currently lives in Venice Beach California.