Winter 2011 Scholar/Athletes Named Commencement; Honoray Degree Recipients Announced

The Quill, May, 2011 Vol. 19, No. 6 Holocaust survivor to speak at Winter 2011 scholar/athletes named Commencement; honoray degree recipients announced College president Dr. trian teams has been unparal- Barbara-Jayne Lewthwaite has leled, Dr. Lewthwaite said, announced that the keynote adding that he has appeared at speaker at Centenary College’s many IHSA competitions and 136th May Commencement events held at the Equestrian will be Ruth Arndt Gumpel, Center, most recently speaking a Holocaust survivor and at the second annual “Building frequent lecturer in the United on Equine Excellence” event in States and Germany. November. Her amazing story Alan J. Shaw will be was one of the subjects of the honored for his 20 years of ex- book Survival in the Shadows: emplary service on the Cente- Rob Urie, 3.71 GPA Dave Alsieux, 3.3 GPA Andrew Cobian, 3.30 GPA Seven Jews Hidden in Hitler’s nary College Board of Trustees. Basketball Wrestling Basketball Berlin, by Barbara Lovenheim. Shaw has served as treasurer During World War of the Board and chairman of II, Ms. Gumpel lived with six its Finance Committee since he others in Nazi Berlin, less than became a Trustee in 1991. two miles from Adolph Hitler’s He is the vice president bunker. for finance and operations of They survived for two the CCM Business Unit at and a half years without ration BASF. He joined that com- cards, identity cards or secure pany after its 2006 purchase accommodations, protected by of the Engelhard Corpora- non-Jewish Germans, and were tion, which he had served as eventually rescued in April controller and in other financial 1945 by the Soviet Union’s positions since 1982. In addi- Red Army. tion to his corporate work, Mr. “I know that her tale Shaw has served as Treasurer Katy DeGraw, 3.9 GPA Matt Regan, 3.287 GPA Jon Stillo, 3.4 GPA of perseverance and survival for the Morris-Sussex Council Basketball Wrestling Wrestling will inspire all who hear it.” Dr. of the Boy Scouts of America, Lewthwaite said. and has devoted a considerable Report contributed by the vari- Ruth Arndt Gumpel amount of time and resources ous coaches The Faculty Ath- of the academic year. While 3.30 GPA has also landed him will receive an honorary degree to helping homeless animals. letic Representative/Faculty Rob has enjoyed success as a on the CSAC All-Academic as will other distinguished He holds a bachelor’s Advisory Board is proud to an- student off the court, he has Team three times, as well as a members of the community. degree in Economics from Yale nounce the Winter 2011 FAR/ also performed at a high level selection for the NABC Honors Robert “Bob” Cac- University and an MBA from FAB Scholar Athletes: on the court. He has been our Court last season. Andrew chione will be honored for the University of Chicago. Rob Urie is every- team captain for the last three is going to graduate having his long association with, and President Lewthwaite said, “I thing that one looks for in a seasons, and his leadership played in over 85 games, which commitment to, the Cente- am delighted that Centenary student-athlete. Academically, will surely be missed. Rob is is 6th all-time, in Centenary nary College Equine Studies will be able to honor these two Rob posts a 3.71 GPA and has going to graduate as the men’s history. Andrew is excited to program. Cacchione is the outstanding men on Saturday, been a three-time selection to basketball program’s all-time step on the court every day and founder and executive direc- May 14, 2011, and share the the Colonial States Athletic leader scorer with 1,438 points has a passion for Centenary tor of the Intercollegiate Horse occasion with the Class of Conference’s (CSAC) All- (and counting) as well as in the that will continue way beyond Show Association (IHSA), 2011, the entire Centenary Academic Team. Rob was not top three of many other statisti- his playing career. The con- which he established in 1967 community and our honored only recognized in the confer- cal categories, which include: stant energy he brings to our so college students could ride guests. I know their steadfast ence as an excellent student- Games Played (1st), Field program has been unmatched and compete regardless of support of the College will be athlete, he was also named to Goals Made (1st), Free Throws by any single athlete and will financial status. Today, the an inspiration to that weekend’s the National Association of Made (1st), 3 Point Field Goals definitely be missed. He con- IHSA serves more than 8,700 graduates, and Centenarians Basketball Coaches (NABC) Made (2nd), Assists (2nd), and tinues to make the Centenary riders from more than 300 everywhere.” Honors Court last season. The Steals (3rd). community proud in the pres- member institutions in 45 states This year the Domin- NABC Honors Court rec- ent and will in the future. and Canada. For more than 20 ick Romano Award for out- ognizes upperclassmen that Andrew Cobian years, Cacchione’s support of standing community service hold a cumulative GPA of 3.2 served as one of our team cap- Katy DeGraw is the Centenary College Equine will be given to H.E.A.R.T. a sophomore starter for the or higher at the conclusion tains this season, and his Studies program and Eques- (Continued on p. 7) (Continued on p. 5) Viewpoint! 2 Society, architecture, and the Segway what the Jetsons enjoy. No and ride. your car. Walk the 100 feet, out there. Then the car came, more square rooms, just circles But today we have start the car, drive a mile to get and the sections got bigger. We By Matthew Kayal in circles. Life would be dif- something better. We have a some food or drive 10 miles to experimented with trains and ferent. What if the 60s actually country designed around the drive through to a window of a zeppelins but we couldn’t build When the Segway had life that matched its art? car. We have 360 degrees of fast food restaurant, not bother the buildings high enough for PT (personal transporter) was The Segway, the standing cycle parking everywhere. Park on getting out of the car to eat, and zeppelins and trains weren’t as announced, the two-wheeled that has three speeds, looks the lawn, park in the street, drive home to the 100 feet to cool as planes, so we settled for machine being the “world’s like a hand truck with a 1960s park in the lot, or park in the the couch. cars that could drive us to the first self-balancing human futuristic Lost in Space feel to garage, because wherever you Got somewhere to go? planes, and suddenly our roads transporter” according to a it. What if we were to design a park, you don’t have to walk Drive on the highway, avoid were clouds, but now nobody company spokesman, one city around the Segway? less than a hundred feet to park the self-serve pumps and get flies, because who can afford esteemed person commented: No need for cars and your car from your home. You gas courtesy: the attendant, no to? “This will change the way cit- roads, we can have a system of walk one hundred feet to your tip, just the bill, and heaven Maybe the 60s will ies are designed,” which is to tubes that interconnect like an car from your couch, you can forbid you have to do it your- have a renaissance. Maybe we say that architecture is going to elevated subway system. No drive to California from New self because you’ve never had can have our flying cars and change, architecture reflecting need for a subway train. We York, stop in Texas, or, if you to pump your own gas, go into jetpacks. I’d rather live like the the way a building is designed can keep the tunnels and use have your passport, you can the store to pay the bill, and Jetsons than traverse the world to behave, to influence the them for mass transit, but why traverse Canada for Alaska. drive off, knowing you didn’t in a Segway in Futurama. people, the nature of the city. bother going into a deep dark Hop on a boat and get from steal gasoline. Just wait; soon If you doubt architec- subterranean hive? Use the Alaska to Russia, avoid a few America was designed America won’t be backwards ture, think about any ghetto and above system, the Futurama hairy spots and pay per liter to be walked. No, the cities compatible and none of us will project housing. Think what setup, where the tubes can take with money that is half the were made small, for walk- ever walk. We’ll never be able the difference would be if in- us to the top of the building. value of the Euro and maybe ing, then the horse and car- to appreciate our two feet. stead of a cramped, simple box No more need for elevators. you can drive to the South of riage came; we could section that confines the inhabitants, it The stairs are long gone. No- France in a few days. things off: Business over here, was a winding open space like body walks when you can drive Or you can walk to homes over there, and farms The Cellular Society Cell phones have Some cell phones are from Hell”), now offers Xbox A cell phone is no By Matthew Kayal become such a force that it has not even intended to be phones.

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