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, Winning Words TU debaters become first black female pair to win national championship n ot e s Members of TU’s debate team, is exemplified by their & Ameena Ruffin ’15 and Korey Johnson ’16, passion, dedication made history at the Cross Examination and commitment to Debate Association (CEDA) national the art of debate, n e w s championship in March. and the leadership “Ruffin and Johnson are the first of Towson Univer- African-American women’s team to win a sity’s debate coaching national tournament,” says Mike Davis, staff, Amber Kelsie president of the Cross Examination and Ignacio Evans.” Debate Association. In fact, no individual Preparation for the African-American woman has ever won debate was demand- the tournament before, he adds. ing. “It requires a tre- The Towson team beat Oklahoma mendous amount of in the final round to claim the national work,” says Johnson. title. The competition featured teams “I’m sure I do about from Harvard, Trinity, Michigan, four or five hours Minnesota, Texas, Wayne State, Cal CEDA National Debate Champions Ameena Ruffin and Korey Johnson hold of preparation and State Fullerton, Florida, Bard College, the championship cup. practicing on a Pepperdine, Sacramento State, Vander- normal day.” bilt, NYU and others. The Maryland Senate and House of All of this top-level Ruffin and Johnson also earned a first- Delegates recognized the accomplish- competition has honed the students’ skills. round bid to the 2014 National Debate ments of the two women, presenting “I think we’ve improved by learning what Tournament, an invitation-only national them with citations April 4. type of debaters we are, and playing to championship for collegiate policy debate “We are thrilled and very proud of our strengths,” Johnson continues. “I in the United States. (They lost in one of Ameena and Korey on this amazing have learned to do tremendous amounts the early rounds.) accomplishment,” says Susan Picinich of work while still taking care of myself Their historic achievement at CEDA TU’s dean of the College of Fine Arts and and not stressing out too much.” n caught the eyes of those in Annapolis. Communication. “Their historic success

A Melodic Sendoff James Anthony, professor of music, retires

More than 200 friends, family, stu- Trained as an organist, he also performs dents, colleagues and former colleagues regularly at Towson, in Connecticut and at celebrated James Muse Anthony’s retirement after 43 years in TU’s James Anthony Department of Music. James Anthony has taught more than 21 The musical celebra- different courses at Towson since 1971. tion, coordinated by fellow music professor Carl Schmidt, featured instrumental and vocal music performed St. John’s Episcopal Church in Glyndon, by faculty and students including a world where he is organist/choirmaster. premiere of Joy in Music (JIM) (Fanfare) Anthony has lectured for various written by Jonathan Leshnoff, also a Baltimore performance organizations and music professor. serves as board chairman of the Maryland Anthony has taught more than 21 Boychoir and Pro Musica Rara. He has James Anthony different courses at Towson since 1971, also been active in the Abell Improvement enlightening the minds of generations of Association and is an active supporter of students in music and history of literature. area opera performances and concerts. n

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11 What A Towson Dance Team wins straight championships.

16This isn’t just a streak. This is a dynasty. “My friends are often shocked at how When the Towson University Dance much time we put in as a team. They Team won the 2014 National Dance don’t understand the physical and mental Alliance (NDA) Collegiate National toughness we need,” she explains. Championship in April, they brought Dorman herself never phones it in: not home the title and a trophy for the 16th at practice, not during a performance, not consecutive year. even for an interview. To put the sheer number of cham- When asked to discuss this year’s com- pionship wins in perspective, consider petition, she insisted on a face-to-face this. Rebecca Dorman, co-captain and a meeting, walking over to a campus office senior on the team, was a mere six years between classes. And from the second she old when TU’s dance team won its first appeared, the room was awash in energy, championship in 1999. enthusiasm and the sheer joy of being on Dorman attributes the teams’ successes a team coached by Tom Cascella. to a simple tenet—hard work. “No one “He’s a father figure to all of us, genuine works harder than we do,” says the family and generous. He does so much for us. studies major. Everything we do is for him,” she says. This isn’t just lip service. The precision Cascella, assistant to the chair of of each squad and each team’s ultimate Towson’s Department of Theatre Arts, success over the years comes from hours took on the fledgling team in 1992, not of practice—sometimes as many as eight long after his daughter Kim died. hours of choreography work, drills, jumps Now Dorman says, he has “30 daugh- and endurance exercises in a single day. ters every year.” And like a doting father,

Coach Tom Cascella doesn’t have each of the 16 trophies won by the team. Stricter airline regulations following 9/11 forced him to leave the 2002 trophy at the airport. The dance team jumps for joy on Daytona Beach after their come-from- behind championship victory in April. FEATURE

What A Feeling BY GINNY COOK

he guides, prods The teams and insists that assembled in a his kids excel—in semici rcle o n more than just stage anxiously dance. “He makes waiting for the us put school first,” awards. Kansas she explains. “He took third, Bos- develops our inten- ton, second, and sity, pushing us past after what seemed our limits whether like an eternity, it’s dance, studies, a the announce- career or anything ment came that else in our lives.” While a 16th championship is sweet, Cascella (center back) “makes us put school first,” Towson had once says Rebecca Dorman, co-captain. Dorman, who again earned the has danced in each first place crown.

national competition since she was a Cascella says, “The team spirit and other,” Dorman notes. But it was freshman, relied on that well-honed fervor Cascella’s calmness and his confidence cooperation of this group of young when Towson placed second after the ni eht slrig taht desae rieht gniyarf .sevren women makes them champions. I can’t preliminaries this year. “He told us, ‘You got this,’” Dorman says. begin to tell you how proud I am of our Since the streak began, every other Besides, both coach and team know team.” Towson team—except the 2004 squad— there are worse things to lose than a dance Dorman understands his sentiment— had come out of the preliminaries in first competition. a victory, while welcome, wasn’t essen- place. This year Kansas was first and Tow- The team went back to what they do tial. “We were all there for one thing,” son had a target on their backs going best—work. They refined their costumes Dorman explains, and it wasn’t to win a into the finals. and hip-hop routine. Five hours before national championship. “We were there The girls knew it. So did each one of the final—at 5 a.m.—the women were to be a better team than we were before, their competitors. “The other teams were on the practice floor. to become the best we can.” out to beat us,” Dorman says. “And no Then it was time to get up and dance. The women on the 2014 team, and one wanted to be on the team that loses Dorman thought she and her teammates the 15 teams preceding them, achieved after all these years.” nailed their final performance. But would all that and more. ■ The Towson dancers closed ranks. the judges think so? “We’re all sisters. We take care of each Ginny Cook is the editor of Towson. 13 Volunteers are transforming TU’s historic Glen into a 21st century FEATURE resource.

Reinventing the Glen BY JAN LUCAS • PHOTOS BY KANJI TAKENO FEATURE

ames Hull is leading the charge in a never-ending battle against invasive species. J From his vantage point on a sloping section of TU’s 12-acre Glen, a natural oasis in the center of campus, the emeritus professor is surrounded by a squad of student volunteers. They are tugging English ivy out of the loamy soil and off tree trunks, then stuffing it into 30-gallon plastic bags. “You can’t pull ivy and then And there’s a lot of history amid the Student volunteers, such as the one above, drop it,” Hull observes. ”It can re-root.” greenery. have stripped about 70 percent of the English ivy isn’t Hull’s only concern: His The Glen began more than a century ago invasive English ivy off the Glen’s trees. enemies include garlic mustard, multiflora with the allocation of funds to move the rose, porcelain berry, Japanese honeysuckle then-Maryland State Normal School from and Norway maple. “Non-native species Baltimore to suburban Towson. account for nearly half of the Glen’s bio- By 1913, when ground was broken for the mass,” he says, adding that some were new campus, the Glen was little more than introduced in the ’30s and ’40s as part of a depression in farmland slated for devel- well-intentioned improvements. opment. A stream fed by a spring on the Hull taught plant ecology and general east side of York Road meandered through botany at TU for 32 years before retiring en route to Lake Roland, a few miles to from the Department of Biological Sciences the west. Unsuitable for building, the area in 2008. He now heads the Glen Arboretum became a kind of nature preserve by default. board of directors, spearheading an initia- Hull points out that the Glen is largely a tive that includes a new mission as well as manmade creation, its steep slopes formed a makeover. by fill from the construction of Stephens The mission designates the Glen as a Hall and other campus buildings. habitat for trees and shrubs native to Mary- During the 1920s a local school principal land (hence the invasive-species removal). led an effort to beautify the Glen, and in the It aims to provide a scientifically accurate, mid-1930s campus officials redeveloped it as accessible educational experience for the a demonstration garden, with an ambitious campus and off-campus communities. It landscape plan implemented by the federal seeks to reinvent the Glen as an outreach government’s Works Progress Administra- and community-engagement tool. tion (WPA) at a cost of $74,000—nearly The Glen will also remain a refuge for $1.3 million in today’s money. established wildlife: various birds, foxes, For the next four decades, the Glen deer, raccoons, squirrels, rabbits, nonven- was central to campus life. It provided the omous snakes, crayfish, wood frogs, insects bucolic setting for countless picnics and and other native species. celebrations, class outings and musical per- The master plan also calls for the Glen formances. It was home to the intrepid Glen to be divided into regions representing Players, a student troupe that entertained Maryland vegetation, as well as categoriza- audiences alfresco long before TU offered tion of the site’s historical elements. a theater program. 15 FEATURE 16 stream saw i the Glen M ou an Glen Arb S supp wh at his modeled a in relax ulty cou andfa arbo envi at botany to in Do d ta and und stru fireplaces, ic picn saf Glen bet avoi Hall sidewalks, ha to ge and out th sig ciences i ined t interestpla sre At WiAt ll Hull In the Byt ve a ns of the TU ety relevan ere ld nald ctu ded sio retu pair. ort of ncremental pr or at it de study that study tside dmi una—wh latehe ’60s Universityof some st con ology he’d shelters, in restoration, res d ned ben dits a colle a credits ld c erused. The ween ndl the Gl the m, a Wind R. ’90s u oretum e de the culty, faculty, remai . The DepThe cerns. red the v ne n serene . W ce. f TU earnedh

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cou out so the acu devel uni s long? doo t rse aas univ na shrub pec a p y focu lty versity a a oped r Recrea t o hat habit con w . land. ity ersity directo lan ies orkout. created ced on on ses ve to tive vasive ffered forat plan on tion has es. rs, munity more G of i G remov of “D versity is avoid to pu and abirdsanctuary, was carriedoutbythe Works and floodplainintoapreserveforwildflowers,trees (Above) The developmentoftheGlenfromastream helped James HullplanttreesintheGlenlastspring. (Left) Pint-sizedvolunteersfrom TU’s daycarecenter in theGlen—developedbyCampusRecreation. hurdle onthechallengecourse—anoutdoorworkout (Right) Studentstake abreakbeforetacklingthenext Progress Administration, beginninginMarch1936. to get involgetto ncentives len A len a Hull B Labor Science avid V ut

proj Arboret rchase Gas for a al, things rboret recei serv ect.” the is anko, more in and El and nd one ice. ved a new trees, sh most um um. lo are there’s Mat dean of the exp There ha ectric endow vested $2,100 part, St hemat ense he’s g u oking udent some ved Co. f thanks ment t now ven’t grant from B ics, supp rubs a s h this kindthis with Fisher Co a or mon p. ,” Hu re been able to to English been hat “The excit nd in the in ey the orts he u ll sa herbs. many ed.” more llege uni- alti- the ivy ses ys. The 10 Most Wanted

Trees, that is. The Glen Arboretum’s mission stipulates that it include every species of tree and shrub native to Maryland. Although many are already established there or relatively easy to find elsewhere, others require botanical detective work. #4 # 8 Sand hickory Pear hawthorn (Carya pallida) (Crataegus calpodendron) Found only on the A small tree or shrub than 200 students who turned out during the coastal plain and found in Garrett County, 2013/2014 academic year to join the fight. uncommon, this species but widespread through- A standout among those volunteers inhabits sandy soils and out the Eastern United is Nicole Hartig ’14, a chemistry and may be extirpated from States. environmental science major from Michigan Maryland. who spent a year assisting Hull with English # 1 ivy removal. “In spring 2013 I took an advanced writing Water oak # (Quercus nigra) 9 course that required developing a solution # for a local problem,” Hartig explains. She 5 Waxy-fruited Found primarily on the Common hoptree chose the Glen ivy project, then decided to Eastern Shore, especially hawthorn (Ptelea trifoliata) (Crateagus punctata) participate in the solution. in Wicomico and Worces- Hartig wrangled other students for the ter counties. As the name A small tree of the mid- A small tree common first four ivy-pulling events, moving to a implies, it is found where land and mountainous in Allegany and Garrett paid position (supported by the BGE grant) as there is a relatively high zones. Despite its name, counties. It is character- supervisor of volunteers during her senior year. water table. Compared it is endangered in New ized by slender, sharp “We definitely made a difference,” she says, to other oaks, it has a Jersey and threatened in spines with attractive estimating that she and her fellow students unique leaf shape. Pennsylvania. It derives spring flowers. stripped 60 to 70 percent of the English ivy its name from the use of off the Glen’s trees. Although she earned her its fruit for brewing beer. bachelor’s degree last May, Hartig plans to # Its fruits provide food for stay in the area for a year and continue work- 2 wildlife. # ing in the Glen. “I’d like to see it through,” 10 she says of the project. Shingle oak (Quercus imbricaria) Silk bay Hull imagines the Glen as it could be and # (Persea palustris) takes satisfaction in small victories. “I wish Found from Allegany 6 we had a good bird census,” he muses. He County to the Eastern This close relative of talks about the kinds of projects students Red hickory the avocado is found Shore, but it reaches (Carya ovalis) might undertake in a natural setting, envisions its greatest abundance rarely in swamps on the bridges, signs, additional trails and maps. He in the Patapsco River A medium-sized tree extreme Eastern Shore. It reflects on how the simple act of planting a Valley. Its laurel-shaped of moist midland and has leathery, evergreen tree conveys a sense of stewardship. “It’ll be leaves make it unique. mountain zones. This leaves. expensive,” he says. “But it’s worth it. widespread hickory is “There’s a natural human desire to con- seldom abundant. nect with the natural world,” he continues. # “Science is wonderful because it teaches an 3 approach to problem solving that’s different Table mountain from other disciplines. And it’s an approach # pine (Pinus pungens) 7 that has value across the employment spec- trum. Found in the drier Black maple “I want the Glen Arboretum to be part mountains in Allegany, (Acer nigrum) of that.” Washington and Fred- A tree very similar to erick counties, typically sugar maple and Jan Lucas is associate director of publications along ridge tops. This in Maryland found in University Marketing and Communications. two-needle pine is usu- only in Garrett County. ally small and stunted. Like sugar maple, its sap FOR A HISTORY OF THE GLEN may be tapped to make magazine.towson.edu maple syrup. GroGrowwiningg UUpp on the SiSiddelineeliness BY RAY FELDMANN ’77

Against the backdrop of the NFL, Gerry Sandusky’s book reflects on the complex journey a father and son make throughout life.

In the end, his name—Gerry Sandusky— It’s an obvious question. was one of the few things left after the

death of his father. Gerry Sandusky ’83 heard it frequently For those who have lost a father, San- after the child sex-abuse scandal broke dusky’s simple yet profound explanation at Penn State University involving former makes perfect sense. But in Sandusky’s Nittany Lion assistant football coach Jerry case, his dad’s death in 2006 was the Sandusky. The question followed the last in a long line of losses that left the nasty tweets, social media posts, emails normally gregarious WBAL-TV sports and threats mistakenly directed at Gerry director shaken and saddened. Sandusky. Those uncharacteristic feelings of loss This time, the question came from Rick and regret prompted Sandusky to write a Reilly, a sportswriter with ESPN. book that chronicled his relationship with “Why not just change your name, his football coach father, John Sandusky. Gerry?” Forgotten Sundays: A Son’s Story of Life, Sandusky grimaces as he recalls the Loss, and Love from the Sidelines of the conversation with Reilly, whom he consid- NFL, published by Running Press, arrived ers a friend. on bookstore shelves and tablet screens NFL Hall of Fame Coach Don Shula says the book is “filled “It’s a bad short-term solution,” with priceless memories that bring to life the wonderful last spring. Sandusky says. “There’s no way I’d ever human being that was John Sandusky.” As tempting as it may be to label Forgot- change the name because my dad gave ten Sundays as just another sports book, it to me.”

18 doing so would miss the mark. Forgot- NFL in 1994, at age 70. Shortly after his “There were so many of them it struck ten Sundays is a story of a son standing wife’s death in 1985, John Sandusky had me that my father was a genuinely gen- alongside his larger-than-life dad, who for begun dating and later remarried. It was a erous person,” he adds. “I had always

35 years was a National Football League difficult time for son Gerry. known that about my mom, but for my f e at u r e (NFL) coach following a six-year playing “Let’s just say I wasn’t happy about it,” dad, I never knew about the shower of career as an offensive lineman with the Sandusky recalls. little things he had done until after he was Cleveland Browns and Green Bay Packers. After the elder Sandusky’s NFL coach- gone. These are things I can pass on to my And it’s a story of how that relationship ing career ended, he tried coaching high own children, Katie and Zack, that will deteriorated years later when life’s setbacks school football in the Philadelphia area. make them better people as they grow up.” and serious mental health issues got in But his short-term memory loss evolved Besides his job as sports director at the way. into Alzheimer’s disease. In his final years, WBAL-TV and as radio play-by-play “It’s a story of a boy growing up on the his condition deteriorated rapidly, just as announcer for the NFL’s Baltimore sidelines,” Sandusky says. “It’s about see- Gerry was trying to come to terms with Ravens, Sandusky now finds himself in a ing your father in the throes of his passion: his father’s second marriage and the dad new, more unfamiliar role: as an advocate coaching football. It’s about a father-son he thought he knew. Their final visits were for Alzheimer’s awareness. Last April, he relationship—a relationship that descends difficult. was a featured speaker at the Maryland into Alzheimer’s near the end of my dad’s life. It’s about having a hero for a father who suddenly one day no longer remem- bers who you are.” In the early years, his was a classic storybook childhood that most kids only “It’s about having a dream about. “Picture this,” Sandusky recalls, smiling broadly. “I’m seven years old and standing hero for a father GrowingGrowing UpUp next to my dad, the offensive line coach for the Baltimore Colts during Super Bowl who suddenly one day III in Miami. As any Baltimorean and old Colts fan will remember, we were playing no longer remembers Joe Willie Namath and the New York Jets. And as everyone in ‘Bawlmer’ remembers, who you are.” SidelinesSidelines we lost that day, 16-7, in one of the greatest sports upsets of all time. “For me,” he continues, “it was a failure —Gerry Sandusky ’83 of immortals. We are dejectedly leaving the field after the game and I am crying, with my head down, walking alongside the great Colts’ head coach Don Shula, Gerry Sandusky (left) interviewing his father, John Sandusky, in the Miami Dolphins locker room. (September, 1986) legendary quarterback Johnny Unitas and my dad. And Unitas looks at me and says ‘You’re not the one who should be crying, “At a time when you should be resolving Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association’s kid.’ Classic.” your relationship with your dad, he doesn’t annual dementia conference. This year’s Later in his book, Sandusky reflects on even know who you are,” Sandusky says. theme was “Making Connections.” the teenage years he spent growing up with Looking back some eight years later, “[I] watched my dad in the final years his mom, dad and four siblings. Sandusky Sandusky says he learned more about his of his life lose connection with everything enjoyed a happy childhood until some father after he died than in those years he knew and loved,” Sandusky says. “Our unanticipated bumps in the road took his leading up to his death. challenge as a society is, how do we keep life drastically off course in his late teens “Here I think I know everything about the elderly connected to their purpose? and early 20s. His older brother, Joe, died my dad, until he dies,” Sandusky says. “I I feel that I have some meaningful ideas from sepsis at the age of 19 when Gerry attribute that to my youthful arrogance. to contribute to that conversation now, was just 17. Seven years later, his mom, But I’ve talked to so many people who because of my experiences with my dad.” Ruth, also unexpectedly passed away. knew my dad who have told me things As painful as those experiences were, “They called it cancer,” Sandusky says, about him I just never knew. Sandusky is trying desperately to hold onto “but it was really from a broken heart.” “I learned how giving he was to people those memories for as long as he can. Like As Sandusky was pursuing his broad- with no expectation of anything in return,” his name, Gerry Sandusky, it’s all he has casting career in Miami and then in Sandusky says. “I can’t point to any left from his dad. n Baltimore, his dad (who left the Colts major specifics, just a flood of people who in 1972) was finishing his NFL coach- told me about little things my dad did, a Ray Feldmann ’77 is TU’s director of ing career with the Philadelphia Eagles ride here, a kind word there, a helping communications and media relations. and Miami Dolphins. He retired from the hand, a donation, an insight shared.

19 WAR STORIES Letters and memorabilia in WWII collection give eyewitness accounts of those who served

By Ginny Cook / Photos courtesy of Special Collections & Archives

Every folder The collection illustrates their hopes, their of the building’s exterior—and updates tells a story. fears and at times their confusion at being on who was stationed where. plucked from the comforts of home and In her letter of Oct. 17, 1941, Tansil And there are some 228 stories in Cook into foxholes or foreign lands. But all wrote “Dear Boys.” By January 1943, Library’s Special Collections and Archives. reveal their sense of duty and purpose, the salutation had changed to “Dear These are the tales of the men and showing the sacrifice and selflessness of Service Alumni” because those entering women from what was then the State the “greatest generation” who hailed from military service from Towson were no Teachers College at Towson who reported Towson. longer just males. Women joined the for duty when America entered World “Whether we want to be here is no WAACS and WAVES, including Martha War II. longer the question; that we be here is Schnelbly ’40, Julia Over ’38 and Katharine Their correspondance ranges from imperative,” wrote one graduate in 1942. Jacobesen ’43. Tansil herself would soon mundane to thrilling, from heroic to According to the National Postal enlist as well. tragic—weddings between classmates, Museum of the Smithsonian, “mail played Theresa Wiedefeld ’45, president, took postcards from a lieutenant in a German a significant role in maintaining morale.” over the correspondence, writing about POW camp, the weather at Normandy a The Towson administration did its part the “astonishing record of achievements month post D-day, a letter returned from to keep up spirits by sending news about of promotion and of service” and how the Pacific because the recipient was “miss- classmates and the school. classroom discussions of war had evolved ing in action.” When the United States first entered with graduates now ready “to play a part With military precision, the folders are the war, Rebecca Tansil, registrar and in history.” arranged alphabetically by each service business manager, kept a typewritten Now, nearly 70 years after the end member’s last name in four crisp boxes. list of addresses of each State Teacher’s of the war, this archival collection is a But open the folders and the personalities College graduate who had enlisted in the record of the spirit and commitment of the of these 20-somethings emerge from the armed services. She sent them a monthly Towson graduates and staff who served letters, photos, cards and other memora- newsletter of campus happenings—the their country. bilia mailed to their college teachers and 22 inches of snow that fell in March We cannot share all of the stories, coaches during the war. 1942, construction of the gym with a view but here are a few.

20 FEATURE STORIES

Photo from German Weathering the Germans Postcards from a POW POW camp. Luther Jerome Kolker ’40 Luther Cox ’40 Cox is second from left. Above, a postcard he sent from the Stalag. First Lieutenant Jerome Kolker counted Luther Cox could have produced an atlas himself among the lucky. He landed in of the places he saw. The flight navigator’s France about a month after the D-Day Missing letter includes a list of countries seen dur- invasion. By July 5, 1944, the date of his Charles Gross ’41 ing his tour of duty—England, Ireland, letter, the shelling was over. He had only Scotland, Portugal, Spain, Gibraltar, constant dampness and miserable weather Tobruk, Oran, Tunis, Libya, Alexandria on the beaches to contend with. Photos of Charles Gross could have landed and Suez. Kolker, who served with the second him a leading role in the movie South “Northern Africa is very desolate, sand, armored division, would soon see action Pacific. Bare-chested and fit, the lieuten- sand and more sand,” he wrote. as he began to march toward Germany. ant is relaxing in a tropical paradise. “As I flew over the Nile my first thought “The going was wicked,” he wrote in the In a long letter to Tansil on Dec. 10, was of Mr. Walther and his class in which winter of 1945. “Snow and ice and cold 1943 from an island in the Pacific, Gross he told us how the lovely Rosetta and combined to just about wreck us. (There talked about how well he is eating. He Damietta Rivers were named. This made were some Germans there too.)” enjoys his work, he tells her, but there is the valley and delta even more interesting He describes walking through towns, “a long road to Tokyo. I won’t be back for me.” “where not one building was standing.” until it is finished.” Soon after posting that letter to Towson, By March 18, 1945, near the Rhine Gross never received Tansil’s reply, Cox was flying his 22nd mission in a B-24 River in Germany, Kolker had a rough dated Jan. 2, 1944. The envelope in his Liberator bomber on Jan. 19, 1943. time complying with the order to ignore folder has a large black stamp across his “German fighters swarmed over us like the children he encountered. “It is name—“Missing in Action.” A brief news- hornets and I was forced to bail out over difficult to be aloof when one has been paper clipping from Jan. 14, 1944 confirms the sea and was badly wounded,” he told trained to be tolerant and friendly,” wrote that he is missing from Tarawa, an atoll the Towson alumni magazine in 2002. the former teacher. in the Pacific.

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As the new academic year begins, the It’s never too late to reconnect or Alumni Association continues to work get involved. hard to support the goals and mission We have a great schedule of fall of the university. I would personally athletic events, including the football 2014-2015 like to thank our board members who game at West Virginia University on Board of Directors have completed their service and Sept. 6 and Homecoming on Nov. 1. welcome those who are beginning Other alumni events will be held in their journey with us. New York, Ocean City, Md., California

Officers president Last spring we traveled to the and Florida, so please stay tuned Lance Johnson ’93, president Orioles’ spring training facility in Sara- for dates and venues. In addition, Keith Ewancio ’94/’07, vice president sota, Fla., where we hosted a crab feast the first Young Alumni Awards will Fran Bond ’55/’60, treasurer, for alumni. Then we trekked across the celebrate the achievements of TU’s

Erika Moore ’93/’00, secretary alumni state for an alumni reception in West younger graduates. Palm Beach. We thank our gracious Remember, you will always be part At-Large Members host, David Nevins ’76. of the growing Towson University our

Ken Abrams ’92, Donnice Brown ’91/’94, Brian Dempsey ’95, Closer to campus, other events alumni network, and we want you to Sarah Elfreth ’10, Tierra Fields ’10, Kristen Guy ’09, Anthony included the Distinguished Alumni stay connected to your alma mater. Hamlett ’76, Linnita Hosten ’11, Stephanie Johnson ’95, and Deans Recognition Awards The Alumni Association will help Elan Kotz ’09, Darren Margolis ’92, Frank Mezzanotte ’73, from Banquet, the hospitality tent before you do this, and we look forward to Brittany Miller ’10, Beverly Norwood ’68, John Raley ’80, home lacrosse games and the fund- hearing about your accomplishments David Rossiello ’09, Barbara Shifflett ’79 and James Torrence ’10 raiser for professional development and successes College of Business and Economics: Glenn Ross ’81, at Baldwin’s Station. If you missed College of Fine Arts and Communication: Chris A’Hern ’94, the opportunity to attend these Lance Johnson ’93 College of Liberal Arts: Gerry Gaeng ’81, Fisher College of events, please join us in the future. President Science and Mathematics: Liina Ladon ’76. Positions at the College of Education and the College of Health Professions are vacant. Ex-Officio Members Dr. Maravene Loeschke ’69/’71, president, Towson University, Gary Rubin ’69, vice president, University Advancement, Stay Connected Lori Armstrong, associate vice president, Alumni Relations and executive director, Alumni Association Online resources for alumni

Facebook Join the Towson University Alumni Association Facebook grant funds Fan Page today for news updates and event invitations graduation station at www.facebook.com/towsonalumni. The Towson University Alumni Association LinkedIn board of directors received a $4,000 grant from Join the Towson University Alumni Group to network the University System of Maryland Alumni Association with fellow alumni. International to fund Graduation Station. This one-stop information shop for soon-to-be Towson graduates is held Tiger Tracks a month before they receive their diplomas. Exclusively for TU alumni, look up fellow alumni, update your contact information, view the alumni calendar and catch up with TU news. Access Tiger Tracks by going to www.tutigertracks.com. Your last name is your username and the 10-digit ID above the address label on the back fall means football fun of this magazine is your password. Join us for home Saturday football games at the Alumni Hospitality area. Light fare and a cash bar will be available. Twitter The area opens two hours before the game, and closes at Follow the Alumni Association on twitter @TowsonUAlumni. game time. Free alumni email accounts the fall 2014 schedule Take advantage of this free email account by signing up on Tiger Tracks. Aug. 30 6 p.m. vs. Central Connecticut Sept. 20 6 p.m. vs. North Carolina Central Sept. 27 7 p.m. vs. University of Maine Oct. 4 3 p.m. vs. Stony Brook Nov. 1 4 p.m. vs. Elon Nov. 15 3 p.m. vs. William & Mary 23 Networking The Alumni Association partners with the Career Center and the SGA ALUMNI TU students learned about employment opportunities when the TU Alumni Association held its second annual networking event. With the help of the Career Center, many corporate representatives were on hand to assist students with job searches and career choices.

2 Katie Sampayo ’13, 1 1 Kaitlin LeDonne ’10 and Lance Johnson ‘93

Kevin Kutner, Gayon 2 Sampson and Taylor Sevik

Keith Ewancio ‘94/ ’07, Stephanie 3 Johnson ’95 and Gary Rubin ‘69

Drew Voigt, Aiyana Dancy, 4 4 Kennard Wallace, Becca Nappi, Devin Morgan and April Hurst ‘05/‘12 3 Amber Marsh, Patrick Dieguez ’07 5 and Paul Rivera ‘13

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24 A Baltimore Tradition in Florida Alumni gather for steamed crabs and an O’s exhibition game ALUMNI More than 150 alumni watched the Orioles beat the Minnesota Twins March 1 during spring training in Sarasota, Fla. The group also enjoyed Maryland’s hometown delicacy—steamed crabs—thanks to Pinchers Crab Shack. Make plans to join us next year. We will set the date once the Orioles release their spring training schedule in 2015.

2 1 1 Jon Petrelli and Heather Petrelli ‘98

2 Helen Barker ’95 and Larry Coleman

3 Ben Wainio and Esther Heyman ‘72

4 (Standing) Susan ‘69 and Chuck ‘03 Garbett; (Sitting) Bernie and Iris ’63 Berger

5 Jane McAuliffe and 3 Tom McAuliffe ‘58

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25 More Florida Fun Networking under sunny skies ALUMNI As the northeast was bracing for more winter weather on March 2, some TU alumni were fortunate enough to be in warmer climes. They gathered at the home of David Nevins ’76 in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., to hear John Ferber ’96, founder of Adverstising.com, talk about what Towson University has meant to his success.

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Tarja Geis ’67/’70 and John Geis 1

Jessica McFarland ’06, 2 Matthew McFarland, Jeanne Steinberg and Alan Steinberg ’73

Michael McFall ’76, Denise 3 McFall and David Nevins ’76 3

Marilyn Cherilus and 4 Deborah Allen ’92

John ’96 and Jenna Ferber 5

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26 Sinatra Songs Performance benefits the Alumni Association’s Professional Development Grant ALUMNI On April 1, alumni and friends gathered at Baldwin’s Station in Sykesville, Md., to hear Gary Rubin ’69 sing Sinatra-inspired vocals while accompanied by Brent Hard- esty ‘83/’04 on piano. The evening benefited the TU Alumni Association’s Profes- sional Development Grant. Next year this annual musical affair will move to a venue in Anne Arundel County.

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1 (Standing) Colt Hanlin and Lori Armstrong (Sitting) Mary and Jim ’53 Gede

2 Mark Behm, Linda Behm and Vic Obringer ’81 3

3 Tom Herb ’02, Edward Beck and Miriam Beck ’52

4 Brian Dempsey ’95 and Erika Moore ’93/’00

5 Doug ’80 and Therese Erdman

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27 Natural Wonders Towson’s Field Station celebrates its fifth anniversary ALUMNI The Field Station extended the agreement between landowners Al ’66 and Susie Henneman and TU for another five years at its five-year anniversary celebra- tion. Presenters included Tim Chandler, provost, and David Vanko, dean of The Fisher College of Science and Mathematics. The Monkton, Md., site is a research outpost for faculty and students.

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Presidential Ambassadors 1 Becca Nappi, David Raymond and Justin Schwendeman

Provost Timothy Chandler 2 and Margaret Chandler

LAX Festivities Justin Mabus receives the 2014 Joseph Ferrante Scholarship

The Alpha Omega Lambda fraternity presented the Joseph Ferrante Memorial Scholarship to midfielder Justin Mabus. The scholarship honors a junior unsung hero on the men’s lacrosse team. Join us next spring at the Alumni Hospitality Area during home lacrosse games.

(Standing) Lou Hoge, 1 1 Frank Mezzanotte, Sal Maffei, Steve Willett, John Arthur, Roderick Byron Hall, General Michael Jones, Hafey Hype, Tom Ferrante, Domenic Ferrante and Carl Runk (Kneeling) Bob Griebe, Justin Mabus, Joe Ardolino and Frank Berry

28 Top Honors The 2014 Distinguished Alumni and Deans Recognition Awards ALUMNI Each year, the Alumni Association honors seven alumni for their outstanding achievements at its annual awards banquet. Lance Johnson ’93, president of the Alumni Association, presented the awards May 8 in the University Union.

1 College of Liberal Arts Bradley Callahan ’90, president and CEO Distinguished of several travel and vacation companies, has helped thousands of people create Alumni Award memorable trips. 2 College of Fine Arts Gary Rubin ’69, TU’s vice president and Communication for university advancement, has led philanthropy at Towson for years J. William Murray ’08/’11, musician and vice president of the TU Foundation, founded and raised funds for scholarships and the TU jazz artist residency endowment. grants with his vocal performances. 3 College of Health Professions Tamara Jarrett ’91, senior vice president of CREW Solutions, developed student recreation complexes at LSU and Ohio University.

1 2 3 4 College of Business and Economics Chuck Orlando ’82, executive vice president and COO of the New England market of Vanguard Health Systems, provides leader- ship in business development, supply chain management and information technology.

5 College of Education William Reuling ’64, who rose from assis- tant registrar to special assistant to the 4 5 6 provost in his 38-year-tenure at TU, is instrumental in developing Towson’s pres- ence in Northeastern Maryland.

6 The Jess and Mildred Fisher College of Science and Mathematics Liina Ladon ’76, director of the Chemistry Tutoring Center for 24 years, has helped thousands of TU students overcome dif- ficulties in the sciences with her classes, workshops, advising and website.

29 Golden Times The Class of 1964 celebrates its 50th reunion ALUMNI Five decades after they earned their diplomas, members of the Class of 1964 celebrated in TU’s Student Union on May 10. The evening included dinner and presentations by Keith Ewancio ’94/’07, vice president of the Alumni Associa- tion, and Felicity Knox ’94, archivist. We extend heartfelt appreciation to the 50th Reunion Planning Committee, Bill Reuling, Pat and Don Graham, Allan Starkey, Lorraine Strow and Milton Dugger.

The Class of 1964 1 1

Nellie Kurzmann ‘64, 2 Virginia (Stetka) Meadows ’64, Tess (Albrecht) Drake ’64, William Reuling ’64

Barbara Dugger, Sadie 3 Grannison-Henriques ’64, Milton Dugger ’64, Gwendolyn Watson ’64 and Doris Gray ’64

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Those Were the Days James Butler and Sylvia Butler ’49 1 Reunions for classes of 1944, 1949, 1954, 1959, 1969, 1974 and 1979 Class of 1954 2 The years have flown by—70, 65, 60, 55, 45, 40, 35—for the classes Class of 1959 3 of 1944, 1949, 1954, 1959, 1969, 1974 and 1979 respectively. A special (Standing) Lorna Penn Burns, thanks goes to the Reunion Celebration Committee volunteers. Eileen Walker, Parker Koons, (Sitting) Mary Lynch Kissh, Barbara Huesman and Elizabeth Charles 1 2 3

30 All About Higher Education Towson Advocacy Program bring TU’s initiatives to Annapolis ALUMNI Speakers at the Towson Advocacy Program’s annual lunch, held Jan. 10, emphasized TU’s legislative strategies. James Torrence ’10, TAP chair, mod- erated a panel with Gary Attman, USM regent; Myrna Cardin ’65, chair of the Board of Visitors; President Maravene Loeschke ’69/’71; Richard Rein- hardt, assistant to the president for legislative relations; and Zach McGee, the SGA’s director of legislative affairs.

1 1 Gary Rubin ’69, Louis Kistner, Judy 2 Kistner ’65 and President Maravene Loeschke ’69/’71

2 Alumni Association board members Brian Dempsey ’95, Erika Moore ’93/’00, and Patrick Young ’10, coordinator of veterans services

3 James Torrence ’10, Zachary McGee, President Loeschke ’69/’71, Myrna Cardin ’65, Richard Reinhardt and Gary Attman

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4 6 4 Class of 1969 (Standing) Donald Buchanan and Anita Cather (Sitting) Sharon Jones Snead and Betty Ruth Martin

5 Class of 1974 (Standing) Michael Donahue, Michael Hilton and Joan Kramer (Sitting) Sharon Norton, Phylis Kepner and Mary Thakrar

5 6 Class of 1979 (Standing) Sandra Neal and Maggie Reitz (Sitting) Pamela Williams and Darden Bennett

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In February, Towson University joined nearly 100 educational institutions worldwide by participating in the annual Student Engagement and Philanthropy (SEP) Day, designed to educate students about the importance of philanthropy in higher education. Members of Towson’s presidential ambassadors spent the day in the Uni- versity Union handing out free “Thank You”T-shirts and educating students about the many ways in which private support The Women’s Club makes an impact on their Towson expe- Ice Hockey team rience and education. More than 500 appreciates any gift, Towson students participated, writing no matter the size. messages of gratitude on a banner for To see how your gift TU donors. benefits the team, Photo credit: Justina Syrett “Now that SEP Day has been introduced Team Captain Beth to Towson’s campus, we are looking to Kennedy invites you expand our reach every year and eventu- to attend a game. ally change the culture of philanthropy on campus,” says Lauren Averell, an adviser for the Presidential Ambassa- $10 buys one dors Program. n mouth-guard

To learn more about SEP Day, visit www. towson.edu/presidentialambassadors. $25 buys one pair of uniform socks

Miracle on Ice $50 buys one Women’s Club Ice Hockey wins championship in its first year player’s USA Hockey registration fee The success of the new team surpassed the expectations of players and fans. $100 buys gas “Those who followed our season are for the team van amazed at what we have done and what to travel to the we continue to do,” says Captain Beth University of Virginia Kennedy ’16, who started the team last March. The women play with fierce dedi- $250 buys a home cation on the ice, but also realize the and an away uniform financial responsibilities of maintaining Towson University’s Women’s Club Ice the team. Club sports are mostly funded $500 buys 1.5 Hockey team accomplished the impos- by players. “Unlike NCAA sports, these hours of practice sible in its inaugural season. They won student-athletes are responsible for the Delaware Valley Collegiate Hockey time at Ice World providing their own equipment, and Conference Division I Championship paying for ice time and the club,” says with a roster of just 10 players—the Bill Wood ’87, head coach. To support the Women’s bare minimum. When a fund was established to Ice Hockey Club fund, Towson beat established teams includ- support the team, Wood was the first contact the Development ing Navy, University of Maryland, Vil- to donate. “I can give back to my univer- Office at 1-866-301-3375 lanova and Rutgers which sometimes sity and help young women continue to or [email protected]. had twice as many players, finishing compete in a sport they love,” he says. n the season with 7 wins and 4 losses. Nancy Duve Borgfeldt ’62 alumni September 25, 2013 Before 1960 Robert W. Gibson ’62 Louise Barlow ’29 March 8, 2014 HELEN GRAHAM TURNER ’26, the old- January 1, 2014 Ann Scheuer Nuemann Libor ’62 est known living graduate, turned 107 December 16, 2013 in April. She began teaching in a one- Helen Mercer Schluderberg ’29 n ot e s November 27, 1997 room schoolhouse in Felton, Del. and Marie H. Bauer ’63 spent most of her career in Margate, N.J. Ella Carter Schoman ’30 April 12, 2014 Turner retired from teaching in 1972 and January 1, 2014 Elizabeth Burner Coster ’63 c l a s s now spends her days knitting, entertain- IN MEMORIAM Margaret DeHoff McCurley ’31 October 20, 2001 ing friends and playing Rummikub. January 8, 2014 Richard D. Greig ’63 Helen Stromberg Jones ’34 January 27, 2014 EUGENE W. LANGBEHN ’59 received February 27, 2011 Carole Medley Allen ’64 the 2014 Governor’s Leadership in Aging February 12, 2013 Award for excellence in the performing arts Helen Cole Gardner ’35 from the Maryland Department of Aging. January 2, 2014 Ronald B. Allen ’64 He has performed in theatre and light opera Sylvia Gordon Freiman ’38 May 24, 2012 for 50 years and is an accomplished Big February 3, 2006 Susan Miller Cox ’64 Band vocalist. Maria Washkevich Feldman ’39 July 15, 2010 December 5, 2007 Margaret Martyn Haupt ’64 DORIS TWIFORD ’53 has been traveling January 28, 2014 the world over the past 20 years. Twiford Henrietta V. Kenny ’42 writes from Seattle, “Maybe someone else March 4, 2014 Albert E. Smith Jr. ’67 from the class of 1953 will add some joy Mary E. Kern-Olsen ’43 February 4, 2012 to my life with a note in the next alumni April 17, 2014 Robert L. Birckhead ’68 magazine. Thanks for keeping up with me Madeline Cook Kyle ’44 April 26, 2014 for 60 years.” December 18, 2013 William C. Rice Jr. ’68 Mary K. Newcomer ’44 April 7, 2014 January 9, 2014 George V. Bankey ’69 1960 F. Peter Galley ’48 April 7, 2014 Jaunary 27, 2014 Nelson K. Bolender ’69 WILLIAM G. WISE ’65 retired after 44 February 14, 2013 years as a teacher, counselor and principal Patricia Cornell Mannion ’48 in Charles County public schools. He served January 7, 2014 Abraham S. Brown ’69 as president of the Maryland Association of Barbara G. Kyle ’50 March 28, 2014 Secondary School Principals, was recognized April 3, 2014 Mary Gayle Furcolow Clarke ’69 by The Washington Post as the outstand- January 9, 2012 ing principal from Charles County, and Janet Kelley Lawrence ’52 was selected as a Principal of the Year by March 9, 2014 Sara K. Hastings ’69 MetLife. A licensed pilot, he has spent much Mary Johnson Verdone ’52 February 8, 2014 of his retirement flying and was recognized March 24, 2014 William G. Berkey ’70 by the Maryland Aviation Association for Virginia Evans Bach ’53 January 29, 2014 flying to many of the public airports in May 6, 2014 Donald R. Bull ’70 Maryland. David J. A. Fisher ’53 April 25, 2013 FRANCIS J. FILEMYR JR. ’69 retired after April 8, 2014 Ronald L. Birmingham ’71 45 years as a special educator. He taught in Jean Pasenker Mulligan ’53 October 17, 2013 three states but spent over 20 years with the January 15, 2012 Annette Lester Caplan ’71 Maryland State Department of Education. Thomas R. Foster Jr. ’54 February 26, 2014 Filemyr also founded Ki Karate, a martial March 2, 2014 arts organization, and the Players of Early John H. Case ’71 Music, which performs in the Baltimore- Theodore L. Danish ’55 March 1, 2014 Washington area. He lives with his wife May 15, 2014 James A. Dooley Jr. ’71 Eddie in Milton, Del. Donald E. McBrien ’56 October 31, 2013 January 29, 2014 Stephen C. Trageser ’71 LAWRENCE G. MARTIN ’69 MATH was February 26, 2014 elected chair of the executive board of the Alvin R. Pasquinelli ’56 National Association of Zoo and Aquarium March 24, 2014 Edward J. Calhoon ’72 Docents and Volunteers. He has volunteered Christine Roberts Aler ’57 January 22, 2014 at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore since May 11, 2014 Amelia Graleska Loveless ’72 2006. Barbara Beachley Blattner ’57 January 11, 2014 March 5, 2014 Alice Y. Smith ’72 Edmund L. Mitzel ’57 February 18, 2014 January 10, 2014 Joy C. Everett ’73 Alice B. Woods ’60 August 30, 2013 January 2, 2014 Michael D. Kulbicki ’73 Rhoda Udoff Ambach ’62 March 24, 2011 December 1, 2013 36 Lois F. Reisig ’73 April 15, 2014 Howard L. Beard ’74 Angela C. Kelly ’90 Benjamin P. Ladny ’13 February 6, 2014 January 20, 2014 December 20, 2013 Paul Penrod ’74 Michelle S. Dentler ’91 Joshua A. Bloomberg ’03 December 27, 2013 October 13, 2006 December 27, 2013 Richard J. Tamplin ’74 Donald M. Vink ’91 Frances H. Alden ’72 M.A. August 29, 2012 March 27, 2014 May 19, 2014 David T. Wilt ’76 Delana M. Lantz ’92 February 22, 2014 June 14, 2012 Vincent Michael Rossetti ’77 Irene Morrison Baldwin ’94 February 22, 2014 October 23, 2011 students Harriet Pfeffer Zlatin ’77 Barbara S. Bonhage ’94 Jason N. Mastroianni January 11, 2014 October 26, 2012 February 18, 2014 Frank J. Brusca ’78 Alma McKeldin Broy ’94 March 25, 2014 March 27, 2914 Steve Dlubala ’78 Virginia Hill Gaumer ’96 March 8, 2014 March 15, 2014 staff/ Howard O. Smead ’78 Martin Marlon Zelones ’97 November 25, 2011 November 28, 2013 faculty

Leila J. Mazaroff ’79 Deron A. Edwards ’98 Sylvia M. Griswold ’75 February 11, 2014 April 19, 2014 February 6, 2014 Timothy F. Murray ’79 Michele A. Goonan ’98 Ann F. Scheper ’76 July 11, 2012 February 24, 2013 December 31, 2013 Kacy Catanzaro ’12 Francine Arbesman Reich ’79 Tami Dyer Lancaster ’98 Robert Neisner ’00 July 31, 2006 December 1, 2008 November 24, 2013 Linda Heckman-Gayer Johnson ’80 Lilian Nisman Miliker ’99 Mary Lee Farlow March 3, 2014 October 29, 2009 January 8, 2014 The Warrior Betty Lee Roche ’80 Jason A. Rozencwaig ’99 April 9, 2014 January 25, 2014 Wolfgang W. Fuchs Former TU gymnast conquers February 11, 2014 Deborah J. Beechey ’81 Nancy E. Stanciel ’00 “American Ninja Warrior” June 1, 2013 February 5, 2014 Samuel G. Holden Kacy Catanzaro ’12 made history on John Mullan Gorsuch Murphy ’81 Claire Kispert ’02 April 26, 2014 “American Ninja Warrior,” an extreme challenge March 10, 2013 December 29, 2011 Samuel H. Nass reality TV show that airs on NBC. Wendy Fisher Cavey ’82 Bruce T. McCreery ’04 November 24, 2013 November 6, 2013 April 17, 2014 In June, the former award-winning TU Myron I. Scholnick gymnast became the first woman to success- Patrick X. Weiland ’82 Sheri Vizzi ’12 March 1, 2014 January 9, 2014 February 19, 2014 fully complete all obstacles—including the daunting “warped wall”—of the qualifying Elizabeth Schmeiser Cornell ’83 March 27, 2014 course to move on to the next round. She went on to become the first woman to Rudolph A. Digiacinto ’83 MEMORIAL SERVICE complete all 10 obstacles of a city finals course February 22, 2013 Mary Lee Farlow, retired director of residence in a show-stopping performance in Dallas in July. Susan K. Nash ’83 life, died Jan. 8, 2014. A memorial tribute will be held December 20, 2013 Nov. 1 at 1 p.m. in the Potomac Lounge of the University “In the city finals competition, first you Union. Contact Barb Neal, [email protected] or re-complete the first six obstacles (ending with William C. Spencer ’83 410-704-2516 for more information. December 6, 2012 the warped wall), then you have to tackle four new obstacles right after that to complete the Judith E. Noppenberger ’84 February 25, 2012 course,” said Catanzaro in an interview before the competition. Valera E. Thorpe ’84 March 28, 2014 “No woman has ever conquered the warped wall, which means no woman has ever touched Virginia Dorsey Councill ’85 February 8, 2014 SEND US YOUR NEWS! the obstacles that come afterwards, including the salmon ladder and much more. I want to Gloria C. Reid ’85 We’d like to hear from you about March 9, 2014 be the first woman to conquer the warped what’s happening in your personal wall twice, and finish the city finals course. No Roberta A. Creeron ’86 January 5, 2014 and professional life. woman has ever earned her spot to the Vegas finals, and I have my eyes set on making more Albert R. Hranj ’88 December 21, 2008 SEND MAIL TO: history.” In September, Catanzaro competed in the Joan Quinn ’88 Alumni Relations, Towson University, May 1, 2009 finals in Las Vegas. (Results were not available 8000 York Rd. Towson, MD 21252-0001 at press time.) Tracie Gutrick Upchurch ’89 March 16, 2014 EMAIL: —Emily Koch Vera Kallins ’90 May 7, 2014 [email protected] Helen Graham Turner ’26, the oldest known living graduate, turned 107 in April. JOANNE GALANTINO ’88/’94 M.A. 1980 published Fair Claire Hare, a children’s DAVE DOBBS ’80 BUAD is director of book, written in verse, that follows Claire, a high-spirited rabbit as she seeks a new n ot e s Michael P. the General Dynamics Information Technol- Hartnett ’80 ogy Maryland Operations Business Unit in friend. is vice president of Annapolis Junction, Md. He is responsible ANN EICHLER KOLAKOWSKI ’84 pub- c l a s s public affairs and for the operations and business development lished her first book of poems, Persistence: marketing for MedStar of all Enterprise IT programs at the National Security Agency, Defense Information Sys- Poems of Warren, Maryland. The book fol- Health and MedStar tems Agency and U.S. Cyber Command. lows the rise and fall of Warren, Md., a Franklin Square mill town north of Baltimore which was Medical Center. MICHAEL P. HARTNETT ’80 BUAD was flooded in 1922 to make way for the Loch named vice president of public affairs and Raven Reservoir. marketing both for the Baltimore region of MedStar Health and for MedStar Franklin PEGGY APARICIO ’85 ACCT received Square Medical Center. He brings more than an Executive Management Award from 1970 20 years of healthcare leadership experience SmartCEO Magazine, which recognizes DUANE EATON ’71 retired as senior vice to the role. Hartnett will also be responsible executives for excellence in leadership. She president of administration for the Produce for communications, public affairs and mar- is COO and CFO of Feats, Inc., a strategic Marketing Association after a 42-year keting at MedStar’s Union Memorial, Good and creative strategy engagement firm based career. He and his wife Toni celebrated Samaritan and Harbor Hospitals. in Baltimore. with a six-week road trip across the coun- try, where they visited many national parks. They live in Wilmington, Del.

JIM GEPPI ’74 CCMM, a retired personal trainer, has lived in Arizona since 1977. Geppi has volunteered for AmeriCorps Vista and Senior Corps, and spends the holidays as a bell-ringer for the Salvation Army. From Uganda PAUL LAKE ’75 ENGL won the 2013 Richard Wilbur Award for The Republic of Virtue, his third poetry collection. He is to Nicaragua also the author of two novels and various academic articles. Lake is a professor of Spanning the globe to help those in need English and creative writing at Arkansas Tech University. Angie Hong ’12 thrives on giv- Now resettled, the children continue ing. She skipped her senior prom, their education at boarding schools THOMAS BEYARD ’77 GEOG was ’12 appointed state command sergeant major, traveling to Uganda at age 17, to organized through BULA, although the highest enlisted position in the Mary- volunteer with the nonprofit Better the transition can sometimes be land Army National Guard. He has been ong Understanding of Life in Africa difficult. “It’s hard going back to the deployed twice, from 2006-2007 and from (BULA). village when volunteers gave them H 2011-2013, and was recently awarded the There, the high school gradu- nice things,” Hong explains. Legion of Merit for exceptional meritorious ate found herself working in a Rather than feel satisfied by village school with BULA to care for these volunteer efforts, Hong was

service. Beyard lives in Westminster, Md. ngie orphaned children and to improve inspired. “Being more aware is A PATRICE HELSINKI GOLDYS ’77/’80 living conditions for the locals. She good,” she says. True to character, M.ED., principal of Norwood Elementary also formed an attachment to the she enjoyed only a brief homecom- School in Dundalk, was named the 2014-15 community. ing before shipping out once more, Baltimore County Principal of the Year. She In the process, Hong’s “never- this time to fulfill her lifelong dream has been a principal for almost 20 years. ending” energy also made a strong of volunteering with the Peace impression on BULA founder Melissa Corps. Fricke. “I was floored by her matu- Hong is now stationed in Nica- ORLANDO DEFELICE ’78 BUAD, ACCT rity and excitement,” says Fricke. “It ragua, where she will work for the celebrated the 30th anniversary of his heart just renews everyone around her.” next two years as a health promoter. transplant surgery in 2013. He is the lon- Hong had been working at TU Her goal, she says, is just to “be of gest survivor of heart transplant surgery as the interim coordinator of civic more service to other people.” at Johns Hopkins Hospital and one of the engagement before she returned to Her goal is being met, one longest survivors in the world. A YouTube Uganda last winter at Fricke’s urg- country at a time. n video produced by Hopkins recognizes ing, this time to the city of Kampala. his encouragement to other transplant There she served as guardian to 24 —Kate Lyons ’14 and Tyler Waldman ’10 patients and their families. Youtube.com/ orphaned children, working through watch?v=QlxVHNB98zM BULA to find long-lost family mem- bers and hometowns.

38 Donnice E. Brown ’91/’94 JOSEPH C. DURHAM ’85 BUAD was ANNE CROSS ’91 M.ED. a fifth grade spoke at the 123rd named senior vice president of the Northern teacher at Gunpowder Elementary School Founders Day Maryland Commercial Banking Group of in Perry Hall, was named the 2014-15 Bal- Convocation for The Columbia Bank. He brings almost 20 timore County Teacher of the Year. Cross

Elizabeth City State n ot e s years of experience with M&T Bank to his has been a leader in the classroom for more University in North Timothy new role. than 30 years. Carolina. Lewthwaite c l a s s JONATHAN R. FLORA ’85 PHIL became MAURA J. FULTON ’91 MCOM is the ’89/’99 M.A. a tax partner at Montgomery McCracken Peace Corps country director in the former was a finalist in the in Philadelphia. He will advise clients on Soviet Republic of Georgia. Previously she new fiction category federal, state and local tax issues. Flora was volunteered in Micronesia and as Peace of the National Indie previously a partner at Schnader Harrison Corps staff in Thailand, Georgia and Wash- Excellence Awards Segal & Lewis LLP. ington, D.C. for his thriller HORN.

STEVE HARZ ’85 MCOM published More VALERIE HADFIELD-RASNAKE ’91 ART Pennies Than Water, which covers themes performs in the barbershop quartet MAXX of love, loss and rebirth. It is his third book Factor. They have been featured on the NBC of short fiction and poetry. Harz has been show “The Sing-Off” and recently com- featured in several literary magazines, and is pleted a “Sing-Off” tour. Ann Eichler a three-time winner of the Iron Writer Chal- Kolakowski ’84 lenge and the 2013 winner of the People’s LAWRENCE F. KREIS JR. ’91 BUAD was published Persistence: Poetry Contest. appointed deputy counsel of the contract Poems of Warren, litigation unit of the Maryland Office of the Maryland, about DEBORAH L. ADAMIK ’88 BUAD Attorney General. a town that was received the Outstanding Main Street Man- flooded in 1922 to ager of the Year award at the Pennsylvania GARY S. WILLIAMS ’94 BUAD, founder make way for the Downtown Center’s annual Townie Awards and CEO of Williams Asset Management, gala in June. The awards recognize indi- published The Art of Retirement, which Loch Raven Reservoir. viduals who exemplify the PDC’s goals helps readers plan and manage a fulfilling of community revitalization. Adamik has and financially secure retirement. The book’s served as CEO of Main Street Gettysburg profits will be donated to various charities, since 2007. Her leadership saw the opening benefiting ALS sufferers, animal welfare and of a new Gettysburg museum and a success- disadvantaged youth. ful celebration of the 150th anniversary of MANDY ARNOLD ’01, ’10 M.S. was the Battle of Gettysburg. CHAD J. NORFOLK ’96 BUAD became a recognized by Central Penn Business partner at WMS Partners, a wealth manage- Journal as a 2014 Woman of Influence. DIANA MARTA ’88 MFA curated “Ordi- ment firm. He is a certified financial planner The award honors women who exemplify nary Woman,” an exhibit at the Howard and accredited investment fiduciary with leadership within their companies and their County Center for the Arts. over 17 years of experience. Norfolk lives communities. Arnold is the founder and in Finksburg, Md., with his wife and three president of the advertising, marketing and TIMOTHY LEWTHWAITE ’89/’99 M.A. sons. public relations agency Gavin Advertising. was a finalist in the new fiction category of the National Indie Excellence Awards for REBECCA BIRNIE ’97 M.S. received a MARCELLA TILLI PELUSO ‘01 MCOM his thriller HORN. The work explores the Doctorate of Musical Arts from Shenan- violent and illegal trade in wildlife and its doah University in 2012 and is now on the and MATT PELUSO ‘01 welcomed a impact on the international zoo community. music faculty of Frostburg State University. daughter, Antonetta Sofia, on August 22, Lewthwaite is editor for the Association of 2013. They live in North Potomac, Md. Zoos and Aquariums. JACK S. MONELL ’97 MCOM, assistant professor of justice studies at Winston-Salem BRIAN HAMMOCK ’02 COMM is vice BRIAN TAYLOR ’89 MCOM is director State University, presented a paper on the president of state government affairs for of business development at The National behavioral patterns of undergraduates with CSX Corporation, where he oversees Press Club in Washington, D.C. juvenile delinquency histories at the annual interactions with the executive and legis- meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice lative branches, and community officials Sciences in Philadelphia. in Maryland and Delaware. Hammock was an attorney for Venable, LLP in Baltimore

and served on the board of directors for the 1990 Canton Railroad Company. DONNICE E. BROWN ’91/’94 was the 2000 speaker at the 123rd Founders Day Convo- SHENELL L.T. BOLDEN ’00 BIOL pub- CHARISSE N. MONTGOMERY ’02 cation for Elizabeth City State University in lished Noa the Little Scientist, a children’s ENGL completed her second master’s in North Carolina. Her speech highlighted the book, the first in her “Girls in Science” educational psychology at the University accomplishments of her great-grandparents, series. Bolden, a molecular biologist and of Toledo, with a thesis focusing on parents who helped to found and later to modernize a faculty member at the Community Col- of disabled children and their integration the university. Brown is an Out of School lege of Baltimore County, hopes these books of online medical information. Youth administrator with the Baltimore City will inspire girls to pursue STEM (science, mayor’s office and a member of TU’s Alumni technology, engineering and mathematics) Association Board and Black Alumni Alli- careers. ance. 39 ALBERT KANG ’03 HIST became a trea- sury relationship manager with Zions Bank in Boise, Idaho. He has previous experience as a financial services recruiter. Kang also n ot e s spent five years as a firefighter with the U.S. Forest Service in Boise. c l a s s TONYA WRIGHT ’03, assistant director of the MBA program at Morgan State Univer- Pipeline sity, is a Morgan CARES trainer and task force member, and a recipient of the Bridge to Success Builder Award. Wright recently presented

at the 27th Annual National Association of StayGreen recycles used oil to help environment Graduate Admissions Professionals Confer-

ence in San Diego.

Brian Davis ’92 GEOG is prov- process removes water, dirt and JILLIAN BARBER ’04 was named Dance ing to be a slick businessman. His metals from motor oil, returning it Teacher of the Year by the Maryland Alli- ’92 entrepreneurial spirit has led him to full purity for reuse. ance for Health, Physical Education and to co-found StayGreen Oil, Inc., Re-refining oil this way uses 89 Dance. She has directed the dance depart- the world’s first secure and open percent less energy and releases avis ment at Annapolis High School for nine marketplace for used oil. 65 percent fewer emissions than

years. Barber married Tripp Murphy in D With his partner Michael Griffith, refining crude oil into a virgin April. Davis has created what he describes product. The re-refined raw material to The Ledger as “the StubHub or can be used to produce asphalt, BOBBIE LAUR ’04, director of external rian eBay” of petroleum recycling. Sell- lubricants and fuel. The environment B affairs in TU’s Division of Innovation and ers wishing to dispose of used cook- is then spared the damage of Applied Research, was named to The Daily ing or motor oil use StayGreen’s improper oil disposal and of new Record’s VIP List, which honors Maryland’s online market to connect with oil extraction. top professionals under the age of 40. interested buyers across the country The only problem is that the for public or private auctions. Since supply of re-refined oil is “limited to KELLY MAYS GRAMM ’05 ELED and her launching in 2012, the company has the amount that can be collected” husband Warren welcomed their daughter already helped to recycle over a for reuse, says Davis. StayGreen’s Catherine Elizabeth, on March 27, 2013. million gallons of used oil. marketplace increases the collected The efforts to clean and reuse amount by making recycling both KANIKA VANN ’06 ENGL published Love: these products are well worth it. easy and financially rewarding for Possible, an intimate social commentary on According to StayGreen’s website, all involved. When it comes to oil, love and relationships. Vann was supported “oil does not wear out- it just says Davis, “you’ve got value in your at the signing event by TU Professor Lena gets dirty.” waste. Go get something for it.” n Ampadu, LaQuacious Thomas ‘05, Tiffany Used cooking oil can be recycled Brooks ‘12, Bumni Akkinnouye, Michael into biodiesels, soaps and cosmet- —Kate Lyons ’14 Singleton and Carla Hudson. ics. This prevents it from ending up in kitchen drains, where it becomes SERIA D. LAKES ’07 graduated with a the number one cause of clogged Ph.D. in information assurance in May. She sewer pipes. The re-refining also recently earned her certification as a project management professional.

ANDREW JANOWITZ ’08 and BRITTANY ADLER ’10 were married on August 25, MATT ROCKMORE ’10 BUAD became ERIN STURGIS ’13 joined TU’s Division 2013, in New York. a full-time employee with Wegmans Food of Marketing and Communications as a Markets Inc, where he has worked for over switchboard operator/receptionist in May. KATIE WALKER SHERMAN ’09 M.S. a year. Rockmore credits hard work and the published her first children’s book,Oh, To advice of TU Professor Quincey Johnson in AURIELLE BRYAN ’14 EMF became Be a Butterfly. She is taking time off as a helping him to achieve this accomplishment. director of media production at HRM Incor- Baltimore County kindergarten teacher to porated, a marketing and media corporation be with her infant son. DANIEL GROSS ’11 MCOM is a based in Odenton, Md. crime reporter for the Herald-Journal in SARAH K. ELFRETH ’10 POSC, Spartanburg, S.C. He has experience as government affairs director for the National a crime reporter for The Frederick News-Post Aquarium, was selected as a 2014 recipient in Frederick, Md., and as the editor-in-chief of The Daily Record’s “20 in Their Twen- of the Towerlight from 2010 to 2011. ties” award. The award recognizes young professionals whose creativity and entrepre- VISIT US ONLINE magazine.towson.edu neurial spirit bring new energy to Maryland.

40 A Tradition of Giving

Emily Grossnickle ’08 and her mother, Nancy Desilet ’72/’79, are Golden Tigers. The Golden Tiger Society recognizes committed donors who have given to the Towson University Foundation for at least five consecutive years.

“My mother gave yearly to Towson University as a single parent raising two children,” Emily says. “I realize that if she could contribute then, I as a graduate student can give now. I am inspired by her commitment and generosity.”

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