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Volume 108 • No. 2 • Spring 2017 Two related higher education the Anti-Capitalist Collective, that the institution condones his or Inside issues are getting a lot of media Young Americans for Freedom, her views. attention these days. The first is the and Young Americans for Liberty. Lastly, we continue to discuss perception that colleges across the This approach is consistent and to strengthen our freedom 14 We are all Gettysburg 2 News@Gettysburg The Office of Multicultural Engagement opens doors. country are indoctrinating students with one of our core institutional of expression policy. That policy 12 Conversations to embrace liberal political values. values, “the free and open exchange notes that “any effort by members The second is the impression that of ideas.” As an educational of the College community to 16 A sense of place, a spirit of place 30 Do Great Work colleges are censoring speech with institution, we value freedom of limit openness in this academic Alan Fuerstman ’78 redefines luxury hospitality. 32 Bulletins the goal of keeping students “safe” expression—and in many ways, community is a matter of serious from controversial or offensive this value is consistent with what concern and militates against 22 Florida Diaries 33 Class notes points of view. we are hoping to achieve with the freedom of expression…No David Rampersad Jr. ’17 talks with Prof. Amer Kobaslija about 46 In memory Research on the evolution of “a diverse and inclusive learning group or individual has the right his recent work. college students’ political views environment,” another core to interfere with the legitimate refutes the myth that faculty Gettysburg value. However, there activity of other authorized 24 Finding future founders indoctrinate students. Sociologist are times when these values push persons and groups as interference The Entrepreneurial Fellowship spurs inventors and innovators. Kyle Dodson, who has studied this up against each other. For instance, with expression compromises Cover: The Twilight Hour welcomed first-year topic extensively, has found that when someone makes comments the College’s goal of creating an 28 From Gettysburg, a diploma and a byline students from the Class of 2020 as alumni, noting students who are most academically that are offensive to other members environment where issues can be the completion of their first semester. After an Research with Prof. Steve James ’80 helps launch careers in science. illuminated procession to the steps of Pennsylvania engaged moderate their political of our community, whose rights openly discussed.” The exceptions Hall, the students presented their class book to views during their college years, should be protected? to this are very narrowly defined President Janet Morgan Riggs ’77 and sang the rather than becoming more extreme. Colleges and universities (e.g. speech that constitutes Alma Mater. I believe this is because a good continue to wrestle with how a demonstrable threat or that Cover photo by Stephen Brown ’17 Editor: Sue Baldwin-Way college education equips students to best to balance these competing violates the law). Contact [email protected] consider perspectives different from values—and it’s complicated. So I am certain that we will not Address changes: Communications & Marketing, their own. where does Gettysburg stand? all agree on how to approach Gettysburg College, 300 N. Washington St., Gettysburg faculty recognize First and foremost, we every speaker or how to respond Box 422, Gettysburg, PA 17325 that their role is not to proselytize, subscribe to the idea that the best to every instance of offensive Gettysburg College assures equal employment and prohibits discrimination on the basis of age, but rather to teach evidence-based response to offensive speech speech. What I can assure you is race, color, religion, national origin, gender, reasoning; how to approach issues is more speech. Although we that as we face these issues, we sexual orientation, or disability. Printed in U.S.A. from multiple viewpoints; and how acknowledge the importance are guided by our institutional © Gettysburg College 2017 to challenge and support arguments of inclusion, we must prepare values and Gettysburg’s mission as For additional content related to this issue, using facts and thoughtful analysis. our students to confront a liberal arts college—to prepare visit www.gettysburg.edu/links Our students understand the offensive speech and bias, as they our students for fulfilling personal importance of this as well. undoubtedly will experience it after and professional lives, and lives of For example, following the they leave Gettysburg. effective leadership and citizenship. presidential election, our students Second, we attract a variety organized and hosted a debate on of speakers to our campus— Sincerely, a variety of policy issues, including from Senator Bernie Sanders to immigration, national security, Congresswoman Kay Granger— education, and healthcare reform. who possess a wide spectrum of The student panel represented political viewpoints. We have Janet Morgan Riggs ’77 the College Republicans, College also been very clear that hosting a President Democrats, College Independents, particular speaker does not mean News Gettysburg Prof notes

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Lord Byron His is a fascinating biography, and I find that a liability when The win-win he comes up in my teaching of a Romantics class. It is so easy to go into story after story about what would have been one of the English-speaking world’s first celebrity lives—filled with drama and complexity. It’s so interesting to talk about things like incest, of giving violence, threatened duels, bankruptcies, exile, and the like. Nontraditional tools or Angela Gravino Estes ’64, her first and strongest Lord Byron was a strong defender of the Luddites, but it is Finfluence was her father, who grew up poor and had wonderful to go back and forth from text to information online. to work his way through college and law school. I talk a lot about where the action of a work is set and what is “He never once claimed to have pulled himself up taking place. It is fascinating to teach a poem by Byron, pull up a by his own bootstraps. Instead, he told stories about all map, and point to where he was standing when he wrote the lines.

the people who helped him along the way.” And William Blake hand-executed so much of his work, LEN As an English major at Gettysburg, Angela met often playing with the order of things and hand-washing in color. many on campus who supported her endeavors in There are over 30 versions of hisSongs of Experience, with about similar ways, including a promising economics major— as many color schemes and sequences. With modern technology, her husband, Jere Estes ’65—and devoted faculty who it’s easy to get students to speculate about the impact of these motivated her to graduate with honors. differences: what might be the effect of his darkening this or “We had professors who challenged our thinking, highlighting that? shaped our values, and expanded our horizons,” said I cannot even The College as a community Angela. “Looking back, we recognize that much of our career success is due to the knowledge we developed It was a welcoming environment 35 years ago, and I am begin to express through our Gettysburg College experiences—both in grateful for everything I have found here. I’m excited that and out of the classroom.” the College has been very focused on creating a richly diverse my gratitude to After a brief teaching career, Angela ultimately community and on the charge of having people from a variety retired after 29 years as the CEO of Robins’ Nest, of backgrounds and ideational standpoints. It is a much more

Inc., a nonprofit that helps at-risk children. Jere spent diverse environment, more inclusive, and still more welcoming. GOLDBERG the College and four years in the Navy and recently retired, following a distinguished career as a top investment officer at Professor of English Len Goldberg’s primary scholarly interests the Estes family Dividend Assets Capital. include the 1788–1824 Romantic movement in literature, especially Today, the Estes are inspired to pay it forward— the life and work of Lord Byron. Born in Detroit, he earned his BA for helping me interweaving the needs of current students with their from the University of Michigan and his MA and PhD from the gift annuities, annual fund contributions, and an University of Pennsylvania. endowed scholarship. to make my time “We love reading letters from Courtney Long ’17 about her Gettysburg experience, which includes her at Gettysburg studies in health sciences, research internships, and study abroad,” said Jere. “Like Courtney, I loved playing varsity soccer at Gettysburg College, and she shares Angela’s as great as it and my passion for service by volunteering for Habitat for Humanity and for MEDLIFE, a mobile medical can be. clinic in Peru.” “The resulting tapestry is something we feel good ­—Courtney Long ’17 about,” said Angela. “I can think of no better investment that will continue to grow, reap dividends, and impact Health Sciences, the future. It doesn’t get any better than that.” Women’s Soccer

2 3 The 411 Bruce Chamberlin ’86

Economics major/political science minor A CAREER • Senior Associate Director of Admissions at Georgetown University • MEd, College of William & Mary • EdD, University of Pennsylvania • College Trustee connector • Eisenhower Institute National Advisory Council • Visionary Gettysburgians and RETURNS Loyalty Circle • lives in Washington, D.C.

achel Fry ’15 remembers Believes in the liberal arts because R all of the excitement and A liberal arts education provides so much more than just essential skills uncertainty of her senior year. for employment and career preparation. It crafts the mindset to Excitement because of the fulfill your human potential, to realize yourbest self. possibilities her future would hold. Uncertainty because she was Most influential G’burg profs looking for a job and didn’t know Prof. Ann Fender, in our freshman J-term where her search would lead. class with three students, there was no That uncertainty didn’t last hiding! I ended up “majoring” in Ann long. Through the Center for Fender and Derrick Gondwe—they Career Development’s (CCD) taught me how to write, structure an job and internship fair, Fry, an argument, and reason persuasively—great economics and history double preparation for graduate work and for life. major and business minor, was connected to M&T Bank’s Most important life lesson Management Development Honor the past by influencing Program. She is now an assistant the future: pay it forward. branch manager at one of M&T’s Wilmington, Delaware locations. Supports G’burg because She returns to campus Support directly impacts current once a semester to help connect students and secures the College’s current students to the M&T future. Knowing higher education as Bank management program. The I do, I know Gettysburg is an program reminded her of the excellent steward of all support. leadership certificate program she participated in as a sophomore Undergrad activities Rachel Fry ’15 represented the M&T Bank management program at the College Phi Kappa Psi, Alpha Phi Omega through the Garthwait Leadership career fair. Center (GLC). (president), Student Senate (vice “The College leadership thinkers with fresh perspectives most important things I learned president), Senior Class Treasurer, certificate was...about being and the courage to act. And she during my time at Gettysburg, Tour Guide, College Choir. given an opportunity, taking is confident she can find them at and it’s something that a lot of advantage of it, gaining the Gettysburg College. places are looking for in a potential Favorite College Choir piece knowledge and skills, and then “Through the GLC, The employee, too.” “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God!” With eight-part harmony, it would being able to translate it when it Eisenhower Institute, or even If you can provide an internship comes time to help other people different campus jobs, you’re always blow the roof off the house! or externship, training program, on the same path.” constantly motivated to push the employment, or other career assistance Now, when talking with envelope of your thinking, instead for students, please contact the Last seen on campus: prospective recruits for the M&T of doing only what’s expected Center for Career Development at April 2017 program, she looks for innovative of you,” Fry said. “It’s one of the [email protected] or 717-337-6616.

4 Photo by Jason Minick 5 The sights and sounds of other times

That work will lead to a machinery or the white noise of book, his second, about the today’s electronics, was the most everyday life of Londoners prominent noise in the streets. during Shakespeare’s time. In his With virtually no plumbing, first book,Exile and Journey in water flowed through conduits. Seventeenth-Century Literature, The steady stream would be D’Addario looked at the lives of heard throughout the city. Just as ome might call it time people who left England because they do today, small things—the travel. Prof. Christopher of the English civil war or other background noises and hum of D’Addario brings early conflicts. Many of them moved daily life—impacted Londoners. S to France or New England, and “I became interested in modern British literature to life by encouraging students to imagine D’Addario became interested in how [those things] changed what life had been like in the 16th how their lives changed. the way people saw the world,” and 17th centuries. “I realized I didn’t even know said D’Addario, “the notion of Prof. Christopher D’Addario in his office in Breidenbaugh Hall. “The goal as someone who what a person did [during that what the world was, where the time period] when they woke up earth was situated in the larger teaches an older period is not only “The boring stuff is Now in his fifth year of is thinking and what it’s like to be in the morning,” he said. “So, I universe—the strangeness of the to get students interested in it, but meaningful,” he said. “The little teaching at Gettysburg, he that person. Even if my students figured I would start with that.” natural world.” also to allow them to inhabit that interactions with people might believes a liberal arts school is don’t remember every historical D’Addario started researching From his First-Year Seminar, world—getting them to imagine change your day or your life. the perfect place to integrate this fact from my classes, if I can teach people’s habits and how London A Day in the Life, to his literature living like someone else,” he said. And, if one day can change your kind of learning. them that habit of mind, that’s the would have looked, felt, and courses, what ties D’Addario’s “With my recent work, I’ve life, what does that say about our “It’s important for being a most important thing I would like sounded. Take the sound of classes together is the focus on tried to get my students to think identities, if you could become good human being and a citizen of them to take from my classes." 17th-century London, where what the details of daily life teach three-dimensionally.” a completely different person the world to be able to empathize running water, not the hum of us about history—and ourselves. because of it?” and understand what someone else

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One-third of your life Incoming editor Doing Great Work Commencement 2017 Scholarly work MLK remembered You will spend 90,000 hours at English Prof. Betsy From building leaders to building futures, Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole will speak Religion, Chinese motifs, nuclear “He dreamed about more than himself. work over your lifetime. One-third Duquette is coeditor best alumni network to best study abroad and receive an honorary degree technology, and Abraham Lincoln are He dreamed for the world,” said of your life, which Andrew of J19: The Journal of program, the great work of G’burg at Gettysburg College’s 182nd a few of the topics of books written Troy Datcher ’90 in his keynote Naber ’07 is trying to make Nineteenth-Century students, faculty, and alumni is reflected in Commencement ceremony. She most by College professors in 2016. Learn address for the annual campus and better. The I-O (industrial Americanists. “Very senior the annual rankings roundup, online. recently served as the Director of the more online about these books, as well community celebration of the life and organizational) people in my field have Smithsonian National Museum of African as about the faculty work and research and legacy of Dr. Martin psychologist has made it trusted me and my partner with shaping Art. Honorary degrees will also be available through The Cupola repository. Luther King Jr. Read more his mission to improve the content that will appear in this conferred to President of the Lutheran and view photos and ⅓ our quality of life journal, with stewarding this important Theological Seminary at Gettysburg video online. through work. Read journal into the future—which also Reverend Michael Cooper-White and more online. involves shaping the field a little bit, too.” GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Chairman of Vaccines Moncef Slaoui. 7 M conversation,” Larkin said, will holdyour own inany substance intheseareas,you qualitative statistics. of fluencyinmathematicsand globe. Hestressedtheimportance and lacrosseplayeraroundthe taken theformereconomicsmajor currency salesandtradinghas knowledge iscertainlyabenefit.” liberal artsdegreewithtechnical the industrytoday,soamixof “The barismuch,muchhigherin ranks inthefinanceindustry. before ascendingtheleadership English andsecondaryeducation said Wallach,whomajoredin wonderful forproblemsolving,” & Co.LLC. managing partnerofLordAbbett Daria LoPrestiWallach’76, Elevation LLC;and Chris Matthaei’01,principalof director ofJ.P.MorganChase; Inc.; chair oftheboardWelch-Allyn, featured Drew Murphy’84,P’20,thepanel lecturer andentrepreneur challenges inthefinancialsector. discuss currentconditionsand finance industry future Envisioning the 8 “If youcanspeakwith Larkin agreed.Hiscareerin “A liberalartsbackgroundis Moderated byeconomics , managing Andy Larkin’86,managing , former Eric AllynP’16,former in NewYorkCityto and parentsgathered ore than60alumni

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Campaign update (as of April 2017) U.S. Department of State selects Eisenhower Institute Fellows for Diplomacy Lab LAX top honor “What an honor,” said to 15 trips to the NCAA Division III ettysburg College is the only private, four-year liberal arts college to be a partner of the Cantele, Gettysburg’s head coach playoffs, highlighted by the program’s GDiplomacy Lab initiative of the U.S. Department of State (DOS). The Lab enables the for the last 24 years. “Diane was first national title in 2011. DOS to engage student intellect to solve challenges facing foreign policy. one of the first coaches that I met Two projects were awarded to Harold G. Evans Chair of Eisenhower Leadership when I began my coaching stint at Studies Prof. Shirley Anne Warshaw and students from the Undergraduate Fellows and Gettysburg College.” Fielding Fellows programs of The Eisenhower Institute. As a student-athlete, Cantele “The students have approached [the projects] with great professionalism, helped lead Gettysburg to its first excitement, enthusiasm, and—more importantly—a great sense of collaborative team national championship in research,” said Prof. Warshaw. Carol Daly Cantele ’83 field hockey in 1980. In 1992, Cantele returned to her alma mater Health records and refugee policy ead women’s lacrosse to fill the shoes of her mentor, The DOS asked the Undergraduate Fellows to research how governments in coach Carol Daly Lois Bowers, coaching both field different countries approach the collection of health records from migrants Cantele ’83 was hockey and women’s lacrosse. As a and refugees—and how the policies impact the current crisis in the Eastern H honored by the Intercollegiate collegiate head coach, Cantele has Mediterranean region. Women’s Lacrosse Coaches 522 wins and 15 conference titles The students hosted a series of on-campus discussions about the Association (IWLCA) with the between the two sports. refugee crisis, bringing together experts from a variety of backgrounds, Diane Geppi-Aikens Memorial She gave up head coach duties She has had a resounding organizations, and perspectives. They also met with federal, state, Award. Named for the legendary in field hockey to concentrate on impact on the future of women’s and private officials in Washington, D.C., New York City (at the Loyola coach, the award recognizes lacrosse and her role as senior woman lacrosse, as many of her former United Nations headquarters), and Lancaster, Pennsylvania, where lifetime achievement to the administrator in 2002. Since then, players and assistant coaches have they spoke with Syrian refugees. They traveled to Dublin, Ireland, to women’s college game. Cantele has guided the lacrosse team become head coaches themselves. attend workshops hosted by the Irish Refugee Council and met with administrators and faculty at Trinity College Dublin. “My experiences this year have helped solidify my interest in policy Kudos from coaches work,” said Katerina Krohn ’17, a political science and environmental studies double major. “I hope that the results of our project will be able to “From player, to “As an athlete playing want to work hard for you, the wins help guide the Department of State as it makes decisions regarding refugee coach, to friend, for Carol, her energy and championships won’t happen.” health records.” Coach has been a made you want to Megan Murphy Borman ’03 rock for me and for work harder and co-head lacrosse coach at Loomis Foreign corruption all those around her. never settle, and as a Chaffee School The Fielding Fellows traveled to Berlin and Budapest to learn about the She truly is a special person and the coach, she still inspires you to try new challenges of corruption facing the European Union. In Berlin, they met with epitome of Gettysburg great.” techniques, never be stagnant, and leaders from Transparency International, the leading nongovernmental organization Katie Hagan ’07, head lacrosse to enjoy what you are doing—all while “She taught me so cultivating a program that encourages on worldwide corruption of public officials. Because of the meeting, the Fellows coach at Ursinus College much through wins and pushes athletes to grow as and losses and developed some new ideas that caused them to alter their presentation to U.S. Embassy individuals.” tough situations, but staff in Hungary, the next day. “I want to impart Kristen Stuckel ’95, head lacrosse more importantly, “They went back to their hotel in Berlin and stayed up until midnight refining and all of those things coach at Muhlenberg College she invested in me as a person and refocusing their presentation,” said Warshaw. “We hoped that would happen—that we would that I learned onto far more than as a player. She made travel there and get a better sense of how to approach the research.” my athletes now, it evident that while winning games “We are extremely impressed with the Gettysburg College Diplomacy Lab team,” said Greg because it not only “Coach Cantele was the goal, she looked at the bigger Meier, foreign service officer at the DOS. "During their January visit to Embassy Budapest, they made me a better player, but a better was always so well- picture and wanted to develop me human in general. I’ve been inspired presented a well-researched thesis on the causes and potential solutions of the entrenched problem of respected and liked as a person. I want to give collegiate by her in so many ways, and I know I by her players, and corruption. We struggle with these questions every day. By identifying successful initiatives undertaken in athletes what I was given by Carol, and will continue to be.” no team can be I strive to do that every day of my life.” other countries, the team gave us useful ideas that we plan to pursue in our programming.” successful if that doesn’t happen. You Laura McIntyre ’11, head field hockey Julika Blankenship ’04, head can have all the lacrosse knowledge coach at Sewanee: The University of lacrosse coach at Winthrop University the South in the world, but if your players don’t

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experiencein the MIDDLE EAST Annie Palmer ’20 captured “Trump should listen to Janine Barr ’15, and Megan the Photo of the Day (left) that his Cabinet,” wrote Eisenhower Zagorski ’16 appeared in The is sure to awaken fond memory Institute Expert-in-Residence Auk, a journal of the American of those unexpectedly warm and Kasey Pipes in a column for Ornithological Society, and in sunny days of winter. Anyone USA Today. the Science Daily research news is welcome to submit an image The Wall Street Journal’s editor update. Their study involved the for consideration as a Photo of Joseph Rago consulted Prof. Allen use of aerial drones for counting The photo accompanying the the Day. Photos must be closely Guelzo, Henry R. Luce Professor songbirds. College strategic plan in the spring connected to Gettysburg College, of the Civil War Era and director Biology Profs. Ryan Kerney issue prompted a recollection from but the potential subject matter is of Civil War Era Studies, for a look and Zakiya Whatley authored music education major Rachel as wide as your imagination. at how historians view the 2016 a critical review describing Carl Cooper ’58: presidential race. symbiotically modified organisms “I loved the picture of Stevens The College was mentioned (SMOs) and their practical And in the news Hall on page 14. My room was on C-SPAN’s BookTV when applications in a cover story for Prof. Shirley Anne Warshaw, second from the right on the second Eisenhower Institute Chairman American Scientist. Harold G. Evans Chair of floor, my freshman year in 1954. Emeritus Susan Eisenhower That great-great-great nephew Eisenhower Leadership Studies, When fraternities serenaded us, my interviewed FOX anchor of Rutherford B. Hayes on The Our call for your thoughts on contributed to a piece in the The 2017 Gilder Lehrman roommate and I climbed out onto the value of a liberal arts education Bret Baier about Three Days in Late Show with Stephen Colbert was Lincoln Prize was presented BloombergView, “Nope, the Oval the porch roof to listen. When the January: Dwight Eisenhower’s none other than environmental to two recipients this year: brought reflective comments— Office Won’t Change Trump.” Phi Delts came one evening, I heard Final Mission. studies Prof. Rutherford (Rud) James B. Conroy, author most affirming, some debating—by Her opinion piece, “The rise this wonderful baritone voice sing President Janet Morgan Platt. Platt was caught vying for his of Lincoln’s White House: email, social media, and a most- of Breitbart,” appeared in the a solo part, and at the end I yelled welcome handwritten note from Riggs ’77 wrote of “Lincoln’s ancestor’s wax likeness at the Hall of The People’s House in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. down, ‘Who sang that?’ Of course, he Michael Sleppin ’53. We’re still legacy and a new generation of Presidents auction in January. Wartime and Douglas R. Egerton, author of Thunder was teased unmercifully! Four years taking your stories if you have them leadership” for President’s Day, in Kat Gordon ’87, founder of later I married that voice! Now 58 The Huffington Post. the 3% Conference, Championing at the Gates: The Black to share. Civil War Regiments That 1/2 years, four children, and eight Prof. Dave Powell, education Creative Female Talent and department chair, touched on the Leadership, was included on Redeemed America. The grandchildren later, Hal Cooper authors were recognized On social media March 1 campus Solidarity Rally Business Insider’s list of the 30 ’56 and I are still singing in our at an event hosted by and teach-in for his blog entry, best people in advertising to church choir, and he still has that “Success! $1.09 million raised in Gettysburg College and the wonderful baritone voice. I want to only 36 hours” read the post at “Some Things You Can Do follow on Twitter. Gilder Lehrman Institute of save this issue with a note for future the conclusion of the third annual to Support Public Education American History in April, at generations of my family. Thanks!” Gettysburgives Challenge. Gifts Now,” which appeared in the Union League Club in from 2,781 donors totaling $615,933 Education Week. Keep reading, keep liking, keep New York City. achieved the $475,000 match, all Biology Prof. Kay Etheridge sharing, and keep the Conversations for the good of Gettysburg College has been studying the history of going on social media or by sending The Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize is awarded annually for students. Thank you! 17th-Century scientist Maria [email protected] Sibylla Merian and commented on your thoughts. the finest scholarly work in And thank you to all the English on Abraham Lincoln, her significance for an article in Gettysburg couples who shared The the American Civil War their love stories for Valentine’s New York Times. soldier, or the American Civil Day. Their photos and stories are A paper by Prof. Andrew War era. in an album online. Wilson, environmental studies,

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GETTYSBURG Executive Director of Multicultural Engagement Darrien Davenport The Office of Multicultural Engagement opens doors.

arrien Davenport was in employee has never been a night since then the College’s 350 or so traditionally What differences would an alumna They prioritize personal and we can be an office that helps get the relations and human resources that I have settled into my bed and underrepresented students. or alumnus find between what they academic advising to ensure student students to the resources and services.” Din corporate America when the questioned my purpose.” While it was hard for Davenport to know as the IRC and the Office of success. Curry works with first-year And as the College strives for 2008 recession hit. His company laid Davenport became Gettysburg leave York, he was drawn to Gettysburg Multicultural Engagement? students and community-based an even more diverse and culturally off 40 percent of its workforce, and College’s first executive director of by the College’s vision and commitment. “Pete Curry has built such a great organizations. Gore and Davenport enlightened community, Davenport is Davenport was one of the bearers of multicultural engagement in October, “I think that what President [Janet foundation at Gettysburg through work with sophomores, juniors, and throwing open the doors. the worst news. after a national search. He leads a Morgan] Riggs has provided us by his work mentoring generations of seniors, and Lancaster focuses on “It’s about all of us celebrating “It was the hardest thing ever—to newly reorganized effort that focuses way of leadership and direction is very students through the college transition,” international students. our cultures—and everyone possesses sit across from someone you know on traditionally underrepresented— brave—that diversity, equity, and Davenport said. This place has so much Davenport summarizes the work culture. We need to allow people the personally, someone whose situation multicultural and international—and inclusion is something we are committed energy. My aim is to build on that ahead in three broad categories: opportunities to investigate that culture. you know, and have that [termination] first-generation students. to at the highest level,” he said. foundation by expanding and enhancing connecting to academic and other Hopefully, all students will feel like conversation. I said, ‘I don’t like this. This “For more than two decades, the Davenport was a first-generation our social and educational programs to support services for students, expanding they can come here and contribute and is not what I want to do with my life.’” Intercultural Resources Center (IRC) student himself. He grew up in build connections.” support for students, and expanding grow—and continue to learn more Davenport went in search of has played a key role in helping to Philadelphia and earned his bachelor’s The expansion will go beyond programs and offerings. about themselves. purposeful work, and he found it in recruit and retain a diverse student degree in economics from West Chester programming elements and will include “We want to work with other “I don’t want students in their final higher education. body. As our student population University, completing his master’s in a newly renovated building at 102 W. departments to help students know year to think, ‘I just want to get out of The time he spent working in continues to become more diverse, leadership and business ethics from Water Street that includes administrative, about and feel comfortable using the here’ or ‘I’m just doing my time. I’m diversity and inclusion and teaching we have broadened our focus,” said Duquesne University and his doctorate social, and residential space. services they offer, be it the library, or ready to go.’ no. That should not be a as an adjunct faculty member for Vice President for College Life and in higher education administration from Davenport says environment and career development, or other resources. student’s experience. There should be Duquesne University helped in the Dean of Students Julie Ramsey. Northeastern University. teamwork are crucial. The College has made an intentional something in their soul that lets them transition. Davenport joined York “Darrien brings a wealth of knowledge “We need to make sure that all of “Something that was important to effort to provide services to all students, feel they have a connection to the place. College and advanced to become and experience in his work with our students have a great experience me in coming here was who was in with but the students may feel tentative “Everyone here is Gettysburg, assistant dean of student affairs, while multicultural programming, diversity here—that every student has a chance me—who is helping? Who’s helping about reaching out. correct? It’s getting people to think also overseeing enrollment management. education, and strategic planning.” to investigate who they are as individuals to drive this car? Monique [Gore ’06], “Being someone, myself, who knows that way. Our differences should not “For me, the satisfaction of By reorganizing the IRC and and has access to the resources available Olga [Smith], Pete [Curry], and Brad how it feels to not be able to go to certain divide us. We are all here. We are all working with students was everything international student services, the new at Gettysburg College. I think we can do [Lancaster]—all of these folks are so places because of how I look, I think Gettysburg.” I needed. This was my purpose. There office can better serve the needs of that,” said Davenport. student-focused.”

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Alan Fuerstman ’78 redefines luxury hospitality.Place

t’s a frigid morning in mid-December just off five wildly successful Montage properties—in California Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, the temperature (Laguna Beach and Beverly Hills), Utah, South Ibarely north of 20 degrees. But as he prepares to Carolina, and Hawaii. In 2014, in collaboration with his conduct a tour of the still-under-construction Sagamore son Michael, Fuerstman set out to create a new brand of Pendry hotel, on the waterfront in the city’s Fells Point hotels in markets that still demanded top-shelf amenities neighborhood, Alan Fuerstman ’78 seems oblivious to and service but could not support a Montage property’s the elements. Fuerstman is the founder, chairman, and nightly room fee, which starts around $600. “That may CEO of Montage International, the California-based not be a 600-square-foot room; it may be a 350- or ultra-luxury hotel and resort management company 400-square-foot room,” Fuerstman said earlier this that he founded 15 years ago and that he’s led with the morning, over breakfast at the nearby Four Seasons, by same laser vision he’s exhibiting now—as he steps off way of explaining the Pendry difference. “It may not be a Thames Street, passes beneath the hotel’s massive arched five-fixture bath; it may be a three-fixture bath.” entrance, and wades into a small army of construction Still, let’s be clear: No one will ever mistake the workers in hard hats. Weather? What weather? Sagamore Pendry for a Motel 6. The new hotel, a Alan Fuerstman ’78 and a view from what would soon be the Sagamore Pendry Baltimore. For Fuerstman, the Sagamore Pendry represents a $60 million project, features a steakhouse restaurant, departure from the business model that has produced a whiskey bar, a 4,500-square-foot ballroom, two

16 17 550-square-foot conference rooms, travelers were looking for a more doorman at the Saddle Brook Marriott, in Fuerstman’s fledgling company. advantage of the stunning vista, so he offered a $10,000 reward for anyone and a second-floor outdoor pool with gracious, humble approach to it,” a job he returned to each summer while Then, he found a property under had installed large sliding glass doors who came up with a winning name. views of the Inner Harbor and the Fuerstman said, “where you could be attending Gettysburg. Even from his construction—initially intended to be instead—as he said, “to bring the He rejected every one of them as well. Baltimore skyline. The typical room as comfortable in a luxury hotel or lowly station at the hotel, Fuerstman a Ritz-Carlton—on the oceanfront in outside in and the inside out.” Time was running out. comes with a private balcony, a king- resort in jeans as you are in a tuxedo. fell hard for the business. Law school Laguna Beach. “When I stepped on “It changed the feel and Drawing on Laguna Beach’s sized bed, millwork paneled walls, Where you could still appreciate the would have to wait. “I loved the energy, the property in Laguna,” Fuerstman experience the moment you walk in history as an artists’ colony, Fuerstman and marble accents. Nightly rates craftsmanship, the attention to detail. the excitement, the complex business recalled, “I fell in love with it and knew there,” said James Bermingham, the consulted an online art reference guide. start at $359, before taxes. But it didn’t need to be surrounded in strategy, the tactics, the competitiveness that it would be the ideal platform.” executive vice president of operations When he got to the M’s, he came across Leading the tour of the hotel, the traditional trappings of luxury.” of the industry,” he said. He arranged to buy the property in a for Montage International. “It’s a the term montage. It said something sidestepping wheelbarrows, portable To his delight, Fuerstman was After graduating, Fuerstman deal worth about $200 million. small example of the eye that he has. about an “artful collection.” Fuerstman heaters, panels of plywood and right about that next generation, and took a job as a bell captain at the Now, all he needed was a name I don’t think I would have seen that thought the name reflected perfectly the sheetrock, a thousand or so electrical he was pleasantly surprised to learn Rancho Las Palmas Resort in for his company. until after we opened.” vision he had for his business. “I wanted wires snaking along the floors, and a that the old-school crowd likewise California, a Marriott International Fuerstman has known to create a collection of individuals beehive of laborers, Fuerstman can embraced the Montage approach. property with five restaurants and a Bermingham since his days at The coming together doing extraordinary hardly contain his excitement. At one His colleagues and competitors have 27-hole golf course. He was on his Phoenician, and when he started things,” he said. point, after reciting a litany of the hotel taken note. While developing Montage way, changing jobs every few years Montage he placed one of his first So, what makes a Montage hose who work closely with features—historical, geographical, into one of the leading ultra-luxury and gaining valuable experience at phone calls to Bermingham, who property? “Style of service, the warmth, Fuerstman marvel at his architectural, and otherwise—he said, hotel brands, Fuerstman has received each stop. He helped open multiple was then managing two hotels in the approachability of our staff, the ability to excel in so many “This hotel is destined to be one of some of the industry’s highest honors, hotels for Marriott, including the T Washington, D.C. Bermingham incredible execution of service, the aspects of hotel management, even America’s finest.” including the 2014 Robert Mondavi company’s signature property, the toured the property in Laguna Beach physical attributes of the property, down to architectural design. At Fuerstman knows a thing or two Wine and Food Award, presented Desert Springs, in Palm Desert, and came away duly impressed. He the amenities, the food and beverage, Laguna Beach, as he would with all about America’s finest hotels. He’s by the Collins College of Hospitality California. At the El Conquistador called his wife, Priscilla, told her he the spa experience,” Fuerstman said. subsequent properties, Fuerstman staked his long and fruitful career Management at Cal Poly Pomona Resort and Country Club in Tucson, was inclined to accept Fuerstman’s “Ultimately, it all comes together to wanted to incorporate design elements on providing wealthy travelers with (previous winners, besides its namesake, then an ITT Sheraton property, he offer, and said she should fly out create an experience where, if you stay that reflected the surroundings. The lavish accommodations, impeccable include the culture-bending chefs took his first job as general manager. to see the property. “She said, ‘If at a Montage hotel or resort, you’re cookie-cutter approach would not service, and a white-glove attention Julia Child and Alice Waters). Today, In 1994, he was named president and it’s Alan Fuerstman, and you really made to feel different. And it’s more suffice. “I was searching for a more to detail. Surely he endeavors to Montage employs about 3,400 people managing director at The Phoenician, like it, I don’t need to come out,’” experiential than marketing hype.” authentic experience,” Fuerstman said. repeat that success with the Pendry and manages more than $1 billion in in Scottsdale, Arizona, then ITT Bermingham recalled. “For a mother Success came quickly. In 2008, “A sense of place, a spirit of place.” brand, and his track record gives him residential real estate, and this year the Sheraton’s flagship luxury hotel. And of young kids to say, ‘We’ll go, sight just five years after the opening of Laguna Beach is a well-to-do plenty of reason for optimism. With company expects to generate revenues four years later he was tapped by Steve unseen, because it’s Alan Fuerstman,’ Montage Laguna Beach, industry arts community, midway between the 2003 opening of the 250-room in excess of $400 million. Wynn, the casino mogul, to help open that really says it all.” leaders chose Fuerstman as the Los Angeles and San Diego, whose Montage Laguna Beach—30 acres of Wynn’s newest property, the 3,000- Fuerstman was getting ready Resort Executive of the Year. Five architecture is strongly influenced by palm-treed paradise overlooking the room Bellagio on the Las Vegas Strip. to announce the acquisition of the years later he received an Ernst & the Craftsman style popularized in the Pacific Ocean—Fuerstman sought to By 2000, Fuerstman had Laguna Beach property. But he still Young Entrepreneur of the Year early 20th century. When Fuerstman redefine ultra-luxury hospitality. He achieved a heady ascent in a hadn’t decided on a name for his Award. The following year came uerstman enrolled at first toured the future hotel site, the wanted to break away from what he demanding industry, but he was just company. He went to his advertising the Mondavi Award. Along the Gettysburg as a political architectural plans had been drawn calls the “old-school style” of luxury, getting started. He’d always had an agency, which suggested hundreds of science major, figuring one and construction had begun. But in which he saw as too pretentious. “I F entrepreneurial spirit, and he began names. He rejected every one. He went day he’d go on to law school. He got the hotel’s fifth-floor main lobby, thought the next generation of luxury to entertain notions of his own hotel to his public relations company and his start in hospitality while still in high with its panoramic view of the Pacific, company based on his outside-the-box school in New Jersey, working as a he saw an opportunity to fulfill his ideas about luxury travel. He partnered aesthetic vision. The lobby had been with Pierre Omidyar, the founder designed to be enclosed by a solid glass of eBay, who became an investor wall. Fuerstman wanted to take full

18 19 Fuerstman, 33, the cofounder and On April 1, the hotel’s ballroom generous by providing an extremely 300 people. Guests will approach creative director of Pendry Hotels, was the site of a reception and dinner attractive venue around which we can the ballroom from a grand marble speaks by phone with his father on behalf of Gettysburg Great: The build momentum in support of the staircase sheathed in red carpet. “It’s multiple times a day. “He’s a very Campaign for Our College, an event College,” Kallin said. “It’s enabling going to be the best ballroom in average person, and I mean this in the that Fuerstman, a longtime donor and others to stay engaged, and I think Baltimore,” Fuerstman said. most flattering way,” Michael says. a Trustee since 2006, helped make that’s an important contribution.” It’s not a boast as much as a vision, “What he’s done is exceptional. But possible. President Janet Morgan Riggs Surrounded on three sides by the sort of vision that has propelled he is very much a simple, everyday ’77 was among the College leaders who water—it’s a pier, after all—Rec Fuerstman through a career in luxury kind of guy. I think it’s served him made the 60-mile trip to Baltimore to Pier enabled Fuerstman to fulfill his hospitality now approaching four really well. He listens to his instincts. meet with local alumni and donors and vow to design each of his properties decades. Whether from Baltimore’s That mindset allows him to relate to promote the campaign. with a strong sense of place. Thus, Inner Harbor or California’s Laguna both our guests and our associates Since the mid-1990s, Fuerstman the look of the Sagamore Pendry Beach or Hawaii’s Kapalua Bay, it in a way that a corporate executive has provided the College with event Baltimore was driven by a nautical seems Fuerstman is forever peering at persona typically does not.” space, free of charge, at Montage and theme, its 128 rooms designed to some distant horizon. Later this year, other properties. He’s also provided resemble ship’s quarters, with half of Pendry will begin construction of its Montage internships for Gettysburg them offering water views. During third property, in West Hollywood, students with free event space at construction, work crews dredged California. And next year, in Cabo San Montage and other properties. from the river bottom three 19th- Lucas, at the southern tip of Mexico’s or Alan Fuerstman, the Robert Kallin P’12, the vice century cannons. One of them will be Baja California peninsula, Montage location of the Sagamore president of development, alumni and displayed beneath a glass floor in the International will open its first hotel Pendry Baltimore was a key F parent relations, credits Fuerstman whiskey bar, known as the Cannon outside the United States. attraction. The hotel, which opened in with bringing together Gettysburg Room. The ballroom, restored to its March, consumes an imposing, four- alumni, parents, and donors from former grandeur, will accommodate —Christopher Hann, photos by story brick building atop Recreation across the country. “Alan has been very weddings and other events for up to Eric Lee ’15 Pier—Rec Pier, the locals call it—a long-neglected but historically significant site. Built in 1914, Rec Pier served as the landing point for thousands of newly arrived immigrants processed just across the Patapsco River at the Locust Point immigration station. But the building had been vacant for years when Kevin Plank, founder and CEO of Under Armour, the sportswear behemoth, bought it in 2014 for $3.4 million (Under Armour’s headquarters sit directly Built in 1914, Recreation Pier in Fells Point was a landing across the river from the Sagamore point for newly arriving immigrants. In April it was the site Pendry; Plank goes back and forth in a of a gathering for the Gettysburg Great campaign. local water taxi). When Plank moved forward with his hotel plans, he asked Pendry to manage the property. way, he’s been featured in The New For Fuerstman, part of the Alan Fuerstman considered Rec York Times and The Wall Street joy of creating Montage has been Pier the perfect locale, in the perfect Journal, and Travel & Leisure has bringing his four children into the neighborhood, for the second Pendry listed Montage properties in South business. His younger son, Drew, hotel (the first, in downtown San Diego, Carolina, Hawaii, and Beverly Hills, a musician, performs at the hotels. opened in February). Fells Point, whose among the top 100 hotels in the His older daughter, Heather, was cobblestone streets house Maryland’s world. Montage residences routinely spa manager in Laguna Beach for first National Historic District, is known carry multimillion-dollar price tags five years. His other two children are mostly for its concentration of bars, (a Montage Beverly Hills residence full-time employees (and both had restaurants, and nightclubs, and for its recently sold for $23 million). their weddings at Montage Laguna funky bohemian edge. “Fells Point is a Today, Fuerstman and his wife, Beach). Jessica Fuerstman-Byrne is gem of a location,” Fuerstman said. “It Susan, a lawyer, live at Montage the communications manager for speaks to the emerging vibrancy that Laguna Beach. Montage International. Michael we’re looking for.” No detail escapes Fuerstman (center) and Project Manager David Hoffman (right) on site with writer Christopher Hann. 20 rt and Art History Prof. Amer Kobaslija’s early Rampersad: What is the purpose of the works? memories include long summers enjoying blue skies What reaction to the landscape do they convey? A above the river Vrbas in Bosnia. “My first artistic impulses were born in that environment,” the 2013 Kobaslija: The idea is to convey the sense of natural wonder Guggenheim Fellowship recipient said in an interview in these paintings—and what it feels like to be there: the published in a book about his work. “I think that a sense of phenomenon of being in that place. And then—considering awe and subliminal wonderment about the fleeting spirit of that these oasis-like environments are silently vanishing— those days—and an urge to respond and somehow capture there is this other evolving narrative of loss and the troubled those impressions—is what led me to pick up a brush and relation between our species and nature. I am also reacting start painting.” to Florida’s own haunted history. There is more to this Representational painting dominates Kobaslija’s work, place than meets the eye. Centuries ago, the Europeans FLOR DA which encompasses subjects from studios he’s worked in to came and conquered, brought their duplicitous laws and the landscapes of places he’s traveled. Kobaslija came to a distorted sense of morality—and did much harm in the the United States in 1997, having fled war in his home process. We are also aware of the recent events such as city of Banja Luka four years earlier, at the age of 18. the murder of Trayvon Martin—not an accident but an Today, he divides his time among Florida, Gettysburg, episode symptomatic of greater obstacles haunting the state and New York. of Florida and the rest of the nation many decades after the Civil Rights Movement. David Rampersad Jr. ’17, an art studio major, interviewed Kobaslija about his most recent project called Florida Diaries. Rampersad: How does one interpret these paintings, The artwork and interview were part of the studio art faculty as they factor into or react to the greater historical exhibition in Schmucker Art Gallery, earlier this year. narrative of the United States/the South?

Rampersad: What drew you to Florida? Kobaslija: When a colleague of mine looked at the painting What was contextually interesting about it? Lowe’s Tubes, she mentioned how it made her think of Billie Holiday’s iconic song, “Strange Fruit.” The song tells Kobaslija: Every summer since I immigrated to the U.S. a story of the Deep South in the years of segregation, and I have gone back to Florida to recharge after a year of work someone, through the windshield of their car, seeing a tree in the studio. These rare, unspoiled landscapes are places of in the distance with what they thought was “strange fruit” refuge for me. At the same time, Florida is the place where hanging from it. But as the car approaches the tree, the real estate development never ceases to slow down and where driver sees people lynched, hanging from that tree. This suburban settlements are song I was not familiar with always expanding. The when I made the painting. But juxtaposition of untouched then again, it is about what the natural beauty and the viewer brings to it. The context impending, aggressive defines the narrative. There is development onset by much that is brewing beneath humanity is ever-present. these otherwise calm Florida In an ecosystem as fragile waters. All that affects how as the lowlands of Florida one reads my Florida paintings. this rapid growth—along These works portray states of with the agrarian abuse of mind. They could be interpreted land—creates a huge threat as “mindscapes.” Paintings are to the environment. portals. They are also mirrors, revealing as much about the seer as the seen. Not unlike what we see in traditional Chinese painting, what is shown as well as the subject matter are means to convey the inner spirit of the scene in question.

Lowe’s Tubes, oil on mylar, 2013 Used Cows for Sale, oil on panel, 2016

22 www.gettysburg.edu/links • 23 Wei Xiong ’15 William Czubakowski ’17 Roby Burch ’17 Noah Pompan ’18

Seven years ago, Lauren Celano ’00 entrepreneurial skills. She believes find ways for current students to was in the midst of launching Propel the benefits of entrepreneurship— connect with alumni in meaningful and Careers, a company that combined her like the development of professional lasting ways,” Allen said. “The lure of passion for professional development skills, personal growth, and positive entrepreneurship fits with the mindset with her entrepreneurial aspirations. economic impact—extend beyond of today’s students, and we are able It was equal parts exhilarating building a business. to connect them with the practical FINDING and exhausting, but it was what she “For the students here, now, it’s experience they need to get their ideas knew she was meant to do. She even an exciting time,” Celano said. “There up and running.” enrolled in Boston University’s MBA is nothing to hold them back in terms program, focusing on health care and of opportunity.” entrepreneurship, so she could learn Expanding entrepreneurship “THE LURE OF the skills she needed to make her learning experiences is a goal of the business dreams come true. College’s strategic plan. ENTREPENEURSHIP Despite her success, though, she Providing an opportunity for FITS WITH FUTURE couldn’t help but wonder—what could student innovation was one of the she have accomplished had she gained reasons why a group of alums created THE MINDSET an entrepreneurial perspective at a the Entrepreneurial Fellowship in younger age? 2014. Since then, it has turned into a OF TODAY’S “As an undergraduate, I didn’t platform for alumni to connect with even think entrepreneurship was students in a meaningful way and, STUDENTS.” something that was possible,” the combined with $10,000 in seed money, FOUNDERS biochemistry and molecular biology allowed eight students to kickstart six For our alumni, mentorship can major explained. “There wasn’t as ventures in the past three years. be as simple as making an introduction much support for students to explore Bob Allen ’89, Nick Johnson ’90, or connecting their resources with a it then, as there is now.” and the other founders of the program student’s need, but for students, it’s The Entrepreneurial Fellowship spurs inventors and innovators. Today, she is one of several agree that this is exactly what they the difference between having an idea alumni serving as a mentor for the hoped to accomplish. and being able to turn that idea into College’s Entrepreneurial Fellowship “We were looking for a way to something more. program, helping students solve an both differentiate Gettysburg from Since the founding of the program, identified market need and hone their other private liberal arts colleges and Johnson has stayed involved both

24 25 Through Haldeman’s business connections, Burch was able to secure a second truck, helping him expand his “THERE IS NOTHING operations and earn back his $10,000 seed money within the first month of his launch. By the end of the summer, his profits grew to $60,000. Burch said he found the intangible TO HOLD THEM BACK.” aspects of his alumni mentor’s support to be the most valuable. “The funding is great—it’s a very decision to continue the cycle of “Thinking about building a big deal, but I would say having these mentorship after his graduation. business and solving a market need are guys to bounce your ideas off of, is even “These are lifelong relationships,” useful skills, no matter what you end greater,” Burch said. “They are what Noah Pompan ’18 Xiong explained. He’s still in touch up doing,” Celano said. a good entrepreneur should aspire to with his mentors—Johnson and Her words couldn’t be more true be, because they’ve done it. They know Allen—because of how they have for her mentee. Having created all of the as a member of the Entrepreneurial knew that he needed another vehicle what it’s like to start from square one helped him navigate the highs and lows original code necessary to complete No Advisory Council and as an alumni if he wanted to grow his company and and build something bigger.” of entrepreneurship. Scribe, William Czubakowski ’17’s mentor for two student ventures. He’s keep it financially viable. It’s the ability to have an impact “With this program, you have so experience as a Fellow has helped him used his network to help his mentees That’s when Burch’s mentors— on their students’ lives that keeps many many people who want you to succeed, understand his strengths and identify get a better sense of their market and principal at CoreMatrix Systems, Paul of the mentors involved. and that doesn’t just end after the his next career steps. gain invaluable insight. Nix ’74; president and CEO of Heyman “I’ve always maintained that more duration of the Fellowship.” “If I had done this as a research “Nick Johnson is probably one of Associates, Bill Heyman ’74; and students than any of us realize have an Success after the Fellowship can project instead, I’m sure I could the most well-connected people I’ve president of The Haldeman Dealerships, interest in becoming an entrepreneur,” take many different forms. have gotten a few papers out of it,” ever met,” said Noah Pompan ’18, Paul Haldeman ’67—mobilized. said Haldeman. “Few have the For Xiong, he works as a Czubakowski said. “I’m happy to have cofounder of BOOM Social—a social knowledge and courage to pursue William Czubakowski ’17 solution developer for Deloitte it as a business because now I can keep media platform that connects college their dream.” and has continued to explore his expanding on it, improving it, and students with real-time events posted by Haldeman learned first-hand entrepreneurial interests. In fact, he’s actually make something that is useful. their peers, school, and local businesses. when he left his corporate job with “MORE STUDENTS served as an alumni mentor for the I can see the results, and it’s helped me Both Pompan and his cofounder, Ford Motor Company in 1975 to program and is the technical cofounder to realize the type of work I want to Tyler Peterson at the University pursue his dream of owning a car THAN ANY OF US of Borderwise, a startup that is pursue after I graduate.” of California, Santa Barbara dealership. He now owns three streamlining green card applications This ability to have an impact is campus, were able to connect with dealerships, a collision center, a real REALIZE HAVE and connecting immigrants to the legal why Celano stays involved and why countless industry insiders thanks to estate partnership, and a private jet representation they need to navigate she believes so many others stay Johnson’s introductions, including charter business. AN INTEREST IN their path to citizenship. involved, too. Steven Rosenblatt, the president of He’s stayed true to his mission For Celano, she realizes that these “Everyone wants to have an Foursquare—a leader in real-time to inspire young entrepreneurs, BECOMING AN skills are invaluable in every profession, impact,” Celano said. “People want event updates. too. In 1997, he created the Paul R. ENTREPRENEUR.” and that they can be a foundation for to know that they can make a “So there we are, on the phone Haldeman ’67 Endowed Scholarship career success. difference. Through entrepreneurship with the president of this multimillion- for business or economic majors with and through this program, students, dollar company, talking about BOOM an interest in entrepreneurial studies, parents, and alumni are able to work Social and how we think it’s going to and volunteers his time and resources together to make that happen.” solve a problem that a lot of college as a member of the Entrepreneurial students have,” said Pompan. “We Fellowship Advisory Council, in —Kasey Varner ’14 pitched BOOM to him, and he really addition to his work as a mentor. Alumni, parents, and friends of the College liked it. He gave us some great advice.” “Young people need to understand Connections like this are what can be part of the Entrepreneurial Fellowship how to get started, as well as the and the future of entrepreneurship on campus. helped expand Roby Burch ’17 amazing benefits of ownership, and the The College is looking for financial support, the scope of his Philadelphia-based many risks involved,” Haldeman said. mentors to team with budding student- venture Blue Truck. A service For inaugural Entrepreneurial entrepreneurs, and those who would offer a company that does everything from Fellow and ScholarOasis.com founder related workshop or lecture. Contact Manuel running errands and moving Wei Xiong ’15, the important role Ruiz in the Center for Career Development furniture to painting and the his mentors played in launching his at [email protected] or 717-337-6616. occasional event planning, Burch Roby Burch ’17 business factored heavily into his Wei Xiong ’15

26 27 communication between Prof. James and Sarah Lea. They often had to coordinate students, Amanda Orzechowski ’13, biochemistry FROM GETTYSBURG generate and send strains, and schedule visits and molecular biology major to use different equipment to complete the Contribution: broadened understanding experiments described in the paper.” of the role of snxA in cell cycle control by a diploma and a byline discovering that the ability of snxA mutants to Julie Kobie ’11, biochemistry and molecular rescue cell cycle defects is limited to defects in biology major, mathematics minor cell division and not in DNA copying or other steps in the cell cycle ells die and need to be replaced. Cells divide Contribution: with Kristin Shingler ’11 and reproduce. You have trillions of cells in Lorela Çiraku ’14, biochemistry and in Prof. James’s capstone molecular menetics Now: graduate student in the biomedical Cyour body, and cell division is required for molecular biology major course, used genetic engineering to add green sciences at the State University of New York growth. Mitosis and meiosis are two types of this Contribution: added biochemical tag and red fluorescent protein tags (GFP and RFP) Upstate Medical University division—mitosis occurs to renew and replenish created by Christine Kelliher ’11 to the snxA onto the snxA gene, providing an important “At Gettysburg, I found research cells across the body, and meiosis is the process by gene, enabling study of the protein product of visual tag for studying the location and behavior colleagues, faculty, and students of good which specialized cells divide. But when something the snxA gene of snxA protein within the cell character who understood the importance goes wrong—when there’s a mutation in the genes Now: senior scientist at Merck, studying early of integrity, both in research and in life. that control the division—it can result in genetic Now: pursuing PhD at Drexel University clinical development statistics; master’s degree and Gettysburg is quite remarkable in its ability disorders or diseases like cancer. College of Medicine PhD from the University of Pennsylvania to instill in its students a commitment Biology Prof. Steve James ’80, in “The biochemistry and molecular biology to serving and supporting the local “I recently returned to Gettysburg’s campus collaboration with Sarah Lea Anglin, a colleague program at Gettysburg is excellent for someone community and others on a global scale.” from Millsaps College in Mississippi, worked on who is interested in pursuing a career in for the first time since graduation, and it felt like a project to study cell division, using mutations research— it’s unique in the great support that I’d never left. That feeling was truly a testament to discover new genes important to the process. faculty members offer students to engage in to Gettysburg College and the absolutely Kristin Shingler ’11, biology major, Over the course of six years, several Gettysburg their research and provide one-on-one trusting amazing collection of research faculty chemistry minor students assisted in this research. The end mentorship. In my daily work, I encounter certain (and students and alumni), especially in biology Contribution: with Julie Kobie ’11, used result was a paper published in the prestigious topics that are not so fresh in my mind, and I and chemistry, who are just as supportive as genetic engineering to add green and red journal Genetics with eight Gettysburg alumni like to go back to my notes from Prof. Jennifer they were years ago! I am so grateful for the fluorescent protein tags (GFP and RFP) onto as coauthors—James Barra ’07, Lorela Çiraku Powell’s genetic class or Prof. James’s diagrams experiences I’ve had and the relationships I’ve the snxA gene, leading to the discovery that ’14, Christina Kelliher ’11, Julie Kobie ’11, on cell cycle regulation. The impact this sustained through Gettysburg College. My lab snxA protein localizes mainly to the nucleus of Emily Kohlbrenner ’13, Amanda Orzechowski education and the faculty made on me partner, Kristin Shingler, and I have remained in the cell ’13, and Kristin Shingler ’11—and James. is tremendous, and it still inspires me to be a touch and are still good friends!” Now: postdoctoral research associate at the Their individual contributions to the research better scientist every day.” University of Minnesota School of Dentistry; and paper and the work they are doing today Emily Kohlbrenner ’13, biochemistry and PhD in microbiology and immunology from exemplify the College charge to . Do Great Work Christina Kelliher ’11, biochemistry and molecular biology major Penn State University College of Medicine molecular biology major Contribution: generated one additional “Prof. James helped in many ways to guide James Barra ’07, biology and religious Contribution: created a biochemical tag that snxA mutant and determined its DNA sequence me on my career path. He taught excellent studies major, chemistry minor was then added to the snxA gene, allowing them in order to identify the precise change in DNA laboratory skills and aided me in my graduate Contribution: discovered that two slightly to study its protein product sequence that would explain its defective behavior school search and application process. Since different protein products are encoded by the Now: graduate student in genetics and Now: graduate student at University of leaving Gettysburg I have completed my PhD at single snxA gene genomics at Duke University Washington School of Medicine Penn State College of Medicine and have started a postdoctoral research position at the University Now: orthodontist in Chambersburg, “Learning alongside driven and ambitious “Science is not an easy career path because of Minnesota. The lab skills I gained through work Pennsylvania; DMD from the University of peers at Gettysburg set a high standard for experiments fail constantly, and many times on this project were critical to my acceptance Pennsylvania entering the workforce. I’ve been conducting the results of a particular hypothesis you were and success in graduate school.” “The most applicable thing I learned from testing don’t fit with any of your original models. molecular neuroscience research in a Harvard working with Prof. James is professional Prof. James instills in his students an enthusiasm Medical School Laboratory for the last 2.5 years, —Carina Sitkus integrity. As an orthodontist, I am often in a and work ethic for science that is hard to and in that time I’ve been able to present my position of diagnosing problems with which quantify but essential for success in any career. work at conferences domestically and abroad, become a first author on a manuscript, and patients may not be completely familiar. I owe Our lab also worked closely with Sarah complete a master’s degree. The liberal arts it to them to be as familiar with the latest dental Lea Anglin’s lab on this paper. I began to education at Gettysburg gave me a love of and orthodontic research as I possibly can and learn how to collaborate effectively with learning that was just as important to me as the to be forthright and clear in my explanations, colleagues at other universities by watching the just as Prof. James demonstrated in the lab.” degree on my wall.”

28 www.gettysburg.edu/links • 29 Lea. They often had to coordinate students, generate and send strains, and schedule visits Amanda Orzechowski ’13, FROM GETTYSBURG to use different equipment to complete the biochemistry and molecular biology major experiments described in the paper.” Contribution: broadened understanding of the role of snxA in cell cycle control by a diploma and a byline Julie Kobie ’11, biochemistry and discovering that the ability of snxA mutants to molecular biology major, mathematics rescue cell cycle defects is limited to defects in minor cell division and not in DNA copying or other ells die and need to be replaced. Cells divide and reproduce. You have trillions of cells in your steps in the cell cycle Contribution: with Kristin Shingler ’11 body, and cell division is required for growth. Mitosis and meiosis are two types of this division— in Prof. James’s capstone molecular menetics Now: graduate student in the biomedical mitosis occurs to renew and replenish cells across the body, and meiosis is the process by which C course, used genetic engineering to add green sciences at the State University of New York specialized cells divide. But when something goes wrong—when there’s a mutation in the genes that and red fluorescent protein tags (GFP and RFP) Upstate Medical University control the division—it can result in genetic disorders or diseases like cancer. onto the snxA gene, providing an important Biology Prof. Steve James ’80, in collaboration with Sarah Lea Anglin, a colleague from Millsaps “At Gettysburg, I found research colleagues, visual tag for studying the location and behavior College in Mississippi, worked on a project to study cell division, using mutations to discover new genes faculty, and students of good character who of snxA protein within the cell important to the process. Over the course of six years, several Gettysburg students assisted in this research. understood the importance of integrity, both The end result was a paper published in the prestigious journal Genetics with eight Gettysburg alumni Now: senior scientist at Merck, studying early in research and in life. Gettysburg is quite as coauthors—James Barra ’07, Lorela Çiraku ’14, Christina Kelliher ’11, Julie Kobie ’11, Emily clinical development statistics; master’s degree and remarkable in its ability to instill in its students Kohlbrenner ’13, Amanda Orzechowski ’13, and Kristin Shingler ’11—and James. PhD from the University of Pennsylvania a commitment to serving and supporting the local community and others on a global scale.” Their individual contributions to the research and paper and the work they are doing today “I recently returned to Gettysburg’s campus exemplify the College charge to Do Great Work. for the first time since graduation, and it felt like I’d never left. That feeling was truly a testament to Kristin Shingler ’11, biology major, research— it’s unique in the great support that Gettysburg College and the absolutely amazing chemistry minor James Barra ’07, biology and faculty members offer students to engage in collection of research faculty (and students Contribution: with Julie Kobie ’11, used religious studies major, chemistry minor their research and provide one-on-one trusting and alumni), especially in biology and chemistry, genetic engineering to add green and red mentorship. In my daily work, I encounter who are just as supportive as they were years ago! I fluorescent protein tags (GFP and RFP) onto Contribution: discovered that two slightly certain topics that are not so fresh in my mind, am so grateful for the experiences I’ve had and the the gene, leading to the discovery that different protein products are encoded by the snxA and I like to go back to my notes from Prof. relationships I’ve sustained through Gettysburg snxA protein localizes mainly to the nucleus of single snxA gene Jennifer Powell’s genetic class or Prof. James’s College. My lab partner, Kristin Shingler, and I the cell Now: orthodontist in Chambersburg, have remained in touch and are still good friends!” diagrams on cell cycle regulation. The impact Now: postdoctoral research associate at the Pennsylvania; DMD from the University of this education and the faculty made on me University of Minnesota School of Dentistry; Pennsylvania is tremendous, and it still inspires me to be a Emily Kohlbrenner ’13, biochemistry PhD in microbiology and immunology from “The most applicable thing I learned from better scientist every day.” and molecular biology major Penn State University College of Medicine working with Prof. James is professional Contribution: generated one additional “Prof. James helped in many ways to guide integrity. As an orthodontist, I am often in a Christina Kelliher ’11, biochemistry snxA mutant and determined its DNA sequence me on my career path. He taught excellent position of diagnosing problems with which and molecular biology major in order to identify the precise change in DNA laboratory skills and aided me in my graduate patients may not be completely familiar. I owe sequence that would explain its defective behavior school search and application process. Since it to them to be as familiar with the latest dental Contribution: created a biochemical tag that leaving Gettysburg I have completed my PhD and orthodontic research as I possibly can and was then added to the snxA gene, allowing them Now: graduate student at University of at Penn State College of Medicine and have to be forthright and clear in my explanations, to study its protein product Washington School of Medicine started a postdoctoral research position at the just as Prof. James demonstrated in the lab.” Now: graduate student in genetics and “Learning alongside driven and ambitious University of Minnesota. The lab skills I gained genomics at Duke University peers at Gettysburg set a high standard for through work on this project were critical to my entering the workforce. I’ve been conducting Lorela Çiraku ’14, biochemistry and “Science is not an easy career path because acceptance and success in graduate school.” molecular biology major experiments fail constantly, and many times molecular neuroscience research in a Harvard the results of a particular hypothesis you were Medical School Laboratory for the last 2.5 years, —Carina Sitkus Contribution: added biochemical tag testing don’t fit with any of your original models. and in that time I’ve been able to present my created by Christine Kelliher ’11 to the snxA Prof. James instills in his students an enthusiasm work at conferences domestically and abroad, gene, enabling study of the protein product of and work ethic for science that is hard to become a first author on a manuscript, and the snxA gene quantify but essential for success in any career. complete a master’s degree. The liberal arts Now: pursuing PhD at Drexel University education at Gettysburg gave me a love of Our lab also worked closely with Sarah College of Medicine learning that was just as important to me as the Lea Anglin’s lab on this paper. I began to degree on my wall.” “The biochemistry and molecular biology learn how to collaborate effectively with program at Gettysburg is excellent for someone colleagues at other universities by watching the who is interested in pursuing a career in communication between Prof. James and Sarah

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Hiking Pulpit Rock, camping arranged by the Center for Global In this first year of the program, Gettysburg College health on Lofoten Islands, seeing the Education. Gettysburg College sciences and public policy major Julie Welde ’18 attended the Northern Lights, and eating whale students enroll in the University University of TromsØ and physics major Peter Yergeau ’18 steak are a few of the experiences of Stavanger or the University of attended the University of Stavanger. The two recount their awaiting Gettysburgians studying TromsØ, and Norwegian students impressions, online. in two new programs in Norway. have the opportunity to study at The Norway programs are Gettysburg beginning in fall 2017. student exchange partnerships Peter Yergeau ’18 and Julie Welde ’18

clean and green and Teaching, learning, and creative work TRUE TO HERSELF

Wahnfried, the first opera written into scholarly articles and applying From her vantage point working in Boston-based EnergySage as the vice by acclaimed composer and them to the opera. the sustainable energy industry, Tess president of strategic partnerships and Sunderman Conservatory of Music “I can’t overstate the benefits Barton O’Brien ’06 spied a gap in became a judge for Green America’s small Prof. Avner Dorman, premiered of working pedagogically with the the marketplace: there was no way of business award. at the Badisches Staatstheater same materials and ideas that make connecting people and businesses wishing She serves on the College’s Karlsruhe in Germany on January up the music in the opera. In fact, to choose cleaner energy options. Entrepreneurial Fellowship Advisory 28. He reflected on both challenges the questions that students brought Enter CleanPowerPerks. Council, mentoring students who are and benefits in balancing creative up in class often reoriented my O’Brien created an Internet-based looking to hone their own entrepreneurial work and teaching. thoughts and opened my eyes to platform that connects people who use skills. Of her journey through and after “Wahnfried is a post-tonal different elements of the music that clean energy with perks—discounts, Gettysburg, she says, “I identified all of piece, a topic that corresponds I was working with. special offers, exclusive invitations— these interests and passions and was able with our fourth semester music “Writing this opera has allowed from environmentally focused consumer to pursue these different pieces of who theory course at the Sunderman me to bring new and refreshing brands. In three years, her company has I am. I think that is the ultimate self- Conservatory. While teaching these ideas into the classroom, and to earned a People & Planet award from fulfillment—crafting an existence that concepts to students, I, too, was improve as an educator.” Green America for its dedication to has authenticity at its core.” revisiting them—delving deeper a green economy. O’Brien also joined

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1939 1946 1950 SAVE THE DATES Glenn Rudisill Connie Douglas Wiemann Ruthe Fortenbaugh Craley 14505 Greenpoint Lane 1117 Devonshire Way Country Meadows/Shiloh May 20 July–August Huntersville, NC 28078 Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418-6863 1900 Trolley Road, Apt. 308 Spring Honors Day Send-Offs [email protected] 561-622-5790 York, PA 17408 717-801-0048 If anyone is interested in taking over the Distinguished Alumni Awards [email protected] Baccalaureate August 19–23 1941 class correspondent position, please International Parents Orientation John Zinn contact Joe Lynch ’85 at jlynch@ gettysburg.edu or 717-337-6522. May 21 201 W. Broadway 1951 Commencement August 23 Gettysburg, PA 17325 Lou Hammann Opening Day 717-334-2932 1949 1350 Evergreen Way Speaker: Johnnetta B. Cole [email protected] Orrtanna, PA 17353 Jane Heilman Doyle Director of the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art 717-334-4488 September 15 10221 Cabery Road [email protected] May 31 Legacy Admissions Experience 1944 Ellicott City, MD 21042-1605 410-465-7134 Gettysburg Fund and Orange & Blue Club Fund year ends Dorothy Scheffer Hartlieb September 15–17 5225 Wilson Lane, Apt. 4111 My dear roommate for the last two years 1952 June 2 Homecoming Weekend Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 before graduation from Gettysburg, Clara 65th Reunion Year 717-591-8434 Mae Schafer Lasky, has died. She passed 25th Annual Sara Lee/Butter Krust Baking Gettysburg Margaret Blanchard Curtis October 27–29 [email protected] on Dec. 8, 2016 in Sun City, FL. Born in 1075 Old Harrisburg Road, #144 College Golf Classic presented by the Cly-Del Family Weekend New Kensington, PA, Clara Mae taught Gettysburg, PA 17325 Manufacturing Company school for many years in PA. Her husband, 717-334-1041 1945 Harry, also taught until his retirement from [email protected] Charlotte Rehmeyer Odell June 1–4 Kutztown (PA) U. They retired to Sun City, 1615 East Boot Road, #B-103 This is our big year! Our 65th Class For links related to Bulletins and other stories FL, where they lived for 22 years. Clara Mae Alumni College and Reunion Weekend West Chester, PA 19380 Reunion is June 1–4 weekend, and I is survived by two daughters, Cynthia Zoe Meritorious Service and Young in this issue, visit gettysburg.edu/links 610-429-2120 hope you are planning to attend! Gerry Smith of Columbia, MO, and Claudia Ann Royals, Josie Slifer Brownley, Joe Alumni Awards Charlotte Rehmeyer Odell recently Smith of Atlanta, GA. I shall always miss Lynch ’85, and I met to plan our weekend moved to a retirement home in West talking with her by long distance. I received get-together. There are 99 classmates on Chester, PA. Please take note of her new a letter from a friend and editor of Russ the roster. On Friday evening, we plan to contact information above and send her Perry’s ’51 new collection of poems called, gather for appetizers in Schmucker Hall. any news you may have for the next issue. Encore: A Collection of Poems. Russ’s Saturday morning is the alumni gathering friend wrote to let me know of The New in the CUB—where I hope we will have a York Times book review on Jan. 7. Russ winning number! At noon, there will be the has written 180 poems spanning universal Heritage Luncheon in the Dining Center. subjects such as nature, relationships, Saturday evening, there will be a cocktail memories, gaining, and end-of-life reception on campus, followed by our reflections. Russ and his wife Merle have Reunion dinner at the Gettysburg Hotel. A lived in FL since 2011.

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shuttle will be available. After our dinner, to all the families of these women who summer fellowship program funded by 1956 major was not regretted and served them and I caught up over the phone, and he’s we will return to the campus—via shuttle— loved G’burg and represented the College Fortenbaugh and Holley internships and Georgiana Borneman Sibert well. Jack Bream and his wife Carol making plans to be at our 60th Reunion. to see the fireworks! If you are not able to with distinction. Just in the nick of time, the Office of the Provost. One of the 729 Hilltop Lane ’58 invite classmates to their residence’s It was great knowing that he taught and attend, you might want to support our class Michael Sleppin sent a note to say projects follows six coeds during their Hershey, PA 17033-2924 community hall for continued socializing. coached many years in NJ, then lived in SC gift with $65.00 or $19.52! Please try to that he has finally retired and is enjoying time at G’burg: Joanne Brownley ’52, 717-533-5396 The Saturday class dinner will be held at and NC before settling in MD to be near add June 1–4 to your summer plans. We life with his wife at a 55+ community. Margaret Blanchard Curtis ’52, Barbara 717-379-8910 the Pike, a restaurant on Baltimore Pike his daughter. It’s important for us to all stay look forward to seeing you! They participate in all the great activities, Holley, and three others. The project [email protected] about a mile from the town square. More in touch—the many years “melt away” and lectures on current issues, concerts at the follows different aspects of life for women detailed information is on the way. I’m we remember our younger years. That’s it NJ Philharmonic, and going to the theater. on campus during the ’50s and ’60s. From our 60th Reunion, here are the first hoping for a record full and enthusiastic from here, so let me hear from you. 1953 Their three children live nearby. Thanks, The library archivist is very interested two messages. Tom Brower writes that turnout. The next Reunion will be our 65th. Barbara Slothower King Mike, for your news. Share your news. in collecting memories, stories, or any he is apologetic for not writing sooner. Are you sure you may want to bypass this 6131 Greenbriar Lane artifacts and memorabilia from students He has been married for over 60 years year’s and wait until next time? Executive 1959 Fayetteville, PA 17222 of that time. If you have any of your old to his high-school sweetheart. They have Director of Alumni Relations Joe Lynch Carol Reed Hamilton 717-352-7363 1954 scrapbooks or memorabilia from your time six grandchildren who are all college ’85 says the Class of ’52 is having such a 60 Strand Circle [email protected] Helen-Ann Souder Comstock at G’burg, contact the library before you graduates, unfortunately none from gathering, but that this is our “only shot at Cromwell, CT 06416 241 S. 6th Street, #510 Gettysburg. Tom has been retired since 860-613-2441 Thanks to Bill Miles, we start on an throw anything away. In addition, Robin the 60th!” See you there! Philadelphia, PA 19106 1989, and looking back, he is grateful [email protected] upbeat. He enjoys hearing news, so he Wagner, the dean of the library, will be 215-869-5125 for a wonderful college experience at sent the news that, since college, he has happy to add you to the mailing list to It was nice in the gray and cold of Jan. [email protected] the ’Burg! Kathy Naus Gilbert enjoyed been a CPA for 40 years. Now retired receive the library’s very fine newsletter. 1958 to get a message for the spring issue of the Reunion and says that the campus Janet Bikle Hoenniger Davis and living in a retirement community in I am sorry to report the death of Mary Send her your mailing address through our class notes. George Brooks sent is still as beautiful and friendly as she 407 Chamonix Drive Lansdale, PA, he and his wife have three Kauffman Udavchak in Jan. in Port [email protected]. the following update, and I hope more of remembers it when we were there. There Fredericksburg, VA 22405 children and eight grandchildren. Two girls Jefferson, Long Island, NY. Mary graduated you will send along some news. George were a couple of guys who promised 540-371-1045 are students at G’burg, one a senior and from G’burg magna cum laude and Phi and his wife live in Raleigh, NC, and he correspondence after returning home [email protected] the other a freshman, both doing well. Bill Beta Kappa. She was a member of Phi Mu. 1955 has no interest in retiring. For eight years, Rev. Joseph Molnar from the Reunion. I haven’t heard anything sent greetings to all. Unfortunately, I have She earned her master’s degree from Long Rich Brunner is nice enough to keep George has been writing Investor’s first 4190 Park Place yet! Let’s hear from more of you or else I to report the loss of three classmates— Island U. She was fluent in Spanish and our class informed on his travels and read, a daily stock market advisory. For Bethlehem, PA 18020 won’t have anything to write about in the Joann Sierer Foucart, Patricia Keener German, and she could converse in Italian, continues to get with classmates wherever 49 years, he has written about the stock 610-814-2360 next column! Thanks in advance. Anderson, and Genevieve Lotz French, and Dutch as well. She taught high he travels. He had dinner with Bruce and market and companies and has been a [email protected] Aitken. Jo was our class correspondent school Spanish, and after retirement, was Jane Wilson Asiaksen and Bob and frequent CNBC-TV guest analyst. George from 1959–2013. A journalism major, Jo a volunteer for ESL classes. She loved Periodically, the alumni office extends 1957 Dinny Brubaker ’54 while visiting Tucson, is also a golfer and political writer and worked in the newspaper field. With her travel, water aerobics, tennis, and reading. deep appreciation to class representatives 60th Reunion Year AZ. Rich and his wife were visiting their says, “Why should he stop now?” George, husband Don, she had four children. Her Our condolences go to her husband of for keeping alumni in touch with the daughter, and the Asiaksens have a son great to hear that you still enjoy all you Don Helfrich passion for reading led to being a founding 42 years, Raymond. Al Gregson reminds College. This is very nice, though equally living there. Bob Brubaker is a retired are involved in. 7 Jeannes Way member of the Friends of Musselman everyone of the upcoming total eclipse important would be notes from class Colonel in the U.S. Air Force, having Forestdale, MA 02644 Library. Other interests included the Girl of the sun on Aug. 21. He writes, “The members as to how they are faring in graduated in spring of 1954, before 508-539-4280 Scouts, Alpha Xi Delta, and her church. entire U.S. will see at least a 50 percent these years. So email or jot me a line Bruce and Rich arrived at G’burg. He has 1960 [email protected] She helped develop a food pantry with partial eclipse, but the narrow path of or two so that I have more to report a younger brother, Dick Brubaker ’55, a Pat Carr Layton the Fairfield Lutheran Social Services. totality will cross 14 states with up to 2 than the 500-word limit allotted in our I was saddened to receive word of the retired Lt. Colonel in the U.S. Air Force 301 Powell Avenue Pat had a daughter and a son. She held minutes, 41 seconds to view one of God’s fall magazine. Deal? We have a belated death of our class president, Terry who was an ATO, as were the friends Salisbury, MD 21081 offices as asst. director of Girl Scouts of most awesome and unforgettable sights. notice that William E. Snyder of Wagner. Although a resident of FL in mentioned. Since Rich does such a good 410-742-7682 America in Lancaster County, then as Hope for clear skies.” Alan plans to view Allentown, PA, passed away last Sept. retirement, he happened to be visiting job of keeping up with ’Burgians, I checked [email protected] district director in NJ. After ten years in the eclipse on his way to visit his son in Some of us remember that Bill had a in NYC for Thanksgiving, with the family with him when Bonnie Bankert Rice HI with her husband, she earned a degree GA. Nancy Penniman Young recently standout basketball career, establishing of one of his sons when he was fatally and I went to Hilton Head Island in Jan., 1961 from Millersville U and was a guidance returned from a trip through Normandy, eight records at G’burg. Following stricken. This column in the fall 2016 and we wanted to get in touch with any Nan Funk Lapeire counselor at Solanco High School in France. She was especially impressed graduation, Bill served in the U.S. Army edition told of his wife Thelma’s death. classmates there during our vacation. We 20 Canal Run East Quarryville. Pat was a Chi O and sang in with her visit to Juno Beach, where, during during the Korean War and later taught We extend our sympathies to his family. didn’t succeed in any there at that time. Washington Crossing, PA 18977 the College Choir. She continued to sing WWII, the British troops had to build a science and physical education in the Our 60th Class Reunion will be held Bonnie and I had a great week, so if you 215-493-5817 in her church choir and pursue interests harbor so they could position ships to Allentown and Emmaus school districts June1–4. Early arrivals on Thursday, June are there next year around Jan. or Feb., 215-962-8773 (cell) in nature, literature, painting, and tennis. unload supplies. They engineered a way for over 30 years. Continuing his love of 1, may take advantage of attending certain just let me know and we’ll meet for a [email protected] Genny (my roommate and lifelong friend), to float a highway from the ships at sea basketball, he coached the ’86 Emmaus selected classrooms and subjects. The mini-reunion. Bonnie still stays busy as a with Gilbert ’50, was mother of three to the shore so that trucks could drive Green Hornets to their first District 11 Friday evening Class Social will be held in realtor in Hershey and is again the proud My mailbox is on a strict diet and has children. She obtained her master’s degree from the ships to the beach. The bridge championship in school history. Bill is the Lyceum floor of Old Dorm/Penn Hall. grandmother of a baby girl, thanks to her gotten very slim. Please help me fatten from Rowan U so she could pursue the sections were built in several pieces and survived by wife Rosemarie Rothdeutsch Appetizers and beverages (beer, wine, daughter and son-in-law in CA. Abbie her up! Thanks to Bob Whyte for his love of her life, teaching elementary then floated across the channel after the Snyder, to whom he was married for 57 and soft drinks) will be available. The cost Pingitore and wife Mary were married enjoyable Facebook posts. Bob and children. She was a well-loved teacher invasion. “Awesome,” she writes and then years. His family includes two sons, Keith will be approximately $20 per person. At while he was still a student at Gettysburg his wife, Carol Reynolds Whyte, in the Moorestown (NJ) schools for 23 notes that many of these structures are and William F. Snyder, both of Allentown; the Saturday luncheon, the class will have College. They had five children in their 60 are enjoying their new digs and taking years. Genny was a Chi O and sang in still there, but now people are swimming brothers James of Salisbury, NC, and Irvin a reserved section together and be part years of marriage. Mary passed away in advantage of all that SC has to offer. They the College Choir, and she continued around them. The fall 2016 issue of the of Allentown; three grandchildren; and of what is called the Heritage Luncheon, Apr. 2016 after a lengthy illness. I’m sure do not miss the Long Island snow at all! singing in her church choirs both in NJ Friends of Musselman Library newsletter a great-granddaughter. We extend our graduates over and above 50 years. Bob he would appreciate your contacting him. A G’burg mini-reunion in SC was enjoyed and later in the church in Royersford, PA. is filled with many interesting articles, one belated condolences to Bill’s family. Schultz is organizing a panel discussion His address is: 3004 North Ridge Road, by Bob and Carol with 18 alumni, as well The Class of ’53 expresses our sympathy in particular about a new digital scholar featuring classmates whose philosophy Apt. #330, Ellicott City, MD 21043. Abbie as former President Charles Glassick

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and his wife—with lots of catching up and from 10 p.m.–12:15 a.m. We do need from he was an English professor at Gettysburg 1965 1967 HI at the commemoration of the 75th many laughs. Our sympathy goes to the you a number of how many classmates are in 1959, when we were freshmen. Were Rev. Dr. John R. Nagle 50th Reunion Year anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, families of Karl Burghardt, former class coming, so please return your choices with any of you in his class? I remember his as special guests with the Sons and 303 Whitehall Way Sadly, Richard “Dick” Matthews, your president, and John Friling, who recently your payments to the College. Then we will name, but did not have him as a professor. Daughters of Pearl Harbor Survivors. Both Cary, NC 27511 classmate and class correspondent, passed away. With communication so easy be all set and ready to party and celebrate My sister said he was an amazing authority of his parents were there that fateful day 919-467-6375 passed away at the end of January. The in this age of technology, please be in 55 years of Gettysburg. Final notes: on Hemingway and a fascinating speaker. in 1941. His father’s ship was sunk, and [email protected] College would like to recognize him touch with me through snail mail, by phone, please remember that this was written That is all for now. Please let me know he and Vince’s mother had to postpone for his years of service and loyalty. Our email, or text. and submitted for publication in Jan. Many any news, and if you have any suggestions What did your Christmas letters tell me? their wedding planned for that evening. condolences go to his family and friends. specifics were not yet finalized. And, by the about our 55th Reunion, please send them That you’re still in love, you continue to Now that’s a wedding memory. A little over way, I believe that there is a block of rooms to me. I will take them to our meeting when travel, the grandkids make you proud, and Richard “Dick” Hutch sent an update: a year ago, Fred Schumacher suffered 1962 set aside for our class, if you still need the planning begins. you’re doing what you want with the extra “I just returned from a wonderful month an injury while running in the JFK 50 55th Reunion Year accommodations. We are looking forward time you now have available. My G’burg touring northern India and cruising the Mile Run (his 41st year of participation). Betsy Shelly Hetzel to seeing you in June, catching up after freshman granddaughter volunteers to River Ganges. Lots of palaces and temples, The injury was severe enough to end the 193 Aster Avenue five years, and just being together! 1964 call alumni, asking for continued financial plus a safari where I watched a Bengal running career of most mortal competitors, Bellefonte, PA 16823 Kathleen Gibbs support. Whenever she speaks with tiger enjoy its kill. I got stuck in traffic but with determination and a lot of support 814-548-7648 24 Heatherwood Lane someone from the Class of ’65, she calls in a tuk-tuk in Delhi, but was amused from his wife and family, Fred began [email protected] 1963 Bedminster, NJ 07921 me with great excitement. If she gets watching several men squatting in roadside physical therapy and finally got the OK Susan Cunningham Euker 908-781-6351 you on the phone, be nice to her—and be dust cooking the head of a sheep with from his doctor to begin running again. Class of 1962 1717 Gatehouse Court [email protected] generous to the College. And send me a blowtorch, this while talking on their Fred has a history of doing things that Bel Air, MD 21014 some news! Don’t wait until our 55th Class As I sit here in Jan. writing my article for David Schneider went to Yale Divinity mobile phones. Such is modern India! I most people don’t even consider. His first 410-420-0826 Reunion—now only three years away. our spring issue, I smile knowing that by School and Yale Law School and practiced am heading back as soon as possible to competitive running didn’t occur until he [email protected] then there will be no more snow and our law in a mid-sized firm for most of his see southern parts of the country. Happy was age 48 when he ran for a track club Gettysburg College campus will be at its Dear classmates, I hope all is well with you, career. He now helps run an organic 50th anniversary of our graduation from in an invitational meet at G’burg. Over the loveliest. By now, you have been receiving 1966 Gettysburg College!” years, he has competed in just about every and that you and your families are healthy community farm and has a wife and Tom de la Vergne postcard reminders from the College and distance event from 100 meters to 50.2 and happy. It is hard to believe that we three wonderful children. Ted Sharp is a 587 Sheffield Drive committee members regarding a schedule miles and most throwing events. He has will be starting to plan our 55th Reunion superintendent of schools in Gorham, ME. Springfield, PA 19064 of events and activities for our 55th sometime this year. Where has the time He did his graduate work at Bridgewater 1968 won 36 total medals at the MD Senior 610-543-4983 Susan Walsky Gray Reunion. It is always a good time when gone—I guess we all say that rather State U and Harvard U in educational Olympics, is certified as a Level 1 USA. [email protected] 113 Balsam Lane our class comes together, and we hope frequently these days! Jerry Spinelli, our leadership and ethics. In addition to Track & Field coach, and has certifications Aiken, SC 29803-2713 that you plan to join in the fun! To provide famous author in residence, has written being headmaster and superintendent I received word from Jack Detweiler ’67 from the National Strength Professionals 803-641-4344 a general idea of what will happen, this is a new book that was published this past of schools, Ted served as assistant dean that his TKE roommate of two years, Gary Association and (as a personal fitness [email protected] an overall plan for the weekend. You will, Jan. It is titled The Warden’s Daughter of the School of Education at Boston Fenton Worth, passed away this past trainer) the National Association of Sports or have already received, a brochure in and has been very well received. As I was U. He also served on the senior staff of year in Denver. The ever-reliable Ken Gettysburg College Class of 1968 Medicine. Although 69 years young, he which you should sign up for those things buying a copy, the salesperson said, “Oh, the former U.S. Secretary of Education, “Whale” Snowe reports a mini-reunion was recently named a volunteer strength It is said that no news is good news, so that you’d like to attend. One thing many I have heard that this is a really good and William Bennett. Ted and Sharon have at Frank Wolfgang’s home outside of training assistant at Gettysburg College. please send some other good news for the classmates forget about are the Alumni interesting book…a lot of people have three children and four grandchildren. Doylestown, PA. Others in attendance He has qualified to participate in this year’s next issue. College classes, which start on Thursday been asking for it.” In addition, when I Jim Smith completed graduate work in were Ken Snyder ’65, Mark Snyder ’65, National Senior Games (“Olympics”), and and resume at 9 a.m. on Friday. I know was subbing that same week at a local ’70 and went on to a 40-year career in Al Hallem ’65, and Tom Wuerstle ’67. he most likely will win hardware. Donna that Jim ’60 and Claire Moyer enjoy middle school, I took the book with me and health care services administration and Everyone had a great time. He also reports 1969 Osterhoudt Schaper, senior minister these classes, and I remember Leslie that Bob DiMeo is still going strong showed it to the students. They were very leadership with the Geisinger Health Jana Hemmer Surdi at Judson Memorial Church in NYC, Noyes Mass’s most wonderful Peace as director of compensation at Temple excited because they had read Maniac System, U of MI Hospitals, and Providence 7 Condor Road continues her prolific writing with a new Corps presentation. Events to consider: U. Bob may never retire. Dan Gerges Magee as part of their curriculum. When Health Services. Jim’s final 10 years Palmyra, VA 22963 book in paperback, Time: From Famine to There will be a Cupola Society Reception and his wife of 23 years, Hermi, recently I told them I actually knew Jerry Spinelli, of employment were spent consulting 434-589-5669 Feast, from Wood Lake publishers. from 6–7:30 p.m. at President Riggs’s moved from WA to Appleton, WI. It was they wanted to know all about him. The nationally in health systems integration, [email protected] home. Afterward, we will meet at Glatfelter book is about a young girl whose father new programs, reorganization, governance, time to downsize and be closer to friends Lodge, which is the free-standing stone is the warden of a prison and whose and leadership development. Jim and wife and relatives on the East Coast. Dan was Vincent Keipper retired from his four 1970 Marsha Barger building next to Plank, for our Friday mother has died. Her name is Cammie and Kathy retired to PA where they volunteer born in Beloit, WI, and Hermi’s two sons jobs in Dec. 2014: director of senior 409 Klee Mill Road night social. Our reception will be catered she states, “Some kids had tree houses. at Camp Victory and the Ronald McDonald were born in Appleton. It’s good to be services at Carolinas Health Care System, Sykesville, MD 21784 by the College with substantial pickup Some kids had hideouts. I had the Tower House. Christine Clatanoff Sphar lives back to our roots. Bob McCoach and his head of Senior Care Northeast geriatric 410-552-9146 food. Holly and Irv will have their traveling of Death.” The story is about grief and in Leland, NC. Chris was a Chi Omega wife Sharman live in Sleepy Hollow, NY, a clinic, and two nursing home director [email protected] mic program for fun and entertainment. redemption, and Cammie’s finding that advisor for 35 years at George Mason U suburb of NYC. His life consists of going positions. One of the nursing homes Saturday, the President’s Address and you don’t always get what you want—but and worked for the IRS as a computer to the gym, volunteering in an ESL class at named their rehabilitation clinic after Gettysburg ’70 Alumni Awards Ceremony will be held from that what you need may be just around the programmer. She stayed retired after the the local high school, and playing tennis. him, for his 34 years of service. And he I hope everyone had a good winter! So far, 10:30–11:30 a.m. The Heritage Society corner. I highly recommend it for all of us, birth of her first son. Also, he enjoys lots of travel: the Amazon, hasn’t slowed down since then. He is busy MD has had a rather mild winter—I’m happy Lunch at noon will be in the Dining Center, even though our tree houses and hideouts Normandy, Wimbledon, and northern Italy mentoring geriatric nurse practitioners, about that! Bob Carmany wrote that he and our class photo will be taken there. are long gone. My sister lives in Bethany this past year. volunteering at a free clinic, playing tennis had a nice winter in NH. They had a nice Our Saturday evening buffet dinner will Beach, DE, and she attended a lecture and golf, hiking, and using a lathe to turn snow cover on the ground for a while, and be at the Majestic Theater in the upstairs at the local library on Ernest Hemingway out wooden bowls and other craft items. he and his wife Katy enjoyed cross-country large reception room, which is quite nice. given by Dr. Davison, a professor emeritus In Feb. 2016, he traveled to Antarctica skiing. Bob is on the board of directors There will be fireworks at 9:45 p.m., and of English at the U of DE. She spoke to to complete touring all seven continents. of the Sandwich Children’s Center, and on Saturday an all-class party will be held him after the lecture was over, and he said Vince and his wife, Eileen ’67, were in

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he and some friends have been working 1972 1974 been in private practice with a focus on Resort in Laguna Beach, CA, I decided to journalists and other media professionals to get the center back on its feet. Tom 45th Reunion Year Linda Harmer Morris business law. Over the years, he has been check out the place for myself. Alan was that encourages excellence in journalism, Wieland said he had a nice Christmas in touch with Bob James, Pete Dewald out of town, but his staff provided great networking, and community service. Jan Chad Pilling 601 W. San Mateo Road with family, and that he hasn’t done much ’76, Phil Dolson ’76, and Greg Hoynak hospitality and service when my daughter Murphy Kellstrom retired in June after 4220 Morris Road Apt. #130 since he left the Peace Corps—other ’76. Like most of us in the Midwest, Bob and I dropped in for lunch. We found out 35 happy years as an elementary teacher. Hatboro, PA 19040 Santa Fe, NM 87505 than build a house and start a business! does not often get back to Gettysburg and that Alan’s company is expanding to the She and her husband Ken built a house 267-566-0206 609-280-7406 He guides kayaking excursions out of the Northeast. He did recount one trip to East Coast and has opened a beautiful at Smith Mountain Lake, VA, where they [email protected] [email protected] Ocean City, MD. He says he’s getting more Ocean City, NJ, to show his wife the site of new luxury hotel in downtown Baltimore’s enjoy water sports, hiking, and visitors! Jan politically involved, just not running for Greetings! I am happy to report that I have Pat Danylyshyn-Adams defended her many college summer adventures. I expect Fell’s Point. Living in Bethesda, MD, I and her therapy dog, Moose, volunteer office. I’m still doing kickboard laps at a retired from a career I enjoyed in executive dissertation in Dec. and was awarded that many of us have fond or interesting coincidently was in Baltimore the next at the local school and listen to children nearby athletic club. I love their 92-degree search. I’m currently busy enjoying time an EdD in higher education and adult memories from the Jersey Shore in the weekend and saw the construction of the practice reading. Like their mother, Hope Farenheit pool! Please write to me and let with family and friends, volunteering, learning from Walden U. She is the assoc. 1970s. In the months ahead, I hope to hear Sagamore Pendry Hotel jutting out into Dyer Luken, Hope ’07, and Kim ’10 are me know what you do to keep yourselves and traveling. Let me know where you dean of student affairs and director of from more classmates. the Inner Harbor in Fells Point. It looks like also proud G’burg graduates. Daughter in shape or anything else you’d like to tell are. Maybe we could arrange a cup of residence life at UC San Diego–La Jolla. an existing historic building on the pier Hope was married in Dec., another great me. Thanks so much! Have a wonderful coffee on one of my trips. Stu Lippsett Daughter Kelly recently completed her has been renovated to house some of the reason for G’burg friends to reunite. spring and summer! reports a great summer, skiing in Chile residency at SUNY Stony Brook and is 1976 hotel. We should all be proud of our fellow Among the many alumni in attendance and attending a wedding in Buenos Aires. an ob/gyn in Appleton, WI, outside of Debra Ann Myers Dykes classmate, and if you’re in Baltimore, check were Joan Beardsley Grossman, Cindi Karen Johnson is now back in CO, living Green Bay. She was married in Sept. 317 County Road 771 it out! In Jan., I was in Gettysburg for my Eni Yingling, Meg Allen Nelson, Eric 1971 in Greeley. She is using her graphic arts in Palm Springs, CA. Bruce and Barb Ohio City, CO 81237 aunt’s funeral. She and her family used Nelson, Marianne Miller Yingling, Bethany Parr-White experience in conjunction with the Ward Turner White vacationed at West 970-641-1966 to live behind the Phi Sig house, and I’m Pam Gallup McVeigh, and Barb 2012 Penn Street Brook Center, which provides practical Chop Club in Martha’s Vineyard last [email protected] sure if I mentioned their name to any old Bright Henderson. After 36 years of Lebanon, PA 17042-5771 summer with daughter Hilary ’15 who training for Rwandan teachers, students, I have not heard from any classmates for Phi Sigs, they would probably remember teaching music, Anne Nogatch Phillips 717-272-0806 works at Rockefeller & Co. in NYC. and administrators in Rwanda’s traditional this issue. Please take a few minutes to them as the ones who complained about has retired, but is keeping busy. She and 717-813-1706 (cell) Bruce and Jackie Hantz Cattanach art form, Imigongo. Through her work, let me know where life has taken you. the noise and the trash from the fraternity her husband both serve on the board of [email protected] ([email protected]) have settled Karen is helping this art form survive after Thank you. houses. Now that we’re more experienced Stiegel Glassworks. Anne helps coach into many of Cresswind’s activities: bridge, Gettysburg College Class of the extensive genocide experienced in in life, who in their right mind would ever swimming for Special Olympics. Their older billiards, yoga, white-water rafting, and the 1971 Reunion that region. Bob Gastaldo also checked want to live near a frat house? Anyway, I daughter, an IUP graduate, is now in the in. Last year, The Economist featured an cooking and travel clubs. They continue to 1977 always drive around the campus when I’m U.S. Marine Band. Their younger daughter Greetings from the apocalypse. I never article on his team’s research results in sail for the Lake Lanier Sailing Club and 40th Reunion Year in town, and I have to say that everything was recently selected to represent Special thought I would type that. I spent Sept. are the Flying Scot fleet captain. They’re South Africa, “Layers of Meaning,” about Katie Jackson Rossmann looks great as the College has continued Olympics PA on Capitol Hill Day. Bob and Oct. working for Hillary Clinton. My all moved in as is evidenced by two visits our planet’s largest mass extinction. This 3853 Lewiston Place to expand in a positive and tasteful way. Hallinger and his wife Sandy ’77 still knowledge of the layout of the county was from senior year third-floor Majestic year, he was presented with the Gilbert Fairfax, VA 22030 I have to put a plug in for a new little reside in Lancaster, PA, although they have valuable in that I could go door to door in Apartment roommates, Fred and Connie H. Cady Award by the energy division of 703-591-0317 restaurant on the corner of Washington a getaway home in Williamsburg, VA. They half the time as another volunteer. Ken Bowlby Fayen, who visited in Oct. the Geological Society of America for [email protected] Street and Chambersburg Street called are also getting to know other parts of the Mott retired in Dec., and Kelly Alsdek, career contributions made to the field of Connie is a retired school administrator, Food 101, where I had lunch—cute name country by visiting their two grown children, Hal McLaughlin, and I attended a coal geology. With a recent grant from the and she and Fred enjoy traveling. Glen Hmmm—still no news. I guess everyone and great food. Please think of emailing Kelly and Brent. Bob has been in private reception in his honor. Mott told a great National Science Foundation to continue and Janice Clark Hayes are active in is saving up for the 40th Reunion—June me before the next deadline of July 1 for law practice for the past 34 years, and story about when Harry Bolich retired. his team’s work in South Africa, Bob says their church community and babysitting 1–4! You can check out our class page the autumn edition so you don’t have to Sandy teaches in York, PA. Eva Konkoly Someone asked Harry what he was going retirement continues to be a distance on grandchildren. Janice is also involved in on the G’burg website periodically to see keep reading about me! Hess has been a school counselor and to do in this retirement. He said, “I’m going the horizon. Remember our 45th Reunion counseling a few days a week. Have you who is planning to return to campus and guidance department chair for six years at to open a whorehouse in Harrisburg.” The is this June 1–4. Hope to see you there! read Kicking Through the Ashes: My Life celebrate. Hope to see you there! York Catholic High School in PA. She finds next day, Kelly, her guy Ken, and I went to as a Stand-Up in the 1980s Comedy 1979 it rewarding to help students figure out the holiday concert in the Chapel. It was Boom by Ritchie Shydner? “Jump on Dianne Lappe Cooney their career paths. Eva completed graduate lovely. No one has sent me news from our 1973 in—the writing’s fine!” wrote Bill Maher. 1978 14 Byre Lane Grace Warman Polan school guidance certification in 2007 while class, but I do have to recommend one Steve “Triff” Triffletti If you’ve never been in this column, it’s Wallingford, PA 19086 working and running three sons to sporting thing. If you haven’t read Jesusmania yet, 124 Long Pond Road because you’ve never contacted me. 5712 Bradley Boulevard 484-684-9321 Bethesda, MD 20814 and school events. She enjoys townhome (the book about the bootleg production of Plymouth, MA 02360 Please email me today. Thanks! [email protected] living and playing on a few United States Jesus Christ Superstar we did in 1971), 508-746-1464 (work) [email protected] 301-807-6798 Gettysburg College Class of 1979 Tennis Association teams, year-round. you must get your hands on it. You can 508-746-9205 (fax) Jim Boland received the 2016 Audesse order it online from the College bookstore. [email protected] 1975 Gettysburg College Class of 1978 It is nice to hear from so many busy, active Award from the MA Society of Clinical Steve Detweiler I found it fascinating and learned so much alumni! Nancy D’Agostino Whitman Oncologists for his longtime support of Gettysburg College Class of 1973 13303 Blackburn Station It’s time for my second ’78 class notes about the production and the times in authored a nonfiction children’s book cancer-related fundraising initiatives. While Goshen, KY 40026 column. I have no updates from class which we lived, and I was in it! I’m sorry that considers the influences of 16th- sitting with one of his best friends during 502-551-4419 members to report, so you’ll have to this is so short. I hope to have more news century Italian architect Andrea Palladio, treatment sessions eight years ago, Jim next time. Here is a goody from Abraham [email protected] read about some of my comings and on Thomas Jefferson. Thomas Jefferson goings over the last several months that was inspired by the energy, passion, and Lincoln: “To sin by silence when they I received a nice note from FIJI fraternity Built Monticello: Was Palladio Looking commitment of the medical team and the should protest makes cowards out of men.” involved seeing and hearing about fellow Over His Shoulder? features pen -and- brother Bob Rutt ’76. Bob reports that class members. In Oct., I was in southern founders of A Reason to Ride. Jim, who after graduation he headed to Boston, MA, ink drawings and activities to make owns four Fuddruckers restaurants in MA, CA for a wedding. After hearing from classical architecture come alive. Soni for law school and then joined a wagon Pam Hinton Jankowski that Alan made supporting this particular event a train west to settle happily with his wife, Dimond was elected president of the team effort by engaging his employees, Fuerstman [see page 16] had hosted Naples Press Club, an association of Jan, in Fairfield, IA. Since 1982, Bob has a Gettysburg gathering at his Montage family, and friends. Mike McArdle is

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back to his roots as an accountant with a little sightseeing. Her husband and their 1982 1984 1987 1989 regional CPA firm in the Washington, D.C. two children, Grant (25, living in D.C.) 35th Reunion Year David Schafer 30th Reunion Year Patty Hunter Lovett area following political appointments with and Paige (23, a graduate student at Kelly Woods Lynch 676 Windsor Drive Jim Anderson 9000 Copenhaver Drive the George W. Bush administration and Georgetown), then joined her in Spain 90 Springs Avenue Westminster, MD 21158 13 Bay Hill Road Potomac, MD 20854 Governor Ehrlich in MD. He looks forward for a 10-day family trip. Handbells are Gettysburg, PA 17325 443-789-1271 Leonardo, NJ 07737 301-838-4533 to an active retirement, but is “not ready to Barbara’s vocation and avocation. She [email protected] [email protected] 732-904-4600 [email protected] hang up the spurs just yet!” directs several choirs at her church, as [email protected] well as another Raleigh-based community Gettysburg College Class of 1982 Gettysburg College Class of 1984 Gettysburg College Class of 1989 group called Music Made in Heaven, Gettysburg College Class of 1987­­– Remember: Reunion Weekend is June1– Hello, Gettysburg Class of 1984! I know 1980 which is composed mainly of parents 30th Reunion 4! Once our Reunion has come and life is busy and the months quickly fly by, Joseph Sacchi who have lost children. Barbara Seyl 1990 gone, I’ll undoubtedly have lots of news but maybe you can take a minute to email Our 30th Reunion is set for June 1–4. The Amy E. Tarallo 572 Jackson Avenue Cherekjian works as an IT director at to keep our column in business over the me how you are doing, what you are doing, Reunion Committee has been busy planning PO Box 214 Washington Twp., NJ 07676 BioReference Labs in Elmwood Park, NJ, next few issues. In the meantime, here’s and how proud you are of those children for the gala event. There is an Orange and Elkins, NH 03233 203-219-3147 where she has been employed for the a short update! Chris Aloise opened a and grandchildren! Please email me at the Blue golf event scheduled for Friday, June 603-548-4706 [email protected] past 13 years. She is responsible for the snazzy new bistro in Tarpon Springs, FL. address above. Thanks. 2, at Hanover Country Club. The Friday night [email protected] cytology/pathology reporting systems Gettysburg College Class of 1980 If the Tampa area is in your travel plans, social is set for the fourth floor of Phi Delt and has been involved with a large billing Gettysburg College Class of ’90 check it out! Here’s the website: www. (only kidding), Glatfelter Hall. The Saturday Happy New Year 2017 (as I am writing system integration project for the past olivetheworldbistro.com. And speaking of 1985 dinner is TBD as it is set up according to Hi, everyone! In Sept., I visited Craig this in Jan.). The Class of 1980 has been year. She and her husband John have Kathy Reese Laing snazzy, how about that Cheryl McHale the number of people signed up. Maybe we Montesano and Tracy Baker Johnson very quiet as we move within three years two sons. Nicholas (19) is a freshman at 1812 Hanover Avenue Carey? She was the recipient of the can cordon off the Lincoln Diner at 2 a.m.? in Bethesda, MD, and Washington, D.C. of our 40th Reunion. Here are a couple of FL State U–Tallahassee and is majoring Richmond, VA 23220 2016 DE School Counselor of the Year The Reunion Committee chairpersons are Then we headed to G’burg for a rainy snippets. I guess anything is possible—the in finance. Matthew (16) is a junior in [email protected] Award and was welcomed at the White Nanette DiTosto and Katy McConnell Homecoming Weekend—still fun to be Chicago Cubs won the World Series, there high school and loves photography, House to be honored along with the other Gettysburg College Class of 1985 Hobbis. Other members of the Reunion there, regardless of bad weather. Tracy is a President Trump, and Keith Richards, surfing, and has just started making state winners. If you have the patience Committee are Laurie Acquaire Vilim, and I spent time with our close friend of the Rolling Stones, turned 73. All were his own surfboards. Sarah Babylon to type in this URL, you can check out Jimmy Anderson, Danielle Billera, and former roommate Sarah Wendt. predicted by my good friend Gary Lofgren Dorrance received her Doctorate in a fantastic video about Cheryl and what 1986 Rich Bosek, Bruce Braunewell, Mimi Sarah was recently asked to participate in 1980. Peter Carlson wrote, “I went to Ministry in church leadership from Wesley she is doing to make a difference: www. Liz LaForte Doran Cahill, Sarah Hitch Burdi, Scott on the Alumni Board of Directors, joining my first fraternity event in many years at my Theological Seminary in May 2016. I mydsca.org/winners-circle.html. Cheryl’s 33 Lawson Lane Lichtfield, Clare Marino Girton, Bill fellow classmate Lauren Wise. The alma mater with my 17-year-old daughter, attended a mini-reunion of my senior year event also made news for being the last Ridgefield, CT 06877 Peters, Celeste Powers, Dave Richards, board met over Homecoming Weekend who is looking at Gettysburg. Funny, but roommates when we got together at the official event and speech by previous 319-270-2160 Gordo Van Note, Glen Vilim, and Janis for a number of gatherings. Craig I felt right at home, like I had never left.” wedding of Laurie Grassi Hennessy’s First Lady Michelle Obama. If you search [email protected] Vosburgh Richards. The deadline to (cmontesano@americanwaterways. Doesn’t that make you feel nostalgic and daughter Cailyn. The wedding was held at “Michelle Obama’s Last Speech” on register for the Reunion is May 26. Joe com) was recently in Portsmouth, NH, a little bit old? Finally, there was a Gail the Kimpton Hotel Monaco in Philadelphia Gettysburg College Class of ’86- YouTube, you just might see Cheryl. Well Reich is going into his 17th year as the to present the Champion of Maritime Chovan sighting at our nation’s capital in in Nov. Kathy Hibbs Toal, Linda J. Class Page done, Cheryl. You’ve done us proud! That’s head football coach at Wingate U. His wife Award—the highest honor bestowed by Jan. She was spotted with Class of 1981 Brown Kuhn, Laurie, and I had a great it for now. Watch for Reunion news on Greetings from Ridgefield, CT! As always, Dei is the director of campus recreation the U.S. maritime industry—to former NH celebrities Barb Spillane ’81 and Laura time dancing our almost 60-year-old our alumni page on the College website: I hope this finds you all doing well and at Wingate. Their son Shane is a junior at Sen. Kelly Ayotte. The ceremony was Lee ’81, fighting the fight. I believe they hearts out! My husband and I recently www.gettysburg.edu/alumni/1982. I look enjoying the nicer weather! It feels Stetson U in FL. His twin girls, Colleen and held at the commercial dock of Moran were protesting the building of Musselman moved into a new home near Quail Creek forward to seeing you on campus! wonderful to be back on the East Coast Lindsay, are seniors in high school and Towing, known as Tugboat Alley, on a Library, donned with their “Save Stine Lake” Country Club in Naples, FL—leaving after spending the past 18 years in IA. I waiting to hear back from colleges. Joe sees crisp Oct. day. “It was a pretty big deal hats. Signing off for now—it is 20 degrees behind our original place in the Pelican hope to be able to more easily reconnect Bill Hadel, who lives in Wilmington, every for the folks who work on the Piscataqua Farenheit and the hockey game is on. Bay area of Naples. This puts us much 1983 with many of you! I am excited to report few months on his way through Charlotte River,” Craig said. “Kelly has been a Nobody cares; they are way too far gone closer to golf, which, in addition to hiking, Leslie Cole that Paul Zolfaghari has joined Carrick on business. He also speaks regularly with diehard supporter of maritime workers.” screaming “boat drinks,” something to keep has become one of my obsessions. We 184 Laurel Bridge Road Capital Partners as their operating Dwight Powers who lives in West Chester, Craig continues his good work as VP them all warm. Keep in touch. Go Bullets! still spend the summers in Plymouth, MA, Landenberg, PA 19350 executive. Carrick Capital Partners is a PA, with his wife Jen and their two kids. I of Legislative Affairs at The American at the Pinehills, another golf community. 610-274-3385 (home) growth-oriented investment firm focused hope to see many people back in June! Waterways Operators in Arlington, VA. Please help me fill our next column by 1981 484-888-3280 (cell) on technology-enabled businesses such They chose the right guy to present the dropping me a note. My next deadline is Mary Higley [email protected] as SaaS Software, and BPO transaction award, Monty! Andy Rosenberry wanted July 1, and I am always looking for and 10110 Palazzo Drive processing. Congratulations, Paul! Well 1988 to catch everyone up on what he has begging my friends for updates to fill our Gettysburg College Class of 1983 Naples, FL 34119 done! Please remember to send me your Carol Whiting Gordon been doing since we graduated. Andy column. Enjoy the summer! [email protected] Hi, classmates. It is with deep sadness news as it is always fun to hear from my 1605 Troys Court moved out to San Diego after college that I must inform you of the death of fellow classmates! We all share a special Crofton, MD 21114 for law school. He is now a partner in a Gettysburg College–Class of 1981 Hilary Robinson Brown’s husband of bond as alumni, and your classmates 410-721-8894 small firm practicing family law. He has a Barbara Latham Marley missed our 32 years, Frank ’82. He died suddenly in really want to stay connected and know [email protected] daughter and a son that keep him pretty their vacation home in Ocean Isle Beach, what you are up to! 35th Reunion last year because she was Gettysburg College Class of 1988 busy. His weekends are mostly spent on a 12-day tour to Paris and London NC, on Jan. 29. Frank is also survived by playing baseball, beach volleyball, or riding with The Raleigh Ringers, a community their sons Kyle (28) of NYC and Timothy If you are reading this, then it means you quads in the desert with his daughter. handbell group based in Raleigh, NC. (25) of San Francisco. I feel very lucky to were hoping to see news about your Every now and then they take a quick Barbara has been a member of this have spent time this fall with Frank and classmates. We all like to read this section, 20-minute drive for authentic Mexican group for 12 of the past 20 years. They Hilary, and my heartfelt condolences go but if nobody sends me any information, food. In the fall, Mike Fitzgerald began gave five concerts in those cities and did out to all who knew and loved him. Peace I have nothing to report. Please send me his 25th year teaching seventh grade a workshop in London, in addition to a to all of you. something to put in the next issue! social studies, and he is working and

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living in St. Louis, MO. His sons are now called CoResist by Emma. It helps you 1994 accomplishments, births, marriages, second 2001 2005 in fourth and sixth grade and, even though to look good, while doing good. They sell B.J. Jones marriages, etc., so I have something to Kathryn Ferguson Adams Holly Woodhead he should be a Cardinals fan, he’s still a goods with an inclusive logo and donate 140 W. 69th Street, #108 write. Of course, we can all communicate 18 Peach Tree Trail 1010 Riva Ridge Drive diehard Mets fan. Make us proud, Fitz, one-third of all proceeds to established New York, NY 10023 in person in only a few short months when Fairfield, PA 17320 Great Falls, VA 22066 and “teach those children well!” Steve organizations that promote equality, [email protected] we attend our 20th Reunion, June 1–4. 717-642-9254 [email protected] Hessler and his wife Kellie recently women’s health, and environmental Hopefully you are making plans to meet [email protected] accomplished a few of their extensive causes. Goods and services can be Gettysburg College Class of 1994 up with friends you haven’t seen in years Gettysburg College Class of 2005 Gettysburg College Class of 2001 travel goals in Nov.—visiting their 50th found at www.coresistance.com. They Hi, everyone. Oliver Overlander writes and booking hotel rooms. Thank you to Tory Harper Hogan earned her PhD country and sailing the Panama Canal. also provide information about getting that he lives in Marietta, PA, with his our classmates who are working hard to in health services administration from So exciting! The two reside in southern politically active in your local area or on wife, Tina, an RN at Masonic Villages in plan our class social and dinner. Check the U of AL–Birmingham. She and her CA with Steve continuing his work at a national level. If anyone would like to out www.gettysburg.edu/alumni/1997 for 2002 Elizabethtown, PA. He is a partner and 15th Reunion Year family recently moved to Columbus, OH, Deutsche Bank. Don Deardorff ’89 drop Emily an email, she’d love to hear shareholder at Post & Schell, P.C. and more details. where she is an assistant professor at Catherine Dietrich Pulse wrote to me sharing proud news of our from you at coresistbyemma@gmail. works out of the Lancaster office doing OSU. I hope everyone has a wonderful [email protected] classmate and his wife, Julie Dufresne com. Kevin Larson sent a note that he, workers’ compensation law for insurance summer! Continue to send updates—your Deardorff, who was awarded the Jay Devon Clancy, Marshall Brown, and carriers and large self-insured employers. 1998 Gettysburg College Class of 2002 classmates enjoy hearing from you. helen DeVinney Ladd Distinguished Service Award by Tom Maurath recently got together He and his wife have three kids—Rachael 8125 Mississippi Road Can you believe it’s been 15 years since the Academic Library Association of OH to share a few laughs watching Louis (17), Brock (13), and Mark (11). Also, Laurel, MD 20724 we graduated? Feel free to send me your for her service to the organization and CK at Madison Square Garden. Kevin, the Center for Career Development at 2006 [email protected] updates if you’d like them included. in recognition of her promotion of the Marshall, Erin McAvoy, and I have the College is busy planning its summer Monique Mathews Gore profession. This prestigious award is given been doing our best in keeping up with 2017 externship program and is looking Gettysburg College Class of 1998 63 W. Middle Street to one academic librarian in OH each a quarterly NYC lunch. Gordon Lewis for alumni to help. Externships are typically 2003 Gettysburg, PA 17325 410-493-0020 year. Julie created Cedarville U’s unique shared that Feb. 18 was the annual one-week job shadowing experiences Jennifer O’Hara Roche [email protected] Library Careers Program, through which Alumni Basketball Game, and the full hosted by alumni and parents who provide 1999 29 Lakeside Avenue she provides undergraduate students complement of Class of ’92 players was Sue Bottone students of all class years with meaningful Darien, CT 06820 Gettysburg College Class of 2006 780 Boylston Street, Apt. 20F with a variety of opportunities to learn represented, including Gordon, Dave learning experiences. These types of [email protected] about career options in her field. Julie has McLain, Scott d’Entremont, and Mike experiences help students define who Boston, MA 02199 Christine Baluk Mang and her husband served as director of collection services Albero. Gordon was anxious to see they are and what they want to do with [email protected] Gettysburg College Class of 2003 Cody Mang ’07 welcomed their son, and associate professor of library science who could manage to run the length of Connor Warren Mang, on Thanksgiving their lives. Please contact Tiffany Kurzawa Gburg Class of 1999 at Cedarville since 1996. Good for Julie! the court for a sustained period! Great at [email protected] if you are Day, Nov. 24, 2016 Christine is the director Don is a professor of English at Cedarville segue—speaking of us getting old—as 2004 of quantitative merchandising and business interested or have any questions. Katie Orlando U. Stay well, everyone, and send news. you may have heard, we are gearing up development for F. Schumacher & Co. 2000 2530 University Avenue, Suite 8 for our 25th Reunion Weekend June Marna Suarez Redding in NYC, while Cody is a sales executive Waterloo, IA 50701 1–4! Please check out our Facebook 1995 1457 Baker Avenue for ADP in Parsippany, NJ. The family [email protected] 1991 page, Gettysburg College Class of 1992. Becky Schneider Keller Niskayuna, NY 12309 resides in Summit, NJ. Connor is also the Michelle Lynette Hughes Co-chair Greg Hoy has done a fantastic 576 Peachtree Lane [email protected] Gettysburg College Class of 2004 grandson of Jeffrey and Janice Tomlin 4042 Kimberley Glen Court job with our http://gburg92.rocks Lake Zurich, IL 60047 Mang ’76. Chelsea Burger and husband Hello, Class of 2004! Our classmates Chantilly, VA 20151 website. There you can find a list of your [email protected] Gettysburg College Class of 2000 John welcomed their fifth baby, Murphy have wonderful updates to share. After 703-969-6180 classmates who are returning, as well as Suzanna Nam Naylor wrote, “Heather James, in Oct. John matched into an adult Gettysburg College Class of 1995 one year living in FL, Amanda Ruch [email protected] some great (old and new) pictures of our Rudolph got married in Feb. in reconstructive surgery fellowship, so they Fallon and husband Shaun decided to class. We’d love for you to send us more! Washington, D.C., to Bahador Azimirad. will be moving to MO in July. Lorette Only one note for this issue submitted by become permanent Floridians and bought Grab your friends, book your rooms, and Megan Glaser Hillier and I attended.” Hallock finished residency in obstetrics Tom Moore. Tom writes that he married 1996 a home in St. Johns County. A few months please give generously to the Gettysburg Jaci Mongiello Charles and her and gynecology at St. Francis Medical Steven Schimchak on Nov. 24 in a private Ann Felter after accepting a position at Mayo Clinic, Fund. We look forward to seeing you there! husband Jason welcomed son Benjamin Center in Hartford and started practice as ceremony. They live in Langhorne, PA, 145 West Swissvale Avenue Amanda was promoted to the role of on Aug. 14, 2015. Benjamin joins big an attending physician at Yale Northeast where Tom is an internal trust specialist for Pittsburgh, PA 15218 clinical research assistant. They are also brothers Devin and Michael. Stuart and Medical Group in CT. Chrissy Jarcewski Merrill Lynch. [email protected] enjoying their life with their two dogs. 1993 Sarah Baksa ’01 Marra welcomed their Connelly and husband Paul welcomed Gettysburg College Class of ’96 Danielle Ballinger Loveless welcomed Bridget Donnelly Collins first son, Carter Ryan Marra, on Aug. 23. their first child, Marshall Jae Connelly, on her son, Frazier Galen Loveless, on Oct. 1992 5 Campbell Court The family of three live in Rumson, NJ. July 4. They are still in Baltimore, MD, and 4, joining his big sister Ivy (2 ½). She 25th Reunion Year Mickleton, NJ 08056 Sorry for the light notes this go-round. loving their new roles as parents! Sarah 1997 also became certified as a forest school [email protected] Time got the better of me. Please be sure Jacobs moved to NYC. Eric Malave Gina Gabriele 20th Reunion Year teacher and started an outdoor education 1 Jane Street, 1E to send in your spring stories and summer has been at his job for 12 years and was Gettysburg College Class of 1993 Kelly Keep Runke company called Loblolly Adventures, New York, NY 10014 plans so I can keep everyone in the loop! promoted to manager last month. 47 Country Downs Circle serving families in Charleston, SC. Keep 415-271-3209 Fairport, NY 14450 your updates coming! [email protected] 585-421-9994 Gettysburg College Class of 1992 [email protected] Happy spring, and thanks for the news! Gettysburg College Class of 1997 Emily Brown Coyne sent an exciting This is my first time as class correspondent update that, together with her sister, since I was asked if I would take on Martha Hutchman-Brown, she launched a this volunteer role last fall. Please send charitable organization at the end of Jan., me a message about your professional

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2007 2008 healthy, and incredibly blessed. Michael Geographic as a marketing specialist. with FEMA means Logan could be 10th Reunion Year Ellen Furnari was promoted to development director with Please reach out with any updates. I would doing anything from logistics to mapping So many ways Seneca Waterways Council, Boy Scouts of love to hear more from our class! people and insurance management. Stephanie Hafer Shaak 717-476-8870 America in Feb. Joseph Cogan lives in Washington, to connect 2715 Park Street [email protected] D.C., and started a job as a business Reading, PA 19606 Gettysburg College Class of 2008 2015 analyst at Meltwater, a data analysis firm. 610-914-9336 Jesse DeMartino We love to hear your news Congratulations to Megan Moyer 2011 Kelly Keith is a real estate assistant at [email protected] Devan Grote White 217 Baker Avenue in class notes (see page 31), Kelly and her husband John Kelly, who Cerberus Capital Management in NYC. 137 Liberty Street Westfield, NJ 07090 so keep them coming. Gettysburg Class of 2007 welcomed a baby boy named Myles Patrick Natalie Young works in Washington, Perryopolis, PA 15473 908-418-8794 D.C., for Congressman Mike Doyle as his Congratulations to Kevin Jordan who Kelly in Nov. Lauren Craley Ballas Use myGettysburg to search [email protected] [email protected] staff assistant/legislative correspondent. married Emily Marcellino in Ellicott City, writes that Rebecca Feld wed Cory the alumni directory, update your Julie Laundenschlager is a first-year MD, on Oct. 1. Timothy McGowan and Ruck in a beautiful oceanside ceremony Two years after completing her MFA in Jerry Vernose is an investment banking profile, see more class news or PhD student at UVA in Charlottesville, wife Jessica welcomed their daughter at Congress Hall in Cape May, NJ, on creative writing, Sarah Flynn Parke analyst at Centerboard Group, a boutique photos or share your own, and working as a teaching assistant for the Emily Isabelle on Sept. 20. Stephanie Nov. 12. Lauren and Jessica Androski embarks on a new journey as an author investment bank in Midtown Manhattan stay on top of your annual giving. introductory chemistry lab courses, as Heath Raubenheimer and husband Scherer were matrons of honor and Allie and editor. Parke’s debut young adult providing restricting and advisory services well as a lab assistant. Frank Arigo Tertius welcomed their second child, Loeb Odhner and Erin Tooley served as historical fantasy, The Mourning Ring, primarily to the oil and gas, industrial, and Subscribe to Bullet Points. If created his own music review website, baby girl Elaina Grace, on Sept. 8. Greg bridesmaids. Many Gettysburg graduates about the teenage Bronte siblings, is now real estate industries. Morgan Patullo is your aren’t getting the monthly ARIGOMusic.com. Bobby Van Leer and Albanetti is doing some exciting work in attended the wedding: Michael Scherer, available in paperback and ebook from at the John Hopkins U of Nursing in MD. e-newsletter, you’re missing Nick Cesare have contributed articles to CA. Last summer, while working as a talent Steve Fairhurst ’09, Allie Sfekas most major retailers. Parke also joined After graduating in May, she hopes to find out on news, wit, and wisdom Frankie’s site as well! Hannah Collins is manager and representing actors in LA, Demers, Chrissy Gilbert Sheehan, the editorial team at Globe Pequot Press, a job working in pediatric oncology and in the words of Joe Lynch ’85, on her way to AK to work at a nonprofit one of his clients was hired for a role on Lily Wirpsza, Christina Semanyshyn an imprint of Rowman & Littlefield, as an may even be attending further schooling, executive director of alumni sustainable fish hatchery for three months. the hit show Orange Is the New Black. Fairhurst, John Fairhurst ’07, Darren assistant editor in Jan. Way to do great part time, to become a nurse practitioner. relations. Maggie Robertson works for the NBC Exciting stuff! Amy Schneider completed Dwyer, Kyle Naylor, Mark Ulbrich, work, Sarah! Joe Emersuabe lives in Washington, D.C., Sports Group and recently moved to her master’s degree in music theory at and Heather Rudolph ’00. Also attending where he is a senior account management Online via social media: Brooklyn. The highlight of her job so far the U of CT. Katie Sawyer Calver and were the groom’s grandmother, Ruthe specialist at CEB. He partners with 2012 was working on the Rio Olympics. Maggie husband Geoff ’08 welcomed their second Fortenbaugh Craley ’50, and great-aunt, procurement executives at midsize also hosted two students for a winter job “Like” Gettysburg daughter and another future Bullet, Sarah Ann Fortenbaugh Eicholtz ’57, P’83. The 5th Reunion Year companies to understand the challenges shadow through Gettysburg. Alex Calder College on Facebook Catharine “Sadie,” on Sept. 26. Sadie was wedding was captured in a stunning Taylor Plank they are facing and provide them with teaches eighth-grade English language 7 lbs. 11 oz. and 21 in. long. Mom, dad, watercolor print by MaryAnna Coleman ’10. 1705 East West Highway, Apt. 415 necessary resources or tools they need Rebecca and Cory live in Norfolk, VA, with Silver Spring, MD 20910 to overcome problems. Sam Lemmon arts at Upper Adams Middle School in PA. Follow Gettysburg big sister Kessler, and baby are all doing College on Twitter and [email protected] Fergan Imbert is working on a master’s great! Susannah Rhodes Hoffman their Goldendoodle named Gouda. has been in Cleveland working on her read tweets by alumni, degree in biomedicine at Lancaster U. and husband Eric welcomed their second secondary degree in nursing since Jan. parents, and friends Gettysburg Class of 2012 Alyssa Anne Pepper, an organizational child, Nathan Isaac, into the world on Nov. 2016. After she graduates with a BS in management major, is now employed as a Join the Gettysburg 28. Amy Sanderson Noll and husband 2009 No classmate news to report. Please nursing, she plans to go back to Baltimore Jenn Amols Brett sales coordinator for Intersection in NYC. College Professional Travis welcomed daughter Lydia Marie send me updates for the next magazine. I for work. Class of 2015, please continue to 608 Monroe Street Network on LinkedIn on Dec. 4. Lydia joins her big brother, encourage you to join our class Facebook email me your updates! Hoboken, NJ 07030 3-year-old Judson “Jud.” The Noll family page and RSVP to the event page to get Check out the 540-538-1989 now makes their home in the Dillsburg the latest information on our five-year College’s [email protected] area near Gettysburg. Thomas Paone Reunion! I hope to see all of you there. 2016 photostream on Flickr Lindsey Gieger and wife Amanda are happy to announce Gettysburg College Class of 2009 [email protected] YouTube the birth of their son, Henry Jacob, born 2013 862-222-4978 Watch videos on the on Dec. 2, weighing in at 8 lbs. 1 oz. and Kavya Kumar College channel 2010 Courtney Morrow got a job at Ted Baker 21.25 in. long. All are doing well, and the 192 Joffre Avenue new parents hope to show him around Emma Snellings London as a public relations assistant Instagram Stamford, CT 06905 Search gettysburgcollege campus this spring! Cory Heselton 35 Manomet Road after interning with them for four months. 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Joseph Anthony Cervino Jr. ’48 Sebastian Hafer ’50 J. Carolyn Folkemer Burkhead ’68 Dates 2017 unless noted Joseph Anthony Cervino Jr., passed Sebastian Robert Hafer, United States Joyce Carolyn Burkhead, 69, passed ’41 F. David Schaeffer, Dec. 20, 2016 Sept. 18, 2016 Karl L. Burghardt, Jan. 31 away on December 20, 2016, in New Army Retired, 91, died at the Gettysburg away on November 13, 2016 in Frankford, ’44 Grace Waltemyer Brosius, Jan. 15 Philip J. Dolson Sr., Jan. 1 Lois Harding Duff, Jan. 10 Milford, New Jersey. The legendary coach Lutheran Village on December 15, 2016. Delaware. Carolyn was born in Baltimore, ’45 Dorothy Kling Berry, Dec. 28, 2016 Joann Sierer Foucart, Nov. 14, 2016 John D. Friling, Jan. 31 and 1992 Gettysburg College Hall of Born in El Paso, Texas, he was raised in Maryland, and attended the Baltimore ’47 Robert H. Sternat, Jan. 15 Frederick S. Rice, Dec. 31, 2016 ’62 Gerald B. Farrow, Dec. 22, 2016 Athletic Honor inductee was 93 years Gettysburg and enlisted in the U.S. Army Public Schools and Andover High School ’48 Joseph A. Cervino Jr., Dec. 20, 2016 Glenwood T. Solomon, ’67 Richard N. Matthews, Jan. 26 old. Joe grew up in Haddon Heights, New at age 18. As a young second lieutenant, before enrolling at Gettysburg College. She Fred H. Rudy, Dec. 5, 2016 March 31, 2006 Nancy Bowen Rainey, Jan. 19 Jersey, and entered Gettysburg College he served in the Philippines at the end of majored in elementary education and was ’49 John O. Border, Jan. 2 ’54 Mary Kauffman Udavchak, Jan. 12 ’68 J. Carolyn Folkemer Burkhead, as one of the top recruits in 1941. His World War II. After the war, he remained a member of Chi Omega sorority. After Clara Mae Schafer Lasky, ’55 Frederic J. Filbert, July 19, 2016 Nov. 13, 2016 athletic career was interrupted by military in the Army Reserve, eventually achieving graduation, Carolyn served as a dedicated Dec. 8, 2016 Robert B. Morrison, Dec. 24, 2016 ’73 Bruce B. Allen Jr., Nov. 2016 service during World War II. He spent three the rank of full-bird colonel. Soon after teacher for many years in the Howard Leonard M. Ziacoma, Dec. 7, 2016 Harold R. Ringler, Sept. 12, 2011 ’78 Marcia Baker Roberson, years in the Army, becoming a sergeant, returning from active duty, Sebastian County Public Schools. She finished her ’50 James P. Born, Jan. 5 William P. Tautz, May 21, 2009 Dec. 11, 2016 seeing action in the Normandy Invasion, graduated from Gettysburg College and career at Manor Woods Elementary School Nicholas S. Demas, Jan. 16 ’56 William R. Coffman Jr., ’79 Timothy J. Johnson, May 29, 2008 and earning a Purple Heart. After being married Helen, who passed away in 1997. in Ellicott City, Maryland. Sebastian R. Hafer, Dec. 15, 2016 Feb. 19, 2015 Kathleen M. Potosnak, discharged in 1946, Joe resumed his They spent most of their life in the town Carolyn enjoyed spending time with Joseph W. Heidler Jr., Dec. 16, 2016 Larry D. Emlet, Nov. 17, 2016 Feb. 21, 2016 baseball career as a second baseman and they loved, Gettysburg, only moving to her family, friends, neighbors, and her William H. Horner, Dec. 12, 2016 William E. Snyder, Sept. 16, 2016 ’81 Frank K. Brown, Jan. 29 led the football team as an outstanding Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, during Sebastian’s students. She loved to entertain, read a ’51 Jay P. Brown, March 24 ’57 Charles A. Coeyman, Jan. 23 ’86 Eric C. Sheffer, Jan. 4, 2016 running back. He was named honorable career as a director for the Pennsylvania good book, and to keep up with her family David K. Conrad, Jan. 1 Thomas A. Stahl, Jan. 16 ’96 Kristen N. Klavan, Sept. 27, 2012 mention AP All-State and he was also Department of Banking. and friends on social media. She loved the William S. Musselman Jr., W. Terry Wagner, Nov. 24, 2016 ’08 Nicholas C. Campellone, Jan. 1 elected to Who’s Who of American Upon retirement from the Department of ocean and nature and especially enjoyed Dec. 29, 2016 ’58 Donna Rahn VanHouten, Feb. 12 Colleges and Universities. Banking, Sebastian and Helen purchased summers at Silver Bay on Lake George, ’52 Frank P. Wroblewski, Dec. 26, 2016 ’59 Paul Brunell, Jan. 2 Former employees Joe graduated from Gettysburg College and restored what is now The Eisenhower in New York. Carolyn and her husband ’53 Genevieve Lotz Aitken, Jan. 3 Elizabeth Miller Kisamore, Jan. 22 H. Gerard “Jerry” Knoche, in 1948 and earned his master’s degree Institute on North Washington Street. They Terry welcomed friends and family to Patricia Keener Anderson, ’61 Joseph J. Baily III, Jan. 11 May 5, 2016 from Columbia University. He returned were proud to own and live in the first their beautiful home, travelled, played to New Jersey and began his career as Gettysburg residence of President and golf, fished together, and roamed the a teacher and coach at Teaneck High Mamie Eisenhower. He was instrumental countryside in Terry’s 1955 MG. School. He was the head football coach in getting the residence recognized as a She is survived by her husband, Terry; for a few years, but he made his mark as National Historic Landmark. Sebastian her brother, Paul Burkhead ’64, P’92, the school’s baseball coach for 22 years was very active in numerous organizations GP’16, GP’18 and sister-in-law Barbara and athletic director for more than two throughout Gettysburg, including the Folkemer; her nieces Kristen Fay P’16, decades. His baseball teams won 384 American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign P’18, Beth Schnell ’92, and Melissa games in his 22 seasons as head coach, Wars, the Forty & Eight, the Last Man Littrell; seven great nieces and nephews including five league, four county, and Standing Group, the Memorial Day and and many cousins (including David three state sectional titles. Joe helped Veterans Day Program committees, and Folkemer ’71, John Folkemer ’69, and found the Bergen County baseball the Gettysburg Fire Department. He was Mary Gatterdam Folkemer ’68) and tournament in 1959, and his team won the recently honored as the American Legion their families. first county title. Post 202 Veteran of the Quarter. Joe is survived by his son Joe and his Sebastian is survived by four wife Pat of Paramus, New Jersey; son children: Jane Best of Mechanicsburg, Rich ’73 and his wife Linda of Annandale, Pennsylvania; Sebastian and his wife New Jersey; son Tom and his wife Patti Bonnie of Wellington, Florida; Susan of Marietta, Georgia; daughter Susan and Helter and her husband David of Nashua, her husband, Frank McKeary, of River New Hampshire; and Robert and his wife Vale, New Jersey; 10 grandchildren; and Samantha of Jacksonville, Florida. He was nine great-grandchildren. His wife the proud grandfather of seven and the Audrey ’48, to whom he was married for proud great-grandfather of seven more 65 years, predeceased him. with another one on the way at the time of his death.

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Carolyn Byron ’62, a proud The Eisenhower Institute received a $250,000 gift to establish the Price-Eisenhower Civic Engagement Initiative in support of enhancing member of the 1832 Society, programs of its Fielding Center for Presidential Leadership Study. The Institute announced the gift to a crowd of over 200 gathered at The refl ects on her support. Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, CA, on March 31 at an event honoring Fred F. Fielding ’61. Fielding served as White House Counsel to President Reagan. The gift was made from the estate of Doug Price, who served as a special assistant to the president on President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s White House staff.

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