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and maintains a private practice in S"vartllmore. He earned his bachelor's degree fi·om New York University's Stern School of Business, and his master's and doctoral degrees fro m Widener. At the start of each school year, Elizabeth A. Dietz Widener welcomes new faculty to campus along with all the students. Visiting Assistant Professor of English Dietz comes to Widener fi·om tlle Here are the new faces at Widener U ni ve rsity ofIowa, where she for the 2001-2002 academic year. served as a program associate in tlle General Education in Literature program, and as a lecturer on 17tll century lyri c poetry. She earned her bac helor's degree from tlle U ni versity of Delaware, and her master's and doctoral degrees from tlle • U ni ve rsity of Iowa . AmyR. Franzini Robert J. Bonk Ellyn G. Brecher Instructor of Visiting Assistant Professor of Communication Communication Studies Assistant Professor Studies of Psychology Before joining the university, Bonk Franzini previ ously was a supplemental fac ul ty member Brecher previously worked at for the Uni ve rsity of D elaware. H e served as an assis Muhlenberg College in Allentown, earned his bachelor's degree from tant professor at Pa., where she was an adjunct the U niversity of Delawa re, his H oly Famil y Coll ege. She earn ed her in structor in communications. She mas ter's from Drexel U ni versity and bachelor's degree fro m Penn State earned her bachelor's degree from his doctorate from the U niversity of U ni versity, and her master's and doc Eli zabetlltown Coll ege, and her the Sciences in Philadelphia. toral degrees from Temple master's and doctoral degrees from U ni versity. Temple U ni ve rsity. Kathleen A. Bowes Kelly M. Davis Jie Han Instructor of Visiting Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Education of Chemistry of Civil Engineering Before coming to Before joining the university, Davis Widener, Bowes taught lecture and laboratory courses Before joining was a computer at Franklin & Marshall Coll ege. She Widener, H an was teacher at Logan Elementary School earned her bachelor's degree fro m a manager of in Swedesboro, N.J. She received her the U ni versity of Oregon, and her technology development at Tensar bachelor's degree from West Chester master's and doctoral degrees from Earth Technologies, a leading U niversity, and her mas ter's degree Corn ell U ni versity, N.Y. geosyntlletic manufac turer, and an from Rosemont Coll ege. assistant professor at Tongji Dennis M. Debiak U ni ve rsity in C hina. H e earned a bachelor's and master's degree from Visiting Assistant Professor of Tongji Uni versity, and a master's and Graduate Clinical Psychology doctoral degree from Georgia Institute of Technology. Debiak most recently taught psychology at Immac ulata Coll ege, 30 Judith L. Israel Mayuresh J. Patil author of Managing Radical Change: Beyond Survival in the New Visiting Assistant Professor of Assistant Professor of Mechanical Business Age. He earned hjs bache Computer Science Engineering lor's degree from the University of Israel previously served as assistant Before joining Widener, Patil served Richmond, and his doctorate from professor in the computer science as an assistant re earch professor the University of Maryland. department at The College of ew of mechanical engineering at Duke Jersey. She earned her bachelor's University in Durham, .C. He Mark Wilkens degree from Temple University, her earned his bachelor's degree from master's degree from Beaver College the Indian Institute of Technology, Visiting Instructor of History and her doctorate from Temple. Bombay, Indja, and his master's and Wilkens previously lectured and doctoral degrees from Georgia Tech. taught h.istory at the University Elaine Marker of Pennsylvania. He earned Roger A. Place his bachelor's degree from the Visiting Assistant Professor University of South Florida, h.is of Education Associate Professor of Education master's degree from the University Before joining Widener fu ll time, Before joining the university, of Florida and his doctorate from Marker served as a reading specialist Place was the superintendent of the University of Pennsylvarua. in the William Penn School District the Springfield School District. as well as an instructional support He earned his bachelor's degree at Christopher teacher. She earned her supervisory Ursinus College, and his master's Wise certificate and her master's and and doctoral degrees at Temple doctoral degrees in reading and University. Clinical Assistant language arts at Widener. Professor of Physical Therapy Lori Simons Suzanne McKeough Before joining Visiting Assistant Professor Widener, Wise R eading Specialist of Psychology served as assistant professor and pro Prior to joining the unjversity, Simons was an assistant professor at gram director of Alvernia ollege's McKeough taught high school Drexel University and a member physical therapy program. He earned English and served as an adjunct of the University of the Sciences in his bachelor's degree from Messiah instructor for the Center for Ph il adelphia before joining Widener. College, h.is master's degree from Education. She earned her bachelor's She earned her bachelor's degree Beaver College and his doctorate degree from the University of from eumann College, her master's from Temple University. Delaware, and her master's degree degree from St. Joseph's University and reading specialist certificate and her doctorate from Temple Jeannette Wyatt from Widener. University. Assistant Director of Field Instruction and Assistant Professor of Social Work Michelle L. Donna Urban Meloy Before coming to Widener, Wyatt Instructor in the R eading and was director of social services at Assistant Professor Academic Skills Center Montgomery County Emergency of Criminal Justice Urban previously served as a reading Service. She earned her bachelor's Meloy previously specialist at Academy Park High degree from the University of worked as a School. She earned her bachelor's California, Davis, and her master's probation officer degree from the University of and doctoral degrees from Bryn in Chicago, III., supervising adult sex Delaware, and her master's degree in Mawr Coll ege. -DD L¥J offenders. She earned her bachelor's education from Widener. degree from Indiana University, her master's from orthern Illinois Jerome H . Want University and her doctorate from the University of Delaware. Visiting Assistant Professor of Management . Want co-founded Organization Strategies International and is the 31 Pioneers ' Run Ends In Quarterfinals; Hess Honored The Pioneers' run for the 2001 six were vying for All-America hon national football championship ors at press time. ended with a 57-32 loss to All -America wide receivers Michael Bridgewater College, Va., in the Coleman and Jim Jones were called national quarterfinals Dec. 1. Despite tile best receiving duo in tile country the disappointing finish, the season in several national pre-season will long be remembered in the publications. By season's end, record books as one of the best. the two had broken a total of 14 The 2001 season saw Widener win Widener and MAC game, season and its conference-leading 15th Middle career marks, and closed out their Atlantic onference (MAC) title, careers as conference o-Most enjoy a national ranking of o. 2 for Valuable Player. Jones was also five weeks during tile regular season, selected as one of three finalists for post its fir t undefeated regular sea the Melberger Award for the son in 20 years and move into a tie Division III Player of the Year, to be for second place in CAA Division announced Jan . 19,2002. III history witll 587 total wins. For The Pioneer offense broke MAC tile second straight year, head coach records for points and total offense Bill Zwaan was recognized as tile in a season, averaging 45.8 points MAC and Region II and 501.6 yards per game, good for Coach of the Year; third and fifth in the country, his 77.6 winning respectively. Along witll Coleman percentage over five and Jones, the lineup boasted five seasons (a 45-13 other All -Stars, including first team record) rank first quarterback Mike Warker, first team for any Widener offen ive lineman Tom Worrilow, gridiron coach. second team running back Mike Eleven players Ambro e, and honorable mention earned MA selections Austin Martin, fu llback, All -Star status and and Larry Bender, offensive lineman. Pioneer defenders were also recognized, witll All -America defensive back T.J. Hess and 1. PIQUCC'- trt-cnptaiu Miclmd Coleman (#82) skiesfo,- a raeptill11 at HIIII1CCOllliulT. 2. 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FIIlIbflck Austill Martm (#21) dudes Kill..f1s Cllllc..f1c dcfcllders dllrin... f1 HOlllccllmill.H. 32 Field Hockey Closes Out Wilkes 52-13 Its Most at Lebanon Valley 48-20 Successful Moravian 44-26 at Lycoming 35-0 Campaign at Susquehanna 25-13 King's 48-14 Under the tutelage of oach Lari a Delaware Valley 48-27 Klein '98, Widener's field hockey at F.D.U.·Madison 42-7 team finished the 2001 sea on Juniata 69-26 with a school-record mark of 11 -6, at Albright 47-33 including a five -game winning streak Christopher Newport 56-7 at sea on' end. enior tri -captain Washington & Jefferson Jenny Garell, fir t team all confer ence, finished her career as the 46-30 recognizes excellence in atllletics, Bridgewater (Va.) 32-57 leading scorer in school history with academics and service to others.