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Volume XXIII • Number 2 • Fall 2002 KUTZTOWNTTOWEROWER UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA our Science Alumni Credit FSuccess to KU Programs By Travis Snavely ‘02 William “Chet” Schreiber In fact, the Schreibers spent ‘72 has developed a new hobby their honeymoon in Italy, he hopes will evolve into a sec- including two weeks in ond career he can settle into Tuscany, an area rich in vine- after he retires from his self- yards and wine production. made company, Smart Sonic. Recently, the Alumni “I have an appreciation for Association of Southern fine wine and I thought it California University asked would be a challenge to make it Schreiber to head a seminar myself,” said Schreiber, whose on wine tasting and enology. day job as founder and presi- “It was very successful,” dent of Smart Sonic Corpora- Schreiber said. During the tion, is developing environmen- one-and-a-half hour bus ride tally safe cleaning products for to the Santa Barbara wine circuit board stencils. country, Schreiber gave his Schreiber plans to grow Zinfandel and Barbara presentation on different grape varieties, what to look vines on six of his 42 acres of hilltop property in for in a bottle of wine, and “how to select a bottle of Westlake Village, Calif. His ultimate goal is to com- wine and get the best value for your dollar.” bine a winemaking business with a brewery-type “Unfortunately, for the uninformed, fine wine restaurant that incorporates wine tasting as part of comes at a high price,” said Schreiber. “My quest for the attraction. better wine forced me to search for quality and value. Schreiber’s interest in wine began with the Italian Today, I normally spend less than $10 per bottle for a Swiss Colony and Boone’s Farm wines he drank in his fine Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay or Zinfandel.” younger days. Now, with a more developed taste and This example of Schreiber’s business sense demon- a expanded budget, his personal favorites are red zin- strates the driving force that guided him from restau- fandels. rant manager after college (where he majored in biol- In the past few years, Schreiber has spent a great ogy) to the creation of his own company in 1983. amount of time building his knowledge of the art of Through the company, Schreiber has developed the winemaking. In addition to reading about winemak- only cleaning process for circuit board stencils to pass ing and taking distance courses on viniculture and the Environmental Protection Agency’s rigid certifi- enology at the University of California Davis, cation standards. Schreiber and his wife, Carol, recently visited France Before Schreiber introduced Smart Sonic’s and toured many vineyards in Alsace and Champagne. process, stencil cleaning procedures Annual Fund continued on page 1 DonorInside Lists Kutztown University of Pennsylvania is a member of the State System of Higher Education. CHANCELLOR Jere W. Schuler Richard L. Orwig, Esq. Lenore Kohl ‘65&’67, James Johnson ’76 Recording Secretary Judy G. Hample Mark S. Schweiker, Governor Roger J. Schmidt Brenda Jones ’73 John K. Thornburgh James W. Schwoyer Sam Westmoreland ‘66&’71, Anthony Lapore ’99 BOARD OF Christine J. Toretti Kim Snyder Immediate Past President GOVERNORS R. Benjamin Wiley, Vice Chair John Wabby Mary Ann Ardoline ‘79&’91 Janet Mertz ‘50&’77 Syed R. Ali-Zaidi Kara Wealand James Bleiler ’96 Shirley Neumeyer ‘68 Angela M. Ambrose KUTZTOWN Charles B. Zogby Gary Noecker ’81 Jeffrey W. Coy UNIVERSITY ALUMNI F. Javier Cevallos (ex-officio) Brandon Danz KUTZTOWN ASSOCIATION Bessie Crenshaw ’50 Marni Rymer ’88 Daniel P. Elby UNIVERSITY COUNCIL OFFICERS AND BOARD William Dunn III ‘00 Barbara Smith-Schafer ’74 Charles A. Gomulka, Chair OF TRUSTEES OF DIRECTORS Tracie Feddor ’97 William J. Sutton (ex-officio) David P. Holveck Guido Pichini ’74, Chair Sandra Holod ’67, Art Garrison ’90 Maria Wassell ‘68&’72 Vincent J. Hughes Ramona Turpin ’73, Vice Chair President Carole Wells ‘91 Kim E. Lyttle, Vice Chair Brian W. Clements, Secretary Sara Galosi ’90&’92, Patricia Guth ’54 Vice President Trustees& Patricia K. Poprik Jennifer Clarke (student) Todd Hernandez ’98 Ronald H. Frey Harold Levine ’79, James J. Rhoades Melissa Hershey ’87 David M. Sanko Judy G. Hample (ex-officio) Treasurer Darryl Johnson ’94 B. Michael Schaul Dianne Lutz Alumni Board TOWER ALUMNIALUMNI NEWSNEWS Science Alumni continued their retail store and now sell their gem- deals I made was with a miner who own calf a few years later,” Dolan said. stones in national gem trading shows brought a gemstone to me and wanted “Then, a few years ago, Georgia's calf was across the country, as well as through a $1,500, but we negotiated it down to $15.” seen with her own baby.” website, through which the Rhoads send Although a gem cutter, Rhoads said he Dolan's Animal Care Department is also involved the use monthly newsletters to customers in 12 does not have an extensive collection of responsible for running many exhibits at of hazardous chemi- foreign countries and within the United his own gems. Many of the gemstones Sea World which include animals such as cals, many made of ozone- States. he does keep have intrinsic value to the sea lions, seals, dolphins, manatees, and a depleting chlorofluorocarbons, to remove The details of Rhoads’ work are precise. Rhoads, as John cut some of the finer “Wild Arctic” exhibit with polar bears, wal- solder remnants from the circuit board Using a process called flat lapping, Rhoads pieces in his collection and gave them to ruses and beluga whales. stencils. Smart Sonic’s cleaning process is presses the rough gemstone against a rotat- Donna as gifts. Dolan's interest in marine life began as a a water-based cleaning system that replaces ing metal lap belt impregnated with vari- child with regular family excursions from the harmful CFCs. ous grades of diamond grit. He initially Childhood Dreams Do Come True home in Pittsburgh to Sea World in Ohio. Schreiber’s business has won numerous uses a rougher grit lap, then progressively As one of his many jobs as senior ani- From these experiences, Dolan took with awards from environmental and business switches to finer grits until he has attained mal care specialist in the Animal Care him a love for marine life. organizations and Smart Sonic’s extensive the desired smoothness, shape, and facets Department of Sea World Orlando, Jeff “The oceans have always fascinated me,” list of high-power clients includes Intel, of the stone. Dolan ’87 has spent the past four years Dolan said. “It's amazing that the oceans Motorola, and Hewlett Packard, among The process also calls for a great deal of taking care of injured or abandoned mana- have depths that dwarf our tallest moun- others. time studying the rough gem to find the tees rescued from the wild. His department tains. We also know very little about what While still heading Smart Sonic, most workable cut. Rhoads said sometimes rehabilitates the manatees, readying them is really in all that water. It is truly the last Schreiber continues to study winemaking he will study a rough gem for two weeks for release back into their natural environ- frontier.” and is confident he can make a wine busi- or more, although a gem cutter can never ment. After graduating from KU with a B.A. in ness work. “Despite the cliché that the truly tell the outcome of a gemstone until marine science, Dolan lived in Ocean City, fastest way to end up with a million dollars it is finished. “There are all sorts of minor Md., working at an amusement park and a in the wine business is to start with $2 mil- factors that can affect how the stone turns department store. After a year-and-a-half, lion, I think I can make some really good out.” however, Dolan decided it was time he wine at less than $10 per bottle,” Schreiber With each stone taking three to four started pursuing his lifelong dream. said. “Or at least have fun trying.” hours of work, Rhoads cuts an average “I quit my job, packed up my car and of two stones a day and stays extremely moved to Florida,” Dolan said. “I knew A Gem in the Rough focused on his craft. “I usually skip no one, had no job, no place to stay. All Look at a jewelry store's display rack and lunch,” Rhoads said. “You get so occupied I knew was I was going to work for Sea you'll see a showcase of gemstones with that lunchtime just breezes by and you World with the dolphins.” After seven perfect symmetry, cut, and reflection. don't even think about it.” months of working in the operations Gemstones don't start out this beautiful, John traced his growing interest in department of Sea World, Dolan applied however, and this is exactly what KU alum- minerals to the age of 3. He grew up in for and received a position in the Animal nus John Rhoads ’75 loves about his Reading where he studied the calcite crys- Care Department. chosen art of gem cutting. tals from the abundance of area quarries, “The rest is history,” Dolan said. “Gemstones appeal to me for the beauty, including one right next to his backyard. Dolan currently lives in Orlando with but I also love that I can take a rough Throughout his youth, minerals and crys- Jeff Dolan with Garfield, a 22-year old, 3,000-pound his wife of nine years, Patricia, also a Sea walrus. piece that isn't that attractive and turn it tals continued to captivate him and at KU World staff member, and a 100-pound into something beautiful,” Rhoads said.