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VISITING As part of Towson University’s year-long 150th anniversary celebration, SPEAKERS experts from around the nation are SERIES coming to campus for a speakers series.

NICOLE SHERROD, managing CHRISTINE A. OGREN, director of the Trader Group, TD associate professor of educational Ameritrade, Inc., has more than policy and leadership studies at 15 years of experience in the the University of Iowa, is the author financial services industry and of the book, The American State is a leading advocate for young Normal School: “An Instrument investors and women. of Great Good.”

“Millennials and Investing” “The History and Significance of Teacher Preparation Thursday, October 29 Programs” 6 p.m. Auburn House, by donation Wednesday, November 18 6 p.m. Presented by the College Cook Library, Rm. 507 of Business and Economics $50; Attendees also will have a special opportunity to view and touch rare Towson University FOR MORE INFORMATION historical artifacts. AND TO FIND THE SPRING Presented by Albert PRESENTATIONS, VISIT S. Cook Library TU150.TOWSON.EDU ending hunger.” that together wecanimprove thelivesof Marylandersby Food BankinSeptember. The foodbank “nurtures thebelief tains ofgreenbeans whentheyvolunteeredattheMaryland Towson studentsin ProjectServefilledupbinswithmoun- Green BeanSupreme

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LOOK BACK he fall semester is well underway with Fine Arts And Communication, Health Profes- more than 22,284 students who are sions, Liberal Arts, Science And Mathematics— T embarking on innovative educational will explore issues and offer insights into the journeys at Towson. complexities of our time. INITIATION We also welcomed a new cadre of bright We are also excited to host University Sys- and talented faculty and staff, who will join our tem of Maryland Chancellor Robert Caret, a An elaborate freshman initiation underscore what it meant to dedicated professionals in challenging our former TU president, who will spend a full day ritual began in 1931. The be a student at Towson: “The students with innovative and cutting-edge on campus to meet with faculty, staff, students, Student Council, dressed as campus is yours, the school is pedagogy and research. alumni and supporters. He also has plans to tour Greek maidens, became “The yours, the responsibility is yours.” As we mark our 150th anniversary of serving Towson University in Northeastern Maryland Spirit of Education” as they in- In 1945, an article in The the state and region through higher education, and connect with business and government ducted freshmen into the college Towerlight reported that we are celebrating another milestone—more leaders there. during the “Lighting of the Way.” “For the first time in history, than 150,000 graduates are now around the Our Towson campus continues to evolve. We Carrying lighted torches, these the induction service was held globe, making an extraordinary impact on the are putting finishing touches on the Campus “spirits” led freshmen from Rich- during the day.” nation and the world. Master Plan, our blueprint for future construc- mond Hall to the Administration After World War II, the school Many of them will return to campus for tion and renovation. Other projects include the Building (now Stephens Hall). replaced the staid lighting Homecoming weekend, joining students and $40 million Burdick expansion and our critical The new students recited the in- ceremony with a celebration fans for the football game and family-friendly need for a new science building to meet the duction pledge and sang. Finally of Halloween. The tradition festivities. They will be among the first to state’s needs in STEM graduates and educators. the Spirit of Education would ended in 1968.

“More than 150,000 hear the debut of a new song, Towson’s Alma We are committed to creating a flourishing Mater, selected from entries nationwide. The landscape which advances our 150-year-old graduates are now around tune reflects the traditions and sentiments of tradition of scholarship. the globe, making an our university experience. Our 150th Speaker Series offers engagement extraordinary impact on and learning opportunities for the community. the nation and the world.” Six lectures from leading experts in each of our —Timothy Chandler colleges—Education, Business And Economics, interim president Making the Grade Towson gets high marks from U.S. News Nursing Department & World Report and Washington Monthly Receives Grant The U.S. News & World $1.65 million will expand associate- Report 2016 America’s Best Colleges guide ranks to-bachelor’s degree program Towson University 12th in its Top Public Schools – The College of Health Professions‘ Regional Universities Department of Nursing—led by Bonnie TOWSON (North) category, placing Fuller, Beth Crusse and Lori Armstrong it among the best of the —received a $1.65 million grant over 48 institutions surveyed. five years from the Maryland Higher Timothy Chandler Lori Marchetti Contributors www.towson.edu The university occupies 53rd place in U.S. News’ list of 131 Education Commission. The money Interim President Art Director/Designer Megan Bradshaw, Christine rankings of private and public regional institutions in the North. Collins, Ray Feldmann ’77, www.towsonalumnimagazine.com will expand nursing degree completion Ginny Cook Kanji Takeno In addition, TU is included in America’s Best Colleges’ Daryl Lee Hale, Kyle Hobstetter education through the associate-to- Editor Staff Photographer http://magazine.towson.edu Best Colleges for Veterans, placing 39th among 50 public and Jan Lucas bachelor’s (ATB) degree completion Lori Armstrong Assistant Photographer and private regional institutions in the North. program. Associate Vice President, Lauren Castellana Office of Alumni Washington Monthly ranked Towson No. 201 in a list of “It is exciting to be recognized for our innovative approaches to providing Relations Alumni Relations 684 U.S. public and private institutions (Master’s University avenues for registered nurses to acquire their baccalaureate degree in 410-704-2234 or category) in its 2015 College Guide and Rankings. nursing,” says Fuller. “Towson U nursing has been a leader in designing 800-887-8152 Washington Monthly rates schools based on their contribu- and offering the associate to bachelor’s dual degree enrollment program tion to the public good in three broad categories: social mobil- with CCBC and Hagerstown Community Colleges, which has served as a ity (recruiting and graduating low-income students), research model for other programs in the state.” Published three times a year by the Division of Marketing and Communications for Towson University’s alumni, faculty, staff and friends. Please send comments and contributions to Towson, (producing cutting-edge scholarship and Ph.D.s), and service TU’s nursing department was the first educational program in Maryland Marketing and Communications, Towson University, 8000 York Rd., Towson, MD 21252-0001. Telephone: 410-704-2230. Please send address changes to Alumni Relations, Towson University, (encouraging students to give something back to their country) 8000 York Rd., Towson, MD 21252-0001 or email [email protected]. to offer the ATB program, where students can pursue concurrently In addition, TU ranks 35th of 402 U.S. public and private associate and bachelor’s degrees. master’s universities in Washington Monthly’s 2015 “Best-Bang-for-the-Buck” (Northeast Schools) list.

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“It’s not just a picture from “Believe in Baltimore.” The plea The Valuing Diversity New a helicopter or plane; it’s the NUGGETS for positive change in the wake Faculty Research Grant, a NOTEBOOK land coverage, how much area of the riots debuted July 22. $3,000 award, supports under- is a certain land type, and The collaboration among art- represented faculty in business how it has changed over time,” ists was one of the largest schools, assisting them during Best—Again Schoelen explains. Ruby Grants in the history of Baltimore’s the first two years of their Through the Junior Fellow- music scene. careers. For the second ship program, Lattick, paired All of the song’s lyrics were Vinuales researches visual straight year, with a curator, catalogued the written and sung by middle communication in online net- Towson’s chap- jade and greenstone objects school students in the program, works and its impact on brand TOP 100 ter of Theta in the library’s Jay I. Kislak with help from members of management. WOMEN IN STEM Chi walked collection. Baltimore’s most popular away with By photographing and independent bands. the fraternity’s researching each object, she highest created a comprehensive Power Savers honor—The resource, including date range, Howard R. Alter Jr. Award place of origin and a short Cyber4All Towson for Chapter Excellence—at the description. University fraternity’s national convention. Cybersecurity crosses all got high The Towson chapter also disciplines. marks for received the Sacred Purpose That’s the rationale behind reducing award, making it just the second Scholars TU’s new Cyber4All program, campus recipient of the award. a minor developed by Blair energy in Service Taylor and Siddharth Kaza, consump- both faculty in the Department tion by Gail Gasparich Eight Towson students spent of Computer and Information 13 percent since 2010. The nod the summer with Maryland Sciences. came from the U.S. Depart- Public Service Scholars, gaining Backed by a two-year, ment of Energy at the annual The Ballad of Holland Island House hands-on experience serving $280,000 award from the Better Buildings Challenge others. National Science Foundation, Summit in June. The students participated in the pair will create the New equipment and changes one of three tracts—the Gov- Cyber4All curriculum by inte- University of Chicago for the at TU’s Unitas Stadium Field ernor’s Summer Leadership grating cybersecurity content Envelope, Department Top: Naoko Maeshiba House led to an estimated 37 Program, the Walter Sondheim into existing undergraduate of Energy, he investigated Bottom: Juanita Rockwell percent reduction of energy use Jr. Maryland Nonprofit Leader- courses in targeted areas. Please particle physics. last year—an annual savings of ship Program or the Maryland Two members of the College of Brian Gorman from Now the TU junior, who is nearly $100,000. Department of Transportation Fine Arts and Communication Sociology, Anthropology and Lynn Tomlinson ’14 MFA, majoring in general physics “It was a proud day for TU,” Fellows Program. received Ruby Artist Project Criminal Justice, Mary Helen assistant professor of electronic with a minor in mathematics, says Energy Manager Steve Senior Alain Farsace spent Grants from the Greater Balti- McSweeney-Feld from Depart- media and film, is a finalist for received a $2,000 leadership Kolb. “We were asked to Clare Muhoro her summer revamping the more Culture Alliance. ment of Interprofessional the 2015 Student Academy scholarship from the Society share details of our successes drivers’ education curriculum Naoko Maeshiba, as- Health Studies, Barin Nag Awards for her animated film, of Physics Students. Prins has so others could learn how to to make it more interactive sociate professor and MFA from e-Business and Technol- Gail Gasparich, acting assis- “The Ballad of Holland Island also served as vice president implement them.” and relevant to teens and to director, supported her solo ogy Management, and Mike tant provost and associate House.” and president of TU’s SPS improve teaching methods performance project, “Subject/ McGuire from Computer and dean of the Fisher College, The film, made with an chapter, promoting outreach through the Maryland Object,” that investigates Information Sciences are also A TU senior is adding flavor innovative clay-painting tech- and transitioning to a more and Clare Muhoro, associate Department of Transportation the nature of “self” through involved in the project. nique, tells the true story of the organized club. professor of chemistry, were to beer one dip at a time. “Cybersecurity education last house on a sinking island Fellows Program. deconstruction and redefinition SPORT SHORTS named as two of the top As CEO of Hop Theory, “If we can make the material with the use of video, sound, used to be limited to computer in the Chesapeake Bay—a 100 women nationally in the the biology major develops haunting view of the impact more interesting, our hopes poetry and clowning as the scientists,” Taylor explains. science, technology, engineer- sachets—citrus and pumpkin, of rising sea levels. See more: At the are that teens will retain more exploration tools. “We can’t afford to do that any Olympic so far—that can be dropped lynntomlinson.com information, thus saving lives,” The grant of Juanita Rock- longer—everybody must have ing and mathematics (STEM) into a glass of beer to add Library of she says. well, professor of theatre arts, access.” Strokes field byINSIGHT into funded the creation of the Diversity magazine. flavor and transform the Three Tiger swimmers quali- Congress Other service scholars were: script, lyrics and music for “It has never been intel- taste. “A Little Patch of Ground,” a fied for the 2016 United States Physics Prize • Niyah Henson and lect and ability that limited “All my friends were darkly comic play with songs Valuing Olympic Swimming trials. Surrounded by 16 million Christopher Snyder; Maryland drinking, in my opinion, Physics has set in the bloody aftermath of Men’s team junior Nick women and minorities in this books Erin Kelly ’15, Evan Department of Transportation flavorless, boring beers,” taken Na- Neuwirth ’15 and graduate Shakespeare’s “Hamlet.” Diversity Breschi and women’s team field, just a lack of access and Fellows Program. seniors Hannah Snyder and Bobby Gattuso told The Daily than Prins student Mike Schoelen interned opportunity,” Gasparich says. Gema to the Albert at the Library of Congress, • Kiarra Ceasar, Shoareged Jenna Van Camp will head “Humankind must have Record. “I really wanted to Vinuales, Einstein while TU senior Katje Lattik Phillpotts, Paul Schuler to Omaha, Nebraska, for the all hands on deck as we show them better beer.” assistant Institute in participated in its Junior and Michella Vanagas, Believe in weeklong meet that runs June Gattuso developed the professor collectively address grand Hannover, Fellowship program. Walter Sondheim Jr. 26 through July 3, 2016. of market- challenges through scientific company in 2013 with the Germany, Kelly, Neuwirth and Schoel- Maryland Nonprofit Baltimore ing in the inquiry,” Muhoro adds. help of a Kickstarter where he en were part of the Geograph- Leadership Program; Believe in Music, a program College of campaign that raised $31,000 researched ic Hotspot Dynamic Indexing • Lily McFeeters, Governor’s of the Living Classrooms Foun- Business gravitational Project, which created interac- and with support from Summer Internship Program. dation and TU’s WTMD radio and wave detec- tive digital representations of Gema Vinuales Towson’s Student Launch Pad. came together with many of Economics, tion. Last Nathan Prins the library’s “hotspot” maps the city’s most popular won the inaugural grant from summer in Syria, Yemen and Iran, for musicians to record the song, the American Marketing As- as a fellow at the Argonne example. National Lab, operated by the sociation Foundation in June. 4 5 NEWS & NOTES

Metal Works What’s New TU demo on the first metal detector lands trio on The Smithsonian Channel COE Dean Burdick Viva Latino! Fulbright Buildout TU ’s Albert S. Cook Library Scholar he tale of the first metal The production crew came to campus Burdick Hall opened the same is one of 55 U.S. libraries and detector landed a TU physics in May 2014. Overduin, Molloy and year “Hey Jude” was Billboard’s the only academic library in professor and a then TU physics Selway had used identical teddy bears— No. 1 single. Now the 1968 Maryland to receive a $10,000 Tmajor on The Smithsonian Channel’s one with a concealed “bullet”—in earlier building (which got a student “Latino Americans: 500 Years of

“My Million Dollar Invention.” teaching versions. But they substituted fitness section in 2003) is getting History” grant from the National

This story actully begins in 1881 a medical dummy before the cameras a much-needed makeover. This Endowment for the Humani-

after President James A. Garfield was started rolling. fall, the university began a ties (NEH) and the American

shot in a Washington D.C., railway “We filmed in a room in the Media $40 million project to expand Library Association (ALA).

station. Alexander Graham Bell— Center basement,” says Molloy, now a and renovate its fitness, gym The grant will enable Cook best known as the inventor of the teacher in Rye, New York. “Dr. Overduin and administrative areas. Library to offer public pro- telephone—rushed to develop a metal explained the inspiration for the demo The expansion features a 94,000 gramming about Latino detector—an electromagnetic device and how we replicated Bell’s metal square-foot addition located near history and culture during the the athletic fields. The addition 2015-2016 academic year. that could locate a bullet lodged in detector.” Laurie Mullen, who became dean will house two multipurpose The library also will receive Beth A. Haller’s 20 plus years of the president’s body. Molloy then took over as the story- of TU’s College of Education in athletic courts, an elevated sprint the six-part, NEH-supported research into disability and mass Inspired by this strange confluence teller: locating a bullet in the dummy’s July, is no stranger to technology. hill, a mind and body studio for documentary film, “Latino Ameri- media took her to universities Her background includes of science and history, James Overduin, chest cavity while explaining the concept yoga and Pilates classes, a cycling cans,” created for PBS in 2013 throughout Australia last February research on a federal grant, assistant professor of physics, created a of induction balance—all in the context studio and a combat studio. A new by WETA-TV. The award-winning as a Fulbright Program specialist. “Preparing Tomorrow’s Teachers James Overduin, TU physics professor, Dana Molloy ’15 and indoor challenge course will offer series chronicles the history of The professor of mass communi- Jim Selway, a high school physics teacher, with the detection to Use Technology” and Simon & equipment similar to that seen on Latinos in the United States from cation and communication studies device similar to Alexander Graham Bell’s 1881 invention. Schuster’s Electronic Author Visit. Molloy took over as the storyteller: locating a the television show, “American the 16th century to the present. participated in a series of speak- Once she arrived on campus, Ninja Warrior,” where Kacy Cook Library will also offer a ing events to develop curriculum Mullen almost immediate- bullet in the dummy’s chest cavity while explaining Catanzaro ’12 made history. photo exhibit on the recent wave about media and disabilities. ly took to social media, re- “The design has an airy feel with of unaccompanied minors to the Haller discussed how the tweeting the accomplish- the concept of induction balance. open fitness areas that United States, a Latino student- Internet, mobile and social media ments of COE graduates. allow you to see the activity in organized rally, a New York Times has provided new ways to address She also began to familiarize the gym from anywhere in the talk, book discussion, and lec- social exclusion and inequality, simple-but-dramatic classroom demon- of a national tragedy involving a gravely herself with the college, meeting building,” says Scott Guckert, tures on Latino-themed topics. and provide new opportunities with faculty and charting COE’s fu- stration. With help from Dana Molloy ’15, wounded president and a famous inven- construction services director. Librarian Joyce Garczynski says for social participation by ture. Her goal, she says, is to raise then an undergraduate physics major, tor’s race to save his life. The project also includes an the multidisciplinary project is those with disabilities. the college’s national ranking. and Jim Selway, a veteran high-school Overduin says students are almost 8,000-square foot renovation to “timely, considering the dramatic In Sydney, she lectured on “The Mullen comes to Towson after physics teacher, the trio devised a demo always baffled by the failure of Bell’s update existing offices and the growth of our region’s Latino Digital Media World Redefined spending 18 years at Ball State using a simple metal detector similar to device to find the bullet. Another inven- mezzanine level of the existing population and the continuing by and for Disabled People.” University, most recently as the Bell’s 1881 model, though it used a small tion that debuted in the late 1800s—the fitness center. debate about immigration.” “Some of the news media are associate dean of its Teachers framing disability as a problem speaker instead of a telephone receiver. innerspring mattress—was the culprit. College. and technology as a solution,” They published their lesson in While Bell knew that any reactive metal She received her B.S. in sec- she says, according to the pre- “Physics Almost Saved the President! on or near the wounded president would ondary education and Spanish sentation on her website. “In Electromagnetic Induction and the adversely affect his device, he didn’t from Southern Illinois University my opinion, the media are Assassination of James Garfield: know then that his patient was lying in 1983 and earned a M.Ed. and discounting the role of people Ph.D. in curriculum and instruc- A Teaching Opportunity in Introductory atop steel coils. with disabilities in assimilating tion from the University of Illinois Physics,” in the March 2014 issue of Ironically, Garfield died three months and adapting these new tech- in 1994 and 1997, respectively. The Physics Teacher. later from infection caused by his nologies into their lives and into A drawing of Alexander Graham Bell’s electromagnetic device Interim Provost S. Maggie Reitz Then things got interesting, doctors’ unsanitary practices, not from their communication methods. from 1881 which he hoped would locate a bullet lodged in praised Mullen’s “significant the body of President James A. Garfield. Overduin says. bullet-inflicted damage. Overduin, Haller was also a guest lecturer experience in recruitment and Nutopia Productions, which was Molloy and Selway showed how this at Curtin University in Perth, retention of diverse faculty and Western Australia, and con- producing “My Million Dollar Invention” historic event—and the “what ifs” staff, as well as her passion for ducted a master class for faculty for the Smithsonian Channel, asked to surrounding it—can still haunt, serving the university commu- so they can include disability film the TU demo for one of its episodes. fascinate and educate. n nity and fostering educational Anticipated completion: Fall 2017 representation in their courses. partnerships internationally.”

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ohn Schuerholz ’62 stood at the window of his modest Turner Field office and looked out on the perfectly manicured outfield grass. JIt was a brutally hot summer afternoon in Atlanta and batting practice wouldn’t begin for another hour. Schuerholz, pres- ident of the Atlanta Braves, watched as a few players casually tossed a baseball Former Tiger standout back and forth under the unforgiving Georgia sun. The Red Sox were in town, and soon the stadium would be filled John Schuerholz ’62, with nearly 29,000 screaming fans. But at that moment, Schuerholz wasn’t president of the Atlanta Braves, thinking about how his Braves would fare against Boston, or how long it would scores big in take his team’s rebuilding process to pay off in the standings. His mind was hun- Major League Baseball dreds of miles away at Towson Universi- ty—a place where he never expected to be. “I had no intention whatsoever of going to college,” Schuerholz says matter- of-factly. “My ambition since I was a little kid was to become a major league baseball player. I expected to be a major league baseball player. I could hit, I could run and I could field. But I was small— too small. So being a major league ball- player just wasn’t in the cards for me.” Schuerholz was born and raised in southeast Baltimore, not far from Greek- town and just around the corner from the iconic Hausner’s Restaurant. His family wasn’t poor by any means, but they never considered themselves anything more than blue-collar, working- class Baltimoreans. When anyone asks, he says simply that he comes from “hum- ble beginnings.”

John Schuerholz at Camden Yards 8 when the Braves played the Orioles in June. 9 “I was born on East Avenue,” Schuer- you would enjoy that.’ So I put my But his most dramatic successes at holz recalls. “We had a big family, and application in at Towson. TU came on the soccer and baseball we were spread out all over town. My “And he was right, the scouts did over- fields. Schuerholz was a standout for the Schuerholz family was just an extend- look my ability,” he jokes. “Or maybe Tigers, earning all-conference honors in ed family. Cousins were like brothers they didn’t. Maybe they accurately both sports. and sisters, and aunts and uncles were evaluated my skill and ability. And so I After four years, Schuerholz left Tow- like having more par- ended up at Towson.” son in 1962 with a bachelor’s degree in ents. That’s just how I When Schuerholz recalls his journey education and an even more coveted grew up.” from Baltimore City College to Tow- possession: a full-time teaching job at He attended high school son, one can almost hear the distinc- North Point Junior High School. He at Baltimore City College, tive voice of Moonlight “Doc” Graham taught at NPJHS for three years and which was just across from the iconic baseball movie, “Field loved it. But his first love—baseball— the street from the now- of Dreams.” was still tugging at his heart. He knew demolished Memorial Sta- “It was like coming this close to your he had to find a way back into baseball. dium where the Baltimore dreams,” Burt Lancaster’s character Ironically, it was inside the bowels The “mighty bats of John Schuerholz (front row, right) and Joe Mills both closed the season with batting averages in Orioles played. says in the 1989 box office hit, “and of the old Memorial Stadium where excess of .400,” reads the 1960 yearbook where this team picture appears. “I would be in school at then watching them brush past you like his lifelong dream finally began to take City and look across the shape. He was teaching at North Point a stranger in the crowd. I never got to “We’re all going pretty much 24/7 with “John left Baltimore for Kansas City in street and think to myself when out of the blue he sent a letter bat in the major leagues. I’d have liked this thing,” he observes. 1971, but his heart never left Baltimore,” ‘I’m going to play there to Frank Cashen, who at the time was to have that chance, just once.” This year, Schuerholz is also mark- he says. “Crab cakes, brothers Larry one day,’” he says wist- the Orioles’ president. Cashen brought But enrolling at Towson ultimately ing three major milestones in his life: 25 and Jerry, marble steps in East Balti- fully. Schuerholz in for an interview—largely proved to be a wise decision for Schuer- years with the Atlanta Braves, 50 years more, John Unitas, Doc Minnegan, Lo- That Schuerholz fancied because Cashen recognized the Schuer- holz. “I had four great years there,” he as a major league baseball executive, cust Point, City College, Towson State himself a major league holz family name—and hired him as an notes, although he didn’t exactly get and his 75th birthday. Teachers College—these are John’s roots. ballplayer was no surprise. assistant to his director of player devel- off to a terrific start. A mischievous But Schuerholz still maintains strong He’s never forgotten them.” The man, who was Towson opment. grin crosses Schuerholz’s face when he personal ties to Baltimore and Towson. Gill adds, “In the not-too-distant University’s Distinguished That improbable start as a “glorified recalls his first semester at Towson. There He was back in Baltimore last June future the call from Cooperstown will Alumnus in 2007, comes administrative assistant” launched an almost wasn’t a second. when his Braves played a three-game come, telling John he has been selected from a long line of accom- incredibly successful career in major “I loved Towson. It was a small, beau- interleague series at Oriole Park. In ad- to join the most important and presti- SCHUERHOLZ IS plished athletes. The list league baseball. Two years after joining tiful campus, easy to get around. There dition to reconnecting with his extensive gious fraternity in baseball …Cooper- includes his father, grand- the Orioles’ organization, Schuerholz were not a lot of male athletes on cam- family while in Charm City, Schuerholz stown will be inducting one of the most father and several athleti- took a similar post with the fledgling THE FIRST BASEBALL pus, and any time there was a school also met with current Towson Athletic genuine and outstanding executives in cally gifted uncles. He was Kansas City Royals and eventually be- musical, they needed people to fill the Director Tim Leonard. the history of the great game.” a three-sport letter winner came their general manager from 1981 male roles. I was a bit of a ham, so I “I was devastated and angry when the Spend any time around Schuerholz EXECUTIVE TO BE THE at City, but baseball was to 1991. He led the Royals to the world performed in several musicals. That was previous athletic director proposed elim- and one can see that he loves where always his passion. When championship in 1985. fun.” inating baseball and soccer—the two baseball has taken him. He’s quick to he wasn’t playing for City Schuerholz then joined the Braves GENERAL MANAGER OF Schuerholz also played soccer for leg- sports that I played at Towson,” Schuer- mention that he met and married his during the school year, he organization in 1991 and led Atlanta to endary coach Donald “Doc” Minnegan. holz admits. “I believe Tim Leonard is wife, Karen, soon after he began work- was playing during the the 1995 World Series title. In 16 years Most of Schuerholz’s teammates were committed to doing everything he can to ing for the Kansas City Royals. summer for legendary as the Braves’ general manager, Atlanta WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP older; several had returned from mili- preserve the baseball program.” And while he never got to bat in the amateur coaches Walter won a record 14-straight divisional titles tary service. He lived in what was then Saving baseball is especially impor- majors, he’ll always be among the “boys Youse and Bernie Walter. as well as six National League pennants West Hall during the first semester of his tant to Schuerholz, who provided the of summer” in a career that has kept TEAMS IN BOTH THE But as his City College and one World Series. He has served as freshman year, but admits to being “dis- seed money and served as chair of a him close to the action. days were winding down, the organization’s president since 2007. tracted” by his surroundings. fundraising drive to upgrade Towson’s When Schuerholz switched from and the telephone in the He was honored as the major league’s AMERICAN AND “I was unable at that young and ten- baseball facility and name it for his late teaching to baseball management he Schuerholz home was not Executive of the Year in 1985, an award der age to balance the responsibilities of father, John Schuerholz Sr. knew he couldn’t be a player but he also ringing off the hook from he also earned with the Braves in 1991. my obligations at school with the fun Schuerholz also admits to being knew he had a winning combination— major league baseball Schuerholz is the first baseball execu- NATIONAL LEAGUES. that my older teammates on the soccer touched by the strong TU contingent “my understanding of the game of base- scouts, it became clear tive to be the general manager of world team wanted to expose me to,” he con- that traveled to Macon, Georgia, earlier ball and my love of the game of baseball, that he needed a Plan B. championship teams in both the Ameri- fesses. “One day the dean of students this year when he was inducted into the the fact that baseball was still in my That’s when Towson can and National leagues. called me into her office and told me I Georgia Sports Hall of Fame. blood, would serve me well,” Schuer- University, then known as These days, Schuerholz is overseeing Schuerholz watches batting practice in the Braves’ dugout. needed to get serious and buckle down. “That meant a lot to me that so many holz recalls. Maryland State Teachers construction of a massive new stadium Or else it was possible that Towson was people from Towson came down here “It turns out, now some 50 years later, College at Towson, entered the picture. complex in Smyrna, just outside of At- not for me.” for that event,” Schuerholz says. “I love that my instincts were correct,” he adds. “My old high school soccer coach lanta, that will be known as SunTrust The dean’s stern warning was a Towson University. I still have great “I love what I do. I still enjoy coming to had said to me, ‘John, just in case the Park. Besides becoming a new home for wake-up call Schuerholz took seriously. fondness for my years there. Baltimore work every day, and I feel incredibly for- major league scouts overlook your the Braves, it will include a mix of retail Whether it was his family’s influence is in my blood and Towson is in my tunate to have a career in the sport that ability, you work at the YMCA day or his fear of flunking out, he quickly and commercial development. blood, and happily so.” I have always loved.” n camp in the summer, you like working improved his academic standing. He Meetings to keep that ambitious Michael Gill ’74, Maryland Secretary with kids, why don’t you take a look at also wrote a sports opinion column for project on schedule (it is due to open in of Business & Economic Development Towson State Teacher’s College? I think spring 2017) and on budget now occupy Ray Feldmann ’77 is TU director of The Towerlight newspaper called ‘Under and a friend for 20 years, was more than communications and media relations. The Bench.’ most of Schuerholz’s days … and nights. ready to make the trek.

10 11 AND DR LLING DOLLAR$ BY JAN LUCAS

For Maryland, deciding how much risk is tolerable—and how best to manage it—has thus far taken four years of study and sometimes heated debate. RESI’s contribution involved “Maryland has research, analyses, surveying and stake- holder input from residents, elected offi- a very small cials, business owners, tourists and com- amount of the To frack— munity leaders. The economic-impact study, designed by Senior Economist Susan Steward, Marcellus Shale— aimed for a context-sensitive under- only 1.6 percent or not? standing of this complex issue. “It wasn’t just about employment, output, of the total.” wages and tax revenues,” Irani explains. The question has roiled “There were other serious considerations, —DARAIUS IRANI such as the ways in which drilling might state legislatures, divided affect community character, housing, roads and transportation, and recre- communities and pitted ation and tourism.” As part of the study, RESI research as- neighbor against sistant Zachary Jones ’14, then a TU stu- Jones recalls that most of those “The impact would depend on the dent, joined five staff members sent to approached by the RESI surveyers were size of the economy before drilling neighbor in recent years. Garrett and Allegany counties to survey responsive. “About 50 percent of the and the amount of drilling that takes residents and visitors about fracking. In respondents were well acquainted with place,” Irani adds. addition, two representatives from Gar- issue of hydraulic fracturing,” he says. “Maryland has a very small amount of Pennsylvania and West Virginia joined the rett County’s Department of Economic “The rest knew about it, but weren’t the Marcellus Shale—only 1.6 percent natural gas-drilling boom, and New York Development, as well as a Frostburg clear on the specifics. of the total. We are not going to be a banned it. But Maryland, where Garrett and University student, pitched in to help. “A lot of people live in that part of the Pennsylvania or North Dakota. Still, the Allegany counties sit atop part of the gas-rich After consulting with county state for the outdoor activities,” he con- state has to develop rules and regula- Marcellus Shale formation, has taken a much officials, the RESI team homed in tinues. “Those respondents had strong tions governing it, and that takes input more deliberative approach to the controver- on local gathering places and asked feelings about the outdoors and how it from a great many people. sial drilling method. people at random to participate in the sur- contributes to both their livelihood and “The horizontal drilling technology Daraius Irani, chief economist of TU’s vey. “It’s tough walking up to strangers spiritual well-being. has improved, and that may make the Regional Economic Studies Institute (RESI), and asking for 10 minutes of their time,” “They were apprehensive about process safer, but that’s not to say that it says he wasn’t surprised when the Maryland Jones recalls, “but it was an important fracking and how it could hurt the envi- would be economically viable at a time Department of the Environment asked RESI part of the study. ronment or other industries in the area.” when oil prices have dropped.” to analyze the economic impact of hydraulic “We were cordial and honest,” he con- Daraius Irani says analysis of the Fracking for natural gas will not get fracturing—often referred to as “fracking”— tinues. “And most people liked to share data collected over the course of the underway in Western Maryland in the in Western Maryland for the Marcellus Shale their opinions.” study indicate that both Garret and Al- near future. A law, signed in June, bans Safe Drilling Initiative. A Garrett County farmers market legany counties would experience an fracking in Maryland for two and one “We’ve worked with the Department of the and a Cumberland, Maryland, street economic “boom” followed by a “bust” half years. It also requires the state to Environment on other projects,” he notes. fair proved to be great surveying sites. over a 10-year period if drilling were to come up with standards after the ban is With David Vanko, a geologist and dean of But Jones says he also approached hikers proceed. lifted. “There’s more work to be done,” TU’s College of Science and Mathematics, at a trail head as well as visitors at the Furthermore, the study found that Irani says. “But I’m glad RESI was able appointed by former Governor Martin Deep Creek Nature Center, restaurants housing values, industry sales, royalty to contribute to the initiative.” n O’Malley in 2011 to chair the Advisory and shops. In all, surveyers collected payments and willingness to pay for Commission, TU was positioned to make 158 on-site surveys over two days in wilderness conservation were key indi- Jan Lucas is associate director of publications significant contributions to public policy. Western Maryland. (A highly publicized cators of economic change associated in University Marketing and Communications. Extracting the earth’s resources always online survey collected another 802 with Marcellus Shale drilling. involves a variety of risks, Irani explains. viable surveys.) 12 13 WE WENT TO Back in time communications in Cuba, but it remains He would not. “I don’t know enough to be seen whether a country that con- about the local economy, and I would There’s a certain thrill in experiencing trols access to information will open up need to have a Cuban partner,” he ex- a country where doors have been mostly Internet links. plains. shut to Americans for more than 50 Paid monitors—government agents— Even major chains such as Starbuck’s years. Since 1960, a U.S. trade embar- already keep tabs on political rhetoric or MacDonald’s must have a majority go prohibited Americans from trading, and every day conversation. “It’s very Cuban ownership. And unlike China, traveling (with few exceptions) and in- cold war,” notes Porterfield about the which seems to welcome new busi- vesting in Cuba. government’s tight control. “It was hint- ness and has an emerging middle class, Last December’s Obama-Castro hand- ed that we should be careful about what Cubans appear less interested and have shake and the August reopening of the we said and what we asked. Folks get less money to spend, he adds. U.S. Embassy in Cuba removed some of reported if they violate policies.” American businesses with products to BY GINNY COOK those barriers but not the dichotomies of sell won’t find much of a market in Cuba, an island nation stuck in time. The Tow- Gitter says. Even tourism could experi- son group discovered the joys of seeing Finding a drop to drink ence an initial boom, then a bust, as the 1950s-vintage Chevys, pristine beaches novelty wears off and visitors tire of the and a vibrant music scene along with the Perhaps the most telling anecdote lack of luxuries. But exporters, those hassles of leaving behind Internet access, about the Cuban economy was the who trade in products such as rum or ci- free trade and free speech. search for water. Before departing on a gars, may find money to be made. The CBE students enrolled in one of field trip, the two professors asked their Both Gitter and Porterfield agree that CBE professors and students get a front-row seat to an island two courses, The Economics of Cuba or tour guide where to buy water so they the biggest surprise on the trip was the Operations Management. They toured could refill water bottles during the long warmth of the Cuban people. “They businesses, farms and historic sites, and hot journey. Head scratching and pon- have a huge animosity toward the Amer- about to be flooded by a sea of cultural and economic change heard lectures by officials or university dering ensued, eventually followed by a ican government because of the block- professors that covered Cuban history 15-minute bus ride to an unmarked door. ade and are desperate to have it lifted,” and Cuban economics, experiences that “Inside there was water available for Gitter says. At the same time, they will give them a competitive advantage purchase,” Gitter says. But the delibera- eagerly embrace American people—they tion, the trek and the lack of advertising Welcome to Cuba. “No one is starving,” Porterfield when seeking internships, their profes- were excited and interested in learning was a perfect illustration of the lack of Here you’ll find Castro’s three biggest notes, “but people told us they hadn’t sors say. and having legitimate exchanges. retail trade, even in the capital city of successes—health care, education and a seen a fresh egg or anything other than But spotty cell phone service and “Somehow they are able to separate the Havana. legion of gifted athletes. You’ll also find powdered milk in three years.” As the limited Internet access—11 a.m. to two,” Porterfield says.n With so few competitors, Cuba might his three biggest failures—breakfast, Towson group discovered, the daily diet, 1 p.m.—which often crashed due to seem like the perfect place for an lunch and dinner. theirs and the rest of the population’s, sheer volume, left students flummoxed. Ginny Cook is the editor of Towson. entrepreneur. “My students always ask That oft-told joke crystalizes what consists of rice and beans. The White House is encouraging U.S. me if I would open a business in Cuba,” two TU business professors and 15 Wages are regulated. According to companies to invest in expanded tele- Gitter says. students found when they visited the Porterfield, pay scales range from $18 a island nation for 11 days last spring— month for a line worker to $32 a month an eye-opening shot of pure socialism for doctors and engineers. The result is (Left) The Ministry of the Interior building with an image of Che Guevara in Revolution Square, the site of political rallies and speeches by the Castros. and a Communist government. a level playing field—no middle class— (Right) TU students Donye Taylor, Maria Muchaypina and Vasthy Delgado stand behind the street musicians who came to a restaurant where the Towson group dined in Old Havana. “Cuba provides the last glimpse of a but also no worker incentive. planned economy,” explains Seth Gitter, The economy is further controlled by who along with fellow business profes- a single government bank and a peculiar sor Tobin Porterfield began planning two-currency system—the Cuban peso the study abroad trip for students in and the convertible peso. “The convert- TU’s College of Business and Econom- ible peso is pegged to the dollar and ics more than two years ago. worth 25 times more than the Cuban And that economy “works better peso,” Gitter says. While most workers than one might expect,” he adds. are paid in Cuban pesos, nearly all Health care is free. So is education. consumer goods are priced in convert- In fact one of Cuba’s biggest exports ible pesos, making most items simply is physicians, many of whom work in unaffordable, he adds. Venezuela, the country that propped This dual currency system is leading up the Cuban economy after the USSR to an exodus of professionals. Engineers, collapsed, Cuba lost Soviet aid and for example, says Gitter, are leaving markets for exports, Gitter says. jobs to become taxi drivers. By catering Food production and low wages to the growing tourist trade, workers represent the darker side of this social- can take home more convertible pesos ist equation. Sugar, tobacco and some and raise their standard of living. (Top) An American sedan from the 1950s (Bottom) Colorful murals that line the streets and fruits are the main crops grown on state- adorn buildings are part of Havana’s community controlled farms. art project—Muraleando.

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GoodbyeGoodbyeBY GINNY COOK Memorial service celebrates the life and legacy of President Maravene Loeschke ’69/’71

usic, dancing and tributes filled the SECU bar.) Some recalled the woman who reminded Arena on Sept. 18 when friends and family everyone that students were the core of the gathered to remember former Towson university’s mission. President Maravene Loeschke, who died June “Her selfless commitment, devotion really, 25 at age 68. to the university and her focus on its students The memorial service was a final farewell serve as a model for other university presi- to the president emerita, and was also largely dents,” said William E. “Brit” Kirwan, USM planned by her. She selected the music, the chancellor emeritus. performers and some of those who would de- Marsha Becker ’99, professor of theatre arts liver remarks. and music, led the audience into one last standing M“What you are about to experience is the last ovation for the woman who “could make one professional endeavor of Maravene Loeschke,” feel important, that we all mattered to humanity.” Timothy Chandler, interim president, told the Ralph Blasting, dean of the College of Visual

Photo by Kanji Takeno audience. “This program reflects her experi- and Performing Arts, State University of ence here with us and highlights all that she New York at Fredonia, remembered a tough loved about Towson, her Towson home and administrator focused on developing and her Towson family.” showcasing Towson’s strengths. The Towson University Chorale, Shannon “Maravene had an ability like no one I’ve Wollman ’91 and GQ, an a capella quartet with ever met to know what to do and when to Kathryn Gillis ’11, Katherine Macdonald ’13 do it, how to listen, how to wait and how to Amanda McNutt ’13 and Alexandra Hauger say, ‘OK we’ve discussed this plenty. We can ’13, performed vocals. Arno Drucker and Eva do this. And we will,’” Blasting said. Mengelkoch played selections on the piano. “Maravene was both driven and nurturing, Cecylia Barczyk played the cello. Vincent impatient and generous with her time, Thomas danced. demanding and forgiving,” he added. In between the performances, friends and Loeschke and C. Richard Gillespie, professor colleagues spoke in person or via video (See side- emeritus and founder of the theatre department,

17 1. Loeschke in a 1967 performance with the Glen Players 2. The president emerita with her husband, C. Richard Gillespie, professor emeritus and founder of the theatre department 3. Vincent Thomas, associate professor of dance, performs his tribute choreography. 4. Loeschke with students at a football game 5. Arno Drucker plays Intermesso, Op. 118, No 2 by Johannes Brahms. 6. GQ, sings “What A Wonderful World.”

married in 1981. The pair shared a vision In her final composition, a farewell letter to the university to build the department but often argued community, Loeschke penned a heartfelt goodbye to her friends on different sides, recalled Jay Herzog, pro- and Towson. Bruce R. Nelson ’89 read this letter to the assembly. fessor of theatre arts. He compared them to the husband and wife VIDEO TRIBUTES painters Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo. Much Friends and colleagues recorded their memories of the Maravene Loeschke they knew and loved like Rivera, Gillespie hoped his wife’s reputa- tion would surpass his own. “It is not to say that Maravene exceeded his is not what I would have chosen. I still have much more to give to Caret’s wife was throwing him a surprise birthday party At a basketball game last December, Maravene grabbed Dick’s work,” Herzog said. “But I heard Dick and almost had “a nervous breakdown because I had cut a tambourine and played with the pep band. “It was say more than many times that Maravene was my friends, my family, students, my community and Towson University— one of my life’s loves. a three-foot hole in our ceiling to install some track lights. an amazing moment—the mutual love for one another, due for greatness, and he would do anything Liz called Maravene, who came over with about a dozen the connection and the magic that Maravene had with he can to serve her life’s ambitions. He chose I have been one of the most fortunate people on earth. There was no, balloons to fill that hole. As we think of her, we smile. Towson students.” to aid her and watch her grow.” “Woe is me, why me?” attached to this challenge. I accept that I have been That’s what she would want.” Other live tributes came from Brandy Francis S. Soistman Jr. ‘79 Hall ’13, past SGA president, Myrna Tdealt a nasty scenario, but it is no different a challenge than millions of Robert Caret Vice Chair TU Board of Visitors Cardin ’65, chair of the Board of Visitors, others have faced courageously. It was my intention to use this example Chancellor, University System of Maryland and try to do the same. Robyn Quick, chair of theatre arts and “When she was in the fourth grade, the teacher put her Juanita Rockwell, retired professor of I cannot imagine what a more rewarding career and life would have been “She will be fondly remembered as someone who in charge of games day. I can imagine Maravene with theatre arts. like. I have had the opportunity to have a career doing the work I love— greatly enjoyed her students above all. Her loss is her long legs and her clipboard in hand going around Loeschke spent more than three decades theater, writing, teaching, acting, and motivating students to be the best tremendous, not just for Towson University but for and taking charge. I’ve often thought of that teacher’s at her alma mater as a teacher, professor they can be. Over my 45-year career in higher education, there was rarely a the entire university system.” understanding of her leadership abilities.” and chair of the Department of Theatre Arts, dean of the College of Fine Arts and morning [when I didn’t feel that] I could not wait to get to work. This was Janet Dudley-Eshbach Sandra Esslinger Communication and then president. She was especially true when the work was connected to my 33 years at Towson. President, Salisbury University and Chair USM Council of University System Presidents also a provost and president of two colleges in I have had the opportunity to spend my life with gifted students, “She loved to play golf. Her creativity came through when Pennsylvania. brilliant faculty and actors and directors, and excellent colleagues. she kept score. One day she hit about six shots to get to Loeschke became TU’s 13th president in “She inspired all of us to be better and to change the My family and friends are golden. Most importantly, I have spent 45 years the edge of the green, and then she chipped it onto the January 2012, carving an impressive leg- world. She was one of the most fierce, loving, kind, with the love and soul mate of my life—the most beautiful man I have green and it went into the hole. She screamed, ‘It’s a acy of innovative programs, diversity fearless leaders that I’ve ever met.” ever known. hole-in-one.’ I said, ‘Maravene it doesn’t work that way.’ initiatives and administrative vision during Angela Hong ‘12 She said, ‘It works for me.’” her term. She was direct, organized and As I pass to the next adventure, I hold my life’s journey with deepest Dean Esslinger firm, yet always maintained personal gratitude and respect for the responsibilities in my care. I asked the “Mar was extraordinary, the way she touched everyone’s Associate Vice President For International Programs (retired) connections with students, faculty, and students every chance I got (and I ask you now), “How will the world life. She made everyone feel like they had a special bond state and local leaders. be better because you have been given a college education? How will Loeschke also stayed active in the theatre, with her.” “President Loeschke was the most honest, fearless and you make your life one of service to others and the world condition? leading what she called “a glorious most involved president Towson University has ever had. Students, what will be better because of you?” Please keep asking our Roi A. Ligon Jr. life” that included “teaching what I love We shall miss her terribly.” students and each other these questions. Former student at Mansfield University [and] doing what I love.” In addition to Richard Vatz performing many roles and acting in four one- Thank you for allowing me in your lives. I have learned so much about Professor, Instructional Leadership woman shows, she wrote three books, a love from you. It is with love and gratitude that I say goodbye. n and Professional Development monograph, and numerous scholarly papers and articles. To see the memorial service and to read the obituary, visit towson.edu/ 18 loeschkeobituary. 19 rhymerhyme ‘‘nn’’

REASONREASONBY JAN LUCAS / PHOTOS BY KANJI TAKENO

he excitement is palpable as hip-hop teaching artist Jamaal Collier strides into a fifth-grade T classroom at William Paca Elementary, a Title 1 public school in Harford County, Maryland. Kids squirm in anticipation, and their teacher is clearly pumped for the mental workout to come. Collier, aka “Mr. Root,” jumps right in. “We are always being rude to one another,” he points out. “How do we change it? Give me a sentence.” His audience knits its collective brow, and teacher April Kenney steps forward with encouragement. Jamaal Collier ’05 “What rhymes with rude?” she prods. “Attitude!” a girl shouts. mixes artistry and Mr. Root nods as he threads his way between desks, smiling and bouncing on the balls of his feet. “Change your attitude to stop being rude,” he raps. education as ‘Mr. Root’ Kenney explains that the school’s next assembly will focus on “spreading the message that disrespect is up—we can do better.” Mr. Root surveys the class, then ups the ante. “Give me a rhyming couplet,” he says. The pupils get to work, with several calling out rhymes. A boy supplies the punchy rhythm with a beatbox imitation. Minutes later, Mr. Root has his couplet: At school we were always rude. Then we got rid of our attitude. Twenty-two small faces brighten, and Mr. Root beams with pride. Since 2009 he’s been working his magic in association with Young Audiences of Maryland, a Baltimore-based nonprofit devoted to enriching the lives and education of Maryland’s youth through educational and culturally diverse arts programs. “I derive joy from collaborating with children and teachers to produce an exciting educational experience,” Collier explains afterward. “We’re always discovering new things together.”

The Dewey Decimal rap uses rhyme to teach kids about libraries.

21 For April Kenney, Mr. Root’s class- can cultural traditions. “I was taught with teachers to develop lesson plans room visits are a real day-brightener. to always use “Mr.” or “Ma’am” and assess outcomes. “Our artists get “Jamaal is awesome,” she says. “I’ve when speaking to elders,” he explains. to pilot their ideas in a real classroom been working with him for at least three “Children are supposed to show with the support of a teacher and a years, and I co-teach with him every respect by calling me “Mister,” so I master teaching artist,” she emphasizes. chance I get. became Mr. Root.” Evans explains that while Young “We had three students who tend to be He teamed with Young Audiences/ Audiences works with over 400 pub- resistant to new people,” she continues, Arts for Learning in 2009. In 2013 he lic and private schools—from pre-K “but they warmed up to Mr. Root through high school—it has right away. It’s great to watch him a particular focus on Title I establish trust and to see students schools with large concentra- respond in positive ways.” tions of low-income students. Jamaal Collier discovered his love “Jamaal takes hip-hop into for music and theater as an 11th the classroom and uses it to en- grader growing up in Prince Georges gage kids and inspire learning,” County, Maryland. His Costa she says. “He helps teachers Rican mother fostered his love understand how to use the ur- of music, and a teacher who’d ban art form. For example, in noticed his charisma suggested he a literature class he uses rap’s take a drama class the following rhyming couplets to help stu- year. It wasn’t long before he had dents identify themes in a nov- a role in his school’s production of el. In a math class, it’s an effec- Shakespeare’s “Macbeth.” tive way to teach mathematical “Theater was very liberating for concepts. me,” Collier recalls, “but I was also “As a result, students are bet- interested in working in a medical ter able to summarize and syn- field. Towson offered the best pro- thesize material. grams in the region, so that’s where Jamaal turns on that light I headed after high school.” bulb in their heads.” As an undergraduate Collier was Collier remembers the thrill actively involved in TU’s Kuumba of discovering his talent for Players, Martial Arts Club, Carib- transforming lives. He once bean Students Association, Latino worked with a girl so with- American Student Organization, drawn that she couldn‘t speak and Black Student Union. Off-cam- in class. “I told the rest of the pus pursuits included reenacting the class to look away,” he remem- role of Jacob Butler—a free man of “For me the joy comes from bers. “And she created an awe- color in 19th century Baltimore— some couplet.” for the Maryland Historical Society. collaborating with children and It gets even better, he says. “I had an awesome time,” he says of “In less than seven days this his undergraduate experience. teachers to produce an exciting child went from shy and After earning his B.S. in athletic introverted to bold and confi- training and theatre, Collier found educational experience.” dent. She was communicating he preferred “being a musician on —Jamaal Collier effectively, and her stage pres- my own schedule, rather than being ence was phenomenal.” at the mercy of casting directors.” For Collier, providing the While honing his craft as a hip-hop became a Young Audiences roster artist, spark that fires young imaginations is artist, he worked as an athletic-training offering assemblies and long-term resi- the most rewarding career he could intern at Loyola University Maryland. dencies to elementary, middle and high choose. “I really enjoyed athletic training, but school students as well as professional “I may be an ephemeral experience,” you need to give 100 percent to it,” he development for teachers. he adds with a chuckle. “But because says. After three-and-a-half years of But it’s not merely entertainment, I’m me, it’ll stick.” traveling with the teams, he decided says Stacie Sanders Evans, Young “I want to do it forever,” he says. n to pursue his artistic career full-time. Audiences’ executive director. The “I loved it more,” he explains. organization provided Collier and other Collier chose a stage name that artists with 70 hours of training on Jan Lucas is associate director of publications reflected his Central and South Ameri- state standards and how to partner in University Marketing and Communications.

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“We look forward to hearing about your accomplishments and successes.”

As I begin my final year as president south Florida. Other events included of the Alumni Association, I am look- the Distinguished Alumni and Deans ing forward to Towson University’s Recognition Award Dinner, the 150th year. We have planned many annual Graduation Celebration, the exciting events on and off campus to Alumni Association crab feast and help you celebrate our sesquicenten- the welcome back celebration for * The Alumni Association is nial. From lectures to an O’s game Chancellor

hosting numerous events in president to Homecoming to charitable events, Robert Caret. If you missed the the coming year to celebrate these special occasions are spread opportunity to attend these grand Towson University’s 150th across two academic years. There’s affairs, please come back to campus something for everyone, so I hope and join us for future ones. It’s never anniversary. Find details you can celebrate with us. The univer- too late to reconnect or get involved. alumni at www.tutigertracks.com/ sity and the Alumni Association are Remember, you will always be a events or by following us on working hard to make every event a part of the growing Towson Universi- our Instagram.com/towsonalum, success. Visit TU150.towson.edu to ty alumni network, and we want you twitter.com/towsonualumni, find more information. to stay connected to your alma mater. The spring and summer were filled The Alumni Association will help

or by liking us at fb.com/ from with gatherings that recognized and you do this, and we look forward to towsonalumni. We hope to celebrated our alumni. There was hearing about your accomplishments see you at one of our events. the annual crab feast and game at and successes. the Orioles spring training facility in Sarasota, Florida, followed by a trek across the state for an alumni Lance Johnson ’93 reception for graduates living in President

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Awards Banquet Ahoy! Alumni receive Distinguished Alumni and Deans Recognition Awards Young alumni become party pirates on the high seas of the Inner Harbor

Towson’s finest were recognized May 4 at the 2015 Alumni Association “Shiver me timbers.” TU has more than 60,000 graduates nationwide who are under Distinguished Alumni and Deans Recognition Awards. Established in the age of 40. A group of these young graduates and their friends donned pirate hats 1958, it is the highest honor presented by the Alumni Association. The and boarded The Fearless for a sailing adventure with Urban Pirates. The cruise left Deans Recognition Awards honor alumni from each college for their Ann Street in Baltimore’s Fells Point, plying the waters of Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. 2015 Award Recipients personal and professional accomplishments. Guests enjoyed refreshments, and no one had to walk the plank.

Distinguished Alumni Award 1 Jermon Bushrod ’07, a left tackle and four-year starter at TU, was drafted by the Saints in 2007 and helped the team win the Super Bowl. In 2013, he signed a five-year contract with the 1 Chicago Bears. He has also created the Visualize and Rize Foundation for 1 2 youth and sponsors scholarships for high school senior athletes. 1 Leekeisha Ervin ‘14, Tawnya College of Business 2 Dinkins ’14 and Erin Smith ‘14 and Economics Robert W. Sharps ’93 is a vice president 2 Chris Patterson ’10, Jenna of T. Rowe Price, a member of its Patterson ‘10, Ashley White US Equity Steering committee and and Jake Molzahn lead portfolio manager of the firm’s US Large-Cap Growth Equity Strategy. 3 Alumni become part of the pirate crew of The Fearless. College of Education 3 Karen Gregory Schafer ‘68/’75 4 Nicholas Zahn ’09, Liz Zahn ’11, Brendan served as director of the Center for Maltese ’11 and Kaitlyn Wose ‘13 Professional Practice in TU’s College of Education for more than 10 years. Jermon Bushrod ’07 She also received nearly $700,000 in grants and research support. 3 2 3 4 College of Fine Arts and 4 Communication Keith L. Ewancio ‘94/’07 is a senior human resources specialist for the Social Security Administration’s Office of the Inspector General.

College of Health Professions 5 Beverly Decker Brown ’75 is the clinical supervisor of the Speech/Language Program at the Baltimore City Public School System. Robert W. Sharps ’93 Karen Gregory Schafer ‘68/’75 Keith L. Ewancio ‘94/’07

College of Liberal Arts 6 5 6 7 Thomas H. Mueller ’94, Ph.D. has been a geography professor at California University of Pennsylvania 4 for more than 14 years.

Fisher College of 7 Science and Math Jeffrey C. Miller ’78 is a board-certified orthodontist with more than 20 years of experience specializing in orthodontics for adults and children.

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Let’s Go Os! Remember When Alumni cheer for the Birds in Philadelphia, Dallas and D.C. Reunions of the Classes of 1945 and 1965

The Alumni Association is making the rounds at ballparks across the country On May 9, the Class of 1965 returned to campus to celebrate their 50th Reunion. to support the Orioles. On June 17, alumni fans in Philadelphia watched the The day was filled with bus tours, dinner, entertainment and, most of all, reliving Orioles beat the Phillies 6-4. Cheese steaks, pretzels and refreshments were an memories of time spent at their alma mater. The Class of 1965 also returned added bonus. On August 29, alumni in Dallas, Texas watched the Orioles take to celebrate 70 years of being graduates of Towson. on the Rangers. The final alumni road trip, Sept. 23, was to Washington, D.C., for a Nationals game.

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1 Class of 1965 at their 50th Reunion Josh Bell ’00, Jeffery Mancuso ’00 1 and Robert Salotto ‘01 2 Class of 1945 at their 70th Reunion

Peng Yang ’11 and Hui Zhang 2

Linzell Harris and Rhonda Harris ‘87 3

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Karl Wimer, Kevin Spaeth, Jack 2 Tierney and Jason Stefanides ‘89

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Welcome Back In Good Company Robert L. Caret, former TU president, becomes chancellor Alumni Association partners with the SGA, Career Center and businesses of the University System of Maryland The Alumni Association welcomed student leaders back to campus Sept 1. This Bob Caret spent eight years as Towson University’s president—from 2003 to 2011— networking opportunity at the Auburn House brought together students and before leaving to become president of the University of Massachusetts System. On representatives from businesses that offer corporate internships. July 1, he returned to Maryland to head the USM. The Alumni Association welcomed Caret and his wife, Liz Zoltan, at a reception July 10. Caret serves on the National Association of System Heads and the Business-Higher Education Forum boards. He also is a member of the National Security Higher Education Advisory Board and the Government University Industry Research Roundtable.

1 2 1 2 Bill Murray ’08 & ’11, Jane Evans 1 1 Chris A’Hern ’94 and and Christopher Evans ’93 Korey Johnson

James Torrence ’10, Brittany 2 2 Natalie Hurley, Jamal Washington Miller ’10 and Tanisha Taylor ’04 and Halina Siegel are part of the Student Government Association. Lori Armstrong, Chris Ahern ’94 3 and Kim Fabian ’88 3 Ebony Marcus, Omnia Shedid and Schneina Pinchinat Chancellor Caret, Mary Gill, Liz 4 Zoltan and Mike Gill ’74 4 Pierce Jaffri, Natalie Hurley, Deb Moriarty, Kristen Zdon Gary Gill ’74, Missy Dudley and 5 and Mary Crowe Interim President Chandler 5 Kurt Anderson (President, Friends toast the new chancellor. 6 SGA), Keith Ewancio ’94/’07, Maria Morales ’94, Stephanie 3 4 3 4 Johnson ’95, Erika Moore ’93/’00, and Lance Johnson ’93

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An Annual Tribute Best and Brightest Remembering Honor Elizabeth Wainio ’95, who perished on The Second Annual Young Alumni Awards 9/11 aboard Flight 93 They are innovative, entrepreneurial and civic-minded, ready to tackle any chal- Each year family and friends celebrate the life of Honor Elizabeth Wainio ’95 who was lenge. These are just a few of the recent Towson graduates who are making a on the plane that crashed in Shanksville, Pennylvania. Discovery Communications, her difference in the world. On Sept. 18, the Alumni Association celebrated their employer, and many relatives and friends established the scholarship in her memory. accomplishments at the Second Annual Young Alumni Awards Banquet in the A special thank you to the host committee, and Marc ’95 and Linda McFaul, University Union. A special thank you to the Alumni Association Awards and proprietors of Ropewalk Seafood Company, for their ongoing generosity, Recognition Committee who reviewed the nominations. which makes this fundraiser so successful.

1 2 1 2 Keith Ewancio ’94/’07, Shari 1 1 Distinguished Young Groover, Amy Smith, and Alumni Award Margaret Paulson ’11 Mayokun Demehin D.D.S. ‘09

Sarah Wainio (second from the 2 2 Young Philanthropic right) surrounded by friends Alumni Award Darian S. Carter ‘10 Raven’s Art work created and 3 donated by Richard Reinhardt 3 Young Service Alumni Award Silent Auction display at 4 Amanda Frances Menke ‘12 Ropewalk Tavern 4 Young Entrepreneur 3 Alumni Award 4 Kathleen Watson ‘05

3 5 Outstanding Recent Graduate Award Khanh-Dung (KD) Hoang Nguyen, 5 Ph.D. ‘07

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s we celebrate Towson University’s As you look back on your experience at Tow- Providing for Future 150th anniversary, we take pride in son University and the impact it has had on your Elementary Educators A the level of philanthropy invested career and your life, this is the ideal opportunity on campus and thank you for your generosity to support TU and make it possible for others A Charitable Gift Annuity is another option toward your alma mater. Like countless other to have the benefit of a rich academic experi- for scholarship donors public universities, philanthropy and fund- ence at this remarkable university. Whether it’s raising were not as critical to accomplishing funding a scholarship, making a planned gift, “Educating young children is a job Jr. Endowed Scholarship, through our mission in years past. In fact, in Towson’s or contributing funds for a particular program, that requires teachers who are a Charitable Gift Annuity (CGA). 150-year-history, there have only been three athletics or the arts, your gift to TU will make talented, creative, dedicated, A CGA is another option for capital campaigns, which makes raising nearly a difference. I hope you will make supporting compassionate and knowledge- donors when considering a schol- $10 million in this year’s annual campaign even Towson University part of your personal legacy able. If our gift is able to allow arship gift to Towson. This option more striking. Economic challenges, however, and join me in making a gift today. future teachers to get the education transfers cash or property to a highlight the need for increased funds. As state that will aid them in developing charity in exchange for a partial resources stay the same or—more likely—are —Gary N. Rubin ’69 the skills required, not only will tax deduction and a lifetime eroded, investment from private donors is more vice president for we be grateful, but also, above stream of annual income from critical now than ever before. university advancement all else, it will be their future stu- that charity. At the death of the dents who will reap the benefits,” donors, Towson University will keep says Lois Becker Wright ’65/’77. their gift to financially support She and her husband, Howard future generations of elementary Wright Jr., have spent their lives educators. Lois says, “I hope the ensuring that the next generation recipients are able to concentrate is prepared for future success. Lois on their education rather than taught at the elementary level in how to pay for schooling. And I Baltimore for 10 years and the mid- hope such opportunities are avail- Supporting Our Students dle school level in Havre de Grace able to all students who need it.” The colleges of Business and Economics and for 20 years. Howard retired from Health Professions launch 150th anniversary teaching at the U.S. Army Ordinance To learn more about how to Center and School, formerly at Ab- establish a Charitable Gift scholarship campaigns erdeen Proving Grounds. In their re- Annuity with Towson University, tirement, they are continuing to pro- contact Marjorie Bray at One goal for the 150th anniversary ing the scholarship endowment vide for future students by creating [email protected] or celebration is to raise $1.5 million will allow the college to award the Lois B. and Howard W. Wright 410-704-6287. in scholarship support by June 30, even more scholarships in greater Howard and Lois ’65/’77 Wright 2016. The College of Business and amounts to deserving students. Economics (CBE) and the College of With only 34 scholarships Health Professions (CHP) have creat- offering an average award amount ed giving campaigns to increase the of $1,875 each, CHP also hopes to money available for scholarships. En- increase scholarship support for hanced scholarship support means its 5,077 students. CHP’s that students can spend more time DreamMakers Scholarship will A Gift to the Hearing Impaired engaging with campus activities, support all majors across the volunteer organizations and career college and allow students to The Maryland Hearing Aid Loan Bank makes generous donations preparation, and less time work- continue improving the lives of ing to support their education. patients and clients through overall Towson University’s state-of-the-art Hearing and The technology enhances the acoustical quali- CBE’s Forward Momentum Schol- health and wellness. This scholarship Balance Center has received a generous gift of ties within minutes, which saves time and im- arship Campaign asks alumni and campaign seeks 150 donors who are 92 gently used hearing aids from the Maryland proves satisfaction with the center’s services. friends to donate $150 to the CBE willing to meet students’ financial Hearing Aid Loan Bank. This donation gives the Thanks to the Maryland Hearing Aid Loan Endowed Scholarship. The $150,000 needs. Donors are encouraged to Institute for Well-Being (IWB) the capability to Bank’s donation, the IWB and the Hearing and goal would more than double the contribute at four levels: create its own hearing aid loan program. “This Balance Center can continue to provide outstand- college’s existing scholarship Anniversary DreamMaker–$150; is a tremendous asset for us to have a supply ing professional service to clients and the high- Foundation Scholarship recipients thank donors endowment and secure financial DreamMaker–$500; WishMaker– of hearing aids available for clients to borrow est quality clinical training foundation for those for their generosity. support for generations of TU $1,500; or DreamMaker in order to maintain their daily activities,” says pursuing an Applied Doctor in Audiology degree. A client is fitted for a hearing aid at TU’s Amanda Kozlowski ’07, audiology clinic director. business and economics students. Founder–$5,000. Hearing and Balance Center. CBE has 74 scholarships that award The Maryland Hearing Aid Loan Bank also To support the TU Hearing and Balance an average of $1,300 each. Increas- To support these campaigns, go to the provided an Earmold Modification Lab. This Center’s hearing aid bank, visit the College of Business and Economics Scholarship piece of equipment will allow the center to Audiological Equipment Operating Endowment or the College of Health Professions modify hearing aids for clients while they wait. Account at towson.givecorps.com. DreamMakers Scholarship at towson.givecorps.com.

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“Mr. Bainder Belief and Gratitude epitomizes what * Leaving Behind a Legacy we see in Towson Donors meet recipients at the Foundation Scholars luncheon Herman C. Bainder ’35 Legacy Walkway Dedication students today, Towson University celebrated philanthropy The program also featured remarks and exemplifies the The Legacy Walkway, a brick path inlaid with and the accomplishments of student scholar- from scholarship recipients, including alumni we expect five historic seals of Towson University and ship recipients at the Foundation Scholars Vondalia Barber ’15, a recipient of commemorative milestones of TU’s progress, Luncheon on April 24. The event was attended the Osher Reentry Endowed Scholar- them to become was made possible by the generosity of by 305 donors, students and university lead- ship. Barber shared her emotional story tomorrow.” Herman C. Bainder ’35. When Bainder died ers, and offered the opportunity for donors of getting to Towson, including the in 2014, his will provided for gifts to the Col- to meet the recipients of their generosity. death of her husband and the financial —Timothy Chandler, interim president lege of Education, from which he graduated. Featured speaker John C. McLucas, a steward uncertainty of going back to school Bainder was a history teacher at Paul of the Patricia Knapp McLucas Memorial Schol- to complete her degree in elementary Guest speakers Bryan Goodyear ’15, Vondalia Barber ’15, Laurence Dunbar High School, where he arship and professor in TU’s Foreign Languages education. Barber spoke of her gratitude Harpal Baines ’18 and John McLucas inspired his students, many of whom went on Robert Bell, Bill Loewner, Jacob Loewner ’15, Rachel Loewner, Timothy Department, reflected on the scholarship he for the Bernard Osher Foundation. to become Harvard graduates, business leaders, Chandler, Myrna Cardin ’65, Clarence “Tiger” Davis and Gerry Gaeng ’81 created in his mother’s memory. “She so adored “I don’t know if my scholarship donors military leaders, legal and political figures, and Towson students and pondered the difference realize the impact that their donations influential members of their communities. Two between her life, in which her parents could simply make in the lives of students such as me, but “I don’t know if my examples of his impact are Robert M. Bell, the including his great-grandnephew, Jacob write a check and send her to Wellesley College, without them, I do not know where I would * scholarship donors recently retired chief judge of the Maryland Court Loewner ’15. “Jacob, your great-grand uncle and the lives of my students who were sacrific- be at this very moment, and I do not know of Appeals, and Clarence “Tiger” Davis, former has set the bar high for you,” Chandler told the ing and working their way through college, and the path I would have taken. One thing I do realize the impact that member of the Maryland House of Delegates. young man. “But I expect your time here at she was very touched by that,” he says. McLucas know is that I will be forever grateful that their donations make “We are most grateful for Mr. Bainder’s life Towson has prepared you to venture into the reminded students that, “every single scholarship they have given me this opportunity and I and the legacy that he has left behind,” says world and make a similar but unique impact.” at TU represents a story like this. The forebears don’t have to worry about the ‘what ifs.’” in the lives of students Timothy Chandler, interim president. “He who come before you really believe in what you’re such as me.” epitomizes what we see in Towson students To learn more about how you can reinforce doing, make very concrete gestures to support To view event videos and photos, today, and exemplifies the alumni we your legacy at Towson University, please it and have immense pride and belief in you.” visit towson.edu/ScholarsLuncheon. —Vondalia Barber ’15 expect them to become tomorrow.” visit www.towson.edu/giftplanning or The dedication of The Legacy Walkway contact the development office at on May 18 was attended by Bainder’s family, [email protected] or 410-704-3375. The seal on The Legacy Walkway

Kinesiology Department Recognizes Couple’s Generosity Thanking the TU Family Rooms named for C. Victor Brick ’75/’82 and Lynne Brick ’78 Faculty and staff enjoy Pre-game Reception

C. Victor Brick `75/`82 and Lynne Brick `78, The Bricks’ gifts helped acquire exercise Faculty and staff donors and their families received a heartfelt best known as the co-founders of Brick Bodies equipment for the Department of Kinesiology’s thank-you at the President’s Pre-game Reception before Fitness Services, Inc., had spaces dedicated recently renovated space in Burdick Hall and TU football’s home opener against St. Francis. to them on May 19 in recognition of their established two endowment funds. The Brick “It’s impressive how much you all give back to Towson gifts to the Department of Kinesiology. The Kinesiology Student Research Endowment through your work, research and leadership,” says Gary C. Victor & Lynne Brick Faculty Research provides resources for student research and Rubin ’69, vice president of university advancement. “It’s even Lab and the C. Victor & Lynne Brick Seminar professional development through confer- more impressive that you see what we do, on campus and in Room are where the couple first met in the ence attendance and presentations. The Brick your offices, and you believe enough to give your financial mid-’70s as undergraduates. The story of Kinesiology Faculty Development Endowment support as well.” their first interaction is told in their own supports kinesiology faculty members’ research The family event featured face-painting, basketball, words on a plaque outside of these spaces. and professional conference attendance to pres- cornhole, a prop-filled photo booth and a prize wheel. Guests Gary Rubin ‘69, vice president for university ent research in health, exercise and well-being. also enjoyed refreshments and the Tiger football game.The advancement, thanked the Bricks “for investing occasion celebrated a successful fundraising year and was in our students and providing financial To support these funds and honor Towson University’s way of saying “Thanks” to the faculty resources for generations to come. Your gift the Bricks’ spirit of philanthropy, visit and staff who contributed more than $253,000 to TU. demonstrates an outstanding commitment tinyurl.com/BrickFacultyDevelopment to our kinesiology program and its future.” or tinyurl.com/BrickStudentResearch. A tiger butterfly is painted on the face of Olivia Cooper. Victor ’75/ ’82 and Lynne ’78 Brick

34 35 Edward T. Hoehn ‘63 Joanne L. Wisowaty ‘76 John P. Spanogle ‘98 CLASS NOTES alumni July 3, 2015 Feb. 13, 2015 Aug. 18, 2015 CLASS NOTES Jean E. Mineur Kohlenstein ‘64 Katheryn Jonas ‘76 Michael Donald Murphy ‘99 Norma S. Strasburger Meyer ‘30 May 11, 2015 April 23, 2015 July 2, 2015 July 10, 2007 Jerry Sklar ‘64 Phyllis G. Sachs ‘76 Susan Lev ‘00 Emily R. Ross Schlining ‘35 July 18, 2015 June 19, 2015 May 22, 2015 MICK TERRY ’73 MUSC, a composer- July 2015 Before 1960 Norma M. Musey Holliway ‘64 Raymond V. Tannahill ‘76 Kimberly A. Markel Blunt ‘01 songwriter in Los Angeles, created a diora- ANN FRANCE ’45 returned to Towson Belle Vodenos Bloom ‘38 Jan. 27, 2015 September 17, 2015 June 25, 2013 ma, Bicci & Onri RailRoad, the focal point May 7, 2015 of the “Arts of the Locomotive” exhibit at last May to celebrate her 70th reunion and Steven L. Brohawn ‘64 Adele E. Hammerman ‘77 Richard W. Zinn Jr. ‘01 IN MEMORIAM Santa Clarita Library in Newhall, Calif. the graduation of her great grand-daughter, Charlotte M. Hurtt ‘39 April 22, 2015 August 13, 2015 June 16, 2015 Jeanne Holland ‘15. July 27, 2015 Eleanor L. Rumberger ‘65 Charles A. Beigel Jr. ‘77 Anne E. Clark ‘02 BEVERLY CUSTER HARRIS ’74 PSYC/ Evelyn S. Scarff Fox ‘39 July 23, 2015 July 14, 2015 2015 SOC retired after teaching special education July 19, 2008 in Albuquerque, N.M., and Denver, Colo. A Carolyn R. Myers Sprague ‘66 Georgia L. Lewis Leonhart ‘77 Kathleen A. Weber ‘05 former adjunct instructor for the University Evelyn F. Fiedler Streng ‘40 May 12, 2014 April 18, 2015 September 11, 2015 1960 of Denver and a system supports coordina- Nov. 13, 2014 MAVIS POLSON LEWIS ’60 was Charna Harris ‘66/’78 James P. Dunn ‘77 Regina Josephine Peregoy ‘05 tor/implementation consultant for the Colo- inducted into the Howard County Women’s John B. Shock ‘41 July 23, 2015 July 27, 2015 Aug. 8, 2015 rado Department of Education, Harris now May 14, 2015 serves on a new charter school’s advisory Hall of Fame for her work in supporting Craig S. Knoll ‘66 Valentine W. Lentz ‘77 Amy E. Snipes ‘06 African-American students. Lewis has held board as well as on the state’s special educa- Marie F. Faraino Biegun ‘41 April 29. 2015 July 2, 2015 Sept.1, 2015 positions including assistant principal, tion advisory committee. May 31, 2015 guidance department chair, middle school Emily M. Scott ‘66 Wendy R. Rubin ‘77 Bernard E. Cross ‘06 counselor, human relations counselor, Eleanor D. Dietz Gebler ‘42 Dec. 13, 2011 July 30, 2015 Sept. 14, 2014 DREW CARBERRY ’75 MS was named classroom teacher and part-time college April 16, 2015 Joan D. Drye Stipetic ‘66 Charles E. Grau ‘78 Kylee B. Webster ‘06 executive director of Lighthouse Inc., a lecturer. After retirement, she worked nonprofit in Catonsville, Md, that provides Thelma R. Rosenthal Davitz ‘42 Aug. 15, 2015 Aug. 30, 2015 Oct. 11, 2013 part-time as executive director of the counseling services for children and families. May 27, 2015 Maryland Association for Counseling and Stephen J. Alsop ‘66 David M. LaPenotiere ‘79 Mark Eric Mckenna ‘10 Development (now Maryland Counseling Elizabeth A. Spurrier Hildt ‘44 July 24, 2011 May 16, 2015 April 23, 2015 LYNN MILLER RICCI ’77/’81 was named Association). June 17, 2015 Donna Coulson Tkac ‘68 Eileen Deborah Mcneely ‘11 president and CEO of Hospital for Special Joan E. Maloney ‘80 Care in New Britain, Conn., where she has Bernice S. Shugar Gilman ‘48 June 14, 2015 May 5, 2015 Aug. 15, 2015 JOHN MURPHY ’64 PHED was June 30, 2015 worked since 2007. inducted into the Cambridge-South Jean C. Bennett Zbozien ‘69 Susan K. King Boyle ‘80 Daniel Thomas Sprague ‘12 Dorcester High School Athletic Hall of Virginia Young Richards ‘49 Aug. 17, 2015 Aug. 1, 2015 Aug. 29, 2015 STEVEN J. MURFIN ’77 MCOM was May 5, 2015 Fame in Cambridge, Md. In 1958 and Carol A. Lewis Mehrling ‘71 Emily Marie Patterson ‘14 named the public address announcer for 1959, Murphy won state championships Cynthia D. Steele ‘81 Edward M. Schilling ‘50 June 14, 2015 July 29, 2015 the 2015 World Police and Fire Games, in cross country and the 1959 state crown May 30, 2015 June 9, 2015 the olympics for the world’s first respond- for the 1,600-meter run. He is also Clinton E. Gosnell ‘71 Leo F. Matrangola ‘81 ers, at the biannual event in Fairfax, Va. a member of TU’s Athletics Hall of Fame. Anne Z. Zimmerman Schilling ‘52 Sept. 5, 2015 July 12, 2015 He announces sports at the University of Aug. 3, 2015 Ernestine E. DeBerry ‘71 students Maryland and at high school champion- MARK REYNOLDS ’67 ART had his Tony D. Barnes ‘81 ships in Maryland. Edward C. Phoebus ‘53 July 5, 2015 Aug. 17, 2015 second art show at Pierogi Gallery in Dec. 8, 2004 Andrew Lindsey Brooklyn, N.Y. from June 12 to July 12. Lynn C. Burton Thomson ‘71 Martha M. Degreif ‘82 August 3, 2015 Janelle H. Hagerla Hall ‘53 April 20, 2015 April 28, 2015 MARILYNN LAREW ’68 HIST published Aug. 11, 2015 Marilyn F. Fedelchak Harley ‘71 Lawrence I. Hall ‘83 Dead in Dubai, the second book in her The art of Mark Reynolds ’67 Nancy H. Harrison Hall ‘55 Nov. 25, 2014 May 12, 2015 thriller series. It joins The Spider Catchers, April 19, 2015 staff/ at the Pierogi Gallery in William E. Reiber III ‘71 featuring Lee Carruthers, a CIA analyst. Vance C. Ishler ‘85 Brooklyn, New York. Elizabeth A. Goodman Eveson ‘56 Feb. 26, 2014 June 13, 2015 May 18, 2015 faculty ANTHONY C. BENICEWICZ ’69 is start- Nancy F. Delea ‘72 Ronald Shiflett ‘86 ing his 10th year substituting in the Anne William J. Zachmeier ‘56 September 7, 2015 Aug. 22, 2015 Bonnie J. Middleton Arundel County School system after teach- July 18, 2015 July 4, 2015 ing biology for 37 years. Carol A. Clever Porciuncula ‘73 Axat S. Jani ‘87 Stanley L. Curtain ‘57 July 24, 2015 June 23, 2014 Eric A. Belgrad July 30, 2015 Sept. 1, 2015 Gloria Lowery Furtaw ‘73 Gregory A. Anderson ‘87 Gertrude T. Troph Byrd ’58 Nov. 1, 2003 Sept. 9, 2015 Gloria Rose Evangelisti ‘57 Mavis Polson June 24, 2015 July 10, 2015 1970 Mary J. Tullis Kadlec ‘73 Michele K. Grden ‘87 Lewis ’60 EDDIE APPLEFELD ’70 is promotions Kathleen E. Clagett ‘58 May 19, 2015 Sept. 13, 2015 James M. Furukawa was inducted into director at talk radio 680 WCBM and July 16, 2015 July 27, 2015 the Howard County Lambert E. Coakley ‘74 Katherine A. E. Goldbeck ‘88 sister station Q1370. A member of the Milton O. Ruark ‘58 July 10, 2015 Sept. 8, 2015 John M. Govern Women’s Hall of Fame. local media since 1978, he was part of the Aug. 28, 2015 2015 “Rouse & Co.” show for 12 years, hosted Raymond Jenkins II ‘74 Lorraine M. Cain ‘88 the cable TV show “Dining Out” for 10 Ray H. Patschke ‘58 Aug. 20, 2015 Aug. 5, 2015 Lynne E. Dowell ‘88 years, and has freelanced for Channel 2. May 10, 2015 May 2, 2015 Winifred H. Harrison ‘74 David Edwin Johnston ‘91 Ann France ’45 Constance H. Hoagland June 20, 2015 June 28, 2015 Mara Barens Lauterbach MAMIE JOHNS PERKINS ’73 made The Morrison ‘61 July 2, 2015 celebrated her 70th re- Daily Record’s 2015 Top 100 Women in April 27, 2015 Beverly K. Krebs Hirt ‘75 Sandra Thien-Trang Tan union and the graduation June 3, 2015 Nguyen ’93 Maravene S. Loeschke ‘69/‘71 Maryland list. She is a trustee at Howard of her great grand-daughter, Elizabeth A. DiNardo ‘61 June 23, 2015 June 25, 2015 Community College and served as the May 25, 2015 Dorothy P. Ramsay ‘75 Jeanne Holland ’15 2013-14 superintendent of schools for September 6, 2015 Sheri Melia Fuller ‘94 Mildred Zindler Anne Arundel County Public Schools. Lynne R. Crouch ‘62 June 17, 2015 July 27, 2015 September 17, 2013 Kay L. Walker ‘75 September 5, 2015 Nicholas P. Visciani ‘95 Shirley D. Gillespie-Schwartz Darla H. Heckner Buckley ‘63 May 3, 2015 Jan. 8, 2006 April 20, 2015 Connie B. Whitescarver ‘76 36 Aug. 29, 2015 Stanley J. Kutz 37 June 19, 2015 CLASS NOTES CLASS NOTES

GLENN L. WILSON ’79 is president RHONDA PIERCE-BROOKS ’86 MCOM A teacher, union activist and women’s JOHN LONG ‘92/‘94 welcomed TU stu- ANTHONY JAMES BENICEWICZ ’02 PETER L. HARMON ’08 EMF/ENG is an and CEO of Chesapeake Bancorp Chesa- is vice president/director of human issues volunteer since the 1980s, Linzey dents, who joined 745 volunteers to clean received his doctorate in clinical psychol- author, screenwriter and producer. His first peake Bank & Trust Company. His career resources at Tower Federal Credit Union. retired from teaching at Baltimore County Bear Creek in Dundalk as part of his Clean ogy from Alliant College in San Diego. He novel, The Happenstances at the Yellow includes being past national chair of the Public Schools in 2006, but remained Bread and Cheese Creek, an organization is studying to obtain his state counseling County Community Swim and Racquet Risk Management Association, vice-chair TERRIE FLECKENSTEIN ’86 is celebrat- active as chair of the MSEA Women’s that improves the quality of the historic license. Club the Summer Before Last is based on of the Pennsylvania Bankers Association ing the 15th anniversary of Fleckenstein Concerns Committee until 2013. She was Bread and Cheese Creek. They removed his summers at the Cheverly Swim and and a member of the Federal Reserve Bank Gallery & Archival Framing. An exhibit also co-chair of the 2012 WWII Unsung over 1,221 bags of trash from the park and RYAN STURM ’02 BUAD was Racquet Club. He lives in Los Angeles with of Philadelphia’s Community Institutions during the fall will highlight some of the Heroines, which recognized the women shoreline. nominated for Rising Star of the Year at his wife Angela, their son Christian and Advisory Council. He was also a chair of gallery’s most celebrated artists from who served in WWII. the 2015 SmartCEO CPA & ESQ Awards. their pug Summer. the local United Way board. throughout the years. CHRISTOPHER FRINK ’92 became a In 2011 and 2012, Sturm was recognized BETTY CIESLA ’91 MS, one of the first partner at WMS Partners, a wealth as a SmartCPA for SmartCEO magazine. KATIE MOLLOT ’08 was promoted to MIKE FLANAGAN ’79 CCMM and his graduates in TU’s professional writing management firm in Towson. Frink is also associate head women’s lacrosse coach at company LDWWgroup won the Best of program, released the third edition of her chair of the firm’s alternative investment AMY SCHUMER ’03 THEA won an Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y. the Silver Anvils award from the Public Re- 1990 textbook, Hematology in Practice, which committee and a member of the investment Emmy for Outstanding Variety Sketch lations Society of America for their work is available in four languages. committee. Series for “Inside Amy Schumer.” She also MICHAEL BRUSH ’09 ENG, co-founder with Carnival Corporation on a corporate AMY J.H. PIERCE ’90 published her first landed a seven-figure deal with Simon & of Baltimore’ Charm City Fringe Fest, is recovery campaign in 2013-14. book, Through the Hourglass of Time, a LAURI FUNK ’91 ACCT was promoted to JOE CORBE ’93 MCOM was named Schuster for a series of comedic essays. promoting the fourth annual festival. The collection of poems and short stories. She family office director at Arthur Bell CPAs. senior vice president of advertising for event includes performances by up-and- also crochets mats for cats at the Humane Funk has been with the firm since 2011 The Daily Caller, a 24-hour news website. BEN LIGHTNER ’04 and BETTY TRUMP coming artists, workshops and parties. Society of Carroll County. and has over 24 years of financial analysis LIGHTNER ’01 welcomed their third 1980 and accounting experience. BERNIE GERST ‘94 BUAD, chief of daughter, Brennan Rae, on Feb. 14, 2015. LINDA VILLEGAS LINZEY ’90 ECED/ DENNIS CAPRIO ’80 and his wife, Gayle, TUPD, along with TU police officers, Brennan joined big sisters Bailey and Becca. ’95 MS ECED received the 2014 Dorothy have two sons and TU graduates, Timothy received the achievement award from Lloyd Women’s Rights Award from the J. Caprio ’10 and David A. Caprio ’12. Towson Area Citizens on Patrol at its 15th JENNIFER DUGENT WOLFF ’04 received Maryland State Education Association. annual Rally Against Crime in June. The the Circle of Service Award from Kiwanis award recognizes those who have made MARK BECKER ’80, president of Georgia International for her contribution to Circle Mark Freund ’81 Towson safer. K, helping “shape many hard-working and is executive director for State University, was named to Washington AVONETTE BLANDING ’96 Monthly’s 2015 list of most innovative dedicated student leaders.” Wolff joined the Christian Brothers DANIEL PARISI ’96 is a video producer college presidents. He has “increased the Circle K when she was a freshman at Conference Office for for Studio Center, a commercial produc- six-year graduate rate from 32 percent all Towson. tion company in Virginia Beach, Va. Lasallian Education. the way up to 53 percent and basically eliminated the graduation gap between Money LAUREN SCHEIB ’04 ART is design students of different racial backgrounds,” KAREN HESS ’96 was promoted to semi- director at Warschawski, a branding, mar- according to the magazine. senior accountant at Gross, Mendelsohn & keting, public relations, advertising and Matters Associates, P.A. interactive agency in Baltimore. GERALD J. GAENG ’81, partner at MAKING STUDENTS Rosenberg Martin Greenberg, LLP and WILLIAM WALTER ’96 was promoted to BEN PIERCE ’05 won a regional Emmy Lauri Funk ’91 FINANCIALLY LITERATE principal at Gross, Mendelsohn & Associ- for his part in creating the animated video chair of the firm’s litigation department, is was promoted to the 2016 Lawyer of the Year for Litigation, ates, P.A. He is part the company’s technol- “Financing a George Washington Educa- family office director Banking and Finance in the Baltimore area. ogy solutions group. tion.” Pierce worked on the concept and He is also co-chair of TU’s 150th Anni- created the graphics for the video, which at Arthur Bell CPAs. versary Committee and a past president Avonette Blanding ‘96 is fluent in the CAROL SAUCIER ’97 published Explore won in the Graphics-Animation category emeritus of the TU Alumni Association. “language of money.” The chief financial the Cosmos Like Neil DeGrasse Tyson, a in the National Academy of Television Arts officer at the Maritime Applied Physics children’s book about the universe and the and Sciences’ National Capital Chesapeake Corporation is also a volunteer who MARK FREUND ’81 is executive director science of astrophysics. Bay chapter. imparts lessons on financial literacy to for the Christian Brothers Conference youth in Baltimore City Public Schools. “I want other women in Baltimore City, Rhonda Pierce- Office for Lasallian Education. Freund will DORAY SITKO ’05 SCHE became a Her accomplishments have landed her especially students, to see that they too Brooks ’86 is vice promote the Lasallian mission and oversee on the list as one of The Daily Record’s can become Certified Public Accountants Nationally Certified Emergency Medical president and director activities serving ministries in the United 2014 Leading Women, an honor that rec- (CPA),” Blanding says. “I go around to 2000 Technician and a Texas Emergency Medi- States and Canada. ognizes Maryland’s female leaders under high schools and try and encourage cal Technician. She lives in Austin, Texas. of human resources at age 40 for their career-related accomplish- students to obtain their CPA license.” ADAM LAMBERG ’00 MCOM, a found- Tower Federal Credit ing partner of Corner Film Productions, was ments and community service. In addition to working with students, KETRYN (LAUREN MARTIN) PORTER Union. REBECCA “BECKY” LONG ’82 manages the media production company’s appointed director of nursing and will “I wanted to give back and try to do Blanding’s advisory role with Career and ’05 THE won a Gold Remi at Worldfest financial and logistical operations. He is oversee all nursing care at the Presbyterian something to improve the community,” Technology Education Pathways allows Houston for Dramatic Original Short for the primary author and producer of the Home of Maryland, a faith-based non- Blanding explains. her to shape the future technology “Painless.” It also received an award for feature-length drama-thriller “Casualties profit in Towson, where she has worked Her volunteer work with Banking on programs in Baltimore City. Best Short Dramatic Film at the Burbank Our Future—Operation HOPE—puts “We … determine whether the new pro- of the State” (2012) and has served as pro- since 2011. International Film Festival in September. her in the classroom, teaching financial grams benefit Baltimore City Public School ducer on other projects. He is also host of principles to students in grades four students to make them more competitive “The Corner Bloc,” available on iTunes and Porter and co-producer/co-star KIM Lynn Miller TONYA WILSON ’85 debuted two novels, through 12 so they can control their in industry,” she says. Stitcher. He lives in Colorado with his wife. BURNS ’05 THEA were also nominated Ricci ’77/’81 Portrait of a Hustler and The Chronicles of financial futures. Blanding intends to expand her for best actress. Toni through Polk Publishing House in Bal- was named president Blanding also sits on the advisory volunteer efforts to work hands-on with ROBERT HOOPLE ’01 PSYC received his timore. Her third book in the trilogy will and CEO of Hospital council for Baltimore City Public Schools’ inner-city youth. Her long-term goal is to doctorate in counseling psychology in RYAN LEVY ’05, was promoted to be released this year. She was also selected Career and Technology Education Path- begin a foundation to provide scholar- for Special Care. January from Argosy University in Phoenix. manager at Gross, Mendelsohn & for the 2015 National Author’s Directory ways, a rigorous academic curriculum that ships for accounting students in Baltimore Hoople teaches at four campuses of the Ivy Associates, P.A. by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. gives high schoolers industry certification City. She also plans to publish a children’s or college credit. book about being a CPA. n Tech Community College of Indiana. He She also hopes to inspire young people also runs his own sports consulting busi- ALISON ZERBE PITTS ’06/’11 MA to follow in her fiscal footsteps. —Daryl Lee Hale ness, working with athletes to help mental EDUC is a full-time art teacher in Harford performance deficiencies. County. She was recently asked to illustrate 38 a children’s book. 39 CLASS NOTES

AARON STEVEN ’09 RTVF took second- WILLIAM STAFFORD ’11 ECON was ap- place prize at Screencraft’s 2014 Action/ pointed legislative assistant to the U.S. Sen- Thriller Screenplay Contest. The win ate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition helped him secure a literary manager at and Forestry. Stafford most recently served Kaplan/Perrone, a management company as director of government affairs at the with clients including David Callaham National Association of Wheat Growers. (The Expendables), Jeremy Slater Amy Schumer ’03 (Fantastic Four) and Scott Neustadter and BRITTANY EDMONSON ’12 M.S. was won an Emmy and Michael Weber (500 Days of Summer). promoted to tax senior at Arthur Bell signed a book deal CPAs after four years the firm’s tax depart- for a series of comedic

ment. essays. 2010 CASEY SCHMIEGEL ’14 is a media assistant at Media Works Ltd., a Balti- BINTU MUSA ’10 POSC received a 2015 more-based integrated marketing agency. Thomas R. Pickering Graduate Foreign Affairs Fellowship from the U.S. Depart- KEVIN CONNELLY ’14 was promoted ment of State’s Woodrow Wilson National to semi-senior accountant at Gross, Fellowship Foundation. Musa is one of 20 Mendelsohn & Associates, P.A. recipients of the award, which recognizes graduate students “who are dedicated to representing America’s interests abroad.” SEND US YOUR NEWS! ELLON SCHERER ’10 and DERRIN We’d like to hear from you about what’s RUSCHELL ’10 married July 11 at the happening in your personal and professional life. Maryland Zoo in Baltimore. Many fellow Ben Pierce ’05 alumni attended along with a penguin, SEND MAIL TO: an owl and a rabbit. won a regional Emmy Alumni Relations, Towson University, for the animated video, 8000 York Rd. Towson, MD 21252-0001 TIMOTHY J CAPRIO ’10 and AMY “Financing a George SORRELLS CAPRIO ’10 married on May EMAIL: Washington Education.” 16, 2015. Timothy is a doctor of physical [email protected] therapy and Amy is an officer with the Baltimore County Police Department.

CHRISTOPHER EAVES ’89

A woman at a performance in New Hitting the York told him she had to leave the theater so she could call her own brother. “Bullseye” “I have again and again had people approach me after the show to tell me how the piece reminds them of things THEATRICAL MEMOIR TACKLES that happened in their childhood, in ISSUES OF BULLYING their adolescence,” Eaves says. But despite the relatability of the piece, Eaves says for him, it is still a When Christopher Eaves ’89 received a commission deeply personal experience. Before for a theatrical work about bullying prevention, he going on stage, he thinks back to his began by doing a lot of research. But he struggled training at Towson—“the training of with finding the right thing to say until he turned to being in the zone.” Performing the Christoper Eaves performs in South Korea. what he knew best—personal experience. piece is like carving a sculpture—he “I thought about my own life, my own family, my removes what’s unnecessary to reveal own brother, my brother’s experience in school and Culture of Acceptance. Since then, he has performed the statue inside. … my own experiences with the world and bullying,” “Bullseye” at schools and festivals in the United States, “When I’m getting ready, I’m leaving behind every Eaves says. as well as abroad. Last year, he toured and performed part of myself that isn’t the part I need to tell that And so “Bullseye” was born, a theatrical memoir the piece in South Korea in conjunction with the U.S. story,” he explains. that Eaves wrote, designed and now performs—by Department of State and Seoul Public Affairs. Eaves most recently performed “Bullseye” at the himself, as himself. “It was a wonderful experience to get out and see Left Out Festival in New York. In 2017, he plans to “Bullseye” relives the memories of growing up with how the themes of the work resonated with people of perform and speak for the U.S. Embassy in Okinawa, his younger brother, “the most bullied kid in school,” another country and of another culture,” Eaves says. Japan, as part of the U.S. Department of State Eaves explains. The piece seeks to convey messages Receiving feedback has been one of the most Speakers Bureau. n about bullying, brotherhood, identity and tolerance. rewarding parts of performing “Bullseye,” Eaves says. Eaves initially created the piece for a 2013 sym- He recalls a young boy in Seoul who reached out his —Daryl Lee Hale posium in Indiana, Bullying Prevention: Creating a hand to thank him for bringing the piece to Korea.

40 “My Towson UTeach scholarship is helping me achieve my career goal as a math teacher.”

UTeach scholarship recipient Blake Paulson, Class of 2016, is a mathematics secondary education major and a recipient of the Towson UTeach scholarship made possible by a generous gift from the Huether-McClelland Foundation to grow the resources of the Towson UTeach General Support Fund.

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