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Arthur A. Haberberger ’59 Michael J. Hayes ’63 Dr. Daniel G. Fultz ’57 (Chairman) Saddle River, N.J. Mendon, N.Y. Lycoming College Reading, Pa. Bishop Neil L. Irons Harold D. Hershberger Jr. ’51 Mission Statement Peter R. Lynn ’69 Mechanicsburg, Pa. Williamsport, Pa. The mission of (Vice Chairman) Daniel R. Langdon ’73 Rev. Dr. Kenrick R. Khan ’57 Naples, Fla. Wyomissing, Pa. Penney Farms, Fla. Lycoming College is to Dale N. Krapf ’67 David B. Lee ’61 Margaret D. L’Heureux provide a distinguished (Secretary) State College, Pa. Williamsport, Pa. baccalaureate education West Chester, Pa. Dr. Robert G. Little ’63 Dr. William Pickelner in the liberal arts. This Ann S. Pepperman Harrisburg, Pa. Williamsport, Pa. is achieved within a (Assistant Secretary) Carolyn-Kay M. Lundy ’63 Dr. Harold H. Shreckengast Jr. ’50 coeducational, supportive, Montoursville, Pa. Williamsport, Pa. (Chairman Emeritus) residential setting through Marshall D. Welch III D. Stephen Martz ’64 Jenkintown, Pa. (Assistant Secretary) Hollidaysburg, Pa. Charles D. Springman ’59 programs that develop Cogan Station, Pa. Richard D. Mase ’62 Williamsport, Pa. communication and Dr. Brenda P. Alston-Mills ’66 Montoursville, Pa. Rev. Dr. Wallace Stettler critical thinking skills; East Lansing, Mich. Nanci D. Morris ’78 Dallas, Pa. foster self-awareness David R. Bahl Chatham, N.J. Phyllis L. Yasui while increasing recept- Williamsport, Pa. James G. Scott ’70 Montoursville, Pa. ivity to new concepts and Hon. Marie White Bell ’58 Morris Plains, N.J. perspectives; explore Burlington, N.J. Dr. Robert L. Shangraw ’58 literary and scientifi c Dr. Robert L. Bender ’59 (Chairman Emeritus) Lycoming Champaign, Ill. Williamsport, Pa. traditions; cultivate an John R. Biggar ’66 Hugh H. Sides ’60 College aesthetic sensibility; elicit Center Valley, Pa. Williamsport, Pa. Administrative social responsibility; Melvin H. Campbell Jr. ’70 Stanley W. Sloter ’80 promote racial inclusive- York, Pa. Cabinet Bethesda, Md. ness, gender equality, Jay W. Cleveland Sr. Hon. Clinton W. Smith ’55 and an appreciation of Pittsburgh, Pa. Montoursville, Pa. Dr. James E. Douthat Jay W. Cleveland Jr. ’88 Cheryl Spencer ’70 President cultural diversity; and Pittsburgh, Pa. Deerfi eld, Ill. Dr. Sue S. Gaylor produce leadership for Dr. James E. Douthat John S. Trogner Jr. ’68 Vice President for Planning the institutions of society. Williamsport, Pa. Lemoyne, Pa. Dr. Thomas A. Griffi ths Each student is encour- Dr. William E. Evans ’72 Diane D. Woosnam ’73 Provost and Dean of the College Duxbury, Mass. aged to develop and Philadelphia, Pa. Lynn E. Jackson strengthen virtues and Donald E. Failor ’68 Dr. Dennis G. Youshaw ’61 Vice President for College Mechanicsburg, Pa. traits of character that Altoona, Pa. Advancement D. Mark Fultz Dr. Daniel P. Miller enable, ennoble, and Pittsford, N.Y. EMERITUS MEMBERS Dean of Student Affairs emancipate the human David D. Gathman ’69 David Y. Brouse ’47 James D. Spencer spirit while deepening Lake Mary, Fla Montoursville, Pa. Vice President of Admissions commitment to those Nancy J. Gieniec ’59 Richard W. DeWald ’61 and Financial Aid Lancaster, Pa. Montoursville, Pa. values that undergird Daniel R. Hawbaker Dr. Samuel H. Evert ’34 Dr. Stephen R. Storck civilization. Port Matilda, Pa. Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Vice President and Treasurer

LYCOMING COLLEGE SUMMER MAGAZINE 2008 MAGAZINE STAFF Jerry Rashid Director of College Relations

Murray Hanford Publications Manager

Jon Holtz Sports Information Director

Sandy Jansson College Relations Coordinator

Melanie Harris Taormina ’94 Director of Alumni Relations

Contributors Jackie Bounds Sarah Feaster ’09 Dr. Jonathan Williamson Ashley Wislock ‘09 TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE Class Notes Terri Brewer, Sandy Jansson, Giving back to the future Rachel Barnes ’08, Lisa Steuer ’08 Doug ’68 and Dawn Keiper establish a bequest endow- 8 ment to enhance the future of Warrior athletics and the Printing department of education. Offset Impressions, Inc.

Send comments or Fun, food and fantasy suggestions to: 11 Get an inside look at Knoebels Amusement Park Offi ce of College Relations through the eyes of co-owner Ron Knoebel ’65. Lycoming College 700 College Place Williamsport, PA 17701 Building a better community (570) 321-4137 12 Karen Lyons ’99 is committed to making life better for [email protected] those in need.

Send change of address Deployed notices to: Professor Dr. Susan Ross and Dr. Michael Musheno ’69 Offi ce of College Advancement 15 co-author a book that examines the lives of military Lycoming College reservists deployed during the declared war on terror. 700 College Place Williamsport, PA 17701 National champion 20 Senior wrestler Matt Miller brings home an NCAA Give us a call Division III national title. College Switchboard (570) 321-4000 Offi ce of the President (570) 321-4101 Academic Affairs (570) 321-4102 Admissions (570) 321-4026 DEPARTMENTS Advancement (570) 321-4347 2 Around the Quad Alumni Relations (570) 321-4134 18 Warrior Athletics Athletics (570) 321-4110 22 Alumni News College Relations (570) 321-4037 27 Class Notes

StaySStaycy ccurrenturrent wiwithithh LLycLycoming:omiing: wwwww.lycoming.eduwlw.llycomini geg.eddu 1 Faculty and staff ing the completion of his members receive doctorate, Ramsey spent a awards at Honors year working as a postdoc- Convocation toral fellow at Oak Ridge Three Lycoming National Laboratory, in College faculty and staff Oak Ridge, Tenn. members were honored with Donna Weaver received the teaching and service awards at Honors Makisu Award, which the student Convocation on April 13. The awards are body presents to a faculty or staff member for given to faculty and staff members on the basis The Chieftain Award extraordinary service and dedication. Weaver of their dedication and service to the College is the highest honor is the administrative assistant for the College’s offi ce of student programs and leadership devel- community. given to a graduating Dr. Sascha Feinstein received the 2008 opment. She supervises the student employees senior and recognizes Constance Cupp Plankenhorn Alumni Award of the offi ce and plays a key role in providing for Faculty Excellence. Feinstein is a professor the student who has guidance and assistance in all functions of the of English who has been at Lycoming since shown the utmost offi ce. 1995. He is an author, editor and poet, whose dedication and individual poems have appeared in a variety Francavilla wins Chieftain Award leadership qualities of publications. Recently, Feinstein published Alfonso John Francavilla of Vernon, N.J., “Ask Me Now: Conversations on Jazz & Lit- while at Lycoming. was presented with Lycoming College’s Chief- erature,” which is a compilation of interviews tain Award during Honors Convocation. The on jazz and literature with some of America’s award is the highest honor given to a graduat- most important artists and writers from the ing senior and recognizes the student who has biannual journal “Brilliant Corners,” of which Feinstein is shown the utmost dedication and leadership editor. He earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of qualities while at Lycoming and whose “academic rank is above Rochester, and a master’s and Ph.D. from Indiana University- the median of the preceding senior class.” Bloomington. Francavilla is a biology major who has dedicated himself to Dr. Jeremy Ramsey serving the College community both in and out of the classroom. is the recipient of the He is the president of 2008 Junior Faculty the Student Senate, Teaching Award for a member of several excellence in teaching. college governance Ramsey is an assistant committees, a member professor of chemistry of the alcohol coalition who has been at and the Campus Ac- Lycoming since 2005. tivities Board concert His main area of re- publicity chairman, to search involves analyti- list a few of his campus cal chemistry. Ramsey activities. Francavilla earned a bachelor’s is also a member of degree at Clarion Uni- the Tri-Beta biological versity of Pennsylvania honor society, a senior and a master’s and student technician for Ph.D. from Ohio State the information tech- University. Follow- Dean Griffi ths, Dr. Jeremy Ramsey, President Douthat and Dr. Sascha Feinstein nology services

2 LYCOMING COLLEGE SUMMER MAGAZINE 2008 depart- cational advertising awards College. In his new position, conducting all aspects of ment, a competition in the nation. he is responsible for the ef- criminal investigation and in- biology This year, more than 2,000 fective and sensitive admin- telligence gathering. His fi eld depart- entries were received from istration of the College’s assignments included St. ment lab more than 1,000 colleges, security, accident prevention Louis, Minneapolis/St. Paul, assistant universities and secondary and fi re safety programs. New York and Philadelphia. and a schools from all 50 states and Hudak presently teaches an Hudak, a native of Mount member several foreign countries. introduction to criminal jus- Pleasant, Pa., earned a bach- of the tice course at Lycoming. elor’s degree from Indiana IRUSKA A.J. Francavilla Kline promoted to Most recently, Hudak University of Pennsylvania honor society. director of major served as director of public in 1975. He has also com- In the fall, Francavilla gifts safety for the city of Wil- pleted a variety of training plans to attend Drexel Uni- Lycoming’s Offi ce of Col- liamsport, where he was and leadership programs versity to pursue a master’s lege Advancement announces respon- through the FBI. degree in environmental the promotion of Loni Kline sible for policy. to director oversee- Lycoming students of major ing the win awards in College marketing gifts. She city’s po- business competition materials earn transitions lice, fi re Three students from national awards into this and codes Lycoming College were prize The Lycoming College new role bureaus, winners in the third annual Offi ce of College Relations after serv- emer- Quad College and University ing as the gency Business Plan Challenge. received three awards during Mike Hudak Jr. the 23rd annual Admissions College’s manage- The challenge winners were director ment, zoning and all aspects announced after formal Marketing Loni Kline Awards, of annual of public safety. project presentations, which sponsored giving. Prior to her work at Hudak’s experience also were given April 17 at the by the Ad- Lycoming, Kline served in includes more than 30 years Community Theatre League missions development roles at Juniata with the Federal Bureau of in downtown Williamsport. Marketing College and Affi nity Con- Investigation. From 2001-06, Piotr Bakker, an exchange Report. nection. he was the supervisory senior student from Westminster The report As director of major gifts, resident agent for William- University in London, placed is the Kline will be responsible for sport and State College. second for his business plan nation’s the cultivation, solicitation He was responsible for the titled, “Integrain Technol- leading Murray Hanford and stewardship of alumni management and operation ogy.” The team of Sarah marketing publication for and friends of the College. of two regional FBI offi ces Foster and Jessyca Robinson higher education. She will also coordinate proj- in central and north central took third prize for their Lycoming was recognized ects related to scholarships Pennsylvania, which encom- business plan, titled “Game with the following honors: and major gift programs. passed a 17-county area, the on Lounge.” Bakker was gold award for total public Kline, a native of Middle- largest geographical territory awarded $5,000 in recogni- relations program, which burg, Pa., earned a bachelor’s managed within the Philadel- tion of his win, while Foster includes overall publica- degree from Juniata College phia Division of the FBI. and Robinson won a $2,500 tions; silver award for total and a master’s degree from From 1976-2001, Hudak cash prize. recruitment publications; and the University of Phoenix. was an FBI special agent The Quad College and bronze award for its annual accountant, which included University Business Plan fund fl ash in the new media Hudak named category. Lycoming won the director of safety awards in competition with and security colleges with fewer than Michael Hudak Jr., has 2,000 students. been named director of safety The material was de- and security at Lycoming signed by Murray Hanford College, according to an of Hughesville, Lycom- announcement by Dr. Dan ing’s publications manager. Miller, Lycoming’s dean of Hanford, who has been at the student affairs. Hudak was College since 1991, has re- selected following a national ceived more than 45 awards search that generated more for excellence in publications than 70 applicants. He began and new media pieces. his new position in February. The Admissions Advertis- Hudak brings more than 30 years of experience to the From left: Dr. Bonita Kolb, Jessyca Robinson ’09, Sarah Estelle Foster ’08, ing Awards is the largest edu- Dean Griffi ths, Piotr Bakker and Dr. Mehrdad Madresehee

Stay current with Lycoming: www.lycoming.edu 3 Challenge is a competition Dr. Dave Broussard, assistant Development to work with tiveness of a new process for students at Lycoming professor of biology, and Cromaglass Corporation of designed to improve nitrogen College, Mansfi eld Univer- sophomore Mitchell LeSage. Williamsport, whichhich andand sedsediment removal sity, Lock Haven University manufactures a fromfrom water. The and Pennsylvania College of Clean Water Institute variety of waste- grantg will be used Technology. Sponsored by of Lycoming College water treatment to fund supplies the Williamsport/Lycoming awarded grant for systems. The in- for the project, Keystone Innovation Zone, process testing stitute, which is as well as allow the contest has three stages: The Clean Water Insti- headed by Dr. for a student in- the concept stage, the busi- tute of Lycoming College Mel Zimmer- tern to work on ness plan formulation stage has received a $5,000 grant man, a professor thet project during and the fi nals, or the formal from the IMC/Keystone of biology at the thethe summer. business presentations. This Innovation Zone Center for College, will helpp TheTh Clean Water year, eight teams made it to Business and Workforce Cromaglass test the effec- Institute of Lycoming the fi nals; six of those teams were from Lycoming. Lycoming’s Institute for 2008 Leadership & Service Awards Banquet Management Studies, under Lycoming College held its second Leadership & Service Awards Banquet on April 9 in the the direction of Dr. Mehrdad Recreation Center. The event recognizes co-curricular achievement on campus. The theme of Madresehee, professor of this year’s banquet was “Essential Piece.” Guest speaker was Mary Wolf, the former mayor economics, coordinated the of Williamsport. She also taught political science at Lycoming from 1985 to 2000 and served students’ involvement in the as the dean for freshmen from 1990-99. contest.

This year’s winners were: Female Intramural Sports Athlete of the Year: Sabrina Kaiser Brent Hile ‘09 and Dr. Peter Petokas Male Intramural Sports Athlete of the Year: Cole Pizzingrilli Student presentation Panhellenic Spirit Award: Julie Butler wins award at Pa. Panhellenic Service Award: Natalie Palm Chapter of the Panhellenic Scholar of the Year: Kari Kremser Wildlife Society IFC Spirit Award: Sean Berrier Four representatives IFC Service Award: Nicholas Reed from the Lycoming College IFC Athlete of the Year: Kyle Hickman IFC Scholar of the Year: Nicholas Lucas Biology Department attended Sorority Woman of the Year: Denise Carlin the Pennsylvania Chapter of Fraternity Man of the Year: Kyle Hickman the Wildlife Society annual Advisor of the Year: Diane Carl meetings held March 22, Outstanding Program of the Year: Mardi Gras Formal in State College, Pa. Junior Student Organization Advisor of the Year: Laura Johnson Brent Hile’s presentation Student Organization of the Month: Sept. – LEAF; Oct. – Habitat for Humanity; of “External Physical Nov. – Campus Activities Board; Dec. – Pre-Law Society; Jan. – Amnesty International; Characteristics and Health Feb. – Habitat for Humanity Condition of Eastern Student Senator of the Month: Sept. – Cassandra Kaiser; Oct. – Aaron Lay; Hellbenders,” was named the Nov. – Ashley Wislock; Dec. – Amilcar Guzman; Jan. – Francesca Piscitelli; Best Undergraduate Research Feb. – Cassandra Kaiser Presentation. Student Organization of the Year: Amnesty International Hile’s research was Outstanding Leader on Campus: Jamie Rowe conducted under the super- Outstanding New Program: Battle of the Bands (Black Student Union and vision of Dr. Peter Petokas, Pre-Health Society) a research associate in the Outstanding Philanthropy Award: Relay for Life (Colleges Against Cancer) College’s Clean Water Volunteer of the Year Award: Habitat for Humanity Institute. Joining Hile and Sister Vincent Humanitarian Award: Sister Catherine Ann Gilvary Petokas at the meetings were

4 LYCOMING COLLEGE SUMMER MAGAZINE 2008 spent the week working on three homes in St. Bernard Parish, a portion of the New Orleans area that was completely submerged in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Janet Hurlbert (associate This was Lycoming’s 19th dean and director of library year of participation in the services) edited Defi ning Rel- Collegiate Challenge year- evancy; Managing the New round program, coordinated College Library, Libraries through the Campus Chap- Unlimited (Greenwood Press) ters and Youth Programs Library Management Collec- department at Habitat for tion, 2008. Emily and President Douthat (center) with the Class of 2008 offi cers (from Humanity International in left) Caitlin Oakley, Amilcar Guzman, Kyle Boyles and Kirstie McKeever Dr. Steven Johnson (associ- Americus, Ga. Lycoming stu- ate professor of religion) Q College was founded in 1999 tion of fundraisers and direct dents have traveled all around 12:33-34: Storing Up Trea- to be a resource on water solicitation of their peers, the continental United States sures in Heaven, Leuven: issues and a partner of local raised more than $1,500 in to participate in this alterna- Peeters, 2007. He authored watershed groups dedicated support of the senior class tive break program, including and edited Q 12:33-34, which to the education and protec- project. A matching gift sites in Arizona, California, is a database volume in the tion of the water quality of $1,500 was generously Florida, New Mexico, North Documenta Q series. Johnson of the West Branch of the donated by President James Carolina, South Carolina, serves as a managing editor Susquehanna watershed. and Emily Douthat. The class Washington, Texas and Mis- of the series. The Keystone Innovation determined the money would sissippi. Zone (KIZ) is a program be awarded to rising sopho- Throughout its 19-year Dr. Sandra Kingery (as- designed for the encourage- mores in the form of two history, more than 155,000 sociate professor of Spanish) ment of innovative thinking, $1,500 scholarships, which Collegiate Challenge volun- translation of Of My Real Life creativity and technology were presented to Margaret teers have raised more than I Know Nothing (originally transfer through strong local A. Benshaw and Robert J. $14 million to build Habitat written in Spanish by Ana partnerships and resources. Hamell at Honors houses. This year, Collegiate Maria Moix), Latin American KIZ works with both Lycom- Convocation. Challenge students will con- Literary Review Press, Pitts- ing College and Pennsylva- tribute $1.5 million to help burgh, Pa., 2008. Cover art nia College of Technology Students spend build Habitat homes. by Lycoming student, Krista to link area businesses with spring break volun- Habitat for Humanity In- Storm. qualifi ed interns and can teering with Habitat ternational is an ecumenical Dr. Darby Lewes (associate assist companies with the for Humanity Christian ministry dedicated professor of English) 3rd edi- funds necessary to support a Thirty-one students and to eliminating poverty hous- tion of A Portrait of the Stu- student intern. fi ve advisors from Lycoming ing. Founded by Millard dent as a Young Wolf: Moti- College traveled to Louisiana Fuller, along with his wife, vating Undergraduates, Folly Lycoming’s Class of to participate in Habitat for Linda, Habitat for Humanity Hill Press, September 2007. 2008 offi cers raise Humanity International’s International and its affi liates scholarship funds Collegiate Challenge: Spring in more than 2,000 com- Dr. David Rife (professor Lycoming’s Class of 2008 Break 2008 program from munities in 100 countries emeritus of English) Jazz offi cers, through a combina- Feb. 24 to March 2. They have built more than 250,000 Fiction: A History and Com- houses world- prehensive Reader’s Guide, wide providing Scarecrow Press, 2008. simple, decent Dr. Michael Roskin (pro- and affordable fessor of political science) shelter for more textbook Countries and Con- than 1 million cepts: Politics, Geography, people. Culture, appears in its 10th edition from Longman. Dr. Susan Ross (associate professor of sociology and anthropology) Deployed: How Reservists Bear the Burden of Iraq, University of Michigan Press, 2008. Lycoming’s Habitat for Humanity students spent their spring break in New Orleans refurbishing homes destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.

Stay current with Lycoming: www.lycoming.edu 5 Retiring Lycoming recognized faculty fi ve retiring faculty members during a campus-wide celebration April 22 in the Jane Schultz Room. Those saluted for a combined total of 167 years of service to the College were: Owen Herring (43 years), assistant professor of philosophy; Roger Shipley (41 years), professor of art; Dr. Michael Retiring faculty members (from left) Dr. Michael Roskin, Roger Shipley, Dr. Rachael Hungerford, Dr. David Haley and Owen Herring Roskin (36 years), professor expert on the Balkins, to his students, as of political science; Dr. David Haley (28 years), took an extended leave exemplifi ed by the many from 1991-94 to serve hours he tutored them associate professor of mathematical sciences; our country as Visiting in the evenings and on and Dr. Rachael Hungerford (19 years), assistant Professor of Foreign weekends. Dr. Haley will Policy in the Department be retiring to his native professor of education. of National Security and Canada later this summer, Strategy at the Army leaving behind many President Douthat Roger Shipley, known War College. For years, grateful for his friendships on the retirees: to his students simply it has appeared that more and kindnesses. Owen Herring, a North as “Roger,” is a master political science students Dr. Rachael A. Carolinian whose easy of drawing, painting, at Lycoming say they Hungerford served as demeanor, coupled with sculpture and print majored in “Roskin” than chair of the Education his ability to ask probing making. A master teacher, in political science. He will Department and director questions and his strong master colleague and be continuing his teaching of the Elementary Teacher commitment to both learn master friend, with a next year in China as a Certifi cation Program. and teach, endeared him love of creativity and Fulbright Scholar. She has mentored and to generations of students, innovation, he found his Dr. David K. Haley trained hundreds of elected him to leadership joy in the art of creating earned a doctorate at school teachers. Known among the faculty and and his success (beyond Queen’s University and for her interest in the earned him the unoffi cial that of his own fi ne came to Lycoming in 1980 professional preparation title of historian of the works) in helping others after teaching several of her students, she has curriculum. A calm and to explore their own years at the university shared with them her steady hand in and out of creative depths. level in Germany. As talents and the techniques the classroom, he exposed Dr. Michael Roskin an early leader of the used to teach children the world of serious brought to the classroom faculty executive council, the essential skills of inquiry to his students an encyclopedic his negotiation skills reading and language and often opened the knowledge of political and personal sense of arts. Her love of children’s eyes of many a faculty science, bolstered by obligation helped mold literature has inspired member and many an years of fi eld experience the current faculty several generations of administrator by asking from his work as a governance structure. As Lycoming students now the simple questions, such professional reporter. a teacher in mathematics, teaching in elementary as, “Now you don’t really Professor Roskin, a he is remembered and classrooms throughout the want to do that, do you?” nationally recognized appreciated for his devotion country. Campaign trail sweeps through Lycoming

by Dr. Jonathan Williamson

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Williamson is an assistant professor of political science at Lycoming.

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y all accounts, Doug Keiper ’68 is living the him as a work-study student assistant. Overall, I had a American dream. great experience at Lycoming.” Now in his early 60s, Keiper keeps himself To show his appreciation for what the College has iin excellentll shape and is happy, healthy and a success- helped him accomplish throughout his life, Keiper and his ful businessman. He’s enjoying life and loves Lycoming wife, Dawn, have established The Douglas J. and Dawn College. But that hasn’t stopped him from M. Keiper Endowment at Lycoming. The contemplating his life and death, as well as multi-million dollar estate bequest is one the future of his alma mater. An energetic of the largest gifts in the College’s history. and optimistic person, Keiper has been “I would consider The Keipers, who now reside in Celebration, deeply affected through the years by the loss Lycoming Fla., just outside Orlando, have designated of two of his closest mentors, Larry For- 75 percent of their gift to endow varsity nicola and Budd Whitehill, who both died a turning point athletics—specifi cally the football and wres- in the early 1990s at roughly the same age in my life,” tling programs—while the remainder of the Keiper is today. fund will endow programs in the College’s Fornicola and Whitehill were friends department of education. from Bellefonte, Pa., who had successful “Lycoming College is very grateful for wrestling careers at Penn State University. Doug and Dawn Keiper’s commitment to Fornicola would become Keiper’s high school wres- the College,” said Lycoming President James E. Douthat. tling coach. He’s also the one who encouraged Keiper “Their endowment will help secure the Lycoming experi- to consider attending Lycoming, where Whitehill was ence for years to come.” the Warriors’ head wrestling coach. These two individu- Keiper, who admits that he would have not been able als helped ignite a very powerful relationship between to attend Lycoming if not for the scholarship and grant Keiper and Lycoming that still burns today. money offered by the College, sees the endowment as a “I would consider Lycoming a turning point in my way to assist future students looking for a quality education. life,” said Keiper, who majored in history and math- “Mindful of the fact that the cost of private higher ematics. “My experience at Lycoming was very posi- education is already beyond the reach of most families, tive; college was always good to me. I was involved in it is our hope that the income from this portion [athlet- wrestling and track, and I joined the Kappa Delta Rho ics] of the endowment will serve as revenue to maintain fraternity. I also participated in student government and and grow the institution’s support for varsity athletics,” was president of the class my senior year. Professor Otto said Keiper. “We are also asking that special emphasis be Sonder [Class of 1946] was another person who was given to the support of programs in early childhood and very infl uential to me. I learned a lot while working for elementary education.

8 LYCOMINGOMING COLLEGECOLLEGE SUMMERSUMMER MAGAZINEMAGAZINE 2008 “There is a comfort level 1974-77]. Jack took a chance admissions area, the kind of in knowing that we have “I feel I received on me when he hired me as student it would recruit. It taken care of our personal associate dean of students. knew its niche in the market matters. It is not the most a great It was a great experience and I think that’s why it has pleasant thing to do, but to education. working at the College. The continued to do so well. Plus, not do it and have something College has given me so it has great leadership. I’ve happen to us would be a Being a liberal many opportunities, so now enjoyed very much getting shame. We are very proud arts graduate, I’m giving back.” to know President Douthat. I of the fact that it’s going to Dawn, who spent more never worked for him, but I a great place in Lycoming I’ve been able than 30 years as an elemen- do appreciate knowing him, College.” to do a lot tary school teacher in the and I think he’s done a great Montoursville Area School job. Most of all, I appreciate More than an of things District, is also appreciative his interest in athletics and education during my life.” of the effect Lycoming has knowing the important role For Keiper, Lycoming has had on their lives. athletics play at the College.” meant much more than an “I feel a part of the Ly- opportunity to earn a quality coming family even though Life after liberal arts education. After a position he held for eight I didn’t graduate from the Lycoming graduating from the College, years. While he enjoyed the College,” said Dawn. “I re- In 1983, Keiper left aca- Keiper worked for two years work, he and Dawn, who ally appreciate the opportuni- demia to pursue a new career as a math and history teacher, lived on campus in a fraterni- ties Lycoming College gave in the business world. and head wrestling coach in ty residence hall, eventually Doug. We lived on campus “Lycoming really helped Newark Valley, N.Y. Then, grew weary of dealing with for seven years and had a me with my career path,” Jack Buckle, who served as all the activities associ- really interesting start of our said Keiper. “I feel I received Lycoming’s dean of students ated with supervising young lives there. It really gave us a great education. Being a from 1957-87, contacted adults who were living on a chance to get to know the liberal arts graduate, I’ve Keiper to see if he would their own for the fi rst time. students, since we lived in a been able to do a lot of things be interested in returning to The College then offered fraternity residence hall, ate during my life.” campus to serve as assistant Keiper the position of associ- in the cafeteria and attended From Lycoming, he went dean of students – splitting ate director of admissions, many of their events. It gave on to became the director of his time equally between which he held for fi ve years. us the opportunity to appreci- economic development for counseling and student “I always felt the Col- ate the College at a different the Williamsport-Lycoming activities. lege took a chance on me level.” Chamber of Commerce, a Keiper took the job as a student,” said Keiper. Keiper says Lycom- commercial loan offi cer for and also went on to earn a “Budd took a chance on me ing provided him a great Northern Central Bank (now master’s degree from Penn as a wrestler. He also took a opportunity to forge nu- M&T Bank) and then worked State. He was later promoted chance on me as an assis- merous friendships while for 12 years as vice president to associate dean of students, tant wrestling coach [from he was associated with the of sales for Lundy Construc- College, both as a student tion in Williamsport. and employee. He is also “Dick Lundy was another impressed with what his alma one of those infl uential peo- mater has become and hopes ple in my life,” said Keiper. their bequest will continue “Dick asked me to open up to strengthen and benefi t Ly- some new territory for him, coming well into the future. primarily in the Bloomsburg “I want to see this school and Berwick area. His focus continue to do well,” said was on pre-engineered Butler Keiper. “The school has buildings. It was a great come a long way and I’m experience. Dick was great proud of it. There are a lot and I enjoyed working for more buildings and a lot of the company.” growth with the academic Keiper’s fi nal career move and athletic programs. I’ve came in 1997. After about always appreciated that Ly- a year of prodding by Rob coming has never tried to be Mericle, Keiper accepted the something it wasn’t. It knew offer to become regional vice where it wanted to be in the president of Mericle Com- mercial Real Estate Service’s Keiper with mentor and former newly established Central Lycoming head wrestling coach Pennsylvania brokerage Budd Whitehill located in Williamsport. The

Stay current with Lycoming: www.lycoming.edu 9 ‘Do it right, do it big and give it class.’ That’s the way I try to approach everything I do.”

sports cars can be traced back to 1963, when his father gave him a British-made 1951 MG TD sports car. He still owns that same roadster today, along with several other sports cars and a Harley-Davidson motorcycle. “I’ve always liked cars,” said Keiper. “I also love biking.” Through the years, when he wasn’t out cruising around in one of his sports vehicles, Keiper could be found training for activities such as a triathlon or kayaking competition. While he’s given up the triathlons, he Doug and Dawn Keiper at their home in Celebration, Fla. still competes in national kayaking. One of his biggest company’s focus is on the year, I had in excess of 50 Life’s passions moments on the water came sale and leasing of offi ce, re- listings. I always appreciated For most of his life, back in 1991, when he was tail, warehouse, distribution the confi dence people had in Keiper has been passionate chosen to be a member of and manufacturing proper- me to represent their property about sports cars and outdoor the United States’ 22-person ties throughout Northeastern in Lycoming County. Today, recreation. team that competed in the and Central Pennsylvania. we are the largest commer- His keen interest Thailand International Keiper, who plans to retire cial industrial company in of antique Swan Boat Races. Held on this year, has made a name Central Pennsylvania.” Bangkok’s Chao Phraya for himself by orchestrating River, the event represents countless deals with big and one of the world’s oldest small business alike. competitions. He also worked “Life has been good to with investors who me,” said Keiper. “I heard wanted to acquire a phrase one time, ‘Do it other businesses for right, do it big and give their portfolio. it class.’ That’s the way I “I started the offi ce try to approach every- from scratch,” said thing I do.” Keiper. “I had no idea One can only what we were going to imagine what will be do, opening up a real Keiper’s next adven- estate company in town ture in life. and competing against older, well-established companies. But, within one Keiper is an avid kayaker.

10 LYCOMING COLLEGE SUMMER MAGAZINE 2008 Ron Knoebel ’65

‘Do it right, do it big and give it class.’ TThThat’shaatt’’ss tthehhee by Ashley Wislock way I tryry tto aap-p-p proach un,unn food and fantasy were the topics of after the bents had been moved mov to Elysburg. The entire every- discussiondisc during a presentation given by project cost approximately $1.1 million, a relatively FKnoebels Amusement Resort co-owner and Lycoming low sum, according to Knoebel. thing I do.”College alumnus Ronald “Buddy” Knoebel. Knoebel, “The roller coaster enthusiasts were so excited who graduated from Lycoming with a degree in that we saved the roller coaster from the wrecking sociology in 1965, returned to his alma mater March ball,” Knoebel said. The park’s big break came later 18 as part of the James W. Harding Executive Speaker that same year; the Phoenix was named number 10 on Series, sponsored by the College’s Institute for “Amusement Today’s” list of top-ten coasters in the Management Studies. nation. ABC News did a spotlight on each of the list’s While a student at Lycoming, Knoebel made a rides, which meant that Knoebels, in the number-10 name for himself as the fi rst Warrior wrestler to earn slot, “had the front page” of the show, which really put an NCAA championship. He won the 1965 title in the small park on the map. the 137-pound weight class. Knoebel was inducted “All of a sudden Knoebels became a word that into the College’s Sports Hall of Fame in 1986 for his was recognized far, far beyond Central Pennsylvania,” accomplishments. Knoebel said. The Twister opened in the summer of The history of the family-run amusement park, 1999, and was designed and built completely in-house. located in Elysburg, Pa., is a rich one, fi lled with the The park’s appeal to families through its policies triumphs and struggles that many businesses face. of free parking and free admission keep it ranked Knoebel’s grandfather, Henry Hartman Knoebel, was a among the top parks in the nation, and the park’s laborer in rural Central Pennsylvania when he decided award-winning food and shops have kept customers to open a place where families could come and enjoy coming back year after year. themselves on weekends and holidays. “We have found a niche in the market with free “My grandfather was a farmer and a lumberman, admission and free parking,” Knoebel said. “Whole but he didn’t care for the farming,” Knoebel said. “He families can come to Knoebels.” Throughout its decided that he would try to make a recreation spot out history, the park has strived to maintain its family- of the farm.” On July 4, 1926, H.H. Knoebel opened friendly atmosphere and keep the business in the “Knoebel’s Grove,” where, for 10 cents, visitors could Knoebel family. Knoebel is proud to say that the swim, ride the merry-go-round and use the homemade family atmosphere that began back in the 1920s has picnic tables. survived through the years. “So, Knoebels wasn’t always free admission,” “I’m happy to say that we’re a family business,” Knoebel joked. Knoebels is now the largest free- he said. “We are competing against mega-giants and admission amusement park in the country. we have been fortunate enough to survive.” Knoebel Other major milestones in the park’s history recalls that he began working at the park at the age of include the acquisition of the Grand Carousel in 5, when he helped out at the milk-ball-toss game by November 1941 and the construction of the Pioneer picking up and returning balls for customers. train in 1956. Now, he and his brother, Richard, co-own the Currently, the park has 52 rides, including two park, which celebrated its 80-year anniversary in world-class wooden roller coasters, the Phoenix and 2006. the Twister. The Phoenix was purchased from a park “We get along, we work together and nobody named “Playland Park,” located in downtown San thinks they have all the answers,” he said. Several Antonio, Texas, in 1985. other members of the Knoebel family work throughout After purchasing the huge wooden coaster for the park, including Knoebel’s wife, Debbie, and his $50,000, the park’s engineering team decided the best children, Stacey and Trevor. way to preserve the coaster was to save the “bents,” Knoebel said that it is his hope that the park will which are the large uprights that support the coaster’s continue to stay in the family. track. The rest of the lumber was replaced by the “As long as the next generation is interested in the Knoebel lumber company, another family enterprise, park, it is not for sale,” he said.

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Lyons teaching a class about buying a home the Mexican border, the they, too, can learn a new shelter does not ask about language if they really want. any residents’ legal status or I know because I did it.” keep records of the name of When she was able to residents staying each night. speak with the immigrants, “I look at it from a Lyons discovered that most human level and treat others of them came to the U.S. for Karen Lyons ‘99 how I would want to be employment. treated if I were in a foreign “Usually they were country,” she said. “I never prompted by a fi nancial thought about how it would emergency, such as cancer nen year of serving the less fortunate,” be to come to a new country or other illness of a family volunteeringv she said. “Turns out I loved and not know the language member,” she said. “I learned at Casa it, and working at Casa was a like these immigrants.” the majority of them don’t MarianellaMaM r in pivotal moment in my life.” She knew two Spanish want to be separated from Austin,A ti Texas,T changed Nearly 10 years later, phrases, ‘no se’ (I don’t their families; they come to OKaren Lyons’ life. After Lyons is the president of the know) and ‘lo siento’ (I’m the U.S. as a last desperate graduating from Lycoming board of directors at Casa sorry) when she arrived in option. The other reason College in 1999, she realized Marianella. She remembers Austin. One year of college the immigrants are here is her heart wasn’t set on how the volunteer position Spanish didn’t begin to because there are no jobs becoming a biology teacher, was an eye-opener for her. provide her with an adequate where they live.” so she decided to take a “I realized how easy my vocabulary to communicate As the board president, year off to volunteer. Lyons life had been growing up in with the immigrants. Her her responsibilities focus on accepted a position at Casa comparison to the people I position required her to the fundraising aspects of the Marianella, which provides met at the shelter,” she said. interact with the residents, shelter, to meet the residents’ shelter and services to “I took for granted the roof teach English and help them basic needs. Through the immigrants and refugees in over my head every night. meet their basic needs such years, she has noticed an Austin. “Casa Marianella as how to ride the bus, call increase in the number of The small-town believes that people are police and fi nd employment. women coming to the United Massachusetts girl moved people and everyone needs “After six months of States for work. away from her family and food and shelter. The policy charades, I fi nally learned “This tells me that friends at Lycoming to try is to keep the residents enough Spanish to hold more and more families are something new. Volunteering anonymous for their safety. conversations with our resi- disrupted and desperate for wasn’t a big part of her past; All services are paid for with dents,” she said. “The best income if the women are she helped at the community private donations.” way to learn a new language leaving their home country in service center and completed The center provides is to practice and not be search of work,” she said. a few campus service 30-day emergency shelter afraid to make mistakes.” Since Lyons moved to projects, but nothing this big. and food for single men The residents also loved Austin in 1999, she says She jumped in head fi rst with while they are working teaching her while she was immigration issues have the attitude that she could do and provides women with teaching them English. altered the culture in the city. anything for a year. children a three- to six- “I learned if you really “We used to teach the “I quickly learned months stay depending on want to communicate, you residents to cooperate with that doing anything meant their situation. Located can,” Lyons said. “We are the police and report crimes,” learning a new language and more than four hours from all people. I tell the residents she said. “There was more

12 LYCOMING COLLEGE SUMMER MAGAZINE 2008 better community trusttrust anandd wiwillingnessllingness foforr ththee uaualsls wwithith ththee totoolsols ththeyey nneedeed hohousingusing cocommunitiesmmunities in AcAccordingcording to LLyons,yons ththee immigrants to be comfortable to succeed. Similar to her Austin. The communities people she attempts to help with the police. Today, work at Casa, Lyons helps model service-rich housing are hard-working but can’t get Austin has more Immigration people make a better life for that enables 140 families ahead with minimum wage Custom Enforcement themselves. with low income to jobs. About 60 percent are offi cers, and our residents “I manage a program for permanently improve their American families trying to are not comfortable. Most low-income working families educational and economic make ends meet and 40 percent of them are probably illegal that encourages them to save standings. are immigrant families still or let their visa expire. They money and increase their “These are affordable and learning the U.S. fi nancial sys- are afraid of the offi cers fi nancial knowledge,” she nice looking places that any tem. She says it’s a challenge and fear they will be sent said. “The families are sav- of us would want to live in,” to get them to trust a fi nancial to the detention center for ing for education, a home or she said. “This is not public institution, and for many it is deportation.” starting a business. I work housing. They are basically their fi rst time opening a bank When Lyons isn’t fund- through their fi nancial issues apartment complexes with account. raising for Casa or teaching and together we establish a on-site learning centers that “If they participate in fi - English, she fi nds time for budget, make fi nancial goals provide services including nancial planning, the program her regular job as the indi- and assist with credit coun- after-school programs,” matches dollar for dollar up vidual development accounts seling. I encourage them to said Lyons. “It saves on the to $3,600 for what residents program coordinator for save a little bit every month cost of after-school care save,” said Lyons. “The money Foundation Communities, even if it’s only fi ve to 10 and provides residents the can be used to save for a home, which is a non-profi t orga- dollars.” opportunity to participate in pay for a community college nization that empowers low Foundation Communities English classes and personal course or start a business. It income families and individ- operates nine affordable fi nance courses.” almost sounds too good to be true. Often, many of these peo- ple are victims of scams and that’s why they are in a poor fi nancial situation. It’s a win- win situation for Foundation Community residents as they learn to budget, save money and improve their families’ fi nancial stability. “I enjoy my work and helping others succeed,” said Lyons. “Both of the organiza- tions that I’m a part of serve the needs of our community, to make it a better place. I real- ize that we are all people with the same hopes and fears, no matter where we were born or what socio-economic status we’re in. I’m just doing my part to make life better for those in need.” With her position at Foundation Communities, Lyons regularly conducts a fi nancial education course.

Stay current with Lycoming: www.lycoming.edu 13 Symposium raises awareness of immigration issues

From brutal anti-immigrant crimes to a fi lmmaker attempting to leave a lasting legacy for her daughters to a Mexican artist struggling to fi nd her identity in a new culture, Lycoming College’s 2008 Spring Symposium series brought the cultural and political issues relating to immigration in the United States to the campus throughout the month of March.

Farmingville On March 6, a screening of the 2004 documentary “Farm- the laborers became the tar- ingville” was held, followed by a group discussion led by Dr. gets of violence and hatred. Betty McCall, assistant professor of sociology at the College. An anti-immigration “Farmingville” documents the shocking story of a Long Island group, named Sachem Quality town caught in the center of the national immigration debate and of Life, was formed and began spreading their message around torn apart by its impact. the community. Headed by a longtime Farmingville resident, In the early 1990s, as waves of illegal immigrants fl ooded SQL fought to rid the town of the day laborers and opposed any into the United States from Mexico, immigrants looking for compromise, such as a proposed “hiring center,” which SQL work, known as “day laborers,” searched for areas outside of the members believed would encourage further waves of immi- southwestern United States to settle and fi nd jobs. Farmingville, grants. N.Y., population 15,000, was an ideal place for 1,500 of these Throughout all of the events surrounding the debate, Paul laborers to arrive, due to the large number of contracting and Toma, the presiding offi cer of the Suffolk County Legislature supply businesses surrounding the town. at the time of the fi lm, who took a lot of criticism from SQL for However, not all of the residents of Farmingville were hap- not helping its cause, realized that the issue-at-hand was not just py with the arrival of the day laborers. It didn’t take long before about Farmingville and a hiring center, it was a national crisis.

“The Secret Island” When Zeinabu Irene Davis fi rst read the short story “The American communities de- Secret Island,” by Haitian-American author Edwidge Danticat, picted in the story. In addition she was left with a powerful feeling that remained long after she to speaking with representa- had fi nished reading. An independent fi lmmaker from San Fran- tives from the Haitian-Amer- cisco, Davis came to Lycoming on March 10 to talk about her ican Youth Advocacy Council new project, a fi lm interpretation of Danticat’s short story. and community members themselves, Davis attended the Carib- “The Secret Island” tells the story of Bee, a young Haitian- bean Labor Day parade in Brooklyn, which celebrates Caribbean American girl growing up in New York City, who reads an essay culture, heritage and unity. She also visited the Japanese Botani- about her parents at a school assembly. It reveals that her father cal Gardens in Brooklyn, which are mentioned throughout “The is an “undocumented immigrant” who was involved in revolu- Secret Island.” tionary activities while in Haiti. Several days later, her father is Davis said that the inspiration for her to make the short story arrested and deported, which causes Bee to experience feelings into a fi lm came from a variety of sources. Among them, she of guilt and regret. Davis said this vignette is part of a larger felt that there was a need to depict the struggles faced by black young-adult novel the Danticat is in the process of writing. immigrants, as well as other ethnic groups, in the United States. After deciding to convert the short story to a movie, Davis Davis also wants to leave a positive depiction of African-Ameri- went to New York to experience the Caribbean- and Haitian- can women for future generations, including her own daughters.

Superheroes Internationally-acclaimed artist Dulce Pinzón spoke about series work 14-hour days, six her award-winning photography series “The Real Stories of the to seven days a week. Superheroes,” at the Lycoming College Art Gallery on March Famous American and 27. Pinzón’s collection depicts Mexican immigrant workers in Mexican superheroes were New York City performing their day-to-day jobs while dressed chosen as the alter-egos of the in superhero costumes and has been displayed all over the world. participants, most of whom were friends or acquaintances of Pinzón, who is originally from Mexico City and now resides Pinzón’s prior to the project. She hoped to show that just like in Brooklyn, noticed the lack of media attention given to the “every superhero has an alter-ego,” these immigrants are caught Latino community during the post-9/11 recognition of deserving between two worlds: that of a forgotten immigrant laborer and heroes. that of a provider for their families. “Everyone who was different suddenly became a terrorist,” “I want people to understand we are all interconnected in she said. “I thought I would raise the question of who is a hero.” this world,” she said. “I want people to think about immigration Pinzón’s series depicts immigrants who work long hours in now that we are electing a new president. Immigration is not an effort to make money to send back to Mexico for their fam- going to go away.” ily’s survival. She said that many of the workers depicted in her

14 LYCOMINGLYCOMING COLLEGECOLLEGE SUMMERSUMMER MAGAZINEMAGAZINE 2008 Lycoming professor and alumnus co-author book about war in Iraq

wo members of the Lycoming College community have make the adjustment both to and from military life diffi cult; and released a new book titled “Deployed: How Reservists the resistant reservists, who are confl icted between their loyalty Bear the Burden of Iraq.” The book looks at the lives of to the military and their opposition to the war. Tmilitary reservists deployed during the declared war on terror. “This was probably the most emotionally draining work Dr. Susan Ross, an associate professor of sociology and chair that I’ve ever done,” she said. “The book has a very personal of the criminal justice department, and Dr. Michael Musheno, a fl avor to it.” 1969 Lycoming graduate and former visiting professor of justice Ross said that this is refl ected in the book, which weaves and social policy, co-authored the book, which was released by personal accounts from the soldiers amidst the authors’ analysis the University of Michigan Press in mid-March of the impact of the military policy shifts that in conjunction with the fi fth anniversary of the have brought about an all-volunteer force. war in Iraq. “We did want to see if there were patterns “We wanted to give a voice to the men and that cut across the individual life histories and women who have been called to extraordinary indeed, we found clusters of soldiers whose sto- service while the rest of us are asked to sacrifi ce ries are suffi ciently similar to allow us to tell our nothing under these wartime conditions,” said story about their lives,” Musheno said during an Ross, who has taught at the College since 1998. interview with the University of Michigan Press. Ross, whose primary area of research is fam- “Still, we want that story to be told as much ily sociology, developed an interest in military through their voices as our own.” sociology after seeing several Lycoming students Ross said that she and Musheno worked well deployed after the start of military activity in Af- together and created a book that refl ects their ghanistan and Iraq. Ross kept in touch with these complimentary working relationship. students and listened to their stories, concerns “Collaboratively we created something that and thoughts, which inspired her and Musheno neither of us would have created individually,” to write “Deployed.” she said. The book details the stories of soldiers in an In addition to “Deployed,” Ross is the editor Army reserve unit, which Ross and Musheno of the book “American Families Past and Pres- name the 893 Army Military Police Company to protect the ent: Social Perspectives on Transformations,” and the author of identities of the soldiers involved. The unit served for two years several published articles on topics such as corporal punishment on active duty, including nine months in Iraq. and child abuse. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Millers- The unit fi rst served a one-year deployment state-side, po- ville University and a master’s and Ph.D. from the University of licing a military base. Then, a couple of months after this term New Hampshire. was complete, the unit received word that they were going to Musheno is professor and chair in the department of crimi- be deployed overseas after a short training period in the United nal justice studies at San Francisco State University and distin- States. Ross said that at fi rst, the members of the unit did not guished affi liated scholar at the Center for the Study of Law and know their fi nal destination. Society at the University of California at Berkeley. He co-au- “It was completely unclear what their mission was going to thored the book “Cops, Teachers, Counselors: Stories from the be until they were actually on the ground in Iraq,” she said. The Front Lines of Public Service,” which won the American Politi- unit ended up policing a prison near Baghdad, trying to bring cal Science Association’s 2005 Herbert A. Simon Book Award order to a system that had fallen into chaos. and the 2005 Best Book of Public Administration Scholarship “They were at a makeshift prison, trying to sort out who from the American Society of Public Administration. was dangerous and who had just violated curfew,” Ross said. Musheno is the recipient of Lycoming’s 2006 “Outstanding The unit returned to the United States after nine months in Iraq. Achievement Award,” which is given to a graduate in recogni- Their deployment, both state-side and overseas, had lasted tion of a professional or personal accomplishment which refl ects nearly two years, and had left the soldiers with experiences and positively on the College. After earning a bachelor’s degree stories that changed their lives. from Lycoming in 1969, he went on to earn a master’s and According to Ross, three major groups appeared among the Ph.D. from American University in Washington, D.C. soldiers that categorized their mindset and experiences while serving: the adaptive reservists, who can move in lock step with the institutional demands of the military; the struggling reserv- Dr. Michael Musheno ’69 (top left) and Dr. Susan Ross (top right) collabo- rated in writing “Deployed: How Reservists Bear the Burden of Iraq”. ists, whose civilian lives provide them with stressors which

Stay current with Lycoming: www.lycoming.edu 15 ycoming College weekend of activities, which with autism as well as raised students Ashley aimed to promote autism money to go toward autism L Lanyon, a junior psy- awareness and provide local research. chology and education major, resources for the parents of “I like knowing that and Kristi Zanker, a junior children with autism. The we helped raise money for psychology and special edu- students met Krauss during research and possibly for a cation major, spent a great a psychology experiment cure,” Zanker said. “It’s just deal of time this academic that involved Krauss’ 4-year- awesome.” year punching holes in pam- old son, Spencer, who has Stillman gave a presenta- phlets, sending out e-mails autism. Lanyon and Zanker tion on living with autism. and hanging up posters, conducted the project for Karen DeFelice, a specialist among other things, in prepa- their experimental psychol- on digestive enzymes and the ration for the fi rst William- ogy class, which attempted Juniors Kristi Zanker (left) and author of two books concern- sport Autism Conference and to measure the effect of Ashley Lanyon ing neurological disorders Walk. The conference was personal connections during Spencer has been really re- and digestive patterns, spoke held April 3-5 at the Com- instruction on students with warding.” about the effect of enzymes munity Arts Center and the developmental delays. Krauss said the idea to on autism. On April 4, the Genetti Hotel in downtown “Spencer was one of the have an autism conference Carbonic Clinic, which spe- Williamsport, with the walk participants (in the project),” came after she approached cializes in the treatment and held April 5 at the South Wil- Lanyon said. “Debrah was Special Kids Training Re- education of students with liamsport Community Park. looking for someone to help sources, a local agency which disabilities, gave a presenta- Lanyon and Zanker her with the conference and provides resources to par- tion from 9 a.m. to noon, worked as “volunteer coor- Kristi and I volunteered.” ents of children with special followed by question and ddinators,”inators,” as they describe Zanker says the experi- needs, about havinghaving William ananswerswer sesssessionsions ini the after- tthemselves,hemselves, helpinhelpingg Debrah ence has been an extremelyextremely Stillman, an adult livingliving wiwithth noonoon.n. KraussKrauss,, the head of the con- positive one, especially since Asperger’s Syndrome who DuringDuring the WWalk for Au- fference,erence, she hopes to one day workwork speaksspeaks across PennsylvaniaPennsylvania ttism,ism, several LycLycoming Col- ppreparerepare with children with develop-develop- about his experiences, come llegeege ggroupsroups werweree present to fforor thethe mentalmental delays. toto sspeakpeak in Williamsport.Williamsport. hhelpelp facilitate anandd coordinate “These“These araree ththee kikidsds I “I“I approached them with tthehe event. SeverSeverala students wantwant toto woworkrk wwithith wwhenhen I thethe idea of havinhavingg Bill Still- seservedrved aass ““walkwalk bbuddies.” graduate,” she said. “It’s“It’s manman come to spspeak,”eak,” Krauss “(The“(The walk bbuddies) beenbeen so mmuchuch ffunun ttoo knknowow said.said. “Someone had an idea were assigned to one of the thatthat I can do somethinsomethingg posi- for a walk,walk, so we decided to aautisticutistic cchildrenhildren tto walk them tivetive for them. Working with makemake iitt a weweekendekend evevent.”ent.” around so the pparentsar could KraussKrauss andand otherother nnetworketwork with ototherh families,” volunteers,volunteers, in- Krauss said. In aaddition,d se- cludingcluding ZankeZankerr nniorior John ScaranScarangellog gave and Lanyon,Lanyon, a musical perforperformance,m and Students worked to orga-orga- tthehe brothers of LLambdaa Chi nizenize anandd coocoordi-rdi- AAlphalpha fraternity cconducted natenate the event,event, ccarnivalarnival games, wwhich were HELP which provided ddonatedonated to the eeventv by the informationinformation anandd CCollege’sollege’s studenstudentt programs organize resourcesresources foforr oofffi ce. families dealingdealing “The“The wwholehole ccommu- WilliamsportWilliamsport nity has really ccomeome together,” KraKraussu said. “We coucouldld not have dodonene this with- AUTISM ououtt tthe outstand- iingng ddedication Conference frfromom these stu- dentdents. They have beebeenn so amazing and Walk to dodonate their BY ASHLEY WISLOCK ttime.”ime

16 att Miller did Miller fi nished the something many 2007-08 season with a have tried to perfect 20-0 record. In Mdo, but only a few have February, he won the accomplished. The senior Empire Collegiate Wrestling fi nished his Lycoming Conference championship wrestling career by winning to earn an automatic bid to the 197-pound weight class the national tournament. at the 2008 NCAA Division Following the season, III national championships Miller was voted the ECWC held March 7-8, in Cedar Wrestler of the Year by Rapids, Iowa. conference coaches and “Being a NCAA national sports information directors. champion has been an He was also recognized as honor because I have been Lycoming’s 2007-08 Most able to reach the pinnacle Outstanding Male Athlete. of my wrestling career “Coach Crebs has been and bring recognition to an irreplaceable part of my Lycoming wrestling and success here at Lycoming the great program Coach College, both academically Roger Crebs provides for and athletically,” said Miller. his student-athletes,” said “He has provided me with Miller. “The support from the work ethic needed to the Lycoming College succeed both on the mat BY JERRY RASHID family has been amazing and in the classroom. Coach and very touching for me. It Crebs has mentored not means a great deal to me to only in the physical aspects realize that my wrestling has NATIONAL of wrestling, but also in brought so much pride to the the mental games that go College community and that along with the sport. I Lycoming has embraced my CHAMPION believe the greatest thing accomplishments with such Matt Miller claimed the 197-pound title at the 2008 NCAA Division III he has provided me with is great accolades.” wrestling championships. the mental toughness and Entering the NCAA said Miller. “At this point, I in the third period, but could confi dence that it takes to tournament, Miller was was slightly intimidated and not turn Miller to score any become a national champion. ranked sixth in the nation a bit nervous about marching points. Miller won the match Without the guidance of by Brute/Adidas and was up the steps to compete for 2-0 and became Lycoming’s Coach Crebs, I would the No. 6 seed for the a national championship, fi rst national champion never have been a national championships. In the but eventually the nerves wrestler since Royce Eyer, qualifi er, let alone a national fi rst round, he won a 3-1 subsided. I credit Coach the Warriors’ all-time wins champ. He has made me a decision against Delaware Crebs for allowing me to leader, won the 2001 NCAA much stronger athlete and Valley’s Joe West and then continue my very relaxed tournament at 157 pounds. human being, and I will defeated No. 3 seed Paul warm-up style. I feel this “Matt was injured most always cherish my days as a Hartt of Lakeland, 6-1, in allowed me to stay focused of his college career and this Lycoming wrestler.” the quarter-fi nals to secure and believe what I had been season he battled knee and Miller, who graduated All-American status (the top telling myself every match back problems again,” said in May with a business eight fi nishers are named at the nationals, ‘This is Crebs. “Matt put it all administration degree, All-Americans). Miller then just another match.’ Being together in one weekend to fi nished his Lycoming career defeated No. 7 seed Josh the No. 6 seed was never a win a NCAA national title. with an overall record of Holforty of Wisconsin-Eau deterrent for me because as I It was a very proud moment 62-21. The Miller family has Claire by a score of 3-0 in examined the records of my for me, Lycoming wrestling strong ties to the College. the semi-fi nals, setting up a opponents I realized they had and the Miller family. I know Miller’s mother, Tara, works fi nals match with defending been beaten at some point in that the late Budd White- on campus as a payroll and national champion T.J. Miller the year, which meant they hill would be very proud as student loans coordinator. of Wartburg, who was the could be beaten again.” well. Matt showed that hard His sister, Nikole, is a 2003 No. 1 seed in the tournament. In the fi nal bout, Miller work and a never say never Lycoming graduate and “Entering the arena the executed a fi rst period attitude is a great recipe for the administrative assistant day of the fi nals, I caught my takedown and rode out the success. This program will for the assistant dean for fi rst glimpse of the elevated second period. T.J. Miller miss Matt next year; he was freshmen. Miller’s brother, mat that would serve as my regained riding time by the go-to guy at the top of the Eric, a 2007 alumnus, was a center stage in the fi nals,” maintaining the top position line-up.” four-year wrestler.

Stay current with Lycoming: www.lycoming.edu 17 Men’s Basketball “Woody” Wolfe Award for Women’s Basketball was unable to participate due The men’s basketball excellence as a junior athlete. The Lady Warrior bas- to an injury. team completed an impres- Morris fi nished his ketball team fi nished its Dahlheimer was honored sive 17-10 campaign in career with 1,282 points. A 2007-08 season with an over- for his achievements in the 2007-08, which included a political science and history all record of 10-14 and 1-9 classroom as well as on the 7-3 conference record and major, Morris was named in the conference. It marked mat, receiving an individual regular-season Common- fi rst-team men’s basketball Lycoming’s fi rst season All-American scholar award. wealth Conference title. ESPN the Magazine Aca- with double-digit wins since Dahlheimer, a computer sci- Following the season, demic All-District II by the 2003-04. Besides having a ence major with a 15-1 record Warrior head coach Don Fri- College Sports Information young squad, which consist- this season, earned the award day was named the 2007-08 Directors of America. He also ed of 13 of the 17 players be- for his high GPA and by win- Commonwealth Coach of the earned this year’s Middle ing freshmen or sophomores, ning more than two-thirds Year. Atlantic States Collegiate Lycoming was also hurt by of his matches. Overall, the Sophomore Athletic Corporation Scholar several injuries. Warrior wrestling team’s 3.32 point guard Athlete of the Year award The team was led by grade point average ranked Eric Antho- for men’s basketball. junior Andrea Cooper, 14th in the nation on the ny earned Senior David Wilson a forward/guard who was NCAA Division III National fi rst-team fi nished his four-year awarded fi rst-team All- Wrestling Coaches Associa- All-Com- career as the College’s Commonwealth Conference tion Scholar All-American monwealth all-time leading free after the season. Cooper list. Conference throw shooter at .870 averaged 11 points per game after leading percent. and compiled 92 rebounds Men’s and Women’s the Warriors and 27 blocked shots for the Swimming with 14.7 points season. She ranked second in Lycoming’s men’s and per game, which the conference in blocks and women’s swimming teams, ranked fourth in eighth in scoring. which both fi nished at 6-2 conference scoring. overall, improved their fi - Senior Kevin Wrestling nal conference standings Morris and junior In its fi rst season com- this year. The women, who forward Greg Sye were peting in the Empire Colle- fi nished fourth last season, named second-team All- giate Wrestling Conference, ranked third at the Middle Commonwealth Conference. Lycoming (11-5) fi nished its Atlantic Conference champi- Morris averaged 13.2 points 15th straight season with 10 onships. The men rose from per game, which ranked or more wins in 2007-08. sixth last year to third place sixth in the conference, while Warrior senior Matt this season. Sye’s 10.9 points per game Miller and sophomore Chris Seventh-year head coach ranked 12th. Anthony (.891) Dahlheimer won ECWC Jerry Hammaker won his and Morris (.845) ranked fi rst championships at 197 and 100th career coaching victory and second, respectively, in 165 pounds, respectively, as his teams swept King’s conference free throw per- earning bids to compete in College and FDU-Florham at centage. Sye ranked fi fth in the 2008 NCAA Division III a tri-meet Jan. 16. the conference with 5.9 re- Wrestling Championships. Sophomore John bounds per game. He was Miller went on to capture Dougherty established a also honored with the national title (see story new school record for the the College’s Sol Eric Anthony on page 17), but Dahlheimer 200-yard freestyle race at the

18 LYCOMING COLLEGECOLLEGGE SUMMERSUUMMMEERR MAMMAGAZINEAAGGAAZAZIZIZINE 202200800008 2008 MAC championships. tational, Wentzel shot a 77 to shown in me. I also want to Dougherty’s time of 1:47.65 tie for 10th place. thank Coach Girardi. He has broke the previous record, not only been a great mentor to which was set in 1994 by Softball me through the years, but also The Lady Warriors Lycoming Hall of Famer Neil a great friend. I am thrilled, wrapped up their 2008 season Ryan. yet humbled to take over the at 1-19 overall and 0-10 in the Stacy Flick had the leadership of the athletic de- Commonwealth Conference. Lady Warriors highest indi- partment. I understand and For the year, Dana vidual fi nish at the conference appreciate the rich tradition at Marek played in 16 games championships, placing sec- Lycoming and the role athletics and led the squad with a .313 ond in the 50-yard freestyle play within the academic com- Meghan Wallenhorst batting average to go along sprint. She also took third in munity. I will make a commit- with 10 hits and two doubles. the 200-yard breaststroke. career as the school’s all-time ment to the Lycoming commu- Amber Moyer started all of leader in points (276) and nity to include the traditions the 18 games she played in Men’s Lacrosse goals (233) and is third in as- of the past, while guiding the Three Lycoming Col- and was the team leader in sists (43). Peacock concluded athletic department toward the lege players were named to at-bats (59) and runs (10). her career as the College’s future.” the 2008 Middle Atlantic Jessica Nabholtz started all all-time leader in saves (693) During his tenure as direc- Conference Men’s Lacrosse 20 games and had a team- and ranks second for most tor of athletics, Girardi began All-Conference Team. Senior high four doubles to go along saves in a season with 209 the College’s Athletic Hall of Dan Cannon was a fi rst-team with 13 hits in 56 at-bats. this year. Fame and oversaw the growth selection while sophomore In the pitcher’s circle, of the department, which in- Mike Doherty and junior Men’s Tennis Nicole Rhodes started nine cluded the addition of the vol- Kyle Gilfoy were second- The Warriors fi nished games and recorded a team- leyball, women’s soccer, and team honorees. In addition, the season at 2-4 overall and high 53 innings of work with men’s and women’s lacrosse Lycoming’s Brian Anken 1-3 in conference play. 14 strikeouts. programs. was named the Coach of the At the 2008 MAC Men’s “I have enjoyed the re- Year after leading the War- Tennis Individual Champion- Kennell promoted to lationships with the coaches riors to an overall record of ships, Colin Baier, Alexan- director of athletics Scott Kennell, Lycom- through the years as well as 10-6 and 5-2 mark in the con- der Beattie, John Stutzman ing’s assistant athletic direc- with their teams,” said Girardi. ference. and John Scarangello each tor and head men’s soccer “Scott is an excellent choice. Anken, who completed advanced out of the fi rst- coach, has been promoted to He is extremely well-organized his second season with the round before bowing out in director of athletics, accord- and cares about all of the Col- Warriors, led Lycoming to the quarterfi nals. In doubles ing to an announcement by lege’s athletic programs.” the semi-fi nals of the MAC action, Beattie and Robert Dr. Tom Griffi ths, provost playoffs this year. Last sea- Brown advanced to the quar- Holtz to promote and dean of the College. son, Lycoming fi nished 4-10 terfi nals with a victory versus Warrior athletics Kennell, who will continue overall. In 2008 conference a duo from Arcadia Univer- Jon Holtz has joined Ly- to serve as head men’s soc- play, Lycoming led the MAC sity. They fell in the semi- coming as the Warriors’ new cer coach, takes over for the in goals per game (13.43), fi nals by a score of 8-1. sports information director, retiring Frank Girardi, who assists per game (9.14) and according to an announcement has held the position since points per game (22.57). Men’s Golf by Jerry Rashid, director of 1984. Lycoming competed college relations. In 2007, Kennell fi n- Women’s Lacrosse in four spring invitationals Holtz comes to Lycom- ished his eighth season as Four Lycoming College before heading to the 2008 ing after serving one year as head men’s soccer coach players were named to the MAC Championships, which an athletics communications and second year as assistant 2008 Middle Atlantic Confer- were held at the Hershey assistant at the United States director of athletics. During ence Women’s Lacrosse All- Country Club East Course in Military Academy at West the past fi ve seasons, Ken- Conference Team. First-team Hershey, Pa. Point. nell has led the Warriors to honors went to senior Megan At the championships, He earned a bachelor’s a 62-29-5 record (.672) with Wallenhorst and junior the Warriors fi nished in sixth degree in English in 2007 from four appearances in the con- Sarah Wingerden. Sopho- place with a two-round total Mansfi eld University, where he ference playoffs. more Danielle Gargiulo and of 731. Robert Wentzel and served as captain of the cross “This is a very special senior Kristina Peacock Sean Driscoll both fi nished country, and track and fi eld moment for my family and were second-team selections. in the top 20 for Lycoming. teams. Following his senior me,” said Kennell, who Lycoming fi nished the year at Wentzel was the team’s high- year, Holtz was honored by earned a bachelor’s degree 9-8 overall, 5-3 in conference est fi nisher, as he tied for the Eastern College Athletic from North Carolina Wes- play and made the semi-fi nals 17th place with a total of 172, Conference Sports Informa- leyan in 1998. “I would like of the MAC playoffs. while Driscoll tied for 19th tion Directors Association with to thank President [James] Wallenhorst, Lycoming’s place at 177. the prestigious Bill Esposito Douthat and Dean Griffi ths 2007-08 Most Outstanding Earlier in the season at Memorial Award. for the confi dence they have Female Athlete, fi nished her the Susquehanna Spring Invi-

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160th

Commehreeh hundred thirty-fi ve students walked through the Oliver n SSterling Metzler Memorial Gate to mark the beginning of T LLycoming College’s 160th commencement ceremony held Sunday, MayMa 44. OOnce through the gate, members of the Class of 2008 made the traditional stroll through the Quad surrounded by the applause of faculty, staff and family members as part of the day’s pomp and circumstance. Honorary degrees were conferred upon Federal Judge Malcolm Muir of Williamsport and Dr. Sandra Steingraber, an internationally renowned expert on toxins in the environment. Steingraber, the author of “Living Downstream: An Ecologist Looks at Cancer and the Environment,” also delivered the commencement address. Sharing her personal life experiences, Steingraber emphasized to the graduates the signifi cance of ending our addiction to fossil fuel to help the environment, now that the threat to the Earth is worse than ever before, and the importance of following their own true paths as opposed to an expected way of life.

20 LYCOMING COLLEGE SUMMER MAGAZINE 2008 Arthur Haberberger ’59 (right), chairman of Lycoming College Choir in action Rev. Thomas Wolfe ’78, delivers the Lycoming’s board of trustees, congratulates a baccalaureate sermon. new graduate Dr. Thomas Griffi ths, dean of the College, introduces commencement speaker Dr. Sandra Steingraber

“We are all members of a great human orchestra, and it is now time to play the Save the World Symphony. You are not required to play a solo. You are required to know what instrument you hold and play it as well as you can in concert with everyone else.” Dr. Sandra Steingraber 2008 commencement speaker

ncement“Just because you are good at something doesn’t mean you have to do it,” said Steingraber, who is presently a distinguished visiting scholar at Ithaca College in New York. “It’s useful to know when to stick to the task at hand and when to allow yourself to be blown off course.” Jamie Rowe, a history and Spanish major from Honesdale, Pa., was the senior class speaker. In closing her speech, Rowe made the following statement to her classmates. “Remember, when one takes a tour of any memorable place, the experiences and knowledge gained stay with you forever. Use those experiences and the knowledge that shaped you as a person here at Lycoming to better affect all of the people you encounter in your future. The future is here and so is the opportunity for you to take what you have gained from your time at Lycoming and make a difference in the world.” Baccalaureate was held Saturday, May 3, in Lamade Gymnasium. The Rev. Thomas Wolfe ’78, dean of Hendricks Chapel at Syracuse University, delivered the sermon, titled “Intentional Vertigo: Getting Oriented.”

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Dear Friends, You’ve heard the phrase, “It’s a good kind of busy”? “A good kind of busy” is the general state of the Lycom- ing campus throughout the academic year but especially so as the second semester draws to a close. The sprint seems to begin right around the beginning of April. This year, our annual student/alumni networking event kicked off the month, timed, as usual, to coincide with the spring meeting of the Alumni Association Ex- ecutive Board. You can read more about the evening of Senior Celebration networking in “Alumni Happenings” in this issue. The following week brought the 2nd Annual Leadership and Service Awards Banquet, at which students and staff were recognized for their leadership in campus organizations, community service, sorority and fraternity activities and intra- mural sports. The next weekend held in store both Senior Celebration, the College’s send-off for our almost-graduates, and Honors Convocation. In addition to recognizing our most outstanding students with academic awards, we honored three members of the faculty and staff for their exceptional service. You can read about them and about the 2008 Senior Class Gift, which was also presented at Convocation, in the “Around the Quad” section of this magazine. On either side of that weekend, I had the privilege of attending the annual banquets of Phi Kappa Phi – where Lycom- ing’s 2008 Phi Kappa Phi national scholarship nominee, a senior soon to begin graduate work at Harvard Divinity School on a full fellowship, was announced, and where we learned about “Bats I Have Known and Loved (Or Not)” from Dr. Margaret Griffi ths, publisher and managing editor of Bat Research News and wife of Lycoming’s provost, Dr. Thomas Griffi ths; and of the choir – which closed with everyone standing around the perimeter of the Jane Schultz Dining Room, holding hands and singing Peter Lutkin’s well-known and beautiful Benediction, a Lycoming College Choir signature. Then, during the week of fi nals, we bid a happy retirement to fi ve Lycoming greats – Professors Haley, Herring, Hun- gerford, Roskin and Shipley – who have taught, guided and befriended Lycoming College’s students for a combined total of 167 years. Interspersed among these weeks were many less offi cial but equally stimulating events – a dramatic fencing demonstra- tion presented by students completing a theatre course in combat choreography; the student-taught Dance Club’s semi-an- nual, bring-down-the-house show; the Community Service Center’s annual Trash to Treasure clothing drive; a fi lm series sponsored by the campus chapter of Amnesty International, to name but a few. I recently had the delightful opportunity to page through the college scrapbooks of an alumna who was generous enough to donate them to the archives. I was reminded that throughout its history as a four-year institution, our alma mater has always boasted this hallmark of a liberal arts education: an active campus with a wealth of activities to nurture students mentally, physically and spiritually. I hope that you will be able to take advantage of the opportunity that Homecoming presents to return to Lycoming and witness the continuing vivacity of our campus community. Homecoming weekend is Oct. 10-12. We look forward to welcoming you “home.”

Melanie Harris Taormina ’94 Director of Alumni Relations [email protected]

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A messagemessage ffromrom yyourour

Alumni Association Executive Board Lycoming College Alumni Association Executive Board A message from your Alumni Association Executive Board David Freet ’68 “If you can’t come back to Lycoming, we want to bring Lycoming back to you.” President Although that is not the offi cial slogan of the Lycoming College Alumni Association’s Brenda Bowser Soder ’98 Regional Affairs Committee, it might be the best way to describe the committee’s primary Past President objective. The committee—one of three standing committees on the Alumni Association Dr. Heather Duda ’98 Executive Board (AAEB)—seeks to help the Offi ce of Alumni Relations develop regional 1st Vice President chapters of the Alumni Association and organize and promote events that bring alumni Brian Belz ’96 together. 2nd Vice President “We basically try to connect Lycoming alumni and serve as an extension of the Offi ce Lee Dawson ’97 of Alumni Relations,” says Brian Belz ’96, AAEB second vice president and chair of the Secretary Regional Affairs Committee. “We want to do whatever we can to support alumni who are Gary Spies ’71 interested in hosting a Lycoming event in their area.” Treasurer Thanks to the efforts of the Offi ce of Alumni Relations, the Alumni Association Dr. Deanna Barthlow- and—most importantly—the numerous Lycoming alumni who have been interested in Potkanowicz ’96 coordinating events, there has been quite an increase in the number of alumni gatherings Bonnie (Bierly) Bowes ’62 happening somewhere other than Williamsport. Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Joseph O. Bunce III ’63 Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C., are just a few of the larger cities where Christine Colella ’04 events have occurred. Michele Connors ’06 Some of these gatherings have even become annual events. On May 18, Lycoming Lynn Cruickshank ’84 alumni gathered at Camden Yards in Baltimore for the sixth annual Team Timeout—an Dr. Shannon (Keane) event coordinated by Steve Simchak ’99 that includes lunch and tickets to an Orioles game. English ’94 Richard Felix ’56 In September, the third annual Lycoming Picnic will be hosted by Shannon Desiderioscioli Dr. William Gallagher III ’70 ’92 and Michael Holland ’89 at the Barnyard and Carriage House in Totawa, N.J. W. Clark Gaughan ’77 “As these events get more publicity and more events take place, more alumni are Andrew Gross ’59 stepping up and asking, ‘Hey, what can I do?’” notes Heather Duda ’98, AAEB fi rst vice Bill Hessert ’85 president and past chair of the Regional Affairs Committee. “We want to be a support Joseph G. Lorah ’94 system for those interested in organizing these types of events.” Rev. Dr. Ronald McElwee ’71 In addition to helping alumni and the Offi ce of Alumni Relations promote and organize John Murray II ’81 events as needed, the AAEB has a small pool of funds available to cover some of the Meredith (Rambo) Murray ’92 events’ up-front costs. Rather than paying to reserve a meeting space, purchase food or Wendy (Park) Myers ’89 book entertainment out-of-pocket and seek reimbursement later, alumni can contact the Taunia (Halcrow) Oechslin ’92 AAEB Regional Affairs Committee and ask it to cover those expenses instead. The fund is Mark Ohlinger ’92 replenished using registration fees collected for that particular event. Dr. Barbara (Neff) Price ’60 This summer, the AAEB will sponsor its own event—the inaugural All-Alumni Capt. Richard Raudabaugh ’60 Summer Reunion in Philadelphia on June 21-22. Highlights of the weekend include a lunch Dr. Linda (Wabschall) Ross ’69 at Independence Visitor Center and a tour of the Constitution Center on Saturday, brunch Linda (Lady) Scott ’77 and a Highlights Tour of the Philadelphia Museum of Art on Sunday, and time to reconnect Joseph Wade ’90 with friends and tour other Philadelphia attractions throughout the weekend. Ann (Bell) Wood ’73 “This is the fi rst time the AAEB and the Regional Affairs Committee have sponsored Dr. Dennis Youshaw ’61 their own event,” Belz says. “In the future, we hope to sponsor at least one event each A.J. Francavilla ’08 year.” ’07, ’08 SSLC President If you are interested in learning more about hosting an event in your area, please Jessica Gough ’07 contact Melanie Taormina ’94, director of alumni relations, at (570) 321-4134 or Senior Class Past President [email protected]. Amilcar Guzman ’08 Senior Class President

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HAPPENINGS & gatherings

David Kauffman ’65 hosts reception in Arizona Alumni help students practice networking skills Dr. David Kauffman ’65 and Jeannie Van Epps hosted 20 Lycoming College alumni gave of their time in support of the alumni and guests for a dessert reception at their Scottsdale, College’s juniors and seniors at the annual Careers: Conversations Ariz., home Saturday, Jan. 26. Lynn Jackson, Lycoming’s and Connections student/alumni networking event held on April vice president 4, at the Holiday Inn in Williamsport. Sponsored by the Offi ce of for college Alumni Relations and the Career Development Center, the event advancement, is designed to shared news offer students from the College. the opportunity Lycoming to hear about connections were others’ career made across paths and the decades as develop their alumni from the networking Class of 2006 skills in a casual mingled with Event host David Kauffman ’65, Lee Purnell ’64, environment. graduates from Patricia McCutchan and Sandra (Porter) ’63 and Tom With more Seniors Jamie Madigan (left) and Jen Mazaika network Malley visit at a dessert reception in Scottsdale, Ariz. with Mark Ohlinger ’92 at the annual student/alumni the ’60s, ’70s and than 80 in networking event in Williamsport. ’80s. Approximately 60 Lycoming alumni live in the greater attendance, the Phoenix area. evening proved rich with conversation and provided meaningful interaction for students and alumni alike. Alumni gather during choir’s Florida tour In conjunction with the Lycoming College Tour Choir’s San Francisco-area alumni meet for recent concerts in Florida, alumni and friends gathered for waterfront lunch events with President James and Emily Douthat, Lynn Jackson, Lynn Jackson, Lycoming’s vice president for college vice president for college advancement, and Melanie Harris advancement, and Melanie Harris Taormina ’94, director of Taormina ’94, director of alumni relations. South Florida alumni relations, gathered with San Francisco-area alumni on alumni came together for a reception prior to the choir’s Feb. March 27. The group met for lunch at the landmark Fog City 24 afternoon Diner just off The Embarcadero. During a delicious meal, performance at the alumni the Episcopal shared with Church of one another the Bethesda-by- paths of their the-Sea in lives since their Palm Beach, student days and a group of at Lycoming. Tampa-area Those in alumni gathered attendance Lambda Chi Alpha alumnus John Milnor ’53 shares for dinner on hope to gather stories with Lambda Chi brothers in the Tour Choir. Mike Perretta ’98; Lynn Jackson, Lycoming’s vice Feb. 28 before again in the near president for college advancement; Jeff Garrett ’81; enjoying the sounds of the choir at its evening appearance at the future and add Paul ’69 and Marie Rohrer; Tad Williams ’95; Palm Harbor United Methodist Church. Intermissions during more Lycoming Elizabeth Gruse ’98 and Tanner Baldridge visit during lunch in downtown San Francisco. both performances allowed alumni to meet and talk with choir alumni from the students and share their appreciation. Bay Area to their company. If interested, please contact Elizabeth Gruse ’98 at [email protected].

24 LYCOMING COLLEGE SUMMER MAGAZINE 2008 ALUMNI Tom Woodruff Jr. ’80 hosts alumni at his NEWS special effects studio Tom Woodruff Jr. ’80 led two dozen alumni and guests on ALUMNI a private tour of his special effects studio outside Los Angeles on March 28. With the help of video clips from his many proj- ects, Tom explained to guests the wide variety and the specifi cs of the work he and his partner at Amalgamated Dynamics do, from animatronics to animal replicas, and specialty costumes to EVENTS make-up and human replicas. He entertained his audience with stories about Tim Allen and George Clooney, and about the acceptance speech for his Academy Award, won for his work on “Death Be- comes Her.” The tour continued in a Monday, Aug. 4 Picnic at Lehigh Valley IronPigs Game room fi lled with Allentown, Pa. the results of 6 p.m. picnic/7:05 p.m. game Tom’s and his $25 person, pre-paid team’s creative work over the years: crea- Monday, Aug. 11 More than two dozen alumni and guests meet Tom “The New York City Waterfalls” Cruise tures from the Woodruff Jr.’81 in Chatsworth, Calif., for a tour of his New York, N.Y. “Alien” movies special effects studio. 5:30 p.m. and costumes $24/adults, $15/ages 4-12, pre-paid from “The Santa Clause,” animated animals, and masks of all description. The group was also treated to a sneak peak into the studio workroom, where artists were at work on upcoming proj- Saturday, Sept. 13 3rd Annual Picnic at the Barnyard and Carriage House ects still under wraps. Totowa, N.J. The Alumni Association is most grateful to Tom and his 2-6 p.m. staff for sharing their time and work with such hospitality and Reminisce with old friends on the patio and enjoy hamburg- good fun. For a virtual shop tour and to read more about Tom ers, BBQ chicken, BBQ ribs, beer, wine, volleyball, horse- and his career, please visit www.studioadi.com. shoes and more. $30/person, pre-paid Jeff Reddall ’81 organizes inaugural events in Texas Saturday, Oct. 4 Jeff Reddall ’81 organized and hosted fi rst-time events Lycoming vs. Widener Football Post-Game Gathering in two Texas cities in April. On Saturday, April 5, a dozen Bootlegger’s, Woodlyn, Pa. alumni gathered at Farina’s in Grapevine, outside Dallas, for an (located around the corner from the Widener football fi eld) evening of good cheer and conversation. Immediately following the 1 p.m. game Loni Kline, Lycoming’s director of major gifts, joined Join fellow alumni after the match-up for game-day fare of the second group of nearly 20 on Saturday, April 12, in Sugar hot roast beef sandwiches, meatball sandwiches and hot dogs. Land, near Houston. $7 per person, at the door (beverages extra) At both events, Jeff shared a slide show of Friday – Sunday, Oct. 10-12 “Lycoming today” so 2008 Homecoming Weekend: Viva Las Lyco! that alumni could see Don’t miss the 3rd annual Friday night fi reworks on the Quad; how the campus has the dedication of The Commons, Lycoming’s new residence changed through the hall; the new Archives Open House; the traditional Home- years. The Alumni As- coming parade and football game and the All-Alumni Re- sociation extends its union Social Hour at its new location, 33 East in downtown sincere thanks to Jeff Some of the alumni who attended the Grapevine, Texas, event Williamsport. and his wife, Gloria, for Visit www.lycoming.edu/alumni/events/homecoming their efforts in bringing for the complete weekend schedule. together our alumni in the Lone Star state! The For mor information on these events, visit groups look forward to getting together again in www.lycoming.edu/alumni.events. the future and meeting To register for an upcoming event, even more Lyco e-mail [email protected] neighbors. or call 570-321-4376. Alumni gathering in Suger Land, Texas

Stay current with Lycoming: www.lycoming.edu 25 Thomas B. Croyle ’70 LYCOMING COLLEGE MEMORIAL Black Alumni Golf DINNER ¥ FEB. 16, 2008 TOURNAMENT

Thomas Twine ’63 and Marlyne Whaley Jerimiah Harris ’05, Chantel Ashley ’04, President Douthat and George Purcell ’05

HOMECOMING WEEKEND

The annual Homecoming President Douthat, J. Richard Fisher ’57 and Chloe Walker, Sandra Capwell ’68, Thomas Twine ’63, Emily Douthat Shirley Clay-Greene and Marlyne Whaley Golf Outing sponsored by the Alumni Association Executive Board will take place on Friday, Oct. 10, at the White Deer Golf Course in Allenwood on the Vintage Course. Registration begins at 10:30 a.m., with a shot- Amilcar Guzman ’08 and Terica Prater ’06 Allison Lyke ‘11, Chamise Alston ’08, gun start at 11 a.m. Carts, Kyla Ortiz ’11 and Karin Williams ’11 lunch and a participation gift will be provided for all golfers. The registration Do you fee remains at $70. have a new Keep us updated Registration information email address, by emailing [email protected] will be available in the job, spouse, Homecoming brochure to arrival? be mailed this summer. L YCOMING C OLLEGE

26 LYCOMING COLLEGE SUMMER MAGAZINE 2008 Class Notes submissions: . . . Lycoming College wants Dickinson to join you in celebrating Seminary and your career and life accomplishments. You may Junior College wish to share information about a birth, wedding, anniversary, career move, retirement, life-changing Dorothy (Kirk) experience, etc. We reserve Bertsch (nursing) had her the right to edit submissions fi ctional novel “Not Ready” to meet Lycoming College published. The novel is Magazine style guidelines about a couple in their 70s and space limitations. Only who marry and move into a continuing care retirement activities that have already E. Bard ’58 and Patra Rupp, Jay ’60 and Ann Sue (Bingaman) ’60 McCormick, taken place will be included community (CCRC) in and Hank ’58 and Lois Van Zanten gathered at the Blue Coyote Yacht Club in Class Notes. Florida. Dorothy resides in in Ft. Myers, Fla., March 2008. The men are members of Kappa Delta Rho a CCRC in Palm City, Fla., (KDR). Sue is the former alumni director at Lycoming and KDR Queen. Photo submissions: where she gleaned authentic Charlie Mitchell Please feel free to submit material for her novel. She (history) is looking forward printed and high-resolution can be contacted at to seeing fellow Kappa digital photos. Because 50th Reunion [email protected]. Delta Rho PSI Chapter of space limitations, we Homecoming brothers at the fraternity’s cannot publish every Oct. 10-12, 2008 55th anniversary celebration photo we receive, but your at Homecoming this chances improve if your 60th ReunionR i All members of the fall. Please see ad on page digital photos are of good Homecoming Class of 1958 are invited 32. quality and at least 300 Oct. 10-12, 2008 to celebrate their 50th dpi at a canvas size of 3x5. reunion during Homecoming Lower resolution pictures . . . weekend. A reunion dinner may look sharp on your Lycoming College will be held at the Ross ClassCl SScribe:ib computer screen, but will Club, 201 W. 4th Street, Rev. James Horace Gold not reproduce well in the Williamsport, on Friday, 8238 Old Turnpike Road magazine. Oct. 10, 6 p.m. social hour, Miffl inburg, PA 17844-6620 Class Scribes: 7 p.m. dinner. Information received after (570) 966-0330 Ralph Marion Marie White Bell April 30 will be used in a [email protected] Mt. Vernon Towers, Unit (biology), retired Superior future issue of the magazine. B611 Rev. Ned Weller Court Judge, was appointed Send your Class Notes 300 Johnson Ferry Road (English) and his wife, to the Council on Local information to: Sandy Springs, GA 30328 Katie, celebrated their Mandates for the state a) Class scribe [email protected] 65th wedding anniversary of New Jersey by Gov. b) Alumni Offi ce or on Thanksgiving Day Jon Corzine. The council Lycoming College Dick Dingle 2007. The Wellers have reviews and issues rulings 700 College Place 365 Girio Terrace, Apt. 7 four living children, six on complaints fi led by a Williamsport, PA 17701 S. Williamsport, PA grandchildren and eight county, municipality or c) E-mail: 17702-7454 great-grandchildren. school board. She also serves [email protected] (570) 322-5526 (h) as a Lycoming trustee. Marie resides in Springfi eld Please be advised that Township, N.J. as a result of our online ClClass SScribe: ib Ken Polcyn (political posting and archiving of 55th ReunionRi Arthur Kelts science) had his novel the magazine, information Homecoming 22 Stonehill Rd “Mistresses Among Us” included in Class Notes may Oct. 10-12, 2008 North Chelmsford, MA published. become publicly available 01863 and searchable through the (978) 251-3215 Internet. [email protected]

Stay current with Lycoming: www.lycoming.edu 27 An expert on Soviet- ALUM OF era Russian Class Scribe: THE YEAR literature, Carolyn-Kay Beverly Strauser Manbeck he was [email protected] Lundy ’63 recognized Carolyn-Kay for his Walter Lundy, a member Kolonosky ’63 dedication of the Class of to the internationalization of Charles Howe (English) 1963, was honored KSU above and beyond his as “Alum of the is retired from banking teaching and scholarship. and the United Methodist Year” by Lycoming pastorate. He also served College and the for 10 years with the Carroll Williamsport/ Carolyn-Kay Lundy ’63 Park (Maryland) Little Lycoming Chamber Class Scribe: of Commerce at the chamber’s annual Education League. He celebrated his Bill Lawry 75th birthday in April. Celebration event on March 6. 6 Tolland Circle Each year, the chamber recognizes alumni from Thomas McIntosh (his- Simsbury, CT 06070 tory) has made signifi cant Lycoming College, Penn College and Newport Business (860) 658-7217 Institute who live in Lycoming County and have made donations to the rare book [email protected] division of the Pennsylvania outstanding contributions to the community. State Library, the McIn- Lundy’s citation declared that her “long-standing and tosh Library at Harrisburg tireless volunteer efforts have benefi tted and continue to serve the Williamsport community and Lycoming University, the Blossburg ClClass SScribe:ib Memorial Library and the College alike.” Nancy Snow Cross Lundy has served as president of four community proposed African-American 2206 Apple Road History Museum in organizations: Williamsport Symphony, Williamsport Fogelsville, PA 18051-1905 Home, Junior League and Williamsport Lycoming Arts Harrisburg. He began build- (570) 422-0188 offi ce ing a library and coin col- Council. She has also served on numerous other local (610) 285-2757 home boards, including the YWCA, Lycoming County Chapter lection in 1962. McIntosh is [email protected] retired from the Harrisburg of the American Red Cross, Hemlock Girl Scouts, City School District. Jo-Anne Kirby (English) Children’s Development Center and Friends of the is retired and lives on Library. Vashon Island in the middle She has volunteered her time and energy in support of of Puget Sound, where her the Community Arts Center, Lycoming United Way and Class Scribe: daughter and family also Florence Crittenton Home, and has served as assistant Geoffrey R. Wood live. The only access to county chairperson to the Republican Party. 6102 Pelican Drive Vashon is by ferry. Lundy has been a trustee of Lycoming College New Bern, NC 28560-9769 Richard Senges (business since 2000 and previously served on the College’s (252) 636-0508 administration), editor and Alumni Association Executive Board. She is currently a [email protected] publisher of “Rochester member of the Campaign for a Brighter Future Executive Model Rails,” has a new Web Committee and chair of the College’s 1812 Society for site, www.OilCreekRailroad. leadership giving. She has hosted alumni events for the com, which includes all the College in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Florida for Class Scribe: issues (52) of his magazine. many years. Evelyn McConnell Derrick He recently won fi rst Lundy earned a bachelor’s degree in French from 509 Sherman St. place in a national photo Lycoming and a master of public administration from Muncy, PA 17756 contest at the First National Marywood College, where she was inducted in to the [email protected] Craftsman Structure Show academic honor society of Pi Alpha Alpha. She lives in in 2007. A digital image of Williamsport with her husband, Frank. 45th Reunion Richard’s national award- Homecoming winning photo, “Model of Oct. 10-12, 2008 a Prototype,” is also on the manufacturer of recreational in Fond du Lac, Wisc. He site. Walter Kolonosky marine propulsion engines. was named chief of staff in (Russian), a professor of He worked for Brunswick 1992. Jim’s family includes modern languages at Kansas Corporation, Mercury’s wife, Sharon, and two parent company, his entire adult children, Kristina and State University, was Jim Hubbard named KSU’s International 36-year career. In 1990, he Karlson. (mathematics) has retired accepted the position of vice Educator of the Year for as vice president and 2007. He established KSU’s president of human resources chief of staff at Mercury at Mercury’s headquarters fi rst offi ce of study abroad. Marine, the world’s leading

28 LYCOMING COLLEGE SUMMER MAGAZINE 2008 his dedicated service to the conferences, he searched the Navy. For 22 years, he the Web and contacted a had been affi liated with Lycoming classmate who 40th Reunion Class Scribe: Naval Mobile Construction lived in the area. While in Homecoming Susan Stewart Battalion Twenty-Seven out Denver, James and his wife, Oct. 10-12, 2008 30 Cedarcliff Circle of Brunswick, Maine. He Janet, met Robyn (Johnson) Asheville, NC 28803-9541 resides in Northfi eld, Vt. Alsop ’71 and her husband, Philip Beckley (history) [email protected] has launched Splash, a new Dan, for dinner. Robyn hopes Finger Lakes public relations Dr. John Edward to contact the rest of the “Old and marketing fi rm, with Marthinsen (economics) Main Gang” and make sure business partner, Charles has published the second Class Scribe: that they show up for their Wilson. Beckley was the edition of “Risk Takers: Uses Jon (Craig) Koons 40th reunion. publisher of the Finger Lakes and Abuses of Financial 313 Pedley Drive Times from 1998 to 2005. He Derivatives.” John is the Clarks Summit, PA 18411 is president of the Geneva author of numerous articles (570) 587-3928 Arts Development Council and books. Among his most [email protected] Class Scribe: Linda (Burton) Kochanov and Geneva Growth. He recent books are “Managing Mordecai Lipshutz 34 Jefferson Avenue and his wife, Linda, reside in a Global Economy: (theatre) retired from WXXI Danbury, CT 06810 in Geneva, N.Y. They have Demystifying International Classical 91.5 in Rochester, (203) 744-0393 three children. Macroeconomics” and the N.Y. He had been producer [email protected] Angela M. Bednarczyk fi rst edition of “Risk Takers: and host of “Live From (psychology) recently Uses and Abuses of Financial Hochstein,” the longest- Paul Betlyn (physics) is retired following 10 years Derivatives” (2005). John running live broadcast the owner of Betlyn’s Heat- of designing software for is the distinguished chair in concert series in western ing and Cooling Co. He re- deaf and hard of hearing Swiss Economics at Babson New York. sides in Moon Twp., Pa. people. Her fi nal project, “A College’s Glavin Center for Elizabeth (Bojane) Heap Rev. Bob Coombe (soci- Crash Course in American Global Management. John’s (English), Lycoming’s fi rst ology) served this spring as a Sign Language,” was primary research interests are blind graduate, works for delegate with The Compas- developed with a linguist in corporate fi nance, global the Bergen County (N.J.) sionate Listening Project that who is deaf. The course macroeconomic analysis, Department of Human traveled to the Middle East. includes almost 400 ASL banking and international Services, Division of Senior The trip helped him gain a signs, both as individual fi nancial markets. John Services. She previously better understanding of how words and in sentences. She and his wife, Laraine worked for 12 years as a to address confl icts and make is now a deacon at The (Danielson) ’70, reside in medical transcriptionist. peace within a community. National Presbyterian Church Sherborn, Mass. Elizabeth resides in Ramsey, He is the pastor at the Yard- and coordinates the class, T. Stephen Turnbull N.Y., and may be reached at ley United Methodist Church “Perspectives on the World (sociology) retired from the (201) 327-1535. in Yardley, Pa. Christian Movement.” Navy Reserve on Feb. 9, James A. Pietrovito during a private ceremony (political science) presented at the Navy Operational at back-to-back conferences Support Center in White in Denver in late February ClassCl Scribe: S ib River Junction, Vt. The and early March. Prior to Tom McElheny event was attended by more [email protected] than 60 family members and friends, including the Dan Hulitt (psychology) Catamount Pipe Band. lives in Waconia, Minn., Stephen received fi ve where he works in awards including the Third corporate procurement for Navy and Marine Corps SUPERVALU. He and his Achievement Medal for wife, Jewell, have two sons, Chris and Geoffrey. Chris is a Naval Offi cer pursuing a master’s degree from the Navy War College. He has served in Japan and Iraq. Geoffrey is a college sophomore.

From left: James ’71 and Janet Pietrovito with Robyn (Johnson) ’71 and T. Stephen Turnbull ’70 (left) Dan Alsop

Stay current with Lycoming: www.lycoming.edu 29 Jill S. Lawlor (English) Dodaro named acting comptroller general was recently named vice Gene L. Dodaro, who earned an accounting degree from president of marketing and Lycoming in 1973, became acting comptroller general of the community outreach at Coo- U.S. Government Accountability Offi ce on March 13. He per University Hospital in will serve in this position until the president nominates and Cherry Hill, N.J. She resides the Senate confi rms a successor from a list of candidates in Haddonfi eld, N.J., with her proposed by the Congress. husband and three children. Founded in 1921, GAO’s mission is to help improve the performance of the federal government and ensure its accountability to the Congress and, ultimately, the American people. Class ScribeScribe:: In a GAO career dating back more than 30 years, Dodaro Gail Gleason Beamer has held a number of key positions at GAO. For the last 82 Littlefi eld Lane Gene Dodaro ’73 nine years, he has served as the chief operating offi cer, Marlborough, MA 01752 the number two leadership position in the agency, assisting the comptroller general in (508) 460-0682 providing leadership and vision for GAO’s diverse, multidisciplinary workforce. His day- [email protected] to-day management efforts ensured that GAO met the Congress’s need for reliable, timely Adele (LaSalle) Danilo- and relevant information on government operations. Dodaro oversaw the development and wicz (English - literature) issuance of hundreds of reports and testimonies to the Congress annually. works for a group home for As chief operating offi cer, Dodaro led the development of GAO’s strategic plans for people with mental disabili- serving the Congress and improving government in the 21st century. He also directed ties. She and her husband, GAO’s high-risk program, which focuses attention on and proposes solutions to major Fritz, live in Catawissa, Pa., management challenges and risks across the federal government. in a log home they built. Dodaro has testifi ed many times before the Congress. He has worked closely with the Richard Dill (accounting) Congress and various administrations on major management reform initiatives. was promoted to vice presi- Dodaro is a National Academy of Public Administration Fellow and a member of the dent and chief fi nancial offi - Association of Government Accountants. He has received many of GAO’s top honors as cer of Brodart Co. He joined well as recognition from outside organizations, including the American Society for Public Brodart in 1982 and most Administration, the Institute of Internal Auditors and Federal Computer Week. recently held the position of treasurer. He resides in Williamsport with his wife, Pamela, and is the father of Hood. Her work has been three children. exhibited in numerous venues nationwide and is Class Scribes: represented in many private Class Scribe: Virginia (Ginny) Shamlian collections both nationally Sherry L. MacPherson P.O. Box 367 P.O. Box 167 ClClass Scribe: S ib and internationally. Tom Eisenman Dingmas Ferry, PA 18328 Barry Osborne Shiloh, NJ 08353 (908) 295-4553 (c) (856) 451-4976 1615 Whitehall Drive (sociology) was inducted Lima, OH 45805 [email protected] into the Delaware County [email protected] or (419) 516-4499 (Pa.) Athletes Hall of Fame [email protected] Sherrie Burton Smith in April. 103 S. Cherry Grove Ave John S. Keenan III Annapolis, MD 21401-3629 (history - elementary (410) 280-9086 education) was named the [email protected] Outstanding Citizen of 35th Reunion the Year by Phoenixville Homecoming (Pa.) Area Chamber of Oct. 10-12, 2008 Commerce in June 2007. He is a past president of both Joyce Michaud (art) the Phoenixville Jaycees offered a hands-on ceramics and the Kiwanis Club of workshop focusing on Phoenixville. John is serving advanced wheel-throwing on the board of directors concepts and techniques at for the Schuylkill River Hood College in Maryland. Heritage Center. He is also a Joyce is an assistant member of the Phoenixville professor of art and the 1973 graduates Janet (White) Jensen, Katherine (Durney) Vilkas, Fran Historical Society, and has (Barraclough) Graham, Ann (Bell) Wood, Missy (Wachter) Molino attended the studio art coordinator at wedding of Fran’s daughter held July 2007 in Williamsport. served for several years as

30 LYCOMING COLLEGE SUMMER MAGAZINE 2008 his church’s treasurer. John His main areas of focus York City. The repertoire is a fourth-grade teacher include succession planning, included pieces she sang and is in his 31st year of talent management and while in the Lycoming teaching. He also serves as workforce development. He Choir, “Weinachten” by the technology coordinator and his wife, Kay, reside in Mendelssohn and “Hodie for his school. John and his Raleigh, N.C. Christus Natus Est” by wife, Linda (Gray) ’75, Willan. have one daughter, Jessica, Charlene (Messner) who is a junior at MIT. They Shellenberger (biology) live in Phoenixville in a ClassCl Scribe: S ib joined the education division home built in 1920 by John’s Roy Crowe of Healthworks, Inc., as a grandfather. 305 North Rd clinical education specialist. Garden City, NY 11530 She is responsible for [email protected] creating, developing and delivering cardiovascular- ClClass Scribe: S ib specifi c education to the Brian Leonard company’s hospital clients. 5901 E. Prince George Drive Springfi eld, VA 22152 (703) 569-0146 [email protected] 25th ReunionRi Homecoming Frank Kindler (business Oct. 10-12, 2008 administration - economics) Attention completed his 13th year Deirdre Connelly Alumni: as head football coach at (business administration) Camp Hill High School has been elected to the board and celebrated his 100th of Macy’s Inc. Connelly is If you were a win last fall. Frank co- president of U.S. operations member of the Class owns four Harrisburg-area at Eli Lilly. of 2003 and have Dr. Cindy Bell ’82 Planet Fitness clubs with his information in a brother, Bob. He resides in Dr. Cindy L. Bell credential fi le in the Mechanicsburg, Pa. (mass communications - College’s Career music) was recently named ClassClass Scribe:Scribe: Development Center an associate professor Lynn Cruickshank and wish to keep it, of music education at 126 Roselawn Avenue please request that ClClass Scribes: S ib Hofstra University in New Fairport, NY 14450 this information be Edward and Jane (Snyder) York, where she directs (585) 388-8998 mailed to you. Infor- Bird the 75-voice university [email protected] 8 Fernstead Lane choir. Cindy concluded her mation remaining in Berlin, CT 06037 eight-year appointment at credential fi les after fi [email protected] Queens College, CUNY, Aug. 25, 2008, will be by directing the Queens ClassCl Scribe: S ib destroyed. th 30 Reunion Choirs in the annual holiday Theo (Gude) Truch Please note that Homecoming program, “A City Singing,” [email protected] education materials are Oct. 10-12, 2008 during Christmas at St. (770) 238-6820 no longer being kept by Patrick’s Cathedral in New the Education Depart- ment. If you would like ClassCl Scribe: S ib this information mailed John Piazza to you, please contact 416 Pine Street the Career Develop- Williamsport, PA 17701 ment Center by e-mail (570) 321-1818 at [email protected] [email protected] or by phone at (570) Dave Vilushis (biology) 321-4034. has been promoted to fi eld Thank you, development manager in the southeastern U.S. for Bayer Career Development Healthcare Pharmaceuticals. Center Class of 1984 Sigma Pi brothers (from left) Jim Seykot, John Whalen, Joe Stepchuk and Bill Techtmann during their annual gathering.

Stay current with Lycoming: www.lycoming.edu 31 Charles “Chip” Czulada President and CEO Gary (accounting) was named R. Colberg ’76, oversees chief fi nancial offi cer and marketing, public relations, director of operations at volunteer services, health Reading Bakery Systems in promotion and wellness. She Lower Heidelberg Township, and her daughter, Harmony, Stay Pa. He is responsible for the live in Brunswick, Ga. fi nancial and administrative Armand Nardi current areas, as well as human (communications) was withwith resource activities. Chip also named publisher of the manages the quality-control, The Courier, a newspaper Lycoming purchasing, shipping and in Russellville, Ark. He receiving, and manufacturing and his wife, Cathy, live departments. He resides in in Russellville with their www.lycoming.edu Spring Township. 2-year-old son, Armand, Jr.

ClClass Scribe: S ib ClassCl Scribe: S ib Patricia M. (Dempsey) Tina Muheim Class Scribe: ClassCl Scribe: S ib Hutchinson 604 Washington Square, Apt. Courtenay Wells Arendt Malena (DeMore) Pearson 791 Caley Road 1410 633 Oak Farm Court 407 Winthrop Street King of Prussia, PA 19406 Philadelphia, PA 19106 Lutherville, MD 21093 South Williamsport, PA (610) 768-0404 (215) 574-0160 (h) (410) 561-0909 17702 [email protected] (215) 928-8436 (w) [email protected] (570) 320-7370 [email protected] [email protected] A. Davin D’Ambrosio Kristin (Friel) Stewart (business administration) (nursing) works on the IV Mike Pearson has been appointed vice team at Lankenau Hospital. (psychology) was named president and treasurer of She previously worked in a head football coach at South ClassCl Scribe: S ib Suburban Propane Partners, cancer unit and a hemophilia Williamsport High School, Cindy Smith Snyderman L.P., a nationwide marketer center at Thomas Jefferson from which he graduated in 3 Edwin Miller Drive of propane gas, fuel oil and University Hospital. Kristin 1986. He is employed by Glen Mills, PA 19342 related products and services. and her husband, Dave, have the school district as a sixth- (610) 558-0998 (h) The company is based in four boys, David, 11, Patrick, grade science teacher. [email protected] Whippany, N.J. 10, and twins Brian and Jacqueline 20th Reunion Michael, 7. They reside in (Jackie) Weder (mass Homecoming Narberth, Pa. communications) has Oct. 10-12, 2008 been named vice president Dr. William Charles of marketing and public Frick (religion) received relations at Southeast the University of Oklahoma Georgia Health System, a Department of Educational not-for-profi t organization. Leadership and Policy Jackie, who reports to Studies 2008 “Most Promising Faculty Award” on May 2. He is an assistant professor at Oklahoma and KAPPA DELTA RHO resides in Norman. 55TH ANNIVERSARY REUNION WEEKEND HOMECOMING, OCT. 10-11, 2008 ClassCl Scribe: S ib Wendy Park Myers Celebrate 55 years of Psi Chapter at Lycoming College 10 Yorktown Drive Honor the founders…reunite with your pledge class Shamong, NJ 08088 and era brothers…meet the current brothers (609) 268-5458 (h) [email protected] Look for your mailings and emails or contact [email protected] Jacqueline Weder ’83

32 LYCOMING COLLEGE SUMMER MAGAZINE 2008 Anissa (Epple) Ritchie Kurt (psychology) received Frazier national board certifi cation (psychol- in childhood education ogy) was from the National Board recently for Professional Teaching promoted Standards. Only 67 teachers to national in the state of Pennsylvania manager Kurt Frazier ’95 received this award in 2007, of sales and only nine in her area of training and development certifi cation. Anissa relocated at Align Technology Inc., Gamma Delta Sigma sisters from to Pennsylvania in 2007 the maker of Invisalign. He the Class of 1992, top row from left: after teaching in Florida has been in sales the last six Dawn (Klein) Bentley, Elizabeth for 14 years. She resides in years working for Align and (Snowman) Baresh, Nina (Docto) Barbieri, Samantha (Mothersbaugh) Hummelstown, Pa. Dentsply International. Kurt Sherman, Debbie (Donnan) Kaiser, Class Scribe: also worked the last six years Kathleen (VanDalen) Burkhard, in Northern Virginia as an el- Julie Makatche Collins Claudia (Tomasello) Mendler and 1209 Hatfi eld Court Erin (Hursen) Adams; bottom ementary and middle school row from left: Mary (Bowman) Abingdon, MD 21009 ClClass Scribe: S ib teacher, and basketball and Behler, Cathy (Swezey) Basilii, Michele (Wawroski) Hogan football coach. (410) 676-0072 Marijo (Mullen) Montgomery, [email protected] Amy (Atkinson) Hester and Megan 7 Stuart Road Dr. Jennifer (Schmidt) (Roland) Cogan Sterling, MA 01564 Koehl (biology) was granted The Gamma Delta Sigma (781) 444-2254 (h) tenure at Saint Vincent sisters from the Class of 1992 [email protected] College, where she is an celebrated their 15th annual associate professor of biol- Lt. Walter Chubrick reunion at Homecoming ogy. She joined the biology Class Scribe: (history) has served as a 2007. department in 2002 and also Andrea Ruble Miller White House social aide John (Ed) Frick advises 2897 Willow Wood Court since August 2005. Social (history) had his article “An students Crofton, MD 21114 aides assist the White Ethic of Connectedness conduct- (410) 721-6225 House social secretary in - A Crucial Component ing their [email protected] support of the president of School Leadership” senior th and fi rst lady during White published in Pennsylvania 15 Reunion research. House functions. Duties Educational Leadership, the Homecoming Jennifer include welcoming guests, professional journal of the Oct. 10-12, 2008 has re- coordinating receiving Pennsylvania Association for ceived Jayme (Yerger) lines, escorting guests and Dr. Jennifer Koehl ’95 Supervision and Curriculum Saint Cashman (theatre - facilitating movement of Development. He resides in Vincent College Faculty elementary education) guests though the events. He Mount Joy, Pa. Research Grants to continue teaches third-grade with the is stationed at U.S. Coast Juliet C. (Emnett) Stoke her research on antibiotic-re- West Shore School District. Guard Headquarters in (psychology - Spanish) sistant bacteria. Her work has She is also the Academic Washington, D.C. has accepted another term been published in peer-re- Bowl advisor and FAN Jennifer Reimer as regional manager with viewed journals. In addition, Club coach for fi tness and (sociology) was named head Mothers & More, a national she is an active participant nutrition. She and her 2-year- women’s basketball coach non-profi t organization of the Saint Vincent College old daughter, Bella, reside in at Case Western Reserve dedicated to improving the Relay for Life team. Jennifer Hampden Township, Pa. University in Cleveland, lives of mothers through is a resident of Greensburg, Alison (Greenberg) Ohio, in September. In support, education and Pa. Plessinger (psychology) seven seasons at Allegheny advocacy. Julie also works Kristin Nash (political accepted a position with College, she posted a 120-68 part-time as a licensed science) was named Booz Allen Hamilton, a record. marriage and family fi nance director to GOP strategy and management therapist. She and her family consulting fi rm. She is a congressional candidate Lou live in Apalachin, N.Y. strategic communications Barletta’s campaign team. She began her career in the consultant in the defense ClClass Scribe: S ib scheduling offi ce of Gov. market, working with Bob Martin Tom Ridge and was director government and military 2467 Route 10 East of scheduling and advance clients to solve their Building 6 Unit 1-B for Ridge and Gov. Mark communication problems. Morris Plains, NJ 07950 Schweiker. Allison lives with husband, (973) 401-1983 (h) Eric, and daughter, Victoria, [email protected] in Alexandria, Va.

Stay current with Lycoming: www.lycoming.edu 33 Communications Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force in Okinawa, Japan. ClassCl Scribe: S ib He is responsible for the Class Notes: Class Scribe: Angela (Dakshaw) Sweeney planning and execution of Heather Myers Andrea (Duncan) Mitcheltree 224 Jefferson Avenue military training exercises 321 Oak Street 3695 Meadow Lane Downingtown, PA 19335 for approximately 500 Ma- South Williamsport, PA Bethlehem, PA 18020 Matthew McGovern rines in Thailand, Korea, 17702 (610) 419-4711 (economics) is the recipient Philippines, Okinawa and (570) 327-1408 (h) [email protected] [email protected] of the 2008 “30 under 40 Australia. Ron and his wife, Kerrie (Brown) Scott Award” presented by the Alycia (Meacher) ’99, reside Christopher Dalla (business) is working toward Building Systems Council in Okinawa with their three Piazza (physics) works a master’s degree in admin- of the National Association children. for the Lycoming County istrative science at Fairleigh of Home Builders. He is John (Jack) Tobias (his- Department of Information Dickenson University. She is employed by Kuhns Brothers tory) was named head foot- Services, where he helped employed by the Township Enterprise in Lewisburg, ball coach at Bald Eagle Area develop the county’s new of Vernon as a principal fi s- Pa. Matthew resides in High School. Jack is also Web site www.lyco.org. cal analyst and a real estate Hughesville with his wife, employed as the assistant Anne Heimel (biology) agent for Century 21. She is Amy (Hippensteel) ’96, and principal at the high school. was promoted to senior also the treasurer for the Ver- children, Benjamin, 7, Laura, Tami (Hull) Wunder- utilities plant operator at the non Animal Welfare League. 4, and Hannah, 1. Italia (psychology) teaches Northwest Water Treatment Kerrie resides in Vernon, sixth-grade in Central Bucks Plant in Winston-Salem, N.C. N.J., with her husband, School District in Doyle- David. stown, Pa. She earned a Amy Staller (psychol- Class Scribe: supervision certifi cation in ogy) is working for CVS/Ca- Lauren Kolaya curriculum and instruction ClassCSi Scribe: remark in Northbrook, Ill., as 1081 Oakland Avenue from Lehigh University. She Amanda Peterman dalla a communications and train- Plainfi eld, NJ 07060-3411 resides in Warrington, Pa., Piazza ing analyst for the analytics (908) 755-5710 or with husband, Michael, and 115 Carpenter St. and outcomes department. (908) 962-0816 daughter, Johanna Alline. Muncy, PA 17756 She resides in Villa Park, Ill. [email protected] (570) 546-9440 or [email protected] Kirsten (Schwalm) Miller Christopher Kriner 122 Bressler St. ClClass Scribe: S ib ClClass Scribe: S ib (criminal justice) was Sayre, PA 18840 Brenda (Bowser) Soder Sharon Rogers presented the Old Lycoming (570) 888-6486 2105 Carriage Square Place 218 69th St. Township’s Offi cer of the kirstenbrian@cyber- Silver Spring, MD 20906 Guttenberg, NJ 07093 Year Award for 2007. The quest.com (301) 946-4321 (201) 679-2611 award is given to the offi cer [email protected] [email protected] Jennifer (Orchowski) who exemplifi es what it Chaffee (business adminis- 10th Reunion is to protect and serve. tration - management) was Homecoming Christopher has been with a track and fi eld inductee at Oct. 10-12, 2008 the Old Lycoming Township the 23rd Tioga County Sports Matthew Wolfe (busi- police department six years. Hall of Fame Induction cer- ness administration) and his Shannon (Kitlas) emony in March 2008. The brother, Todd Wolfe, received Wolcott (business ceremony recognizes individ- the Charleston International administration) graduated uals from Tioga County who Film Festival Best Emerging with a master’s degree in have demonstrated great abil- Filmmaker Award for their exercise, fi tness and health ity in the fi eld of sports. Jen- movie “Left/Right.” Matthew promotion from George nifer qualifi ed for the NCAA also received the Blue Cross Mason University in May championships in the javelin, Blue Shield Award for Best 2007. She is working as an earning All-American status Actor. assistant fi tness director for with a seventh-place fi nish the Fairfax County Park in 1995. Authority and resides in Amanda Keister ’02 Ron Rega (criminal jus- Alexandria, Va. tice) was promoted to the Amanda Keister rank of major in the U.S. (communication), a Marine Corps on Jan 3. He is multimedia reporter for the operations offi cer for 7th The Daily Item in Sunbury, Pa., earned a second-place award from the Pennsylvania

34 LYCOMING COLLEGE SUMMER MAGAZINE 2008 Associated Press Managing Sarah (Virkler) Craig Kristin (Gearhart) Editors in the online (theater - acting) is an actress Daugherty (sociology) is a coverage of breaking news in Atlanta, Ga., where she waiver care manager with category for her video report and her husband, Donovan, the Pennsylvania Department of a fi re that left a family reside. of Aging in Williamsport, homeless. The video report Tami Lumbatis (business Pa. Her husband, Kyle, is aired on the newspaper’s administration - marketing) a partner in Susquehanna Web site. has been promoted to Valley Sportswear located M. Nicholas Greyshock marketing offi cer at Orrstown in Hughesville, where they (accounting - fi nancial) Bank. In her new role, she reside. was recently promoted to helps plan and execute all Andrea (Santini) Smith manager at SF & Company, advertising, manages special Timothy Sullivan ’04 (left) (biology) earned a master’s P.C., a CPA and business events and is responsible for degree in genetic counseling advising fi rm. He has the brand identity. and is working as an assistant from Arcadia University in worked for the fi rm since state attorney for the 6th Glenside, Pa., in May 2007. 2002 and specializes in the Judicial Circuit of Florida in She resides in Sellersville, construction industry. Clearwater. Tim and his wife, Pa. ClClass SScribe:ib Kelly Cantando, reside in Christine Colella Tampa. [email protected] ClClass Scribe: S ib Kelly Connors Michele Connors (psychology) completed Class Scribe: 243 West Main Street the elementary education Kristen Dart Weatherly, PA 18255 certifi cation program at 22 Moore Ave. [email protected] Hillsborough Community Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 or College. On Feb.10, she [email protected] Jamie Hershey fi nished the Gasparilla 160 E. Evergreen Street Marathon in Tampa, Fla., Jill (Parker) Bierly West Grove, PA 19390 in 4 hours and 48 minutes. (archaeology/culture of the [email protected] Stephen Olsen ’02 Kelly resides in Tampa. ancient Near East) earned a Josemar Castillo Stephanie Hendershot master’s degree in art his- Stephen Olsen (chemistry) passed her (art - commercial design) tory from the University of (economics) has joined candidacy exams at Arizona has joined the design staff Massachusetts at Amherst. Chester County law fi rm State University and is a of PhaseOne Marketing and This fall, she will continue Gawthrop Greenwood, Ph.D. candidate. In March, Design in Sunbury. She has her studies at UMASS in the focusing on estate planning, she presented at the PittCon worked on projects including master’s/doctoral program in business transactions and tax Conference & Expo in New the Susquehanna Valley anthropology. Her research law. He earned a juris doctor Orleans. Last year, she was a Visitors Bureau’s annual will focus on archaeology of from Villanova University presenter for the Federation visitors guide and the DuMor the Eastern Mediterranean. School of Law, where he of Analytical Chemistry and Product Catalog. Stephanie She is returning to Idalion, is working on a master of Spectroscopy Societies in resides in Mount Carmel. Cyprus, for the 2008 summer laws degree in taxation. He Memphis, Tenn. Ian Kauffman (biology) excavation season. is a member of the Chester Chad Decker (biology) was promoted to head girl’s Rachel Blaasch (archae- County and Pennsylvania was named head wrestling soccer coach at Central ology/culture of the ancient bar associations as well as coach at York High School, Dauphin East High School, Near East, English - creative the Chester County Estate where he also teaches where he served as an writing) was accepted into Planning Council. Stephen science. assistant coach for two years. the Peace Corps and is in lives in West Chester, Pa., David McElwee (political Sgt. Robert B. Neil Vanuatu in the New Hebrides with his wife, Beth, and their science) entered the United (criminal justice) is in the Islands, where she will spend two daughters. States Army in January 2007. Army Reserves and has been two years working to help He completed basic combat mobilized and activated for reduce disease and illness. training at Fort Leonard deployment to an undisclosed Kristen Dart (history, Wood, Mo., and advanced overseas location in support Spanish) is in her second Class Scribe: individual training at Fort of Operation Iraqi Freedom. year of theology school at Charlene Bartolotta Huachuca, Ariz. David He is an intelligence analyst Drew Theological Seminary 82-20 Parsons Blvd., Apt. 1 was assigned to the special normally assigned in Upper in Madison, N.J. She is also Jamaica, NY 11432 troops battalion, 4th Infantry Marlboro, Md. the pastor of Niverville- [email protected] Division at Fort Hood, Texas, Timothy F. Sullivan Chatham Center United and is deployed in Baghdad 5th Reunion (economics, philosophy) has Methodist Church in Niver- as part of Operation Iraqi Homecoming passed the Florida Bar Exam ville, N.Y. Kristen resides in Freedom. Oct. 10-12, 2008 Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

Stay current with Lycoming: www.lycoming.edu 35 Peter Semanoff (history) Jennifer Quinn (creative gave a talk to social studies writing, history) joined the classes at Lehighton Area Army in August 2007 and High School about his Support Lycoming has completed basic training experiences in the military and advanced individual and his deployment in Iraq. training. In May, her unit was Peter was on an 18-day leave Students deployed to South Korea for from his deployment when a year. he stopped in to discuss his Stephanie Schatz work and share the value (corporate communications) of military service with the graduated in May from students. Clarion University with a Rosemary Spellman master’s degree in library (English - creative writing, science. She moved to psychology) earned a Niles, Ohio, to serve as the master’s degree specializing head of children’s services in federal program at McKinley Memorial management from Trinity Library. She is responsible University in Washington, for coordinating library D.C. She works in the Johns programs for toddlers Hopkins University Library through the fi fth grade, as One Gift Services Center in Laurel, well as fulfi lling collection Md. development and reference One Goal duties. Glenn Smith One Purpose (business administration - ClassCl Scribe: S ib management) and two other Laura Holdredge WGRC reporters received 21 Gary Lane fi rst-place honors for best Tunkhannock, PA 18657 sports play-by-play at the [email protected] Pennsylvania Associated Elizabeth (Sauers) Press Broadcasters Callahan (psychology Association annual - elementary education) convention. is a full-time family and consumer science teacher at Williamsport Area High School in Williamsport. ClassCl Scribe: S ib Fiscal year ends June 30, 2008 Her husband, Michael, runs Amil Guzman Callahan’s Antiquities, in [email protected] WWW.LYCOMING.EDU Montoursville, Pa. They live in Trout Run, Pa. Meaghan Cottrell (business administration - marketing) is a business analyst with Sodexho Pass USA. She works with the sales and marketing teams. Andrea Eiswerth (accounting - fi nancial) is a staff accountant with Maher Duessel in Pittsburgh, Pa. Melany McGillvray (astronomy and physics) is an exploratory research support analyst for the Department of Homeland Security - Domestic Nuclear Detection Offi ce. She resides www.lycoming.edu/bookstore in Fairfax, Va.

36 LYCOMING COLLEGE SUMMER MAGAZINE 2008 Holly (Hiergeist) Wilson ’98 and Johnny L. Wilson Jr., with alumni Pam (Featenby) Roberson ’98, Heather Jacobs ’98, Jen Holt ’98, Nicole (Ferlisi) Firth ’97, Bryan Firth ’95, Pete Metzgar ’98, Carolyn Tascione ’01, Britton Seated: Deborah (DiOrio) ’94 and Michael Weaver; standing from left: (Ruff) Shelton ’99, Jennifer (Walter) Wetzel ’99, Erica (Weaver) Wagner ’98, Wendy (Boyton) ’94 and Scott Dobrynio ’94, Len and Cathy (Geisinger) Jason Wagner ’95; Missing from photo: Robyn Hannan ’89 and Christen Hahn ’94, Walter Chubrick, Shanon (Logue) Alves ’94, Susan (Pennachio) Ditzler, head women’s basketball coach Dabrowski ’93, Chuck DiOrio ’91, Christa Millard ’95 Adele (LaSalle) ’75 and Fritz J. Danilowicz, Sept. 1, 2007. Pam (Featenby) Roberson ’98, Heather Jacobs ’98, Jen Holt ’98, Deborah (DiOrio) ’94 and Michael Weaver, Nov. 17, 2007, Nicole (Ferlisi) ’97 and Bryan Firth ’95, Pete Metzgar ’98, in Coal Township, Pa. Wedding party members included: Carolyn Tascione ’01, Britton (Ruff) Shelton ’99, Jennifer Christa Millard ’95 (bridesmaid) and Chuck DiOrio ’91 (Walter) Wetzel ’99, Erica (Weaver) ’98 (groomsman). Attending alumni included: Wendy (Boyton) ’94 and Jason Wagner ’95, Robyn Hannan ’89 and Scott Dobrynio ’94, Catherine (Geisinger) ’94 and and Christen Ditzler, Lycoming’s head Len Hahn ’94, Susan (Pennacchio) women’s basketball coach. Dabrowski ’93, Shanon (Logue) Amanda (Hollenbacher) ’00 and Alves ’94 and Walter Chubrick ’94. James Pierce ’99, Aug. 7, 2007, in Walt Disney World Wedding Pavilion, Amanda ’00 and Stacy (Bree) ’96 and Richard Wei, Orlando, Fla. James Pierce ’99 April 28, 2007, in Princeton, N.J. Brides- maids included Vicki (Shiro) Reynolds ’96 Julie (Jacobs) ’01 and Jona- and Kristin (Fisher) DiGiacomo ’96. than Rizalvo, Sept. 29, 2007, in Gilbertsville, Pa. The couple Tami (Hull) ’97 and Michael Italia, Stacy ’96 and resides in South Riding, Va. Dec. 27, 2007, in Langhorne, Pa. The bride Richard Sei was accompanied down the Jessica (Swartz) ’01 and aisle by her daughter, Johanna Stephen Drown ’01, Dec. 1, Alline. 2007, in Rahway, N.J. Alumni in attendance were: Frank ’01 Zanetta (Keddie) ’98 and and Rebecca (Low) ’01 Julie ’01 and Jonathan Rizalvo Nicholas Smedley, May 19, Guardini, Michael Zavagansky ’00, 2006, in St. James, Barbados. Andrew Showalter ’01 and Nick A reception, held in Reading, Carter ’01. Pa., was attended by Lycoming alumni Dave Wisnoski ’98 and Kelly Welker ’01 and Michael Hill, Vanessa Beach ’99. A second Nov. 24, 2007, in Bally, Pa. Bridesmaids in- reception was held in Welles- cluded Alicia (Matukonis) Kline ’01 and bourne, England, the groom’s Tami ’97 and Michael Italia with Caren DelBove ’03. Also in attendance Kelly Welker ’01 and hometown. Tami’s daughter, Johanna were: Andrea (Duncan) Mitcheltree ’01, Michael Hill Monica (Marcinek) Lizzul ’00, Jenny Pete Metzgar ’98 and Amy Metzgar, Eves ’01, Laurie Scherer ’02, Amber Aug. 9, 2007, in Honolulu, Hawaii. They Simchak ’02, Eric Holzauer ’02 and had a reception at their home in Moores- Jennifer Santa ’02. ville, N.C., on Sept. 29, 2007. Alumni in Dr. Heather (Wilt) ’01 and Dr. John attendance were Mark Johnston ’98, and Coco, Aug. 18, 2007, in Syracuse, N.Y. Mike ’98 and Erin ’98 Bennett. Jennifer (Kowalchick) Claus ’01 and Holly (Hiergeist) ’98 and Johnny L. Amy and Pete Emily (Stricker) Eisenhower ’01 were Wilson Jr., March 31, 2007, in Harrisburg, Heather ’01 and and Metzgar ’98 bridesmaids. Other Lycoming alumni in John Coco Pa. Alumni in attendance were: attendance were: Adrianna (Kuckla)

Stay current with Lycoming: www.lycoming.edu 37 Jill (Parker) ’05 and Patrick Bierly ’06, June 16, 2007, in Bethlehem, Pa. Bridal party included: Sam Bierly, Katie (John) Stewart ’05, Jesse Pach ’05, Emily Mentesana, Jill (Parker) ’05, Patrick Bierly ’06, Krystal Ray ’05, Brian Johnson, Bethany Mingle ’05, Crystal Anderson ’06 and Luigi Racanelli ’05. Erin (Waltz) ’05 and Christopher Jill ’05 and Patrick Merrill, Sept. 22, 2007, in Watsontown, Pa. Bierly ’06 Melissa (Wright) ’06 Heather (Babbony) ’01 and Jeremy Temple with family and friends and Bradley Webb ’05, July Rupprect ’01, Molly (Morgan) Fuller ’01 and Leanne 7, 2007, in the (Shultz) Silvis ’01. The couple lives in Pittsburgh, Pa. College’s Clarke Heather (Babbony) ’01 and Jeremy Temple, May 19, 2007. Chapel. Bridal The wedding party included: Julie (Babbony) Kostecki ’99, party included: Tara (Tiley) Cary ’02, Amy (Hannibal) Betsy Reese ’07 Smith ’00 and Thomas Babbony ’05. (maid of honor), Guests included: Christianne (Vaughn) ’97 Michele and Alan ’00 Harpster, Janel (Franson) Connors ’06, Lindsay From left, fi rst row: Toni Felton ’05, Tara Crowe ’05 and Justice ’01, Amanda Clare ’01, Sarah Heather Kauffman ’05; (second row): Greg Hart ’03, (Conley) Schildt ’01, Marsha McQuate ’04, Bonner ’07, Pam Tipler ’05, Erin (Waltz) Merrill ’05, Liz Miller ’05, Breann Wolfe ’02, Bob Schildt ’00, Dan Whitney Jen Delp ’05 and Adam Wagner ’06. Barker ’02, Caroline Iglio ’04, Bob Ropka ’07, Alexander Cusson ’05, Austin Duckett ’02, Katrina Sarah ’03 and (Eaton) Fredo ’01 and Carmine Cillo ’56. Donovan Craig Yannaccone (best man), Sarah (Virkler) ’03 and Donovan Craig, Todd Webb, Aug. 25, 2007, in Athens, Ga. Daniel Kristin (Gearhart) ’05 and Kyle Daugh- Woleslagle ’04, erty, June 16, 2007, in Williamsport, Pa. Joseph Ditzel Melissa (Wennberg) ’03 and Anthony and Meghan Buhay, Sept. 2, 2007, in Elizabethtown, Pa. Strong ’07 Alumni in photo: Melissa (Wennberg) ’03 (pianist). Front row from left: Bradley Webb ’05 (groom) and (bride), Anna M. Kossman ’03 (maid Kristin ’05 and Kyle Numerous Melissa (Wright) Webb ’06 (bride); middle row from left: Daugherty Lycoming Betsy Reese ’07, Michele Connors ’06, Lindsay Bonner of honor) is top center; Renee ’07 and Whitney Ropka ’07; back row from left: Alex Griech ’03 (bridesmaid), alumni were in Yannaccone, Todd Webb, Daniel Woleslagle ’04 and bottom left. attendance, in- Joseph Ditzel Robin (Williard) and cluding several Andrew McGovern ’05, members of the Lambda Chi Alpha Frater- Nov. 24, 2007, in Upper nity and the Alpha Xi Delta Women’s Fra- St. Clair, Pa. Best man was ternity. The Webbs reside in Arlington, Va. brother of the groom, Allison Nicole (Raymond) ’07 and Matthew McGovern ’96. Bradley Arron Faust ’06, June 2, 2007, in Nick Nastasi ’07 read in Concord, Va. the wedding. Other alumni Amanda Raymond ’09 was the maid of in attendance were: Robert Melissa ’03 and Anthony Buhay honor. Allison ’07 and Cusson ’05, David wedding party Bradley Faust ’06 Elizabeth (Sauers) ’07 and Michael G. Morgan ’05, Tim Morris ’06, Callahan, Aug. 4, 2007. Elizabeth is the Eric Hackenburg ’07, daughter of Jon K. Sauers ’73 and Terri Christian Shaffmaster ’05, O’Conner ’03. Her brother Donald C. Andy Derr ’06 and Amy Sauers, II ’09, was one of the groomsmen. (Hippensteel) McGovern ’96. Dr. David Fisher, professor Lauri (Suben) ’07 and Joe Moyer ’07, of astronomy/physics, also Nov. 10, 2007, in Williamsport, Pa. attended. Megan (Miller) ’05 and Robin and Andrew McGovern ’05 Elizabeth ’07 and Adam Kirk, July 14, 2007, in (right) talking with Dr. David Fisher. Michael Callahan Williamsport, Pa.

38 LYCOMING COLLEGE SUMMER MAGAZINE 2008 Michelle and Kirk Bow- Autumn Elizabeth, May 8, er ’89, a son, Ian Michael, 2007. She joins older sister, Jan 5, 2008. He joins big Sienna. brother, Dylan, 2. Marsha and Wayne Dief- Kristen and Jamie Sleep- fenderfer ’99, a daughter, er ’92, a daughter, Avery Emily Grace, Oct. 6, 2007. Marie, Jan. 15, 2008. Heather and James Lewis Liam Kyte Susan and T.J. Gorman ’99, a son, Xander, Jan. 10, ’93, a daughter, Cassidy Ma- 2008. Brady, Finnegan and John Fitzgerald rie, Sept. 22, 2007. She joins Britton (Ruff) ’99 and big brother, Shane, 3. Brandon Shelton, a daughter, Kristy (Paparelli) ’93 Emerson Lyn, March 30, and William McCrea, a son, 2008. Logan Patrick, Aug. 10, Jamie (Douglass) ’00 2007. He joins big sisters, and Neil Dietrich, a son, Megan, 6 and Abigail, 3. Jacob Allen, April 20, 2007. Natalie (Kleinfelder) He joins big brother, Lucas, 2. Natalie Reitmeyer ’94 and Brady Fitzgerald, a Amber Lynn (Kimble) son, Finnegan Francis, June ’00 and Brad Paul, a son, 17, 2007. He joins big broth- Derek Owen, June 26, 2007. ers Brady, 9, and John, 3. Hillary (Barrett) ’01 Kathleen and Peter Reit- and Dr. Keith Cetera, a son, Brad and Amber Paul with Derek Owen meyer ’93, a daughter, Nata- Parker Madden, April 9, lie Kathleen, Dec. 18, 2006. 2008. Cara (Wehler) ’94 and Amy (Sinner) ’00 and Robert Bloom, a son, Galen Robert Vanderwall ’98, a Maya Sabatino Robert, Oct. 30, 2007. He son, Gabriel Carl, Dece. 15, joins big brother, Reece, 5. 2007. Kimberly (Graf) ’95 and Sarah (Wolferz) ’01 and Parker Cetera Toby Reed, a son, Joshua Morgan Kyte ’00, a son, Damian Albeck Bryan, May 17, 2007. He Liam James, Oct. 30, 2007. joins big sister, Grace. Francesca and Joshua Shannan (Stoner) ’95 Albeck ’02, a son, Damian and Brian Marshall ’94, Joshua, March 13, 2008. Autumn and Sienna Henry a son, Connor Benjamin, Angela (Null) ’02 and Aug. 20, 2007. He joins big Todd Brysiak ’01, a daugh- brother, Colin Lenox, 2. ter, Ashlyn Marie, Jan. 24, Gabriel Vanderwall Amy Luzier ’96 and Jeff 2008. Barrett ’96, a daughter, Abi- Anna and Lucy Olsen gail Elise, June 26, 2007. Beth Collins and Steve Olsen ’02, a daughter, Anna Laurel (Nicolas) ’96 and Lily, June 2, 2007. She joins Michael Nickles, a son, Mat- big sister, Lucy, 3. Anna’s thew Isaac, Sept. 24, 2007. maternal grandmother is Emily Dieffenderfer Alison (Smith) ’97 and Regina Collins, Lycoming’s Ashlyn Brysiak Frank Sabatino, a daughter, assistant dean for freshmen, Maya Elizabeth, Sept. 16, and her paternal grandfather 2007. is Dr. Kurt Olsen, professor Tracy (Zuber) ’97 and of psychology. Bruce Charsky, a daughter, Holly (Ely) ’03 and Rob- Roman Dittmar Katie, Jan. 9, 2007. ert Dittmar ’03, a son, Ro- Xander Lewis Tina (Bennett) ’98 and man William, Oct. 6, 2007. Todd Henry, a daughter,

Stay current with Lycoming: www.lycoming.edu 39 1927 1947 1954 1964 Margaret E. Cornely John G. (Jack) Hollenback, Coleen J. Jenkins Lenig, Edith Wood Evans, of MacNab, of Venice, Fla., of Williamsport, Pa., Feb. 19, of Danville, Pa., Feb. 22, Greensburg, Pa., April 1, Sept. 19, 2006. She is 2008. For more than 30 2008. She is survived by her 2007. She is survived by survived by a son and a years, he taught business husband, Robert. her husband, Gerald, fi ve daughter. administration at Lycoming. Dr. Richard K. Smith, of daughters and a son. He also served as department 1931 Williamsport, Pa., April 26, Robert W. Stull, of chair, and as senior member 2008. He is survived by his Leesburg, Fla., Dec. 21, 2007. Jane J. Flumerfelt of the faculty, Jack carried Michalek, of New York, wife, Mary Alice, and three He is survived by his wife, the College Mace at sons. Cherie. N.Y., Aug. 16, 2006. She is numerous commencements. survived by her husband, 1955 1965 George. 1948 Rev. Dr. Robert F. Zanker, Thomas N. Batchelor, of Herbert A. Canon, of of Mechanicsburg, Pa., Spring City, Pa., March 12, 1935 Frederick, Md., Oct. 6, 2007. William J. Ulp, of Berkeley, March 1, 2008. He is 2005. He is survived by his wife, survived by his wife, Martha Calif., Aug. 8, 2006. He is Janet L. Kupfrian Poland, Anne. (Getman) Zanker ’57, a survived by his wife, Grace. of Philadelphia, Pa., March 2, daughter and two sons. 1950 2008. She is survived by two 1936 Robert C. Buck, of South 1956 daughters. Francis M. Brink, of Williamsport, Pa., Jan. 12, Mary W. Wentzler Lander, Allen M. Scattergood, of Williamsport, Pa., Nov. 19, 2008. He is survived by a of Montoursville, Pa., Coopersburg, Pa., Nov. 23, 2007. son. March 1, 2008. She is 2007. He is survived by his Mabel S. Stewart Lucy J. Tremayne Durney, survived by her husband, wife, Barbara and two sons. Sutherland, of DuBois, Pa., of Dover, Del., Feb. 9, Albert, and two sons. April 11, 2008. 2008. She is survived by a 1966 1957 1938 daughter and a son. Frank W. Wearin, of Donald H. Zang, of Greenwich, Conn., Jan. 13, Faylene H. Hottenstein Rev. Leslie McRae, of Shrewsbury, Pa., March 25, 2008. He is survived by his Marks, of Montandon, Pa., Bradenton, Fla., Nov. 27, 2008. He is survived by his wife, Diane (Hutchinson) Dec. 12, 2007. 2007. He is survived by his wife, Katherine, and two Wearin ’67. 1941 wife, Mary, a daughter and daughters. Madeline E. Klein Collins, a son. 1967 Melvin A. Goldy III, of of El Dorado Hills, Calif., 1951 1959 Donald B. Bohr, of Williamsport, Pa., March 9, Feb. 11, 2005. She is George Terrat Jr., of Oldsmar, Fla., Dec. 24, 2006. 2008. He is survived by survived by her husband, Princeton, Mass., April 11, He is survived by his wife, his wife, Nancy, and two Miles. 2008. He is survived by fi ve Jane. daughters. 1942 sons. Richard D. Forsburg, of Phyllis L. Rowles Confer, of 1969 1952 Williamsport, Pa., April 10, South Williamsport, Pa., Dec. James M. Kitchen, of R. Clifford Chesnutt, of 2008. He is survived by his 27, 2007. She is survived by Roaring Branch, Pa., Lititz, Pa., Feb. 2, 2008. wife, Natalie, and three sons. her husband, Lawrence, and March 9, 2008. He is He is survived by his wife, survived by his wife, Sara, a daughter. 1960 Peggy, and a son. two daughters and three sons. Franklyn Gumbs, of Perth Marguerite Gehron Rich, Gilbert E. Love, of West Amboy, N.J., Feb. 28, 2008. of Woolrich, Pa., Feb. 22, Union, Ohio, Jan. 15, 2008. 1971 2008. She was a trustee Tony K. Schepis, of He is survived by his wife, 1961 emeritus of Lycoming. Danville, Pa., Feb. 20, 2008. Valerie, a daughter and a Dr. Daniel E. Hill, of Marguerite is survived by He is survived by his wife, son. Williamsport, Pa., April 3, two daughters and two sons. Linda (Morrison) 2008. He is survived by Stanley J. McFarland Jr., Schepis ’72, and two sons. 1944 of Potomac, Md., April 6, his wife, Daphne, and a Rev. Dr. Elwood 2008. He is survived by his daughter. 1974 C. Zimmerman, of wife, Nancy W. Wright William F. Davis, of Mechanicsburg, Pa., McFarland ’52, and two Creswick, Pa., Nov. 8, 2005. March 16, 2008. He is children. survived by his wife, Delores.

40 LYCOMING COLLEGE SUMMER MAGAZINE 2008 1975 Debra J. Stevenson, of Mill Hall, Pa., Aug. 19, 2007. 1978 Barry H. Belgrade, of Sterling, Va., Dec. 27, 2007. George W. Gedon, of Montoursville, Pa., March 12, 2008. He is survived by valuable his wife, Antoinette, two daughters and a son. lesson 1981 Rev. Pamela C. in court Cianciosi Sanagorski, of A Chambersburg, Pa., Feb. 6, 2008. She is survived by her husband, the Rev. Thomas Several Lycoming students Sanagorski. were recently brought before a Gregory M. Ebbert, of judge in the Lycoming County Lehighton, Pa., Nov.17, 2007. Courthouse. Fortunately for He is survived by his wife, them, their appearance in court Melissa. was part of a series of mock probation violation hearings FRIENDS associated with their criminal justice course (CJ 340). Instruc- Russell A. Bloodgood, tor Rob Thompson, who also of Bakersfi eld, Calif., serves as a probation/parole Jan. 29, 2008. He offi cer in Lycoming County, served as Lycoming’s collaborated with Judge Dudley Judge Dudley Anderson ’68 presides over the mock trials. food service director Anderson ’68 and the public for 19 years. The 1976 defenders offi ce to hold the yearbook was dedicated hearings April 4 and 11. to him. He is survived “Each student was as- by his wife, Betty ’73, signed a fi ctitious offender and fi ve children. that had violated one or more of the conditions of his or her supervision,” said Thompson. “The students were required to utilize what they have learned this semester and come up with a recommendation and present it before Judge Anderson.” According to Thompson, Heather Prokop presents her case. the students gained valuable hands-on experience by pre- Dr. Harvey W. Marsland senting a parole/probation vio- Dr. Harvey W. lation case before a judge, justi- Marsland, of Port fying their actions and making Charlotte, Fla., Feb. 7, recommendations. During 2008. He served on the hearings, public defenders Lycoming’s board of rebutted the students’ advice trustees from 1971-74 and made recommendations of and received an honor- their own. The students were ary degree from the responsible for making an argu- College in 1977. He is ment as to why Judge Anderson survived by his wife, should act according to their Mary, two sons and a suggestions. daughter. Alex Rodriguez (left) seeks advice from instructor Rob Thompson.

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FEATURED EVENTS Friday, Oct. 10 10:30 a.m. Thomas B. Croyle ’70 Memorial Golf Tournament Ð White Deer Golf Course, Rt. 15, Montgomery ($70) 3-3:45 p.m. Always Seen, Never Understood: Sculpture and Stained Glass Walking Tour with Dr. Amy Golahny Ð Fine Arts Building lobby to Christ Episcopal Church and James V. Brown Library 6 p.m. Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Social Hour and Dinner Ð Holiday Inn Downtown ($18) 8:30 p.m. 3rd Annual Homecoming Fireworks Ð Quad Saturday, Oct. 11 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Welcome Reception and Campus Tours – Burchfi eld Lounge, WSC* 9:30 a.m. Dedication of Lycoming’s new residence hall, The Commons Ð Washington Blvd. and Mulberry St. 10 a.m. Ð Noon Archives Open House Ð College Archives, Academic Center (lower level) 10:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Alumni Brunch and Awards Presentation Ð Jane Schultz Dining Room, WSC* ($15) 11 a.m. Volleyball Tri-Meet: Lycoming/Moravian/Marymount (matches also at 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m.) 12:30 p.m. Homecoming Parade: Viva Las Lyco! 1:30 p.m. Football Game: Lycoming vs. Albright Ð David Person Field Reunion pictures; Alumni Awards and Athletic Hall of Fame Recognition; Crowning of King and Queen 5-6:30 p.m. All-Alumni Reunion Social Hour Ð 33 East, 33 E. Third St. 6:30 p.m. President’s Annual Dinner Ð 33 East (by invitation) Sunday, Oct. 12 11:30 a.m. Class of 1958 Recognition and Heritage Club Brunch with President James and Emily Douthat Jane Schultz Dining Room, WSC* ($15; Class of 1958, no charge) *WSC = Wertz Student Center

Reunion year classes as well as academic departments, athletic programs and Greek organizations are planning events during Homecoming Weekend. Watch for your Homecoming brochure in the mail or check the Web site for further information.

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