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Fall 2016 A Publication for Keystone College Alumni and Friends A Season to Remember: The Incredible Journey of the 2016 Keystone College Baseball Team homecoming and family weekend Members of the Keystone Junior College Class of 1966 gathered to celebrate the anniversary of their 50th graduation during Homecoming and Family Weekend. Seated from left: Beth Foster ’66 Burr, Carolyn Schladt ’66, Karen Lindberg ’66 Christopher, and Diane Seamans ’66 Laughlin. Standing from left: JoAnn McCall ’66 Casciano, Joan Haacke-Burbick ’66, Kathleen Hildabrant ’66 Pogue, David Smith ’66, Jean Fogelberg ’66 Bowen, Virginia Johnson ’66, Rick McKenzie ’66, Judith Tirkot ’66 Jaeger, Bette Ann West ’66 Peltzer, James Brown ’66, and William D. Walters ’66. Alumni Award Winners Three distinguished Keystone College graduates received alumni awards during Homecoming and Family weekend. Jon Cadman ’81 was named Keystonian of the Year, W. Rick Kirijan ’66 received the Distinguished Service to Keystone Award; and Shane McGuire’07, received the Young Alumnus of the Year Award. Gathering at the presentation, from left: James Mirabelli ’05, president of the Keystone College Alumni Association; Jon Cadman ’81, Keystonian of the Year; W. Rick Kirijan ’66, Distinguished Service to Keystone; Shane McGuire ’07, Young Alumnus of the Year Award; and Keystone College President David L. Coppola, Ph.D. To see the 2016 inductees in the Athletics Hall of Fame please visit www.gokcgiants.com SPRING 2008 table of contents A Publication for Keystone College Alumni & Friends Homecoming and Fall 2016 Family Weekend IFC (Inside Front Cover) A Publication for Keystone College Alumni and Friends 2 From the President The Keystonian magazine can now be found online at 3 Campus News www.keystone.edu/keystonian 7 Alumni News The Keystonian is a publication of Keystone College’s Division of Institutional 8 Athletic News Advancement. The magazine is provided free of charge to alumni and friends of the College. Articles represent the opinions of the authors and do not necessarily reflect Academic Excellence the policies or positions of the College. Editors reserve the right to select content and 9 edit or reject submissions. Keystone College is committed to sustainable, responsible Baseball Team Advances to use of our natural resources. Please recycle. If you prefer to receive The Keystonian 10 National Championship Series electronically via e-mail, please contact [email protected]. CONTRIBUTING WRITERS: Fran Calpin, Beth Miller, and Peter E. Schmidt 13 Alumni Profile DESIGNER: Iris Horne Faculty Profile PHOTOGRAPHY: Fran Calpin, Rich Banick, Winifred Helton-Harmon, Iris Horne, 14 Beth Miller, Doug Sundin, Bridget Thomas ’01, and Shannon J. Williams ’07 Student Profile DIVISION OF INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT 15 How Can We Make The Keystonian Better? 16 In Memoriam Please forward your feedback and story ideas to: Division of Institutional Advancement Class Notes One College Green, 17 P.O. Box 50, Put A Bow On It La Plume, PA 18440-0200 IBC (Inside Back Cover) or call Heather A. Schield at (570) 945-8163, or e-mail [email protected] Nate Ross ’16, Louis Reyes ’16, and Julian Keystone College Vision Lanfranco ’16 hoist the NCAA New England Anti-Discrimination and Keystone College will Regional championship trophy after the Giants Harassment Policy transform lives by inspiring and clinched a empowering a community where spot in the Keystone College is a leading, College comprehensive, student- learning flourishes. World Series centered college educating on May 21. students in the liberal arts and Mission sciences tradition. The College Keystone College educates does not discriminate on the students in a liberal arts tradition basis of race, color, religion, that values civility, integrity, and national origin, ancestry, curiosity, fostering a global disability, sex, sexual orientation perspective on cultural diversity, or age. This policy is consistent environmental sustainability, and with Title IX of the Education life-long learning. Amendments of 1972. For the full policy, please visit Core Values http://www.keystone.edu/title-ix. Keystone College embraces Copyright © 16-J Keystone College the values of civility, integrity, curiosity, and learning. To make a donation, visit www.keystone.edu/makeagift www.keystone.edu Keystonian 1 president's message Roscoe Brown: A True American Hero in Many Ways by David L. Coppola, Ph.D. President, Keystone College Last summer, our nation lost one of its greatest visit with as many students as possible whenever he came to campus. Although students were interested in hearing about his heroes when Dr. Roscoe C. Brown, Jr. passed life and exploits, Dr. Brown inquired about their own hopes, away at the age of 94. While Dr. Brown’s passing dreams and aspirations. I think that’s the main quality that drew Dr. Brown to us was covered in news reports throughout the and why people respected and valued him so much. His values were our shared values: civility, integrity, curiosity and life-long nation, it had a particular significance at Keystone learning. He understood what it was like to struggle against College. great obstacles, to achieve great goals even when others doubted. Despite those burdens, Dr. Brown, and his fellow Tuskegee As an Army Air Force captain in Europe during World Airmen, persevered. War II, Dr. Brown commanded the 100th Fighter Squadron Our motto at Keystone College is “Progress Through of the 32nd Fighter Group, better known as the Tuskegee Effort.” In so many ways, that motto describes not only Airmen, the first group of African-American military pilots in Keystone, but all of U.S. history. The Airmen became famous for their bravery and Northeastern success throughout the course of the war and today are revered Pennsylvania. Dr. Brown for overcoming numerous obstacles as they sought to serve their understood and appreciated us country in the most difficult of times. because he lived a rich, full life Dr. Brown was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and in service to his country, always Air Medal with eight Gold Leaf Clusters. He is credited with striving to make life better for being the first Fifteenth Air Force pilot to shoot down a German others. He knew through great jet fighter. effort there would indeed be After completing his military service, Dr. Brown earned his great progress. He was, in so Ph.D. from New York University and pursued a successful career many ways, a true American in higher education and public service. For more than 25 years, hero who taught what he he served as a full professor at New York University and was had learned and lived founding director of that university's Institute of Afro-American what he believed. Affairs. He completed a six-year tenure as president of Bronx Community College of City University of New York (CUNY). Dr. Brown created the Center for Urban Education Policy at CUNY Graduate School and University Center and served as its director. He also has received numerous awards and honors for community service, among them the NAACP Freedom Award, the Congressional Award for Service to the African-American Community, and Distinguished Alumnus Awards from his alma maters. He has been inducted into the National Association for Sport and Physical Education Hall of Fame and was bestowed the honor of "New York City Treasure" by the Museum of the City of New York. While Dr. Brown traveled throughout the world, he said one of his favorite stops was Keystone College. After developing a friendship with now-retired Keystone College President Emeritus, Dr. Edward G. Boehm, Jr., Dr. Brown visited our campus on several occasions, including serving as speaker at our Commencement Ceremony in 2009. I have often heard stories about Dr. Brown’s kindness and graciousness during the time he spent at Keystone. While maintaining a hectic schedule, he always made it a priority to Dr. Roscoe C. Brown 2 Keystonian www.keystone.edu campus news Mobile Glass Studio Debuts Students and residents from across the region are now able to experience the art and science of glass blowing, thanks to the Keystone College Mobile Glass Studio. Making its debut earlier this summer with two weekend events at the Dorflinger Glass Museum in White Mills, Pa., the Mobile Glass Studio allows Keystone to take its glass making capabilities on the road for use at local schools, festivals, conferences, special events, and concerts. The studio, complete with its own glass furnace and all the component parts of a working glass studio, visits local schools and provides high school students with a unique opportunity to experience glass making. In addition to the artistic and aesthetic aspect of the process, students learn some of the chemistry and physics properties behind the heating and molding of raw materials used to make glass objects. The studio is led by Keystone College faculty member and internationally recognized glass-making artist James Harmon and is staffed with a group of apprentices and Keystone College glass students. “The Mobile Glass Studio offers a one-of-a-kind learning experience for local students,” said James. “The The trailer, which is 15 feet long, 8.5 James Harmon creates a piece of process of making glass not only feet wide, and 8.5 feet tall, can carry 120 art at the debut of Keystone's Mobile involves great artistry but important pounds of glass. The sides lift up so the Glass Studio. scientific principles. We’re thrilled entire inside is exposed. Production of the Western Wayne science teacher Mark to take the studio to schools across glass studio was completed by Keystone Nebzydoski collaborated with Keystone Northeastern Pennsylvania.” College students and glass experts from faculty to prepare a curriculum for the Funding for the project originated around the nation, and from as far away as studio. from Dorflinger Glass Museum, which Colombia, South America, and Canada, In addition to visiting local schools, provided Keystone with $40,000 who gathered on campus to construct the James will also teach a glass program received through the Pennsylvania studio.