Winter 2018

ART illumes SCIENCE From the president

Volume 109 • No. 1 • Winter 2018 As we enter the final months of our classrooms, providing lectures integration of scientific perspectives Inside Gettysburg Great Campaign—and online for students to view on their in the pursuit of solutions to strive to surpass our $150 million own time and using class time challenging research questions. goal—many alumni, parents, and for problem-solving, discussion, This spring students and 12 The best of both worlds 2 News@Gettysburg Internships while studying abroad build cross-cultural and job-related skills. friends I’ve encountered have and group work. Technology has faculty will have the opportunity to 10 Conversations inquired about what’s next for enabled students at Juniata College experiment in our new Innovation Gettysburg College. to join students at Gettysburg for and Creativity Lab, developed by 14 Metamorphosis 28 Do Great Work My response to that question Arabic language classes, and some Vice President of Information After 300 years, the art and science of Maria Sibylla Merian re-emerge. 30 Bulletins focuses on our strategic plan, of our faculty have experimented Technology Rod Tosten ’85 and which was adopted by our Board with summer course offerings that his IT team. The lab will feature 20 Our endowment and why it matters 31 Class notes of Trustees in the fall of 2016. provide both in-person and online 3-D printers, a laser cutter, and The College’s endowment is a long-term investment rooted in who we are. 46 In memory The implementation of this plan opportunities for learning. a virtual reality system. (Just the is already having positive impact Support from our alumni, other day, I had the opportunity 24 Hope is in the genes on the Gettysburg student parents, and friends has to experience a rocket lift-off using For more than 35 years, geneticist Louis M. Kunkel ’71 has led trailblazing experience. You can find a progress enabled us to launch a new this system!) medical research. report for the first year at www. Entrepreneurial and Social While we value the rich Cover: from Maria Sibylla Merian: Metamorphosis gettysburg.edu/plan/fall2017. Innovation Initiative, under the traditions of a residential liberal Insectorum Surinamensium, photo courtesy of the Our plan focuses on preparing direction of Entrepreneur-in- arts college, we understand that the National Library of the Netherlands students for lives of impact in Residence Drew Murphy ’84, way we advance our mission must Editor: Sue Baldwin-Way communities and workplaces P’20. This initiative will build evolve to meet the needs of today’s Contact [email protected] Address changes: Communications & Marketing, that are increasingly diverse upon our Summer Entrepreneurial students and to prepare them for Gettysburg College, 300 N. Washington St., and in a world that is globally Fellowship program, allowing the future. Box 422, Gettysburg, PA 17325 interconnected. The pace of change more students to be exposed to In the words of Abraham Gettysburg College assures equal employment and prohibits discrimination on the basis of age, in that world requires creative entrepreneurial thinking Lincoln, “As our case is new, race, color, religion, national origin, gender, thinking and innovative approaches through the entrepreneurial so we must think anew and act sexual orientation, or disability. to complex problems. That is why start-up experience and the anew.” There’s no doubt our world Printed in U.S.A. the third theme of our strategic opportunity to talk and work with needs leaders with fresh ideas © Gettysburg College 2018 plan focuses on Innovation. successful entrepreneurs. and innovative approaches to the For additional content related to this issue, visit www.gettysburg.edu/links Although some might infer In addition, our students are challenging issues we face—and that the traditions of the residential provided with the opportunity to here at Gettysburg College, we are liberal arts college slow down do research supervised by faculty focused on preparing those leaders. innovation, a look at what’s going mentors from their first year on Wishing you all the best this on here on campus makes it clear campus. Research is no longer an winter season! that things are changing fast. activity reserved just for seniors! Pedagogy has evolved rapidly over Thanks to our generous donors, we Sincerely, the last few years. Our classrooms have a growing number of students are equipped with technology who spend the summer on campus that allows our faculty to teach doing high-level research with in new ways and to connect the faculty across all disciplines. In Janet Morgan Riggs ’77 classroom to the world and the addition, we now have an active President world to the classroom. Some cross-disciplinary science program of our faculty have flipped their (X-SIG), which encourages the News Gettysburg Prof notes

Associate Provost for Academic Technology Initiatives & Faculty Development and Dean of Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary Programs

Paths and pivots I majored in English literature at Clarion University, and I was required to take two courses in linguistics. I found dialects to be really interesting and liked the idea jennifer of looking at different dialects as a way of understanding what language can tell us about society. I completed my master’s and PhD degrees in linguistics at the University BLOOMQUIST at Buffalo, where my research was in semantics, language acquisition, and category theory. The program there is well-known for grammar and syntax. In 2002, I was hired by Gettysburg College to teach Introduction to College Writing in the English department. I later taught in and became chair of Africana Studies. Research I became interested in studying and mapping the regional dialect of urban and African-American speakers in the Lower Susquehanna Valley. Through a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and fieldwork Anatomage 3-D imaging, pictured with students, I was able to study and map patterns in here at the Mayo Clinic, is in use at the regional dialect. We collected more than 300 hours top medical and educational institutions. of interviews. Now I am working on a book for Oxford University Press called From Dumbo to Donkey, looking Photo provided by Anatomage at minstrelsy in children’s animated films and how race is constructed through voicing. VIRTUAL DISSECTION TABLES Impact VIRTUAL DISSECTION TABLES I am very proud of the Stoles of Gratitude [pictured] that I have received from TOTO ENHANCEENHANCE STUDYSTUDY OFOF ANATOMYANATOMY students. Mine are from students who were my advisees and attended graduate schools for linguistics. Although we The Anatomage Table is the most any depth—to reveal anatomical course I enjoyed the most was don’t have a linguistics program here, technologically advanced 3-D features in exacting detail. taught by Prof. Robert Barnes students can build an individual major interactive dissection table in the The Anatomage Table in embryology,” said Truex. “He around language and culture. They medical world today. Gettysburg serves as a valuable teaching and was such an inspiration to me, and have been accepted at very competitive College is gaining two of them assessment tool at top medical the Anatomage Table does exactly graduate schools, such as Georgetown for use in health sciences—or institutions around the globe, what his course did for me in University, the University of Texas– perhaps areas like archaeology or including Stanford University, terms of understanding the human Austin, the University of Hawaii, and art—when an understanding of the University of Michigan, and body. It’s fantastic.” the University of Indiana. anatomy is critical. the Mayo Clinic. “I was blown away by the This innovative technology The tables are gifts from technology,” said Seygal. “For allows students to virtually explore Ray Truex Jr. ’63, P’94, retired our students to engage with these Prof. Jennifer Collins Bloomquist served full-sized human and animal spine and brain neurosurgeon tables so early in their careers as chair of the Africana Studies program bodies in a way once accessible and a medical director at the is tremendous. They typically as it marked its 30th anniversary in 2017. only through traditional cadaver Pennsylvania Medical Society, wouldn’t get this kind of exposure She was co-chair of the Linguistic Society of dissection. With a simple swipe and Gail Seygal ’67, a retired until graduate school, so I hope America’s Committee on Ethnic Diversity in of a finger, students can rotate the occupational therapy coordinator. it awakens the interest of our Linguistics, and her work has been published simulated patient 360 degrees and “I had a wonderful experience students across disciplines.” in First Language, Journal of Pragmatics, dissect in any direction—and at as a student at Gettysburg. The Multilingua, Southern Journal of Linguistics, and American Speech.

2 3 The 411 Allison Meckley ’05

LIFE’S LESSONS LEARNED Psychology major and education minor • MA in organizational psychology fr m sp rts & science from Fairleigh Dickinson U–Madison (NJ) • Alumni relations coordinator Problem solving premier competitors in the region. for Leadership York • G’burg Alumni For Sarah Hansen ’17, her With Hansen leading the way, Board of Directors • Class President, problem-solving abilities as a the Bullets captured four straight Orientation leader, First-Year physics major and member of the Centennial titles and advanced Experience intern, Student Conduct women’s golf team played a pivotal to the NCAA Division III Review Board • lives in York, PA role in her quest to join the United Championship each year. States Navy after graduation. After graduating, Hansen What makes G’burg special “In physics, the first thing entered the Navy’s Nuclear The people! The friendships I’ve formed through Gettysburg you do to solve a problem is list all Propulsion Officer Candidate College and the Alumni Board are some of my most treasured. your variables, so what you know Program. She spent 12 weeks We span many graduation years, but when we’re talking about and what you don’t know,” noted in Officer Candidate School. Gettysburg, it doesn’t matter! Hansen. “When I am approaching The four-year commitment will a golf shot, I do my laser and I eventually put Hansen on board The Gettysburg network determine what my distance is, a nuclear-powered, 100,000-ton It’s important to me that students get to know alumni and what’s my lie, what’s around the aircraft carrier. understand that the Gettysburg community reaches far beyond green, and where I want to go. My their four years on campus. next step is to solve the problem.” Adapting and adjusting In his third week of medical Golf, like physics, is full of Most likely found school, Alex Posch ’14 said he variables such as wind, distance, Exploring shops and restaurants in downtown York with missed playing baseball, which he club length, pin distance, etc. my nieces Whitney (6) and Hannah (4), sewing gifts related to the study of science. Hansen’s inclination for problem for my friends and family, or reading psych major-friendly “You practice the solving shaped her into one of the Posch completed numerous nonfiction on human behavior. fundamentals, but being a research projects at USARIEM, successful athlete is about getting most notably research on Favorite G’burg tradition the job done on the field,” reflected dehydration that was recently The awards ceremony on Reunion Weekend. Posch. “What allows people to published in the The crowd changes every year, but the dedication do that is the ability to make Journal of Posch is listed as and celebration in the air are thrilling. adjustments when you need to. Neurophysiology. the first author. In science, you learn the “My first taste of medicine was Supports Gettysburg because foundation of certain topics, but when [Brandauer] recommended Our diplomas become more valuable then you take that and relate it to I become EMT-certified over when the College thrives! patients with different symptoms. winter break, and that was my You need to be able to adapt.” first experience applying what After medical school, Last seen on campus: we learned in class to medicine,” Posch is considering service November 2017 Posch said. “I wasn’t going to as a doctor or surgeon in the apply to medical school. He military. His interest stems [Brandauer] said, ‘You’re going from a research technician to kick yourself years down the internship he completed at the line if you don’t try.’” U.S. Army Research Institute for Environmental Medicine (USARIEM), an experience suggested by health sciences Prof. Josef Brandauer.

4 Photo by Jason Minick 5 Shannon Brobst ’15: Moody’s Analytics “The amount of For the l ve of data She first visited Gettysburg with her dad, Don Brobst ’70, for macroeconomics I In a world driven by statistics and analytics, companies find that an Alumni Weekend admissions session. ThenShannon Brobst ’15 Gettysburgians can dig deep, think hard, and reason well. went from checking a box on her learned in undergrad father’s list to being convinced that Gettysburg was the right school was equivalent to Svet Semov ’11: He works on their strategy and for her. Amazon Web Services productivity team and uses data to “That day, I just fell in love what my peers with "It was The first timeSvet Semov ’11 try to increase the productivity of with the campus. It was everything knew he wanted to pursue his the sellers who work for Amazon. I wanted,” Brobst said. a master’s degree everything I PhD in economics was when he “Amazon is the largest Now she is an economist at was in Prof. Char Weise’s class. private sector employer of PhD Moody’s Analytics—the leading economic researching, risk were doing. It’s a great learned as an Weise was explaining his research economists,” Semov said. “It’s a on the Great Inflation of the very data-driven company. The strategy, and financial modeling 1970s to the class, and for Semov, people who make decisions are firm in the world, while also starting point.” economics it just clicked. very willing to listen to what that pursuing her master’s degree “Hearing Weise talk about his data says. For me, it really makes in applied economics at Johns major rolled research was where my fascination for a great environment.” Hopkins University. with data really started,” Semov What he finds equally exciting A fellow Gettysburgian into one said. “Having the ability to think about his role is the ability to keep connected her to her position of a clever idea, collect your own learning the latest advances in at Moody’s. At a campus alumni “It was everything I learned “There is still so much more conversation; data, and engage in a policy debate econometrics and to apply them event, Brobst was helping as an economics major rolled into that I can learn, but just being able based on that data sounded pretty to real-world questions. economics Prof. Rimvydas one conversation; I felt very well to keep up with the many great I felt very well remarkable to me.” “I’m very excited about the Baltaduonis demonstrate an prepared for it,” she said. economists here at Moody’s and Since then, Semov graduated questions I am pursuing here at experiment they do in his class. Her workplace is rigorous, too. even hold my own—that’s been prepared for it." valedictorian of his class, received Amazon. I want to make sure that She met Mike McGrane ’14, “The amount of pretty cool.” his PhD in economics at Boston I am continuing to learn and get an employee at Moody’s. He macroeconomics I learned in University, and is now working as better at my field. The tools for encouraged her to apply for an undergrad was equivalent to what an economist for Amazon Web analyzing data keep evolving, and opening and gave her a strong my peers with a master’s degree Services in Seattle, Washington. I try to keep up with that.” recommendation. The interview were doing. It’s a great starting was rigorous. point,” Brobst said.

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Streeter retires Make summer plans The next era Fineman to speak Expanding entrepreneurship Janssen-Gettysburg partnership Head football coach Barry Streeter Gettysburg College is excited to offer Kevin Burke ’90 is the 24th head coach in Howard Fineman, political journalist, Drew Murphy ’84, P’20, the College’s What began as a casual parent- retired following the conclusion of the fall on-campus opportunities for high the 127-year history of the College’s football analyst for NBC News, and author of first Entrepreneur-in-Residence, leads professor conversation became a season, after 42 years of outstanding school students over the summer program. A history major, Burke competed The Thirteen American Arguments: the Entrepreneurship and Social partnership that has hosted more service to the College. Known for months. Programs include Camp in football and track and field. He earned his Enduring Debates That Define Innovation Initiative, launched in fall than 25 G’burg interns. VP and his trademark Wing-T and Spread Psych (psychology), Young Writers master’s degree at SUNY-Stony Brook. Since and Inspire Our Country, will 2017. Said Murphy, “Whether students Head of Oncology Diagnostics Wing offensives, Streeter is the Workshop, 3-D Object Modeling 2004, Burke has been offensive coordinator receive an honorary degree ventures take the form of a start-up or Nicholas Dracopoli P’14 and winningest and longest-tenured & Printing, Coding for Robotics & of the Bullets, one of the most prolific scoring and deliver the address at a publicly funded initiative, our goal is biology Prof. Jennifer Powell football coach in Gettysburg Electronics, The Civil War Institute teams in the Centennial Conference. the College’s 183rd to help them develop the skills they collaborated on the program at College history. He was Summer Conference, and The Commencement, May 20. need to be successful in applying their Janssen Pharmaceuticals. Each hired by former College Eisenhower Institute’s Campaign and academic learning to the challenges intern is assigned a mentor and President Charles Elections Academy. they want to address.” works on an individual research project. Glassick in 1975. Learn more online. 7 Thanks to the They inquire, they inspire 23,233 Gettysburgians The 13 faculty who recently earned tenure are exemplary teachers, scholars, and mentors. who have given to the Gettysburg Great Campaign to date.

ART & ART HISTORY ENGLISH SOCIOLOGY Amer Kobaslija Christopher Craig Lair MFA, Montclair School D’Addario PhD, University of the Arts, Montclair PhD, Washington of Maryland State University University Research interests: the Represented by: George Research interests: sociology of outsourcing, Adams Gallery, NY; John early modern work, and the economy Simon Guggenheim British literature Memorial Fellowship, 2013; numerous solo exhibitions; work reviewed and SPANISH With four months remaining, reproduced in numerous publications, FRENCH Verónica Calvillo including The New York Times, Art in Jack Murphy PhD, University America, Artnews, Art & Antiques, New of New Mexico York Magazine, Time Out New York, The PhD, New York University Village Voice, Florida Times Union, San Research interests: can we count you in? Research interests: Francisco Chronicle, and Japan Times how people make sense the intersection of and express who between individual they are in everyday life, cognition, Mexican- CHEMISTRY particularly with regard to Americans’ collective identity, and the Luke Thompson how they construct and use the notions of broader field of Immigration and Border Studies; embodied cognition theory in PhD, University of Illinois sameness and difference contemporary Chicano/a and Latino/a Help keep Gettysburg Great with your gift via www.gettysburg.edu/campaign at Urbana–Champaign literature and film Research interests: GERMAN STUDIES or contact Development, Alumni and Parent Relations at 717.337.6543. materials chemistry, Kerry Wallach focused on the synthesis Jennifer Dumont of gold nanoparticles and PhD, University of PhD, University the subsequent polymeric modifications of Pennsylvania of New Mexico the nanoparticle surface chemistry Research interests: Research interests: th 20 -century Germany, sociolinguist who has ECONOMICS German-Jewish literature, worked with communities history and culture in Ecuador, New Mexico, Linus Mabughi and Adams County, Pennsylvania Nyiwul MATHEMATICS PhD, University of THEATRE ARTS Massachusetts–Amherst Keir Lockridge PhD, University Research interests: Eric of Washington environmental and natural Berninghausen resource management Research interests: the MFA, Boston University and economic development, currently structure of units in rings, Previous credits: Media notes focusing on environmental policy design fields, and group algebras; freelance theater artist in and implementation and poverty alleviation ring theory for the New York City working in Sub-Saharan Africa structured ring spectra arising in algebraic with Manhattan Theatre John B. Zinn topology; and analogues of Freyd’s Club, Playwrights Horizons, Signature generating hypothesis, a fundamental Theatre, Dixon Place, Performance Space Professor, Mentor, Friend EDUCATION conjecture in stable homotopy theory, in 122, The Public Theater, and Israeli A labor of love by Jeanne Scott Robinson ’57 family pictures and stories, while alumni Kaoru Miyazawa derived and triangulated categories theater company PuppetCinema EdD, Teachers College, was recently published by the author. answered Robinson’s calls for memories. The Columbia University ORGANIZATION AND She scoured records held by the College book traces Zinn’s life from his undergraduate Research interests: MANAGEMENT STUDIES chemistry department, the Gettysburg Times, years and chronicles the early days of chemistry modernity, memory, Joseph Radzevick Musselman Library’s Special Collections, and instruction at the College. Robinson said curriculum, and proceeds will be divided between the College citizenship, focusing on PhD, Carnegie Zinn’s graduate school and previous employer gender, sexuality, and ethnicity; education Mellon University to complete the biography. chemistry department and Special Collections. in the post-disaster society, focusing on Research interests: Zinn, class of 1909, taught in and was chair Readers may contact Robinson by email at her hometown, Fukushima, Japan behavioral decision of the Gettysburg College chemistry department [email protected] to purchase signed copies research, comparative judgment from 1923–1959. Son John Zinn ’41, and of the book, which is also available from Amazon. granddaughters Joanne ’67 and Peg, provided

8 9 Fall 2017 In the news op-ed about “Confederate,” the Eisenhower Institute Chairman HBO television series. WOMEN’S LAX Emeritus and SALTT program Philly.com carried English CLAIMS 2nd expert Susan Eisenhower spoke at Prof. Chris Fee’s opinion piece, NCAA TITLE the Ignatius Forum at the National “Embracing immigrants is a Cathedral in Washington D.C. religious imperative.” In a Veteran’s The program, “Nuclear Weapons: Day-timed piece for The Hill, Fee America, North Korea, Iran, and and Joshua Stewart ’11 called the World at a Crossroad,” was attention to the nation’s debt to streamed live and is online. homeless veterans. “Was Robert E. Lee really Studies on makeup, facial ‘an honorable man?’” In a guest feature size, and face perception by editorial for Pennlive.com, psychology Prof. Richard Russell history and Africana Studies were cited in Latin Times. Prof. Scott Hancock weighed in Biology Prof. Kay Etheridge Shortly after the fall issue on the national conversation about was interviewed on BBC radio arrived, Joe Lynch ’85, executive what constitutes honor. about her work on Maria Sybilla Merian (see page 14). director of alumni relations, Kevin Burke ’90 (left) and Barry Streeter “Here’s what John Kelly got and Women’s Lacrosse Coach right about honor, compromise, and the Civil War,” was the title of Carol Daly Cantele ’83 took to After 42 years with the Bullets, “Thank you. Will never forget Prof. Steve Gimbel Keep reading, keep liking, a Pennlive.com opinion editorial by Facebook Live for a lunchtime Head Coach Barry Streeter the priorities in life: 1. God and keep sharing, and keep the (Eastern time) chat. Link to Prof. Allen Guelzo, Henry R. Luce announced he would retire at Family, 2. School Work, (Now “Auto mechanics, quantum Conversations rolling by sending the video from the College Professor of the Civil War Era and the end of the football season. Work), 3. The team. Learned it and mechanics, ask me anything,” says [email protected] Facebook page for her responses director of Civil War Era Studies. Social media teemed with live it,” wrote Michael Salerno ’87. philosophy Prof. Steve Gimbel, your thoughts. to questions from Joe and viewers USAToday.com published his gratitude and congratulations: Following a national search, at the start of his classes. “This about the championship, coaching, “Coach Streeter you will be the appointment of 1990 alumnus process of engaging any question and the College. missed by your team and their Kevin Burke as football head coach is really about the liberal arts And on Instagram families! Thank you for your was met with congratulations: classroom,” said Gimbel, in an Also on social media dedication to the Bullets and all “Kevin is top-notch. Great online profile. Alumni added to the If you missed the Facebook Live you've done for our boys! We wish choice,” said Craig Montesano ’90. conversation on Facebook: discussion about the legacy of U.S. you all the best for relaxing and fun “Kudos Gettysburg College! “I remember your getting President Dwight D. Eisenhower, retirement,” said Laura Mahecha You couldn’t have selected a coach asked everything from directions to you can still view the discussion Salamanca P’21. more committed to his players!” the airport to ‘what is the origin of with history Prof. Michael Roger Goodstein '83 wrote, said Melinda Holsopple P’21. the universe’ (that one took a whole Birkner ’72, P’10 online. “Thank you, Coach Streeter, for “I had the chance to meet [head class),” said Amy Yarnell ’05. “Prof Birkner is a wonderful being such a positive role model for coach] Burke during the 2017 Shaw Bridges ’15 recalled teacher and sparked a lifelong love all of us that have had the privilege to season. What class, so glad he is my the questions: “How does a of history for me. So thankful for play for you.” son's coach for the next 3 years,” refrigerator work? [and] What’s my Gettysburg experience,” posted “Thanks for giving me my start wrote Robert Ballinger P’21. your favorite theory?” Sue Strittmatter Mead ’93. in college coaching. For Kay and I, “When Coach Streeter retired "When does dinner stop Don Willoughby ’73 said, those were 4 of the best years of our I literally felt a sense of loss… .I'm being dinner and start being “Great to hear your expertise lives. You have been an inspiration equally excited knowing we hired breakfast?" posted current student on Eisenhower and the to me and so many others. Your someone who has lived these values Mikayla Cleaver '19. country’s situation.” perseverance and passion are as a student and coach—day after unmatched. Great times together,” day, year after year—and these Perennial favorites like Penn and Glatfelter halls, fall leaves, and Gettysburg Thanksgiving dominated Instagram this fall. The love for this shot by posted Kevin Higgins. values will live on and grow!!! Charlie Edwards ’12 suggests that perhaps this familiar road sign stirs up Congrats to Coach Burke!!!!” said feelings of anticipation—or nostalgia. Gerry Mihalick ’90.

10 www.gettysburg.edu/links • 11 audiences about their company [then] (front row, second from left) COMMON GROUND BOTH WORLDSMay Chou ’18 the floor was opened for questions and Noah Pompan ’18 answers,” said Clark. “Beta Breakfast Hardware.co was always very positive and very The corporate start-up accelerator helpful for all the entrepreneurs in the Hardware.co reeled in Gettysburg office and presenting.” College 2016 Entrepreneurial Fellow Noah Pompan ’18 (political science ADAPTABILITY major, business minor). As an intern, Steve Pashuck ’17 he scouted hardware start-ups and Silicon Allee ran the day-to-day operations of the Another community for entrepreneurs, accelerator. He found common ground Silicon Allee, cultivates the tech with people of different backgrounds industry in Berlin while maintaining and quickly learned the various THE BEST OF and leasing out physical spaces for processes and methodologies for its community to thrive. Intern scaling a tech start-up. Pompan worked Steve Pashuck ’17 (mathematical TRAINING alongside big German corporations economics major, mathematics minor) May Chou ’18 like Volkswagen, Audi, Bosch, and found working for a start-up requires Startupbootcamp Smart the Deutsche Bahn, and said he flexibility: he often did maintenance Transportation & Energy found it interesting that large German for the buildings, wrote survey reports corporations worked to sponsor and May Chou ’18 (international affairs BOTH on the Berlin tech community, did maintain the accelerator. and religious studies double major) took research, and many other diverse tasks. “I was in the flow of the accelerator, on a marketing and communications WORLDS His experience included classes on and I felt like my work actually was internship for this start-up accelerator. contributing to moving the organization She learned how to use Twitter, created Internships while studying abroad build forward,” he said. newsletters, managed events, and cross-cultural and job-related skills. blogged—all from various platforms— while becoming well-versed in mobility CAMPUS CONNECTIONS Students choose to study globally for Berlin, Germany. While students saw sector news and familiar with the Prof. Drew Murphy ’84 P’20 many reasons, but there’s a bonus another part of the world, they also had everyday jargon. Entrepreneurship and Social when students can connect their career a chance to intern for entrepreneurs and “Berlin is such a young city; it has Innovation Initiative interests to an internship. their start-up companies. allowed co-working to be popularized, “Entrepreneurship is about taking Several students had this and this keeps the community very an academic discipline and analytical opportunity when they worked in the SYNERGY competitive and innovative,” said Chou. skills gained over time to solve a heart of Europe’s start-up capital in Thomas Clark ’18 Steve Pashuck ’17 (right) “It gives them an edge to venture out real-world problem,” said economics Racemappr and start new businesses, so it gave me Prof. Drew Murphy ’84 P’20, the an appreciation for entrepreneurship.” first Entrepreneur-in-Residence at (right) A team of German athletes developed biotechnology companies in Berlin Thomas Clark ’18 the College and head of the newly a platform to help find races, develop and a report on the role of venture launched Entrepreneurship and Social an athletic community with similar capitalists in biotech. Innovation Initiative. passions, and improve the overall race Pashuck said entrepreneurship Noah Pompan ’18 Many of the entrepreneurial experience through organizers. An intern was about fostering relationships activities on campus are made possible with Racemappr, Thomas Clark ’18 and discussing new ideas. “Berlin is by generous parents, alumni, and (economics major, political science and a massive hotspot for entrepreneurs friends of the College. Learn more business minors) was able to work with because of cheapness, the massive about how to get involved by contacting young people from the UK, France, youth scene, a liberal open-mindedness, Murphy at [email protected] Germany, and other places in Europe. efficient infrastructure, and the German Racemappr is within a start-up hub called government helping sponsor resources —Andrew Milone ’18 Betahaus, and a Betahaus event called to the academics,” he said. Beta Breakfast stood out to Clark: “[It provided] entrepreneurs the experience giving pitches to large CROSS-CULTURAL12 & JOB-RELATED SKILLS13 Hardback in slip case | full colour | 35,5 cm W × 53,5 cm H 200 p. | ISBN 978 94 014 33785 | English-Dutch publication

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Artist, botanist, entomologist, and original work from 1705—a beautiful AFTER 300 YEARS, publisher, Merian had the talent and book showcasing illustrations and OSIS wherewithal to engrave and publish descriptions of insects in their natural THE ART AND work that inspired and provoked artists habitat. Etheridge was the only and ecologists alike. Three hundred scientist and non-Dutch author of the SCIENCE OF MARIA years since her death, her detailed art facsimile volume, which includes new and complex compositions are getting commentary from scholars of Merian. SIBYLLA MERIAN a fresh look. Biology Prof. Kay Etheridge RE-EMERGE. said, “Merian was considered an extraordinary artist and scientist for REDISCOVERING her time. We admire anyone who THE MOTHER OF Female? Middle-aged? Single? Student did art or science that stands the test of science? Midwife? Herbalist? More ECOLOGY of time. [Merian] did both, and she than 300 years ago, those attributes was a woman.” could have earned a woman the Maria Sibylla Merian: accusation of witchcraft in colonial As Charles Darwin is renowned as Metamorphosis insectorum America or Europe. the father of evolution, Etheridge said Surinamensium, published in 2016, German-born Maria Sibylla Merian could be termed the mother is a facsimile that reprints Merian’s Merian (1647–1717) ran that risk. of ecology. Until recently, scholars have

14 15 largely focused on the significance of Merian’s artwork—her breathtaking drawings. Etheridge and a growing number of scholars regard Merian’s work for its scientific importance. “As a biologist, the thing I write about, which people haven’t emphasized before, is that [Merian] studied the animals on the plants on which they lived,” said Etheridge. “Before Merian, there were books on plants or books on insects, but not on plants and insects. This was the first time they were put together in a naturalistic ecological composition. She depicted ecological communities.” It was the artistic quality of Merian’s work that first captured Etheridge’s attention. In the early 1990s, she attended an exhibition of Merian’s art at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C. “I had never heard of her, and I was amazed at the level of scientific detail in her work,” recalled Etheridge. Etheridge didn’t think about Merian again until the early 2000s, when she was abroad, in London, designing a Gettysburg course on the creative intersection of art and science. “When I started digging into Biology Prof. Kay Etheridge is the only scientist and non-Dutch the materials, she resurfaced. She is author of the facsimile volume Maria Sibylla Merian: Metamorphosis the quintessential artist-scientist. insectorum Surinamensium 1705, reprinted and released in 2016. As I read more and more, I ran across [Merian] and kept circling back. I became completely obsessed with Etheridge kept digging, writing, The first Maria Sibylla Merian about Merian, and others who were her,” Etheridge said. and publishing her research. Things Conference, held in Amsterdam in making art films. One Dutch artist She took a personal semester snowballed. The Atlantic interviewed June 2017, was organized by the Maria even had an art opening showcasing her off work to complete more research, Etheridge for its piece, “The Woman Sibylla Merian Society. Etheridge is a films on caterpillars, timed to coincide noting that most scholars talked about Who Made Science Beautiful.” The cofounder of the organization, along with the conference. What was cool Merian as an artist, but few talked New York Times consulted her for with colleagues in the Netherlands, was there was not only academic about her as a scientist or biologist. the article, “A Pioneering Woman of Germany, and Denmark. The second scholarship, but there was also still this This research was outside Science Re-Emerges after 300 Years.” conference, hosted by the University living-breathing connection to the art Etheridge’s usual habitat. It was a Etheridge, whose work primarily of Amsterdam, brought together through Merian’s work.” learning experience. Her description centers on comparative animal artists, historians, and scientists to of the first visit to a London rare books physiology, never expected discuss the work and life of Merian. archive illustrates the culture shift: the attention. About 200 art historians and “The first time I went, I didn’t have a Etheridge and a colleague had the other scholars attended. Etheridge CONNECTING SHE DEPICTED clue what I was doing,” she said. “I was idea to bring other scholars studying contributed a plenary presentation, SCIENCE AND ART a lab and field scientist, and I’m going Merian together, for discussion. What speaking from a biologist’s perspective. ECOLOGICAL into these places where you can’t turn began in 2014 as a gathering of 100-or-so “We decided to open it to scholars, the pages of the book—they have to scholars doubled in size when it became artists, and literary people,” said Etheridge, like Merian, is a scientist COMMUNITIES” turn them for you. I had to teach myself an international conference in 2017. Etheridge. “There were several people and artist. She took her first painting how to do that kind of research.” writing children’s books or poems class when she was on sabbatical at Image credit: © National Library of the Netherlands Gettysburg College. Her paintings

16 17 Renaissance to the Digital Age.” The “I want to expose Gettysburg symposium will explore how creative students to that connection [between scientific illustration has extended the art and science], and so they have that reach of human understanding about advantage when they go out in the the natural world and provide a place world,” said Etheridge. “I want our for scholars from the humanities, students and [the public] to see that SCIENCE sciences, and arts to come together and connection. Science and art are creative AND discuss their work. endeavors. When you have a foot in Historically, science was considered both disciplines, or you’re working ART ARE one of the arts—religion, science, and with collaborators from different fields, art were regarded as offshoots of the you make interesting findings on the CREATIVE same discipline. “[During Merian’s intersecting edges. That’s where some ENDEAVORS.” time], studying nature was akin to of the most fascinating work is done.” learning about God,” said Etheridge. “Religion, science, and art were heavily —Carina Sitkus intertwined—not separated in the ways they are today. Things were more interdisciplinary then.” The word “science” would not have been part of Merian’s vocabulary—she would have been called a naturalist. “Today, the connection between art and science is still an important one,” said Etheridge. “I’m interested in how people like Merian and their work have brought us to now and where it’s going to take us next,” said Etheridge. “Visualization is still extremely important to science and scientific progress, and science is important to progress in the arts. Art is not as different from science as you might think. Merian is a great example decorate her office walls. Etheridge the metamorphosis with her precise “Looking at her images is endlessly of how the two can work together and can appreciate the detail of Merian’s artwork and written notes. At the fascinating,” said Etheridge. “Just this complement each other.” work and process, which she explains time Merian wrote her first book, [the morning I was looking at the images Etheridge co-teaches an consisted of going for walks, feeding her topic of Etheridge’s current research] and text and noticed something new.” interdisciplinary first-year seminar caterpillars, painting, engraving, and she was 32 and a mother—raising a Etheridge read a passage she’d saved course, Exploration of the Marvelous: then printing—learning and completing 1-year-old and 9-year-old in addition on her computer about butterflies. As Art and Science in the Renaissance, every step herself. to her insects. Merian described them, they “rise up which examines how the links between It was painstaking work. Merian had “What some people who study from the meadow.” Etheridge laughed, art and science impacted society. to know what the insects ate and collect her from the [lens of] art history didn’t in awe. “She goes from poetic to The course is paired with one taught those plants so she could rear the insects know is, it’s hard to raise caterpillars,” writing about parasites. In this case, it by Prof. Felicia Else of the art and art to adulthood. In 1699, Merian went to said Etheridge. “This is where the took her four years to rear [this species history department, called “Wonders South America for two years and studied biology comes [into play]. Estimates of insect] to an adult. People don’t of Nature and Artifice: The Renaissance tropical insects and the plants on which are that fewer than 10 percent of know how much [scientific] work went Quest for Knowledge.” In addition they thrived. “She brought the insects caterpillars live to be adults, so she had into each painting.” to a visit to the Walters Art Museum back into the plantation house where to be persistent.” Etheridge is fascinated by how art in Baltimore, students in the two she lived, raising them from caterpillars Etheridge has been doing and science have worked in tandem classes build their own art exhibition so she could study their life cycle,” painstaking work, combing through throughout history. In March 2018, of a Renaissance-style collection in Etheridge said. Merian’s illustrations and descriptions she will present at a symposium hosted Schmucker Art Gallery. They create an Sometimes Merian would wait all to determine the accuracy of her 17th- by the U.S. Library of Congress audioguide and website entries for the night for an adult moth or butterfly century findings—fact-checking. called “Imagining the Extraordinary: exhibit, combining the history of art and to come out of its cocoon, recording Scientific Illustration from the science with today’s technology.

Image credits: © National Library of the Netherlands 18 19 very fall, colleges and universities from across the country to a broader range of incoming students, leaving schools with await the latest rankings by U.S. News & World Report. more modest endowments at a distinct disadvantage. E In 2017, Gettysburg College was listed as number 46 How does Gettysburg College fare? among the top 50 liberal arts colleges in the nation. According to the most recent National Association A close look at the rankings reveals a correlation between of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO)- the size of a school’s endowment and all other measures of Commonfund study of endowments, Gettysburg’s quality, prestige, and staying power. It’s simple: the greater the endowment per student was roughly $107,000 in 2016. That endowment per student, the higher the ranking is likely to be. means Gettysburg has $80,000 less in resources to support While endowment is not officially part of the ranking’s each student than our closest competitor cohort, which criteria, it’s clear that the wealthier institutions are winning out. includes Franklin & Marshall and Dickinson, and nearly Why? $215,000 less than wealthier institutions we compete against A liberal arts education is defined by the individualized for students, like Bucknell and Hamilton. student experience. From one-on-one mentoring with “Our lower endowment balance affects some of our national faculty-scholars to experiential opportunities tailored to a rankings, which can influence parental and student college student’s desired career path—these personalized offerings choices,” said James L. Chemel ’71, Board of Trustees chair. are now expected by today’s high school prospects. And these “This endowment disparity also affects all of our students each experiences don’t come cheap. and every year, because income from the endowment provides Institutions with larger endowments have the means to funds for student scholarships, support for our faculty, and customize their offerings across the curriculum and appeal overall budget relief, which supports all our students.”

EndowmentENDOWMENT perPER studentSTUDENT

AVG “REACH” PEER 20000

AVG “LIKE” PEER 87000

GETTYSBURG 07000

AVG “WATCH” PEER 000

REACH PEERS Bates, Bucknell, Colgate, Hamilton, Trinity, and Washington & Lee LIKE PEERS Connecticut, Denison, Dickinson, Franklin & Marshall, Lawrence, and Union OUR ENDOWMENT WATCH PEERS Allegheny, Hobart & William Smith, Juniata, Muhlenberg, Ursinus, and Washington Source: NACUBO–Commonfund Endowment Study - June 30, 2016 AND WHY IT MATTERS

Gettysburg College’s endowment is a collection of more than 700 individual funds given by donors who believe that Gettysburg College and its most cherished offerings should endure forever . 20 “ 21 impact of endowment gifts since fy2008 ENDOWMENT SUPPORT ALLOCATION (in thousands)

$313.8 MILLION General Institutional Support $272.0 INVESTMENT $300 MILLION PERFORMANCE $246.8 Sunderman Conservatory MILLION Gettysburg College $4,242 $2,940 investments realized a $250 10-year average weighted Scholarships return of 4.8 percent through $200 2016—exceeding the College's portfolio policy benchmark $801 Academic & Instructional Support

MILLIONS of 4.4 percent and in keeping $1,351 $150 with the average 4.8 percent $738 returns of endowments Professorships of similar size. $100 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

and performance reports—ensuring excellent ongoing “It is to the College’s advantage for us to permanently Endowment Fair Market Value Market Value Less Gifts stewardship of the endowment. underwrite an ongoing operating expense anytime we have From there, a portion of the endowment—typically an opportunity,” said Kallin. “Sometimes a donor wants to around 5 percent each year—is distributed to the College to provide $100,000 for a Gettysburg scholarship when he or satisfy current funding needs, such as operations and financial she passes. This is a wonderful commitment; however, one Funding the Gettysburg experience The endowment and how it works aid. The remainder continues to be invested. of the great joys of giving is witnessing the impact you’re It’s a straightforward process, but one that is vital to the having on today’s students. I often encourage donors to The College’s endowment is meant to provide financial support An endowment is often misunderstood as a war chest in College’s financial footing. consider giving a portion of their estate provision while they for the College’s mission in perpetuity—that is, which every dollar is immediately available for use. forever. “At the most basic level, we need to maintain are alive. To understand “forever,” scale it to an individual. To In reality, the College’s endowment is far from a intergenerational equity—supporting the same exceptional “We work closely with our donors and respect the fact ensure a client achieves fiscal security over the course of their bottomless hoard of cash. With an aggregate market value level of activities and programs in the future as we do today,” that giving is a very personal decision. We want to help them lifetime, a financial advisor would recommend that the client of $314 million, Gettysburg College’s endowment is a said Konstalid. achieve their philanthropic goals without compromising their manage their income for day-to-day expenses, savings, and collection of more than 700 individual funds given by donors ability to achieve other important personal goals of providing investments for long-term financial strength and stability. who believe that Gettysburg College and its most cherished Narrowing the endowment gap for themselves and their family. The same holds true for Gettysburg College. offerings should endure forever. “Whether it is a straightforward bequest, an IRA rollover The College operating budget is akin to a personal The endowment is a long-term investment rooted in who The question remains: how do we build our endowment contribution, a gift of real estate, or something more complex, budget: money comes in—in Gettysburg’s case, through we are and why we matter. for the future—bridging the divide between Gettysburg it is very gratifying to show donors how they can provide tuition and room and board—and those funds are used “What’s important to remember is that many of the College and its competitors—while continuing to support more than they imagined to the people and causes for which to pay for everyday expenses. assets that make up our endowment need to be managed an exceptional educational experience in the present? they care deeply and to concurrently reduce their income and But there’s a twist. Net student revenue—although based on agreements we’ve made with individual donors, so as “I think that is one of the biggest tensions we feel in estate tax burden.” significant—does not cover the total cost of running the a result, this core is restricted in perpetuity,” said Konstalid. fundraising,” said Robert Kallin P’12, vice president for Development, Alumni and Parent Relations. “We know College in today’s hyper-competitive higher education These restricted funds—roughly 69 percent of the total How you can help environment. More funds are needed. endowment—support specific campus priorities, including a campus priority or program needs funding today, but “The College is a subsidized operation,” said Vice endowed scholarships and professorships, the Sunderman we’re also being short-sighted if we don’t secure funding for “To ensure a vibrant future for Gettysburg, it’s vitally President for Finance and Administration Daniel Konstalid. Conservatory of Music, and the Majestic Theater. tomorrow. It’s a tricky balance, but I believe we’ve achieved important that you give to our endowment,” said Chemel. “While public institutions are subsidized by the state, private Over the decades, Gettysburg supporters have given that so far during our Gettysburg Great Campaign.” “This kind of gift will enhance your legacy by providing many institutions like Gettysburg are subsidized by the generosity both restricted and—on occasion—unrestricted gifts to Take scholarship support, for instance. years of financial support to this wonderful institution.” of their donors. We are dependent on their annual gifts to the endowment. The principal of that endowment is then Before 2011, Gettysburg had 334 scholarships with Loyal supporters are invaluable shareholders in the inject funds into our operating budget.” invested in accordance with policy guidelines established a combined endowment of $44 million. Today, in the experiential education Gettysburg College provides. To These annual gifts are how the vast majority of alumni, by the College’s Board of Trustees. final year of the comprehensive campaign, the College learn how you can help Gettysburg remain forever great, parents, and friends donate to Gettysburg—and these gifts The Board charges our Endowment Committee has 432 scholarships with a combined endowment of contact Emily Clarke at [email protected] for more are essential for helping the College meet its most pressing with oversight responsibility for the endowment. As $75 million. The best part is that 517 students were awarded information about making an endowed gift. needs. To address the year’s remaining expenses, the College with other similarly sized endowments, the committee endowed scholarship funds this year, and since these funds —Mike Baker turns to income from its endowment. uses an investment advisor (Cambridge Associates) to are endowed forever, they’ll impact generations of future provide comprehensive investment planning, management, Gettysburg students.

22 23 uchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a debilitating It’s not going to cure Dgenetic disease primarily affecting boys. One of more than 30 forms of muscular dystrophy, it causes those affected to become wheelchair-bound by the age of 10. Most die in their the disease…you’re not 20s or 30s from cardiac or respiratory failure. For more than 35 years, geneticist Louis M. Kunkel ’71 has reversing the problem but been working on DMD research at Boston Children’s Hospital. It was there, in the 1980s, that Kunkel’s lab discovered the halting its progression. protein called dystrophin, which is integral to muscle movement. And it is the absence of dystrophin, associated with a mutation of a gene on the X chromosome in muscle cells, which researchers now know is the cause of DMD. Some forms of gene therapy, like exon skipping, rely on “Lou is clearly the father of the dystrophin gene, and in the production of a modified dystrophin protein. The patient many ways all genes that followed,” said Eric Hoffman ’82 may not suffer from DMD but would develop a milder form about his former colleague’s work. In 1986, Hoffman was of the disease, called Becker muscular dystrophy. Other the first postdoctoral fellow hired by Kunkel for the lab. “His cell-based therapies rely on increasing the production of a [Kunkel’s] innovative work to identify the first fragments of the similarly functioning, substitution protein such as utrophin, gene was much like the first moon walk of human genetics.” which studies show can take over the function of dystrophin. Cell therapy, said Kunkel, is probably the only approach THE ERA OF GENOME-BASED THERAPY that will reverse damage, but more research is needed. Muscles The identification of dystrophin, combined with what are regenerative tissue, so researchers have also been exploring Kunkel described as an explosion in technology and research, the use of using progenitor cells, or stem cells, to correct for provides promising clues for treating and preventing DMD. dystrophin deficiency by introducing normal cells into the “I call this the decade of genome-based therapy,” said muscle. The problem, Kunkel said, is that the cells stay in the Kunkel, former director of the genomics program at the place where they are introduced. Until recently, they had no Harvard Stem Cell Institute. way of getting the cells to produce new muscle. “We have two Modern genetics research began only 151 years ago, new lines of experiments going to address those issues,” said with the work of Gregor Johann Mendel, an Augustinian Kunkel. Most of this work is through the use of mouse studies. friar famous for his work on the inheritance patterns of He foresees multiple therapies being used concurrently pea plants. It wasn’t until 2003 that scientists would finish to extend and improve a patient’s quality of life. Several sequencing, identifying, and mapping human DNA as part academic labs and companies have been using the research of The Human Genome Project. And relatively little was facilitated by Kunkel’s findings to work on therapeutic known about the cause of muscular dystrophy around the treatments for DMD, and Kunkel continues to collaborate Hope is in the time when Kunkel’s lab discovered dystrophin. Although with international scientists and outside partners like the DMD was first described by Guillaume-Benjamin-Amand Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard on research. Duchenne in the 1860s, by the late 1980s and 1990s, “Five years ago, none of [these therapies] existed,” Kunkel scientists were still identifying neuromuscular disorders, said. “We knew what was wrong and wanted to figure out how said Kunkel. to fix it. It wasn’t until 2010 that we thought of using therapy There are at least six therapeutic approaches for to fix it. So, it’s a time of hope for patients with the disorder.” DMD in various stages of clinical trials and FDA- approval. Kunkel is working to understand the genetic A PRACTICAL START modulators for dystrophin deficiency—to find ways to Kunkel, who comes from a family of scientists, was always compensate for the lack of dystrophin. interested in genetics. His dad was an immunologist, and One approach he found to be promising is gene correction, his grandfather was a botanist. When he graduated from a gene-splicing technique known as exon skipping—skipping Gettysburg College, he almost followed in the footsteps of his over mutations during the processes of gene translation and botanist grandfather, by studying plant genetics. (He is a third- expression so dystrophin can be produced. generation member of the National Academy of Sciences.) “It’s not going to cure the disease…you’re not reversing But the botany programs didn’t offer graduate school GENESFor more than 35 years, internationally known geneticist Louis M. Kunkel ’71 the problem but halting its progression, said Kunkel. “The stipends. While at Gettysburg, he had worked in biology has been researching ways to diagnose and treat complex genetic diseases. ideal solution would be to also reverse its damage.” Prof. Ralph Cavaliere’s lab and completed research in

Photo by Jim Harrison 24 25 human genetics at a Cornell University lab. He decided to A flawed gene on the X chromosome is what causes DMD. put much of my effort into building the infrastructures That requires time, money, and large-scale consent pursue his PhD in biology, receiving his degree from Johns He submitted a proposal to the Muscular Dystrophy needed for robust drug development programs in DMD.” from patients. “But it’s going to happen [eventually],” Hopkins University in 1978. Gettysburg College presented Association to map the gene involved in dystrophy. “I’ve been There are some areas where Kunkel wants to step on the emphasized Kunkel. Kunkel a Distinguished Alumni Award in 1989 and an involved ever since,” he said. gas, particularly in the area of collecting genetic data, which he The immediate goal is to preserve the ability of kids with honorary doctorate degree in 2000. said will eventually become more cost-effective and the norm. DMD to walk for a longer period of time and improve their “I did my graduate work on identifying DNA sequences AT A CROSSROADS “Eventually, genetics is going to be part of the clinical overall quality of life. on the Y chromosome and then worked with the X Kunkel said there’s still a significant amount of work to be record for individuals. It already exists in cancer research, and “Many kids today with Duchenne go to college, get degrees chromosome as a postdoctoral fellow,” said Kunkel. done—and much at stake. it’s going to continue happening in human genetics,” he said. and even additional degrees after college,” said Kunkel. “It’s not “I have gotten to know several patients [with DMD] “For example, how many individuals out there in the normal unusual for them to live until their 30s, so, [I say] okay, let’s over the years. I’ve seen boys die in the interim,” he said. But population have a problem producing dystrophin, yet do not see if we can boost that to the 50s, and then that’s approaching he believes this decade of research will be integral to finding exhibit DMD?” normal life expectancy. If you could enable them to be able to a cure. “The fact is we’re at a crossroads where therapies are In 2015, Kunkel and a team of researchers discovered a care better for themselves [independently], that would make Many kids today with being developed, so it’s an exciting time.” mutation in a Golden Retriever that protected the dog from a big difference. That’s my hope. And I think we’ll see some of Hoffman agrees that despite major advances, there is a getting the disease. The findings were published in the journal that in the next five years.” Duchenne go to college, get lot of work to be done. Cell, and a grant from Pfizer allows them to continue the work. —Carina Sitkus “While Lou and I together worked to bring molecular “We have a dog model that some escape disease, even degrees and even additional diagnostics quickly to families…the ‘deliverable’ of a therapy with the mutation, so the supposition is that some humans to DMD patients has been much slower than we had hoped, have, too,” Kunkel said. “Wouldn’t it be interesting to know degrees after college. with tortuous paths and blind alleys,” Hoffman said. “I have what gene variant allows them to escape? You can’t get that data unless you sequence millions of individuals.”

WHAT IS DYSTROPHIN? WHO WAS IT WHY IS IT IMPORTANT? WHEN WAS IT One in a group of proteins IDENTIFIED BY? A lack of dystrophin causes IDENTIFIED? that connects to the muscle Duchenne muscular dystrophy Louis M. Kunkel ’71 1980s cell framework, providing (DMD), an irreversible and strength and support. progressive genetic disease.

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What makes Gettysburg INTERNS AT CANNES The prestigious Cannes Film Festival is known for its awards, but two Gettysburgians learned that the festival contributes to the development of cinema and the film industry in many other ways. “All sorts of deals happen at Cannes that impact every aspect of the film industry—from how films are funded and produced to how they are distributed and get in front of audiences,” Actual and virtual treasure said Prof. Jim Udden, cinema and media studies. Only two German-language copies the artifact is available for all to see president of collections, exhibitions, So the internships that Robert Sharpe ’17 and of the Declaration of Independence online, among the Early American and programming. “This July 1776 Nick Merritt ’18 completed through the American are known to have been preserved documents in Musselman Library’s German-language printing of the Film Pavilion were quite exceptional. No one from the since 1776, and only one remains Documents GettDigital archives. Declaration of Independence reminds program had ever recruited interns at the College before; in the U.S. The College owns it, “We are deeply honored by us that the United States has been a Udden believes the skills students learn at a liberal arts and it has been on loan to the new Gettysburg’s generosity in placing on diverse, multilingual nation since the institution were an obvious draw. Museum of the American Revolution loan one of its rarest treasures,” said moment of its birth.” “There’s no better way to get a foot in the door than in Philadelphia. A digital copy of Scott Stephenson, the museum’s vice what they did in Cannes,” said Udden. “It was really an unprecedented opportunity for them.”

that makes a difference ART PROS from the GETTYSBURG NETWORK Students seeking examples of what to do with an art history major learned firsthand when the Schmucker Art Gallery presented Recent Acquisitions 2007–2017: Selections from the Gettysburg College Fine Arts Collection. Six alumnae contributed essays for the exhibit catalog and returned to campus as panelists for the opening gallery talk. Each of the six is either pursuing an advanced degree or working in a field directly related to her art history major. Alumna and their topics: Laura Elizabeth Barone Shea ’10, Andy Warhol (American, 1928–1987); Emily Francisco ’14, John Biggers (American, 1924–2001); Elizabeth Petersen ’10, William Hogarth (English, 1697–1764), Sarah Parker ’13, 19th-century French chromolithographs; Rebecca Duffy ’16, José Guadalupe Posada (Mexican, 1852–1913); and Molly Reynolds ’14, Wafaa Bilal (Iraqi-born American, b. 1966). The exhibition catalog is available in The Cupola, online.

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1939 1949 Homecoming. There will be a postcard in The College was saddened to hear of the Jane Heilman Doyle the letter. Please consider responding! I SAVE THE DATES passing of Glenn H. Rudisill in August 10221 Cabery Road have consulted with Joe Lynch about such and we extend condolences to his Ellicott City, MD 21042-1605 an unusual time for returning to our alma family and friends. Anyone interested in 410-465-7134 mater, and he approves. becoming class correspondent for 1939 APRIL 21 There are two items to report concerning may contact Joe Lynch ’85 at jlynch@ Get Acquainted Day our 1949 classmates: one good, the other, 1952 gettysburg.edu or 717-337-8522. Margaret Blanchard Curtis very sad. The good news is that I have 1075 Old Harrisburg Road, #144 talked with Margaret Gettys Coon. MAY 19 Gettysburg, PA 17325 1941 She was my roommate at Gettysburg for 717-334-1041 Spring Honors Day John Zinn one year and is related to the founder of [email protected] Distinguished Alumni Awards 201 W. Broadway Gettysburg College. Peggy still resides Gettysburg, PA 17325 Baccalaureate in Kansas City, MO, and wants to be Wow! You missed it! Gettysburg hosted 717-334-2932 remembered by those who still recall her. “Dancing with the Local Stars,” and [email protected] She is visited by her son Richard and Josie Slifer Brownley trained with a MAY 20 his wife, plus their children. Sad news to professional male dancer to dance the Commencement 1944 report is the death of Edward Muhlbach foxtrot and jitterbug. Josie said, “Yes” to Speaker: Howard Fineman Dorothy Scheffer Hartlieb on Sept. 16. Ed was quite active in the the invitation since the evening was a 5225 Wilson Lane, Apt. 4111 probation department both in MD and at fundraiser for the YWCA Gettysburg & Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 the federal level. Ed lost his wife Helen, but Adams County. Word was received that MAY 31–JUNE 1 717-591-8434 leaves six children and nine grandchildren. George T. Hare died on June 17 at his 26th Annual Sara Lee/Butter Krust Baking [email protected] Ed was active in the Lutheran Church. home. George was an outstanding athlete Gettysburg College Golf Classic presented at Gettysburg College. He attended the NJ 1945 1950 Medical College and received his medical by the Cly-Del Manufacturing Company degree. George married Jo Ann Mathias Charlotte Rehmeyer Odell Ruthe Fortenbaugh Craley ’53, and they have two children, Thomas 1615 East Boot Road, #B-103 3133 Sunshine Drive and Patricia. Patricia said her father “not MAY 31–JUNE 3 West Chester, PA 19380 Dover, PA 17315 only treated the patient, but he treated the Alumni College and Reunion Weekend 610-429-2120 717-764-6334 [email protected] family as well.” George worked in NJ and Meritorious Service and Young Alumni Awards PA for 50 years, specializing in geriatric 1946 medicine before retiring. Our sympathy Connie Douglas Wiemann 1951 JUNE 22–27 goes to Jo Ann, Thomas, Patricia, and 1117 Devonshire Way Lou Hammann George’s five grandchildren and three Civil War Institute (CWI) Summer Conference Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418-6863 1350 Evergreen Way great-grandchildren. How about sending 561-622-5790 Orrtanna, PA 17353 me news for the next Gettysburg? 717-334-4488 JULY–AUGUST If anyone is interested in taking over [email protected] Send-Offs the class correspondent position, please contact Joe Lynch ’85 at Dear Classmates of 1951. Before the SEPTEMBER 21–23 [email protected] or 717-337-6522. end of Jan., you will have received a letter from me about our 67th (sic) Reunion or Gettysburg Great Weekend Homecoming and Campaign Celebration SEPTEMBER 21 Send news! Legacy Admissions Experience Hall of Athletic Honor Induction Have something special OCTOBER 19–21 to share? We want to hear Family Weekend from you. Contact your class correspondent by NOVEMBER 10 these deadlines: Vietnam Memorial Dedication Spring issue, Jan. 15 Fall issue, June 15 Visit gettysburg.edu/links for information related to Winter issue, Oct. 15 Bulletins and other stories in this issue. Class notes editor Devan Grote White ’11 [email protected]

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1953 that accompany trauma. Buzz told of his event soon mushroomed into a movement Beck Wagner. They all met in Kutztown that federal law requires an agent to retire a distinguished alumnus award and an 65th Reunion Year experience in Germany: “As commander, that helped change Western civilization, and got caught up on all their recent at the end of the month in which they turn honorary doctorate. A picture of a past I ordered my company to dig shallow fox thanks in part to the invention of the news. They toured Kutztown and ate at 57. He put in 27 years with the Bureau. president of Gettysburg College in the Barbara Slothower King holes. I dug mine after the men. I found a Gutenberg Press, providing an important the Dryville Hotel in nearby Mertzville. However, he was hired back by the FBI to Alumni House is a witness to his talent 6131 Greenbriar Lane partially covered German fox hole with the way of sharing Luther’s insights and After a wonderful visit, they wondered why do security and background investigations. as a stills photographer. We are glad to Fayetteville, PA 17222 remains of a German soldier, his helmet theology. We then extended our trip three they hadn’t done it all before! I had a nice He did that for another 10 years. He claim Owen as a classmate. In reply about 717-352-7363 (which had a hole in the top), his partially days to reconnect with a colleague in note from Bob Busch, apologizing for somewhat lamentably notes that such work generations of G’burg graduates, Kevin [email protected] disassembled rifle, parachute, and items. Budapest and enjoy some sights in “the not writing sooner. He has been retired was paid by the hour, and that it did not Thomas wrote that his grandfather The mailman did not bring any snail mail, Apparently he was shot in his head by an Paris of the East.” We received late word of for 23 years after working at Hartford add anything to his government pension. Hartman had a first cousin who made and there were no emails for this time. You American soldier. He should have been the passing of three classmates. Donald Insurance Group where he was director Jeanne Scott Robinson announced it to his 75th Reunion. Kevin is a third all have let me down. The only news is to taken prisoner as he was unarmed. I J. Ely died in Mar. after a short illness. of administration and personnel for NYC. at the Reunion dinner and subsequently generation Gettysburg alumnus on his remind you that our 65th Class Reunion brought the helmet home and never told Don was an Evangelical and Reformed He also retired from volunteering for the wrote that she finished writing the mother’s side. Kevin made his mark in will be this spring, so plan to come and anyone for over 70 years.” Buzz lived with minister, having served pastorates in president’s office at the Metropolitan biography of Dr. John B. Zinn, chemistry Los Angeles as the longest serving movie renew old friendships. In Margaret’s class “unforgiven guilt” about this and hopes central PA. He then launched a second Museum of Art. Bob has also been able chairperson from 1923 to 1959. The book reviewer at the same newspaper in the notes of ’52, I saw that there were 15 back that including his experience in a chapter career, teaching high school history and to endow the Robert H. Busch Endowed traces Zinn’s life from his undergraduate history of American journalism—40 years for their Reunion. The challenge is for our of Soul Injury will benefit others in similar government for 32 years. Don was also Music Scholarship in the Sunderman years at Gettysburg (Class of 1909) and on staff, not including nine more years class to have more than 15. I am counting situations. Bob Graeff and his wife now active in Republican politics locally and Conservatory of Music at the College. gives the reader a good glimpse of the as a freelancer. We lost two members on you to do better. Plans for it will be reside in White Horse Village, a retirement on the county level. Survivors include his This endowed scholarship will be awarded early days of chemistry at Gettysburg. of our class recently. Tom Nell lived in underway in early 2018, and you will get all community in Delaware County, PA. wife of 51 years, Lois Kirkpatrick Ely; three for many years and gives preference Books are available from Amazon, or there Lake Leelanau, MI. He graduated from the information. Watch your mailbox. I am For the past 10 years, Bob has been a children: Kathleen Lybarger of Selinsgrove, to a student of classical piano or pipe are signed copies available from the author G’burg and Penn State with a BSME and looking forward to seeing a lot of you then, docent at the nearby American Helicopter Stephen Ely of Easton, and Yvonne Ely organ studies. Thanks so much, Bob. ([email protected]). All proceeds a varied career with Pontiac and as a and remember, we all have aged, so it is Museum, where he enjoys working with Renaud of Mechanicsburg; and eight What wonderful news! On a sadder note, will be divided between Gettysburg’s business owner of Tom Nell Bicycles. His okay to have white hair and a few wrinkles. different school groups and visitors from all grandchildren. Nancy Luckett Jewson, I received notice that our classmate, chemistry department and the Musselman love of racing mountain bikes is evident over the world. Bob’s interest in helicopters formerly of Walnut Cove, NC, passed Robert Rice passed away on July 1. Library’s Special Collections. Incidentally, in his winning seven Michigan Mountain 1954 was spurred when he worked the summer away in June. She was married to Leonard Our condolences go to the family. Keep Wayne Ewing writes, “I’m getting married Biking Championships (in his class). He Helen-Ann Souder Comstock of ’52 at the Piasecki Chopper plant, which Jewson for 61 years. While at Lackland Russell and Joan Shimkus Bower in in Oct. to one Shannon Proctor. She is a was active in church and community, and 241 S. 6th Street, #510 was a great experience. At White Horse, Air Force Base in TX, Nancy wrote studies your thoughts and prayers. They live at retired registered nurse and a local ranch Marilyn, his wife, has wonderful memories Philadelphia, PA 19106 Bob was delighted to catch up with Joe on behavioral problems of children. She the Masonic Village in Elizabethtown, PA, manager here in Wet Mountain, CO. We of their life together. In Oct., Ken 215-869-5125 Paradine ’57, who was in his pledge class volunteered with the American Red Cross and Joan is not doing well. Please send will be going to Okinawa for the ceremony. Anderson, a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of [email protected] at Phi Gam. Al Comery and Phyllis made and the Boy Scouts. She is survived by her me news, so I have something to write in Her only child, daughter Leah, is stationed G’burg (outstanding student of Professors it through heavy traffic to GA for the total husband; a daughter, Linda Seals; a son, the column come spring! I hope you had a there with her military spouse. It is easier Glatfelter and Crapster) passed away. I received a letter from Jane Drennan solar eclipse. A new app helped them Douglas Jewson; and three grandchildren. wonderful holiday season. for us to get there than for them to get Ken graduated from Cornell Law School Ortel with updates since graduation. Jane connect at Lake Burton, where they had Conrad R. Sump of Dix Hills, NY, died here. I’m a happy man.” Yours truly and in 1961. Besides a loving family, he left a and Wade Ortel ’51 were married in 1955. a clear view of the eclipse. For those who in Apr. After earning a master’s degree in my wife Phyllis Ball ’58 will be welcoming legacy of having been a successful U.S. After Wade finished medical school, he 1957 missed it, the next solar eclipse travels accounting at NYU, Connie founded his Don Helfrich to our Cape Cod home a bus tour next attorney. Of some of the adulations this was commissioned in the Public Health southwest to northeast on Apr. 8, 2024, own CPA agencies in MT and NY. He was 7 Jeannes Way July 11. The tour is by the Hardy Plant one is paramount: “Mr. Anderson was a Service and assigned to Kotzebue, AK, with Cleveland, Erie, Buffalo, Niagara Falls, also among those G’burg graduates who Forestdale, MA 02644 Society of the Mid-Atlantic States. Their man of high intellect, and he was always an area serving 20 remote villages over NY state, and ME in the path of totality. initiated the AN-TEKES, alumni from the 508-539-4280 website declares that they tour “private using it in favor of the underdog. He was 70,000 square miles. Wade traveled ’50s and ’60s, who continue to remember [email protected] exceptional gardens along the East Coast a great believer in individual rights and a by bush plane or dog sled to reach the Gettysburg College as they meet at U.S.” We are all aglow with pride for the defender of antitrust laws. He fought for villages. “A wonderful experience,” Jane 1955 Our 60th Class Reunion continues to Rev. Joseph Molnar luncheon in the tristate area several honor and recognition. good causes and against over-reaching writes, “with dog team short rides, dark make for backward glances and forward 4190 Park Place times a year. Connie is survived by Ruth corporations.” For many years, six alumni winters, and summer midnight sun.” looks. David Smallbach writes that, “It Bethlehem, PA 18020 Henning Sump, his wife of 61 years; a son, and their spouses have managed reunions After that, Wade’s medical practice took was great seeing everyone. Carolee and I 1958 610-814-2360 Conrad, of Annapolis; a daughter, Linda 60th Reunion Year at various homes and events. Last year, them to Block Island, RI, and then on Spang, of Billings, MT; four grandchildren took six family members to Punta Cana of five of them celebrated 80th birthdays. [email protected] Janet Bikle Hoenniger Davis the faculties of U of VT Medical School and two great-grandchildren. Our belated the Dominican Republic for vacation. We The group celebrated at the Hanover 407 Chamonix Drive and WVU. Upon Wade’s retirement in Our class contributed $16,168 in total condolences go out to the families of our had a wonderful time.” Carol Sieck tells summer cottages of Joyce Hamm Elsner Fredericksburg, VA 22405 1989, Jane and Wade returned to Block gifts to the College during the 2016–2017 three classmates. of her husband Colonel Robert Sieck, and her husband Bert. Last Aug., the 540-371-1045 Island to enjoy travel in the U.S. and giving year, which is commendable. Maybe retired U.S. Army, and their unexpected Elsners again hosted the group, which [email protected] Canada in their Vanagon. In the summer, our goal for this next year would be to absence from the Reunion’s Saturday included Joy Steidle Graeut and her they pursued their separate avocations: increase the number of donors? What do 1956 evening dinner. As announced at the Georgiana Borneman Sibert There is good news from Hollywood. husband Campbell, Carola Machetzki paleontology digs in England and MT for you think? In 2017, the 500th anniversary dinner, Bob had a health-related episode. 729 Hilltop Lane Owen Roizman received an honorary Rohrbaugh and her husband Robert ’56, Wade and chamber music workshops of the Reformation was celebrated across This made for a wave of concern because, Hershey, PA 17033-2924 Oscar at a pre-Oscar gala—a well- and Elaine Bonnett Molnar and her for Jane. While still enjoying their home the country and around the globe. One as generally known, Bob was in his 20th 717-533-5396 deserved recognition as one of the very husband Joe ’55. Some years ago, many on Block Island, they also have a home of our high points this year was a Luther year as a heart transplant recipient. 717-379-8910 best cinematographers in the business. of this loyal group were members of the in Wakefield, RI, for easier access to tour that Elaine Bonnett ’58 and I took Carol writes that, “Bob recovered within [email protected] His first major movie, The French committee that led the successful Wagnild events in Boston and Providence. They in late Sept. The nine-day excursion a minute, but she and visiting son, Brian, Connection, along with others including Fund project. The total contributions to this have two daughters, one son, and four included visits to towns associated with I had a pleasant surprise and a wonderful called for an ambulance. Five hours later, The Exorcist, Tootsie, Network, plus fund, producing interest which helps pay grandchildren. Buzz Hanson had a busy Martin Luther, the 16th-century reformer: letter from Ruth Plomgren Woltersdorf he was discharged with no abnormalities countless TV commercials and many more for College Choir tours, are over $458,000. summer, even though planned trips to Eisleben, his birthplace; Erfurt, where sharing some of her activities with others shown on any of the consequently given major films, provide all the evidence of These frequent meetings provided still Germany and VT were canceled. He spent he entered the Augustinian cloister; the of our classmates. She and Joan Stein tests. His heart doctors at Hershey, with a very talented cinematographer. Along another opportunity to meet at the College, many hours as a hospice volunteer at the Wartburg Castle, where he translated Streilein have kept in contact over the whom he met the following week, also with his many board positions, he was beginning with lunch at the Lincoln Diner. V.A. hospital in St. Petersburg, FL, and in the New Testament into German; years. They met in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, delivered a good report.” The advantage of president of the ultra-prestigious American See you at our 60th! USO activities. Also, Buzz was interviewed and Wittenberg, where he posted 95 and spent a week having a wonderful time! a college “do over” has occurred to David Society of Cinematographers, receiving by FOX News in Tampa, FL, for a story statements for debate—a not-too-subtle Ruth recently moved into a retirement Lichtenfeld, retired special agent of the its Lifetime Achievement Award. His that aired on Veterans Day 2017 about challenge to the Vatican to reform the community in Telford, PA. Joan was in FBI. If it were possible, Dave says he would Gettysburg College recognitions include Soul Injury—mental and emotional injuries church’s practices. That seemingly quiet the area, and they decided to call Jean now major in psychology. He also explains

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1959 for homes too big for empty nesters was at Ove’s Restaurant in Ocean City, NJ, trek in Sept. to the Shakespeare festival in choirmaster, and director of music at 1964 Carol Reed Hamilton a good thing. Now Bruce and I have been with many G’burg friends. Bill Harral Stratford, Canada, to indulge in three days several churches from 1964-1997. Two Kathleen Gibbs 60 Strand Circle talking Gettysburg to our granddaughter, checked in to say that he finally retired of plays. Mary Hotchkiss Dolan wrote of his most notable experiences were 24 Heatherwood Lane Cromwell, CT 06416 and she has applied. Perhaps we’ll be in 2014 from full-time employment after that she, Joyce Andrews Ellwanger, performing at the Berliner Dom Cathedral Bedminster, NJ 07921 860-613-2441 getting to the campus more often next three very different and exciting careers. and three friends left husbands behind in of Berlin and St. Nicholas Church of 908-781-6351 [email protected] year. On a final sad note, I received word Wow—many of us can talk of only one! Sept. and spent two weeks in Scotland Leipzig where J.S. Bach served as [email protected] that Margaret Kilpatrick O’Brien The first was the longest (36 years) in and the Cotswold area of England. There, kapellmeister. Doug was owner of Berwick I am always glad to get news from any passed away in Oct. the private sector. The second was a they rented Honeysuckle Cottage to Lumber and Supply Co. and worked as Helen Gotterdam Miller retired of you, and I recently heard from Larry stint for five years in academia, and the use as a base to visit nearby villages. an insurance agent. He also served on from Standard Register Co. as an HP Johnson, who had an opportunity to get to last was a 12-year experience running Cedar Key, FL, was the venue for a Mar. the board of directors for the Bloomsburg administrator after 28 years. She and her The Villages, FL, where he had dinner with 1960 husband Gregory moved from MD to AR to Pat Carr Layton a major foundation in the Philadelphia get-together of Leslie Noyes Mass, Council of the Arts and was a member of Ellen Buchanan Wilcox, a roommate be near her daughter. She has traveled the 301 Powell Avenue area. Although his family members live in Mary Algeo Hasiak, Lura Coulter the Berwick Kiwanis Club. Doug is survived of mine in our freshman year. Bruce and world for over 20 years. Most memorable Salisbury, MD 21081 other states, which makes for fun travels, Trossello, Janice Hill Wagner, and by his wife Polly; three daughters, Tracey, I laughed as Larry said he couldn’t hear times were mission trips to Belarus, 410-202-6049 Bill and Kathy enjoy good health, their Diane Roberts Bethas. They spent Tricia, and Trina; three grandchildren; and much of the dinner conversation over Cameroon, Malaysia, Columbia (Amazon), [email protected] kids, grandkids, and now their first great- several days chatting, hiking, viewing flora a brother, Martin. Art Strock sent news of restaurant noise. Surely not a sign of age, grandson (quite a milestone!). Bill says and fauna, and toasting sunsets. Linda his new book, Live by Your Dreams, which northeast India, and Uganda to bring home but strange that Bruce and I had the same John Moltz writes from TX, where he is his age no longer permits his serving on Whitacre Fuschino says that after 12 is a guidebook based on stories from her granddaughter. Beth Headley Paul experience just a bit ago and blamed it on active in Mason, Scottish Rite and Shriners, private sector boards, so he’s filled the years of high school substituting, she is people he has interviewed. Art suggests lives in Fairfield, CT, with her husband loud music. Larry passed on some news supporting homeless shelters, Boys and gap by serving on many nonprofit boards enjoying retirement and finds she’s very that dream sharing is a wonderful way to Paul. Since earning a master’s degree in about Paul Rodenhauser. Paul is a Girls Clubs, children’s orthopedic hospitals, in and around Philadelphia. It sounds like good at being a “slug!” She splits her time connect with young people of any age Germanic languages and literature from retired psychiatrist, lives in NM, and has and Camp Success (for dyslexic children quite an exciting life. Linda Whittaker between OH (where her son lives) and AL, and strengthen relationships. He also UPenn, Beth has taught German at Lincoln turned to art in his retirement years. His who have fallen at least three years Fuschino ’62 called to let us know that which she termed the “Redneck Riviera” suggests that it can be a relief for kids U and St. John Fisher College, Rochester, work was among 35 Corrales, NM-based behind their peers in reading level). He Frank Fuschino passed away in Feb. (her daughter’s locale). Linda Winters who have nightmares and are afraid to NY. She earned a library science degree artists accepted for a recent art show in completed 65 years of service in scouting 2017 after an active life of owning Rockefeller reports from Westport, share their dreams. Contact him with any from SUNY and became a reference the area. I mentioned Pete White in the but has slowed down a bit after two heart pharmacies, working as a pharmacist, and NY, that she still plays tennis, golf, and questions or comments at arthurstrock@ librarian at Sacred Heart U, Fairfield U, fall magazine, but I recently received a attacks and heart surgery—no more long playing golf. They enjoyed homes both platform tennis. You rock, Linda! She is a comcast.net. The book is easiest to find Fairfield Public Library, and Westport communication from the community the mountain treks and long-term campouts. in AL and Springfield, and they spent lady tenor in the Pleasant Valley Chorale on Amazon. Don Burden, Oz Sanborn, Library. Paul Techlenberg earned his Whites now live in, and Pete has been He now swims and enjoys gardening with half the year in each so they could be and involved with the library board. Her Joanne Thomas Robinson, Brian medical degree from Johns Hopkins U “tending to” two Eastern Bluebirds on the the two growing seasons that TX boasts. near their children. Our sympathies go to husband Rick Rockefeller snowmobiles Bennett, Ron Couchman, and I met and had a 30-year career as a cardiologist. property for two years. This past spring, he John retired from the military in 1980, Linda and their family. Please keep the frequently, logging 125 miles per day. on campus to begin planning our 55th His wife Diane Anderson died of breast had a pair nesting in a bluebird house he and then again in 2002 from a career information coming! Mary Ann Moore McGowan writes from Reunion next June. You will be receiving cancer in 2000. Paul pursues Bible study put up, and he saw two eggs. I sure hope in education after earning several post- NC that she is planning to relocate to the a “save the date” with more information and lives in western NC. Mary Ann Test he got to see fledglings hatch. Eugene Gettysburg degrees. He and Donna enjoy Saucon Valley near Bethlehem, PA, in the about the specifics, but we are planning a of Madison, WI, obtained a PhD from Keesler wrote from his summer home in their two sons and three grandchildren. 1962 Northwestern U and worked with people Denise De Pugh Kelly coming year. She will enjoy being closer Thursday through Sunday event with the Glenville, NC, with this hopeful note: “As Bill Fleischman (aka Bullet Bill) has with severe mental illness. She was chief 1532 McCormick Drive to her children and perhaps reconnecting Alumni College Thursday, a get-together we all turn 80, according to some sources, promised a trip to Salisbury to see our psychologist at the state hospital, then Mechanicsburg, PA 17055-5976 with classmates. My husband Bob and I Friday night, lunch and a tour on Saturday, it is the new ’50.” He also said we have to Delmarva Shorebirds baseball team, but professor at the School of Social Work at 717-796-1657 spent two weeks with family in Italy in Aug. and a final dinner Saturday night. In keep the M&M formula—M for mobility, M he has missed yet another season. He the U of WI. [email protected] We enjoyed it, despite torrid temps, and addition, there will be a golf afternoon for marbles (mental). Thanks for the good reports, however, that his agents tell him headed back to CA in late Oct. to avoid for those who play. We are very excited advice. Eugene and his wife Margo have that some G’burg alumni were spotted at Class of 1962 PA’s winter. Thoughts go out to all with for the “spirited Class of ’63” to see all of 1965 enjoyed travels to AK and the Panama a Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs (Phillies’ Triple Greetings from your newly appointed class homes near Houston or in FL, who have the new construction on campus, as well Rev. Dr. John R. Nagle Canal. Bruce and I agree that those are A farm team) game: Dave Bright and correspondent. Betsy Shelly Hetzel was suffered from the ravages of Harvey and as to be together to share our stories, 303 Whitehall Way two great trips that we have also enjoyed. Lud Schlecht, plus four more, as yet wonderful at keeping in touch and relaying Irma. Please send me your news! Your laugh, remember our College days, take Cary, NC 27511 The Keeslers were also fortunate to have unidentified! He and Barb play golf, meet all the news, and she will be sadly missed. classmates want to hear what’s going on a historical tour, and maybe drink a beer 919-467-6375 enjoyed Puerto Rico, St. Martin, and St. annually with Tom and Joan Wachob She’ll be a tough act to follow, but I’ll do in your life; if you don’t inform me, I might or two. I would just like to put in another [email protected] Thomas before the hurricanes and were Norris for lunch in Amish country, and my best. Please get all your exciting (or have to invent interesting stories! word for weekend accommodations in the glad when they returned to their winter now are promising to meet us in DE. It’s always nice to hear that this column not, which sometimes is better!) updates Quarry Suites by the football field. Those of home in FL that it was spared damage So, question of the month: How are you is the first thing you turn to when the to me. Thanks to two classmates: Mary us who stayed there for the 50th Reunion from Irma. Bruce and I now have a son observing the 500th anniversary of Martin 1963 magazine arrives. Thanks to those who Lou Hoffman Swan stepped in and did really had a lot of fun. The suites are who lives in York, PA, so we have a very Luther and the Reformation? Rod and 55th Reunion Year shared the news that follows. They hope a great job of finishing the column for (college) comfortable, close to all campus convenient place to stay when visiting I were in Berlin for a family celebration Susan Cunningham Euker you’ll send me some of your news too. the fall issue when Betsy was ill, and she activities, reasonably priced, and an the College, which we did for the Cupola and wandered through a great exhibit on 1717 Gatehouse Court But first, a sad note:Jon Salmon died in passed on suggestions for this issue as “informal gathering place” for us to party. Society Dinner in Sept. I had a moment to Lutheranism and its effects on the U.S., Bel Air, MD 21014 Mar. 2017. I know that his services were well. No one will be surprised to hear that In addition, for those of you who would chat with President Janet Morgan Riggs Sweden, Tanzania, and Korea. Fascinating. 410-420-0826 in Ewing, NJ, and that he is survived by Holly Achenbach Yohe was a veritable like easier transportation to and from the ’77 and commented on the addition going [email protected] nieces and nephews. Beyond that, I have fount of information for this column. Six school for the Reunion, Gettysburg is up on the student union. I informed her no other information. Gretchen Remaley 1961 SAE couples have been getting together I have sad news first. Jack Sabo passed providing buses from Harrisburg, Baltimore, that our class was the first to graduate has also died. Born in Bethlehem, PA, Nan Funk Lapeire every other year since 1987 for “The Big away in July. Jack worked as a gym and perhaps other cities if there is an from that “new” building and how we she worked briefly for Bethlehem Steel 20 Canal Run East Chill,” and met in Sept. in the Poconos. teacher at the Annandale Correctional interest. There will be a small charge for walked over some boards to enter it. That Corp. and then returned home to care for Washington Crossing, PA 18977 Attendees were Rocky and Sue Burnett, Facility before taking a job with Met-Ed the service; if you are interested, contact was news to her, but she let me know it her parents during their remaining years. 215-493-5817 Irv and Dotti Lindley, Phil and Jane in Easton, PA as a lineman. He was an the transportation department of the was no longer a “new” building. My two She was a member of Salem Lutheran 215-962-8773 (cell) Fillmore ’63 Wargo, Jay and Charlotte avid fisherman, hunter, and gardener. He school. Look for the “save the date,” and if roommates, Florence Ann Duckworth Church. A memory tribute can be placed [email protected] Baker Johnson, Joey ’63 and Barb loved canning and gardening with his you have any questions, please contact me Wilson and Marge Mills Carpenter, at www.longfuneralhome.com. Thanks to Trexler, and Erin Farrow (widow of Gerry grandchildren. Jack is survived by his wife or anyone else on the committee. joined us for a good visit while we were Thank you so much for all of the news! all who called and wrote to inform me of Farrow). Mary Lou Hoffman Swan and Carol; two children, Valerie and Jack; and at our son’s home. We three girls were The column was easy to write thanks her death. Don Rohrbaugh remembers Judy Curchin Vandever were also on two grandchildren. Doug Truax passed comparing notes on living in retirement to the information—keep it coming. A Gretchen as a high school classmate, a the move this fall. They made their annual away in Aug. 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for many years—someone who enjoyed followed by a trip to Nashville and a fishing any names that should be added to the list surgery and after the launch of his third and serve on the board of the Linden moved back to NY from CA. Bill reports going to Bethlehem’s Liberty High School’s expedition to the Outer Banks. He went that’s been compiled thus far. The current book with author signings at Barnes & Hall Alumnae Association. If you don’t that he does most of the cooking since football and basketball games. Don and back to England in Oct. and then the Theta list: Ronald Thomson ’60, Edgar Burchell Noble, I Heart Radio interviewed him know about puppy mills, check the UAPM his wife still works, but he finds time his wife Rena Shapiro ’68 moved to an Chi golf reunion at Pinehurst. Over the past ’62, Joseph Murphy ’63, John Colestock outside of New York City. His pen name website. “It’s not about the puppies; it’s to play in several music groups in the independent living cottage at the Lutheran 50 years, Kathie Smith de la Vergne ’65, Andrew Muns ’65, George Callan ’66, is Dr. Carroll James. Although the names about the parents.” area and do woodworking. He has two Community at Telford, PA. Don enjoys golf, has gotten together regularly with friends Robert Morris ’66, Charles Richardson ’66, have been changed to protect the guilty, grandchildren. Thanks, Bill, for the update! bridge, and exercise, and he doesn’t worry made during freshman year in Huber J. Andrew Marsh ’67, Stephen Warner ’68, the stories are basically true. You can 1972 After graduation, James Wilson went about the house and yard maintenance. Hall. This past summer, Sadie Werner, Daniel Whipps, and Stephen Doane ’70. explore more on his website drcarrolljames. Chad Pilling on to spend four years in the BMI Musical Also making a move are Charlie and Susan Klingenberg Milligan, Sherry com. In July, we celebrated Jane Engel 4220 Morris Road Workshops in NYC. He is an accomplished Marcia Herring Gault. They were Eckland Reiff, and Susan Dean Feder 1970 Gallagher’s birthday at Liberty Mountain Hatboro, PA 19040 author, having written novels and nine married two weeks after graduation and joined her for a long lunch and a visit to Marsha Barger Resort in Fairfield, formerly Charnita. We 267-566-0206 books of poetry. His works are available on moved to MD where he earned his PhD in the Brandywine River Museum to view the 409 Klee Mill Road tried to book the church, but we couldn’t [email protected] Amazon. One novel in particular, Woody, physics. In 1997, they moved to Rochester, 50-year retrospective of Andrew Wyeth. Sykesville, MD 21784 find it. Jane, Kelly Alsedek, and Janet received favorable reviews by Kirkus After Labor Day weekend, Stu Lippsett NY, where they raised their two children. They had a great time, as always, but 410-552-9146 Ritter Wheeler ’70 had a great lunch. When Reviews. Thanks, James. Keep us posted! and his wife Ronni had their second annual This year, they moved to Albuquerque, missed their sixth “chick,” Carol Gingrich [email protected] I recommended it to my daughter, Siri This past year, I was involved in a motor NM, close to their daughter and son-in- Meyer, who passed away in 2015. Ken White Phelps ’01, she informed me it was G’burg get-together for an afternoon on vehicle accident and was transported to law. They miss their Northeast friends, but Snowe, Bob DiMeo, and Albie Hallam Gettysburg ’70 managed by one of her former students. the beach and a delightful dinner. Alumni the hospital where an MRI revealed a brain attendees included Patty Mack Groer, love the Southwest weather and taxes! ’65 recently visited the grave of Chuck My apologies go to Helen Sigmond for In Aug. classmates Kelly Alsedek, Donna aneurysm. I have had successful brain Pam Jones Rothlisberger, Todd Larmer Private message me on Facebook for Richardson in Bergenfield, NJ. Chuck not including her news in the past columns. Collins Fulton, Sue Niblette Donahue, surgery, and I look forward to attending ’71, Georgene Abel Pilling ’73, and me. All their address. Did anyone else get to read was an Air Force officer who lost his life My G’burg folder is full, and I put her email and Kate Zurich traveled to Mountain our upcoming Reunion. The Class Reunion of us are doing pretty well. Patty is retired, Penn Rhodeen’s latest article in the while flying missions over Vietnam in 1968. in a different place—I just found it. She Rest, SC, to experience the solar eclipse. committee is assisting the College to living in CO, and very excited about the Sept. issue of Smithsonian? He comments Chuck will be among 13 ’Burgians honored said that she had taken former president The plan was hatched by Nibs, who began ensure that we have a great turnout. birth of a grandniece. Pam still teaches in on “The Homefront During the Vietnam with a memorial plaque to be dedicated at Obama’s advice to run for local office, and garnering information and eclipse glasses Please consider sharing some news about NJ. Todd continues his career in finance. War, As Told By One Captivating Photo.” the renovated CUB on Nov. 10. she won! Helen is now a commissioner of months before the event. Kate helped yourself for our Reunion year class notes! Stu, Ronni, Georgene, and I are all retired, He stirs us by touching the emotions of Alomosa County, CO. I hope all is going locate a cute rental cabin on a quiet lake spending time with grandchildren and loving one family facing a loss in Vietnam 50 well for you, Helen! And thanks so much within the zone of totality. Donna, Kelly, and 1968 it. Greg Early is doing well, living on Cape 1974 years ago. The latest monthly column of for writing. I hope everyone had a good Nibs met in Gettysburg, packed up Donna’s 50th Reunion Year Cod. He spent many years working at the Longtime class correspondent Linda Creation Corner begins the 21st year of summer. I’m a summer person, so I did. I’m Subaru, and headed to Kate’s house in Susan Walsky Gray New England Aquarium (NEA) where his Harmer Morris passed away on May the newsletter written by Lutheran layman still doing kickboard laps in our pool during Asheville, NC. After a lively Friday night in 113 Balsam Lane specialty was aquatic mammals. He led 17, 2017, following a recurrence of Michael Ochs, still living in Williamsport, the summer and going to an indoor pool Asheville, they headed to SC. The weather Aiken, SC 29803-2713 NEA’s efforts in mammal stranding and cancer. Her sister, Tina Harmer Squyres PA. It’s a companion blog to the website of during the winter. I’m over 190 miles of was hot and sunny, and the location idyllic. 803-641-4344 is an authority on seals and whales. Greg ’81, shares this tribute to Linda with her Lutherans Restoring Creation. It’s always kicking in the past two years. You guys are They spent the weekend in the water or [email protected] has consulted up and down the East Coast classmates and many G’burg friends: Linda a good read for environmentalists and all going to have to start writing to me or I’m on the dock, chatting and laughing into the and works with Maine Fisheries, as well as Harmer Morris was 17 years old when who care for our earth. Members of The Gettysburg College Class of 1968 going to start making things up about you, wee hours. On eclipse day, after a picnic 1832 Society are folks who have named lunch on the deck, they gathered on the maintaining strong connections at Woods she arrived at Gettysburg. From her first Al Strunk wrote that he is stepping just so I’ll have something to write about! Gettysburg College as the beneficiary of a dock for the show in the sky. The running Hole Oceanographic Institution, where his day on campus, she wrung everything she down from full-time invasive cardiology So, please write! Have a great winter. planned gift. Such provisions include gifts commentary was quite interesting especially wife works. At Homecoming, Chris Knud- could out of her college experience. Early practice at First Health of the Carolinas in wills, trusts, and retirement plans; gifts when a cloud rolled in at the moment of Hansen and I represented the Class of ’72 on, she was mostly focused on making in Pinehurst, NC, but he still will work full 1971 of real estate; gifts that provide income; totality. They might have missed seeing the at the swimmers’ alumni meet. It was a great the friends that she would keep until her time in an office setting. He practiced Bethany Parr-White and more. These vital donors are invited corona, but not the experience of seeing event with over 150 swimmers from years death this past May. With the blessing of cardiology in Huntingdon, PA, for 15 years 2012 Penn Street to campus for special events and the the shadow of the moon move across the as far back as 1959. The ’59 representative the band director, she joined the marching before he relocated to NC. In Mar., he Lebanon, PA 17042-5771 opportunity to meet students and hear water, turn the sky swiftly into night, nor was our coach, Bob Smith, and, yes, he did band despite being a barely proficient remarried the former Stacy Martinez. He 717-272-0806 their stories. I was so pleased to note that the myriad of other changes that occur swim in the meet, impressive as ever at 80. flute player. He needed people, and she hopes to see many of you at the 50th. 717-813-1706 (cell) almost two dozen of our classmates are when that big light in the sky is suddenly Chris is a limnologist, who has practiced his wanted the camaraderie. She did not join The rest of you must be saving up all of [email protected] part of this group. If you have already made dimmed. They were equally awed by how profession around the world, with significant a sorority, but as an independent, she had your news to tell us at the 50th Reunion arrangements to include our alma mater Gettysburg College Class of much light returned when just a sliver of time spent in Southeast Asia and Central many circles of friends that over the years, this May 31–June 3. The 50th Reunion in your estate plans, make sure that the 1971 Reunion sun was once again visible in the sky. They and South America. He continues to consult in various settings, she managed to knit committee is looking forward to seeing as College knows. At least send a nice gift wrapped up the week with a very hot and in freshwater ecology from his home in together. She decided on an elementary many of you as possible. Jesusmania is causing quite a stir among to the Annual Fund, continuing our class’s sticky hike to Yellow Branch Falls, a picture Boulder, CO. With a daughter out of college education major, and after graduation, ’Burgians who remember. I heard from and a son just finishing, Chris was glad to she accepted a job teaching third grade outstanding giving record. And then send James Rhea who wanted to reach out of which was posted to Facebook and 1969 Barb Belletti have made his last tuition payment this year. at Bells Elementary School in Turnersville, more news to me for others to read when after reading it. He described himself as an prompted a call to us from they first open our magazine. Jana Hemmer Surdi Shames on the trip home. Recently, Kelly, Please drop me a line and share what’s NJ. It’s an understatement to say she 7 Condor Road introvert who went on to become a dentist. going on in your life with the Class of ’72. was unhappy. She reached out to James Recently, he took care of his wife after a Jane, Janet, and I took a personal tour of Palmyra, VA 22963 the battlefield. Although we all spent much Slaybaugh (Gettysburg professor of 1966 434-589-5669 double cervical fusion. She is now helping elementary education) who told her that if Tom de la Vergne quality time on the battlefield in our College 1973 [email protected] him recover from a lumbar fusion gone she could “stick it out until Christmas and 587 Sheffield Drive days, we wanted to know the true history 45th Reunion Year south. Jim is writing his fourth installment was still unhappy,” he would get her out Springfield, PA 19064 No news from the Class of 1969 this of this place, in the daytime. Kelly knows Steve “Triff” Triffletti of Tooth Is Stranger Than Fiction, a series of her contract. By Thanksgiving, she was 610-543-4983 time. Classmates, send me information Bob Prosperi, who is the go-to guy when 124 Long Pond Road of humorous short stories about quirky in love with her profession. She moved [email protected] on your activities so we can publish it in dignitaries come to Gettysburg. We hired Plymouth, MA 02360 patients, oddball employees, and childhood from elementary school to teaching sixth the magazine! There is one subject I’d like him for a three-hour tour, and I played the 508-746-1464 (work) Rich Sawyer has been busy traveling. adventures in beautiful, but poverty-stricken, grade at Chestnut Ridge Middle School. to ask for your help, and it’s something I role of Mary Ann. I have kept busy joining 508-746-9205 (fax) This past year, he spent two weeks Appalachia. This upbringing inspired his Along the way, she earned a Master of learned from the College: This Nov., the the Democratic Committee in Lebanon [email protected] visiting a friend in Peru. He visited all the many medical mission trips. One story Education degree. Linda was predeceased College will dedicate a memorial to alumni County, which led to my appointment as a sites—Machu Picchu, salt mines, Sacred centers on his wife’s life-threatening fall Gettysburg College Class of 1973 by her husband of 34 years, Michael Morris. who gave their lives in the armed services campaign chairman for someone running Valley of the Incas—and ate way too much. (hence the fusion) deep in the jungles Though not a Gettysburg alum, Michael had during Vietnam. To help ensure a complete for township supervisor. I am also active Bill Edinger sent an update. Bill retired Then off to England, where he took a of Latin America. The story was featured his own connection to Gettysburg through list, please let us know if you are aware of with United Against Puppy Mills (UAPM) from the wine industry after 37 years. He course in battlefield archaeology at Oxford, on the TV show Rescue 911. Before his a close childhood friend. With friends, Linda

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and Michael traveled extensively throughout sure to write and let us know about your her son-in-law Lee, and grandson Hudson. was appointed vice president, global get together with her BBFFs (Best Bullet decades and currently serves as senior the U.S. With the Gettysburg GRAB whereabouts and activities! Cindy Shindledecker and her husband library relations at Elsevier, an information Friends Forever) in VA. They toured UVA, education curator. If you’ve never visited program, she traveled and hiked extensively Allan Jensen live in Ann Arbor, MI. Shindle analytics company specializing in science Thomas Jefferson’s garden, and multiple the 175-room childhood home of Henry in Europe. She traveled to China with the 1978 is the director of the health and behavioral and health. In this newly created position, wineries in an unforgettable weekend. DuPont, check it out if you find yourself Sunderman Conservatory’s Wind Symphony, 40th Reunion Year sciences institutional review board at the U she is responsible for forging alliances Attendees included Sue Clark, Maryellen in Wilmington, DE! It is considered the as a chaperone—no flute playing required. of MI. Still a choral singer, she is a member across the library community, particularly Byko Kenny, Hieidi Erickson Butcher, premier museum of American decorative Grace Warman Polan She also made a solo trip to Machu Picchu. of the University Musical Society Choral in the academic and research sectors. Libber Crawford Evans, Karen Singley arts, with nearly 90,000 objects made or 5712 Bradley Boulevard Linda was artistic, something she inherited Union and her church choir. Her sons, Nick Besides her career posts at several Kishpaugh, Margy Mclaughan O’Brien, used in America between about 1640 Bethesda, MD 20814 from her mother. While at Gettysburg, she and Eric, live in MI. In Nov. 2016, Sandy prestigious universities, Jean has held and Kathy Beals Nimmo ’81. A great time and 1860 as well as a gorgeous 60-acre 301-807-6798 took painting, printmaking, and pottery Berlin Walker became president/CEO many leadership positions in medical and was had by all, disproving the myth that garden. In addition to general events and [email protected] classes. She was a cross-stitcher for many at the YMCA of Silicon Valley, CA after 11 library professional organizations. Kathy English, mathematics, psychology, French, special exhibits, it also hosts corporate years. Upon moving to Santa Fe in 2015, Gettysburg College Class of 1978 years leading the YMCA in Cincinnati, OH. Eckenrode Romano is in her 38th year business, and chemistry majors cannot functions and weddings. Check it out at she immersed herself in art, taking classes Wendy Lee McCulloh White teaches of employment with Verizon. She now coexist. I was also informed that Lisa www.winterthur.org and watch for Debbie Our 40th Reunion is May 31–June 3. Don’t in pottery and painting. She continued elementary school in Pennington, NJ, and works in the Finance Center of Excellence Morton Bruce became a grandmother for if you make it to the museum! Meanwhile, forget to make your hotel reservations to stitch, shifting to needlepoint. An avid dreams of retirement. She and her husband in Orlando, FL, but she still keeps a place the second time! Grandson Bradley arrived down south: Lawrence and Kim ’83 soon or you’ll be at the “No Tell Motel” reader, she was a member of book groups George ’79 sing with their church choir and in PA. Her recent genealogy research in Oct., on time, right before Halloween. Cuneo got together with Diane and Tom on York Road! Thanks to my “deputy” in NJ and NM. With friends, she hiked are involved in the local community. Their led her to find the Adams County land We like reporting on the Gettysburg Duane, visiting the College Football Hall reporter, Wendy Lee McCulloh White, extensively in the Santa Fe area. Linda was son Brian is a mechanical engineer for grant to her triple great-grandfather. College population explosion, so keep of Fame and climbing to the top of Stone who gathered with classmates in Oct. on as enthusiastic an alumna as she had been Burndy, Inc. in Manchester, NH. Daughter Congratulations to Len Luckenbach those grandchildren updates coming! As Mountain. I imagine the trek was a bit easier the Eastern Shore in MD, for the following a student. She made many trips back to Ellen is a first-year student at Princeton who was married last Oct. to a high school for Halloween, I watched a terrific video (and shorter!) than the Duanes’s exciting news: Karen Lindsten Devlin and Gettysburg, was a faithful donor to both the Theological Seminary. My group of “gal pals” friend. He was able to transfer to her of Pete and Mary Spizzirri dressed up El Camino walk this past summer, which her husband Patrick live in northern VA. College and to the GRAB program, and was continued our annual tradition of gathering, location in Fort Lauderdale where she is a as Dorothy and the Scarecrow. Pete was sounded like an amazing experience that Karen is an occupational therapist for class correspondent for many years. It’s not this time in Boulder, CO. In addition to teacher. They weathered Hurricane Irma Dorothy, strumming his guitar to “If I Only belongs on lots of bucket lists. And one Fairfax County Public Schools. Her two surprising that she included Gettysburg in the usual suspects, Sid Duerr Pinnie, unscathed. Len says the FIJI brothers Had a Brain.” It’s a classic video if anyone last ’82 sighting in G’burg: This past fall, sons, Timothy and Alex, seem to have her estate planning. In true exuberant Linda Desi Gonzales Griffin, Linda Pohl still get together annually. Lovette out there is on Facebook. Finally, a shout Mimi Ruiz returned to town for the first fully launched—therefore, guest rooms are style, she had her “three favorite things” Whitehead, Pam Hinton Jankowski, Eichelberger Mott will be joined in out goes to my old Apple Hall roommate, time in decades during a visit to the East available for anyone passing through the tattooed on the inside of her forearm: and Lynn Schileri Holuba ’79 joined us as retirement by her husband, esteemed Roger Jones. Roger and Nancy celebrated Coast from hurricane-torn Puerto Rico. Her D.C. area! Kathy Goddard Doms is an “Michael Morris, Gettysburg College, Grand we ate, drank, and hiked our way through political science professor, Ken Mott, who their 36th wedding anniversary on Aug. road trip with Frankie Nieves and crew associate professor at Ursinus College, Canyon.” Linda was a cherished daughter, Boulder and the surrounding area. taught at G’burg for 51 years. They made 15, which happens to be the same day included a G’burg swim meet (Frankie and teaching courses in marine biology, wife, and sister, aunt to two nephews and a trip to The University Club in NYC where as National Lemon Meringue Pie Day. No Kathy’s son Francisco is a junior who rocks genetics, and the freshman seminar. Her two nieces, and friend. A memorial hike and Ken was honored by the College. Their matter how you slice it, that’s a lot of years the butterfly and relays) as well as a detour research involves environmental impacts on 1979 lunch were held on Sept. 9 in the Santa Fe kids, Sean ’07 and Kerry, recently sang at of pie sharing. Congratulations! Life is a to see her DG “big sis” Delma Rivera ’80 local freshwater and marine communities. Dianne Lappe Cooney area. Linda would have loved it. the wedding of Ed and Janet Riggs’s son. series of hellos and goodbyes, and I’m afraid in York, PA. Mimi: our thoughts are with Her husband Bob is pathologist-in-chief 14 Byre Lane After over 30 years in CO working for the it’s time for goodbye again. you, family and friends, and all of our fellow at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Wallingford, PA 19086 Department of Labor and Employment, citizens in Puerto Rico as you undertake 1975 Daughter Alex is a medical student at U 484-684-9321 Cheryl Peterson-Bohn retired and the long journey of recovery from Hurricane Steve Detweiler Penn, and son Chris is a junior at Lehigh [email protected] 1981 moved with her husband to Winter Maria. For those who would like to learn 13303 Blackburn Station U. Barbara Matheson Fox lives on MD’s Mary Higley Gettysburg College Class of 1979 Garden, FL, to be near grandchildren. They more about long-term hurricane relief for Goshen, KY 40026 Eastern Shore with her fiancé, Ron. Barbara 10110 Palazzo Drive are close to Lake Apopka, home to an our neighbors in the Caribbean, here’s a 502-551-4419 is vice president of government affairs for Congratulations to Jim Boland and his Naples, FL 34119 estimated 5,500 gators. Yikes! Her new link: http://tallerpr.org. Thanks for reading! [email protected] Freddie Mac, where she has worked for wife Jan who completed their second [email protected] hobby is birding. Cheryl recently shared Don’t forget to check out our Facebook almost 39 years. Barbara is blessed to Ironman Triathlon in Lake Placid, NY, in a freshman year memory of Dean Frank Gettysburg College–Class of 1981 group: search Gettysburg College Class of have her two children, Chris and Lindsay, late July. Also this summer, in celebration 1976 Williams’s welcome speech to the class, 1982. ’Til next time, friends! Debra Ann Myers Dykes nearby. Last year she welcomed her first of their 60th birthdays, Deb Myers into which he wove the names of each one 1982 317 County Road 771 grandson, Matheson James. Deb Rammel Widenmeyer, Jill Nelson, Kay Patton of us. “It was clever and went something Kelly Woods Lynch Ohio City, CO 81237 McKeel is director of human resources Snyder, Sue Perine, Cindy Smilak 1983 like this, ‘Our cooks went to the BUTCHER 90 Springs Avenue 970-641-1966 for ReMed, a Philadelphia-based firm Clark, and Kate Wolford Reilly traveled 35th Reunion Year (John) and then to the SMITH (Carol) to Gettysburg, PA 17325 [email protected] that provides rehab and residential living to beautiful Ireland. It was an opportunity Leslie Cole get horseshoes…’” Do you remember? [email protected] for adults with brain injuries. Her children to recall many good times at Gettysburg 184 Laurel Bridge Road Hello, classmates. I have not heard from Courtney and Andrew live in NC, and she is College and to make some new memories Gettysburg College Class of 1982 Landenberg, PA 19350 any classmates for this issue. The next the grandmother of Haylen (3). Pickleball is together as well. Deb and her husband 1980 610-274-3385 (home) deadline is June 15. Greetings, all! In the aftermath of our her newest favorite pastime. Libby Pense John live in Langhorne, PA, where they Joseph Sacchi 484-888-3280 (cell) Reunion this past spring, G’burg classmates Palmer and her husband Tom ’79 live in own Flowers Mill Veterinary Hospital. Jill 572 Jackson Avenue [email protected] continue to get together to share memories 1977 Charlotte, NC. Libby is vice president of is CFO at Editorial Projects in Education Washington Twp., NJ 07676 and undertake new adventures! Karen Gettysburg College Class of 1983 Katie Jackson Rossmann human resources for the Girl Scout council. in Bethesda, MD. Kay teaches at Indian 203-219-3147 Bunke and Jen ’83 Lehman became 3853 Lewiston Place Tom is director of software engineering Creek Lower School near Annapolis, [email protected] Hello, classmates! It’s Nov. 1 as I write grandmas to a baby girl this past June, one Fairfax, VA 22030 for Premier, a health care alliance. They MD, where she lives with her husband this; it’s getting chilly, and the leaves are Gettysburg College Class of 1980 week after our Reunion. (Congrats to all!) 703-591-0317 have two sons and a daughter-in-law Larry ’79. Sue lives in NH and is a senior dropping quickly and directly into my And over Thanksgiving, Amy Goldman [email protected] in Charlotte and an excessive number learning and development specialist at Here are a couple of winter updates as gutters! Ann Garver Steadman officially Levinson and her family visited from of hobbies—most recently beekeeping! New Balance Athletics in Lawrence, MA. I move into the third of my 5-year class retired after over 25 years working I had a fun and wonderful opportunity to Florida; a whole group got together at the Deborah Gobstein Rabinowitz works Cindy is a patient advocate at The Clinic correspondent term. I thought I’d pass for a D.C. trade association in various reunite with my G’burg roommate Karen Lehmans to catch up, including Elaine as a home health registered nurse in Coral in Phoenixville, PA, and lives in nearby along news about Ed Thompson who capacities—from lobbyist to membership Miller Jurgensen this past July. She was Jenkins Wacey, Sue Horowitz Gueye, Springs, FL. She is happy that her son, Birchrunville with her husband Mark has a new job as CEO of The Wildlife development to building and managing in Baltimore for a conference, and we met Joy Miller and Eric Jacobsen, and Jason, an optometrist in Orlando, lives ’78. Kate and her husband Ed live in Society, effective July 1. Congratulations, non-dues sponsorship revenue. She and up for brunch. We had a lot of catching Debbie Van Riper Harper. Speaking much closer than when he was in school Minneapolis, MN, where she is president Ed! It seems our 37th Reunion was held her husband Shad split their time between up to do since our last visit together some of Debbie–she hosted a recent alumni in Boston. She goes out to CO as often of The McKnight Foundation. After retiring on the hallowed grounds of Monticello as St. Simons Island, GA, in the winter and 20 years ago! Karen lives and teaches in event at Winterthur Museum, Garden, and as possible to visit her daughter Andrea, from the U of UT, Jean Pugh Shipman Mary Fitzgerald helped organize a large the mountains of VA in the hot months. Tilden, TX, and just became a grandma! Be Library, where she has worked for two

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They also have a daughter, Olivia (25), 1984 lives in Chester Springs, PA, and works IT security. He is married and has three Berrier Steck ’86 stop by for the evening Vince DiGiacomo passed away Nov. 11, who recently married. Steve Carlsen David Schafer in Exton as associate general counsel for children. The oldest daughter is a freshman festivities. Julie Martin Bell and Joanne 2016 following a long and courageous lives in MN now and was kind enough to 676 Windsor Drive global insurer XL Catlin. Cheryl Stotter at Washington College where she plays Williams were also on campus for the battle with cancer. Many of his fellow SAEs send some wonderful old photographs. Westminster, MD 21158 Magnuson moved to Lake Worth, FL, tennis. Paul Graven lives in NY with his fun—keeping the Class of 1988 on top with were able to have one last visit with Vinny One of the pictures shows his mom, 443-789-1271 from Redondo Beach. Her husband is wife and middle-school-aged daughter. the most number of swimming alumni back D. in his final days. He was a wonderfully Gladys Tobler ’47, and mine in an old Chi [email protected] retired, and they love their new life! They Paul works in the banking industry. Scott to celebrate! It was great to visit with past good-natured, funny, and true friend who Omega photo! I saw several classmates spend their time with their daughter Billousz ’86 is married with two children. coach, George Kennedy, and current coach, looked out for the well-being of others. He at the Gettysburg Brew Fest including Gettysburg College Class of 1984 Lexington, who is a therapist in LA, as well Scott works in the defense business. His Mike Rawleigh, and many other teammates is missed. Tom Gibbon, Bill LeConey, Pete Greetings, Class of 1984! Time marches as with their poodle/Portuguese water oldest daughter recently got married, and from the late ’80s and early ’90s. Special Hemlicher, Ben ’82 and Elizabeth on, and here it is another holiday season dog mix, Casper. Cheryl enjoys hanging his youngest daughter is at FL State. thanks to Jamie, Hope, and Greg Pinchbeck 1990 Niewoehner Howell, and Heidi upon us. Since the last time, I heard from out with her parents who are also in FL, as Former Paul Hall freshman-year resident ’90 for making it such a memorable Amy E. Tarallo Rosvold Brenholtz. Kari Williams, Jeff Shipman. Jeff is an attorney and well as biking, tai chi, yoga, and art. She is coordinator Lee Lausch ’86 and his wife weekend for all of the swimmers! Go 6106 Chancellorsville Drive Ruah Fuller Seidel, and I took a tour partner in a Harrisburg law firm, Smigel enjoying every wonderful moment in their have a chiropractic practice (Pro Active) Bullets! Laureen McHugh Mertz and her Wilmington, NC 28409 of the G’burg battlefields on horseback Anderson and Sacks. Jeff and his wife new home! Last, but certainly not least, in Ephrata, PA. They have a young son husband Gary live in Richmond, VA, with 603-548-4706 this summer while visiting Carol Daly have four grown children—two of whom Cari Nizolek, Janet Wiseman, and I had named Levi. The aforementioned Kevin their daughter, Amy. Laureen continues [email protected] and Mike ’88 Cantele and Joe ’85 and are teachers, one an attorney, and the a last-minute mini-reunion in VT in mid- Silva and his wife Mary ’86 have four to climb the corporate ladder and always Gettysburg College Class of ’90 Kelly ’82 Lynch. It was a blast. Next time— other a college student. Jeff and his family Oct. The weather was absolutely amazing, children and live in Carlisle. The oldest offers great career advice to our kids. Segway tours! Dave Ruffini’s daughter are avid travelers, enjoying mostly our the leaves were turning, and it was just daughter just received her physician Capri Goraya Ebright is lucky to have Hi, everyone! Jennifer McMahon wrote Maddy is a freshman at G’burg this fall U.S. states of WY, MT, and other Western great to spend time together catching up assistant degree. The oldest son is in her friend Lisa Elverude Dovgodko and of a Gettysburg mini-reunion some friends and will be playing lacrosse in the spring. states. Jeff has great memories of times at and laughing—a lot! Until next time, and the active military, and the other son is a her daughter Karina visit each summer from had in Ohiopyle, PA. Jen met up with In Oct., MaryPat Mielach Forenza Gettysburg; he remembers studying hard, please remember to send me your news! recent graduate of East Stroudsburg U. their home in MN. Lisa is doing a great job Amy Santangelo Bower, Meg Clark and I attended the Grounds for Sculpture having fun, and enjoying pizza when he He also has a daughter at WVU, where raising the lovely Karina who is practically Michell ’89, and Ben Reuter. Jen is tour in Hamilton, NJ, hosted by G’burg wasn’t wrestling! Jeff felt very prepared, 1987 she is a pole vaulter on the track and field a genius and is only in eighth grade. They enjoying her ninth year working at Kenyon and led by Mark Warwick, professor of as far as high expectations and lots of Jim Anderson team. Kevin is still recovering from his old always have a great time going boating College in OH, saying that her students art and art history. A sculptor himself, he studying at Gettysburg, for when he went 13 Bay Hill Road College arm injury at G’burg and is now and swimming in the Chesapeake Bay. keep her young, and she loves her work. was terrific. While there, we met Dave to Dickinson Law School. While there, Leonardo, NJ 07737 the president of the Warrell Company. To Lisa continues to be an avid long distance Checking in from Wilkes Barre is Gerry Sibley’s ’81 parents who were kind and he received several awards for advocacy. 732-546-6492 finish out the Fearon report, Jeff Blavatt runner. Capri says that Brad continues to Mihalick, a portfolio manager at Berkshire funny, just like Dave. It was really nice to In addition, he served an internship with [email protected] ’88 (Baltimore, MD) is married to Kelly care for his patients and is now in his 24th Asset Management. Gerry spends lots of catch up with Wendy Jacobs Thomas Adams County District Attorney Gary ’03, and they have two young boys. Jeff year of medical practice here in Baltimore. time communicating with his investors, Gettysburg College Class of 1987– who also attended, looks great, and hasn’t Hartman. How about some others of you works for the College and is the leader of Capri’s latest accomplishments were continuing to use his numerous skills 30th Reunion changed much at all—even after almost who are reading this write to me and The Eisenhower Institute. Kelly is a lawyer renovating an entire house and helping take from his G’burg training and education. 35 years. Wendy and other classmates update us on the great things going on in Seth Bendian was inducted into the who is staying home with the boys for now. care of their family farm. Their middle son, He spends the rest of his time raising his gathered at the home of Bill and Sue your lives? I know we are all very busy, but Orange & Blue Hall of Athletic Honor Jason Blavatt ’90 is married to Amy ’90, Jake, is a junior at U Penn in Philadelphia daughter, as well as wearing with pride Eicholtz Pyron to celebrate the life of we would love to read about more of our (HOAH) on Sept. 15. Kudos to the O&B and they have two children. The oldest where he majors in economics, and their his Gettysburg cycling jersey on long Chris Edwards Morgan who passed fellow alums in this column. Please email for a very well-run event. I’d also like daughter is a freshman at Tulane, and their youngest guy, Bradford, is 14 and loves bike rides around Wilkes Barre. Kristi away on July 31 after a courageous battle me at the above address, give me a call, or to thank longtime baseball coach John younger daughter is a junior in high school. lacrosse, playing the guitar, riding his horse, Johnston Godek (kristigodek28@gmail. with cancer. Chris married her husband drop me a line! Campo for his contributions to Seth’s and fishing! com) is busy raising her daughter (15) and J.P. in 1987 and lived in CT prior to election. Among those present from our 1988 son (12) with her husband Ed in Croton- moving to MD. She found her true calling class were yours truly, Sean Murphy, 30th Reunion Year 1989 on-Hudson, NY. She is also very busy raising four boys—Jack, Tucker, Dylan, 1985 Kathy Reese Laing and Doug Fearon. Fellow baseball Carol Whiting Gordon Patty Hunter Lovett learning a new job in the main office of and Alex. Chris was an amazing advocate 1812 Hanover Avenue teammates who were in attendance were 1605 Troys Court 9000 Copenhaver Drive a large elementary school. Good for you, for Dylan, who passed away at a young Richmond, VA 23220 Jose Yanes ’85, Kevin Silva ’86, Tony Crofton, MD 21114 Potomac, MD 20854 Kristi. They are lucky to have you! Matt age, ensuring that he had the best care [email protected] Wechter ’88, Brian Golden ’88, and Andy 410-721-8894 301-838-4533 Yeingst is now working as vice president possible. Chris was fiercely proud of her Sheely ’88. Others to attend in support [email protected] [email protected] of development for Dental Lifeline boys and their accomplishments. She Gettysburg College Class of 1985 of Seth were Chris Hamilton, HOAH Network, which is a national dental health Gettysburg College Class of 1989 was a great friend with an infectious members Matt Rockstroh and Brian Gettysburg College Class of 1988 charity headquartered in Denver. He, along laugh and personality who would lend a 1986 Barr ’86, and Tommy Donegan ’89. Doug Sharon Hilgen Willis reports that Hi, everyone. I hope you are doing well! with his wife Emily Robertson Yeingst, kind ear, and she was a caring person Liz LaForte Fearon filled me in on him and his gang. Craig Coburn was honored as a Hero of I don’t have much news, but thanks to are enjoying living in Centennial, CO. Matt who would do anything for someone in 33 Lawson Lane Doug lives in Marlton, NJ, is married, and Chemistry for his work on a breakthrough Rich Long, our column is not completely reports that their daughter Maddy is a need. Chris loved Cape Cod, having spent Ridgefield, CT 06877 has two girls. The oldest daughter goes to therapy for the Hepatitis C virus while blank. Please send me news! On June 9, sophomore at Cherry Creek High School, summers there every year, starting as a 319-270-2160 the U of WI and is on the club softball and he was a scientist at Merck. The swim Rich attended the Army commissioning Matt’s alma mater and the alma mater young child and ultimately buying a house [email protected] gymnastics teams. The youngest daughter team alumni were back on campus for ceremony for his nephew, William Long, of Brad Lidge (fellow Phillies’ fans will for a planned retirement in Brewster. A is a senior at Cherokee High School and Homecoming, reminding everyone that at Drexel U. William’s parents are Rich’s appreciate that!). Their son Jimmy will join memorial Mass was held in Brewster, Gettysburg College Class of ’86– has an interest in several small liberal arts nothing is faster than a speeding Bullet! brother, Bob Long ’80, and Pam Heck Maddy there next year. Maybe they will be where she was buried, and donations in Class Page schools, including G’burg, for her track Leslie Barringer, Katie Ruffennach Long ’85. Rich was surprised to see on to Gettysburg next? Stay well, everyone, her honor can be made to Visiting Nurses Greetings, Class of ’86! As I write this, I am and field abilities. Doug is also renowned Burns, Stacey Hegna Farrington, Rebecca Weidensaul at the ceremony, and please send news my way. of Cape Cod (www.vnacapecod.org). I preparing to attend my 35th high school for hosting the South Jersey Gettysburg Susan Roehre May, Holly Ward as she is assistant vice president for remember Chris’s smile and laughter well, reunion and wondering where on earth First-Year Send-Off for the last 15 years. McQueston, David Galassi, Brian student life at Drexel and has worked at 1991 and I know she will be missed by all who the time went!? Time passed by just as Doug let me know that Jeff Bayuk is a Golden, Mike Grenier, Art Kelly, and Drexel since graduating from Gettysburg. Michelle Lynette Hughes knew her. Hope you all have a safe and quickly for Bob McMahon, as he recently real estate developer in the Easton area, Rick Waldock spent the weekend at To add more G’burg flair to this special 4042 Kimberley Glen Court happy winter. moved his daughter into Gettysburg where he resides with his wife. They have the Big House reminiscing and having a occasion, the speaker for the event was Chantilly, VA 20151 (Huber Hall) for the start of her freshman two boys studying at U of Pittsburgh– blast with their past. Also celebrating at another Gettysburg graduate, Bill Matz 703-969-6180 year! While he was on campus, he ran into Johnstown, where the junior is studying the house were Hope Carter Kowalewski ’61. What an outstanding event and [email protected] Lori Westra Yanes, Jose Yanes ’85, and engineering and the freshman is studying ’87 and Kathy Murphy ’86. The group was congratulations to the Long family. On a Dave Ruffini ’83 as they were all settling business. Dave Bruno (Westmont, NJ) delighted to have Jen Lusch Della Guardia sad note, and I believe I included this in a their freshman students in as well! Bob works for the Federal Reserve Bank in ’89, Mary McKiernan ’89, and Jamie prior column, but our beloved classmate

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1992 1995 2000 Fitness—providing health and fitness wife Meg were married in Oct. 2013 and holidays! Looking forward to hearing about Gina Gabriele Becky Schneider Keller Marna Suarez Redding coaching service in the U.S., Canada, welcomed a wonderful baby boy, Jayme, in what the Class of 2005 has been up to 1 Jane Street, 1E 576 Peachtree Lane PO Box 9036 and U.K. Lauren Sassani Abbott, Jan. 2017. They hope to make it down for this spring. New York, NY 10014 Lake Zurich, IL 60047 Niskayuna, NY 12309 her husband James, and their daughter the Reunion to see old friends and show 415-271-3209 [email protected] [email protected] Emilie welcomed Mason James to their Jayme around campus. It’s always great to 2006 [email protected] family on Sept. 26. Emilie loves being a hear from everyone, so please continue to Monique Mathews Gore Gettysburg College Class of 1995 Gettysburg College Class of 2000 big sister! Wendy Sunderlin married share updates. 63 W. Middle Street Gettysburg College Class of 1992 Lauren Cooney founded a start-up, Brian Myers ’04 on Sept. 16 surrounded Gettysburg, PA 17325 Congratulations to Karen Wysock 1996 Spark Labs, located in the San Francisco by friends and family in Osterville, MA. In 2004 410-493-0020 Cleeve who recently joined PSEG as Ann Felter Bay area. The company works with both attendance were matron of honor Kristy Katie Orlando [email protected] vice president, corporate communications. 145 West Swissvale Avenue start-ups and enterprise organizations Moore and bridesmaids Jaime Ford 2530 University Avenue, Suite 8 Gettysburg College Class of 2006 Karen joined PSEG from Conduent Pittsburgh, PA 15218 globally to drive new innovations into Knight and Cheryl McGuire Herbold, Waterloo, IA 50701 Inc., where she served as head of [email protected] market faster. See more details at www. along with best man Douglas Stuart ’04 [email protected] communications and citizenship and sparklabsco.com or drop her an email at and groomsman Justin Greer ’04. Also 2007 Gettysburg College Class of ’96 Gettysburg College Class of 2004 led strategies to create the Conduent [email protected] if you want to in attendance were Bridget Bunten, Stephanie Hafer Shaak brand, corporate reputation, and culture. Sarah Peterman Hart writes that in find out more. Melissa Lorah married Joe Wesley Cadman ’03, Robert Clontz ’04, Hello, Class of 2004! Our classmates 2715 Park Street She drove communications efforts of July she got together with Dawn Leidich Matera on Aug. 19 in PA. Wendy Witte Lauren Rapoza Greer ’06, Karyn Pilling have wonderful updates to share! Brian Reading, PA 19606 corporate transformation initiatives to Hopke and their children. Dawn has Braden served as maid of honor. Many Gettysburg Keating, Don Lustenberger ’04, Frank Malfettone, a wealth management 610-914-9336 more than 90,000 employees globally. (11) and Grace (8), and Sarah has Lily (8). alumni were in attendance: Lisa Kebel May ’04, and Patricia Weigner May ’04. advisor at Merrill Lynch in Garden City, [email protected] In Aug., Sarah, Colleen Patterson, Carola I love hearing what everyone is up to, so Prior to Conduent, Karen was vice Heck, Marna Suarez Redding, Earl was named to the first-ever Forbes Gettysburg Class of 2007 president, communications at NRG Rubio Williamson, and Beth Foster Redding, Karen Parker Wurster, Jeff keep sending in your notes! list of “America’s Top Next-Generation Energy, where she led strategic internal Deturo got together for a weekend in Long Piccola ’70, Dick Manz, Cindy Manz ’70, Wealth Advisors.” The Forbes ranking of Babies, babies, babies! Congratulations and external communications teams and Beach Island, NJ. Colleen works in insurance Rob Legg ’70, George Lorah (father of 2002 the nation’s leading millennial advisors to all of our classmates who became was responsible for positioning NRG by in NYC and competes in triathlons. Carola the bride) ’70, and Mike Grab ’84. Joe and Catherine Dietrich Pulse is based on a variety of criteria meant to mommies and daddies this year. Daniel elevating corporate reputation, thought teaches Spanish and is an avid photographer. Missy live in NJ where Missy continues to [email protected] recognize the best forward thinkers in the “Stumps” Cianciarulo and his wife Jenn leadership, and employee engagement. Foster is CEO of her household and loves work in admissions at William Paterson advisory business. Malfettone joined Merrill had a baby girl, Isla Susan, on June 7. Isla Gettysburg College Class of 2002 Before joining NRG, Karen was vice to sail. Sarah works in the event planning U, and Joe is a physical therapist. Torrey Lynch in 2004, where he successfully joins big brother Ben (2). Michael and president at Ketchum in NY and vice industry and loves to play paddle tennis. Stifel Kist’s painting was published in the We have a few new babies to introduce helps individuals and families achieve Hillary Landskroener Bitting welcomed president of corporate communications Colleen lives in NYC; Carola lives in Vienna, Mar. issue of West Elm catalog. Visit www. in this update. Chase Foster was born their financial goals. Rebecca Miller a baby boy into the world on Aug. 11. for Vonage. Clearly, Karen’s Gettysburg VA; Foster lives in Charlotte, NC; and Sarah tskist.com to see the piece! Catherine to Ryan Foster and his wife Alyssa on lives in West Yorkshire, England, with her Sadler James weighed in at 8 lbs. 10 oz. education has served her well! lives in Philly. That’s all the news I’ve got to Schott Murray and her husband Peter Halloween 2016. Happy First Birthday, husband Richard and daughter Summer. Kristen Leatherbee LeRoy and her share. Send your updates ’96ers! welcomed their son, Andrew William Chase! Beth Zack and her husband, She completed her master’s degree in husband Tim welcomed a baby girl, Linley Murray, on September 21. He joins big Anchal Kumar, welcomed Reya Clementine international relations at the U of Leeds Chandler, on Sept. 25. Jennifer Baron 1993 Knowles and her husband Pete joyfully 25th Reunion Year 1997 sisters Caroline (4) and Hannah (2). They Kumar in Aug. All are well and enjoying in 2012 and is employed as international Kelly Keep Runke live outside of Reston, VA, where Catherine the new baby in Denver, CO. Kristin student marketing officer at an English welcomed a son, Grant Peter, on Sept. Bridget Donnelly Collins 47 Country Downs Circle is a shareholder in the trusts and estates O’Hara Dillensnyder and her husband language school in Leeds. Keep your 11, weighing in at 6 lbs. 11 oz. Joseph 5 Campbell Court Fairport, NY 14450 practice at Odin, Feldman & Pittleman, JD live in AL. They welcomed baby Grace updates coming! and Maura Downey Chongpinitchai Mickleton, NJ 08056 585-421-9994 P.C. and serves on several boards. She in July. Kristin asked that I mention that welcomed their first child, Leo Eugene, on [email protected] [email protected] was recently recognized by the Virginia we have a class Facebook page to help us Oct. 4, 2016. Grant and Leo are already 2005 great friends, spending a lot of time Gettysburg College Class of 1993 Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (VAELA) communicate with each other and keep up- Holly Woodhead Gettysburg College Class of 1997 together sporting Gettysburg gear. Future as the Chapter Member of the Year. to-date with the school’s news and events. 1010 Riva Ridge Drive G’burg roomies, perhaps? This past June, Jonathan Stone Murray and his wife Great Falls, VA 22066 1994 Philip Umbrino married Jackie Cross. B.J. Jones 1998 Sarah welcomed their second child, Jane [email protected] 2003 Vince Umbrino ’03, Francis Merlie, and 140 W. 69th Street, 107C 20th Reunion Year Stone Murray, on April 16th. She joins 15th Reunion Year Gettysburg College Class of 2005 Tom Grajauskas ’06 served as groomsmen. New York, NY 10023 helen DeVinney big sister Piper (3). Jon and Sarah live in Jennifer O’Hara Roche Other Gettysburgians in attendance [email protected] 8125 Mississippi Road Tacoma, WA, where they own and operate Karli Bowler Houston and her husband 9120 Meadow Mist Court were Joseph and Maura Downey Laurel, MD 20724 a float center (www.uwfloat.com). Stop by Ryan welcomed their son, Finn Russell Gettysburg College Class of 1994 Raleigh, NC 27617 Chongpinitchai, Andrew Young, [email protected] and say “hi” and have a float if you are in Houston, on Sept. 18. Sean and Melissa [email protected] Jeremy Meehan, Anna Markowitz, Oliver Overlander writes that he and his the area. Bellman Valentine moved to Amherst, Gettysburg College Class of 1998 Jenna Rackovan, Matthew and Allie wife Tina have been married for 19 years. Gettysburg College Class of 2003 MA. Melissa accepted a job teaching Sievers ’06 Dempsey, David Gibbons, Tina is a registered nurse supervisor at the 2001 science at The MacDuffie School in 1999 Joseph Harner and his wife Hannah Brian Norcross, and Greg Cox. Megan Masonic Village, and he is a shareholder Kathryn Ferguson Adams Granby, MA. Sean accepted the position of Sue Bottone purchased a new home in Camp Hill, PA, Seitz married Jonathan Kaplan on July 22 and senior partner at Post & Schell in 18 Peach Tree Trail director of stewardship and donor relations 780 Boylston Street, Apt. 20F in Aug., and they welcomed their second in Mystic, CT. Sara Williams-Haggery ’06 their Lancaster, PA, office doing workers’ Fairfield, PA 17320 for Wilbraham & Monson Academy in Boston, MA 02199 daughter, Cora Jeanne, on Oct. 2. Their served as maid of honor. Parker Lynch compensation defense law. They have 717-642-9254 Wilbraham, MA. James H. Hargreaves [email protected] oldest daughter, Adaline Louise, was married Shaun Gallagher on Nov. 4. We three kids. Rachael is a senior in high [email protected] married Kim Baumann of Irwin, PA, born on May 27, 2015. Liz Gugliotta wish all of our newlywed alumni the very school and stars on the field hockey and Gburg Class of 1999 on Sept. 23 at the Hotel Monaco in Gettysburg College Class of 2001 Wolfgruber and her husband Derek best as they begin this new chapter in their softball teams. Brock is a freshman and Pittsburgh. James F. Hargreaves ’72, Sara proudly welcomed twin baby girls, Elin lives. And finally, congratulations plays football, basketball, and baseball. Hello, Class of 2001. Shayla Ramseyer Fritz Hargreaves ’71, William Hargreaves Anne and Blake Caroline, on Valentine’s go to Ashley Gilgore who recently Mark is a sixth grader and participates in Adams and her husband Scott welcomed ’98, John Hargreaves ’01, and Walter Day 2017. Elin and Blake join big sister accepted a transfer to FBI headquarters football, wrestling, and baseball. their second daughter, Emily Marie, on Kowtoniuk were all in attendance. The Ryann (4) and big brother Chase (2). and moved from NY to Washington, D.C. Sept. 1. Malin (4) loves being a big sister. happy couple honeymooned in HI. They The family resides in Hingham, MA. Jay in Nov. Although it’s a new position in a Shayla continues to work as a doctor live and work in Pittsburgh as a graphic Gallagher graduated from Lesley U with a new city, Ashley continues to work as an of physical therapy in the subacute designer and health coach specialist, master’s degree in counseling psychology intelligence analyst working organized setting, but has branched out, starting respectively. Hope everyone had a nice and has been practicing as a mental health crime for the Bureau. her own business—Balanced Happy therapist in the Boston area. He and his time with friends and family over the

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2008 Fleisch Golaszewski, Lindsay Wood supports the firm’s clients in navigating 2014 pediatric intensive care nurse in Baltimore, So many ways 10th Reunion Year McMaster ’09, and Megan Hartmann complex challenges with creative strategic Christianna Jo Evans MD. What an exciting year full of new jobs, Taylor. Erin Tooley wed Steve Fairhurst communication plans, often in scenarios degrees, and experiences! to connect Ellen Furnari 29 S. Providence Road ’09 on Oct. 28 in Manchester, VT. John where crisis communications and a 717-476-8870 Wallingford, PA 19086 Fairhurst ’07 was the best man, while nuanced understanding of public policy [email protected] 610-960-4782 2015 We love to read your news Allison Loeb Odhner, Christina is required. Congratulations, Anna! Eric [email protected] Jesse DeMartino in class notes (see page 31), Gettysburg College Class of 2008 Semanyshyn Fairhurst, and Jessica Kozlik is scaling up and rebranding his 217 Baker Avenue so keep them coming. Androski Scherer were bridesmaids. company, Embitterment, to a new company Greetings from Philadelphia! I celebrated Julie Lindenman launched a full- Westfield, NJ 07090 Use myGettysburg to search Other Gettysburg graduate attendees called Modern Bar Cart in preparation of my three-year work anniversary this fall as service wedding and event production 908-418-8794 the alumni directory, update your included Scott Vladyka ’09, Michael new product lines. The company has also the marketing manager of the Philadelphia company, Julie Lindenman Events, [email protected] profile, see more class news or Scherer, Mike Nixon ’10, Terrence O’Neill launched a new home bartending podcast architecture firm The Sheward Partnership. which is based in NYC and offers event photos or share your own, and ’09, Steve Tharp, Joe Sulzbach, Gretta that you can find on its website (www. Logan Tapscott recently accepted the services globally. JLE produces weddings, stay on top of your annual giving. Carlson Sulzbach, Sean O’Brien, Dick modernbarcart.com). A recent podcast role of substitute librarian at the Arlington 2016 milestone celebrations, proposals, Lindsey Gieger Subscribe to Bullet Points. If Sholes ’65, Brook Engeldrum Vladkya ’10, featured Gettysburg psychology professor Public Library. Josh Griffiths is working corporate and nonprofit events, and [email protected] you aren’t getting the monthly Rebecca Feld Ruck, Lauren Craley Dan McCall speaking on flavor perception. on his doctorate degree in French destination events. Julie would love to 862-222-4978 e-newsletter, you’re missing Ballas, Jess Fernandez Nixon, Jennifer Good luck with the relaunch, Eric! In May, linguistics at the U of TX–Austin. He has hear from her Gettysburg network and out on news, wit, and wisdom Ogden Tooley ’75 (who is the mother Matt Murray graduated with his PhD in been selected as a Chateaubriand Fellow, fellow alumni about ways that she can in the words of Joe Lynch ’85, of the bride), Warren Ogden ’76, Kate chemical physics from the U of MD. He which means that his dissertation research 2017 collaborate with your company or curate executive director of alumni Nearpass Ogden ’76, Barbara Ogden Roth now works as a postdoctoral fellow at the will be funded by the French government. Brooke Gutschick your next special occasion. Visit her relations. ’82, Deb Fallon ’75, and Jean Franz Miller Naval Research Lab in Washington, D.C. Kate Forton accepted the role of legal 316 Village at Vanderbilt website at www.julielindenman.com or ’54. The newlyweds will honeymoon in HI. Well done, Matt! Finally, my husband Doug administrative assistant for the law firm Nashville, TN 37212 follow her on Instagram and Facebook @ Online via social media: and I welcomed a baby boy, Douglas Robert Whiteford Taylor Preston in Baltimore, MD. 301-310-6135 julielindenmanevents. Nick Lorenz and 2009 “Tripp” White III, into the world on Sept. 13. Anthony De Rosa moved to Philadelphia [email protected] his wife Amy welcomed their first daughter to take on the job of property accountant “Like” Gettysburg Jenn Amols Brett Maggie Fridinger Karpauskas is Tripp’s Howdy from Nashville! I am in my first and future Bullet, Cecilia Ruthann, born for Campus Apartments, LLC. Lorin College on Facebook 608 Monroe Street godmother. Happy 2018, classmates. Let’s semester of my master’s degree program June 21. Cecilia weighed 6 lbs. 10 oz. Rumberger accepted a new job as a Hoboken, NJ 07030 make the best of it. in higher education administration at and was 19.5 in. long at birth. The family cloud customer engineer at Google in Follow Gettysburg 540-538-1989 Vanderbilt U and loving life in Music City. of three is doing great in Cincinnati, OH, NYC. She will work on the public sector College on Twitter and [email protected] I was happy to see so many classmates and they hope to visit out east soon. 2012 cloud sales team supporting Google read tweets by alumni, Taylor Plank return to campus for Alumni Weekend parents, and friends Jane D’Addario married Jonathon Gettysburg College Class of 2009 Cloud Platform and GSuite sales. Nick 1705 East West Highway, Apt. 415 and enjoyed hearing about all the Lecznar on July 1 at St. Patrick’s Church Skitko works as the assistant director Join the Gettysburg Silver Spring, MD 20910 amazing things that the Class of 2017 in Farmington, CT. Fellow Bullet Megan of graduate admissions at Tepper School College Professional 2010 [email protected] is doing! Speaking of what we’ve been Moyer Kelly was a bridesmaid, and of Business, Carnegie Mellon U. He will Network on LinkedIn Emma Snellings up to…Mariam Aghayan is pursuing fellow track and field teammates Jennie Gettysburg Class of 2012 also start a master’s degree program at French ’09 and I danced the night away 11 Roberts Drive #14 her master’s degree in international law Check out the Johns Hopkins U School of Education College’s celebrating the Lecznars. Jane works as Weymouth, MA 02190 I don’t have anything to report, but I want and diplomacy at the Fletcher School this year. Anna Lipowitz graduated in photostream on Flickr 339-235-0186 to put out a call for your news! If you would at Tufts U. Maddie Brown works as a clinical nurse specialist at MA General May from American U with a MA in arts [email protected] like to share any exciting new happenings assistant director of admission at Western Hospital, and Jon is completing his PhD in management. She is the new operations YouTube in your life with our fellow alumni, please Carolina U in Cullowhee, NC. Nicolette economics at Boston U. The couple, who Gettysburg College Class of 2010 and education programs manager at the Watch videos on the send me an email. I would love to hear Gibbons took a position with APPrise College channel live in Boston, will honeymoon in Europe Alumni Cathedral Choral Society, the symphonic this year. Jessica Steele married Kevin from you! Mobile as an enterprise sales development chorus-in-residence at the Washington Instagram Andrea Savadelis Holtzclaw and representative in NYC. Sarah Hansen Menard in Bluemont, VA, in June. Kevin National Cathedral in D.C. Emily Search gettysburgcollege her husband Alec welcomed their first graduated from the U.S. Navy’s officer is a high school teacher and graduate 2013 Francisco completed dual master’s for photos child Eleanor on June 11. She has been candidate school and is now stationed in of VA Tech. The couple felt honored to 5th Reunion Year degrees in art history and museum keeping her parents on their toes ever Everett, WA. Madison LaCroce works Snapchat include their Gettysburg friends in their Kavya Kumar studies at Syracuse U this past May. since! Nicolette Farewell Brewer at Booz Allen Hamilton as a systems Snapping and chatting? nuptials. Lindsay Brown ’07 was maid of 4 West 101st Street, Apt. 49 She now works as the interim collection married Jason Brewer at Old St. Mary’s engineer in Bel Camp, MD. Kelsey Add Gettysburgsnaps honor, and Meghan Peck and Emilie New York, NY 10025 manager and Corcoran cataloguer in the Church in Cincinnati, OH, on Aug. 19. Meisch started work at Federal Employee Gidley were bridesmaids. Jessica runs [email protected] department of photographs at the National Her bridal party included Allison Bryk Defense Services in Washington, D.C. a digital marketing agency, Steele Social Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. Tara Dubinsky, Christine Kuhn, and I moved to NYC this fall and look forward to On the other side of the globe, Piper Media. Nicole Workoff bought her first Lacy is the international sales manager Katelyn Sigler. Also present from the the opportunities to network and connect O’Keefe is serving in the Peace Corps as house in Sept., just 45 minutes from and the product development manager Class of 2010 were Kara Kempski with fellow Gettysburg alumni in the city! an English teacher in Sierra Leone. It has Gettysburg in New Cumberland, PA. In at the Beistle Company and also serves and Emma Snellings. Matt Carlson was named the winner of only been a few months since we joined Oct., Nicole represented her employer, the as a board member for the World Trade PA American Choral Directors Association the Alumni community, and we’re off to a Energy Association of PA, on Pennsylvania Center of Harrisburg. Victoria Biegel 2011 2017 Outstanding Young Conductor. great start! Please feel free to send any Newsmakers, a commentary TV show moved to Portland, OR, and works as a Devan Grote White Elizabeth Mueller works in the corporate updates via email or Facebook. focused on statewide politics and public graphic designer for Formations Inc., a 137 Liberty Street education partnerships division of Discovery policy. Lauren Craley Ballas and company specializing in designing long- Perryopolis, PA 15473 Education. Liz Williams married Caleb her husband Matt welcomed their first term and permanent exhibits for parks, [email protected] Muller in Harmony, PA, along with child on Sept. 10. Henry Philip Ballas museums, visitor centers, zoos, etc. bridesmaids Kavya Kumar and Elizabeth already looks great in orange and blue. Anna Lusthoff Stallmann is vice Kaytie Innamorati passed her qualifying Elliott. Also in attendance were Mariah Lauren also attended two Gettysburg president at Nahigian Strategies, an award- examination and is now a PhD candidate Hall Bilsback, Ashleigh Zicker, Casina weddings this fall. College sweethearts winning, strategic communications and in the molecular and cell biology and Malinchak, Rebekah Oakes, Josh Gretta Carlson and Joe Sulzbach public relations firm based in Washington, genetics program at Drexel U College of Poorman, Corrine Fucci ’14, and Kelly were married on Oct. 7 at Glen Foerd on D.C. Anna will lead Nahigian Strategies’ Medicine. Emily Thren graduated in May Hagerty ’14. Save the date now for our 5th the Delaware in PA. Many Gettysburg expansion into Charlotte, NC. Building from U of MD School of Nursing with a Reunion at Homecoming Weekend: Sept. graduates were there to celebrate, on years of experience addressing hot- master’s degree and clinical nurse leader 21–23! including bridesmaids Alex Simko, Katie button national issues, Anna strategically degree in nursing. She is employed as a

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Arthur C. Aikin Jr. ’54 Glenn H. Rudisill ’39 Wayne I. Yohe ’61 Dates 2017 unless noted

A pioneer in space research, Arthur Coldren The Rev. Dr. Glenn H. Rudisill passed away Colonel Wayne “Skip” Yohe, retired ’35 Guy E. Brown, Nov. 8 ’56 H. Richard Frantz, July 30 ’67 Elaine Buschow Orr, May 10 Aikin Jr. died on Sept. 28 at the age of 84. on Aug. 7 at the age of 99. He graduated Command Fighter Pilot in the U.S. Air ’39 Glenn H. Rudisill, Aug. 7 Robert Rice, July 1 Robert M. Pash, Aug. 20 After majoring in physics at Gettysburg summa cum laude from Gettysburg Force, passed away on Oct. 30. Born in ’41 Margery Moss Brown, July 16 John H. Witmer, July 29 Ted F. Rabold, Sept. 8 College, he received his MS and PhD College, earned his Master of Divinity Hanover, Pennsylvania, Yohe graduated ’43 William C. Everhart Jr., Feb. 4 ’57 Judith Lehn Wolfe, Sept. 5 ’70 Thomas E. Budd, July 11 degrees from Penn State University. from Lutheran Theological Seminary in high school in Havertown and majored in ’45 Ross Forcey, Sept. 15 ’58 Ken Anderson, Oct. 9, 2016 ’71 Donald L. Beekman, Sept. 6 Aikin began his career working for Philadelphia and his Master of Sacred physics at Gettysburg College. He received ’48 Charles L. Hunsberger Jr., June 17 Walter L. Brenneman Jr., Aug. 19 William B. Kauffman, Aug. 7 the French government on that country’s Theology (STM) from Union Theological his U.S. Air Force Commission in ROTC at Paul P. Porter, Oct. 31 ’59 John R. Dill, Aug. 24 Sandra Smith Metz, Oct. 20 beginning rocket program until he was Seminary in New York City. He received the College and earned his wings at Reese Jack R. Taylor, Aug. 23 George D. Dulebohn, Sept. 3 ’72 Angela Walkden Levin, Oct. 30 recruited to work at the Goddard Space an honorary Doctor of Divinity from Air Force Base in Texas. ’49 William A. Koch III, Nov. 2 John L. Geiser, Oct. 4 Jan T. Wentz, July 12 Center in the U.S. He joined NASA in Gettysburg College in 1980. He was an instructor pilot, Weapons John E. Muhlbach, Sept. 16 Tom Nell, Sept. 2 ’74 Robert Steven Colee, Oct. 26, 2016 1961 and was a part of the U.S. space Rudisill served as associate pastor, then School graduate, a veteran of the Vietnam Robert L. Olewiler, Dec. 10, 2016 Margaret Kilpatrick O’Brien, Oct. 7 ’78 Timothy P. Burke, Nov. 19, 2008 program almost since its inception. In pastor at St. Paul Lutheran Church in New War, and an exchange pilot to the Royal ’50 Leslie M. Hartman, Sept. 30 ’60 Jeffrey L. Kahler, Sept. 21 ’83 Christine Edwards Morgan, July 30 the 1960s, he participated in rocket York City for six years. He became pastor of Air Force 43rd Squadron at Leuchars, Robert F. Mowbray Sr., Aug. 11 ’61 Mary Ellen Schmidt Estler, May 26, 2016 ’87 Keith E. Carson, Oct. 21 experiments designed to study the lower Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Dumont, Scotland. He spent four years at the ’51 Owen V. Coble, Oct. 6 Mary P. Horn, Oct. 26 ’89 Joseph M. Rocha Jr., Nov. 4 part of the ionosphere. New Jersey, where he remained for 37 Pentagon and then accepted his dream ’52 George T. Hare, June 17 Walter F. Rospendowski, Aug. 16 ’96 M. Kendra Sun-Alperin, Sept. 2 He helped introduce space programs in years, also holding leadership positions in assignment as squadron commander of the Helen Knubel Perry, Sept. 2 Wayne I. Yohe, Oct. 30 ’01 Kendra L. Murray, July 30 other countries, including Argentina, Brazil, various roles for the New York Synod. 58th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Eglin Air ’54 Arthur C. Aikin Jr., Sept. 28 ’62 Frank Fuschino, Feb. 25 ’05 Michael T. Whorton, Sept. 4 Greece, India, Norway, Spain, and Sweden. He held many community posts: Force Base in Florida. His military career Theodore W. McKenrick Jr., Sept. 17 ’63 Paul Q. Phenicie, Dec. 18, 2016 In the 1970s, Aikin began researching the member of the board of the Parkchester concluded as director of standardization Ronald C. Miller, Nov. 5 Douglas O. Truax, Aug. 29 Faculty and staff earth’s stratosphere, focusing on the effects (NY) Community Council, founder and first and evaluation at Luke Air Force Base in Thomas E. Noll, Dec. 2, 2014 ’64 Elizabeth Headley Paul, Aug. 23 Kerry L. Garrett, Nov. 16 that chlorofluorocarbons—or CFCs—have president of the board of the Northern Arizona, where he retired after 24 years ’55 Donald J. Ely, March 13 John J. Sabo Jr., July 12 Gordon A. Haaland, Oct. 23 on the atmosphere. In 1975, he worked Valley (NJ) Mental Health Center, chaplain of service. His multiple service awards Joseph C. Kisslinger, Aug. 8, 2015 Donald E. Smith, Sept. 15 with U.S. Senator Pete Domenici to draft of the Dumont (NJ) ambulance corps and included the Distinguished Flying Cross. Nancy Luckett Jewson, June 8 ’65 Gretchen R. Remaly, Sept. 2 an amendment to the Clean Air Act. The police reserves, chairperson of the Juvenile Post-retirement, Yohe led a successful M. Joan Rice, July 23 Jon Salmon, March 28 recipient of several NASA awards for Relations Committee of the Juvenile Court career in aviation’s private sector, Conrad R. Sump, April 4 ’66 Lawrence V. Kelly, Sept. 12 exceptional performance, Aikin received of Bergen County (NJ), and member becoming a vice president with McDonnell a Japanese Ministry of Science Award of the Dumont mayor’s committees for Douglas/Boeing in Tel Aviv, Israel. He was to lecture in Japan and was a member Senior Citizen Housing, Drug Control, and instrumental in the sale of F-15 jets to the of the American Geophysical Union. He Recreation Commission. Israeli government in 1995. In 1968, he also taught courses at the University of His wife of 52 years, Harlene, had flown one of the first American planes Maryland and the U.S. Naval Academy. He predeceased him. He is survived by his (F-4 Phantom) bought by Israel. was the author of more than 100 scientific daughters, Cheryl Rudisill Little ’68 and Since 1968, Yohe and his wife, Holly publications, one of which is among the 10 Dawn, and their families, and a brother, The Achenbach Yohe ’62, lived in Williamsburg, most cited articles in geophysics. Rev. Dr. Alvin Rudisill ’50. The family’s VA, where he served as president of Aiken served on the Gettysburg College connections to the College also included his the James City Rotary, a member of the Alumni Board of Directors from 2007 father, Stewart H. Rudisill, Class of 1912; Langley Air Force Association, Daedalians, through 2013. President Janet Morgan uncles Jacob E. Rudisill, Class of 1916 Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity, The St. Riggs ’77 recognized his service with and Benton F. Rudisill, Class of 1913; Andrews Society of Williamsburg, and a framed certificate and the addition of and a cousin, Richard A. Rudisill ’47. Williamsburg Presbyterian Church. He was a book, Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Space an avid golfer, traveler, football fan, and Chronicles, to Musselman Library’s community volunteer. collection, bearing the bookplate, “In honor In addition to Holly, his wife of 54 years; of Arthur C. Aikin, Class of 1954, for his his children Laurie, David, and Lucy and service to the Alumni Board of Directors their families survive him. He was blessed 2007–2013.” with six grandchildren. His wife of 53 years, Dorothy Jeanne, his daughter Kathryn and family, and his son Jeffrey and family survive him.

46 We remember President Emeritus Share Your “One of Gordon’s great qualities was to recognize the strengths in others— Dreams & Inspiration

and encourage them to I’m so thankful the Fryling Marion McKenzie ’19 is a Mathematics and Environmental Studies run with those strengths.” Scholarship has made my double major. She’s an orientation leader, a tour guide, and an officer for amazing Gettysburg College Sigma Sigma Sigma. She’s also the recipient of the Sarah Mason Fryling ’42 Memorial Scholarship. Because Sarah is deceased, Marion is unable experience possible. I wish to hear about Sarah’s student experience. Haaland I could know what Sarah’s If you have a gift plan that will establish an endowed fund, we invite time on campus was like you to write a letter to the future students who will benefit from your and learn what she loved generosity. We want them to know about you, your Gettysburg story, and most about the College. your dream for what your gift will make possible.

We remember President Emeritus Gordon A. Haaland

resident Emeritus Gordon A. Gordon led a successful $100 million trusted and giving them the support Haaland, who led Gettysburg fundraising campaign and oversaw and freedom to work was his style. PCollege from 1990-2004, died the tremendous growth of the And he knew just how far the on October 23, 2017, at the age of 77, College’s endowment.” sailboat could lean before he needed following an extended illness. Haaland Riggs served as Haaland’s to pull it back.” was Gettysburg College’s 12th assistant from 1991 to 1994. Haaland is survived by his president, and he served for 14 years. “One of Gordon’s great qualities wife Suzanne, children Lynn President Janet Morgan was to recognize the strengths in (Michael) and Paul (Betty), and four Riggs ‘77 spoke of Haaland’s others—and encourage them to run grandchildren. Carol Haaland, his influence at an on-campus with those strengths,” Riggs said. wife of 44 years, predeceased him. memorial in December: Prof. Dan DeNicola, chairman “Gettysburg College’s of the philosophy department, The family has requested that memorials institutional self-confidence grew served for eight years as provost be sent or made online to the Carol and significantly under Gordon’s during Haaland’s tenure. Gordon Haaland Scholarship Fund at leadership. And along with that, our “I think he took his vision Gettysburg College. student body grew, our academic of leadership from sailing,” said programs expanded significantly, and DeNicola. “He rode easy on the our fundraising efforts developed. water. Appointing a crew that he

He left his mark.

• On the Quarry Suites residence • On the sciences, with the building of hall that bears the Haaland name. The Science Center. • Likewise, on the Benefactors Wall. • And on the hearts and minds of countless members of our College community who • On the arts, with the revitalized recall his transformative leadership, warmth, To share your story or learn about how to set up an endowed fund in your long-term plans, Majestic Theater and launch of the and humility. contact our staff in the Office of Planned Giving at 717-337-6483 or [email protected]. Sunderman Conservatory. You can also learn more online at www.gettysburg.edu/plannedgiving. 48 Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Gettysburg, PA Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325 Permit No. 11 Change Service Requested

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