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FALL 2005 www.eastern.edu PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE ...... 1
2005 Homecoming Queen Rebecca Kolb and King EASTERN AND THE ARTS John Chaffee Toward A Biblical View of the Arts...... 2 The Beethoven Blessing...... 5 A New Division of Art Makers ...... 6 What Makes Music Spiritual? ...... 8 HOMECOMING 2005 Turning Point is an Experience I’ll Never Forget...... 11
ARTS ALUMNI...... 12
Men’s soccer coach and athletics development director CAMPUS COMMUNITY NEWS ...... 16 Mark Wagner cuts the ribbon Eastern’s First Close-up ...... 19 on the new turf athletic fields at St. Davids. ALUMNI NEWS...... 20
ATHLETICS Erin Meredith ...... 25 Fall Update ...... 25
Cover: Students Christine Underwood (right), Julianna (Snyder) Mackie ’03 (left) and The Harold C. Howard Center ribbon-cutting in background J.D. Landis. ceremony with President David Black, Dr. Tony Campolo, SGA President Adam Brittin, Board Cover photo by D. J. Lee of Trustees Chair W. Donald Gough ’67, and Dr. Howard’s daughter, Carol Jackson.
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EASTERN.EDU FALL 2005 THE NEWS MAGAZINE OF EASTERN UNIVERSITY 1 TOWARD A BIBLICAL VIEW OF THE ARTS by Frank E. Gaebelein
o take the Bible seriously, to submit Tourselves to its authority is not, as some seem to think, a hindrance to the For God is the Great Maker, practice and use of the arts. No, it’s a tremendous asset, because the single greatest influence on the arts has come the unique Creator. through Scripture; because in Scripture we have the great truths about man and God and the unending conflict and ten- And all other creative activity sion between good and evil that are at the well-springs of art; because Scripture gives the arts their greatest themes and derives from him. highest motivation.
2 THE NEWS MAGAZINE OF EASTERN UNIVERSITY FALL 2005 EASTERN.EDU It’s true that the church (and I’m using There in its own right, and also as it are not their own conscious deliberate the term broadly) has been ambivalent relates to its context in Genesis 2 and 3, is creation but an expression of God’s toward the arts. But history shows that the basic passage in the Bible relating to a thought. Only man consciously seeks there have been times when the church theology of the arts. It gives us the funda- over and over, and in some manner suc- and Christians have been influential mental insight into who we are as human ceeds, in making art in varying forms and supporters and encouragers of the arts. beings. As Eric Sauer said, “These words ways. Think of some of the prehistoric It’s not the church, however, that we’re declare our human vocation to rule and artifacts such as the Folsom points or thinking of now but the Bible. And here call us to a progressive growth in culture.” arrowheads, perfect in their functional we find no ambivalence to the arts in Embedded in them is the fact that culture, beauty. Or consider some of the cave themselves. Instead we find deep implica- of which the arts are such an integral part, paintings of the old stone age. Why, tions regarding them, for the Bible speaks is both God’s gift to us and our duty -- before man ever had the alphabet, he to us about who we are and about our yes, our duty. made art! aesthetic responsibility under God. But looking again at Genesis 1:26-29, But turn back to the repeated state- Moreover, we must never overlook the we see that the cultural mandate doesn’t ment in Genesis 1 that God saw that his fact, so often forgotten by Christians, that stand alone but goes back to who we are creative work was good and finally that God’s inspired Word is itself a supremely and how God made us. Positively the it was very good. Surely here the word great piece of art. greatest thing ever said of humanity is good has broad connotations of beauty. “What is man that you are mindful of that God made us in his image. Some contemporary artists and him…?” The answer to this question from So the image of God in us has its critics are inclined to downgrade the the 8th Psalm takes us back to the opening “creative” or “making” aspect. Obviously place of beauty in art. The cult of the pages of the Bible. this image, which is one of the most pro- ugly has its disciples. But Scripture links Then [i.e., after God’s creation of the found subjects in theology, is much more beauty to God and approves the beauti- heavens and the earth and the whole than that. For God is the Great Maker, ful. Moreover, by very definition aesthet- ics is the philosophy of beauty. The arts procession of life culminating in the higher the unique Creator. And all other creative activity derives from him. When we use can’t possibly be divorced from beauty. animals] God said, “Let us make man in the words create or creative of art or any The problem is that there are those, some our image, in our likeness, and let them other human endeavor, we must realize Christians among them, whose idea of rule over the fish of the sea and the birds that we are using them in an accommodat- beauty is just too small. It is not big of the air, over the livestock, over all the ed sense. Actually God is the only true enough to include the free use of disso- earth, and over all the creatures that move Creator. nance and atonality in music, or to go along the ground.” So we may agree with Keith Miller beyond what is merely pretty or decora- So God created man in his own image, when he says, “In a real sense I believe tive in painting, traditional in architecture, in the image of God he created him; male God is presented in the Christian revela- or blandly nice in poetry and literature. and female he created them. tion as more of a living and creative artist Beauty wears various faces. And when it than as a philosopher theologian.” It is in is authentic, it must, as Hans Rookmaker God blessed them and said to them, this authentic creative aspect of God, then, says, always be related to meaning and “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill that the arts find their deepest sanction. sense. And so, of course, the earth and subdue it. Rule over the Our capacity to make and enjoy art, to it must be related to truth. fish of the sea and the birds of the air and look at it and find it “good,”is a condition Like the Bible itself, beauty can be over every living creature that moves on of our very humanity. As G.K. Chesterton strong and astringent; it has disturbing the ground.” said, “Art is the signature of man.” No and shocking aspects, as in tragedy or Then God said, “I give you every animals practice art any more than they in painting, that reflect the protest and seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole worship. Subhuman creatures may make disintegration within our culture. It has earth and every tree that has fruit with beautiful things, but only by instinct. The its dark as well as comfortable moods. things they make, such as coral or honey- seed in it. They will be yours for food….” combs, spider webs or multicolored shells, continued on page 4 And it was so. (Genesis 1:26-29).
EASTERN.EDU FALL 2005 THE NEWS MAGAZINE OF EASTERN UNIVERSITY 3 continued from page 3 So we come back to the matter of com- Now there is another biblical criterion Now essential as the basis of our mon grace. Have you ever wondered why for the arts. God is the ultimate reality. human creative ability in the image of some people who aren’t Christians show Therefore he is perfectly and in all fullness God is, this great fact does not stand alone. more concern for others and have more of the Truth. God is the God of truth. Truth Genesis 1:26-29 with its cultural mandate “the milk of human kindness” than many as presented in Scripture is not just an must be viewed in the light of Genesis 3. Christians? Or why some of the most abstract, philosophical principle; it is as Something drastic, something humanly beautiful things in all fields of art have John said, truth to be done. Therefore we irretrievable, happened to the image of been made by unbelievers? must recognize it and do it in the arts. All God in us when Adam and Eve rebelled Such questions can only be answered truth is God’s truth. The separation that against their Creator’s command. Sin in terms of God’s sovereignty in exercising so many make between the sacred and the entered into the stream of humanity; sin his grace. It is only by his grace, his free secular won’t do. In God all truth has with its inherent capability for all its pro- and unmerited favor, that we are forgiven unity, though it may be of different orders tean manifestations down through the and redeemed through Christ. That’s or levels. We must see that the real dis- ages. None of us is an exception to Paul’s what theologians call special grace. But tinction is between the true and the false, great generalization, “All have sinned and God does not limit the exercise of his grace which means in the arts the distinction fall short of the glory of God.” to the redeemed. That’s a fact of history between what has integrity and so speaks You and I know this through personal and of everyday life and it is backed by truly and what is pretentious or sentimen- experience. We know that we can’t save the Scriptures. By his common grace tal, vulgar or shoddy, and thus is false. ourselves, that only God can restore us to God restrains sin and prevents people In the scherzo of his Seventh himself and make us new beings through from being as bad as they might be in Symphony, Beethoven quotes an old faith in his Son. Because of the fall, this their fallen state. Order is maintained so Austrian pilgrim hymn. In doing so, world is, to use a phrase from one of that civilization is possible and culture he uses an organ point, a tone sustained may be promoted. measure after measure as the fabric of Likewise, and here we the music goes on. The organ point is on Culture, of which the arts come to the essential A- the note to which the instruments of bearing of this doc- the orchestra are attuned. First, it sounds trine of common grace softly. Then it gets louder, till finally the are such an integral part, on our subject, God brasses blazon it out in “a quivering enables fallen men and flame of tone.” It’s one of the great places is both God’s gift to us women, whether saved in music. So with the arts. Here, as in or unsaved, to make every aspect of life, truth is central, the positive contributions thing with which everything else must be and our duty. to the fulfillment of in accord. Gerard Manley Hopkin’s sonnets, “the the cultural mandate through art. And he bent world.” Through sin a radical distor- does all this through his Spirit working in Excerpted from The Christian, The Arts, tion has come into the world. It has affected the world and through human life. And Truth: Regaining the Vision of every field of human endeavor. Did you ever think of genius as the Greatness (1985). Frank E. Gaebelein The radical distortion that has come in great cultural phenomenon of God’s sov- (1899-1983) was a pioneering Christian through sin is a reality. The Bible doctrine ereignty? Through those to whom he has educator and first headmaster of the Stony of the fall does not mean that we are total- given genius he graciously enriches Brook School on Long Island, NY. He wrote ly worthless. The image of God in us has human life. With a fine impartiality he 14 books and was style committee chairman for the New International Version Bible not been wiped out. By God’s grace we gives genius and talent as he wills in all translation. A popular lecturer and Bible can be redeemed. And by the exercise of fields, of course, not just in the arts, and to teacher, he was also a devoted musician and his common grace humanity has been in all kinds of people. But always human avid mountain climber. His daughter, the past, and can still be today, wonderful- responsibility accompanies the gifts of Gretchen Gaebelein Hull, serves on the ly creative to his glory. God’s grace. Sider Center Board.
4 THE NEWS MAGAZINE OF EASTERN UNIVERSITY FALL 2005 EASTERN.EDU THE BEETHOVEN BLESSING Palmer Seminary discovers important Beethoven music manuscript
he lost autograph manuscript of one Beethoven scholars. Its rediscovery will Tof composer Ludwig van Beethoven's allow a complete reassessment of this most revolutionary works was discov- extraordinary music." It was sold at ered in the library archives of Palmer Sotheby's in London December 1 to Theological Seminary of Eastern an anonymous buyer for $1.72 million. University. The Grosse Fuge in B flat What makes this "Beethoven major (Op. 134) is written for piano four- Blessing" even more astounding is that it hands and was found in the Library this follows on the "Mozart Miracle," the summer by Heather Carbo, circulation Seminary's discovery in 1990 of original supervisor in the Austen K. deBlois music manuscripts by Mozart, Haydn, Library, who was looking through some Strauss, Meyerbeer and Spohr. After obscure archival materials. "I'd heard oral being authenticated, they were also put history about a Beethoven manuscript, so up for sale at Sotheby's of London, where I recognized they yielded Music professors Ron Matthews (left) and what I had proceeds of David Maness view the rare manuscript. found immedi- $1,576,000. ately," she says. Dr. Wallace was not just a rumor but a fact. The 80-page Smith, president Palmer Theological Seminary, formerly album was on of Palmer Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary, public display Theological was founded in 1925 for the primary Oct. 13 at Palmer Seminary, said, purpose of upholding the authority of Theological "I was both Scripture in the realm of theological Seminary and thrilled and education. Visit www.palmerseminary.edu drew all the local overjoyed when to learn more about the Seminary. media as well as I heard about Eastern University is a coeducational, many music the rediscovery comprehensive Christian university that fans, teachers of this wonder- integrates faith, reason and justice for its and students. ful manuscript, 3,700 students in undergraduate, gradu- The story broke a true original ate, Seminary, international and acceler- Stephen Roe and Heather Carbo with the manuscript to the world in an Heather found in the Seminary Library archives. by an artist for ated adult programs. Eastern is com- exclusive New the ages." All of prised of a School of Arts and Sciences, York Times article the morning of Oct. 13. these valuable manuscripts were part of Templeton Honors College, Campolo Dr. Jeffrey Kallberg at the University a collection presented to the Seminary in College of Graduate and Professional of Pennsylvania authenticated the manu- 1950 by Margaret Treat Doane, daughter Studies, Palmer Theological Seminary, script, as did Dr. Stephen Roe, head of of the industrialist and hymn-writer and the Esperanza College (formerly Sotheby's Manuscript department, who William Howard Doane. At the time of NECHE). Eastern was founded as part of said, "This is an amazing find. The man- the Mozart sale, there were suspicions the Seminary in 1925 and became a uni- uscript was only known from a brief that not all of the Doane bequest had versity in 2001. Visit www.eastern.edu description in a catalog in 1890 and it has been accounted for and now this discov- for more information. never before been seen or described by ery of the Grosse Fuge proves that this
EASTERN.EDU FALL 2005 THE NEWS MAGAZINE OF EASTERN UNIVERSITY 5 A NEW DIVISION OF ART MAKERS
By Dr. Ron Matthews. Chair, Fine and Performing Arts Division
This year marks the beginning of a new Mozart manuscript. There are presently division of the undergraduate School over 80 students majoring in music of Arts and Sciences. The fine and per- featuring programs in church music, forming arts division brings together composition/electronic music, the music department, the fine arts general music, music education, department, and the dance and the- performance, and individualized atre programs. The basic purpose for majors in musical theatre this year is to facilitate the academic and music business. process involving curricula, schedule, Our ensembles and facility usage, and to provide a perform vehicle for synergism in the art-making throughout the community. region and Enrollment for music majors has beyond. The mushroomed since the music depart- department’s gala music benefit concert is ment’s new major offerings in 1992 scheduled for Friday, April 28. Please plan following the discovery of the to attend. The fine arts department is home for about 15 majors in studio art and art histo- ry. These programs are in cooperation with Rosemont College. During the Fine Arts Festival in October, a significant art exhibi- tion featuring about 100 works of art was displayed in McInnis Hall and the new Harold C. Howard Center. The dance major and minor has also grown signifi- cantly over the past few years under the direction of Dr. Karen Clemente and Dr. Joselli Deans with several on and off-campus performances and the devel- opment of several dance groups. Under the leadership of Mark Hallen, the theatre track continues to attract students from many majors in its offerings of major dramatic projects, original student performances, and courses. The fine and performing arts inform, interpret, and intensify the human experi- ence. At Eastern, interest in music, art, dance, First-year student Natallia Hancharonak performs at recital. and theatre is maximizing our facilities and leading us to deep experiences in faith, learn- ing, and expression. Please continue to pray for us and attend our performances.
6 THE NEWS MAGAZINE OF EASTERN UNIVERSITY FALL 2005 EASTERN.EDU Fabulous 15 Dance Concert celebrating the 15th anniversary of the dance program at Rehearsal for the play Measure for Measure. Eastern University.
Eastern’s performance of Cinderella.
Kevin Padworski performs in a recital.
Artwork by students and alumni on display in McInnis Hall.
The 2005 recipients of the Gladys M. Howard Chrisitian Music Scholarship.
EASTERN.EDU FALL 2005 THE NEWS MAGAZINE OF EASTERN UNIVERSITY 7 WHAT MAKES MUSIC SPIRITUAL? By Dr. Scott Robinson, Music Instructor
hat do people mean when they Wsay music is “spiritual?” Explicitly religious texts aside, I believe they are responding to the way music shapes their experience of time. Music helps us to experience time differently than we ordinarily do, in one of three ways: 1 By helping us to place our aware- ness within—or at least closer to—the elusive, razor-thin temporal phenomenon we call “the present moment;” 2 By guiding us toward a perception of time organized at a higher level than we usually experience, drawing our attention to a larger, overarching temporal design; 3 By doing both of these things at once, giving us an illustration of what it means to be “in the world but not of it” (cf. John 15:18-19, 17:16-18). Borrowing from T.S. Eliot’s Four Quartets, I have named the first method “the way down,” and the second “the way up.” If, as neurological research suggests, the human brain inventories some thirty “present moments” per second,1 then attending only to the present is a virtually insurmountable task; our awareness and our thought will simply not fit into so thin a slice of time.2 We are faced with a paradox. Saint Augustine pointed out that the present— the past being over and the future not yet having come into being—is the only part of time that truly exists. Yet, because it is also, by definition, of no duration, the present can also be said not to exist at all. However much we may think ourselves attentive to the present moment, we actu- ally spend most of our time focused on the past and the future.
8 THE NEWS MAGAZINE OF EASTERN UNIVERSITY FALL 2005 EASTERN.EDU I believe that when people describe When music is manifestly goal- The minor scale—which, to Western music as “spiritual,” they are often refer- directed, but at a higher level than we ears, almost invariably sounds sad— ring to its ability to “silence the noise of can fully grasp—that is, when we are triggers an emotional response from the self, binding the mind to the eternal able to dimly perceive the contour and which the listener can take no refuge in present.”3 If the razor-thin slice of time we trajectory of a piece without being able following the course of the musical argu- call the present is “the point at which eter- to predict where it is going—we are ment. Of course, there are many more nity touches time,”4 then perhaps music engaged in what I call “the way up.” examples we could examine—every- can put us in touch with eternity by Our attention is drawn in the direction thing from Messiaen’s “non-retrograde- directing our attention toward that point. of structures whose presence we have able rhythms” to the rhythmic cycles of In music, time moves at many differ- reason to believe in, yet whose specific classical Indian and Javanese music; ent rates at once at different organiza- unfoldment is beyond our grasp—just as from the “off-beat drumming” of Plains tional levels. Western music is organized we sense the working out of God’s prom- Indian songs to motivic development in into measures, phrases, periods, and par- ises and believe in a plan and a goal we John Coltrane’s modal jazz. All these allel periods, on up to whole movements are sure is there even as we are merely musics shape time for us in a way signif- and even multi-movement extended on our way toward understanding it. icantly different from our ordinary expe- works like symphonies. In Javanese “Though he has permitted man to con- rience. Music either expands the present music, each gong in the array punctuates sider time in its wholeness, man cannot moment, allowing more of our aware- the music at a different level, one gong comprehend the work of God from ness to fit into it, or collapses our aware- sounding at every other beat, another at beginning to end” (Eccl. 3:11b). ness so it can fit within something closer every fourth, and on up to the largest How does music draw our attention to the present moment than we usually gong, which sounds only at the end of “upwards”? Sometimes, a composer experience, or both at the same time. By each extended rhythmic cycle. gives a glimpse at the outset of larger helping us place our awareness within a Jeremie Begbie calls these concurrent structure, inviting the listener to journey present, music gives us, as Screwtape and overlapping rhythmic waves the through the whole and follow his musi- said, an experience analogous to God’s “metrical matrix” of music. II Peter cal argument. As the structure of the experience of reality as a whole. speaks of the phenomenon in this way: piece unfolds before us, we get a glimpse [D]o not ignore this one fact, beloved, of order and design which, in its near- that with the Lord one day is like a thou- perfection, has an eschatological dimension. Excerpts from a paper in the August/ sand years, and a thousand years are like But different people, cultures, and September issue of Arts magazine (a publica- one day. The Lord is not slow about his eras “consider time in its wholeness” tion of Union Theological Seminary of the promise, as some think of slowness, but is through music in different ways. For Twin Cities) "The Present of Things to Come: patient with you, not wanting any to people in our era, who often feel at the What Makes Music 'Spiritual'?" This paper perish, but all to come to repentance. II mercy of clock-time and are seldom edu- grew out of the music unit of Dr. Robinson’s Peter 3:8-9 cated in a way that allows them to take Arts Odyssey class. In other words, God is fulfilling His in complex and abstract musical argu- promises at a higher metrical wave level. ment, that music may be most “spiritual” Notes If the fulfillment of God’s promise feels which “offers a kind of musical decom- 1. Daniel N. Stern, “Putting Time Back Into Our so immanent yet seems always to pression, an aural ‘space’ amidst a tem- Considerations of Infant Experience: A Microdiachronic View,” Infant Mental Health withdraw into the distance, it may be porally driven culture, a stable place, in Journal, 21.1-2 (2000) 21-28. because, though we can sense the higher which we are not shoved and driven 2. In an interview on National Public Radio’s metrical level at which God is working from ‘here’ to ‘there.’”5 Fresh Air with animator Chuck Jones. 3. Alex Ross, “Consolations: The Uncanny Voice His purpose out, we do not operate at Gregorian chant achieves this effect of Arove Pärt,” The New Yorker (Dec. 2, 2002). that level. We are mired in the beats— because, while it has a definite rhythmic 4. C. S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters (Lord and the steady one-two-three, one-two-three pulse, there is no predictable pattern of King 1976). 5. See Ross, Consolations, 4 of everyday life. accents that allows us to intuit a meter.
EASTERN.EDU FALL 2005 THE NEWS MAGAZINE OF EASTERN UNIVERSITY 9 Ensembles & Clubs
Angels of Harmony directed by Dr. Vivian Nix-Early Eastern Dance Ministry
Beth DeLucia performs at Senior Chapel Eastern University Choir
Transformed, a student-led drama team. Angels of Harmony Gospel Choir
10 THE NEWS MAGAZINE OF EASTERN UNIVERSITY FALL 2005 EASTERN.EDU Transformed Sacred Dance
Above: Eastern University Touring Choir in Europe. Left: Turning Point music ministry
For information on any of these groups, visit www.eastern.edu or contact Colleen Bradstreet at 610-341-4397 or e-mail [email protected]
TURNING POINT IS AN EXPERIENCE I’LL NEVER FORGET By Kristina Gehman ’06
Asking me to sum up my experience Ron demands excellence from the singers grateful hearts of the people at the in Turning Point is like asking a football in Turning Point. In turn, I demand more churches we visit. I can’t fan to say what Joe Namath did for the of myself during my practice times, les- believe that God has game; there are too many positives to sons and performances. Since joining allowed me the list. Initially, I was a little hesitant about Turning Point, my understanding of music, opportunity to be a joining the group. I wasn’t sure if I want- my vocal quality and my ability to express part of such a fun, ed to join something with such a large myself through music have grown by talented group. time commitment (a girl’s got to have a leaps and bounds. Many of my favorite social life!), and I didn’t know if all 14 As far as everyone getting along, I had memories from the of us would get along. However, the absolutely nothing to worry about. Aside past four years opportunity to study with Dr. Ron from inevitable differences here and there, come from my Matthews is an exciting one and quite everyone got along very well. Some of my time in Turning frankly, he is one of the main reasons I best friends have come from Turning Point. It’s an joined and stayed in Turning Point for a Point, and I know they are friends that I experience second year. Ron is an incredible musi- will cherish and have for the rest of my life. I will never cian, teacher and man of God. I wanted Turning Point is an outreach ministry, forget. to be able to learn as much as I could but I feel that I am being ministered to the from him, not only about music but also most. I am blessed by the relationships I about being a Christian in today’s world. have with people in the group and by the
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Jeanne Marie movie, Invincible. “My goal is to Dave Manzo ’00 (pictured below) Beaumont ’79 continue to work in any capacity I has performed for the Prince Music reports that in can on film and theatre projects in Theater and Arden Theater, and 2003, Story Line the area, and let God take me directed over 100 projects. Dave’s Press brought wherever he chooses to take me!” short film Space Available won a half- out the anthology dozen awards and has been seen she coedited with Michael Sampson ’03 is studying around the world. His short film Follow Claudia Carlson, music therapy at Drexel Hahnemann thy Master, was shot on location at The Poets' and interns at an adult inpatient Eastern. For the small screen, Dave Grimm: 20th psychiatric hospital in Camden. He is has Journey’s of the Heart a docu- Century Poems still making music at Central Baptist mentary TV series airing February from Grimm Fairy Church in Wayne and playing for the 2006, and is in production of a docu- Tales. The book occasional music theater gig. “The mentary on the band Railroad Earth, has become a Eastern University community helped completing this Dec. “I’m in love with favorite with me to value the arts' potential for bring- what I do and I thank Eastern for the teachers. See ing wholeness and God's presence to skills that got me here.” Visit more at: the broken places in our lives.” http://www.katscratchfilms.com. www.claudiagraphics.com/ poetsgrimm.htm In 2004, BOA Editions, Ltd., brought out her second collection of poems Curious Conduct, which can be viewed at http://boaeditions.org/books/ curious.html. One of the poems, "Afraid So," was read by Garrison Keillor on his Writers' Almanac and is being turned into a short film by Jay Rosenblatt. Others were fea- tured on the Poetry Daily and Verse Daily Web sites. “After teaching at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ, for the past seven years, I have decided to take time off from that this academic year to work on a new manuscript and other projects (studying bookbinding, for one). I continue to teach an adult education poetry class at The Unterberg Poetry Center of the 92nd Street Y here in Manhattan. Also, I have just joined the Advisory Board of the Frost Place (www.frostplace.org), where I have taught several times over the past 15 years.”
Gavin Peretti ’04 is working as the assistant director of an independent feature film, "Victim's Song," produced by Super-Nerve Entertainment. The film Jamie Moffett ’00 (left) is an award winning director/ designer living in Philadelphia. follows Eric Chandler, falsely accused of Recent accomplishments include The Screwtape Letters (Barrymore nominated for murdering his family, or is he? It will be Best Sound Design); composer/ designer for Fistful of Confidence (Winner for Best presented at the IFP Film Market in May. Music). Jamie is co-founder of The Simple Way Community and is co-director of Visit www.super-nerve.com. Gavin has The Another World is Possible three-volume DVD series. Production began in also been working on a screenplay and October on "Call Waiting," his writer/director debut. Visit www.jamiemoffett.com. worked as an extra in the Mark Wahlberg Shown here with Dave Manzo (see story above.)
12 THE NEWS MAGAZINE OF EASTERN UNIVERSITY FALL 2005 EASTERN.EDU Josh Heard-Park ’00 and Jake Miller ’01 is co-director of Demitre Rodriguez in the Yes! And… which he founded with Yes! And... production other EU alumni in 2003. He is Extra! Extra! Play All assistant director of HATCH About It. Dance Theater in Chestnut Hill, PA. As a choreographer, he has returned to Eastern for productions including Godspell, Sheltered, Measure for Measure, the Fab 15 Dance concert, the 2005 September Project, and is now creating a piece called Dances with Cell Phones: An Intimate Entertainment.
Joanna Sweeny ’00 earned Alum Robb Rineer ’00 her MA in educational theatre (center) joins members of Yes! And... in a from New York University. She dance production choreographed by Jake Miller ’01 moved back to Phila. and co- founded Yes! And....Collaborative Arts iMagination Programming Deanna Downes ’97 earned her was assistant director at with alumni Jake Miller, Sarah Arts MFA Directing from Columbia the Guthrie Theatre in Butts, Michael Brix, and Brooke in 2004. She completed a four- Minneapolis on a play Sexton. Joanna travels as an month fellowship at the Oregon by Lynn Nottage entitled actor/educator with Living Voices, Shakespeare Festival where she Intimate Apparel. Deanna performing one-woman shows was the Assistant Dramaturg on is joining EU alum Jamie about watershed moments in outdoor productions of Twelfth Moffett in starting a theatre Below: history. She is a teaching artist Night and Love's Labors Lost and film production company Sarah Butts ’99 gives with Philadelphia Young by Shakespeare and The Tragical called Chimera Productions. direction to cast members Playwrights, and is directing History of Dr. Faustus by of Extra! Extra! Play All Eastern's project Within the Walls/ Christopher Marlowe. She was For more information About It, a new collabora- Between the Lines; a documentary assistant director on The Belle's on Yes! And... visit tive arts theatre piece theatre piece about racism. “I am Stratagem by Hannah Cowley; www.yesandcamp.org imagined, re-imagined, so grateful to Mark Hallen, for a reading of A Dream Play by written, re-written and teaching me all I know, and for August Strindberg; and I Just continued on page 14 performed by campers believing in me. I wouldn't be Stopped by to See the Man by and staff of Yes! And... here without him.” Stephen Jeffreys. This fall she
Adam Woods ’04 is very involved with Yes! And..., a collaborative arts education company closely connected to Eastern. This fall he is directing an After-School Literacy Program at the Simple Way in North Philadelphia.
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Christopher Tolomeo '02, BA in Music tions, and performs. Her first children's Ed, has been conducting pit orchestras book will be published in the spring of at theaters in the Tri-State Area. He is 2006. She is currently working on a one- the resident conductor for the New woman show to use in her own theatre Candlelight Dinner Theater of Delaware company, Stirred Theatrical Productions, (www.newcandlelighttheatre.com), and in the summer of 2006. will be conducting the pit orchestra of The title of her company stems from Jesus Christ Superstar in January 2006. Mark Hallen's popular saying, “We like Jenny Tibbels graduated from the MFA program He also leads a six-piece jazz combo our audience stirred not shaken.” in acting at Columbia University in 2003. She called "Call Me Crazy" (www.callme- “Without Mark Hallen and Teresa acts professionally in New York, Baltimore and crazymusic.com), with Jesse Deal '02 Moyer's faith in me to take a risk on a Washington , D.C., and has taught acting at New and Liz (Lewis) Deal '02, which plays sophomore who wanted to audition for Song Academy and served as artist-in-residence in the Philadelphia area. “Sarah Butts, the leading lady of Man of La Mancha, at Eastern. Related Web links with pictures and Joanna Sweeny and Josh Heard Park there is no way I would have done, am reviews from several of her shows: joined me in Los Angeles this past July doing, and will do in the future all that is www.citypaper.com/arts/story.asp?id=4213 where we put on a Summer Theater set before me. I am forever indebted to www.runofthemilltheater.org/press Camp. It was a great success and we God for Eastern, Mark, and Teresa.” www.briandiazphotography.com/time/ all had a wonderful time. First Baptist Church of Los Angeles has hired me Tori Conicello-Emery ’02 is studying at full time to develop an after school Immaculata University for her master’s program that has a collaborative arts degree in music therapy. She has been challenges readers to truly live out their education emphasis and we are also interning at the Children's Hospital of Christian faith. Shane was featured in looking forward to Summer Theater Philadelphia to fulfill requirements for the cover story of the September issue Camp 2006.” board certification in music therapy. of Christianity Today, one of the leading “Being part of Eastern University's theatre evangelical magazines. You can read program helped me find this career path. the full story at: Felicia Latoya Brown '99 has worked It was in my senior year that I assisted www.christianitytoday.com/ on or performed in over 25 productions Mark Hallen in directing William ct/2005/009/16.38.html He spoke at since leaving Eastern University's stage. Shakespeare's Two Gentlemen of Verona chapel this fall. One of her greatest highlights was meet- when I came in contact with a vocal ing the original "Mrs. Squires" (Martha method (Linklater Method) that showed Richard Haviland ’68 reports that Flynn) from the 1957-1961 off-Broadway me the therapeutic potential of the voice his new novel Did You Ever Get To and as an instrument. I am still studying the Edinburgh?, a story about family, loss, Broadway method and have applied it in music ther- love and reconciliation was released this productions apy sessions with many patients and voice fall. One-third of all royalties are being of The students. My goal is to someday open my donated to Ovarian and Breast Cancer Music Man own music therapy practice and become a Research, The Christopher Reeve while designated Linklater teacher.” Paralysis Foundation, and Oprah's Angel preparing to Network. “This book can be used as a perform the Robert Plimpton ’63 gave an organ fundraiser. It’s available at Amazon.com, role at the recital at the Ocean Grove Auditorium, Barnes and Noble, Borders, or anywhere Ritz Theatre NJ on Wednesday evening, July 13, in the world directly from Infinity Company. 2005. In attendance were his brother Publishing.” Felicia has Barry ’68 and family, as well as Isabel traveled and (Kohler) Lehman ’61. John Whitehead ’83 is team-teaching taught theatre in Costa Rica and Brazil a class in film studies and 20th century with BuildaBridge International. She is Shane Claiborne’s ’97 book, The history for first-year students. In 2000, presently teaching English and theatre in Irresistible Revolution: Living as an he published a short story in Ellery her high school (Life Center Academy in Ordinary Radical, comes out February Queen's Mystery Magazine called NJ) while she works on her children’s 2006. He uses unconventional examples "Manhunt," about the dissolution of books and screenplays, continues her from his own life to stir up questions a triangular adolescent friendship in master’s in educational theatre, audi- about the church and the world, and the Watergate-era 1970s. He has
14 THE NEWS MAGAZINE OF EASTERN UNIVERSITY FALL 2005 EASTERN.EDU begun work on a travel book on the Carrie Parker ’03 is a physical therapy provenance of seven iconic Old Master student at Thomas Jefferson University. paintings, with a rubric that includes She hopes to incorporate her dancer’s introduction to the painter; the patron- knowledge into her physical therapy age, creation, and achievement of the practice, while continuing to dance. painting; the relationship of painting to its current location, in a great European Julianna Mackie ’03 is a master of or American museum; the relationship education student in the graduate of the museum to its municipal sur- dance program at Temple University. roundings. John showed his daughter She is part of the state’s first program Eastern's campus over the summer to license people to teach dance in and visited with Professors Betsy the PA public schools. This summer Morgan and Caroline Cherry. she received a highly competitive “Eastern will always have a very internship at the National Dance prominent place in my emotional, Education Organization in Bethesda, intellectual, and aesthetic formation.” MD, where she worked with teachers developing a new dance curriculum. Rebecca Moser ’02 graduated with Nicole Perry ’05 was the first official a degree in elementary education Kelli Fletcher ’04 teaches creative dance major at Eastern. She works at and a minor in dance. She is movement at Heritage, a Christian the Allegheny Valley School, a home for teaching an English as a Second pre-school in PA, and pre-dance at adults with mental retardation, as a Language class of first graders in Contempra Center in Wayne. She recreation therapist. She also teaches the Reading School District. By including teaches tap, modern and ballet at Feet creative movement classes at Moving movement in their lessons, she First Center in Phoenixville. Kelli has Studios. “The knowledge of the human gives students another way to learn. returned to Eastern to teach master body and creativity fostered by Rebecca also dances with the tap classes and perform for the Fab 15 Eastern’s dance program has helped Pottstown Dance Theater. dance concert. me with my job.” PianoGala BenefitConcert Friday, April 28 at 8:00 p.m. Church of the Saviour 651 N. Wayne Ave., Wayne, PA
The concert will feature Beethoven's Grosse Fuge (from the manuscript found at the Palmer Seminary) and faculty, student and ensemble performances.
For further information, please call 610-341-4397.
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Dr. Eduardo M. Ramirez, used as a youth ministry assistant professor of youth textbook in colleges and ministry, published "A seminaries. Neighbor To Be Known: Recognizing Differences and Dr. Phil Cary, associate pro- Otherness in Youth Ministry" fessor of philosophy wrote, in The Journal of Youth "Why Luther is Not Quite Ministry, spring 2005. He Protestant: The Logic of Faith says, “Respect for others is a in a Sacramental Promise," language required of anyone. for the theology journal Pro Youth ministry becomes a Ecclesia. He says, “It's about laboratory that can provide the most important thing I'll an environment receptive ever have to say about the his- Dave Unander (second from the right) with students at the entrance of others.” tory of Christian thought and to the Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary. the nature of Christian faith.” Dr. Dave Unander, professor of biology, taught Tropical Dr. Elvira Ramirez, associate Agriculture and Missions for the third summer at the professor of Spanish and Dr. Jeanne W. Bundens, Educational Concerns for Hunger Organization (ECHO) chair of the language depart- associate professor and in Ft. Myers, FL. ECHO (www.echonet.org) is a Christian ment, delivered a paper chair, department of chem- service organization that provides problem solving, training entitled “Variation in the istry, reports that the result and resources to Christian missionaries and development Interlanguage of Spanish of a collaborative research workers around the world. Learners” at the 12th project with colleagues at He served as faculty advisor for the 9th mission trip to International Conference on Bryn Mawr College in the the Dominican Republic, in conjunction with the Christian Methods in Dialectology, area of computational organization Food for the Hungry. He says, “This was our held at the Universite de chemistry is in the Journal first all-alumni trip. We have a long-term commitment to a Moncton, New Brunswick, of Molecular Graphics and small village near the Haitian border where we have almost Canada, this August. Modelling. She gave a talk completed a public health project of improved latrines for on another modelling project every family in the community.” Dr. Duffy Robbins, profes- at the 2005 Middle Atlantic sor of youth ministry and his Regional Meeting of the wife, Maggie, wrote Enjoy American Chemical Society. research study he did on Science in April. Dr. Fichera the Silence (Zondervan/Youth the effectiveness of a class presented a paper entitled Specialties) to show high Dr. Doug Trimble, associate assignment he uses in “Action of dinitroaniline herbi- school students the ancient professor of psychology General Psychology. In this cides in the protozoan para- spiritual discipline of lectio presented a poster at the experiential learning project, site Toxoplasma gondii” divina (sacred reading). His Teaching Institute of the he assigned students to and Marge Ayana presented book, This Way to Youth American Psychological sleep 100 hours over a two- a poster on the same work. Ministry (Zondervan/Youth Society annual meeting in week period (a little more Specialties) is being widely Los Angeles, CA, on a than 7 hours per night). Dr. Scott Robinson, music After the assignment, stu- instructor, gave a paper at Campolo College of Graduate and Professional Studies dents were significantly less the C.S. Lewis Foundation's OPEN HOUSES sleep deprived, were in a triennial Oxbridge confer- better mood, and felt better ence, "Making All Things St. Davids Campus about life. New: The Good, the True, Saturday, January 7 • 9-11a.m. in McInnis Learning Center and the Beautiful in the 21st Dr. Maria E. Fichera, associ- Century" in Cambridge, Harrisburg, PA ate professor of biology, and England. His paper was Thursday, January 26 • 2-8p.m. her research student Marge entitled, "To Go Among the at 750 East Park Drive Ayana participated in the Saracens: A Franciscan 81st Annual Meeting of the Composer's Journey into the Call 1-800-732-7669, Ext. 5039, for more information. Pennsylvania Academy of House of Islam." He says,
16 THE NEWS MAGAZINE OF EASTERN UNIVERSITY FALL 2005 EASTERN.EDU “The more we learn about Dawn Conklin, whose hus- Sciences in Big Bear Lake, CA, This $400,000 3-year grant other peoples’ cultures and band works for the American in May, and has been invited will concentrate on neural religious traditions,the better Embassy in Pretoria as an back in May 2006 to give networks and artificial intelli- equipped we will be to live aid specialist. Dawn works two 4-hour workshops in gence techniques in anticipa- peaceably with them. The in economic development light curve analysis. His tion of the onslaught of new question is being increasingly projects in the townships of photo was on the cover of light curves expected from brought to our doorstep, as Pretoria. Dr. Van Leeuwen The Philadelphia Inquirer’s space telescopes in the next America becomes ever more was also given the Lifetime Neighbors Section followed decade.” diverse. If we are able to Achievement Award by by a full-page article with humble ourselves to the Christians for Biblical Equality photos regarding the recent Dr. Chris C. Hummer, point of really learning from in recognition of a lifetime of release of Binary Maker 3.0 instructor in anthropology others, we will become able sacrifice, courage and vision and its current use by and missions, published, to participate in the dialogue in advancing the biblical astronomers to model extra- "Hellgrammite Points and with other religions, especial- basis for gender, racial and terrestrial planet transits. the Early Woodland in New ly Islam, in a Franciscan way, class equality. He reports, “Eastern and Jersey" in the Bulletin of the not from a position of power, Villanova have been awarded Archaeological Society of but in an attitude of service.” Dr. David Bradstreet, a joint National Science NJ, No. 58 (spring 2005). He also had four pieces of professor of physical science Foundation grant to work on He writes, “Despite the music accepted for publica- spoke at the annual meeting automating the analysis of stereotypes, archaeology is tion by Graphite Publishing. of the Society for Astronomical eclipsing binary light curves. not the search for treasure. We teach archaeology as Dr. Walter Huddell, associate anthropology; we are professor of mathematics, looking for the origins and and Dr. Rhonda J. Hughes, histories of human cultures, Bryn Mawr College, wrote an their belief systems and article entitled, “Smooth institutions, and how they Approximation of Finitely- adapted to their environ- many Relativistic Point ment. Our major at Eastern, Interactions” for the Journal missions and anthropology, of Physics: Mathematical focuses primarily on cultural and General (2005). anthropology.”
Dr. Mary Stewart Van Dr. Heewon Chang, associ- Leeuwen, professor of ate professor of education, psychology and philosophy, is published in the inaugural represented Eastern at the Melissa Wood (left) and Christy Acosta in the health clinic they issue of the peer-reviewed Arts and Reconciliation helped start in Malawi. journal of the International Conference at the University Community of Christians in of Pretoria, South Africa, in Dr. Mike Mtika reports that the recycling program at Teaching. The article, "Self- March 2005. This confer- Eastern University, which recycles cartridges to raise funds narratives for Christian ence marked the 10th and finance Christian outreach and development initiatives Multicultural Educators: A anniversary of South Africa's in communities of developing nations, is focused on Africa. Pathway to Understanding Truth and Reconciliation From fall of 2004 to spring of 2005, they raised $8,000 Self and Others" is available at Commission, formed to deal from cartridges. So far, they have raised a total of $13,500 http://www.icctejournal.org/ with the half-century era of through recycling. This past summer, they were able to ICCTEJournal/vol1issue1/ racial Apartheid which ended build a health clinic in the Zowe Community in northern v1i1chang. in 1994. Prof. Van Leeuwen Malawi to enhance under-five healthcare services including gave a paper on gender vaccinations and AIDS prevention activities. The clinic was Dr. Chris Hall, dean of the reconciliation and develop- funded from recycling and donations. Templeton Honors College, ment, and also made contact Eastern University graduate Christy Acosta plans to live in spoke at the National Press with Eastern SLD grad the community for two years, and Melissa Wood for a year. continued on page 18
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continued from page 17 of counseling psychology, Rage” based on II Kings 5: the urge. Assuage the rage, served as consultants to the 1-12. He writes, “Over our like Jesus.” Club in Washington on Christopher Dock Mennonite world today we need peace "The Historic Roots of High School, Hatfield, PA, and peacemakers. Jesus Eastern University Trustee Evangelicalism" and taught where they reviewed the the Prince of Peace, said, Thomas M. Petro was a course at Regent College school's Guidance ‘Blessed are the peacemak- named president, chief in Vancouver, BC on "The Counseling Program. ers for they shall be called executive officer and Spirituality of the Church sons of God” (Mt. 5:9). Yet, director of Fox Chase Fathers." In June he taught Dr. Wendy L. Mercier, not all live in peace. Many Bank, Hatboro, PA, which a seminar at the Renovare chair of the department of get angry so easily. We saw is an $850 million full- Conference in Denver, CO, biokinetics and associate it when a sinless Savior was service community bank. on "The Spirituality of the professor of biokinetics nailed to a cross by a raging He has over 25 years of Desert Fathers" and con- and biology, completed a mob one dark Friday. But experience in the financial tributed a commentary on 1 chapter in Cardiac Nursing: he rose again! Let’s quell services industry. and 2 Peter and Jude to the A Companion to Braunwald's new Renovare Bible (Harper Heart Disease, which is a San Francisco). Dr. Hall also textbook for graduate nurs- had an article in Christian es specializing in cardiovas- History and Biography this cular nursing, published past December titled "How Sept. 2005. Arianism Almost Won." Harry Gutelius, director of Dr. Ron Matthews, profes- athletics, received the Pioneer sor of music, and his brother, Achievement Award from his Gary Matthews, have alma mater, Frankford High released a new recording School, for his work in entitled "Now is the Time education in Philadelphia to Worship." Information where he served for 32 years is available through before coming to Eastern. www.ronandgarymatthews.com. Dr. Wilbert D. Gough, the Kathy Van Horn, associate father of Donald Gough ’67, EASTERN IN IRELAND: Classrooms Without Walls faculty of counseling psy- chairman of the Board of Over Spring Break in 2005, 42 Eastern students, faculty, chology, and Dr. Ruth Trustees, has created the alumi, and friends went to Ireland. There were outstand- Palmer, assistant professor message “Assuage the ing occasions when the group encountered God’s grandeur in nature and presence in history. These included the awe of being in a 5000-year-old Neolithic passage tomb, seeing the shipyard in Belfast where the Titanic was built, visiting an ancient monastery and mar- veling at the 15-feet-tall crosses from which priests used to preach the Gospel. For fun, the group attended a medieval banquet at a 15th century castle and saw tradi- tional Irish dancing at a Dublin pub. One of the most meaningful events was visiting Downpatrick in Northern Ireland where St. Patrick is supposedly buried, and see- ing the political murals in Belfast which give a visible presence to the intense political conflicts there. Waltonian Editor-in-Chief Ben Carr (back row left) and Arts/ A 2006 travel course is planned for Italy (Rome, Florence, Entertainment Editor Tim Olshefski (back row second from left) Venice, and Assisi). If interested, contact Dr. Caroline Cherry in New York at The New York Times for an all-day journalism ([email protected]). workshop hosted by The Times and CIC in October.
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EU student Karen Gelsizer (left) and EU Alumni Coordinator Kelly Van Der Aa serve as extras in the graduation scene of the Hugo commercial.
This past June, iBox Films used Eastern University’s St. Davids campus as the setting for a com- mercial for the Hugo®, a rolling walker. Although iBox had previ- ously scouted Eastern as a filming location, this was the first time the campus was chosen. In exchange for using the property, iBox made a generous donation to the Student Aid Fund, which provides money for student scholarships. For two full days, hallmarks of The dock of the gatehouse is used as a fishing site to demonstrate the convenience of the Hugo walker. a Hollywood film set—cameras, actors and actresses (from both Philadelphia and New York City), University and the filmmakers, The two-minute com- microphones, crew members, experienced how much fun (and mercial has been completed wardrobe—were evident at hard work) a shoot of this kind and is airing on television Eastern. Filming began after prop involves. Kelly Van Der Aa ’02, stations in the area. Keep an crews dressed up several popular an extra in the graduation scene, eye out for it and see the sites around campus to transform said, “It was very interesting to glory of Eastern University them into new locales. see the camera crew’s process and on the small screen. With the addition of grocery how many times they had to film store foods, the bookstore became to get a simple shot.” For the a newspaper shop. Fishing gear Communications staff, it was fun EU student Richard (Fig) Figueroa and tackle made it appear as if a but also challenging watching over waits his turn in the spotlight. grandfather and his grandson were the various sites to tell students, enjoying a day of fishing on the visitors and faculty what was going dock in front of the Gatehouse. on, while also stopping them from Plastic flowers, folding chairs and walking into live filming. a group of students, consisting of Natural disruptions, like a both professional actors and friendly deer, sporadic showers Eastern students and staff mem- and the summer heat also affected bers working on campus for the the time of the shoot. Although the summer, donned caps and gowns production company plans every to create a mock graduation scene detail of filming down to the outside McInnis Hall. minute, both days went over The students and the schedule. Even with the long days, Communications Office staff, our students, staff and the film working as liaisons between the crew persevered to get the job done.
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brate their 40th wedding months each year. 1950s anniversary in January 2006. Judy (Liston) Reilly ’60 1970s She serves as organist/choir serves as a volunteer at the Neal Bigham ’56 and his director at the First United New Hampshire Humane Mickey (Bowman) Adams ’70 wife, Sally, have moved to Methodist Church in Society. and her husband, Robert ’68, Cottonwood, AZ. Mt. Holly, NJ. have a tutoring business Curt Robb ’60 has traveled which they founded after they Maynard and Ruth (Cordle) Rev. Larry Curtis ’60 and his to several foreign countries retired from teaching in 1998. Hatch ’57 have resided at wife, Nancy (Kinsman) ’62, including Australia, New They are active members of Hoosier Village in Indianapolis, live in Muncie, IN. Larry is a Zealand, Russia, England and Valley Forge Baptist Temple, IN for five years. They served retired United Methodist pastor. Switzerland since his retire- PA. Mickey has sung with as interim co-pastors at ment. He continues to serve Christian Artists Singers for the First Baptist Church, Rev. Graham Freeman ’60, as a volunteer at the First 26 years. Davenport, IA in 2004. a retired pastor, and his wife, Baptist Church in Magnolia, TX. Maynard is presently serving Jean, became great grandpar- Linda (Arnold) Anderson ’70 as interim pastor at the ents in July 2005. Each month Rev. Paul Pedrick ’63 served has retired from teaching, but Pleasant View Baptist Church for over ten years, they travel for 32 years as United substitutes when needed. She near Indianapolis. Ruth is col- with members of their church Methodist pastor in NJ, and volunteers as a receptionist lecting true stories to include to present a service to 200 as supervisor of chaplaincy one day a week for Stanly in a book about coping with Baltimore Rescue Mission services at Bayside State Community Christian personal and family crises. men whose lives have been Prison, NJ for 25 years. He Ministries, Albemarle, NC, as ruined by alcohol and drugs. is currently an evangelist with well as at the soup kitchen. Graham preaches and Jean the Francis Asbury Society, plays the piano. preaching and traveling Mary (Broussard) Coe ’70 is throughout the world. the executive director of the 1960s Rev. Richard Green ’60 has Retired and Senior Volunteer four grandchildren. He contin- Program, Plymouth Meeting, PA. Marilyn (McGloughlin) ues to teach an adult Sunday Dr. David Henderson ’65 Berger ’60 has been married School class, lead a church continues his solo practice Christine (Hadley) to Bill Berger since 1996. evangelism and outreach of general medicine in Laquintano ’70 recently She has three stepdaughters committee, and serve on a Bristol, VT, but has given returned from Kivonin, Israel, and three grandchildren. church prayer team. up hospital privileges. He after attending a two-week Marilyn is an active member is a member of the New seminar for teachers in of the First Baptist Church, Rev Dr. David Horton ’60, a Haven River Anglers Jewish schools. She teaches Collingswood, NJ, where she retired clergyman, is active in Association and the Bristol third and fourth grade at the is a Sunday School teacher volunteer work that includes Conservation Commission. Jewish Community Day School and a member of the choir. Friends of Burma (a mission of Atlantic and Cape May organization for Myanmar) and Dr. David Stiller ’65 teaches Counties, Linwood, NJ. Her Joan (Martz) Cline ’60 and the Stephen Ministry.He high school chemistry at husband, David ’72, is the her husband, Dan, will cele- works at Green Lake, WI two the Mining and Mechanical rector of Holy Trinity Episcopal Institute, Freeland, PA. Church in Ocean City, NJ His children, Sonja Martin where Christine is also organist ’89 and Geoffrey ’91, are and choirmaster. physicians and graduates of Eastern. Dave and his wife, Ruth (Sharpless) McKinney Connie, plan to relocate to ’70 is a music teacher at Washington State when Quantico MCB, Russell they retire to be near their Elementary School, Quantico, children. VA. She has also participated in several mission trips to Joyce (Hamilton) Wik ’67 Slovakia to teach English as and her husband, Paul, visited a Foreign Language (EFL). their seven-month-old grand- son, Gregor Adam Wik, in Nancy (Montgomery) Portsmouth, VA over the July McKelvey ’70 has retired 4th weekend. Their son, Tim, from the Centennial School is career Navy stationed in District, Warminster, PA. Portsmouth. Their daughter She was listed in Who’s Nancy Scheuer Hill ’87, Alumnus of the Year W. Donald Gough ’67, Rebekah, and husband Jake Who Among America’s Susan (Mugridge) Gough ’67 are expecting a baby girl. Teachers 2002.
20 THE NEWS MAGAZINE OF EASTERN UNIVERSITY FALL 2005 EASTERN.EDU Patricia (Dow) Reeves ’70 on June 25, 2005. Emily grad- teaches K-8 gifted and talent- uated from Randolph-Macon ed children at the Acton College in 2004. Patrick grad- School, Acton, ME. She holds uated from the US Air Force master’s degrees in technolo- Academy in June. The couple gy and teaching gifted chil- lives in DelRio, TX. dren. She is married to the Rev. Dr. Dennis Reeves ’69.
Dr. Christine (McLaughlin) Schwarz ’70 received her doc- 1980s torate in education in October 2003. She was also a finalist in Deborah (Atkinson) Burris ’80 Ciby Gardens Contest spon- is a remedial math teacher in Eastern Alumni: sored by the PA Horticultural the West Clermont schools in Society. She serves as a board Cincinnati, OH. She is work- Send your e-mail address to member of Wissahicken ing on a master’s degree in the Office of Alumni Relations Neighbor’s Association and education. Penn TESOL East. at [email protected] Linda Kohn (Buschbaum) so we can . Jo Ann (Jones) Walczak ’70 ’80 is a women’s healthcare stay connected has taught middle/high school nurse practitioner who has English in the Lakeland taught CPR for the American in West Norriton Township, volleyball at her son’s high School District, Jermyn, PA Red Cross for 20 years. She PA. She obtained a master’s school. for 27 years. She spent a and her husband, Robin, have degree in sociology from sabbatical year in China been married for 35 years. Temple University in 1994, Heidi (Daly) Guy ’85 is an teaching English, and has also and previously served as a account executive with made annual summer trips to Dr. Tim Jameson ’80 is a social worker. Ceridian Corp., Plymouth China for orphanage/under- family physician in Blandon, PA. Meeting, PA. ground church work. Shirley Bernstein ’85 Lisa (Weinhold) Prescott ’80 celebrated her 50th school Kathryn (Dickard) Mulqueen Doug Walker ’70 is senior is a staff member of the of nursing anniversary with ’85 is the registrar in the research associate, RMC admission’s office, University classmates at the University William S. Hart School District, Research Corporation, of Delaware, Newark, DE. She of Maryland, Baltimore in 2003. Saugus, CA. Arlington, VA. serves as a high school volley- She serves on the board of ball and basketball official as directors of Boulder Senior Nancy (Behrens) Powell ’85 John Munro ’73 is president well as a Special Olympics Foundation, Boulder, CO. teaches English to immigrants, of Munro Ecological Services, referee. and serves on the peace com- Inc. and has provided valuable Lisa (Osborne) Curtis ’85 mittee at her church in leadership in restoring the Barbara Metzler ’83 married has been married 20 years Gainesville, VA. ponds on Eastern’s campus. James Harmon in Belleville, and has four children. Lisa He has significant experience PA on June 4, 2005. Barbara is a paraprofessional at the Vickie (Turner) Roden ’85 in bioengineering work in the owns Victory Antiques that sells RMMS Elementary School in owns Victoria Roden Interiors. Northeast region of the US. old and new decorative items. Brookline, NH, where she is She is also designing and president of the PTO. At the building her own home. David Forrest ’75 celebrated Dr.Virginia (Frendzel) Ayres Amherst First Baptist Church, his 25th anniversary with ’84 is a clinical instructor in she is the chairperson of the Bill Toy and his wife, Susan Denny’s Restaurants. He is the department of psychiatry, hospitality committee. (Sholtis) ’85, reside in Torrington, currently manager of a restau- School of Medicine, Case CT. Susan is a visiting nurse and rant in Clifton Heights, PA. Western Reserve University, Glen Dahlke ’85 is a Bill is a music teacher. They are He has also coached Special Cleveland, OH. She is con- marriage/ family therapist and both active in the music pro- Olympics track and field for tributing an article to The registered social worker in gram and Kids Bible Adventure 16 years, and the team has Encyclopedia of Aging and Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. Club in their church. participated in local and state Public Health to be published He and his wife, Verna, are competitions. by Springer Publishing the parents of three children. Jim Warren ’85 is a behav- Company in 2006. ioral health specialist, Health Dr. Wayne and Debra (Mayer) Janet (Dremann) Farra ’85 Advocate, Plymouth Meeting, Lord ’76 announce the Kristin (Agersborg) directs the choir at her PA. He is listed in National marriage of daughter, Emily Touchstone ’84 is the first daughter’s middle school and Katherine to Lt. Patrick Yanez and only female police officer is assistant coach for girl’s continued on page 22
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continued from page 21 David Wilcoxen ’90 is a Lorraine. The couple resides John David May ’00 and financial analyst, Lawndale in the Norfolk, VA area where his wife, Katherine Marie Register’s Who’s Who in Christian Health Center, Chris teaches English, and (Cintron) ’01, served as Executives and Professionals, Chicago, IL. Megan is a stay-at-home house parents for Community 2006-2007. mom. Service Foundation, Shannon Allitt Speicher ’94 Doylestown, PA for two and Douglas Mastriano ’86 and her husband, Michael, Howard Thomas ’98 received a half years. Currently, David was promoted to Lt. Colonel have a baby boy, Caden, born a second master’s degree in works as a program coordina- at the Campbell Barracks in on March 31, 2005. Their first educational administration tor for Northwestern Human Heidelberg, Germany. He child, Cassidy, was born on from the College of Saint Services, Therapeutic Family holds master’s degrees in January 4, 2004 They have Rose, Albany, NY in May Care program. Katherine is a strategic military intelligence relocated from Switzerland to 2005. He is certified as a stay-at-home mom for three- from Defense Intelligence upstate New York. Michael is school administrator. He year old, Elijah May. College in Washington, a physicist, and Shannon is a and his wife, Paula, reside D.C., and in military opera- stay-at-home mom. in Valley Stream, NY. Brian Rhode ’00 now lives in tions from Air University Albany, NY. Maxwell Air Force Base in Nicole (Armacost) Cerulla Micah Heitz ’98 and his wife, Montgomery, AL. ’95 and her husband, Mark, Tiffany, welcomed their first Erin (Timmerman) Scandrett have a son, Maximus Julius, child, Noah Alexander, on ’00 and her husband, Jacob, Irvin Hutcherson ’89 is the born on May 31, 2005. August 31, 2005. They live reside in North Mankato, MN. director of Career Service, in Wenonah, NJ. Erin is the bids and contracts School of Engineering, Caralee (Crary) Gellman ’95 administrator for Coughlan Temple University, Phila, PA. is completing her final year of Lynette (Hoy) Mullins ’99 Publishing. Jacob is a He is also overseeing the graduate school. She and now lives in Woodlands, TX, graduate student at Minnesota evangelism and outreach min- husband, Scott, a veterinarian, a suburb of Houston. State University, working on istry at Harvest Time Christian reside in Philadelphia, PA. a master’s degree in biology Fellowship. He previously Roz Riley ’99 is teaching as well as his teaching worked at PA Career Link. Jason Deissl-Gibbs ’95 is the English for Speakers of Other certification. application development man- Languages (ESOL) at A.J. ager at JP Morgan Chase, Morrison School in Amanda Bittner ’01 married San Diego, CA. Philadelphia, PA. Her Jason Washer on May 27, 1990s husband, Tom, has retired 2005. Amanda is an EMR Chris Lahr ’95 is city director, from teaching at Upper Darby project manager for Warren Michael Berry ’90 works Mission Year, Philadelphia, PA. High School. The couple Hospital, Warren County, NJ. for Farmers Insurance Group. resides in Pennsauken, NJ. Jason is a graphic designer for He serves as a board member Diane (Lingle) Moser ’95 Noritake, Inc. The couple for youth baseball and basket- directs a dog-training course resides in Phillipsburg, NJ. ball programs in the Bernville, at Morning Star Fellowship, PA area and is a member of Bechtelsville, PA. She and 2000s Marcus Carlson ’01 and his the building and maintenance her family also participate in wife, Jessica, have their first committee at his church. Living History, specifically Timothy April ’00 is a child, Micah James, born on Civil War era. They have teacher at the Chester July 8, 2005. The Carlsons been filmed for a National Community Charter School, Jon Diston ’90 is an attorney live in Lafayette, IN where with Spangler, Jennings and Geographic documentary, Chester, PA. Tim is married Marcus is a youth pastor, and Dougherty, Valparaiso, IN. and have also been invited to Holly Szczytko ’98. Jessica is a schoolteacher. to the last Confederate funeral Peter Meyer ’90 is president in Charleston, SC. Theresa Farrelly ’00 was Crystal (Heller) Elk ’01 con- of Meyer and Meyer, Inc in married on April 2, 2005, and tinues her work in retail, and Elsmere, DE. K. Noel Blancaflor ’96 was is now known as Theresa promoted to the rank of Whitfield. plans to return to school part- Dave Urban ’90 and his Captain with the United States time in fall 2005. She is wife, Carolyn (Spahr) ’94 Air Force where he serves as Jamie (McGuirk) Jones ’00 engaged to Brian Tracy, a have a son, Jonathan Davis a chaplain. earned a master’s degree in middle school teacher, and “JD,” born on July 14, 2005. education from Wilmington the wedding will take place in Dave is the executive director Megan (Spurry) Nittle ’98 College, DE in 2005. She February 2006. of undergraduate admissions/ and her husband, Chris, have taught 7th grade language enrollment at Eastern, and a son, Christopher August arts for five years, and is now Tammy (Suter) V. Soske ’01 holds an MBA degree (Group Bates, born on June 29, 2005. a stay-at-home mom with her and her husband, John ’02, No. 25) from Eastern. Carolyn They also have a two-year-old two daughters, Reagan (3) have their first child, Emma is the women’s lacrosse coach. daughter, Sydney Gail and Ryleigh (6 months). Kayleigh, born on April 25, 2005.
22 THE NEWS MAGAZINE OF EASTERN UNIVERSITY FALL 2005 EASTERN.EDU John is a seventh-grade Theological Seminary of physical therapy at Thomas Whitt ’04 were married on teacher in the Lower Merion Eastern University. Robin Jefferson University, Phila, PA. June 4, 2005 at Christ Church, School District, PA. Tammy is exploring the possibility of She and her fiancé, Justin Gardiner, ME. was a therapeutic staff sup- challenging New Jersey U.S. D’Antuono, have planned a port for the Chester County Rep. Frank LoBiondo, R-2nd, June 24, 2006 wedding. Bob Erbig ’04 is pursuing Intermediate Unit, and is now for his congressional seat a master of divinity degree a stay-at-home mom. The in 2006. Rachel Brewster ’04 has in youth and family ministries couple resides in Malvern, PA. begun her second year of at Denver Seminary, Denver, Tammy Ostberg ’03 and medical school at Penn State CO. He previously served as Jeffrey McGranahan ’02 and Matt Adams were married on University in Hershey. She a youth ministry intern at New Malinda Latham ’00 were October 2, 2004. Tammy is received a scholarship to pay Monmouth Baptist Church in married on July 23, 2005. the Ontario representative for for medical school when she Middletown, NJ. Erbig also Jeffrey is the collections man- Mercy Ships. The couple completed basic training for held a two-month substitute ager at the Historical Society resides in Napanee, Ontario, officers with the Army in San teaching position for a middle of Montgomery County in Canada. Antonio this summer. school language arts class. Norristown, PA. Malinda is a first-grade teacher at Washington Karin Ruth Hoffer ’04 Avenue School in Pleasantville, received a master’s degree NJ. She is also the 2005-2006 in library science from Clarion Teacher of the Year for the University of Pennsylvania on school district. May 7, 2005.
Julian Scavetti ’02 is the Dustin Mier ’04 resides new youth pastor at Bellevue in King of Prussia and is Presbyterian Church, Gap, a foreman for Waterloo PA. Prior to this, Scavetti Landscaping in Exton, PA. was the director of youth and family ministry at the Church Jordan Nyce ’04 is a manager of God, Landisville, Lancaster for THP Properties, Telford, County, PA. PA, where he oversees the construction of new housing Elizabeth Lewis ’02 married developments. He is an active Craig Smedley ’05 (fourth from left) moved to Buenos Aires, Jesse Deal ’02 on June 18, member of Franconia 2005 in Gaithersburg, MD. Argentina after spring graduation. He is currently working as a Mennonite Church. Elizabeth works as a paralegal teacher at Buenos Aires International Christian Academy, a for the Division of Youth and small English-speaking international school just north of the Rebekah Lindley ’05 is a Family Services in Voorhees, city of Buenos Aires. He reports that he is enjoying himself math teacher in the Lenape NJ. Jesse is a renewal admin- immensely and loves his new job teaching a diverse group of Regional High School District, istrator for Automotive Rentals students from all over the world. Craig was one of the stu- NJ. Her parents, Dr. Arnold Inc. in Mount Laurel where and Clara (Green) Lindley dents who went to Buenos Aires with Drs. Elvira and Eduardo they reside. graduated from Eastern in Ramirez last spring as a part of the capstone course "Cross- 1976 and 1970, respectively. Jamy Landis ’02 married Lisa cultural Context in Ministry." Ashby on December 6, 2003. Amanda Magri ’05 is a full- The couple resides in time youth minister at Bethany Bozeman, MT. United Methodist Church in Damona Benner ’03 has Jenn Brasler ’04 has moved Ellicott City, MD. Cynthia Marie Lutz ’03 mar- moved to Austin, TX to serve back home to Falls Church, ried Walton Martin on January one year in AmeriCorps. She VA where she is employed by Meredith Rennells ’05 is 10, 2004. Cynthia is pursuing will be working as a literacy a court reporting group. Her full-time youth director at a teaching career, and Walton tutor for K-1st grade in the job entails proofreading and Cape Cod Covenant Church, works for the Boy Scouts Austin schools. She plans to formatting legal transcripts. Cape Cod, MA. of America. They reside in attend graduate school follow- Jenny Wightman ’05 Millville, NJ. ing the completion of her Alison Kilgore ’04 lives in married Jeremy Cutler on AmeriCorps service. Brunswick County, VA, where August 13, 2005. Robin Weinstein ’03 has she teaches fourth grade. a master’s degree in faith and Carrie Parker ’03 is a sec- public policy from Palmer ond-year graduate student of Betsy Wright ’04 and Matt continued on page 24
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continued from page 23 C l a s s Representatives
Carol Goertzel ’98 (MBA) ’55 Joseph (Joe) Tatta ’81 Stacey (Solley) Sauchuk [email protected] School of is the executive director of [email protected] Professional PathWaysPA, an agency ’56 James (Jim) Meek ’83 Donna (Gillenardo) Duffy based in Swarthmore that Studies [email protected] Donnaduffy78 provides residential and @hotmail.com Vincent Catanzaro ’98 educational services and ’60 Ann S.(Steinbright) (Group No. 129) received advocacy for families. Edwards ’85 William (Bill) Toy a master’s degree in [email protected] [email protected] religious studies from St. Emely Karandy Karsten Charles Borromeo Seminary ’99 (MBA) is a salesperson ’61 Calvin (Cal) G. Best ’87 Birger Undseth in 2003. He is an adjunct with Location Realty in Penn [email protected] bundseth professor at Holy Family Valley, PA. Prior to that Karandy Samuel (Sam) W. Hill @mindspring.com University and Saint Joseph’s was a physician and plastic [email protected] ’90 Michael (Mike) Inman University. surgeon in the Delaware Valley ’63 Margaret (Peggy) (Parker) [email protected] for nearly two decades. Thomas Rev. Laura Welch (Group [email protected] ’95 Caralee (Crary) Gellman 160) received the master Correction: In the alumni (Scott) of divinity degree from e-mail newsletter announcing ’64 Jacquelyn Hahn [email protected] Princeton Theological the death of Laura (Shockley) [email protected] Seminary at the school’s Weller ’83, an incorrect ’97 Heather Willis 193rd commencement graduation date was given ’65 C. Thomas Bailey [email protected] exercises on May 14, 2005. for her sister, Jean. The [email protected] correct date of graduation ’98 Laura Manger Joel Ratz ’03 (Cohort 277) is 1994, not 1984. ’66 Rev. Robert (Bob) L. Muse [email protected] is the state governmental [email protected] ’00 Timothy (Tim) April relations director for the ’67 Joyce (Hamilton) Wik [email protected] Pennsylvania Farm Bureau. [email protected] Ratz was previously a dairy In ’01 Amy Shumoski farmer for 20 years. ’67 B. J. (Cheever) Dunbar [email protected] Memoriam [email protected] Maude (Paultre) Fontus ’54 ’02 Emily Eichenlaub has passed away. Her hus- ’69 Dr. Carolivia Herron [email protected] Graduate band, Fritz, was the minister [email protected] Janice (Smith) Tiedeck Programs of the American Baptist DreamsOCourage@ Church’s First Baptist ’72 Faye Aiello hotmail.com Church in Port-au-Prince, [email protected] Rod Snyder David Smucker ’94 (MBA) Haiti, with a membership [email protected] is president of VistaShare, of 10,000. The church ’75 Jeffrey Leonards an Internet-based software exercised a considerable [email protected] ’03 Robin Weinstein company that helps influence on Haitian society. [email protected] Jim Sillcox nonprofits track their clients Because their lives were in ’76 Barbara (Barb) (Hale) Waldo [email protected] [email protected] and outcomes. His wife, constant danger, they left Leah Welding Sheri (Hartzler) ’84, is a Haiti and resided in Florida at the time of Maude’s death. ’77 John Lehoczky, III [email protected] part-time elementary school [email protected] librarian. On December 18, Paul Blackiston ’97 (MBA ’04 Mark O’Dwyer 2004, the Smuckers adopted Cohort No. 5) passed away ’78 Mary de Cottes-Cantelope markmodwyer@ a baby girl, Natalie Selah on July 31, 2005. He was Mary_Cantell hotmail.com Grace, born on December 17. employed by PECO. @hotmail.com Their other daughter, Olivia, Survivors include his wife, ’05 Jon Jezorski is seven. Lori, and three children. ’79 Michael (Mike) Pahides [email protected] [email protected] Melanie Baker [email protected] ’80 Jane (Longhurst) MacNeill Nathaniel (Nate) Stutzman [email protected] [email protected]
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athletic news
Erin Meredith Celebrates 5,000+ Assists Fall Wrap-up for Women’s Volleyball The Fall of 2005 was a great season for Volleyball is a game of timing and rhythm. antenna for a kill. Most setters call for help Eastern University Athletics. In addition to For the past nine years, the rhythm of or settle for a free ball on that pass, but not the near completion of a major capital cam- Eastern University volleyball has been Erin. I knew then that she was special.” paign that produced two beautiful new turf almost musical. Part of that success is After her first year of collegiate play, fields, several Eastern teams excelled in thanks to Erin Meredith, a senior from Erin was honored as the Mid-Atlantic their respective divisions. Lancaster, Pennsylvania, who has taken Region and Pennsylvania Athletic on the conductor’s role on the court. By Conference Rookie of the Year. Five thou- advancing in the national tournament sand plus assists later, Erin still makes an and moving into the National rankings, impression, particularly on the hitters she Meredith and her teammates have helped plays with on the court. Sophomore the Eagles Emma Klein says that Erin is the best set- soar to ter she has ever played with. Klein says, even “She never gets down on us if we miss a greater hit, but we know that she expects excellence.” heights. Meredith reluctantly admits that she Off the loves to take charge when the game gets court, Erin tight. She says, “I never lose confidence in Men’s Soccer won their first 15 games and has strong the team, and I never think we are going finished the regular season in first place in family ties, to lose. I like the close games, because the PAC and as the top seed in the tourna- crediting every point is important, and it makes me ment. With six senior All-Conference players her parents that much more competitive.” Birtwistle on the roster, the Eagles earned a bid to the as primary agrees, saying, “What makes Erin great is National Tournament. influences that she never takes a play off. Other set- in her life ters have great hands or can deliver an The Women’s Volleyball team ran off 22 and her equally good ball, but Erin is so focused straight to start the season. For his work, sport. Her and committed to winning that she refuses Coach Mark Birtwistle was named father— to lose even a point.” Her competitive Mid-Atlantic Regional Coach of the Year. Photo courtesy Rich Hess and first drive has been a major factor in lifting the coach—had her setting since she was Eagles into one of the top DIII teams in The Women’s Soccer team was able to seven. Both her parents play volleyball, the country. compete with top teams in the region while and her younger brother plays on the Erin, who cites team meals and road working to a 9-2 PAC record. The young Stanford University men’s team. trips as an integral part of her college Eagles earned post-season recognition for A friend recommended Eastern to Erin. experience, will not stop playing after she eight players. After Coach Mark Birtwistle came to see graduates. She hopes to continue compet- her play, she visited the school and knew ing and also become a coach. Field Hockey put together a tremendous Eastern was for her. Birtwistle remembers Eastern volleyball will continue to post-season run to make it into the PAC being particularly impressed with thrive after Erin leaves, but for the past Championship game. The Eagles, as the Meredith’s commitment to winning. He four years and for those to come, she has fifth seed in the tournament, struggled in says, “I still remember one ball. I went to left her mark. The team’s freshmen play- close games all season, but stepped up to see her in a District game and her team- ers have the benefit of having played win two road games and nearly win a third in the competitive PAC Tournament. mate missed a pass. She sprinted to the with Erin and will pass her expectation back corner of the court, got her shoulders of excellence on to future generations of Visit www.eastern.edu/athletics turned and shot a set to the opposite Eagles players.
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