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CLARION ALUMNI NEWS Clarion Alumni News is published Stay in Touch three times a year by the Clarion University Alumni Association and remember the day I earned my undergraduate the Office of University Relations. degrees. It was in December of 1997 and even then Tippin Send comments to: University Iwas hot. The speakers were inspirational, my Relations Department, Clarion friends and family were there to cheer and I had an University, 974 E. Wood St., Clarion, PA 16214-1232; 814-393-2334; FAX overwhelming feeling of accomplishment. I 814-393-2082; or e-mail remember sitting in the gym next to my good [email protected]. friend Jen Founds and other communication majors, the people I had been in classes with for ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Alumni Events Calendar four years. It was an incredible day, the day that BOARD OF DIRECTORS you think about from the time you’re in junior Larry W. Jamison ’87,President Saturday, July 28 - Saturday, September 2001 high school. This was the payoff for all my hard John R. Mumford ’73 &’75, Pres.-elect August 4 Saturday, September 8 Wendy A. Clayton, ’85, secretary State System of Higher Alpha Sigma Alpha Gamma work. James J. Wagner ’74 & ’77, treasurer By Mary Beth Earnheardt (’97 & ’99) Education “Spirit of Hawaii” Omicron Chapter 100th At the end of the Daniel J. Bard, ’74, P. Kevin Capp Clarion University Alumni Alumni Cruise Anniversary Celebration. Campus ceremony, I remember ’73, Mary Beth (Curry) Earnheardt ’97 just sitting there while Association Board Member & ’99; Dr. Gus Johnson ’53; Terry A. Tours at 1 p.m. and Dinner at the the president of the Koelsch, ’64, Daniel J. Leightley, ’97 August 2001 Clarion Holiday Inn at 7 p.m. & ’99, Lois (Singer) Linnan, ’56, Tuesday, August 21 Contact: Sheila Gastiger Alumni Association Deborah S. Magness ’86;Chad E. made his remarks on the importance of becoming a Clarion Mays, ’00, Peter J. Mervosh, ’53, Clarion University Alumni Friday, September 28 Association Board of Directors Clarion University Alumni University Alumni (my friends who already graduated warned me Rosemary (Cherico) Neiswonger, ’91, this was coming.) Many people told me Clarion didn’t even wait Kenton R. O’Neil ’89; Ronald J. meeting, 4:30 p.m. Location: To Association Distinguished Awards Paranick, ’76, Dr. Kevin J. Roth ’81; be announced Banquet 5:30 p.m. until the ink was dry on your degree before they started begging for Andrew D. Sayers ’89 & ’90; Christine Saturday, September 29 money. At the time, I didn’t understand the real message of the L. Spuck ’94; Leslie L. Suhr, 00, Wednesday, August 22 Homecoming! Autumn Leaf alumni speech. Teresa (Frenchik) Wood, ’95, ’96, & Being an alumna of Clarion University is about far more than ’97, Stephen J. Zinram ’85 & ’88 Alumni Reception,5-7 p.m. Festival Parade and Alumni Parade Location:Angelo's Restaurant, Reception 10 a.m. giving money. When I was voted onto the Board of Directors I was COUNCIL OF TRUSTEES 9264 Rte. 30, Irwin, PA. Clarion Golden Eagles vs. still in graduate school at Clarion. I didn’t have two nickels to rub Dr. Syed Ali-Zaidi, Oleta Amsler, Reservation Fee: $5 per person. Kutztown University together let alone the desire to give money. I was still paying Susanne A. Burns, H. John Drayer Cash Bar. Hors d'ourves. Make After-Game Party, Clarion tuition and surviving on student loan refund checks, but the Board ’77, Kenneth Gaudi ’66, Richard R. checks payable to: Clarion still wanted me. They wanted a voice of the younger alumni. They Hilinski, Orville Lerch ’81, R. Lee University Foundation. Mail VFW 6-7 p.m. James ’74 & ’83, Sheryle L. Long, wanted someone to represent the interests of the newest members. reservations to: Clarion University When I first agreed to be on the board, I thought I would have Howard Shreckengost, Joseph Alumni Relations, Haskell House, November 2001 Sciullo (student trustee), Dr. Mary W. Tuesday, November 20 to pay dues to the Alumni Association, but found out I don’t… no Burger, interim chancellor (ex- 840 Wood Street, Clarion, PA one does. Being part of the Alumni Association is a privilege that officio). 16214. For more information, call: Clarion University Alumni 814-393-2637 Association Board of Directors comes with being a part of the Clarion family. It’s a right you earn by choosing this university and working hard to learn and advance Clarion University President Continues on page 3 Diane L. Reinhard in the curriculum. You don’t have to pay, because you already Vice President for have. There is no subscription fee for this newsletter, or cost to Advancement access to the website. Every ALF the Alumni Association plans Harry Tripp Clarion’s Commitment events for ALL Clarion Alumni, not just the ones who cut checks. Executive Director of The visit of Pulitzer Prize proud legacy of its more than There is no discrimination based on earnings. University Relations winning playwright August 36,000 alumni. Our alumni’s Ron Wilshire ’72 The Alumni Association is here for you from the day you Director of Alumni Relations and Wilson to accept an honorary commitment to bettering their graduate. Because of this it is important for recent alumni to stay Annual Funds & degree at Clarion university, their involved. Come back for ALF, check out the latest incarnation of Executive Director CUAA University’s Spring communities, and the Roost/Red Stallion, walk through the renovated Founders Hall, Jean (Scott) Wolf ’86 2001 A Message their world has set a and try to negotiate campus now that the student recreation center Commencement from the standard of high has become a reality. The Alumni Association is made up of Clarion University of Pennsylvania is was indeed quality for those committed to equal employment and President alumni and is here to serve the needs of these constituents, even equal educational opportunities for memorable. In who have those who can’t afford to give because they’ve just graduated. all qualified individuals regardless of his remarks to followed them. Perhaps the most important function of the CUAA is to make By President race, color, sex, religion, national our graduates, Mr. This issue of our sure that all alumni hold on to the traditions that make Clarion origin, affectional or sexual Diane Wilson urged them to Alumni News University the growing organization it has become. When I first orientation, age, disability, or other Reinhard classifications that are protected take responsibility publication captures graduated, I didn’t think that Clarion had tradition. I thought that it under Title IX of the Education for their world. “Do that commitment to was just a place where I received my education. It took me a while Amendments of 1972, Section 504 not squander your excellence in features on to realize that Clarion University tradition is based on of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the inheritance,” he said, reminding our Distinguished Alumni relationships, not events or objects. Clarion is a safe place in which Americans with Disabilities Act of the Class of 2001 that they had Award winners and other 1990, and other pertinent state and students can grow up, the place where lifelong friendships are federal laws and regulations. Direct been equipped through their outstanding alum. made. I go to ALF and to the Spring for Scholars Auction because equal opportunity inquiries to the education with powerful tools to Enjoy the issue! And thank I know I’ll see friends there. These people are my Clarion tradition. Assistant to the President for Social shape their nation’s future. you, Alumni, for continuing to I think it’s wonderful when some of the older board members talk Equity, Clarion University of The inheritance acquired by inspire us with your work and about how they get together with their Clarion friends, and I know Pennsylvania, 216 Carrier Clarion University’s newest personal example. Administration Building, Clarion, PA that 30 years from now I want to be part of the same tradition. 16214-1232. 814-393-2000 graduates is marked by the My message is a simple one. Stay in touch with your alma mater. Reflect on your personal traditions and keep coming back to EDITORIAL STAFF: Clarion. Write an e-mail to your favorite professor, or just check Editor: Ron Wilshire Clarion University of Pennsylvania is a member Assistant Editors: Tom Schott, of the State System of Higher Education. out the alumni community on the web. Volunteer to represent Paul M. Hambke Clarion at a college fair, or give special consideration to a resume Writers: Rich Herman, Chris STATE SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION BOARD OF GOVERNORS of a Clarion graduate. Whether it’s from the pocket or from the Rossetti, Tom Schott, Ron Wilshire. Charles A. Gomulka, chairman, R. Benjamin Wiley, Vice Chair, Kim E. spirit, give something back to Clarion, and keep the tradition alive. Photography: Pete Hartle, Terry Lyttle, vice chair, Syed R. Ali-Zaidi, Angela M. Ambrose, Jeffrey W. Wild, Ron Wilshire, Jerry Sowden, Coy, Daniel P. Elby, David P. Holveck, Eugene W. Hickok Jr., David P. Larry Wheeler Holveck, Vincent J. Hughes, James V. Manser IV, Patricia K. Poprik, James J. Rhoades, Tom Ridge, David M. Sanko, B. Michael Schaul, Jere State System of Higher Education COVER/INSIDE DESIGN: W. Schuler, John K. Thornburgh, Christine J. Toretti, and Amy M. Paul Hambke, manager of publications. The System Works for Pennsylvania Yozviak, , Charles Zogby, F. Eugene Dixon Jr., chairman emeritus CLARION ALUMNI NEWS-3

A L U M N I N E W S Hartmans Establish Veterans Scholarship at Clarion University CLARION — Respect for the children of never gone to college,” says Marlin. “I was barracks set up in Davis Hall. Up to 16 support it financially. military veterans has inspired Marlin and working in a mill when I was drafted to go to people slept on bunk beds in converted “Several years ago we went to visit the Cleva (Haight) Hartman of Indiana to Korea. I spent 16 months there and when I classrooms. Married veterans were housed in home to see if we were supporting what we establish the endowed Marlin and Cleva came home, I went back to my mill job. I another barracks style building located next believed we were supporting,” says Cleva. Hartman Scholarship at Clarion University decided to come to Clarion in the fall of to Founders Hall. “We were given a tour and had an of Pennsylvania. The new scholarship is for 1955.” “The Clarion faculty were a great faculty opportunity to talk with executive members. a son or daughter of a U.S. veteran. Paul Hartman, Marlin’s father, was for veterans,” Marlin recalls. “They spent a We received a thorough explanation about Marlin and Cleva Hartman are both 1959 drafted into World War II when he was 36 lot of time with us. Galen Ober would come the home and how the money was used, met graduates of Clarion State College. They met 1/2 years old, six months short of the age to the chemistry lab Saturday afternoons to the children, and came away with the feeling while attending classes at Clarion, which limit. Marlin was 11, and his father was gone help us. There were many others who were that our money was being used better than Marlin was able to do because of the for three years, serving in Europe. Ironically, equally helpful and went beyond what we expected.” Montgomery G.I. Bill. Marlin would be drafted nine years to the college professors should do for their A third generation of Hartman’s is also a “We wanted to establish this scholarship day of his father’s draft notice and served in students. Dr. John Mellon was very veteran and a supporter of the scholarship. at Clarion because we are both graduates and Korea. supportive and I am still working on the Gretchen (Hartman) Nester spent five years we met there,” says Marlin. “Although we “My dad lost several years of earning to reading list he gave to his students. Marie in the U.S. Army leaving with the rank of also have degrees from other colleges, we serve his country,” says Marlin. “As a result, Marwick and Margaret Boyd were captain. believe the first degree is the key degree. there was no money to send me to college. I supportive and tough. They got us on the “When Gretchen heard about the Without it you are not able to get the others.” was fortunate to have the Montgomery G.I. right track.” scholarship she contributed and so did the Marlin received his Clarion degree in Bill when I left the service. Quite often, The Hartman’s interest in military company she works for,” says Cleva. secondary education/mathematics. He went veterans do not have the money for their children became more pronounced when For additional information about this on to earn a master’s and Ph.D. and retired own education, or could afford to educate Marlin became involved with Post 1989 of scholarship or to donate additional money to from Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s themselves but not their children. It is a real the VFW in Indiana. He advanced to be the the scholarship, contact Dave Katis, Clarion mathematics department. Cleva received her struggle for many of them to gain or provide commander of Post 1989 and in the process University Advancement, Haskell House, first degree in elementary education and education.” learned about the Veterans of Foreign Wars Clarion University, Clarion, PA, 16214, received a master’s degree in elementary Marlin Hartman joined a large influx of National Home for orphaned children and telephone 814-393-1843, e-mail education in 1979 from IUP. She is retired Korea veterans when he came to Clarion in grandchildren of veterans located in Eaton [email protected]. from the Indiana Area School District. 1955. He recalls many of them being housed Rapids, MI. Marlin and Cleva obtained life “Without the G.I. Bill, I would have in what were makeshift military style memberships to the home and continued to DiTomasso (’78) chairing 2001 Annual Fund Campaign From money and time to the annual Spring for Scholars when I was seeking a college,” says DiTommaso has prospered Foundation. “A great way of donations to the interior decoration Auction. At the most recent auction DiTommaso about becoming the along with the restaurant. Seeking giving is to donated appreciated of his restaurant, John DiTommaso he donated a baseball autographed first in his family to attend college. a way to thank Clarion University, securities,” he explains. (’78) displays his pride of Clarion by his friend, “Back in the 1970’s Clarion he found it in the now completed “Donating appreciated assets University. He is taking pride to former was known as a teacher’s “Investing in Futures” Capital can allow the donor a charitable another level this year as the chair Pittsburgh college and everyone was Campaign. One of the campaign deduction of up to 100 percent of of the Annual Fund Campaign. Pirates first surprised that I was studying goals was the renovation of the market value,” DiTommaso “Clarion gave me a great start baseman Bob business. Clarion was far Founders Hall. said. in life and it is important to give Robertson, and enough away from my home “I had most of my classes in DiTommaso receives official back for what you have received,” other members in Pittsburgh, but close Founders Hall,” recalls word about campus from family says DiTommaso. “All alumni got of the enough for me to go home DiTommaso. “I wanted to support members. A cousin, Alissa their start in the same way. All of 1971World each weekend to work in my the renovation of the building. I Graham, is a sophomore at Clarion us should give back something, in Champion father’s restaurant.” support the construction of new University. Her brother, William, whatever amount is appropriate, to Pirates. The late Angelo facilities, but to me, the renovated will join her on campus this fall. help maintain Clarion as a strong “These are DiTommaso founded buildings are Clarion.” “I want Clarion to continue to and growing campus.” small tokens of Angelo’s Ristorante in 1955, The first faculty office to the grow so someone entering college Anyone patronizing my appreciation taking a chance and opening left of the main entrance to today has the same or a better DiTommaso’s business, Angelo’s for Clarion,” DiTOMASSO his own business. The Founders Hall bears a plaque experience than I had as a student,” Ristorante in Irwin, finds a touch of says business prospered. John crediting DiTommaso’s donation. concludes DiTommaso about his Clarion University. Flags, banners, DiTommaso. He spent his first came back to the family restaurant He dedicated the office to his financial support of the university. and other campus souvenirs are on semester at Venango Campus in in 1980 following two years in real parents Angelo and Dorothy display. DiTommaso also hosts Oil City and a semester at the estate. He managed the restaurant DiTommaso. alumni gatherings at the restaurant, University of Pittsburgh at for 10 years, taking over its The money for this donation with the next scheduled for Greensburg, before completing his complete operation in 1990. came from appreciated securities Wednesday, Aug. 22. Contact the final three years at Clarion. He was donated to the Clarion University Alumni House at 814-393-2637 for one of the first Clarion students to additional information. receive a real estate degree with a Alumni Calendar (continued from page 2) A member of the 1867 Club, minor in management. meeting, 4:30 p.m. Location: To Scholars Auction DiTommaso donates unique items “I was well received at Clarion be announced. July 2002 May 2002 Wednesday, July 17 - Sunday, January 2002 Friday, May 3 July 28 Sunday, January 13 - Sports Hall of Fame Banquet State System of Higher Saturday, January 20 Saturday, May 4 Education “Aegean Odyssey” State System of Higher Alumni Day Class Reunions Alumni Cruise Education “Southern Caribbean” — Reunions will be scheduled for Alumni Cruise the classes of 1952, 1957 and 1962, August 2002 as well as for the Half Century Tuesday, August 20 February 2002 Club (1951 and before). For more Clarion University Alumni Tuesday, February 19 information, please contact the Association Board of Directors Clarion University Alumni Alumni Relations Office at 814- meeting, 4:30 p.m. Location: To Association Board of Directors 393-2637 be announced. meeting, 4:30 p.m. Location: To Attending the State System of Higher Education Advocacy Day be announced. Tuesday, May 21 For more information on an in Harrisburg were (from left): Jamie Johnson, assistant director Clarion University Alumni event listed on this calendar, please of annual funds; David C. Smith (’64), Elizabethtown, PA; Elveta March 2002 Association Board of Directors contact the Alumni Relations and Gus (’53) Johnson of Pittsburgh; and Jean Wolf (’86), Saturday, March 2 meeting, 4:30 p.m. Location: To Office at 814-393-2637. director of alumni relations. Fifth Annual Spring for be announced 4-CLARION ALUMNI NEWS N E W S B R I E F S

CLARION UNIVERSITY WRITING CENTER CRLA TUTOR CERTIFIED Advanced Technologies, Science, and Mathematics.” The Clarion University Writing Center is the first in Pennsylvania to qualify to present These first-time courses are a part of the Venture Program funded by the State System of training certificates to its student consultants. The College Reading and Learning Association Higher Education. They are designed to offer a unique educational experience to high school (CRLA) recently certified Clarion’s tutor training program, qualifying it to issue CRLA juniors and seniors with research interest in the sciences, mathematics, or technology. certificates to individual tutors. Admission is competitive, only 25 students will be accepted into each academy. The students CRLA has three levels of certification, regular, advanced, and master. Clarion was accepted must be in the top 15 percent of their high school class or have an equivalent grade- approved to grant certification at all three levels because of our extensive training program. point average. Each level requires an additional 10 hours of training and 25 hours of experience. The three Summer Academies are: “Environmental Biology and Mathematics,” “Biotechnology: Genomic Research and Computer Analysis,” and CLARION UNIVERSITY TRUSTEES APPROVE SPRINKLER INSTALLATION “Archeology/Environmental Geoscience.” A request for financing from the State System of Higher Education to install sprinklers in all remaining residence halls at Clarion University was approved by the Clarion University CLARION PART OF DOUGLASS PROGRAM Council of Trustees. The State System would issue bonds to cover the needed $3,345,210 A series of programs marked Clarion University’s initial participation in the State System over the next five years. Student residence hall fees would fund the repayment of the bonds. of Higher Education’s Frederick Douglass Institute. The institute intends, “to be a window to the world of knowledge, a catalyst for bridging systems of thought and expression, a light of STATE REWARDS CLARION FOR PERFORMANCE hope and a place of encouragement for all who seek change.” Three new programs were Clarion University is a state leader in performance based funding. As a result, the State announced: The Frederick Douglass Collection in Carlson Library, the Frederick Douglass System Board of Governors awarded Clarion $162,740 in additional funding. Clarion was Graduate Assistantship, and the Frederick Douglass Summer Scholars. third among the 14 State System members in receiving incentive payments. The reward was a share of the $2 million in “Performance Result Funding” (PRF) set TOP BUSINESS STUDENTS JOIN HONOR SOCIETY aside by the State System to reward results. The money was divided competitively Sixteen of Clarion University’s top business students joined Beta based on the university’s performance in the three Gamma Sigma honorary fraternity on May 3. broad areas: student advancement, finance and While almost 300,000 students receive bachelor’s efficiency, and diversity. or master’s degrees in business each year, only about 18,000 are inducted into lifetime CLARION HOSTS DEBATE NATIONALS membership in Beta Gamma Sigma. Students Clarion University junior Scott ranking in the top seven percent of the junior O’Donnell of Butler placed in the class, top 10 percent of the senior class, and top top 10 of junior varsity speakers 20 percent of master’s programs at schools during the American Debate accredited by the American Assembly of Association (ADA) National Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the Tournament held at Clarion University. International Association for Management Mary Washington College was the team Education, are eligible for this invitation to honor winner in the Novice category, while society membership. Liberty College won the Junior Varsity competition, and Catholic University won CLARION RECEIVES SLA AWARD the Varsity competition. ADA National is Clarion University’s student chapter of the the last tournament of the year sanctioned by Special Libraries Association (SLA) is a second the ADA, and serves to select the best team in place winner in the annual competition for most each division of debate. The tournament is innovative programming in a student group. The open, with three divisions of competition award, announced April 26 at SLA headquarters novice, junior varsity, and varsity. There are in Washington DC, was presented to a other national tournaments, but this is the only representative of the student group June 11 during one with three competition divisions. SLA’s annual international conference in San Antonio, TX. SLA is the world’s largest CLARION PUTTING SCIENCE IN MOTION President association of specialized librarians. Making science a “moving experience” is now a reality at Clarion University thanks to $200,000 Active in SORORITIES RECEIVE NATIONAL RECOGNITION received from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Demolition Three of Clarion University’s sororities were Clarion is starting a Science in Motion project that Diane L. Reinhard recognized for academic achievement during the takes current scientific equipment and teaching took an active role in year 2000 at the Sorority Recognition Reception. methods into 17 participating school districts. the demolition of the Zeta Tau Alpha had a combined 3.104 The program seeks to support the improvement backyard fence quality-point average during 2000; Alpha of secondary science education in the region through around Moore Hall Kappa Alpha had a 3.054 quality-point three specific areas, providing access to adequate (formerly Music Hall). average; and Phi Sigma Sigma had a 3.051 instructional resources, providing access to effective The fort-like wall was quality-point average. Zeta Tau Alpha, Alpha professional development opportunities for science installed during the Kappa Alpha, and Phi Sigma Sigma will teachers, and providing support for the development administration of receive certificates and Clarion’s of good science curricula. President James Panhellenic Council will have its name The motion portion of the equation involves Gemmell when the entered on the Academic Honor Roll of visits from Clarion University to the participating building still housed the National Panhellenic Conference for school districts. the president’s Fall 2000. residence. Plans call Besides Zeta Tau Alpha, Alpha for the backyard to ADAMS, HILTON RECEIVE TELLY AWARD Kappa Alpha, and Phi Sigma Sigma, remain a “green” area the following national sororities were Clarion University faculty members, Bill on campus. Adams, instructor of communication, and Dr. Sue also recognized: Alpha Sigma Tau, Hilton, assistant professor of communication, are Delta Zeta, Delta Phi Epsilon, recipients of a 2001 Telly Award. They won a Sigma Sigma Sigma, and Theta Phi Alpha. Bronze Telly Award for “A Clarion Call for BAILEY NAMED CLARION Heritage” in the educational fund raising category. UNIVERSITY DEAN OF ENROLLMENT Adams produced the 10-minute informational video for the Clarion MANAGEMENT University Foundation as part of the Planned Giving Program. There were William Bailey, assistant dean for student life and 11,033 entries in various categories and seven to 10 percent of those entries enrollment management at the University of Akron-Wayne College in receive awards. The Clarion University Foundation provided $5,500 to Orrville, OH, has been named dean of enrollment management at purchase the camcorder and digital VCR to produce the video. The equipment Clarion University, effective July 16. Bailey succeeds John Shropshire, will stay with the communication department for future use. The video was limited to 10 who retired in 2000 after serving admissions from 1972-2000. Bailey minutes and is for showing to special audiences and potential planned gift donors to Clarion started his Ohio position in 1996. University. It gives a brief history of campus and shows how it looks today. Bailey earned his B.A. degree in history with a minor in English from the University of Pittsburgh in 1978. He went on to earn an M.A. CLARION UNIVERSITY LAUNCHES NEW SUMMER ACADEMIES in counseling and guidance and did post-master’s work in education BAILEY Meeting the growing need for introducing talented high school students to career administration at West Virginia University. opportunities is a goal of Clarion University’s new “Clarion Summer Academies 2001 for CLARION ALUMNI NEWS-5 N E W S B R I E F S

BYLASKA NAMED VICE PRESIDENT locations for Paul Bylaska, budget director for West Chester University and Clarion interim vice president at Clarion, was named vice president for finance University and administration at Clarion University, effective May 14. volunteer work. Bylaska succeeds Heather Haberaecker who resigned in 2000 to In Staten Island, serve at Northwestern University in Chicago. Bylaska started his position 12 students at West Chester in 1995 and has been serving as interim vice president helped with an and loaned executive at Clarion since September 2000. Bylaska earned interfaith effort both his B.S. in Business and an M.B.A. from the University of Kansas. sheltering the homeless, feeding CLARION STUDENTS TAKE SEVEN AWARDS the hungry, and Students from Clarion University took five out of seven awards in the caring for people categories in which they participated at the 32nd Annual Meeting of the with HIV/AIDS, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania University Biologists (CPUB). Fourteen BYLASKA through Project B.S. molecular biology/biotechnology and M.S./B.S. biology students Hospitality. New participated at the meeting held April 6-8 at Bloomsburg University. Thirty-seven biology Creation students from the 14 State System of Higher Education universities presented research. Eight Community Groups of students from Clarion University spent their spring Clarion students presented either platform or poster presentations of their research conducted Center in West breaks doing volunteer work in New York City and Philadelphia. in the laboratory of Dr. Douglas Smith, associate professor of biology. Kensington, Among the students were (from left): Stephanie Crane, Natasha Philadelphia, McCloskey, Lisa Koerbel, Judy Stefanik, Lisa Marshall, Mary 2 HONORS STUDENTS TO TRAVEL TO SOUTH AFRICA welcomed nine Frances Bubna, Billie Jo Rigard, Cindy Hartman, Laura Bigenho, Clarion University students, Carla Flanhofer of Moon Township and Mandy Rizzo of students. To Tiffany Hinman, Jaime Swanson, and Carl Grinage. Erie, will spend nearly two weeks in South Africa as part of the 2001 State System of Higher improve the Education Summer Honors Program. They are two of the 28 students, two apiece from each surrounding community, participants volunteered in an after school program for children, a of the State System’s 14 universities, to participate in the program. pre-work program for youth 11-14, a food pantry and nutrition program, working in gardens or painting murals, and other ongoing community-wide projects. SOWA RECEIVES GEMMELL AWARD Brian Sowa of Prospect is the 2001 recipient of the James Gemmell Leadership Award MINORITY STUDENT SERVICES RECOGNITION DINNER from Clarion University. Sowa received his B.S. degree in business administration/finance Clarion University recognized minority student achievement during the 28th Annual from Clarion University on May 12. Minority Student Services Recognition Dinner sponsored by the Office of Minority Student The James Gemmell Leadership Award is presented to a graduating senior who is Services. selected by the member of the Student Affairs staff based on leadership quality. The award is The Daniel P. Roberts Award to the top seniors with the highest grade point average was named for the late Clarion University President James Gemmell. Dr. George Curtis, vice presented to Shereen Carty of Philadelphia. The first John S. Shropshire Award was president for student affairs at Clarion University, presented the award in front of Gemmell’s presented to Kenneth Nickson of Erie. staute in the Gemmell Student Complex. CLARION UNIVERSITY STUDENTS COMPLETE OVERSEAS TRAINING UNIVERSITY ACKNOWLEDGES VOLUNTEERS Four Clarion University students completed an international student teaching program Clarion University acknowledged students, employees, and organizations for service to conducted in collaboration with the University of Northern Iowa (UNI). Stacy Giebel of the community during the 8th Annual Volunteer Recognition Reception. Recipients of the Butler, Jason Scherm of Irwin, Megan Pavuk of Jeannette, and Eli Baird of Natrona 2001 “Excellence in Service” awards were: Heights, completed a nine week student teaching assignments in Service Project by an Individual - Drew McWilliams of Mars and Jennifer Wojewodka Heidelberg, Germany, at Department of Defense Dependents of Bethal Park for the food drive. Service by an Employee - Deb Rhoads of Schools. They taught dependents of U.S. servicemen stationed in Knox, a member of the maintenance Germany. department, for work with crisis hotline for Passages Inc. PI MU EPSILON INDUCTS 4 Outstanding Service Clarion University’s chapter of Pi Mu Epsilon, a Project by a Clarion national honorary mathematical fraternity with chapters at University Employee/Office approved institutions of learning, recently inducted four - The Admissions Office for new members. Students inducted were: Erica Castelli of the Academic Bowl Newtown, Sarah Carmichael of Rimersburg, Kristi coordinated by Adam Goodlin of Monroeville, and Amanda Gould of New Earnheardt. Charles Desch Bethlehem. Members are elected on an honorary basis accepted the plaque for the according to their proficiency in mathematics and their Admissions Office. Excellence being among the top of their class in college work. To be in Service project by a student - elected, students must have completed four advanced Allison Rhea of mathematics courses with high honors and maintained at Gibsonia.Outstanding Service by least a “B” average in overall work. a Clarion University student organization with less that 12 STUDENT RECEIVES AWARDS members - Alpha Kappa Alpha. Mark Despotakis of Elizabeth Township was E Service Project by a student EGRE honored with two awards from the Young American RY D NORA organization - The Clarion N HO Broadcaster (YAB). LARIO University Barbell Club for its ES C on received an honorary Despotakis is the producer of the newscast on ECEIV t Wils SON R ugus “Bench-A-Thon” for Toys for Tots. T WIL A Clarion University television station TV 5. The AUGUS RIGHT newscast received second place in the Broadcast LAYW STUDENTS VOLUNTEER IN NEW P News Category of the 2000 Society for College Pulitzer Prize winning playwright YORK/PHILADELPHIA Journalists Award. The 2000 Society for College For the fourth consecutive year, degree from Clarion University during the May 12 commencement Journalist Awards recognize excellence in College Clarion University students gave up ceremonies. Wilson received an honorary Doctor of Letters degree and Broadcast News Programs. Despotakis is also the the traditional spring break to help spoke at both ceremonies. It was a return home for Wilson, who was born news director at TV 5. He is also the recipient of a and raised in the Hill District of Pittsburgh. He currently lives in Seattle, others less fortunate than in 1987; and for grant to attend the Young American Broadcaster WA, and his plays which explore the heritage and experienceences of African- themselves. Twenty-one students F es, Conference. Despotakis was one of two Americans, decade-by-decade, over the course of thees 20th; and Century seven, New Fareenc spent their time at New Creation Fenc ottom g, Pennsylvania students awarded grants in this known internationally. His plays have been produced onlac Broadway,k B u atnnin Community Center in Philadelphia iney’s B rains R nationwide competition. regional theaters across the country, andMa all R aover the, Tworld.wo T Wilson’sdle ywork II, and Project Hospitality in Staten in 1990; a Tony Award for esson ing He earned manye awardssson including Pulitzer iaPrizesno L for K Island, NY. Clarion University’s iano L he P The P one, T Community Service-Learning Office e and G York Drama Critics Com Circle yAwards. His most for recent production, and the Clarion University urner ‘s Jitne For the latest in Clarion Joe T rs, and Guita Connector Corps co-sponsored the Seven University News, go to community service break options received six Tony award nominations. www.clarion.edu/news from the known as the “urban plunge.” Office of University Relations. Philadelphia and Staten Island were new 6-CLARION ALUMNI NEWS

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ois (Kindelberger) continuing education, thing. I’m glad I listened.” Seven Receive Alumni Albrecht (’52), an administration, programming of Albrecht graduated from Linnovator with the State library services, development and Clarion with a double major in ‘Distinguished’ Awards’ Library of Pennsylvania, will evaluation of LSCA grant library science and mathematics. even individuals will receive “distinguished” awards from the receive a Clarion University proposal and projects, resource She also had help at home and Clarion University Alumni Association during the Annual Alumni Association sharing, interlibrary cooperation, on campus to achieve her goals. SAlumni Association Distinguished Awards Banquet. Receiving “Distinguished Achievement” trustee responsibilities and “George Keener of the awards are: Lois Albrecht (’52), Distinguished Achievement; Lawrence Award. working with Friends groups. In geography department was a mentor Cirka (’73), Distinguished Alumni; Dr. Anne Day, professor of history, Currently president and chief 1975, she became coordinator of to me,” she says. “He encouraged Distinguished Faculty; Dr. Marlin Hartman (’59), Distinguished Service; consultant for FORESIGHT Inc. advisory services for the me to do all sorts of things. I learned Pete Mervosh (’53), Distinguished Volunteer; Joanne Vavrek, of Greensburg, Albrecht Pennsylvania State Library. a lot about libraries and visited them Distinguished Volunteer. Malachy McMahon (’72) received the Venango previously worked extensively for Albrecht was responsible for during my junior year with Charlie Campus Distinguished Alumni Award during commencement ceremonies the State Library of Pennsylvania, initiation, planning, Flack. Galen in May. now called Commonwealth leadership and direction Ober was a The banquet, Sept. 28 in Chandler Dining Hall, is part of the 2001 Libraries. While working in this of all programs of library tremendous homecoming activities. The banquet begins with a reception at 5:30 p.m. capacity, she chaired the development, including mathematics with dinner at 6:30 p.m. Banquet costs are $15. For reservations contact committee that developed the state aid, LSCA, teacher and Linda Horner, Haskell House, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Access Pennsylvania program, continuing education, once Dr. Clarion, PA 16214-1232; telephone 814-393-2637. allowing Pennsylvania residents to interlibrary cooperation, George Lewis Alumni homecoming activities will continue Saturday, Sept. 29, with borrow from any library in the academic libraries and got me through a reception, 10 a.m. until noon, in the parking lot of Hart Chapel. commonwealth. advisory services to calculus, I was Albrecht was working for the public and institutional on my way.” r. Anne Day, professor of history at Clarion University of Washington County Board of libraries. She provided Albrecht Pennsylvania, is the 2001 recipient of a Distinguished Faculty Education, Hagerstown, MD, as a impetus to library and earned a DAward from the Clarion University Alumni Foundation. systems librarian/school library citizen groups to initiate master’s “I am overwhelmed. It is like a lifetime achievement award,” says adviser on degree in Day. “It is gratifying to receive this at the end of my teaching career.” automation Lois (Kindelberger) Albrecht ’52 library science Day plans to retire before the beginning of the Fall 2001 semester. She programs when she at University has taught at Clarion University since 1972. became interested Distinguished Alumni Award of Pittsburgh “I have always loved history,” says Day about her life’s pursuit. That in technology. and did love is reflected in her teaching. One of Day’s particular passions is “When that project ended, a an annual library additional orienting students to the larger world. friend recommended I look for a legislative day and worked on the graduate work at University of From her initial year at Clarion she has state job. There was a job open at first Governor’s Conference on Maryland. helped students toward that goal. Harrisburg and I was hired. I Library and Information Services. “My mother and brother and “Preparing teachers is a part of my commuted 85 miles each way to Born in Wheeling, WV, later my husband helped me in teaching experience,” says Day. “I try to Harrisburg until my late husband, Albrecht grew up in Oil City, PA. many ways to succeed in model good teaching in my classroom. I Charles, got transferred into the She came to Clarion in 1948 achieving my career goals,” says want to engage and involve students in the same area.” because, “It was affordable, close Albrecht. “My family has always subject matter. I hope my students will be Joining the State Library of to home and I liked it. I also had a been there for me, including my able to think and learn for themselves, so Pennsylvania, Albrecht worked as good friend coming here to take sister-in-law, who is my best they become their own learners, thinkers, a consultant with institutional and library science and mathematics friend and my two nephews and and teachers . . . and stand on their own public libraries on planning, and urged me to do the same my niece” intellectual feet.” One of her early efforts in this area awrence “Larry” Cirka (’73), is in a second Nursing Home. In his junior year, he was promoted to was her participation in Project Flourish, a career as CEO of UltraBRIDGE, an assistant administrator overseeing supplies. Clarion program intended to train faculty Linformation technology and date solution for “When I graduated with my degree in business members to help with the freshman year the long term care and assisted living industries. He administration, I was qualified for the state board test experience. Two of Day’s current was successful in the health care administration to be a licensed health care administrator,” says Cirka. teaching efforts point to helping business before forming his new company. His “I passed and received my license. I was hired to students understand history and Anne Day, Ph.D achievements have earned Cirka the “Distinguished operate a newly built health care facility in Warren.” its context in the modern world. Alumni Award.” Cirka moved from that job to In her popular “History in the Distinguished Faculty “This is quite an honor,” says Cirka. “It adds another with American Medical Headlines,” she examines with more responsibility to my response to young Affiliates. His first job was in her students the historic context of ongoing events affording students an adults, helping them to find their way into the Clearfield, but during a 12-year opportunity to learn the background history of contemporary events, how real world and achieve success. Clarion is a big career, he also worked in to learn about history, and how history is written. Using a cooperative part of my life. I received good value and good Pittsburgh, Florida, and for one setting so that students work and learn together she recently integrated the roots that formed a big part of my life.” year in Spokane, WA. In 1987, he use of the Internet in this class for reading international newspapers. College was a new experience for the Cirka joined newly-started Integrated She was one of the founders and continued to be an active participant family when Cirka left Moon Township to Health of Baltimore, MD. He was as a team teacher in Clarion University’s Making Connections program. It attend Clarion. president and CEO when he retired was founded in 1992 as a way for first-time college students to become “My dad worked for J & L Steel, and I was from the firm in 1998. acclimated to their collegiate life. The program helps first-year students the first member of my family to go to “I was in charge of daily establish important connections among the subjects they study, college,” he recalls. “The only reason I went is operations,” he says. “The firm themselves, and the faculty members teaching the courses. I wanted to play football.” grew from a $20 million a year “I have always enjoyed the students,” says Day. “They are very Al Jacks, retired operation to one with 450 facilities conscientious and cooperative, which makes for a pleasant classroom Clarion football coach, with 100,000 employees and $4 experience. I like them to be their own teachers and because of their had much to do with Lawrence Cirka ’73 billion in revenue.” feedback, they have helped me to change my teaching. I hope that I have Cirka’s decision. Distinguished Alumni Award Retiring to Florida, Cirka found helped them to change and expand their horizons.” “Several colleges himself still attracted to Baltimore Originally from Salem, MA, Day earned her B.A. in history from pursued me to come play for them and were in contact because of the roots his children established in that Emmanuel College, Boston; M.Ed. from Salem State College, Salem, with me, but Al Jacks sent me hand written notes,” area. He bought a 50-acre farm in Maryland and MA; and Ph. D. in history from St. Louis University, St. Louis. She also says Cirka. “I liked him and the personal attention of started spending part of the year in the area. He left attended University of Mexico, Boston State College, and University of the notes, so I picked Clarion.” retirement to start UltraBRIDGE. Connecticut Law School. She first taught at Memorial Junior High, Arriving early for fall football practices led Cirka Larry and Judy Cirka split their time between Beverly, MA, and at the college level has taught at University of Hartford, to a meeting with his future wife, Judy Strachan Baltimore, MD, and Bonita Springs, FL. Judy earned Hartford, CT; University of Connecticut, St. Joseph College, CT; Sacred (’82), who was on campus for freshman orientation. her degree in elementary education from Clarion in Heart University, CT; and Niagara University in New York. By Cirka’s sophomore year, they were married. 1982. She is retired after a career in teaching in This is the second major award for Day this year. In the spring, she was the 2001 “I was taking college courses, playing football, and Florida and Baltimore. recipient of the statewide Suzanne Brown Excellence in Teaching Award from the I was married,” he says. “I needed a job to support my The Cirkas have three children. Kelly is a health State System of Higher Education. The Suzanne Brown Excellence in Teaching wife and pay for my education.” care attorney for a hospital; Allysia owns and operates Award is awarded annually to one of the 5,500 faculty members in State System. The Clarion employment office helped Cirka find a a pet boarding facility; and Benjamin is an accountant a position as a maintenance worker for Grandview working in health care in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. CLARION ALUMNI NEWS-7

D I S T I N G U I S H E D A W A R D S alachy McMahon (’72), Oil City mayor degree from Clarion in 1973. Locating in Oil City, eter Mervosh (’53), lifelong educator, a Golden Eagle athlete, and businessman, received the Venango McMahon started working at Nationwide Insurance and a former assistant director of admissions, and organizer of one MCampus Distinguished Alumni Award Bernice found a teaching job in the Oil City School Pof Clarion’s largest semiannual alumni gatherings is the from of Clarion University during commencement District. Both have kept their original jobs with Malachy recipient of a “Distinguished Volunteer Award” from the Clarion ceremonies, May 12. going on to gain his Pennsylvania Real Estate License University Alumni Association. “This is quite an honor,” says McMahon. “For and Insurance Broker’s License. “This is the nicest honor I’ve every received,” says Mervosh. many years when I served on Clarion University’s He is owner and operator of “Nothing I have won in the past can Alumni Board, I helped select award recipients. You Nationwide’s Oil City office. compare to this.” never look at yourself as a potential candidate for an McMahon was elected to Mervosh and four friends started the award. I see myself as involved with family, work, Oil City Council in 1988 and semiannual alumni parties held in community, and school, and I accept it is part of served two terms. He Natrona Heights. everyday life. It is nice to know others look at this as successfully ran for mayor of “It started with a party at Bob an accomplishment.” Oil City in 1996 and was re- Coury’s (’52) house and grew to a list of McMahon, a lifetime Oil City resident, enrolled elected in 2000. He was also 100 people,” says Mervosh. “It is a fun at Venango Campus in 1968. active on the parish council of way to keep in contact. The Clarion “Although my parents never had an opportunity St. Stephen Church. University Alumni Office is very helpful to go to college, they always stressed the importance He also returned to help with these gatherings. President Diane of Clarion University, serving Reinhard has given us her support and education,” 1992-98 on the Clarion attended twice. I never knew that a recalls Malachy McMahon ’72 University Alumni Board of person could get to know McMahon. Distinguished Venango Alumni Award Directors. McMahon has also the president of the “I had seven volunteered for many years as a university so well.” Peter Mervosh ’53 brothers and fundraiser for the Clarion Mervosh, originally Distinguished Volunteer sisters, so finances were important. Clarion allowed me University Venango Campus Annual Fund drive. from the Pittsburgh area, to attend college at a reasonable price.” “My hat goes off to the original founders, leaders, came to Clarion as a Penn State freshman in 1949. Then, Penn State Like many other students attending Venango and educators who thought education was important sent some of its freshman class to other state related institutions. Campus then, McMahon worked part-time at enough to establish the campus,” McMahon says. “I Coming in as an engineering student, Mervosh liked the campus and Continental Can. The factory had a split shift, allowing can’t stress enough the importance of the faculty and stayed. campus students time to attend classes and still earn what they give back to the community. Venango Mervosh majored in English. money to pay for their education. Campus has changed to meet the needs of students.” “I loved all of my teachers,” he says. “Marie Marwick, Margaret Following two years at Venango Campus, McMahon thanks his family for his success. Boyd, and Bertha Nair were great teachers.” McMahon commuted to Clarion for another two years. “I have two great children, Cole and Logan, and an He was also a forward on Clarion’s only undefeated basketball team He received his B.A. degree in social studies in 1972. understanding wife, Dolly,” he says. “This award is in 1951. He was president of both his junior and senior classes, and In the fall of his senior year, McMahon married quite an honor and caps off a great year, my son, Cole, president of Alpha Gamma Phi Fraternity during his senior year, and Bernice (Dolly) Campbell, who received her education has selected Clarion as his school of choice for this fall.” was a member of the Varsity “C” Club. Following graduation in 1953, Mervosh spent 1953-55 in the U.S. arlin Hartman (’59) “George Lewis was the one-man Cleva Hartman Scholarship at Army. Returning to civilian life in 1955 he taught for 14 years in Penn credits Clarion mathematics department, and Galen Clarion University. The new Hills School District. Clarion called Mervosh back to campus, hiring University for setting Ober, John Mellon, Marie Marwick, scholarship is for a son or daughter him as assistant director of admissions, working for Walter Hart, in M 1969. He left Clarion again in 1971 to join Highlands School District, him off on the road to success. He and Margaret Boyd were all tough, of a U.S. veteran. They felt this has returned the services by helping but encouraging for their students.” scholarship would help children of where he retired in 1992 with an accumulation of 39 years in education. the university in a variety of Receiving his mathematics veterans attend college, as the G.I. Mervosh resides in Lower Burrell with his wife, Glenna (Rose fashions, most recently through the degree in 1959, Hartman went on to Bill helped Marlin. ’53). Glenna was a substitute teacher for 25 years. establishment of the earn a master’s and Ph.D. Marlin and Cleva Hartman, who They have two children, Kristin (’82) Melville and Peter. Kristin Marlin and Cleva from The University of is retired from the Indiana Area resides in Orlando, FL, with her husband, Edward, and children Eddie and Hartman Scholarship. Pittsburgh. His first School District, reside in Indiana. Emily. Kristin received her degree in business/marketing from Clarion and The Clarion teaching job was in the They have three grown daughters, later earned an R.N. in nursing. She is a substitute teacher in Orlando, FL. University Alumni Apollo School District. He Johanna Harris, Gretchen Nester, Peter, resides in Harrison City, with his wife, Dorothy, and children, Claire, Association will moved from there to the and Ariane Urschler. Sean, and Katherine. Peter, a Penn State graduate, is a mechanical engineer recognize these Gateway School District in in the environmental division at Bechtol Bettis Works in West Mifflin. achievements by Monroeville, serving six oanne Vavrek has found a calling in on the Clarion Free Library Board. She was also elected presenting Hartman years as a teacher and a volunteering. In more than 20 years of volunteer to the Clarion Borough Council, where she is serving as with a “Distinguished year as secondary efforts, she has been successful at completing, vice president. She was a member of the committee to mathematics supervisor. J Service” award. “whatever the need might be.” The Clarion University elect Jim Arner as judge of Clarion County. “This is a bit of a He was also Gateway’s Alumni Association is honoring her efforts with a Vavrek also serves on the Governor’s Advisory surprise because I am baseball coach for four “Distinguished Service Award.” Council, representing rural library being recognized for years, leading them to the “It is flattering to know that people feel I did a users. doing good job,” says Vavrek. “Many people have During the past 20 plus years, something I Marlin Hartman, Ph.D. ’59 encouraged, helped, and worked with me on various Vavrek served as president of enjoy and projects. Most of my work, both on-campus and in Clarion Free Library Board, Clarion wanted to Distinguished Service Award the community, have been a joint effort. The people County Library System Board, do,” says ultimately provide the results.” Clarion District Library, Clarion Hartman. “Recognition by your WPIAL title game at Forbes Field in Vavrek has tackled several projects for Clarion County Historical Society, and colleagues is the best recognition his last season, where it lost 4-2. University and will co-chair the 2002 Spring for Clarion University Sandford Gallery you can receive.” In 1967, Hartman joined the Scholars Auction. She served on the auction Board. The Clarion Chamber of Hartman did not expect to attend mathematics department at Indiana committee the last two years. During the first four Commerce honored Vavrek as college, let alone be honored for his University of Pennsylvania. He years of the Clarion “1986 Chamber Citizen of the service to a university. He was spent 25 years, including six years as University Alumni Year.” working in a mill when he was assistant department chair, before Association sponsored Joanne Vavrek Joanne and Bernard Vavrek drafted. He spent two years in the retiring in 1991. auction, more than reside in Clarion. They have two U.S. Army. Hartman joined the Alumni $130,000 was raised for Distinguished Service Award grown children, Chris and Jennifer. Following his discharge, Association Board of Directors in student scholarships. Chris (’94) lives in Oakdale with his Hartman returned to the mill for a 1994 and served six years, 1997-99 Vavrek came to Clarion in 1971 with her husband, wife, Judy (’94). He is a network engineer for TrueFit year before attending college as its president. He was also the Dr. Bernard Vavrek, chair of Clarion University’s Solutions in Cranberry Township and she is a sales through the G.I. Bill. He made the Alumni Board’s representative to the Library Science Department. Joanne met her future manager of a WCDK/WEIR radio in Wintersville, Ohio. most of it. Besides earning his Clarion University Foundation for husband while she was a student at Carnegie Mellon Jennifer (’96) and her husband Jeff Burns (’94) degree in mathematics, Hartman two years. University and Bernard was a student at Univeristy of reside in Bridgeville. Jennifer is a financial aide director participated in athletics and met his Hartman left the Alumni Board Pittsburgh. Joanne was working at the Hunt Library. at the Pennsylvania Culinary Institute. She has an future wife, Cleva Haight (’59). in June 2000, but, his work for It was something Vavrek continues to do with much M.B.A. from Robert Morris College and is currently “I had great professors while I Clarion was not finished. success. She was recently elected to the board of the working on an Ed.D. in higher education. Jeff is a senior was at Clarion,” says Hartman. 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Going Once, Going Twice... 2001 ‘Spring for Scholars’ Auction Raises $55,247 The fourth annual Clarion place at the Recreation Center on renamed the Ross Rankin and University Spring for Saturday, March 2, 2001. Details Family Graduate Scholarships by a Scholars Auction raised a of the Internet version of Spring for resolution passed at the February Scholars Auction will be posted at 2001 meeting of the Clarion record $55,247 for student http://www.clarion.edu/alumni. University Alumni Association scholarships. “The proceeds from this Board of Directors. Nearly 400 people attended the auction each year help the Clarion More than 360 items auction held in the Student University Alumni Association and services were Recreation Center earlier this year. provide $7,500 annually in contributed to the 2001 This year’s total is in addition to scholarships to Clarion University auction. Among the over $130,000 raised during the undergraduate and graduate special items on the block first three years of the Clarion students. Of the $7,500, up to were: an MTV Total University Alumni Association $1,500 is awarded each year to Request Live package auction for student scholarships. graduate students,” said Ron including a tour of The annual event was so Paranick, president of the Clarion MTV’s Total Request successful an on-line version of the University Alumni Association. Live program in New auction is being planned for next Paranick announced the York City; a luxury box year, with the event again taking graduate scholarships were suite for 12 for a Pirates game; an autographed Jaromir Jagr hockey stick; lunch with KDKA-TV personality and Clarion alumnus Larry Richert; a Purinton Pottery plate signed by Dorothy Purinton; dinner for 12 with Clarion University President Diane L. Reinhard at the official university residence; an opportunity to have a new species of insect named for the highest bidder; a Pittsburgh sports package including tickets to Pirate, Steeler, and Penguin games; condo packages for a week in Myrtle Beach, SC, Scottsdale, AZ, Naples, FL, and the Canary Islands; a barn party; a week in a cottage at Findley Lake, NY; a townhouse for a week in Orlando, FL, along with tickets to Disney World; and two tickets to the 2001 Indianapolis 500. A silent auction of donated items was followed by a live auction. Treasure chests were won by John Drayer and Mary Mike Sayers. The 50-50 raffle of $1,718 was won by Bill Hartle. CLARION ALUMNI NEWS-9 A L U M N I F .E .A T U R E Clarion Grads Light a Fire at Zippo/Case By Camille P. Downing ’82 Howard Fesenmyer was an window seat in the stone-walled n the 1989 Billy Joel hit important part of the success and Becht Hall. “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” expansion at Zippo. As a young Keeping the Clarion tradition Ithe famous ballad singer man, he joined the sales team in alive and flourishing, the belts out the names and events of 1953 after working several years at Fesenmyers had a son, David, who the past 50 years that shaped General Motors in Pittsburgh. He followed in his parents’ footsteps modern history. At the Zippo/Case worked his way through the ranks and attended Clarion. Following Company in Bradford, PA, several at Zippo/Case graduation in 1981 with a Clarion graduates could modify the until he bachelor’s degree in management, tune to sing “We Did Light the retired as an David took his Dad’s lead and Fire” over the same historical time executive vice started working in sales at Zippo. span as the hit song. president in “My father had always There is a tradition at 1991. Now he mentioned growing up that it would Zippo/Case, makers of the well- is the be nice if I, too, could graduate known Zippo lighters and Case executive from Clarion then go to work for cutlery, that involves hiring well director of the Zippo,” remembers the younger qualified, well educated individuals Blaisdell Fesenmyer. So he did. to do everything from sales to Foundation, Today, he is the district sales administration. Over the years, which is the manager for western New York, several of the company’s more HAROLD charitable western PA and West Virginia. In than 1,000 employees have had FESENMYER giving arm of this position, Fesenmyer is an one thing in common – they are the company. independent sales representative graduates of Clarion University. Although he has spent most of working from his home in Imperial, Currently, there are at least six his career with the company he PA. He attributes much of his employees at different levels and in loves dearly, it is Fesenmyer’s fond success to his business various departments who graduated memories of his days at Clarion management degree that helped from Clarion. From Harold that bring a prepare him for the rigors of Fesenmyer (’49), who is now sparkle to his running his own home sales retired, to Star Gabrielle Davis eye. As one of business. (’00), a relative newcomer to the the first group The Clarion-Zippo connection business, Clarion alumni have been of WWII does not stop with the Fesenmyer among the employee ranks at veterans at the family. When David Fesenmyer Zippo/Case for close to a half of a school, became roommates with Chris century. Fesenmyer Keller in school, little did he know What is the appeal? Michael attributes much that he and his hometown friend Martin (’73), vice president of of his success to would return to Bradford to work Sales and Marketing, thinks it has the foundations together at Zippo/Case. to do with the size and community set at Clarion. After Keller graduated in 1983 Mike Martin, Star Davis, Chris Keller and T. Ray Beatty at the spirit that is evident at Zippo/Case. “I don’t DAVID with his B.S. degree in Business Zippo/Case Visitors Center in Bradford, PA. “One of the things I like at know where I FESENMYER Management, he went to work for Zippo/Case is that it’s a very family would have been Zippo/Case. One of the key and community oriented company,” today if I had not taken advantage reasons for joining the Zippo/Case degree.” Beatty was surprised to learn notes Martin. “It reminds me a lot of the educational opportunities at team was his relationship with the Mike Martin feels that same there are so many Clarion alumni of Clarion, which was small Clarion,” notes Fesenmyer. “As a Fesenmyer men. sense of loyalty to Clarion among the employee ranks at enough to get to know people. The smaller school, there was a slower “With Howard Fesenmyer as graduates. Zippo/Case. However, his heart has school was an integral part of the pace and an environment where the executive vice president, I knew “I would give a Clarion grad a always been with Clarion, not just community just as Zippo/Case is an you could really get to know people I could not pass up the opportunity second look,” says Martin. “The because he graduated from the integral part of the Bradford well.” to work there,” admits Keller. skills and discipline from a Clarion “school up on the hill,” but because community.” One such person was his Today, 13 years later, Keller is education would be desirable his father also attended the Clarion As the largest employer in mentor, Dr. Frank Campbell (for the special markets manager for attributes for a company like Normal School, graduating around Bradford, Zippo/Case was founded whom the current Campbell Hall is Case Cutlery. Over the years, he Zippo.” 1920. in 1932 by George G. Blaisdell, named). Dr. Campbell was has looked back to his experiences It is exactly this background Eighty years after the senior who created the well-known instrumental in providing him with at Clarion as the basis for much of and these attributes that Martin Beatty graduated, Star Gabrielle rectangular lighter. The company the basics needed for success in his his business savvy. credits with his growth at Davis, joined the ranks of Clarion expanded when Zippo purchased career. Secondly, and even more “Clarion instilled in me good Zippo/Case over the years. When alumni and became the latest W.R. Case & Sons Cutlery, whose importantly, Clarion opened the values and a solid background,” he first graduated from college with graduate to come on board at symbol is a three-bladed pocket doors for Howard to meet the love states Keller. “Given the chance, I his bachelor’s degree in secondary Zippo/Case. Davis is the knife. of his life – Dorothy Gildersleeve will always give a second look at a education, Martin taught for seven communications coordinator in the (’50), who he proposed to on a job candidate with a Clarion years before he joined the firm’s Marketing Communications marketing staff at Zippo/Case. Department. From the PA Department of Education: Important Notice About Certification “My time at Clarion was a Davis enthusiastically embraces combination of fun, excitement and the thoughts and feelings that In November 1999, Educators must maintain their voluntary inactive certification challenges,” he says. “My years in emanate from all of the Clarion Pennsylvania’s General Assembly certificates as active by earning six status from the Department in order passed Act 48 which requires all collegiate credits or six PA to suspend the requirements of Act- the business and educational school grads at Zippo/Case as they reflect persons holding Pennsylvania Department of Education (DE)- 48 were instrumental in giving me the on their college experiences. professional educator certification approved in-service credits or 180 At least 12 months prior to the tools I needed to further my “I think my Clarion education to complete continuing education continuing education hours or any end of the five-year period, DE will career.” helped me tremendously,” she says. requirements every five years in combination of the above every five notify educators regarding their Another Clarion grad who “It is so cool for me to see the order to maintain their Level I and calendar years. The first five-year continuing education status and began his career teaching but took things I learned in college take Level II certificates as active. The period began July 1, 2000, and remaining credits/hours, if any, to the plunge into the business world place in a real-life job. I think law applies to all public school included the 600,000-plus educators be completed. The department will is T. Ray Beatty (’67), Clarion University is wonderful and certificate holders no matter whose records are maintained by again notify the educator at the end programming supervisor at I owe them a big thank-you for where they are, what they are the Bureau of Teacher Certification of the five-year period. Zippo/Case. Armed with a helping me get where I am today. doing or when their certificates and Preparation at the Department Information regarding Act 48 bachelor’s degree in math and Zippo is a great place to work.” were issued. Inactive certification of Education. requirements and your continuing physics, Beatty taught for a year (Camille P. Downing is a public will prevent an educator from Educators not employed as education status is available through before becoming a computer relations consultant and graduate serving in a professional position professional or temporary the Department’s Web pages at programmer at Brockway Glass of Clarion University’s in public schools of the professional employees by public www.pde.state.pa.us Company. In 1989, he came to Communications program. She commonwealth. school entities may elect to request work for Zippo/Case. resides in Hampton, PA.) 10-CLARION ALUMNI NEWS A L U M N I N O T E S Barbara A. (Burke) and David L. Parker have two sons, Gerrie M. Edward J. David and Michael, and reside in ’46’46 (Ledebur) ’’7070 Sadosky is a Fairless Hills, PA. Barbara was Burke Ordained As Priest Buzard was director of the recently promoted to call center elected to a Bureau of State Operated Facilities, supervisor for iPlace, Inc. David Thomas Burke (’92) of Pittsburgh, along with five other men, three-year term on the Board of Office of Mental Retardation, for was promoted to a lieutenant was ordained a priest for the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh by Directors of the National Lutheran the Pennsylvania Department of colonel in the active guard reserve. Bishop Donald Wuerl on May 26. He is assigned as parochial vicar Church Library Association which Public Welfare. He has worked for to St. Alphonsus Church in Wexford. is affiliated with the Evangelical the Department of Public Welfare Burke received his B.S. degree in Lutheran Church. She is retired and for the past 31 years and has held communication from Clarion in 1992. He earned resides in Tucson, AZ. the positions of director of Polk Craig M. a B.A. degree in philosophy from Duquesne Center and director of Western and Janet M. University and a Master of Divinity Degree from Center. He has three daughters, ’7’766 St. Vincent Seminary. (Schmidt) Marita, Adrienne, and Angela, and Walters have He was formally a district executive for Clarice P. three stepchildren, Kerry, Jennifer, two sons, Justin and Brendan, and public relations and marketing for the Greater ’53 (Phillips) Giler and Julie. He resides with his wife, Pittsburgh Council-Boy Scouts of America ’53 reside in Pine Grove Mills, PA. resides with her Sally, in Derry, PA. before entering the seminary. husband, Roger, Craig is self-employed in private BURKE practice as a licensed clinical social While at Clarion, Burke was a resident in Norwalk, CT. They have three assistant in Campbell Hall, a news director and a sons, Eric, Mark, and Paul. worker and is Reach EAP Michael R. coordinator - PA. He received his newscaster for WCUC, a member of the “Sequelle” staff and ’7’711 Andree owns M.S.W. from West Virginia Catholic Campus Ministry, and was an intern in the admissions Andree Studios, University in 1983. Janet received office. He credits the Rev. Monty Sayers, former chaplain of Inc., Atlanta, GA. He received his her M.Ed. from Penn State in 1992 campus ministry at Clarion University, with helping him toward his Dale P. and B.S. in geology from Georgia State and teaches fifth grade at Our Lady decision to become a priest. Andrea R. ’’6464 University in 1982. He and his of Victory School. (Yanshak) wife, Serey, reside in Decatur, GA. specializing in design, consulting Group, leading IT support Richards ’66) and construction of irrigation operations. He also coaches the reside in Verona, PA, and have two systems for golf courses, sports Mannheim Township youth sports sons, Andrew (’96) and Matthew. fields, commercial and residential clubs. He and his wife Michelle Dale was named chairman of the Candace L. Dave developments. He and his wife, (Larson ’83) reside in Lititz, PA. Committee to Establish the Welsh ’72 (Skinner) ’78 Heckler owns Georgette and daughter, Kristen, ’72 ’78 Suncoast Room for the University of Newland is the reside in Coraopolis, PA. Pittsburgh’s Cathedral of Learning newly appointed assistant director Airbrush. He Nationality Room Program. He is of the Lima Public Library and resides with his wife, Tina, and son, Lucas, in Lake Wales, FL. an elementary counselor for the president-elect of the Lima Kiwanis David Allegheny Intermediate Unit. Club. She was previously head of Raymond N. Verbano is an ’82’82 Barlow recently extension services of the Lima accepted the Public Library. She and her assistant controller for Hotel Reservations Network and an Candi J. position of executive vice president husband, Robert, reside in Lima, (Zimmerman) and CIO for Concentrix Gladys OH. adjunct faculty professor at Devry ’80 ’80 Gantt resides Corporation, Pittsford, NY, a (Rhodes) Institute of Technology where he ’’6565 with her provider of integrated marketing Chmiel of New teaches strategic management. He husband, Russell, and two services. He and his wife, Patty, Berlin, WI, is a received his M.B.A. in daughters, Carter and Morgan, in and children, Katie, Chris, and church secretary by day who has Dru M. banking/finance from the Berwyn, PA. Kelli, reside in Rochester, NY. done community theatre for over ’74’74 (McElroy) University of North Texas. He 30 years. She is now living her Dubuque is a resides with his wife, Laura Lee, Nancy J. Pitts of Manheim, Janice (Marshall) Haven is the dream of doing professional captain in the U.S. Navy stationed and three daughters, Jessica, Katie, PA, is a mobile therapist/behavior IRA consultant and direct deposit theatre in the Milwaukee area. at George Marshall Evergreen and Michelle, in Grapevine, TX. specialist for Youth Advocate coordinator for Marquette Savings During the past year she has Center for Security Studies where Programs. She received her M.S.W. Bank. She and her son, Danny, appeared in Pygmalion and she is the dean of students. She and and L.S.W. from Temple reside in Erie, PA. Filamena with the Milwaukee her husband, Jed, reside in University in 1995. Garmisch, Germany. Cindy Chamber Theatre; House of the Mark McNany is associate Blue Leaves with Bialystock & (Bennardo) and ’79’79 Paul F. Rutledge of Allen, TX, general manager for The Advantage Bloom and Nude With Violin with Denise (Liptak) and Gary Mike Smiley is a western regional manager, Network. He was recently Boulevard Ensemble. She is (’73) Hershberger and their two (’80) reside in Erie, PA, with their provider in information promoted to lieutenant colonel in currently appearing in Over the daughters, Susan and Erin, reside in children, Kristen and Sean. Cindy management, for United the U.S. Army Reserves. He and River and Through the Woods, at Arnold, MD. Denise is the principal teaches first grade in the Millcreek Healthcare. He has four children, his wife Noel (Speicher ’83), and a Broadway Baby Dinner Theatre. of Stevensville Middle School. School District. Mike recently Chris, Elizabeth, Ashley, and daughter, Caitlin, reside in Slidell, opened a full-service Megan. LA. marketing/communications firm, Outpost Communications. Kenneth H. Danny Mike Smiley and Cindy Gary Williams was promoted Cheung (M.A. Bennardo (’79) reside in Erie, PA, to vice president of Ritter Roadman ’75’75 Steven D. Johnson is a ’67 ’77) is a Engineering. He is an offensive ’67 with their children, Kristen and (M.A. ’73) is a corporate business manager for consultant for Donald L. Hart and Sean. Mike recently opened a full- lineman for the Johnstown J-Dogs manager of Central Pennsylvania Surgical Associates. He resides with his service marketing/communications Indoor Professional Football Team. instructional systems development Associates. He also owns Steve wife, Peggy, and son, Aaron, in firm, Outpost Communications. He and his wife, Susan, reside in for Lockheed Martin Information Johnson Associates, a Markham, Ontario. Cindy is a first grade teacher in Allison Park, PA. Systems. He and his wife, Jill, distributorship of printed business Millcreek School District. reside in Alpharetta, GA. materials. He was recently awarded Kathleen Gartner of the rank of fifth degree black belt Pittsburgh is a senior vice by the World Tae Kwon Do president, leveraged finance, for Traci Foundation in Seoul, Korea. He Debra T. Barbara S. PNC Bank. (Tarr) ’83 Alexander will resides with his wife, Tami, and ’81 ’83 (Samuels) ’81 complete her ’’6969 two children in Harrisburg, PA. Cybulski is an Spagnola is a Kimberly (Hoenes) Greco has elementary second master’s degree this software her master’s degree in special December in elementary education. Corinne H. (Hosfeld) Smith of librarian for Avella Area School contracts manager for Computer education and is a special education She and her son, Holcy, reside in Woodstock, IL, is a librarian at District. She has two children, Sciences Corporation. She received teacher at Santiago Middle School. Meadville, PA. Elgin High School. Elizabeth and Daniel, and resides her master’s degree in management She resides with her husband, in Bethel Park, PA. science from USC. She, her Nicholas, and daughter, Stefanie, in Allen P. Bixel is a director of Rick Arena is the president of husband, Charles, and their two Anaheim, CA. music at Bishop Carroll High a new Company, Professional Timothy Wertz (M.B.A. ’83) sons, Nicholas and Spencer, reside is a principal of the Vanguard School. He is also a principal in La Mesa, CA. Irrigation and Design Inc., CLARION ALUMNI NEWS-11 A L U M N I N O T E S percussionist and assistant conductor with the Johnstown Reed Band. He has worked as a freelance wedding and portrait Diaz-Martin Clarion University Minority Woman of the Year photographer for nine years and Portia Diaz-Martin (’94, M.S.L.S. ’97) when I was growing up. I didn’t really Originally enrolling at Clarion as a has had several photographs is Clarion University’s 2001 Minority appreciate the YMCA until I moved to biology major, Diaz-Martin, decided that was published in professional journals Woman of the Year. Her selection was Buffalo. One of the toughest things to do is not the career she wanted to pursue and and brochures. He and his wife, announced during a reception in Moore Hall. find a place for children to go after school changed to business. Kimberlie, have a daughter, The Minority Woman of the Year Award and the YMCA provides that to our children, “I was always entrepreneurial by nature,” Shauna, and reside in Mineral is sponsored by the Office of Minority Jordan and Jasmine. The YMCA has a lot to she says. “My husband was already enrolled Point, PA. Student Services to recognize outstanding offer for parents and children. I want the in business and paved the way for me. When women of color who have been successful in YMCA in Clarion to continue that I graduated, there were not many job Kevin Confer is a systems personal and/or professional life; experience.” opportunities in a small town. I decided to administrator for Management and demonstrated support of women’s issues and May 1, Diaz joined the Pittsburgh branch get my master’s in library science because Training Corporation, Keystone diversity; and shown dedication to the of PALINET, a consortium of 600 libraries there are many different roles available, Job Corps. He resides with his community at large. based in Philadelphia, as purchasing particularly in educational technology. wife, Marie, in Milton, PA. Diaz-Martin received her B.S. degree in coordinator. Previously, she was employed in “I’ve found business and library science business administration with a concentration the Oscar A. Silverman Undergraduate go hand-in-hand. In my new position with Noel A. (Speicher) and Mark in accounting and a master of science in Library by the University Libraries, PALINET, I will coordinate library T. McNany (’82) have a daughter, library science degrees from Clarion University of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY. purchases of hardware and software. An Caitlin, and reside in Slidell, LA. University. She spent six years as program “During the last two years I have made M.S.L.S. is required for the job and I believe Noel is a legal secretary for the coordinator/management technician for the sacrifices to advance my career,” says Diaz- my business background gave me an edge.” O’Neil Group. Mark was recently Clarion University’s Office of Minority Martin, who lived with her children in When she worked at Clarion, Diaz- promoted to a lieutenant colonel in Student Services. Buffalo, while her husband, Basil Martin Martin was the president and founder of the the U.S. Army Reserves and is an “This is an appropriate award for (‘91, M.S.L.S. ‘92), remained in his position Friends of Clarion University Libraries, associate general manager for the Women’s History Month,” says Diaz-Martin. with Clarion University’s Carlson Library. “I chair/founder of the Minority Woman of the Advantage Network. “I am highly honored, the award means a lot am glad for the support of my husband,” she Year Award, and secretary for the Martin coming from my peers. I did not expect any says. “I have had to juggle the traditional Luther King Jr. Committee. In the awards, particularly at this early stage of my roles of women and the requirements of the community, she was president of the First life. It is really a wonderful boost to know business world. The sacrifices I made did United Methodist Church Daycare board, a that I am doing something worthwhile, and pay off and receiving this award lets me member of the Parent Teachers Organization Joseph J. to know that I made a mark at Clarion.” know other women support what I do.” for Clarion Area Elementary School, and a ’’8484 Bodisch Jr. is Diaz-Martin received a plaque and $250 Diaz-Martin originally came to Clarion to member of the Connie Mack Little League an exhibit from Minority Student Services to donate to join Basil, who was already pursuing his Day committee. consultant for Exhibit Studios. He, the charity of her choice. She selected the degree in accounting. Past recipients of the award are: Selma his wife, Christine, and sons, Clarion YMCA. “It was easier for me to move to Clarion Sanders-West of Ferrell in 1997, Barbara Joseph and Jordan, reside in Dover, “I am excited that there will be a YMCA and I fell in love with the community and the Rogers of Pittsburgh in 1998, and Sharon PA. branch in Clarion,” says Diaz-Martin. “I university,” she recalls. “It is a wonderful Thornton of Clarion in 1999. always enjoyed the benefits of the YMCA place to live and we are rooted there.” William Hesidence II recently completed podiatry primary care coach for an 18 and under girls PA, is a CPA for Goehring, Rutter, Tom Krawczyk is a warehouse and surgical residency at Mt. Sinai select softball team. and Boehm. manager for Kobrin Builders Hospital. He received Barry Barry Supply, Inc. He resides with his University’s Citizenship Award for Ron Sylvester of Lakewood, ’’8787 Holquist of Elizabeth (Elbrecht) Chess is wife, Mitzi, and daughters, Jessica work with the Boy Scouts and other CA, is a senior vice Provincetown, a customer service representative and Danielle, in Jacksonville, FL. community service. He and his president/executive producer for MA, is a national accounts and office manager for Old wife, Susan, and daughter, Crossmedia LA, the broadcast manager for Rittenhouse Book Dominion Wood Products. Lisa McAdoo of Havertown, Savannah, reside in Miami, FL. publicity division of Golin Harris Distributors. Elizabeth and her husband, PA, is a certified recording Public Relations. He specializes in Raymond, and children, Samantha engineer. She owns and operates Cynthia Jo (Schmidt) Kirkley entertainment publicity and handles Richard Hrivnak of and Sydney, reside in Lynchburg, Love Peace Productions, Inc., an is a stay-at-home mom. She resides campaigns for Fox, Dreamworks, Pittsburgh, PA, is a manager of VA. entertainment company, and also with her husband, Bob, and Paramount, and Warner Brothers human resources for Eckerd works as a recreation specialist for children, Robbie and Rachel, in home video departments. He also Corporation. Matthew Zents is a data the United States Department of Winter Park, FL. works on behalf of Amazon.com, mining analyst for General Electric Justice Federal Detention Center in Nintendo, and the Venetian Resort Lisa Marie (Hlad) and J. Corporation Transportation Philadelphia. John McCullough of in Las Vegas and is a guest lecturer Ulrich Matthis III (’88) reside in Systems. He received a Kennerdell, PA, is an assistant at UCLA and University of Venetia, PA, with their son, J. manufacturing engineering degree Kevin Parsons was recently professor at Clarion University. He Southern California on the topic of Ulrich IV. Lisa is a comprehensive from the University of Pittsburgh transferred to Boardman received his M. Ed. degree in entertainment publicity. care manager for American in 1998. He is also a 2000 graduate Community Giant Eagle as a science education from Clarion in Healthways. Ulrich is a project of the General Electric Technical daytime grocery co-manager. He 1986, and D.Ed. degree in coordinator/designer onsite with Leadership Program for multi- and his wife, Debbie (Chikosky elementary education from IUP in SMS-Demag Inc. in Ghent, KY. disciplinary candidates. It is a ’87), have two sons, Nicholas and 2000. He has three sons, Corey, Jill K. platform for new corporate Zachery and reside in Niles, OH. Shawn and Kyle. (Kahl) ’’8686 Debbie (Chikosky) and Kevin managers. Debbie is a substitute teacher at Anderson of New Castle, PA, (’88) Parsons reside in Niles, OH, Howland Community Church is an executive secretary for Dow with their sons, Nicholas and Preschool and is a publicity Mark J. Jones and Company, Inc., Zachery. Debbie is a substitute director for the local Mothers of Bethanne teacher at Howland Community and Mary Kay Preschoolers group. (Boob) and publishers of the “Wall Street ’88 ’88 (Schreiber ’87) ’85 Church Preschool and is a publicity ’85 Journal” and “Barron’s.” Michael (’86) director for the local Mothers of Candalor have Saurabh R. Sheth is a partner. Garris reside in two daughters, Abigail and Heidi Corwin of Arnold, PA, Preschoolers group. Kevin was He and his wife, Alpa, and Boyds, MD, with their children, Samantha, and reside in is a compensation specialist for recently transferred to Boardman daughters, Aishani and Shivani, John David (J.D.) and Elizabeth Pittsburgh, PA. Mark is a manager Highmark Inc., Pittburgh, PA. She Community Giant Eagle as a reside in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, (Betsy). Bethanne teaches fourth of network technologies, for LTV has two children, Brandon and daytime grocery co-manager. India. grade at Covenant Life School. Copperweld Ryane. Elizabeth (Haley) Sublett is a Jamie Sonnie of Pittsburgh, Charles Licata of Austin, TX, Kimber (Willson) Kerns is Lori (Toomey) Newbauer freelance writer. She resides in PA, is a reading specialist at is a sports editor for Hill Country self-employed as a business resides with her husband, Jeff, and Cumming, GA, with her husband, Carlynton Jr./Sr. High School. She News Newspapers. He is a former owner/partner of B-Unique. She sons, Ross and Cole, in Chagrin Dennis, and son, Noah. has her master of education in racetrack announcer at San and her husband, Carl, have three Falls, OH. She is expecting a baby reading and language arts from Antonio Speedway and Thunder children, Cory, Cole, and Kenna, in September. Ronald Weber of Monroeville, Duquesne University. Hill Raceway and is an assistant and reside in Bellwood, PA. 12-CLARION ALUMNI NEWS

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Charles “Tucker” Snyder Kelly (Goepfert) Kolich was teaches first grade for Fairfax Bernice promoted to national account sales County Public Schools and is ’8’899 Bamburak of supervisor, New York Metal finishing his graduate degree in Las Vegas, NV, Department, Pittsburgh Metal education at George Mason Higgins Director of is a creative director for DRGM Division, Marubeni America Corp. University. He and his wife, Advertising. She also attended the International Tami, reside in Alexandria, Environmental Services Staff Workshop for Outstanding VA, where he is training his Scott Higgins (‘89) was appointed assistant director of Maryann (Yanchak) Franco is Employees in Tokyo, Japan. She yellow Lab for field and hunt environmental services and patient an AVP/marketing director for has a son, Tanner, and resides in trials in the North American transportation for St. Elizabeth Health Washington Federal Savings Bank. Robinson Township. Hunting Retrieving Association Center, Youngstown, OH. She resides with her husband, and the Labrador Retriever Club Higgins earned his B.S. degree in Richard, daughter, Sara, and twins, Steven T. Reich of Seattle, of the Potomac. business administration from Clarion in Garrett and Brooke, in Washington, WA, is a civil litigator representing 1989. He held previous positions as PA. municipalities in employment and Marianne (Moltz) Williams is operations manager of environmental civil rights litigation for the law a stay-at-home mom for her services and ground maintenance at Lehigh Marina (Stohr) Heppner is a firm of Gordon, Thomas, children, Ron, Christopher, Denise, Valley Hospital, Allentown, PA, and paralegal for Rosenthal, Siegel, Honeywell, Malanca, Peterson, and and Landon. She resides with her director of environmental service at Bon Muenkel, and Maloney in Buffalo, Daheim. husband, David, in Saegertown, Secours Hospital in Baltimore, MD. HIGGINS NY. She and her husband, Henry, PA. He and his wife, Alicia, reside in New Castle, PA, with and daughter Emma, reside in Bethany (Yeager) and David daughters, Lindsey and Paige. They are expecting a third child. Orchard Park, NY. (’89) Stauffer have three sons, Jacob, Coleman, and Luke, and Michelle Jurkovic of Hoboken, reside in Youngstown, OH. Eric Bethany is a loan specialist for ’92 Anderson is an NJ, is a makeup manager for ’92 “Fortune Magazine,” a division of Mahoning Valley Economic assistant vice ALL-Time Warner. Development Corp. president for Merrill Lynch in Princeton, NJ. He received his Mallory and Karli, reside in Moon Q. Anwar Karim is a senior Nancy Werner-Burke (M.S. M.B.A. from Rutgers University in Doug and Katie (Roussey) Township, PA. principal information technologist ’91) received her Ph.D. in English 2000. He and his wife, Felicia, Caruso reside in Mars, PA, with for Air Products and Chemicals, from IUP in May 2000. She reside in Bedminster, NJ. their children, Madison and Robert A. and Heidi L. Inc. He has a son, Rafid, and recently accepted the position of Brandon. Doug is a credit sales (Grossi) Poth and their son, resides in Allentown, PA. assistant professor of Tessa M. Bajorek of Oil City, manager for General Electric Alexander, reside in Renfrew. education/special education at PA, is an operations manager at Credit Services. Robert graduated from Temple Rodney Ramaly of Lansford, Mansfield University of the Communication Center in Medical School in 1996, attended PA, was recently promoted to a Pennsylvania. She and her Franklin, PA. She is a board Gail M. Gold of Pittsburgh, St. Christopher’s Hospital for senior technical support husband, Richard, reside in member of the American Red PA, is an assistant director of Children for his residency, and representative for VoiceStream Wellsboro, PA. Cross, Allegheny Region Chapter; admissions for the Art Institute of also completed his chief residency Wireless. the secretary of Network Pittsburgh. there. He works for Children’s Professionals Inc., Venango Area Community Care in Butler. Julia Scheel of Hoboken, NJ, is Chapter; and a member of the Chera (Wurster) Hyatt of New York advertising manager for marketing committee of the Oil Shillington, PA, is a casework Kara (Eshelman) Stormfels is Forbes Custom Communication Michelle City Chamber of Commerce. supervisor with Berks County a supervisor, PC and LAN ’91 (Davis) Baker Children and Youth Services. She Services, for FedEx. She and her Partners. ’91 of Manassa, Greg Beichner is an received the American Diabetes husband, Eric, reside in Beaver Bill Waddell of Beaver, PA, VA, is a configuration/contracts investigator for the U.S. Food and Association President’s Award for Falls, PA. runs his own production company, manager for Veridian Information Drug Administration. He and his Volunteer Excellence in 2000, and Image Mine Productions, which Solutions. wife, Dina Rich (’93) reside in was Big Brothers/Big Sisters Amy L. (Nelson) Torcaso produces digital multi-media Allison Park, PA. Dina is a C.O.U.L. volunteer of the year in teaches seventh grade for projects. He also freelances for Chris Bauman works for the psychometrist for the Highland 1999. She serves on the American Keystone Oaks School District. many different TV, film, and movie Pennsylvania Department of Drive Veteran’s Administration Diabetes Association board of She resides with her husband, projects. He plays a zombie killer in Corrections. He resides with his Medical Center Neurobehavioral directors, is chairperson for Chris, in Pittsburgh. the upcoming movie Children of wife, Laurie, in Milton, PA. He has Program. America’s Walk for Diabetes the Living Dead, worked in the a stepson, Zachary, and a daughter, 2001, and is a graduate student at David Uniacke of Oxford, special FX department for the KelliJo. Stacy M. Benaglio resides in Marywood University School of England, is a professional upcoming Richard Gere movie The Tarentum, PA. Social Work. basketball player. Mothman Prophecies, and played Lisa (Bujnowski) Blacksten the airport cheesehead vendor in teaches sixth grade in the Iroquois Michael Buser is senior Mary Jo (Goyak) Krah is a David Wolfe of York, PA, is a Dogma. He resides in Beaver. School District, Erie, PA. She and captioning coordinator for VITAC, full-time mother. She, her scientist for Becton Dickinson her husband, Vincent, and Canonsburg, PA. He and his wife, husband, Robert, and daughters, Diagnostics Systems, Sparks, MD. daughter, Caitlin, reside in Erie, Beth, are residing in Oakdale, PA, PA. after a honeymoon in New Orleans, LA. Amy (Prosser) DeVita is an advertising/sales manager for RCR Marilyn (Pancoast) Wireless News, Crain Bevington received her master’s Shelly Communications Inc. She and her degree in education from IUP in For the latest in Clarion (Osburn) ’’9090 husband, Jonas, and son, Michael, 2000. She teaches fourth grade for Daugherty reside in West Orange, NJ. McKeesport Area School District. University News, go to resides in Sydney, Australia, where She and her husband, Scott, and her husband Bill is completing his Bronwyn (Piccolo) Dietz son, Jason, reside in North master’s in divinity at Moore www.clarion.edu/news resides in Erie, PA, with her Huntingdon, PA. Theological Seminary. She has husband, Robert, and new three children, Gunner, Gannon, from the Office of daughter, Sydney. Amy Elizabeth (Cauley) and Kitrina. Bogdon received her M.A. in art Jason C. Papinchak (B.S. ’93) therapy in 1997, her art therapy University Relations. Jeannette (Budd) Gill is a is a salesperson for Cochranton registration in 1999, and her art manager for Target Corp., Specialty Company. He resides therapy certification in 2000. She Middletown, NY. She received her with his wife, Heather, and is a registered art therapist for M.S. in environmental science from daughter, Tanya, in Cochranton, Human Services Consultants. She Antioch New England Graduate PA. and her husband, John, reside in School. She and her husband, Edwardsville, PA. Thomas, reside in Cragsmoor, NY. CLARION ALUMNI NEWS-13

A L U M N I N O T E S husband, Jason, have two children, Jared and Mallory, and reside in Bradford Woods, PA. ’93 Dana L. ’93 (Everett) Stacy K. (Iezzi) Vargecko Bethune resides teaches first grade for Penn Hills with her husband, Gregg, and School District. She and daughter, Gabrielle, in North her husband, Huntingdon, PA. Mark, and son, Ryan, reside in Cindy L. (Coe) Edgar resides Pittsburgh, PA. Rogal Authors Book with her husband, David, in Samuel Rogal (’56, ’60) is the author of life (particularly hymnology), he has authored Fishers, IN. They have two Darcy L. The Wesleyan Connection in Shelburne and several other books including A Biographical daughters, Ashley and Courtney. (Ingham) Wynes Birchtown, Nova Scotia Saving Souls or Dictionary of 18th Century Methodism, Sing is a stay-at-home Catching Whales. The book was published this Glory and Hallelujah! Historical and DeAnn Gould-Lancaster mom. She resides year by The Edwin Mellen Press. Biographical Guide to ‘Gospel Hymns Nos. 1 to works as a freelance exhibitions with her husband, The book traces the history of the 6 Complete,’Guide to Hymns and Tunes of planning consultant. She and her Eric, and son, development of Methodism in Nova Scotia, American Methodism, John Wesley’s London: A husband, Jonathan, and son, Ethan, Joseph, in Sturgis, with its focus upon Shelburne and Birchtown. It Guidebook, John Wesley’s Mission to Scotland, reside in Corpus Christi, TX. MD. carries with it the issue over control of a 1751-1790, John Wesley in Ireland, and John religious organization. Wesley in Wales. Brenda (Bindas) Greggs is a Christy Lee Rogal is the emeritus chair of the division of Rogal lives in LaSalle, IL, with his wife, substitute teacher and assistant (Kuchak) Gurdak is humanities and fine arts at Illinois Valley Susan. They have two sons. He received his girls’ track coach for Franklin the store manager of the Community College, Oglesby, IL. A specialist undergraduate degree in English from Clarion School District. She and her Disney Store in in 18th Century British literature and religious in 1956 and M.A. in English in 1960. husband, Robert, and three Columbia, MD. She children, Lauryn, Ryan, and Cecily, Resides in Elkridge, MD, reside in Franklin, PA. with her husband, Paul and three children, Victoria, Amie (Troyer) Honey is an Carley and Anna. assistant controller for Erie Laurel Plastics, Corry, PA. She previously Castle, PA. She and her husband, ’’9595 (Haley) worked for Ernst & Young LLP for Sean, have three sons, Sean, Baldwin of three and one-half years. She and Braedon, and Tyler, and reside in Raleigh, NC, teaches first grade at her husband, John, and a son, Disney World when school is not New Castle, PA. Green Year-Round Elementary Austin, reside in Waterford, PA. in session. School. Jennifer D. Michael and Heather (Moser Patrick A. Ishler is a director ’94 (Pietronigro) Christopher and Michelle ’93) Jewart reside in Chicora, PA. Matthew A. Cranmer is a ’94 (Downey) Coleman have a son, Michael is an associate attorney field projects supervisor for Gray of bands for Southern York County Bowser teaches School District. He resides with his special education for South Mason, and reside in Peabody, with Zunder and Associates, P.C. Warnick Engineering and an wife, Dina, and children, Faith and Allegheny School District. She MA. Christopher is an assistant associate director for the Butler Carter, in Dallastown, PA. resides with her husband, Stacey, town manager for the Town of Sherry C. (Ochs) Schmader is County Conservation District. He and two children, Gregory and Lincoln. a senior claims representative for resides with his wife, Heather, in Sharon (Grove) Johnson is a Savannah, in North Huntingdon, State Farm Insurance. She resides Butler, PA. They are expecting manager of contracts and PA. Stephanie (Wright) Craig with her husband, Gerry, and son, their first child in July. negotiations, for Verizon. She resides with her husband, Ron, and Colton, in Erie, PA. achieved Law Review at Texas Jessica Chesnoski of daughter, Alayna, in Houston, TX. Adam and Mary Beth (Curry Wesleyan University School of Davenport, FL, is a teacher for Polk Kristie M. (Palcic M.S. ’96) ’97, ’99) Earnheardt reside in Law and is in the top 15 percent of County School District. She Delita A. (Greco) Doran Shanahan is a stay-at-home mom. Summerville, PA. Adam is a her class. She and her husband, coaches softball at Haines City teaches sixth grade language arts She resides with her husband, webmaster/e-marketing director for Tommy, reside in Grapevine, TX. High School and works at Walt for Union School District, New Michael, and daughter, Brynn, in Clarion University. Their Bridgeville. November 2000 wedding had Harry Trevor Johnson- colors of blue and gold with a Steigelman is a graduate student McMeans Receives Ph.D. Stephanie Wright-Spackman Clarion University theme. The and research assistant in the is a coordinator of marketing wedding party included maid of physics department at the Juliana McMeans (’92) received her doctorate of communications for Optimation honor Sandy Siford (’99), best University of Wisconsin- educational leadership degree from the University of Technology, Inc. She received her man Jeremy Earnheardt (a current Milwaukee. He resides with his Hartford, Hartford, CT, on May 20. Her doctoral M.S. in education - college student student), bridesmaids Jennifer wife, Terri A. Steigelman- dissertation was “Leader Motivating Language Within personnel from Alfred University in (Earnheardt ’97) Greenwood, Johnson (’96), reside in a Motivational Context.” 1999. She and her husband, Cory, Carrie Baranyk (’97 and ’99), Milwaukee, WI. McMeans resides in Windsor, CT, and is a human and daughters, Baylee and Molly, Jennifer Founds (’97), Amy resources manager for Halloran & Sage LLP. Halloran reside in Nunda, NY. (Droshack ’97) Lewis, and Tracy (DeGrano) Rauber is & Sage is an 86-attorney law firm with offices in Donnelle Washington (’99); and on maternity leave from her Hartford, Westport, and Middletown, CT, and Margaret R. Collarini of King groomsmen Charles Desch (’98), position as a teacher for North Washington, D.C. of Prussia, PA, is the vice president, Kristain Damaska (’98 and ’00), American Martyrs Catholic High She received her B.S. degree in rehabilitative technical communications for the Brett Fulton (’95 and ’97), and School. She and her husband, sciences from Clarion University and M.A. in DEM Group. She was published Kraig Koelsch (’95 and ’97). Brian, and son, Matthew, reside in industrial relations/personnel administration from St. online in “Edoc” magazine. She Readers were Shawn (’97) and Monroeville, PA. Francis University. She is a member of the Society for plans to marry William Kindt in Rayna (Leigey ’97) Hoke. More Human Resources Management, the Human Resources May 2002. than 150 Clarion alums, faculty, Dina Rich is a psychometrist Association of Central Connecticut, the National and administrators attended the for the Highland Drive Veteran’s Federation of Business and Professional Women, and Darwin Koch is an assistant ceremony. Administration Medical Center the Association for Supervision and Curriculum professor in the department of rehabilitation social work and Carrie (Lengauer) Gault is a Neurobehavioral Program. She and Development. th addictions at the University of department manager for Off 5 , her husband, Greg Beichner (’92), Saks Fifth Avenue Outlet. She and reside in Allison Park, PA. Greg is North Texas. He received his doctor of rehabilitation training from the her husband, Gary, reside in an investigator for the United Hermitage, PA. States Food and Drug Addiction Studies Institute. He Administration. resides in Denton, TX, with his wife, Ronda, and daughter, Tabitha. Bill Germuga works for Haydon Bolts, Inc. He and his Pam (Williams) Riley is a wife, Lucy (Donaldson), a former preschool teacher. She and her Continued on Page 16 14-CLARION ALUMNI NEWS

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Class of 1951 - Seated left to right - Toni (Yerace) Ruzbacki, Dolores McGregor, Betty (Eshbaugh) Pryor, Mable (Johnson) Bailey, Barbara “Babs” (Faust) Schierberl, Elizabeth (Mercer) O’Brien, Barbara Oldt, Lola Maxwell, Florence (Spak) Brochetti, and Shirley (Allen) Pecora. Second row from left to right - Joyce (Kapp) Lehman, Helen (Elder) Rickard, Mary Louise (Caimi) Andryka, Arthur Salemme, James Schweppe, Edward Turchick, Joseph Bailey, Chuck Herron, Martha (Smith) Willoughby, Patricia (Carr) Stewart, E. Honore (Bell) Pecora, and Shirley (Arner) Frycklund. Back row from left to right - Michael O’Toole, Sr., Ralph Varrato, Alfred Plopa, Robert Garbart, Mike Petruska, Howard Lehman, Dan Balyer, Amos Bartoli, Mary Lou (Doverspike) Russell, Dom Virgallito, John Duespohl, and Cecil Willoughby. With Apologies to Abraham Lincoln By Barbara “Babs” (Faust) Schierberl, Class of 1951 ix score and 15 years ago, our fathers — and mothers — and the Methodist Church brought Sforth on this continent, a new little college which they called Carrier Seminary, conceived in academia and dedicated to the proposition that ALL young people deserve a quality education. Today we are engaged in a great celebration OF that education, testing whether the Class of ’51, or any other class, so dedicated, can long endure. We have met here today to see if we can remember, or even recognize, some of those who have given their last full measure of sense and Class of 1956 — Seated left to right - Marion S. Goodwill, E. Arnold Mahey, Rita (Craig) Toth, Nancy (Amberson) Ragazzini, Charlotte (Otto) Urban, Lois (Singer) Linnan, Ida (Krushinski) Verona, and sensibility so that Clarion would long endure. It is Ruby (Knisley) Crawford. Standing left to right - Ed Urban, Sam Swick, Glenn McElhattan, H. Lee altogether fitting and proper that we SHOULD do this. Hyatt, Bill Hajdukiewicz, Chuck Weir, Hugh Jacobs, Don Andrekovich, and Jim Martino. But in a larger sense we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this place. Other alumni, living AND dead, have already done so. The WORLD will little note or long remember what we did here, but WE WILL NEVER forget what we did here. It is for us, the living, to remember: a 5 cent cup of coffee with a 10 cent piece of pie after watching a 45 cent movie. It is for us to remember: Marwick and Boyd, Walter Hart, Waldo Tippin, Rena Carlson, Hazel Sandford, Frank Campbell, Dr. Pierce and Dr. Chandler when they were still people, not buildings. It is for us to remember: Mr. Austin, Hermie’s Store, Wayside Inn, John Hess and the Coffee Shop, the Main Street Junior High, Ross Memorial, and the Garby and the Orpheum theaters. HOW LUCKY WE WERE. It is for us to be here dedicated TO the great task of honoring and remembering. For as long as we DO, the above will not have died in vain. AND . . . Carrier Seminary, Clarion Normal School, Clarion State Teachers College, Clarion State College, Clarion University of PA, and now, Clarion University, will have a new birth of freedom. And OUR CSTC, which was OF the students, BY the Class of 1961 — Seated left to right - Martha Dunn, Christine (Hesson) Hendrix, Judy (Forringer) students, and FOR the students, will not perish from the Loughren, Kay (Ordiway) Clark, Christina (D’Ascenzo) Karol, Roberta (Berlinski) Miklus, Rhoda earth. Hickman, Connie (Dubart) Craven. Standing left to right - Jack Bertani, Charles Klingensmith, Jim DeMarte, P. W. “Slats” Schuster, Paul Palmer, Robert Volansky, Bill Ferko, Darrell “Pete” Perry, Dave McLaughlin, Ralph C. Kemerer. CLARION ALUMNI NEWS-15

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Kemsey did not arrive ONTEREY, CA -- Surrogate at Clarion with the idea of parenting of chimpanzees saving the world. The was not something Jamie Greensburg native selected M Clarion because of its (James) Kemsey (’86) studied at strong communication program and his interest in Clarion University. joining the media. His Yet, becoming a primate patriarch is just one of experiences at Clarion Kemsey’s recent experiences in pursuit of “saving the helped him to grow world.” Kemsey admits, “saving the world,” sounds, professionally and as a “hokey,” but he believes small steps can be taken in that person. direction by helping individuals, the environment, and “I worked at WCCB,” animals. Moving toward that goal, Kemsey is in the second he recalls. “Talking about year of an international environmental policy master’s my radio show always degree program at the Monterey Institute of International brings back fond memories. Studies, Monterey, CA. It was a preparatory station Kemsey went to work in the marketing department of the “Eventually I want to work for an international, nonprofit for work in the real world and mirrored what work would be Ft.Lauderdale News-Sun Sentinel, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. organization and operate my own animal sanctuary,” like at a commercial station. I wanted to play alternative “I didn’t like Florida and a friend convinced me into Kemsey says. He gained first-hand experience during 2000, music to what was being played at the time and even brought moving to California in 1988,” he says. “I had California spending six months at the Sanaga Yong Chimpanzee my own records back to use at the station. I had a great time dreams and $100 when I arrived. I wound up in San Rehabilitation Sanctuary in Cameroon, West Africa. and it got me involved with the community in a round about Francisco and have spent most of my time there.” At the sanctuary in “Born Free” style, Kemsey acted as a way.” Kemsey held a variety of jobs including working for a parent figure for six chimpanzees. All of the primates had An even bigger discovery came during Kemsey’s senior small opera company, a T-shirt screening factory, and an lost their parents due to illegal poaching and habitat year. audio-cable manufacturer, besides managing a music store. destruction, were living in captivity, and needed help to learn “I was taking public speaking from Dr. Mary Hardwick In the early 1990s, he joined the SF Weekly in San to live in the wild again. “It was the most fascinating learning experience I have had in my life,” says Kemsey. “Every day was a new revelation as the chimpanzees, and myself, learned about the environment and the natural and she convinced me to try out for a play,” he recalls. “I Francisco, writing as a music journalist. world around us.” was the lead in Baby With the Bathwater.” Dr. Hardwick saw “I made changes in the mid-’90s and started working for Chimpanzees, according to Kemsey, are mankind’s something in me that others did not. She helped me to lose the nonprofit In Defense of Animals,” says Kemsey. “I love closest relatives in the animal kingdom. Their DNA is 98.4 my Pittsburgh accent and brought out things I didn’t know the environment, nature, and animals. I also decided to do percent identical to a human. about myself. It was the beginning of me letting my some traveling and spent a year in Ireland working for The “They are mirrors to the human soul,” says Kemsey. personality shine.” Alliance for Animal Rights. While I was in Ireland I realized “They have many the same characteristics as humans.” Graduating in 1986 with a communication degree, I had found my true calling. I have a passion to help others Over the six months, Kemsey and work toward improving the negative effects of spent eight to 10 hours per day in the destruction of the environment.” forest with his primate family. He With this discovery in mind Kemsey went to Vietnam, woke them in the morning, fed them, working with Peacework to build an elementary school in the climbed trees with them, scolded Mekong Delta area. He also joined the Global Service them when they were bad, taught CORPS, part of the Earth Island Institute, an environmental them right and wrong, played with organization in San Francisco. This led to projects in them, and put them to bed again in the developing countries helping others. evening. In 1998-99, Kemsey spent six months in Kenya, Africa, “I was invited to the sanctuary by helping bring HIV education to rural areas. a colleague from the organization In “I ran a volunteer program,” he says. “Ten out of every Defense of Animals,” explains 11 new cases of HIV-AIDS are in sub-Sahara Africa.” Kemsey. “Chimpanzees are extremely Returning to the U.S. In 1999, Kemsey decided he would endangered in Cameroon, where only be more effective if he got more education, leading him to 7,000 remain. I went in the spring of the Monterey Institute of International Studies. 2000 to help construct the facility and “Clarion is a small community,” says Kemsey. “One of help with rehabilitating the the important things I learned while I was there, is that chimpanzees. The idea is to keep community is important. I take that idea with me wherever I them safe from harm and help them go. grow up in their native environment.” Kemsey met his girlfriend, Roberta Sandoli of Italy, The experience resulted in while working at the Sanaga Yong Chimpanzee emotional attachments Kemsey could Rehabilitation Sanctuary. They are combining to publish a not have anticipated. book in Italy about their experiences. Kemsey is doing the “I cried when I left them to come writing and Sandoli is providing the photographs. home,” he says. “It was like leaving “One of my dreams was to travel and be a world citizen,” my children behind. Now I sums up Kemsey. “I am realizing that dream and doing my understand what my friends with part to build a just and compassionate world for all living children go through.” beings at the same time.” 16-CLARION ALUMNI NEWS

A L U M N I N O T E S Clarion student, are expecting twins Heather is a speech pathologist for Development and Planning. He in November. They have a Penn Trafford School District. completed Leadership Tioga 2000 daughter, Stephanie, and reside in and resides in Apalachin, NY. Whitehall, PA. Amy Clover is an underwriting coordinator for Leah DeVincentis of New Lisa (Hoak) Hudecek resides Burns & Burns Associates, Castle is a graduate assistant at in Cheswick, PA, with her husband, Clarion, PA. She resides in Slippery Rock University. She is Michael, and sons, Michael and Clarion. enrolled in the master’s of Jacob. community counseling, adult track. Shawn Hoehn is a Marcy (Rearick) Kirkpatrick guidance counselor for Darrin Kriebel teaches at is an intensive care manager for Spaulding Elementary School, Punxsutawney High School. He and Lakeview Center Inc., Pensacola, Lamar, SC. He and his wife, his wife, Norma, reside in FL. She recently married Shane Dee, reside in Florence, SC. Punxsutawney, PA. Kirkpatrick and they are residing in Mary Esther, FL. Keith W. Imler works at 84 Heather R. (McCracken) and Lumber. He and Elizabeth A. Brian (’96) Colgan reside in Lower Katrina R. (Sipe) Rothrock is Linnan (’99) are planning a June Burrell. Heather is a speech a learning support teacher for 1, 2001, wedding. pathologist for Penn Trafford Greenville Area School District. School District. Brian teaches She and her husband, Nathan, and Renee M. (Fox) and Bradley elementary school and coaches JV daughter, Lauren, reside in S. Jamison have two children, baseball for Burrell School District. Greenville, PA. Emily and Zachary, and reside in State College, PA. Renee is taking Alicia R. (Sprenkle) Connie L. (Miller) Shull of Oil time off to raise the children while Stackhouse is a community City, PA, is a district program doing some work as a private Sabres Reception - Six Clarion University graduates are development/public affairs representative for the PA consultant for the Penn State pictured at the Buffalo Sabres reception, March 9, 2001. coordinator for Planned Parenthood Department of Health, Bureau of University Better Kid Care Front from left are Jean Mills (’59, ’74), Thelma Bergquist of Central Pennsylvania, Inc. She is Drug and Alcohol Programs. She Program. (’54), and Mary Rose Reno (’55). Standing from left are also a co-chair of the York County received her associate’s degree in Marcel Bergquist, Don Reno (’55, ’72), and Trueman Mills Volunteer Coordinator’s habilitative services in 1985 and Jennifer Marie Lash recently (’55). Roundtable and a board member of bachelor’s in habilitative graduated from Widener University York Young Professionals. She and science/substance abuse in 1990, School of Law and passed the her husband, Matthew, reside in Angela M. (Fox) Fagley is a both from Clarion. Pennsylvania bar exam. She is an York. attorney for a private law firm in senior account executive with consultant/professional Beneficial Finance. She and her Sean W. Spencer of Enfield, the Philadelphia area and resides in Stephen A. Williams is a development coordinator for husband, Matthew, reside in CT, is a defensive line assistant Red Hill, PA. funeral director/supervisor for the Project SEED Inc. Toledo, OH. coach for the University of Andrew H. Osborne III Funeral Massachusetts football team. He is Kimberly (Turowski) Ley is a Home. He received his diploma in Chad Wilkinson is a senior Stephanie L. Flick of Erie is an also a district representative for the recreation director for Beverly funeral directing and embalming account executive for Strauss account coordinator for TR Minority Issues Committee for the Healthcare of Murrysville, PA. She from Pittsburgh Institute of Radio Strategies Inc. He resides in Creative. American Football Coaches and her husband, Taylor, reside in Newtown Square. Mortuary Science in January 2000. Association. He planned to marry Lower Burrell, PA. He and his wife, Christina, reside in Nicole Hanselman of San Allyson Barbato in June. Kimberly S. Conway ( M.Ed Greenville, PA. Terri A. Steigelman-Johnson Francisco, CA, is a merchandise ’98) has recently been admitted planner for Banana Republic. She Christopher and Kristen and Harry Trevor Johnson- Pamela J. Burns is a VE into the Ph.D. program in takes Italian and German lessons (Duncan) Watson reside in York, Steigelman (’93) reside in teacher for Umatilla Middle School. Language and Culture at Indiana and wine classes. PA, with their new daughter, Milwaukee, WI. Terri is a University, Bloomington. Kimberly Her and her husband, Bradley, Makenna. Christopher is a mathematics resides in Front Royal, VA. reside in Altoona, FL. telecommunications consulting Amy (Droschak) Lewis is a maintenance administrator for manager for Cap Gemini Ernst & Derrence (Jones) Seaman is a HMS Hallmark Verizon. She and her husband, Young. special education teacher for Tim, reside in Manor, PA. Promotes Smith Spotslyvania County Schools in Marci (Spancake) Weidler is Steve Smith (’83) was Spotslyvania, VA. She is pursuing a Catherine Amy Jo (Long) Richards is a in part-time management training promoted to senior vice president, ’97 master’s degree of education at Baker was ’97 director of business development for the art department of Clipper associate creative director by Virginia Commonwealth University recently for VSS Security Services. She Magazine. She and her husband, HMS Hallmark Ltd., Pittsburgh’s in Richmond, VA. Her and her selected as one of the top 100 resides with her husband, Tim, in Bob, and children, Sydney and second largest privately owned husband, Drew, reside in multimedia producers of 2000 Fort Worth, TX, and is expecting a Isaac, reside in Elizabethtown, PA. advertising Fredericksburg, VA. by A/V Multimedia Magazine. baby in November. and public She will be speaking at the 11th relations Sandra Cizek-Wood of New Annual e-Learning Conference Katy A. (Rhoads) Shand has a agency. He York, NY, is a dual degree student and Expo in Washington, DC, daughter, Payton, and resides in will help at Union Theological Seminary and Brittany and at the American Society Harleysville. ’96 (Swinehart) oversee the for Training and Development Columbia University. She was ’96 day-to-day recently awarded the Ruth L. Berardelli International Conference in Carey (Fahy) Zaffino resides operations of Sagner Fellowship for a full works for Lycoming County Orlando this year. She resides with her husband, Kevin, in the creative scholarship at Columbia University. Juvenile Probation. She, her in Fairless Hills, PA, and is a Youngsville. husband, Joseph, and children, department. product marketing manager Dominick and Maria, reside in Smith for Kenexa Technologies, South Williamsport, PA. previously Inc. served as vice James Brunelli is the assistant SMITH Kim D. Baker of Kristy Andy president/creative women’s basketball coach for Greensburg, PA, teaches Altemara ’99 Bohlander of supervision, and has worked for ’’9898 ’99 University at Albany. He and his seventh grade science at resides in Seattle, WA, is a HMS Hallmark for 14 years. He wife, Stacey, reside in Greensburg Salem Middle Dallas, GA, with her husband, graduate student at the University is a member of the Pittsburgh Ad Schenectady, NY. School. She is attending George Muchesko, and daughter, of Washington School of Marine Club and a volunteer with Cub Gannon University, where Elizabeth. Affairs. Brian and Heather R. Scouts. she is studying for her He resides in Allison Park (McCracken ’98) Colgan reside in master’s in curriculum Bryan Coates is an associate Christy L. Catania of with his wife, Sharon, and two Lower Burrell, PA. Brian teaches and instruction. planner for the Tioga County Pittsburgh, PA, teaches seventh sons, Shane and Sawyer. elementary school and coaches JV Department of Economic and eighth grade math at baseball for Burrell School District. Dorseyville Middle School. She is CLARION ALUMNI NEWS-17

A L U M N I N O T E S working on her master’s degree in Kristen (Nordstrom) and Aric Megan (Myford ’92) and mathematics education at J. (‘99) Hartle reside in Duane Siple, a son, Zachary, University of Pittsburgh. Springdale. Kristen works for March 6, 2001. Alumni Information Update Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, Brenda (Bindas ’93) and Michael Chapaloney of New and Aric works for US Steel’s Robert Greggs, a daughter, Cecily, Alumni Relations, Haskell House Cumberland, PA, is an information technical support department. April 28, 2000. 840 Wood Street specialist for the Democratic Cindy (Coe ’93) and David Clarion University, Clarion PA 16214-1232 Caucus of Pennsylvania’s House of Shean Hilton is a special Edgar, a daughter, Courtney, Dec. 814-393-2637; FAX 814-393-1834 Representatives. In his new education teacher and varsity 29, 2000. e-mail: [email protected] position, he will write press soccer coach for Prescott High Tracy (DeGrano ’93) and Submit your update online at http://www.clarion.edu releases, editorials, speeches, and School. He and his wife, Stacey Brian Rauber, a son, Matthew, broadcast scripts. He previously (Meyer ’98, ’00), reside in Prescott Dec. 18, 2000. Please check one: spent almost two years at the Valley, AZ. Dana (Everett ’93) and Gregg Pennsylvania Newspaper Bethune, a daughter, Gabrielle, q For publication Association as publications Star Davis (’00) of Rixford, Feb. 13, 2001. director and liaison to the PA, has joined Zippo DeAnn (Gould ’93) and q For Alumni files only, not for publication Pennsylvania Society of Manufacturing Company, Bradford, Jonathan Lancaster, a son, Ethan, Note: Data in boldface (yellow shaded portions of this form) is Newspaper Editors. PA, as a marketing communication Nov. 22, 2000. coordinator. She will specialize in Stacy (Iezzi ’93) and Mark for Alumni Office use only and not for publication. Gray portions Aric J. and Kristen promotional writing for the Vargecko, a son, Ryan, April 16, of the form are used in updates, so please fill out completely. (Nordstrom ’00) Hartle reside in company. Davis started her new 2000. Springdale. Aric works for US duties in November 2000. She was Darcy (Ingham ’93) and Eric Steel’s technical support hired in August by Zippo as a Wynes, a son, Joseph, Aug. 4, First M.I. Last Maiden department, and Kristen works for graphic artist. Prior to joining 2000. Class______Major______Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield. Zippo, she was an advertising Dina and Patrick Ishler (’93), layout artist for Olean Wholesale. a son, Carter, June 9, 2000. Name______Nathan Koble of Girard, PA, Christy (Kuchak ’93) and Birth date______is publications coordinator for Michelle (DeLaat) Wray Paul Gurdak, a daughter, Anna, Aspen Systems Corporation, teaches fourth grade for the Union May 27, 2000. Class______Major______Washington, D.C., stationed at the Park Elementary School. She and Amie (Troyer ’93) and John Justice Department. Aspen is a her husband, Frank, reside in Honey, a son, Austin, Feb. 21, Address______contractor with the U.S. Miramar, FL. 2001. Department of Justice. He received Pam (Williams ’93) and Jason his M.S. in communication and Riley, a daughter, Mallory, Oct. Home phone______Work phone______information systems from Robert Births 11, 2000. Morris College. Births Home e-mail______Work e-mail______Listed alphabetically (by maiden Michelle (Downey ’94) and name) by year of graduation. Christopher Coleman (’94), a Elizabeth A. Linnan is son, Mason, Jan. 14, 2001. working on her apartment in City State Zip Candi (Zimmerman ’80) and Delita (Grecco ’94) and Sean Meadville. She plans to marry Russell Gantt, a daughter, Morgan, Doran, a son, Tyler, Nov. 2, 2000. Keith W. Imler (’96) on June 1, Spouse’s name Feb. 21, 2001. Ronda and Dawin Koch (’94), 2002. Elizabeth (Haley ’87) and a daughter, Tabitha, Oct. 15, 2000. Dennis Sublett, a son, Noah, Jan. Sherry (Ochs ’94) and Gerry Spouse’s class (if alumni) Jason R. and Laura 18, 2001. Schmader, a son, Colton, Feb. 27, (Baumcratz) McLaine reside in Joyce (Pasquarette ’89) and 2001. Germantown, MD. Jason is a Children’s names, sex, and birth dates Clifford Himes (’90), a daughter, Kristie (Palcic ’94) and computer systems analyst for Christina, March 12, 2001. Michael Shanahan, a daughter, Lockheed, and Laura is a research Maryann (Yanchak ’89) and Brynn, Jan. 31, 2001. associate for Gene Logic, Inc. Richard Franco, twins, Garrett and Stephanie (Wright ’94) and Brooke, Jan. 27, 2001. Ron Craig, a daughter, Alayna, Steven P. Nawrocki of Marina (Stohr ’89) and Henry Oct. 31, 2000. Chillicothe, OH, is a choir director Heppner, a daughter, Emma, Nov. Stephanie (Wright ’94) and and general music teacher for Prior to publication, the Alumni Office will contact you to verify 10, 2000. Cory Spackman, a daughter, Southeastern Middle/High School, information in the update. The best time to contact you for Christine (Cornali ’90) and Molly, March 4, 2001. Richmond Dale, OH. verification is: ______David Schrader, a son, Mason, Kristen (Duncan ’95) and Feb. 9, 2001. Christopher Watson (’95), a Shawn Reese is an Internet Shelly (Osburn ’90) and Bill daughter, MaKenna, June 4, 2000. Birth date______engineer for Cable & Wireless. He Daugherty, a daughter, Kitrina, Christine (Everhart ’95) and and his wife, Rebecca, and 2001. Michael Yost, a son, Matthew, Address______daughter, Shenley, reside in Bethany (Yeager ’90) and Nov. 3, 2000. Raleigh, NC. David Stauffer (’89), a son, Luke, Lisa (Hoak ’95) and Michael City State Zip Dec. 12, 2000. Hudecek, a son, Jacob, Jan. 9, 2001. Heather and Jason Papinchak ______Tyler J. Katrina (Sipe ’95) and Nathan (’91, ’93), a daughter, Tanya, New jobs, transfers and promotions______’’0000 Best attends adopted from Russia, Feb. 16, Rothrock, a daughter, Lauren, Feb. Pittsburgh 2001. 19, 2001. ______Institute of Mortuary Science and Bronwyn (Piccolo ’91) and Marci (Spancake ’95) and will graduate in September. He is Robert Dietz, a daughter, Sydney, Bob Weidler, a son, Isaac, March an apprentice funeral director at Aug. 23, 2000. 16, 2001. ______Heard Funeral Home and resides in Amy (Prosser ’91) and Jonas Renee (Fox ’96) and Bradley Pittsburgh. DeVita, a son, Michael, June 11, Jamison (’96), a son, Zachary, Employer’s name and address______2000. May 30, 2000. Lisa M. Estella of Parkesburg, Mary Jo (Goyak ’92) and Brittany (Swinehart ’96) and ______PA, is a preschool group leader at Robert Krah, a daughter, Karli, Joseph Berardelli, a daughter, Maria, Feb. 18, 2001. Tel-Hai Child Day Care Center, a Feb. 5, 2001. ______Hildebrant Learning Centers Heidi (Grossi ’92) and Robert Katy (Rhoads ’97) Shand, a sponsored child care cemter. daughter, Payton, Feb. 18, 2000. Poth (’92), a son, Alexander, Nov. Position/Title______10, 2000. Kristy Altemara (’98) and Amy Glorioso of Elkton, MD, Katie (Roussey ’92) and Doug George Muchesko, a daughter, is a special education teacher for Caruso (’92), a son, Brandon, Elizabeth, Dec. 22, 2000. Other activities (New degrees, honors, retirements, etc.)______the Cecil County School District. April 30, 2001. 18-CLARION ALUMNI NEWS

A L U M N I N O T E S MarriagesMarriages John Shropshire Listed alphabetically by year of Retired Dean of Enrollment Management graduation. John Shropshire (’61), retired dean of Born Sept. 6, 1938 in Pittsburgh, he was the their future.” Carrie Lengauer (’95) and enrollment management and academic records, son of late John Shropshire and Willa Shropshire The Clarion University African American Gary Gault, Nov. 11, 2000. died suddenly on June 5, 2001. A memorial Johnson. Shropshire enrolled at Clarion in 1957. Caucus honored Shropshire by naming one of Marcy Rearick (’95) and service celebrating the life of John Shropshire, He earned three letters in football and was a its annual awards, the John S. Shropshire Shane Kirkpatrick, March, 17, 62, was held June 10, at 4 p.m. in Marwick-Boyd member of Student Senate. Award. The first award was presented in May 2000. Auditorium. Retired Clarion University athletic director at the Minority Student Services Recognition Terri Steigelman (’96) and Pastor Kirk Orr and the Rev. Lee Clark and a Frank Lignelli coached Shropshire as a student Dinner. The recipient of the award must be a Harry Johnson (’93), Nov. 24, member of the Morningside Church of God and and later worked with him in admissions. senior and/or graduating, with the highest grade 2000. Christ officiated. The program included remarks “I considered him a good friend, he will be point average over 3.0, be African American, Kimberly Turowski (’96, ’97) by university and public officials, and friends, missed,” says Lignelli. “John was an outstanding must have been active in an NCAA and Taylor Ley, Oct. 7, 2000. along with musical selections. The service was two-way lineman on the football team. John was intercollegiate sport, preferably completing a Andrea Zottola (’96) and followed by a reception in Moore Hall. also a good student and I was always impressed four-year eligibility, and must have been in Joseph Clark (’97), July 29, 2000. Shropshire was a recipient of the 1999 with his work ethic.” residence at Clarion for two semesters. Carey Fahy (’97) and Kevin Distinguished Service Award from the Clarion Shropshire received his degree in English and Among his many community activities, Zaffino, March 17, 2000. University Alumni Association, the 1997 secondary education social studies in 1961. He Shropshire was a member and past-president of Angela Fox (’97) and Matthew Outstanding Service Award presented by the continued his education at Shippensburg, Yale, the Clarion Chapter of the International Rotary Fagley, Oct. 21, 2000. Clarion University Student Senate, and the 2001 and Penn State. Club; a founder of the Clarion County Ethnic Mary Beth Curry (’97, ’99) Outstanding Service Award presented by the He taught and coached sports and debate for Tolerance Coalition and its chair since 1998; and Adam Earnheardt (’95, ’99), Clarion University Black Alumni Association in 11 years in the Central Dauphin School District, and was a member of the board of directors and Nov. 25, 2000. Philadelphia. where he was the first black head coach in a past president of the Jefferson-Clarion County Darrin Kriebel (’98) and “The entire Clarion University community is central Pennsylvania. He returned to Clarion Communication Action. Norma Himes, Nov. 4, 2000. deeply saddened by the news of John State College in 1972 as an assistant director of Previously he was on the board of directors Shawn Reese (’99) and Shropshire’s untimely death,” said President admissions and was named director of of both the Clarion County Red Cross and the Rebecca Kahle, Dec. 30, 2000. Diane L. Reinhard. “As a proud Clarion alum admissions in 1978. His interest in athletics Greater Harrisburg Area YMCAs. He was Kristen Nordstrom (’00) and and dedicated administrator with nearly 30 years continued while he served in admissions and he president of the Clarion County Municipal Aric Hartle (’99), Aug. 19, 2000. of service, John had a major impact on this was a standing member of the Clarion University Officers Association from 1990-94; a member university. As dean of enrollment management, Hall of Fame Committee from 1993 to the of the Clarion County Tax Reform Committee; he was personally responsible for attracting present. Pennsylvania Association of College and DeathsDeaths scores of outstanding students to Clarion In the fall 1999 election Shropshire was School Counselors 1973-2000; Faculty John A. Money (’41), University and providing them with elected the first black county commissioner in Associations College Admissions Course at November 2000. encouragement and support while they were northwestern Pennsylvania, an accomplishment Bucknell University; American Association of Stephen S. Benton, Jr. (’57), here. John has left a very fine legacy to his alma cited in “Jet” magazine. The responsibilities of Collegiate Registrars and Officers of March 29, 2001. mater.” the new position prompted his retirement from Admission Chairperson of the Enrollment Phyllis J. (Siegel) Sarnese Clarion University. He was the commissioner Management Committee; and Pennsylvania (’64), Nov. 17, 2000. representative to the Workforce Development Universities Admission Association President Francis “Butch” Dunlay (’64), Committee, County Fair Board, Economic for three years. He was a Paint Township April 16, 2001. John R. Luskay Development Corporation, Community Action, Supervisor from 1983-2000 and received the Dorothy A. (Harriger) County Planning Commission, solid waste, 1999 Outstanding Township Supervisor Award Wolbert (’66), Jan. 6, 2001. Library Science Professor prison board, and Human Services Council. from the Clarion County Municipal Officers Thomas G. Bridge (’71), Jan. A longtime supporter of minority education Association. 7, 2001 John R. Luskay (’63), 59, a former assistant opportunities, Shropshire received the Shropshire is survived by his wife, Jamie, Lois Louise (Chorpenig) professor of library science at Clarion University, prestigious Mary Davis Baltimore Award from children, Christopher and Alicia, both current Owen (’74), March 30, 2001. died May 12, 2001. Currently residing in the Pennsylvania Black Conference on Higher Clarion University students; and a son by a Jan Balombiny (’77), March Ridgefield, CT, he was a librarian for John Jay Education Inc. (PBCOHE) in 1998. The award, previous marriage, Philip of Pittsburgh, a 1984 30, 2001. High School of the Katonnah-Lewisboro School named in honor of Mary Davis Baltimore a co- Clarion graduate. He is also survived by his Maxine T. Rumbaugh (’78), District in New York. founder, along with K. Leroy Irvis of PBCOHE, parents Jack and Willia (Shropshire) Johnson of April 27, 2001. Originally from Monessen, Luskay graduated recognizes a person who has shown exemplary Pittsburgh, and a sister, Sonya Rashid of Carl Frank Puleo Jr. (’81), from Clarion State College in 1963 with a degree service and contributions to the organization Atlanta, GA. April 16, 2001. in English. He went on to earn a master of library over a period of years. Shropshire was PBCOHE He was proceeded in death by his father and David L. Cramer (’84), April science degree from the Univeristy of Pittsburgh president from 1996-98, and was chair of the a brother, Pastor Vaughn E. Shropshire. 10, 2001. in 1966 and did additional study at Oxford Educational Police Committee since 1996. Memorial contributions may be directed to Brenda Lea (Kisner) Munro University, England. “He was like a father to minority athletes and the Clarion University Foundation, John S. (’84), March 22, 2001. Luskay joined Clarion in 1972 as an minority students as a whole,” say Lignelli. “His Shropshire Scholarship, Haskell House, Clarion Paul D. Bianchi (’89), May 13, instructor in library science. He held the rank of door was always open because he was interested University, Clarion, Pa. 16214. 1999. assistant professor of library science when he left in seeing them complete their education. He Cornelia C. (Whitehill) Clarion University in 1982. Luskay also taught in knew that was the key to opening the doors of Gruber (’20), May 11, 2001 the Butler Area School District and was a Richard D. Schmidt (’82), librarian in the Ligonier Valley School District March 24, 2001. prior to joining Clarion. Mary Elizabeth Gemmell Noel Lucas (’62) , April 8, Luskay was born on April 29, 1942, the son 2001. of the late John and Ann Kuhar Luskay. He is Wife of former university president Ruth Wymer (’62), May 20, survived by a brother Kenneth of Fredericksburg, 1997. VA; several aunts, uncles, and cousins. Mary Elizabeth Gemmell, 83, of Chapel She was a member of University Hill, N.C., wife of former Clarion University Presbyterian Church in Chapel Hill. President James Gemmell, died Wednesday, Gemmell is survived by a daughter, Free With New York City ‘Starmites’ June 13, 2001, at Triangle Hospice of the Kathleen, of Ithaca, NY; two sons, Christopher Tim Free (‘00) is the assistant stage talk with students and the community. Free, Meadowlands in Hillsborough, NC. The of Alexandria, VA, and Ted of Paoli, PA; and manager with the AMAS Musical Theatre who stage managed many productions for Gemmells were at Clarion University from four grandchildren, Troye and Paul Platt and J. production of Starmites 2001. The Clarion University Theatre, was hired soon 1960-76. Perry and Mathew Gemmell. production, which started performances after. He received his B.F.A. degree in Born March 7, 1918, Gemmell was a In addition to her husband and parents, Mrs. March 18 at Theatre 3 in New York City, is theatre from Clarion University. daughter of John and Estell Robbins of Arkport, Gemmell was preceded in death by her sister, directed by the author, Barry Keating. The New York revival is co-produced N.Y. She was a graduate of Fredonia Normal June Segebarth; and her brother, Ivan Robbins. Free, who played Trinkulus in the by Mary Kiel, the original producer; and School and was a kindergarten teacher in The family suggests memorial contributions Clarion Summer 2000 production of Jim Steinman, composer of Meat Loaf’s Mayville, N.Y. be made to the Triangle Hospice of the Starmites, met Keating when he visited Bat out of Hell, and lyricist for Andrew She married James Gemmell in 1940. He Meadowlands or Stevens Ministry at University Clarion in July to see the production and Lloyd Webber’s Whistle down the Wind. preceded her in death in 1986. Presbyterian Church CLARION ALUMNI NEWS-19

A L U M N I N O T E S Sylvis Stages ‘A Night at the Warhol’ in Pittsburgh Dave (D.J.) Sylvis (’94) had a personal idol, Warhol. everything involved in the Sylvis has bounced around “I’ve just started reworking one dream fulfilled this summer with She reveals to the audience production process. From there, it’s from part-time job to part-time job, of the plays of mine written and the staging of his play A Night at memories of childhood, her secret just finding that perfect fit. For but remained committed to theater. produced while an undergrad at the Warhol at the Penn Avenue addiction to sugar and caffeine, her me, it was playwriting.” He is currently a guest teacher in Clarion,” concludes Sylvis. It is Theatre in Pittsburgh. Getting that confused post-adolescent sexuality, Sylvis came to Clarion from the Titusville Area School District. funny how you go back to that sort first play on stage may be the but mostly, she talks about DuBois and went on to earn a B.S. He also acts with several groups in of thing. I’m also trying to drum toughest job any playwright faces. Warhol’s life, work, and art that degree in general studies. the Titusville, Franklin, Meadville up interest in further productions of “It surely helps to have surrounds her. She receives the “It was cheap and close to area, and is co-editor of the literary Warhol later down the line, friends,” says Sylvis about the shock of her life when she contacts home,” he says about his decision. magazine BOY / GIRL, with perhaps even in the theatre meccas process. “One of the people I sent not just his essence, but Warhol, “Don’t get me wrong, I came to another Clarion graduate, of New York or Los Angeles.” the first draft of A Night at the who bursts in from his spot in the love it, but I didn’t really make the Elizabeth Prince (’97). Warhol to was afterlife, takes center most informed choices in high Michael Moats stage, and proceeds to school. I bounced around a lot in (’94), artistic overturn Joey’s college, not necessarily a bad thing director of the Penn expectations. for a writer. I was always more Avenue Theatre. He “Looking back, interested in doing what I wanted George Barber is instrumental in writing plays really to do while at Clarion than the development of just seems like an following any prescribed course of Retired English Professor much of my work organic outgrowth of study.” recently. He has a my college career,” Most of Sylvis’ time was split George S. Barber, 78, a professor emeritus of English, died real gift for guiding says Sylvis. “The only between theatre, where he acted or April 17, 2001, in Titusville, PA. Barber taught at Clarion State new plays and things I’ve ever really was on the production side of many College from 1967-85. playwrights. Part of been sure I wanted to plays, and the English department. Barber was born June 29, 1922 in Smyrna, Turkey. He was that gift, part of his do were write and do His first two plays, No Exceptions a veteran of World War II serving in the U.S. Army at Camp dedication has been SILVIS theatre. One of the and Iron Henry, were produced Lee, VA. that he puts his things that happens while a student at Clarion He studied violin and viola at Carnegie Tech. He received resources on the line for you if he when you have the opportunity to University. Also produced while his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. in English Literature from Penn State believes in your work. work with the same group for there were two one-act plays, University. He taught at a number of colleges in the Midwest “Michael read my play, worked several years, as we did at Clarion, Green Skies and Star-Crost. His and Pennsylvania, including Chatham College. He was dean of with me through several is that you begin to see people third full play, in superhuman the college at Alliance College in Cambridge Springs. painstaking revisions, and made move into the areas for which they flights / of submoronic fancy, was Barber is survived by his wife, the former Mary Ann Butler the offer to produce it as part of are best suited. The best actors given a private reading there and is of Pleasantville, PA; a son, Stephen Barber of Germantown, their ‘New Play Festival.’ Getting a become more devoted to their craft, still in development. MD; two daughters, Leslie Whitten of Pittsburgh and play produced, especially as an the gifted designers spend more “Clarion gave me the Antoinette Neiswonger of Annandale, VA; two grandchildren; unknown, is usually a daunting if time backstage, the directors begin opportunity to find my place in and a sister. not impossible process — Michael to strut their stuff, and the same theatre, to try a little of everything has allowed me to bypass all of the happens to those of us who want to until this aspect of the art just fit,” hassle and get right to the good put down the words that set the he says. “There are a couple of parts.” whole thing rolling. people I could never thank enough The play is set in a special “I guess it’s not really that for their help at Clarion. In the Sequelle Succumbs exhibition room in the Andy unique, when you look at it. In any theatre department, Bob Levy The Sequelle, 82, is no more. Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh in good educational process, you encourages more independence of The official existence of Clarion University’s yearbook, published 1999. Joey, a young college begin by trying many different thought and creativity than anyone. yearly since 1919, ended with the printing of the 2000 edition. Two world student, sets up a video camera and hats, seeing which one fits. Theatre He’s always been an inspiration to wars, numerous conflicts, a fluctuating economy, and the Great explains into the viewfinder, she is no different. Clarion theatre, at me. Depression did not kill the publication. Finances and apathy ended its run. sneaked into the museum to put on its best, gives its students a “When I was anywhere on In a letter announcing The Sequelle’s demise, photography editor a very special performance, an chance to do just campus outside the theatre, it was Douglas Haskins wrote, “Last year, The 2000 Sequelle experienced artistic ‘Experiment.’ Over the about the English department, and there financial troubles, lack of student interest, and poor public relations. course of the night or until she gets are several people there who Despite these problems, the staff was able to create a product of high caught she plans to record her influenced my work. Ralph Leary quality. However, the problem of cost was the largest hindrance facing e the future of the yearbook. There has been and continues to be no room thoughts and observations, th er, and Don Wilson were always ined arn for The Sequelle in the CSA budget. particularly as they A, jo , W behind me 100 percent, and both re, P ehey refer to her mo enn taught me as much about life as “Clarion has lost one of its true traditions. My only hope is that in the arth all, D f Sw arsh future, someone will remember the book, rediscover its niche in 4) o f M hia, about language. But, if I had to g (’7 o elp pick just one professor to thank, university life, and The Sequelle will once again print.” erlin firm hilad b n law G), P Until then the nostalgia of paging through the past issues will have to em atio C& astern of it’d have to be Chris Ferry. I Gemberlingcott G DJoinsW e E Lawoard Firm suffice. . 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She teaches seventh- G , Ally ildren grade English at the Titusville ch Middle School. For more information, call: 814-393-2637 20-CLARION ALUMNI NEWS S P O R T S Gridders Return 20 Starters From PSAC-West Title Team After claiming part of the connected on 217 of 469 aerials for sophomore Travis Dock and junior PSAC-West title last year, eighth- 2,938 yards and 28 touchdowns. Kevin Platz. Dock, a second team year head coach Malen Luke is Also a running threat, Almashy ran PSAC-West choice as a freshman, looking forward to the 2001 season for 307 yards and 5 touchdowns in notched 48 tackles, 12 tackles for with 20 starters and 40 lettermen 2000 and has eight career rushing loss, four quarterback sacks and returning from a talented 2000 touchdowns. one interception. Platz had a team- squad. The backfield returns leading 10 qb sacks and 15 tfl’s to The 2000 Golden Eagles posted sophomore Robert Walker, junior go with 38 tackles. a 7-4 overall record and a 5-1 mark Justin Sickeri and senior All four inside linebackers in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Demetric Gardner. Walker ran for return. Juniors Scott McGrady Conference (PSAC)-West. Clarion 634 yards and 5 touchdowns on 75 and Tom Pore are likely starters, claimed a portion of the PSAC- carries last year. He ran for 211 with seniors Dennis Yu and Tom West title finishing in a three-way yards and 1 touchdown on 21 Gaydosz seeing plenty of time. tie for first with IUP and Slippery carries against West Chester and McGrady had 41 tackles, while Rock. 177 yards and 2 touchdowns on 15 Pore notched 35 hits with six The Golden Eagles were 7-2 in tries versus Lock Haven. tackles for loss and two their final nine games of the season The receiving corps is solid interceptions. narrowly missing the National with senior tight end Andy Pore Sophomore Safeties Myron Collegiate Athletic Conference and sophomore wide receiver Mike Hargon at corner and Kavon Ford (NCAA) Playoffs. Clarion finished McCollum leading the way. Pore, and Stephen Devennie return to the year on a three game winning a first team PSAC-West and bolster the last line of defense. streak that included an impressive second team All-Region choice, Hargon, a speedy corner, had a 21-13 win at IUP and home wins grabbed 17 passes for 229 yards strong freshman campaign with 26 against Lock Haven (42-20) and and 2 touchdowns to go along with hits and led the team with 12 West Chester (28-21). his standout blocking. broken up passes. He also averaged “I think we’re still a bit young The offensive line also returns 27.7 yards per kickoff return, in spots, but we have the building four starters including first team including a 94-yard return for a blocks in place for another strong PSAC-West guard Ryan Duchon touchdown. Ford and Devennie Golden Eagles Quarterback Adam Almashy season if we stay healthy,” said (Jr. 6-3, 300) and guard Ben posted nearly identical numbers. Luke. Boldin (Sr. 6-4, 290), along with Ford had 34 stops, 9 tackles for Women’s Volleyball The offense returns nine starters tackles Brandon Price (Jr. 6-2, loss, 4 quarterback sacks and 1 and 16 lettermen from a unit that 270) and Reggie Wells (So. 6-3, interception, while Devennie Graham, Hill Lead 2001 Spikers averaged 378.3 yards and 26.7 280). notched four tackles, eight tackles Eagles Optimistic Other key contributors in 2001 points per game. The 2000 Eagles Nine starters and 21 lettermen for loss and 3 quarterback sacks. should be sophomore defensive averaged 223.7 rushing yards and return on a Clarion defense that led The Eagles have two starters About Coming Season specialist Laurie Hepler, senior 154.5 passing yards per game. the PSAC in quarterback sacks in back on special teams with punter defensive specialist Kate Clarion rushed for a school record 2000 with 51 and in tackles for loss Ken Crawford and placekicker With a young but experienced Waksmunski. 443 yards versus Lock Haven and with 128. More impressively, the Jason Flora back. Crawford, a squad, optimism is high going Graham and Hill have been concluded the season with 378 Golden Eagles posted 27 first team PSAC-West choice as a into the 2001 season for the named co-captains for the 2001 rushing yards against West quarterback sacks for -199 yards freshman, led the PSAC with a Golden Eagles women’s season and both should provide Chester. over its last four games of the year. 40.6-yard average and placed four Directing the offense is junior The defensive front will be led inside the 20. Flora, a top corner volleyball team under the excellent on- and off-court quarterback Adam Almashy. He by first team PSAC-West kicker, punted opponents inside the direction of third-year head coach leadership, according to Scott Pennewill. completed 103 of 224 passes for noseguard Troy Bowers and 20 an additional nine times. Flora Pennewill. 1,700 yards and 16 touchdowns second team PSAC-West lineman also booted 34 of 39 point after Clarion, which started two Graham has been a do- freshmen and a sophomore last with only seven interceptions in Doug Diegelman, both juniors. touchdowns. anything player in her three years 2000. In two seasons he has The perimeters are guarded by season and had two other at Clarion playing both opposite- freshmen see considerable side hitter and setter. She ranks playing time, finished Pennewill’s fifth in school history in set second season with an 18-20 assists with 1,320 while adding overall mark and a 1-9 record in 482 career kills and 888 career the tough PSAC-West. digs. Last season she led Clarion With the eight returning with 357 digs and was second on players from last season, the team with 317 kills. Pennewill is cautiously optimistic Hill came in last season and heading into the 2001 campaign. ran the offense like a seasoned “With the core of our team pro finishing with the second returning from last season, we most set assists in a single season should be able to hit the ground in school history with 1,408, only running,” Pennewill said. “The five off the school record set by strength of our team will be our Karen Banks in 1984. The 1,408 setters and our opposite hitters. assists are also good for fourth in Once again the left-side hitters a career in school history. should prove to be what makes or Stalder added 291 kills and breaks us this season.” 136 blocks last season, Bull led Anchoring the Golden Eagle the team with 333 kills to go line-up will be senior opposite- along with 298 digs, Riordan had side hitter Ali Graham, junior 73 kills and 111 digs in 61 games middle blocker Beth Stalder, and McKinley had 114 kills and sophomore setter Jackie Hill, 75 digs in 73 games. Waksmunski sophomore outside hitter Melanie proved to be an important 2001 Clarion University Sports Hall of Fame-Inductees into the most recent class of the Hall Bull, sophomore outside hitter defensive player gaining 251 digs, of fame include: (left to right) Thomas J. Komenda (’71), Frank Lignelli accepting for Gordon G. Ashley Riordan and sophomore while Hepler had 21 digs in 14 Sills (’48), David G. Caslow (’64), Leatha Dudeck Baker (’93), Robert E. Leonard, and James T. outside hitter Alissa McKinley. games. Hersh (’89). CLARION ALUMNI NEWS-21 S P O R T S Wrestling Notches Turnaround Season-Future Looks Bright By Craig Phillips Wrestling League, up five positions new and different things to the A Golden Eagle turnaround Clarion will also host Penn State. Clarion University graduates from last year’s eighth-place practice room.” Nellis, discussing his team’s “(The schedule) will keep our who have entered the wrestling showing. Three-time All-American turnaround, said, “I think a lot of it kids working hard and provide coaching ranks have provided “I really felt good for the team,” Mark Angle, who placed fourth at was some new blood in the lineup. competition so when we go to some memorable moments over the Nellis said, reflecting on the 141 pounds in 2000 as a senior, Eric Mausser and Topper came off nationals it won’t be a shock when years. turnaround. “It was rough last year. also pitched in from the coaching redshirts and we had some good we go out on the mat against the Two-time NCAA champion This was nice for our fans, who standpoint. senior leadership. larger programs,” Nellis said. Wade Schalles, who posted an have stuck behind us. It was nice to He also lauded the leadership of “We had a lot of people step up,” “On paper, we should be as incredible 153-5-1 record with 106 see the hard work pay off for the seniors Shane McChesney, Bob he continued. “We won some close good or better than the past year,” pins for the Golden Eagles, went kids. For me, I just slept better.” Topper, Aaron Mitchell dual meets that we didn’t win before he continued. “Our goal in the win on to coach Clemson University Clarion opened the season on and Pete because we didn’t have the people to the EWLs - both the dual meet and where he guided Noel Loban to an a positive note with a 27-10 Kroshefskie. win. We wrestled with confidence tournament title.” NCAA title in 1980. triumph over West Virginia, Following and intensity.” Nellis’ optimism is based in 1972 NCAA champion Garry but dropped a 37-6 verdict to the seven-match The “new blood” Nellis referred simple facts. He will be able to Barton led three individuals to Penn State before hosting the win streak and a to came in the first four weight rely on six returning starters and state titles while guiding Clearfield Clarion Duals. fourth-place classes were freshman Peter has capable replacement for the High School to the PIAA Class Using their home-mat finish at the Derstine and Frank Edgar were seniors. AAA State Championship in 1986. advantage at Waldo S. joined by sophomore transfer Rad Derstine will battle for the 125- Barton was voted the state’s Class Tippin Gymnasium, the Martinez and redshirt junior pound berth with sophomore AAA Coach of the Year for his Eagles began a seven- Dominic Surra. Starlin Jiminez, who placed in efforts. match win streak with Martinez, Edgar and Surra all numerous open tournaments this 1973 NCAA champion Don victories over East qualified for the NCAA Division I season. Martinez and Edgar will be Rohn took over the Northampton Stroudsburg (28-9), Pitt- Championships at the University followed at 133 and 141, program in District 11 and coached Johnstown (21-19) and of Iowa, but only Edgar respectively, with Surra being the Konkrete Kids to three-straight Kent State (23-12). managed to win a bout. challenged at 149 by redshirt PIAA Class AAA State A 37-3 win over Martinez, who finished sophomore Jared Moss, who sat Championships in 1993-94-95 Cleveland State 29-10 on the year, out the season after shoulder before leading the team to the state followed before the suffered a surgery. Sophomore Jim Perry title in 1998 and both team dual Eagles defeated hyperextended will also be the mix. meet title and state championship Buffalo, 25-9, elbow prior to the Jeremy Reitz, a 1999 state in 2000. Rohn was selected coach which is coached tournament. champion at Brookville, is a of the year in three of the by former Mausser and redshirt sophomore transfer from championship seasons and was also Clarion All- heavyweight John Penn State and will be eligible the named National Coach of the Year. American Testa rounded out second semester. He will be Jim Clarion’s national pushed at 157 pounds by However, successful Clarion HEAVYWEIGHT Beichner. qualifiers. sophomore Tony Prosdocimo. graduates who made a difference in JOHN TESTA the coaching ranks didn’t Clarion Mausser, a redshirt Myron Mahone, a junior necessarily have to be NCAA capped its sophomore, posted a 2-2 college national champion at Iowa champions to make their mark on win streak record at 197 pounds in his second Central in 2000 before transferring the sport. with an 18- appearance and finished the to Clarion last fall, was expected to Two cases in point are 2001 17 triumph season 29-11. wrestle at 165 this season, but sat Clarion Hall of Fame inductee over Testa, a sophomore who was out with a stress fracture in his David G. Caslow and current Bloomsburg seeded eighth, had a disappointing foot. Clarion University coach Ken and a 19-15 tournament and finished 1-2. He did, Todd Schuchert, a freshman Nellis. win over however, win an EWL title and who suffered a broken wrist and Caslow, who posted a 42-5-2 Rider. compile a team-best record of 29-6 received a medical redshirt, will record while wrestling at Clarion Nellis on the season. return at 174 and compete with under Coach Frank Lignelli, felt Nellis is looking forward to next redshirt freshman Marcus Surin. entered the high school coaching season after this year’s breakthrough Redshirt sophomore Denny ranks and has compiled a 371-139- campaign. Mitchell and redshirt freshman 4 record during 30 seasons. “The improvements we made in Mike Scaff will square off for the Nellis - a four-time NCAA dual meets and the EWL tournament berth at 184 pounds with Mausser qualifier who took over the Clarion contributions from his coaching Pennsylvania State Athletic is a nice building block to take into and Testa rounded out the lineup. program from former Golden Eagle staff and seniors played a large part Conference Championships, the next year,” he said. “We know we Nellis believes the infusion of Jack Davis - struggled with a 14- in the team’s success. Eagles dropped a 26-9 decision to can compete with the Edinboros, new talent and recruits will pay 29-2 record in his first three “Tony Purler is a big influence Edinboro, but finished the season Lock Havens, Pitts and West immediate benefits. seasons, including a disastrous 2- on our wrestlers,” Nellis said of his with a 3-1 mark which included Virginias.” And, if the team’s 13 campaign in 1999-2000, before assistant. “He drives the kids to wins over Pitt (32-5), Virginia improvement mirrors this past putting it together. perform well and be intense. Tech (23-21) and Virginia (19-18). An upgraded schedule season’s, Clarion will return to “Tim Courtad did a real nice Clarion finished in third place The Eagles also have upgraded national prominence. A difference job for his first year out of in the EWL with a 5-2 record and their schedule to prepare for What a difference a year makes. college,” Nellis continued, matched that finish in the EWL nationals. (Craig Phillips is a And, Nellis can attest to that discussing the 2000 All-American Championships with nine place- New to the slate will be matches contributing writer for the fact after leading the Golden from Ohio University. “(Courtad) winners. at Michigan State and Central Clarion Alumni News.) Eagles to an 11-3 record and a brought some good things from Michigan and home dates against third-place finish in the Eastern Ohio University and introduced Ohio State and Ohio University.

Continued from Page 22 enables us to put our players a trip to the NCAA Playoffs the corner. turnover margin... Shearer, through surgery fine) “We don’t have the luxury of in a position to win, is an outstanding CLARION NOTES: Serwatka, Smith and Stevens ... The game was for first in starters and depth like some and then they take it from accomplishment. But what Coach Righter also pointed return to the lineup in 2002, the PSAC-West and other conference teams, so there.” magic is Righter brewing in out that Clarion did the “little while Nesmith, Bigler and Edinboro won 104-92 ... we recruit versatile players The formula has certainly his cauldron for opponents in things” that add up to a title Starkey also are back ... The Ironically Edinboro hosted who can play more than one worked for Righter and the the future? that often don’t show up in only graduation from the top the PSAC Championship position. Golden Eagles during his With Righter’s the box score ... Clarion led 8 players is Tamir Harbin ... Tournament and Righter was Using players at multiple tenure. A 72% winning imagination, the magical the PSAC in free throw Righter missed Clarion’s able to finally get to positions and in multiple sets percentage over the past 5 brew could spell “double percentage (74.1%), led the first trip to Edinboro this year Edinboro this year, and then creates advantageous years, an average of 20 wins trouble” for opponents for PSAC in steals (279), ranked (Feb. 7th) when his mother won the biggest two games matchups for us. Dictating a season, 2 PSAC-West years to come. Stay tuned - #2 in the PSAC in had a major surgery that day of the season in winning the those matchups to me is what crowns, a PSAC title and the best could be just around assist/turnover ratio and #2 in near Philadelphia (She came PSAC Championship. 22-CLARION ALUMNI NEWS

S P O R T S Golden Eagle Men’s Basketball Team Wins 2001 PSAC Title NCAA Division II Invitation Caps Another Successful Season Dr. Ron Righter led the 2001 went on to a 77-72 win ending the Clarion Men’s Basketball team to Clarion’s season. its first Pennsylvania State Athletic Clarion was led in 2000-01 Conference Championship (PSAC) were led by guards Serwatka (Jr. and the National Collegiate New Rochelle, NY), Tamir Athletic Conference (NCAA) Harbin (Sr. Prospect Park, PA) Division II Playoffs. Completing and Smith (So. Cleveland, OH), his 13th year as head coach, along with forwards David Righter feels it was another season Shearer (Jr., Greensburg, PA) and to remember. Allen Stevens (Jr. Philadelphia, “I will never forget the blue- PA). Also making major collar, gut-wrenching effort our contributions were forwards team gave in winning the PSAC Stephen Nesmith (So. Pittsburgh, title at Edinboro,” said Righter. PA) and Starkey (So. Youngstown, “The sparkle in their eyes in OH), and guard James Bigler (Jr. accomplishing that mission, against Irwin, PA). all odds, after everyone told them it Serwatka, who transferred in couldn’t be done, is a from Sullivan memory I will have etched Community College, was in my mind forever.” second in the PSAC in Clarion posted an scoring (20.2 points per Clarion’s 2001 PSAC Championship Team game) and shot 41 overall record of 19-10, Women’s Basketball including a 7-5 mark in percent from the three- the always-rugged PSAC- point line (86 of 209). Eagles Improve in 2001—Set For Bright Future West, good for third place. Harbin, a two-year This year was the fifth starter, was second in straight for Righter’s scoring (14.2 points per A young Golden Eagles Tournament teams including two including a heartbreaking 68-67 troops notching incredible game), had 37 steals and women’s basketball team showed against “Elite Eight” participant overtime loss at California and a success. The Eagles are 103 rebounds and canned improvement in 2000-01 going 10- Shippensburg as well as making a tough 78-71 loss at Edinboro. 100-39 (71.9 percent) over 51 of 146 three pointers. 16 overall and 3-9 in the PSAC- trip to the prestigious North After the two close the past five seasons, have Smith, in his second West bettering both marks from Dakota St. Tournament losses, however, things won two PSAC-West SHEARER season at point guard, the previous season. Thanksgiving weekend. started to turn around for titles (1997, 2000) and continued to elevate his It was also a banner year for the In addition to the tough the Golden Eagles, as were PSAC runners-up in 1997. In play, especially in the team’s lone senior starter Melissa schedule, three of Clarion’s Clarion won two of its his 13 years at Clarion Righter has big games averaging 11.4 points Yearous (Kaysville, UT), who losses came by 10 points or next three PSAC-West a 217-129 record (62.7 percent). per game, led the team in assists went over the 1,000 career-point less meaning that if a games. Clarion’s run to the PSAC title (126), free-throw percentage (85.5 mark with 1,003 points, while bounce or two had gone the Feb. 10 saw Clarion started with a 79-73 first-round win percent, 65 of 76) and three-point being named second-team PSAC- Golden Eagles way in any top Lock Haven 62-57, at IUP Feb. 27. The game was tied shooting percentage (42.7 percent, West after finishing the season as of those games, Clarion and a week later the at 33 at halftime and seven times in 61 of 143), was third in steals (41), Clarion’s leading scorer with 10.6 would have been able to Golden Eagles knocked the second half when Stephen and grabbed 113 rebounds. In two points per game. Yearous also finish the season at 13-13. IUP, the preseason co- Nesmith’s lay-up broke a 71-71 tie seasons he has 574 points, 227 finished her career with 524 Clarion got the season favorite to win the leading the Eagles to a big win. assists and 76 steals. rebounds making her only off on the right foot PSAC-West, out of the Edinboro hosted the PSAC Shearer, a three-year starter at the eighth player in school defeating Kendall playoffs with a thrilling history to score 1,000 College 88-48 in the 70-67 win at IUP. “Final 4” and Clarion matched up forward, earned first team PSAC- YEAROUS against PSAC-East champion West honors for the second straight points and pull down 500 opening game of the In addition to losing Bloomsburg in the semifinals year. A blue collar player, Shearer rebounds. Clarion Classic Yearous, Clarion will March 2. Down 34-30 at halftime averaged 12.5 points per game, “Melissa was the thanks to 24 points and also lose back-up guard Judy and 51-47 midway through the ranked third in the PSAC in heart and soul of our 13 rebounds from Zimmerman (Mercersburg, PA) to second half, Clarion exploded for rebounding (8.9 rebounds per team for four years,” Yearous. graduation. Zimmerman averaged 15-0 run on its way to an game) and led the PSAC in steals Clarion’s head coach After dropping three 2.5 points per game last season impressive 70-65 win. Stevens, a junior and two-year Margaret “Gie” tough games, the while playing tremendous defense. The title game March 3 against starter, had a strong season Parsons said. “She Golden Eagles The top returning players for West Chester was like a averaging 12.9 points per game and always worked hard rebounded to win five the Golden Eagles are senior heavyweight title fight. The game 5.3 rebounds per game while and did more than she of their next seven forward Christian Lantz featured 11 ties and 9 lead changes, adding 35 steals and 33 assists. was ever asked to do. games including an (Rockford, OH), who scored 10.3 but Clarion prevailed in overtime Was there a turning point in the She was a very exciting 112-108 double points per game while grabbing 5.5 80-77 in one of the most exciting championship season? coachable young lady.” overtime win over rebounds per game, junior center PSAC title games in its rich “It started with the 79-72 win While the Golden previously unbeaten West Courtney Willman (Painesville, history. Rollie Smith, the against Pitt-Johnstown and that Eagles lose Yearous, the Chester, who would go on OH 10.3 points per game and 8.0 tournament MVP, sent the game to week we won three straight games future looks bright for to finish No. 2 in the East rebounds per game), junior guards overtime with a three-pointer with at the end of January. But I really Parsons, who will be Region. Allison Stodart (Madera, PA 9.8 six seconds left and 17 points in all felt the win at California (90-81) entering her 13th year as Clarion, though, suffered a points per game), Tameka to lead Clarion to the win. that followed was probably the head coach. Parsons’ setback when its captain and Washington (Warren, OH 8.5 Serwatka added 24 points, and game that really put us in the right club featured three on-the court leader Yearous points per game) and Jen Duhnke Mark Starkey had 10 points off direction,” reflected Righter. “The sophomores in underwent hand surgery that (New Bethlehem, PA 3.1 points the bench. team’s chemistry really clicked starting roles and six forced her to miss three games per game and 45 assists) and senior Earning the automatic NCAA from that game on. We don’t have other freshmen or completely and limited point guard Tiffany Taylor Division II bid, Clarion traveled to the luxury of starters and depth like sophomores in key STODART action in five others. (Ambridge, PA 8.0 points per Fort Mill, SC, and played Salem some other conference teams, so reserve positions last Without Yearous, game and 67 assists). International in the NCAA we recruit versatile players who season who got Clarion went 3-5 before NOTES: With a strong Division II East Regional first can play more than one position.” experience against one of the rebounding to get its first PSAC- recruiting year, the Golden Eagles round. The Eagles led 40-32 at What does the future hold for toughest schedules in the country. West win Jan. 24 against Lock hope to return to the PSAC halftime, but Salem broke a 66-66 Righter’s teams? Stay tuned; the Clarion played a total of five Haven. Playoffs in 2002 ... Parsons has led tie with 3:21 to go in the game and games against four NCAA Following the Lock Haven Clarion to a 184-151 (54.9 percent) Continued on page 21 Division II East Regional game Clarion lost four in a row record. CLARION ALUMNI NEWS-23

S P O R T S Men’s Swimming & Diving Eagles Second in PSAC/11th at NCAA Championships Doug Scott 6-Time A-A balanced team with some OH) in the 400 I.M. Bill Wright Wright placed 16th in the 100 and divers returning next year,” outstanding individual (So. Canton, OH) and Gary free and was a reflected VanDyke. “Our goal is to at NCAA performers,” said Van Dyke. Aughinbaugh (Jr. six-time A-A. He have a strong recruiting year and Championships In the regular season the Eagles Chambersburg, PA) teamed with is now a nine- look to challenge to regain the posted two dual meets wins over Chandlee and Scott on the 200 time All- PSAC title.” Senior captain Doug Scott Shippensburg and Allegheny, plus medley relay win. Freshman American. CLARION NOTES: The (Paoli, PA) had strong victories over Kenyon and Aaron Bell (Bradford, PA) was Aughinbaugh, Eagles have won 24 PSAC titles in Pennsylvania State Athletic Ashland. second in the 100 free and third a four-time All- the past 31 years ... Clarion won 19 Conference (PSAC) and National The 2001 in the 200 free. American, now straight from 1971-89, then won in Collegiate PSAC The NCAA Division II has six career A- 1992 and four straight from 1995- Athletic championships Championships were hosted at A awards, while 98... Coach VanDyke swam at Conference were hosted at the C.T. Branin Natatorium in Smithson earned Clarion from 1977-80 and was (NCAA) rival West Canton, OH. Cal-Bakersfield four All-America assistant coach for 12 years (1989- performances Chester. The won the team title with 621 awards and 2000) before replacing long-time helping lead the Rams won the points, while Clarion was 11th finished his coach Bill Miller. Men’s team title with scoring 129 points. SMITHSON career as an Swimming and 619.5 points, Scott again led the way for eight-time A-A. Diving team to while Clarion the Golden Eagles earning six- Chandlee New NCAA another was second with time All-America honors. In topped off a good year with three outstanding 459.5 points and individual events he was 10th in A-A placings on three relays. season. Shippensburg the 200 back and 14th in the 100 Diver Jimmy McGee (So. Rule First year third with 302. back, plus was part of four relays Warren, OH) made his second trip head coach Mark SCOTT Scott had including the fifth place 200 free to the NCAA championships a As of August 1, 2000, athletic VanDyke led the an outstanding AUGHINBAUGH relay. A two-year Eagle, Scott very successful one. He placed representatives of Clarion 2001 Eagles to a PSAC meet finished his career as a 12-time fifth on three meter with 396.65 University (Boosters) in Division II fine 6-1 dual meet record, a posting wins in the 100 and 200 All-American. points and 5th on one meter with athletic programs may not make second-place finish at the PSAC backstroke, while leading the 200 Also earning All-America 376.90 points. He is a four-time telephone calls to prospective th championships and an 11 -place medley relay team to another win. honors in the pool were Bill career All-American. student-athletes. They may finish at the NCAA Division II Also winning individual events Wright, Gary Aughinbaugh, “Although we graduate quality continue to write or e-mail nationals. were Ben Chandlee (So. Red John Smithson (Sr. seniors like Scott and Smithson, prospective student-athletes after “I thought we had a very strong Lion, PA) in the 100 breaststroke Mechanicsville, VA) and Ben we are looking forward to 2002 Sept. 1 of the prospect’s junior year season featuring a very well- and Beau Caldwell (Fr. Columbus, Chandlee. with plenty of talented swimmers in high school provided they have approval from the appropriate Clarion head coach. In the sport of Women’s Swimming & Diving wrestling, boosters may not engage in any recruiting activities with Sutton/Hrovat Repeat NCAA Honors prospective student-athletes. This includes writing, e-mailing and Golden Eagles 6th and Division I Youngstown State. with 656 points, while Clarion was as a 16-time All-American. telephoning prospects. The 2001 PSAC sixth with 258 points. Melissa Baer (So. at NCAA championships were hosted at Diver Stephanie Sutton was Breinigsville, PA) was a two-time rival West Chester. The Rams named NCAA D-II A-A and is now a nine- Championships scored 681 points and dethroned “Diver of the Year” for time career All- American. Trimbur Senior tri-captains Stephanie the Golden Eagles who totaled the second straight year, earned five A-A awards, Sutton (Fairfax, VA), Shannon 399.5. Shippensburg was third successfully defending Want while freshmen Bethany Cattoni (Bradford, PA) and with 252 points. her 1 and 3 meter NCAA Bankovich (Latrobe, PA) Megan Tracy (Jacobus, PA) Cattoni had an titles. and Caroline Miller (Va. provided strong leadership as the outstanding She won Beach, VA) earned four Golden Eagle swimming and performance at the three meter Sports? and two A-A awards diving team had another strong PSAC championships scoring 474.95 respectively. Also two- campaign in 2001. and was voted the points and one time All-Americans was Under first year head coach “Swimmer of the Meet” meter totaling Katie McNerney (Sr. Mark VanDyke, Clarion posted a by the PSAC coaches. 385.80 points. Erie, PA) who ended as a Golden Eagle Hotline: 7-2 dual meet record, finished She won the 200 and She finished her three-time All-American. second at the 500 freestyle events, great career as a 814-393-2079 Andrea Faller and Pennsylvania State plus placed four-time TRACY Abby Koch (So. Athletic Conference second in the NCAA Harmony, PA) earned 1 Sports on the Web: championships and sixth 100 free and champion and a A-A award. Faller ended her at the National was on four four-time runner-up. career as a 4-time A-A, while Collegiate Athletic relays, Diving coach Dave http://www.clarion.edu/ Koch is a 6-time A-A in two Association Division II including the Hrovat was named D-II seasons. news nationals. winning 200 diving “Coach of the SUTTON Divers Amanda Earnest (Jr. click on sports “I thought we had a free. Year”. His ninth NCAA Yardley, PA), Chrissy Young (Sr. very good season and a Megan award in 11 years as Lansdale, PA) and Jess Waldman strong NCAA finish,” Trimbur (Fr. Warren, coach, Dave has earned the NCAA (So. Logan Station, PA) all had said VanDyke. “All the OH), Andrea Faller (Sr. women’s award four times (2001, strong performances. Earnest swimmers and divers California, MD) and ’00, 95, 93) and the men’s award placed second on both boards came home All- Katie McNerney (Sr. five times. behind Sutton. She is a four-time Americans from Erie, PA) were also part Cattoni and Tracy led the All-American. Young, a senior, nationals and that’s a of the winning relay, swimmers at nationals. Cattoni CATTONI was sixth on three meter and ninth great way to finish the while Tracy was second was fourth in the 200 free and fifth on one meter and ended her career year.” in the 200 back and third in the 100 free on her was to as an eight-time All-American. The dual meet season saw the in the 100 back. seven-time All-America honors. Waldman, who made her first trip Eagles post two wins over Moving on to the NCAA She finished her career as a 23- to nationals, was 12th on three Allegheny and Shippensburg, plus nationals held at the C.T. Branin time A-A. Tracy was fifth in the meter and 13th on one meter. victories over Kenyon, Ashland Natatorium in Canton, Ohio, 100 backstroke and earned four A- Truman State won the team title A honors. She finished her career 24-CLARION ALUMNI NEWS S P O R T S

Track & Field Yearous NCAA D-II All-American Steingrabe NCAA Qualifier Clarion University senior high Haven’s Marsha Krysiewski. the school record in the event jumper Melissa Yearous Findlay’s Beth Baldridge also jumping 5 feet, 6fi inches. (Kaysville, jumped 5 feet, 5 fl inches but The last Clarion women’s All- UT/West Branch, finished third American was Taryn Carter, who Iowa HS) became because it took placed fourth in the 100 hurdles the first Golden her fewer and eighth in the 400 hurdles at Eagle women’s attempts to clear the 1981 AIAW National athlete to earn the height. Championships. Sisters Taryn NCAA Div. II Abilene and Laurie Carter both qualified All-America Christian’s for the nationals that season. honors when she Maresa Ben Steingrabe, a sophomore tied for fourth at Cadienhead won from West Middlesex, PA, also the National the event with a qualified and competed in the Collegiate Athletic jump of 5 feet, 10 NCAA Division II L-R, Jim Thornton, George Garbarino, Rod Silvis (S&T Bank) and Association fi inches. Championships. He qualified in Andy Sayers (S&T Bank). Championships Yearous won the 110 hurdles, but was slowed Saturday, May 26, the 1999 and in his heat and did not qualify for YEAROUS STEINGRABE at Southern 2000 PSAC high the finals. Steingrabe did win the Illinois jump titles and PSAC title in the 110 hurdles with S&T Bank/Pizza Hut University-Edwardsville. placed fourth at the Pennsylvania a time of 14.55 and set a new Yearous jumped 5 feet, 5 fl State Athletic Conference school record in the process. inches tying for fourth with Lock Championships in 2001. She holds Wild Game Dinner Raises $19,500 For George Clarion Women’s Soccer Team Ready For Garbarino Scholarship First Season As Varsity Sport Tony Howard, who was hired a year ago to its first home game against Slippery Rock on Endowment organize Clarion’s first Women’s Soccer team, is Wednesday, September 19 at 4 p.m. The third Clarion University $24,000 last year and $19,500 in preparing the Golden Eagles for its first campaign as a A new field has been constructed at Memorial S&T Bank/Pizza Hut Wild Game 2001. The dinner now has a three- varsity intercollegiate sport for Fall 2001. Stadium near the former baseball field location and the Dinner, which raises money year total of $57,500 raised for Clarion fielded a club team in 2000-2001 with Golden Eagles are ready to go. toward the George Garbarino athletic scholarships. In addition, walk-on players. Some of those players, along with Howard, 36, a veteran coach, came to Clarion from Scholarship Endowment, was scholarship donations have newly recruited scholarship players, will form NCAA D-I Stephen F. Austin (TX) where he led the again a big success this year. brought the overall total in the Clarion’s first “official” team starting in September. Ladyjacks to an 8-8-3 overall record in 1999. Held on April 7 at the Clarion endowment to over $64,000. “We expect to be competitive,” said coach Women’s Soccer coach at Concordia University American Legion, 113 people Thornton attributed the large Howard. “We’re looking forward to our first season (Portland, OR) for three seasons (1994-96), he started bought tickets to the event, which profit to the corporate sponsors, representing Clarion University.” a program from scratch and built a 34-16-9 record featured an exciting array of wild along with the contributing The Golden Eagles open 2001 at the Ferris State winning two Cascade Collegiate Conference titles. game culinary delights, a live sponsors including including Eden (Michigan) Tournament on Saturday, September 1 An experienced coach with collegiate and auction and raffles. Inc., Ron Seidle Chevrolet, Barry against Ferris State, then play Aquinas College on professional experience, Howard is ready to start a “The Game Dinner helped Garbarino, Ed Smith/First Union, Sunday September 2. After playing the following new tradition here at Clarion. Eight home games dot raise $19,500 for the George Will Rheiner, Clarion County Rod weekend at the Findlay Tournament, Clarion will host this year’s schedule. Garbarino Scholarship and Gun, and Kelly Myers, the Endowment,” said Jim Thornton, 113 people who paid $100 per game dinner director and head person, the live auction and the Clarion Sports ‘Live On the Internet’ athletic trainer at Clarion raffles for helping raise the total to University. $19,500. Alumni and friends of Clarion click on the Golden Eagle logo, wrestling broadcasts were the first Thornton organized the Game Honored in the process and University football, basketball and which will link you to Red Zone. of their kind in wrestling in the Dinner in 1999 and it raised attending the game dinner was Mr. wrestling will be able to hear all the The games will also be archived for nation. $14,000 in its inaugural year, George Garbarino, for whom the action live on the web in the 2001- those interested in listening at scholarship endowment is named. 2002 season, according to Sports another time. A long time resident and respected Information Director Rich Herman. Those wanting to listen to the Football Web Broadcasts member of the Clarion Area “We are very happy to announce game live, or even after it is community. Mr. Garbarino, 87, that we will be back on the Internet archived, will need Windows Sponsored by Mike Baker (’79) had a distinguished career in the with football, basketball and “Media Player” to listen to the Clarion’s Internet football broadcasts for 2001 will be sponsored grocery business in Clarion. Mr. wrestling broadcasts for the coming games. Any software you may need by 1979 grad and former football player Mike Baker. Garbarino retired from Riverside in 1980 after 40 years of managing season,” said Herman. “The to download can be accessed from Baker, who is the owner of First Marketing Associates of Tennessee, Inc., was a four year letterwinner on the gridiron from stores in Clarion. George and his Internet broadcasts have been a big the Red Zone site, or Windows free 1975-78 and was a starting defensive end on the 1977 Pennsylvania wife Frances (married for 62 of charge. success for two years and we’re State Athletic Conference Championship team and the 1978 PSAC- years) reside in Shippenville. They pleased with our new agreement.” Football once again will be West champions. have two sons Barry and Jack, and Clarion sports will be broadcast broadcasted by Dave Katis and “I’m happy to sponsor the football broadcasts on the Internet and a daughter Judy, and have seven in cooperation with Red Zone Mike Kalinowski over WCCR-FM hope all alumni and fans enjoy following the Golden Eagles in 2001. I grandchildren. Media of Pittsburgh, PA. Those in Clarion, while wrestling also hope that alumni will consider a gift to the Dave Mercinko CLARION NOTES: interested in hearing the broadcasts broadcasts will have Rich Herman Memorial Scholarship that has been set up through the Clarion Donations to the George will be able to directly access the and former wrestling coach Bob Foundation.” Garbarino Endowment can be Red Zone site on the day of the Bubb on the same station. A radio The Mercinko Scholarship Fund was established by Baker in the made at any time ... Anyone event at www.redzonemedia.com, crew yet to be named will name of Dave Mercinko, a former teammate and starter on the 1977 interested should contact the or by going to Clarion’s web page broadcast basketball with WCUC- PSAC Championship team who passed away. Clarion University Foundation at For more information about the Dave Mercinko Scholarship, at www.clarion.edu, click on the FM at Clarion University as the 814-393-2572. contact Dave Katis at the Clarion University Foundation at 814-393- host station. Clarion’s 2000 sports or athletics site and then 1823, or Baker at 800-398-8998. CLARION ALUMNI NEWS-25

S P O R T S Clarion University Announces 2000-2001 Athletic Awards Baseball First Team. Andrea Faller - NCAA Nate Seegers - Pennsylvania Tab Musser - PSAC Academic Division II All-American. State Athletic Conference Fall Top Ten PSAC Champion. Spring Academic Top Ten Andy Pore - Daktronics Katie McNerney - NCAA Basketball (Men) Second Team All-Region. Division II All-American (2). Dave Shearer - PSAC-West PSAC-West First Team. PSAC Champion. First Team. Golf Caroline Miller - NCAA Rollie Smith - PSAC Tourney David Lichina - PSAC All- Division II All-American (2). MVP Conference. Megan Tracy - NCAA Cross Country (Women) Anthony Tacconelli - Clarion Division II All-American (4). Kelly Null - National University Male “Athlete of the Megan Trimbur - NCAA 2001 Clarion University Male and Female Athletes of the Year were Collegiate Athletic Conference Year”. PSAC All-Conference. Division II All-American (5). honored during the Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonies on May 4, Division II All-Region.. PSAC Swimming (Men) PSAC Champion. 2001 at Chandler Dining Hall. L-R: Associate Athletic Director All-Conference. Gary Aughinbaugh - NCAA Brandi Smithson - NCAA Tracy Cumming, Male Athlete of the Year Anthony Tacconelli, President Diane Reinhard, Female Athlete of the Year Stephanie Diving (Men) Division II All-American (4). Division II All-American. Sutton, and Athletic Director Bob Carlson. Jim McGee - NCAA Division PSAC Champion. Track (Men) II All-American (2). Beau Caldwell - PSAC Ben Steingrabe - PSAC Diving (Women) Champion Champion. Sutton & Tacconelli Named Clarion Amanda Earnest - NCAA Ben Chandlee - NCAA Gerald Smith - PSAC All- ‘Athletes of the Year’ Division II All-American (2). Division II All-American (3). Conference. Diver Stephanie Sutton (Sr. 7-2 dual meet record, a runner-up Stephanie Sutton - NCAA PSAC Champion (2). Justin Wise - PSAC All- Fairfax, VA) and golfer Anthony finish at the Pennsylvania State Division II “Diver of the Year”. Doug Scott - NCAA Division Conference. Tacconelli (Jr. Lansdale) were Athletic Conference NCAA Division II Champion II All-American (6). PSAC Track (Women) named Clarion University’s Female Championships and a sixth-place (2). Clarion University Female Champion (3). Melissa Yearous - NCAA and Male “Athletes of the Year” by finish at the Division I Nationals. “Athlete of the Year”. John Smithson - NCAA Division II All-American (4th - Athletic Director Robert Carlson In 2000 she also won both Jessica Waldman - NCAA Division II All-American (4). High Jump). on May 4 at the “Sports Hall of boards at the NCAA Division II All-American (2). Bill Wright - NCAA Division Wrestling Fame” induction ceremonies at Championships and was named Chrissy Young - NCAA II All-American (6). PSAC John Testa - EWL Champion, Chandler Dining Hall. Division II “Diver of the Year” for Sutton, a senior and tri-captain her efforts. She finished her Division II All-American (2). Champion. PSAC Champion, Slippery of the swimming and diving team outstanding career as an eight-time Football Swimming (Women) Rock Open Champion. in 2001, earned Clarion’s Female Division II All-American. Roosevelt Benjamin - NCAA Melissa Baer - NCAA Bob Topper - PSAC Athlete award for the second Stephanie placed second on both Division II Second Team All- Division II All-American (2). Champion. Slippery Rock Open consecutive year. In 2001 she was boards at nationals as a freshman American Daktronics & Bethany Bankovich - NCAA Champion. named the National Collegiate and a sophomore. Football Gazette. Daktronics Division II All-American (3). 2000-2001 Clarion Awards Athletic Conference Division II Tacconelli, a junior from First Team All-Region. PSAC- Shannon Cattoni - NCAA Dave Hrovat - NCAA Division “Diver of the Year” after winning Lansdale, PA, and North Penn West First Team. Division II All-American (7). II Women’s Diving “Coach of NCAA Division II titles on both High School, was the top man on Ken Crawford - PSAC-West PSAC Champion (3). the Year”. the one and three meter boards. She Clarion’s golf team the last two first Team. Abby Koch - NCAA Division Malen Luke - PSAC -West won three meter with 474.95 points years. In 2001, he led the Eagles to Ryan Duchon - PSAC-West II All-American. Football “Coach of the Year” and one meter with 385.80 points. a second-place finish at the PSAC She helped the Golden Eagles to a Championships while placing fifth individually with a 36-hole total of Buffalo’s Men’s Swimming Coach Recognized for Outstanding Performance 152 (74-78). He also was second at BUFFALO, NY – University 92, with swimmer Kyle Depold Award for eight consecutive years Misty Hyman when she upset world- the Millersville Invitational firing a at Buffalo head men’s swimming earning East Coast Conference from 1992-1999. In the 1993 fall record holder and defending Olympic 36-hole total of 146 that included a and diving coach Budd Termin, a Swimmer of the Year honors. In semester and in the 1995 spring champion Susie O’Neill and set an 6-under 66. That 66 was one shot 1979 graduate of Clarion his 14-year career, Termin has semester, the Bulls posted the Olympic record in the 200 butterfly in off the course record at Crossgates University, has received the coached six highest team grade-point Sydney. Termin’s and Pendergast’s Golf Club. Overall he was prestigious State University of Conference average out of all NCAA research has been published in Clarion’s top scorer in seven of 10 New York Chancellor’s Award for Swimmers of the Division I men’s numerous scholarly journals. events this season. He was selected Excellence in Professional Service. Year and his teams swimming and diving In 2000, Termin, Pendergast for the NCAA Division II North The award, instituted in 1977, have won seven teams. and John Zaharkin were awarded a Regional in Bellingham, MA, and provides “SUNY-wide recognition conference Termin is also an U.S. Patent for a pace-light finished tied for 53rd with a 54- for superlative performance and championship internationally recognized “System and Method for Training a hole total of 238 (82-79-77.) outstanding achievement by titles. Termin has researcher while working Swimmer.” The system involves an In 2000 he won medalist honors professional service employees.” been recognized with Dr. David Pendergast, underwater pacing light system and at the PSAC Championships. His Termin was nominated for the with conference professor of physiology computer program that can pace up 36-hole score of 141 (one-under award by Judith Adams-Volpe, co- Coach of the Year and biophysics at UB. to 24 swimmers at a time and run par) included a 5-under par 66 on chair of the Intercollegiate honors on five When Termin arrived at training intervals for an entire the first day. In his three-year Athletics Board, for his unique different occasions, UB, he founded a 60-meter team. Swimmers using the system career he has been all-conference approach to coaching based upon and he has earned donut-shaped water course are able to alter their mechanics all three seasons including a 10th his research on the biomechanics the American in UB’s Center for and immediately determine if the place finish at PSAC of swimming and development of a Swimming Coaches Association’s Research in Special Environments. changes affect their speed. A two- Championships in 1999. patented training system. notable Coaching Achievement Together, he and Dr. Pendergast test year study of freestyle swimmers CLARION NOTES: Previous Termin came to UB in 1987 Award three times, most recently the volume of oxygen swimmers concluded that those using the winners include - 2000 - Mark from the University of Kansas and in 2000-the same year in the UB consume (the VO2), which is a system improved twice as much as Angle and Stephanie Sutton; 1999 immediately began his mission of record book, and his swimmers measure of their “metabolic those not using the system. The - Alvin Slaughter and Christina turning UB’s Division III men’s have qualified for the Olympic horsepower,” and then improve the patent is registered in 26 countries Tillotson; 1998 - John Williams swimming and diving programs Trials, the NCAA Division I swimmers’ VO2 through training in and the UB Technology Transfer and Tillotson; 1997 - Steve Witte into a successful, respected Swimming Championships and the the donut to improve their efficiency Office is negotiating a licensing and Tillotson; 1996 - Sheldon Division I program. That transition USA Swimming National and power. Termin and Pendergast agreement for the technology. Thomas and Mona Gaffney; 1995 did not take ling as the Bulls won Championships. also study swimming techniques - Dan Payne and Amy Paganie; the East Coast Conference Termin teams have also related to strokes and pace control, 1994 - Kwame Morton and Championship in their first season excelled in the classroom, earning and their findings were implemented Carlita Jones. of Division I competition in 1991- the NCAA All-Academic Team by 2000 US Olympic gold medalist 26-CLARION ALUMNI NEWS S P O R T S Clarion University Lists 2001-2002 Athletic Schedules Football 23 TUE LOCK HAVEN 7:00 22 SAT at Slippery Rock 12:30 Feb. 2 SAT at Shippensburg 3:00 Coach: Malen Luke 26 FRI SHIPPENSBURG 7:00 Oct. 6 SAT at Lehigh 9:30 4 MON CALIFORNIA 8:00 Aug. 30 THU at E. Stroudsburg 7:00 30 TUE SLIPPERY ROCK 7:00 13 SAT at Duquesne TBA 6 WED EDINBORO 8:00 Sept. 8 SAT at Youngstown St. 7:00 Nov. 1 THU at Robert Morris 7:00 20 SAT at Gettysburg 10:30 9 SAT at Lock Haven 5:00 15 SAT TIFFIN 2:00 3 SAT at Edinboro 7:00 27 SAT at PSACs (LH) TBA 11 MON at Pitt-Johnstown 7:30 22 SAT at Shippensburg 1:00 9-10 F-S at PSACs TBA Nov. 3 SAT at NCAAs (SR) TBA 13 WED SLIPPERY ROCK 8:00 29 SAT KUTZTOWN (HC) 2:00 16-17 F-S at NCAAs TBA 16 SAT INDIANA 8:00 Golf Oct. 6 SAT CALIFORNIA 1:00 20 WED at California 8:00 Women’s Soccer 13 SAT at Edinboro 2:00 Coach: Al Lefevre 23 SAT NEW HAVEN Sept. 10-11 M-T at Glenville St. Inv. 20 SAT SLIPPERY ROCK 1:00 Coach: Tony Howard (Clarion HS) 3:00 Sept. 1 SAT at Ferris State TBA 24-25 M-T HAL HANSEN INV. 27 SAT INDIANA 1:00 2 SUN at Aquinas (Ferris) TBA Oct. 1-2 M-T at WVIAC Regional Women’s Basketball Nov. 3 SAT at Lock Haven 1:00 8 SAT at Siena Hts (Findlay) 2:30 7-8 S-M at Fairmont St. Inv. Coach: Gie Parsons 10 SAT at West Chester 1:30 9 SUN at St. Joe’s (Findlay) 10:00 9 TUE at Allegheny Inv. Nov. 16-17 F-S CLARION CLASSIC2/6;1/3 Women’s Volleyball 13 THU at Gannon 4:00 15-16 M-T at Robert Morris Inv. 20 TUE ASHLAND TBA Coach: Scott Pennewill 19 WED SLIPPERY ROCK 4:00 28 WED at Gannon 7:00 Men’s Basketball Aug. 25-26 S-S at St. Leo Inv. TBA 22 SAT BRIDGEPORT 2:00 Dec. 1 SAT MANSFIELD 1:00 Sept. 1-2 S-S at Wheeling Jesuit TBA 23 SUN SALEM INT. 12:30 Coach: Dr. Ron Righter 2 SUN BLOOMSBURG 1:00 Nov. 16-17 F-S SUBWAY/KFC CLASSIC 4/8; 5/7 5 WED at Gannon 7:00 25 TUE at California 4:00 14-15 F-S at Findlay To. TBA 20 WED at Felician (NJ) 7:00 7-8 F-S at Laker Inv. TBA OCT. 3 WED LOCK HAVEN 3:00 19 WED at Cheyney 1:00 Dec. 1 SAT MANSFIELD 3:00 11 TUE CALIFORNIA 7:00 6 SAT at E. Stroudsburg 3:00 20 THU at West Chester 6:00 2 SUN BLOOMSBURG 3:00 12 WED MERCYHURST 7:00 9 TUE at Edinboro 3:30 Jan. 5 SAT at Millersville 1:00 7 FRI STRAYER 7:00 15 SAT INDIANA 7:00 13 SAT WEST CHESTER 1:00 9 WED SHIPPENSBURG 6:00 19 WED at Cheyney 3:00 18 TUE at Lock Haven 7:00 14 SUN MILLERSVILLE 2:00 12 SAT E. STROUDSBURG 1:00 20 THU at West Chester 8:00 21-22 F-S at Millersville Inv. TBA 17 WED INDIANA 4:00 13 SUN KUTZTOWN 1:00 Jan. 5 SAT at Millersville 3:00 25 TUE at Slippery Rock 7:00 21 SUN BLOOMSBURG 1:00 16 WED at Edinboro 6:00 9 WED SHIPPENSBURG 8:00 27 THU WILMINGTON 7:00 23 TUE at Kutztown 3:00 19 SAT at Indiana 6:00 12 SATE. STROUDSBURG 3:00 Oct. 2 TUE EDINBORO 7:00 27 SAT SHIPPENSBURG 1:00 23 WED LOCK HAVEN 6:00 13 SUN KUTZTOWN 3:00 5-6 F-S HOLIDAY INN CL. TBA 28 SUN at Westminster 1:00 30 WED at Slippery Rock 6:00 16 WED at Edinboro 8:00 9 TUE at California 7:00 Cross Country Feb. 2 SAT at Shippensburg 1:00 19 SAT at Indiana 8:00 12-13 F-S at Kutztown Inv. TBA 4 MON CALIFORNIA 6:00 Coach: Pat Mooney 21 MON at New Haven 7:00 16 TUE at Indiana 7:00 Sept. 8 SAT at California 11:15 6 WED EDINBORO 6:00 23 WED LOCK HAVEN 8:00 20 SAT LEES-MCRAE 2:00 15 SAT at Y’town/Penn St. TBA 9 SAT at Lock Haven 3:00 30 WED at Slippery Rock 8:00 13 WED SLIPPERY ROCK 6:00 16 SAT INDIANA 6:00 20 WED at California 6:00 23 SAT at Pitt-Johnstown 6:00 Men’s & Women’s Swimming Coach: Mark VanDyke Oct. 27 SAT PRE-SEASON INV. 11:00 28 SUN DIVING INV. 10:00 (Benefits the W.S. Tippin Scholarship Fund) 31 WED ALLEGHENY 6:00 Nov. 10 SAT SHIPPENSBURG 2:00 16 FRI at Akron w/Ashland & Kenyon 4:30 Nov. 30-Dec. 2 F-S at Akron Inv. 10/6 Jan. 1-12 T-S at College Forum Inv. 19-20 S-S W.C./INDIANA 5/10 25 FRI at Allegheny 6:00 26 SATYOUNGSTOWN ST. 1:00 Feb. 2 SATat Pittsburgh Inv. TBA 9 SATPSAC QUALIFIER 12:00 10 SUNat Youngstown State Diving Inv. 10:00 21-3 T-S PSACs (CLARION) 10/6 Mar. 13-16 W-S at NCAAs (Orlando) TBA Wrestling Coach: Ken Nellis Nov. 10 SAT BLUE/GOLD 1 :00 17 SAT at E. Stroudsburg Open TBA 30-1 F-S at Las Vegas Inv. TBA Dec. 7 FRI at West Virginia 7:30 8 SAT PENN STATE 7:00 16 SUN CLARION DUALS 1/3/5 Jan. 5 SAT at Michigan State 7:30 Sponsored by 6 SUN at C. Michigan Duals TBA Four-Person New Bethlehem Bank 11 FRI LOCK HAVEN 7:30 S&T Bank 12 SAT at Buffalo 7:00 Scramble Wienken and Associates 18 FRI at Bloomsburg 7:00 Miles Developing and Contracting Inc. 19 SAT at Rider 1:00 $150 per person 25-26 F-S at PSACs (Kutztown) TBA Pepsi-Cola Feb. 2 SAT EDINBORO 7:30 12:30 p.m. shotgun start 12 TUE at Pittsburgh 7:30 16 SAT VIRGINIA TECH 1:00 Lunch/Check-in 11 a.m. to Noon 21 THU CLEVELAND STATE 7:00 Mar. 9-10 S-S at EWLs (Lock Haven) 21-23 T-S at NCAAs (Albany, NY) Fee includes: green fees, cart, lunch, tee prizes, hole prizes, par 3 prizes–nearest to the pin and hole-in-one, team prizes, door prizes, refreshments, and buffet dinner.

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U N I V E R S I T Y N E W S Clarion University Adds Web Services For Students Point and click. line with a credit card; and by Fall registrar’s office once this system Gatesman, Clayton Kroh, Greg Sciences; Ken Grugel, financial aid That is how easy many tasks 2001, perspective students can is operational.” Knox, Michael Phillips, Gus office; Karen DeMauro, Robin for students at Clarion University apply for admission to Clarion The Web for Students system is Johnson, and Jeanne Vilberg, all Peterson, Kerry Mapes, Rob became with the addition “Web for University using the web and expected to operate daily from 8 from the center for computer Gatesman, Nancy Steiner, and Students.” It provided a variety of request information about Clarion a.m.-11 p.m. “This is just another services. John Russell, center for computer university services for students University. way of serving our current The Web for Students services; Adam Earnheardt, beginning March 26, and was Bills also sees future value for students, nontraditional students, Implementation Team, charged webmaster, university relations joined by class registration on Clarion alumni with “Web for and our graduates,” concludes with working out the functionality office; Jan McClaine, graduate April 9. In the near future, it will Students.” “All students from 1985 Bills. of the system, links, and publishing studies; and Cindy Busch, also be serving Clarion University on already have a PIN,” he says. The Web for Students included: Sue McMillen, Diane Venango Campus. alumni by providing access to “By using their PIN, they will be Technical Committee, charged Kahle, and Diane Simpson, unofficial transcripts. able to access unofficial transcripts with getting all the hardware and admissions office; Mark Angel, According to Doug Bills, of grades from the registrar’s software working together comptroller’s office; Doug Bills, Clarion University Registrar, office. Official transcripts must included: Karen DeMauro, Robin registrar’s office; Steve Johnson, students using the World Wide still be obtained by contacting the Peterson, Kerry Mapes, Rob associate dean, College of Arts and Web can: check availability of classes, check their registration status, view the university catalog, check their grades and transcripts, check their current financial aid status, verify their address information, change their PIN number, and check for holds (any situation that would prevent registration), all from their personal computers. “Using the World Wide Web makes personal information more accessible to the students,” says Bills. “Most of Clarion’s students are quite computer savvy and they expect this type of service.” “Web for Students” works together with the already established Student Information System. It is an addition to the current telephone registration system, active since 1992 that allows students to register for classes by telephone. The telereg system will continue to operate along with “Web for Students.” “This is a collaborative effort by many offices on campus,” explained Robin Peterson of computing services. “The planning started in October 2000 and involved financial aid, admissions, accounts receivable, computing services, and the web master.” Students will access the information by entering their student identification number and individual PIN number. “Using this format keeps the information secure,” says Bills. “The site will have a secure shell with a 128-byte encryption.” Students are being notified about “Web for Students” by post card, e-mail through university accounts, and posters placed on campus. Representatives of the committee will also attend campus meetings to explain the availability and use of “Web for Students.” This is just the first step in what “Web for Students” is scheduled to provide during the remainder of 2001. Beginning April 9, students were able to: schedule summer and fall classes online using the web, print their class schedule, process conditional drop/add, and enter specific credits for variable credit courses on line. By Summer, students were able to check account balances and pay fees on- RETURN TO: University Relations Clarion University of Pennsylvania 840 Wood Street Clarion, PA 16214-1232

CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED Homecoming Homecoming ‘Mum’ Corsages The Clarion University Eagle Ambassadors announce the sale of Homecoming ‘Mum’ Corsages. The large ‘mums’ will be white with a blue and a gold ribbon, and are selling for $6 each. Orders can be picked up at Homecoming on September 29, 2001, at the alumni tent when you register. Schedule Friday 6:30 p.m. Distinguished Awards Banquet Chandler Dining Hall Saturday, September 29, 2001 Saturday 10 a.m. to Noon Homecoming Reservation Form Alumni Parade Reception (Wrist band available at registration September 29, 2001 required for food.) Chapel Parking Lot. Name Class Telephone Noon Autumn Leaf Festival Parade Address 2 p.m. P.O. Box or Street City State Zip Financial Support to help defray the costs of Homecoming Events would be appreciated. Financial Support $ Football Game Clarion vs. Kutztown Number attending reception Number of Football Tickets @ $8 = Number of ‘Mum’ corsages @ $6 5 to 7 p.m. Number attending Distinguished Awards Banquet @ $15= Alumni Reception Total Enclosed: Clarion VFW Make Checks Payable to: Clarion University Foundation, Haskell House, 840 Wood Street, Clarion, PA 16214-1232 603 Liberty Street