fosters friendship and cultural understanding between the city of Leon, and the community of Gettysburg. Since the project's founding, hundreds of students have learned firsthand about realities in Central America. FROM THE PRESIDENT My Vision for

WHEN BOARD OF Trustees Chair Jim Weaver '64 asked Gettysburg College, you will find someone who can share a me to serve as interim president last spring, never in my story about a Gettysburg College graduate whose actions will wildest dreams did I imagine that less make you very proud of your own association with the College. than a year later, I would be chosen to * ( While this vision might sound idealistic, I would suggest serve as Gettysburg College's 14th that it is attainable. To realize this vision, we must: president. I am deeply grateful for the • Continue to attract the very best faculty and staff and trust the Board of Trustees has placed support them as they deliver a profound and contemporary in me, and I will respond to that trust liberal arts education to our students; by working as hard as I can to help • Continue to emphasize learning opportunities for students Gettysburg College more fully realize outside the classroom that will engage them in independent its potential as one of the nation's best and creative thinking — through independent study projects liberal arts colleges. I take on the role of president with j and research collaborations with faculty; seriousness, with great enthusiasm, and with great passion for this institution that has played such a significant role in • Continue to build co-curricular experiences that my life and has opened so many doors to me. I know that complement the academic learning experience and that many of you share that same passion. build habits of civic engagement and public service; and The Presidential Search Committee asked me to describe • Continue to work toward a Gettysburg community in which my vision for Gettysburg College in my conversations with diversity of thought and experience are welcomed as part of them this winter, and I want to share a piece of that with our everyday interactions, and which sends Gettysburg stu­ you. This vision has evolved from my experience as an dents out into the world and brings the world to Gettysburg. administrator and faculty member here at Gettysburg and It is no accident that each of these initiatives begins with also from conversations with students, alumni, parents, the word continue. Although the foundation for this vision is faculty, and staff. It is a vision that will no doubt continue to already here, we must press ahead aggressively in each of evolve, but will also continue to focus on preparing our these areas. In these challenging times, the Gettysburg students to take leading roles in their professions and experience must prepare students to live full and effective communities — for it really will be our alumni who will lives, marked by intellectual curiosity, open-mindedness, a bring distinction to Gettysburg College. sense of civic responsibility, and a desire to make the world Our alumni will be known for having had a Gettysburg a better place. There has never been a better or more experience grounded in academic excellence. They will important moment for Gettysburg to offer a compelling graduate with a broad and deep liberal arts education that liberal arts education. will form a basis for life-long learning. They will be known I am honored and humbled by the faith the community for their intellectual curiosity and their capacity to think has placed in me to lead Gettysburg College and by the critically, to express themselves clearly, and to understand support that so many of you have offered. I look forward how to apply multiple perspectives to solve complex to working with you as together we help our gem of an problems. But beyond that, our graduates will be known for institution, Gettysburg College, to shine in new ways. their strong sense of responsibility to others, to society, and to the world; and they will be known for acting on that sense of responsibility. Our alumni will engage in a wide variety of professional pursuits — medicine, research, teaching, public Ch^L Y^)(S^ K^ service, law, business, music — but what they will have in common are the desire and ability to put their superb Janet Morgan Riggs '77 education to good use. Wherever you go, when you mention President Gettysbur: A Magazine for Gettysburg /College Alumni, Parents, and Friends 4 SPRING 2009 VOLUME 100 • NO. 2

EDITOR Jerold Wikoff P '03

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Jim Hale, Judith Lindquist, Kendra Martin CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Patricia A. Lawson P '09

CLASS NOTES EDITOR Sue Dyer

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI RELATIONS Joe Lynch '85 PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECT GETTYSBURG LEON Jim Hale 10 DESIGN + PRODUCTION Started in the early 1980s, Project Gettysburg Leon MSK Partners, Inc. fosters friendship and cultural understanding between the city of Leon, Nicaragua and the community of Send comments or address changes to: Gettysburg. Since the project's founding, hundreds of OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS Gettysburg students have learned firsthand about & PUBLIC RELATIONS GETTYSBURG COLLEGE realities in Central America. 300 North Washington Street Hall, 2nd Floor 16 LINCOLN SLEPT HERE Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325-1486 In celebration of 's 200th birthday, the 717-337-6800 or [email protected] www.gettysburg.edu house where Lincoln spent the night before his famous address opened as a museum on the Gettysburg Square. MAGAZINE ADVISORY BOARD: John Baer P '01, Jennifer (Fisher) Bryant '82, Don Burden '63, Carolyn Donofrio '90, Jon Drayer '02, The house belonged to David Wills, a graduate of Sheridan Falvo '96, Bill Fleischman '60, Bob Hershey '61, Pat Gettysburg College in 1851. (Hughes) Hutchinson '70, Keith "Kip" Jones '03, Kelly Woods Lynch '82, Ken Maskell '69, Nanette "Tricia" (Sinclair) Smelter '71, 22 LACROSSE AT GETTYSBURG Jerry Spinelli '63, Jackie Zakrewsky '86. Gettysburg lacrosse is preparing to celebrate the men's Gettysburg (USPS 218-120/ISSN 0899-6792) is printed three times team's 50th anniversary in 2008-09, and the women's a year, in January, April, and October, by Gettysburg College, team's first-ever hosting of NCAA Division II and III Gettysburg, PA 17325. A fourth issue appears online in July. Postage paid at Gettysburg, PA. Finals in 2010.

POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: GETTYSBURG, Advancement Services, Box 423, DEPARTMENTS Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, PA 17325-1486. 2 AROUND THE CAMPUS Gettysburg College assures equal employment and prohibits discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, religion, national 9 LETTERS TO EDITOR origin, gender, sexual orientation, or disability. 28 CONNECTIONS Printed in the U.S.A. SPORTS ©Gettysburg College 2009 33 CLASS NOTES ON THE COVER: A late afternoon in the streets of Leon, Nicaragua, photographed by Kaylan Neelamraju. 51 IN MEMORIAM 52 LAST WORD

SPRING 2009 • GETTYSBURG COLLEGE 1 Around-Campus Number 14 College names Janet Morgan Riggs president THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES unanimously appointed Janet Morgan Riggs '7714th president of Gettysburg College at its meeting on Feb. 6. Riggs, who had served as interim president since last March, became president effective immediately. "We're excited to make this appointment," said James M. Weaver '64, chair of the board. "Dr. Riggs has excelled in a number of key administrative appointments, most recently interim president at Gettysburg, and we know that she will move full steam ahead in building campus- wide support for her vision. As an alumna who has also been a 20-year professor and a provost at Gettysburg, she deeply understands the lives of our students and faculty, who are the heart of our academic mission." In March 2008 the board appointed Riggs interim president after the resignation of Katherine Haley Will. A national search was conducted for her replacement. A 15-member Presidential Search Committee — chaired by Trustee Bob Duelks '77 and composed of faculty, alumni, trustees, an administrator, and a student — received more than 100 applications. "We enjoyed meeting Flood of support a very impressive slate of follows appointment candidates," Duelks said. A flood of favorable reaction "But at every turn Janet followed the appointment of Janet Morgan Riggs 77 as Riggs remained in the top the College's new president. tier. She set herself apart The College's website regis­ with her passion, tered thousands of "hits" commitment, and vision and dozens of comments for her alma mater. were posted by alumni, Throughout the process, parents, and others. For her understanding of more go to our website. where liberal arts educa­ tion is headed, her vision for advancement of Gettysburg, her operational insights and her relationship-building skills helped set her apart." Riggs accepted the appointment with enthusiasm. "It is a great honor and privilege to accept the appointment as 14th president by the College's Board of Trustees," she said. "Gettysburg College and the local community have been my home since 1981. I'm thrilled to be asked to serve my alma mater in this way." For more about Riggs' appointment, including photos, videos, and comments, see www.gettysburg.edu/riggs.

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Best place to work The Right Kudos to... For the sixth consecutive year, & Sylvia Asante, associate director of Gettysburg College has been named Stuff the Intercultural Resource Center, one of the 100 "Best Places to Work in Prof. Boritt awarded national who received a Living the Dream Pennsylvania," ranking 8th among honor award from the Martin Luther King businesses and nonprofit institutions Jr. Celebration Committee of with at least 250 employees. Rankings HISTORY PROFESSOR and Civil Gettysburg and the Adams County are determined by assessments of War scholar Gabor S. Boritt was YWCA. Asante was honored for her participants' policies, practices, awarded the National Humanities contributions to the community as philosophy, demographics, and Medal for 2008 by President George director of the Meals and More employee satisfaction. W Bush. program at Prince of Peace Episcopal "Our state-of-the-art daycare Church. center, our comprehensive benefits package, our exciting wellness program, and most importantly, our community of faculty, administrators, and staff are the reasons why we have received this special recognition," said Jennifer Lucas, co-director of human resources and risk management.

Remembering MLK At a Nov. 17 White House ceremo­ MEMBERS OF the campus commu­ ny, Boritt was honored "for a distin­ nity gathered in January for a candle­ guished career of scholarship on light vigil in honor of Rev. Dr. Martin Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War Luther King Jr. Dozens of students, era. His life's work and his life's story faculty members, administrators, staff stand as testaments to our nation's members, and others braved freezing precious legacy of liberty." temperatures and falling snow to gather on the steps of Musselman A profile on the National Endow­ "Meals and More is an Library. ment for the Humanities (NEH) outreach program of the website described Boritt as a "tireless church's soup kitchen." advocate for the study of Lincoln and the Civil War" who "brings a passion "Meals and More is an outreach for the subject that began during his program of the church's soup kitchen," early years as a Hungarian immigrant said Asante, who has served as director to the United States." for three years. Before the program began, there was no place for children The profile also noted Boritt's to go after getting a meal at the achievements at Gettysburg College, kitchen. "They would just roam the where he is director and founder of streets," she said. the Civil War Institute and the Robert Fluhrer Professor of Civil War Studies. The program provides two meals Among his extensive scholarship is the a day as well as additional activities book, The Gettysburg Gospel, which and support for Gettysburg children was featured on the cover of U.S. News in need. a World Report in 2007. Brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha Frat­ ernity, Inc. sponsored the vigil, which "...for a distinguished career of scholarship on featured readings from King's writings Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War era. Boritt's and comments about his life and legacy. A video captured moments from life's work and his life's story stand as testaments the vigil and can be viewed at to our nation's precious legacy of liberty." www.gettysburg.edu/mlk.

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New books by Gettysburg alumni News@Gettysburg • Katherine (Stroup) Brooks '76 Gettysburg has changed the way it presents news on the College's website. has developed a career-coaching system You can now be a contributor and publisher of news as well as a reader. called Wise Wanderings, which is the Your newly redesigned News@ Gettysburg site also makes it possible for I focus of her book, You you to: I Majored in What? • Post comments on stories and create a community-wide conversation; I Mapping your Path from • Submit your own images for the Gettysburg College Photo of the Day; I Chaos to Career, to be • Share stories via Facebook, del.icio.us, and other networks; I published this May. • Email stories to friends; • ^ Brooks is director of the • Access related stories via a tag cloud; Liberal Arts Career Service at the • Visit Gettysburg College's pages on Facebook, Linkedin, Twitter, and YouTube; University of Texas; she and her family • Sign up for email alerts or an RSS feed of Gettysburg College news. live in Austin, Tex. In addition, you can now subscribe and receive email alerts when new • Walter Everett '76, who has items are added to the News@Gertysburg. Just go to published two books on the Beatles, www.gettysburg.edu/news_events and enter your email address. wrote The Foundations of Rock, a comprehensive introduction to the Gettysburg named "best value" inner workings of rock music. GETTYSBURG COLLEGE is one of the top 50 "best values" among American Everett is a professor of music and private liberal arts colleges, according to Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine. chair of the Department of Theory at Gettysburg is among institutions that "provide a top-quality education at an the University of Michigan School of affordable price — usually with generous financial aid," the magazine reported Music, Theatre, and Dance. He lives in its February issue. "Our rankings measure academic quality and affordability, with his family in Ann Arbor, Mich. with quality accounting for two-thirds of the total," the Kiplinger.com website says. • Edward R. Schubert '88, an award-winning author of more than 30 short stories, has published his first novel, Dreaming Creek, which is "a mys­ tery with a Twilight-Zone twist." He is also co-editor of an anthology of stories from the science-fiction magazine that he edits, InterGalactic Medicine Show. Edmund lives with his family in Greensboro, N.C. • Richard Uhl '71 has written Wrong Conclusions, a fast-paced thriller set in New York's exotic, often violent Witnessing history Chinatown. A native of More than 40 Gettysburg College students traveled to Washington, D.C. on New York State with a Jan. 20 to join the nearly two million on the Mall who attended the inauguration 30-year career in food ceremony of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States. service management, Uhl Students from Prof. Shirley Anne Warshaw's political science courses is now retired and concentrating on traveled by bus to Shady Grove, a northern Metro stop, and then to Washington. his writing. He and his family live in This was the fifth time Warshaw accompanied students to a presidential Westchester County, NY. inauguration. On campus, students, faculty, staff, and community members gathered in the Please direct information about CUB Ballroom and other campus locations to view broadcast coverage. The new titles or gift presentations to Pat Ballroom audience cheered when Obama said, "For us, they fought and died, in Hogan, senior acquisitions assistant, places like Concord and Gettysburg." Musselman Library, Gettysburg Comments, photos, and videos of the students' experience can be seen at College, Gettysburg, PA 17325 www.gettysburg.edu/inauguration. ([email protected]).

SPRING 2009 • GETTYSBURG COLLEGE 5 AROUND THE CAMPUS Nine receive tenure NINE FACULTY MEMBERS were granted tenure based on their teaching, research, and governance. They are: • Paul Austerlitz, an ethnomusicologist and jazz musician, who joined the Sunderman Conservatory in 2006. He also teaches Africana Studies. Austerlitz earned his doctorate at Wesleyan University. • Laurel Cohen-Pfister, who has taught at Gettysburg College at various times since 1994 and became an assistant professor in the Department of Austerlitz Cohen-Pfister Cushing-Daniels German in 2006. She holds a doctorate from the University of California at Los Angeles. • Brendan Cushing-Daniels, who has taught economics at Gettysburg College since 1994 and became an assistant professor in 2003. He earned his doctorate at the University of California at Berkeley. • Elizabeth Duquette, who holds a doctorate in American literature from New York University. She has served as an assistant professor in the Department of English since 2003. • Darren Glass, who has been an assistant professor in the Department of Mathematics since 2005. He earned his Ph.D. at the University of Pennsylvania. • Donna Perry, a cultural anthropologist who joined the Department of Sociology and Anthropology in 2003 and is on the Globalization Studies Advisory Committee. Her Ph.D. is from . • Sarah Principato, who joined the Department of Environmental Studies in 2003. She earned her doctorate in geology at the University of Colorado Principato Udden Urcuyo in Boulder. • James Udden, who has taught film studies in the • Istvan Urcuyo, who has taught at Gettysburg College since 2001, Department of Interdisciplinary Studies since 2003. and became an assistant professor in the Department of Biology in He earned his doctorate in film studies at the 2004. His doctorate is from The Pennsylvania State University. University of Wisconsin in Madison. Connecting in the Big Apple GETTYSBURG COLLEGE students traveled once again Gettysburg College trustees, and President Janet Morgan to to participate in Bright Lights! Big City!, Riggs '77. a three-day career networking program that introduces Bright Lights! Big City! has been running for five years participants to successful alumni and parents in various and has taken students to Boston, New York, Washington, metropolitan areas. This year's event in the Big Apple and Philadelphia. Trips have explored careers in the offered students the chance to learn about opportunities in sciences, arts, arts management, nonprofits, public service, accounting, finance, marketing, and human resources. Wall Street, food, fashion, event planning, and advertising. Students visited companies, met graduates and parents Students posted blog entries as their New York City at their workplaces, developed a case-study presentation, experience unfolded, which can be read at www.gettys- and attended a networking reception with alumni, burg.edu/blbc.

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IN THE MEDIA @gettysburg.edu • An op-ed written by President Janet Morgan Riggs '77 appeared • Student research. Each year about 350 students across all majors take in Harrisburg's Patriot-News on part in undergraduate research or some other kind of independent project. Dec. 14. The piece addressed con­ www.gettysburg.edu/academics/undergraduate-research cerns over new Pennsylvania teacher certification mandates, which would • Regional alumni clubs. Gettysburg College has nearly 30 regional require students "to add two addi­ alumni clubs that sponsor a wide variety of activities. Connect with tional semesters to an already chal­ alumni near you. Join a club, www.gettysburg.edu/regional clubs lenging four-year program," Riggs • Facts and figures. Alumni reside in all 50 states, District of Columbia, wrote. "The financial burden of an Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Canada, and in five continents. Check other additional year to complete certifica­ College facts, www.gettysburg.edu/facts-figures tion requirements could discourage • Spoil 'em long distance. Miss your student? many exceptional students from Send a special "love basket" through becoming teachers, particularly in Gettysburg College Dining Services. these challenging economic times." www.gettysburg.edu/spoil-em.dot Supporting references to Riggs' piece • Women's Center. Run by student volunteers, have appeared in the Chambersburg the Women's Center is dedicated to promoting Public Opinion and several blogs. the intellectual, physical and emotional health • Civil War Era Studies Prof. Allen of women on campus and in the community Guelzo was quoted in several media www.gettysburg.edu/womens-center outlets about a perceived connection • Financial aid. Gettysburg College awarded $35 million in between President Obama with scholarships and grants for the2008-09 academic year. President Lincoln. Lincoln's "like the www.gettysburg.edu/scholarships-aid cliffhanger that never gets resolved," (continued on page 8)

McPherson and Symonds win 2008 TWO BOOKS offering fresh and provocative insights into the difficulties President Abraham Lincoln faced with his gener­ als and admirals shared the 2009 Lincoln Prize, the most generous and prestigious award in the field of American history. The winners of this year's prize were Prof. James McPherson for his book, Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief, and Prof. Craig Symonds for Lincoln and His Admirals. McPherson is the George Henry Davis 1886 Professor Emeritus of United States History at ; Symonds is Professor Emeritus of History at the U.S. Naval Academy. TRIED BY WAR McPherson won the Lincoln Prize in 1998 for his .INCOLN If IAKIW HHMLII .1 CINNJtH[[l IMHIEF AMI") f US book For Cause and Comrades: Why Men Fought in the Civil War. ADMIRALS The $50,000 annual prize was co-founded and endowed by business leaders and philanthropists and Lewis Lehrman, principals of the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History in New York. The Institute devotes itself to education by supporting magnet schools, teacher education, curriculum development, exhibitions, and publications, as well as endowing several major history awards. Gilder and Lehrman estab­ lished the Lincoln Prize in 1990, together with JAMES M. MCPHERSON Prof. Gabor Boritt, director of the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College. »•.TTIIO eriT

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IN THE MEDIA (frompage7) Guelzo said in the Washington Post OUT OF THE PAST 1 on Jan. 20. "Here's the man who saved the Union, and we think, 'Boy, 50 YEARS AGO: In 1959 the College's course catalogue listed for the first if we get into another crisis, we want time the opportunity to spend an approved junior-year abroad. By the to know the formula.' We want to mid-1960s students could participate in one of "many regularly organized discern another Lincoln. But they are programs of study in Europe, Latin America, or elsewhere." Today the elusive, which means we invent College offers nearly 200 study-abroad options. them. So we impute to Lincoln the 75 YEARS AGO: In 1934-35, during the height of the depression, student qualities we hope will lead us enrollment dropped to a record low of 480. A new record high of 620 had through the wilderness. It's called been set just prior to the depression in 1928-29. To help increase enrollment, myth. It's called legend." women were officially admitted to Gettysburg College in 1935. (Women • President Obama is "ushering in a attended the College as early as the 1880s, but only as "day scholars.") new generation," said Political 100 YEARS AGO: On Feb. 12,1909, all classroom work was suspended after Science Prof. Shirley Anne the first period so that the College could commemorate the centennial of Warshaw in the Patriot-News on the birth of two famous persons who, according to the Gettysburgian, had Jan. 18. "He has a BlackBerry and worked to achieve "the freedom of man from the shackles which so long that's not insignificant. He's very had held him down." The two were Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln, connected to lots of different people both born on Feb. 12,1809. that not many of the past presidents were." Warshaw was quoted in dozens of media outlets, including Washington Post, Reuters, NPR, U.S.-China relations FOXNews.com, and United Arab FORMER AMBASSADOR TO NEPAL, Julia ChangBloch, spoke on campus Emirates' The National Warshaw about "The Importance of Promoting U.S.-China Relations Through Education said the history books will certainly and Exchange." remember Obama as the first black Bloch was the first Asian American to hold the rank of ambassador; she president, but a better question is subsequently became the first president of U.S.-China Education Trust — an how will his race and background organization meant to help China's next-generation leaders understand influence his policy. American society in the context of the political, cultural, and economic forces that have given rise to America and its values. • Admissions Director Gail Sweezey was quoted in the New York Times on Dec. 21 regarding private colleges and enrollment this year. Sweezey tried to clear the air on the afford- ability of private colleges in this economic climate, saying: "One thing that's happened this year is that there's all this talk, and one-sided media stories, about how private colleges are unaffordable. It's become almost viral that there are no loans, that schools are having problems. The truth is that a lot of private Bloch urged Americans to learn lessons from China's education system. colleges have more financial aid Focusing on science, math, and foreign languages has greatly increased China's available this year." competitiveness, she said, and Chinese students achieve more because teachers and intellectual accomplishment are highly respected. By contrast, she said, "America is a sports and leisure country. Maybe we need a Super Bowl for HFTTYSRIIRfi Hfll I FHF academics." Bloch's lecture, sponsored by the Eisenhower Institute, was part of the College's Asian Cultural Week 2009. Titled "Eleven Days in Asia," the program was designed to celebrate Asian culture and encourage global citizenship.

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[ LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ]

Biology background out of my little siesta by Dr. Cavaliere, who was discretely As I read the article on Dr. Ralph Cavaliere in Gettysburg smiling at me and saying, "I will repeat that!" (smile) His (Autumn 2008) a wave of memories washed over me. I humor, sincerity, and contagious enthusiasm about the attended Gettysburg from 1979 to 1983 and majored in subject matter inspired at least one music major's teaching biology. Dr. Cavaliere was my Bio 101 professor. The course and appreciation for the world around her. was difficult, but his passion for the subject convinced me Thanks, Dr. Cavaliere. to major in biology. Cheryl (Faul) Gingerich 79 Dr. Robert Barnes was my advisor and also my inverte­ Lititz, Pa. brate zoology teacher. I had Dr. Ralph Sorenson for immunology, and I spent a great deal of time in all my pro­ To read more alumni letters about Prof. Ralph Cavaliere, fessors' offices. I used the biology building as my library visit the College's website at www.gettysburg.edu and my second home. My first job offer following graduation was to dissect On the radio and inspect cataracts in monkey eyes using the electron I was disappointed to notice a lack of coverage in the microscope at Hershey Medical Center. Working there, "On the Radio" article (Summer 2008) of the late 1970s I realized that spending seven hours a day in complete and early 1980s — notwithstanding a couple of nice photos darkness wasn't for me. But I had an advantage that few that appeared in the article from the 1977 era. That was the graduates had in 1983 — a working knowledge of how to time when I presided over a power expansion of the use an electron microscope. I gained that experience College's radio station from 10 to 100 watts (to Class A) thanks to Dr. Cavaliere's persistence in obtaining one for and the first implementation of a stereo signal. the biology department at Gettysburg. Sometime in 1978 or 1979 a change in FCC regulations I went on to pursue a pharmaceutical career with threatened the future autonomy of all Class C 10-watters Parke-Davis, now Pfizer, for the next 18 years. I used my that didn't expand to Class A100. It could be argued that biology and chemistry knowledge to sell pharmaceuticals, our administration "saved" 'ZBT when we successfully train new sales representatives, and continue in manage­ lobbied the College business office for a one-time infusion ment. I "retired" in 2001 to raise my two boys. I now of some $10,000 to buy equipment and hire consultants. have a high school freshman who is in honors science, and This was a dramatic chapter in the station's history, and it I still find myself using my extensive science background to was relatively traumatic for all those involved. I have to say help him. that I only presided. Julian Wolfe '81 and John Skraback I feel extremely lucky to have been touched by the '79 deserve much of the credit. professors in the biology department. Their passion for the Chris Jentsch '81 subject, their love of teaching, and their willingness to help Brooklyn N.Y. students excel will forever be fond memories of my time at Gettysburg. Light travels Glenda (Laudenberger) Domes '83 Your article "Journey to the center of the universe" (Winter Lancaster, Pa. 2009) includes an astronomical error in the first paragraph. You wrote, "Light from the sun takes eight minutes to reach Eyes wide open us. To the moon and back is just two light minutes." I was fortunate to have Dr. Ralph Cavaliere for Bio 101 The first statement is correct. Light from the sun while a sophomore music major at Gettysburg College in the reaches the earth in about eight minutes, 18 seconds. late 1970s. I looked forward to his animated lectures, back in The sun is approximately 93 million miles from the earth, the days when scientists were still speculating as to what depending on the position of the earth in its somewhat function mitochondria had in the cell! elliptical orbit. Could Dr. Cavaliere possibly be on top of every student The distance from the earth to the moon is approxi­ in that very large 101 class, I wondered one morning after a mately 238,857 miles. Light travels at 186,282 miles per long night of studying. I arrived at the class barely able to second. The round trip of 477,714 miles could be made in keep my eyes open. Oh, could I just close one eye while 2.56 seconds, not two minutes as stated. taking notes with the other? Just a second with both Bill Fishburne P'03 closed? As I felt my pen slide off the notebook, I was jolted Hendersonville, N.C.

SPRING 2009 • GETTYSBURG COLLEGE 9 The Cathedral of Leon (in the background) is the largest cathedral in Central America. This mournful lion guards the tomb of Nicaragua's most beloved poet, Ruben Dario.

10 GETTYSBURG COLLEGE • SPRING 2009 Started in the early 1980s, fosters friendship and cultural understanding between the city of Leon, Nicaragua and the community of Gettysburg. Since the project's founding, hundreds of students have learned firsthand about realities in Central America. Project Gettysburg LeonheartecT by Kendra Martin

TRAVEL TO NICARAGUA and you'll of El Porvenir, visited public hospitals Mattson led several exploratory trips quickly discover that a cup of coffee to learn about healthcare, and delved to El Salvador, Honduras, and contains far more than your morning deeper into the economic, political, Nicaragua to determine if there was an caffeine. Spend time picking beans at a and cultural aspects of this beautiful opportunity to help the people during Nicaraguan coffee farm, and you'll never country. When we left, we realized the political and economic struggles look at that $4 latte in the same way. that we had gained more from the plaguing Central America in that I guarantee it. What you'll learn is that experience than we could ever have decade. every bean picked, roasted, and brewed imagined. Participants in these early trips represents an ongoing struggle for "Reading a textbook or listening to struggled to find specific, practical coffee farmers in developing countries. a lecture cannot compare to what I ways to make a difference in impover­ How do I know? This past January learned in one day there," said Sara ished communities throughout I traveled to Nicaragua with a group of Cawley '11. "Being out of my comfort Central America. They remained 13 Gettysburg students for an up-close zone forced me to open my mind and uncertain about what assistance they and personal experience of what it's perspective." could give until they learned about like to live and work in a developing Project Minnesota Leon — a sister-city country. We spent 10 days in the city Learning how to help organization that was working in com­ of Leon as part of Project Gettysburg Project Gettysburg Leon predates the munity development in Nicaragua. Leon (PGL) — a service-learning December 1991 founding of the Center The group decided that a similar program sponsored by the College's for Public Service, which took form model could work for Gettysburg. Center for Public Service (CPS). under the leadership of College In 1987 Project Gettysburg Leon We picked coffee in the mountains Chaplain Karl Mattson. In the 1980s (PGL) was formed as a non-govern-

SPRING 2009 • GETTYSBURG COLLEGE 11 mental organization (NGO), joining the two communities in a sister-city relationship. The mission is to foster Nicaragua at a glance friendship and cultural understanding through delegation Nicaragua is the largest Central American country, exchanges and sustainable community development occupying 46,000 square miles, making it approximately projects. Project Gettysburg Leon is both a College and the size of Pennsylvania. Its population of 5.8 million community program, and the Borough of Gettysburg contrasts with Pennsylvania's 12 million. recognized Leon as its sister city in 1989. The tropical country is divided geologically (as well Since PGL's founding, hundreds of members from the as politically and culturally) in two: the Atlantic and Gettysburg College community have visited Leon and Pacific coastal areas. These are separated by the range worked side by side with residents to experience firsthand of mountains that extends from the U.S. Rockies the challenges of making a living in a developing country. through Mexico and Central America to the Andes of The experience has opened eyes and changed lives. As South America. The continuity of this range is broken in Cawley wrote, "The ten days in Nicaragua had an effect Nicaragua by Lakes Managua and Nicaragua, which lie on my future plans. I'm now certain that I would like to in the country's southwest corner. do some form of volunteer work in the future, and end up Earthquakes and occasional working for an NGO, interest group, or the government." volcanic eruptions are frequent. .Eatri .Malagalpa The tallest of the mountains, Cerro Cninaridega CorlntoV*Le6n' '•••"• ••- "The best of what they had" Mocoton, rises 6,900 feet. The N i-dllANAGU/

volcanoes played an important role PACIFIC One of the most memorable parts of the PGL experience OCEANS has been the times shared with host families. Many in the U.S government's choice of students traveling to Nicaragua have never had an Panama rather than Nicaragua opportunity to live with a family from another country. for a canal to connect the Atlantic and Pacific. Not knowing what to expect, there was trepidation. In the countryside outside Leon, which lies west of "I was worried about communicating with my family the mountains, smoke and steam rise from some because I only know a little Spanish," Sarah Kleinle '11 hillsides, where volcanic vents spew hydrogen sulfide said — expressing a concern shared by nearly everyone. and other gasses. But the worries didn't last long, thanks to the over­ Leon's recorded history goes back to the early 16th whelming hospitality and graciousness of the families, who century, when conquistadors claimed Nicaragua for provided far more than just a place to sleep. Students ate Spain. One of the first cities the invaders founded, Leon meals, asked questions, and shared many personal experi­ was their first seat of government. It is home to one of ences with their families. "Our host families gave us the the best universities in Central America and the site of best of what they had," C.W. Gallagher '12 said. "Some of one of South America's oldest and grandest cathedrals. them literally gave up their beds for us. They didn't Leon is a growing city of more than 175,000, and is the have to, and we didn't expect it, but they wanted us to be cultural center of Nicaragua. comfortable. I was humbled by their generosity." Chidochashe Munangagwa 11 concurred. "When we arrived, they were fixing the shower so that we could use mother, Albertina. He worked long hours at one of Leon's it during our stay. I know they sacrificed so much to have finest hotels and told me that he would do anything to us in their home. Yet, I could tell they were excited to have make sure his grandmother was safe and taken care of. us. The mom got really close to us, and our siblings were The same was true in every home — children helping always around." parents, parents in turn helping their adult children with Most of the homes we stayed in were Spanish-influenced, the grandchildren. Grandparents were a vital part of the packed in the streets side-by-side with mud-brick walls, family structure. All were extremely generous, and after a tile floors, and high ceilings. They had few windows, few days we felt like family. though most had an open area in the back with no roof. "It was very inspiring to see how giving people were There, plants grew, hammocks hung, and outside critters and how happy they are," Cawley said. "They didn't have had a free pass. It was common to find small lizards or some things that we consider 'necessities' at home, but spiders inside, and two students were surprised one day they had a stronger sense of family and community than I when they found their host father killing a scorpion in the think we have." bathroom. The decor inside was modest, but most homes had one television in a common area. The most common Connections and change furniture was rocking chairs. A goal of Project Gettysburg Leon and other immersion I lived with Jackson, a 23-year-old chef, and his grand programs sponsored by the Center for Public Service is "to

12 GETTYSBURG COLLEGE • SPRING 2009 foster a dialogue between the College community and host These seemingly fleeting connections often lead to community around issues of social justice. By working long-term relationships. Norma Moore '93, a former office alongside people and sharing their stories, students learn administrator in the Alumni Office, shared the story of her about themselves and the world." experiences in Nicaragua some 20 years ago. I was amazed to see how well this goal was achieved "In 19881 was working at Gettysburg College and taking during the ten days I spent in Nicaragua. Among the many courses part-time to complete my degree," Moore said. experiences, students and families shared a night of tradi­ "Prof. Lou Hammann announced in class one day that a tional Nicaraguan dances and music. Students also went group was going to Nicaragua for six weeks and that we with their families to the market, movies, or church. They could earn two credits if we accompanied him. He asked if talked about politics, history, sports, and current events. On anyone was interested, and my hand went up without me our last night, everyone met to eat, socialize, and dance. It even realizing it. What was I doing? I was 57 years old was remarkable how close students and families had with a husband and four children. become in such a short time. "I did go to Nicaragua, and we stayed with local families.

Students picked coffee beans and learned about fair vs. free trade at the organic mountain-top farm of El Porvenir. Project Gettysburg Leon is working to bring running water to this isolated community.

SPRING 2009 • GETTYSBURG COLLEGE 13 My hostess was a remarkable woman named Idalia Ruiz, and we hit it off from day one. Idalia and her four children lived in a cement brick house with few conveniences, but it was filled with laughter and an enjoyment of little things. "When we left, I tearfully said good-bye to Idalia, never expecting to see her again. But years later she came to Gettysburg with a group from Leon and stayed with me for two weeks. It was wonderful to get another opportunity to be with my friend. We still exchange letters and hope to meet again. Not only did I earn two credits toward my degree that summer, but I learned to love and respect the fine people of Nicaragua." Other groups from Leon have also traveled to Gettysburg to experience life in our community. Nicaraguan artists, for example, visited local schools and community groups, painted murals, taught salsa dances on Lincoln Square in Gettysburg, and participated in Pennsylvania's 2007 Governor's Arts Awards held downtown. "I really liked Gettysburg — the silence and sense of community," said Marvin Hernandez, an artist at Taller Artistico Xuchialt (TAX) — an art cooperative in Leon. "The first time I went we worked on a mural for the community in the square of Gettysburg. It was a lot of fun and I really enjoyed it. It was nice to do something for the Gettysburg community." It is these cultural exchanges that "will help change world views and perspectives," said Felice Chay, who has been the PGL coordinator for the last three years. "People returning home and sharing their experiences with others is key to influencing the way a society acts. My personal hope is that these exchanges will challenge U.S. citizens to think more critically about what developing countries are going through. There are no easy answers to the kind of challenges that Nicaragua faces. That's why it is so important to build relationships and to have an understanding of the context of the problem."

Building human capacity Intercultural exchange is only one part of the experience, however. Underemployment is widespread in Nicaragua, the literacy rate is only 67.5 percent, and the country is the second poorest in the Western Hemisphere. The problems are noticeable immediately. "From what I've seen I can tell that Nicaragua is a country with great potential," said Isha Picking coffee beans is painstaking work. Each bean is plucked individually and collected in round baskets called "canastas," which Rajbhandari '11, an international student from Nepal who attach to your waist. Kendra Martin tried her hand at it (upper was on the trip. "But it's in crisis, like so many developing right), and testified that "it's hard work." At El Porvenir the group countries of the world." slept beneath the shelter of a covered porch on cots and hammocks— To help by direct means, Project Gettysburg Leon has amidst the local wildlife. co-founded several programs. "Most projects require start­ up funds or temporary financing, but the goal is for the human capacity," Chay said. "I work with the boards of our projects to become self-sustained," Chay said. projects to strengthen leadership, administration, fundrais­ Each project has a local directive board that helps set ing, so that when we leave, those leaders have all the priorities to direct the work of PGL. "The idea is to build knowledge, abilities, skills, and tools they need to continue."

14 GETTYSBURG COLLEGE • SPRING 2005 We visited a few of these PGL projects. One was Casa and rice, fried plantanos, fried cheese, and tortillas. Materna, where expectant mothers from rural communi­ Located at a high elevation because coffee grows best ties can stay in order to be near a health center. PGL there, El Porvenir is cooperatively owned. Community helped in financing the construction of the facility and pro­ members use huge, metal vats to collect rain water during viding a stipend for its health promoter Lilliam Urrutia. the rainy season — about 60,000 gallons. When the vats are "It can take up to six hours walking to reach some of empty, water must be hauled from the base of the mountain the rural communities that make up Santa Rosa," Urrutia by tractor or horse. explained. "With the only health center located in town, it Students were startled by the coop's lack of running was difficult for women to make it there in time to deliver." water and stunned by how poor the pay is for picking Casa Materna has several rooms, and families can come a coffee. We all picked for about an hour, peering cautiously week or two in advance of a due date and stay until the baby under the leaves to spot any brown, hairy spiders before is born. Families also stay at Casa Materna a day or two after daring to remove the beans. The weather was hot and delivery, as the health center has insufficient room. sultry, and the work was hard. Standing on the mountain's At TAX, students learned firsthand how important the slope while reaching for plants really strains the lower arts and creative expression are to the Nicaraguan commu­ back. I thought about how lucky I was to have a job that nity. TAX, an art and dance school run by volunteer artists, involves a computer and air conditioning — and no bugs. offers inexpensive classes on the weekend for children and Working two to a basket, we didn't even fill a basket youth in the community. TAX'S mission is to make art in an hour. Most pickers can fill about seven baskets a day. accessible to everyone who wants to learn. PGL has helped A basket of coffee beans is worth about 17 cordobas, not pay rent for their building and has worked with the volun­ quite $1 — making an average day's work worth less than teers to improve bookkeeping, strategic planning, revenue $7. El Porvenir sells its coffee directly to two U.S. roasters, streaming, and fundraising skills. "Teaching these skills is who pay them $2 per pound. That price is considered an important component to community development," good, but as coop members said, it's barely enough to keep Chay said. "Our role is to bring people to self-sustainability. things going and there is little money for improvements to We don't want the community to become completely the farm. It's a vicious cycle that few farms in Nicaragua dependent on us because PGL financing of any project ever break. eventually has to come to an end." Following our trip to El Porvenir, Lindsey Scott '11 said Without doubt, the project that made the greatest what everyone was thinking: "Every college student impact on students was an organic coffee cooperative in El should have an experience like this. It puts things in Porvenir. There, Project Gettysburg Leon is supporting perspective. You look at the world differently afterwards." economic development by providing a long-term loan so that the cooperative can replace thousands of old coffee "We need to remember" plants. Many are more than 50 years old and aren't pro­ Leaving Nicaragua, Gettysburg students talked among ducing many beans. themselves about what they had learned. For David PGL is also working with two other institutions - Jubilee Neagley '09, the answer was clear. "I know that I have the House Community and Bucknell University? — to install a ability to make change in my own life," he said. "I can't do pump system to bring potable water to El Porvenir — a everything, but I can choose what kind of coffee I buy or difficult effort, as there is a 400-meter elevation gain from whether I recycle. I can make a choice to buy local the bottom of the mountain to top. When completed, there products to support local economies or buy fair trade will be about 3,000 meters of piping. goods. We have to make sure that these experiences aren't Our visit to El Porvenir posed unique challenges. To get left behind in Nicaragua. We need to remember what we there, we drove on a paved road for about 30 minutes and saw and did and carry it with us and forward throughout then a dirt road for an hour and a half. When the bus could our life." go no further, we boarded a tractor-towed wagon, where Lauren Vlachos '00, an alumna who traveled earlier to we stood grasping the sides for almost an hour as we made Nicaragua, had similar thoughts. "What struck me most our way up the mountainside. The tractor climbed man- about the people of Nicaragua was how much they wanted made ramps with little switchbacks. Coated in a layer of to improve life for their children through education and dust, we had no soap and only water to wash our hands opportunities," she said. "In the communities that we and faces. That night we slept on cots and hammocks on a visited, the families worked together to build schools, covered porch. Because there is no electricity, most of the wells, and community centers. Despite the many problems, community is in bed by 8 p.m. and up by 3 a.m. We awoke there is community spirit and motivation to make things to women pounding tortillas and sunlight peeping over the better for the next generation in Nicaragua. I want to horizon. We ate several meals there, all the same - beans always remember that." •

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The Wills House in 1863 when President Linco accepted David Wills' invitation to stay here. ****** SPRING 2009 • GETTYSBURG COLLEGE 17 he diary entries of Gettysburg College alumnus David Wills paint a picture of a serious, young man focused on his responsibilities as a student — studying the classics, practicing his debate skills. He was a 20-year-old junior at what was then called Pennsylvania College (now Gettysburg College), and each Tnight he conscientiously recorded his daily schedule, his visits with friends and family, his trips to town for his favorite dinner of oysters. Wills' diary offers few personal reflections or glimpses into aspirations for the future, but the entries made in the late 1840s and early 1850s do indicate that he and fellow students were well aware of the political controversies sweeping the young nation. Their lives had not yet been disrupted by the gathering storm that would threaten to divide the country in the next decade, and nothing in the young man's diary suggests the prominent role that he himself would play in the storm's aftermath. In 1850 Abraham Lincoln was a 41-year-old lawyer The man who invited who had recently escaped the political fray of the nation's Lincoln: David Wills capital after serving one term as a U.S. Representative from Illinois. He returned home to Springfield intent on resum­ ing his law practice. Within a few short years, however, he Who was David Wills? would become a central figure in the controversy over Born in 1831, Wills grew up in Bendersville in Menallen whether new states should be designated as slave or free. Township in the northern tip of Adams County. The Wills Thirteen years later, Lincoln and Wills — one a major were descendants of the Scots-Irish Presbyterians who headliner in American history the other an historical were early settlers of the region. His parents, James and footnote — would meet in Gettysburg four months after Ruth Wills, named him after James' younger brother. the battle of Gettysburg to participate in the dedication of Raised by his father after his mother's death when he the Soldiers' National Cemetery. was four, David lived at the family farm until he was 13, It was Wills' invitation to President Lincoln to "say a when he became a student of Pennsylvania College's few appropriate words" at the dedication ceremony that Preparatory Department. earned him a place in the history books, where he is usually Wills began his first year as a Pennsylvania College identified only as "a prominent local attorney." But had it student in 1848, one of 25 young men in his class. The not been for this influential and public-spirited citizen of curriculum was heavy in the classics, and Wills and his Gettysburg, Lincoln's visit and his delivery of the most fellow students read Horace and Herodotus, Cicero and famous and significant speech in our nation's history might Homer. They studied mathematics, philosophy, the never have happened. sciences, history, religion and German. By all accounts, Wills not only invited Lincoln to speak, he also invited Wills was a serious student. He excelled at his studies and him to stay at his home the night before the dedication. On participated both in the Philomathean and the Linnaen February 12,2009, Societies, which had been formed by students at the the country celebrat­ College to "stimulate the members to mutual intellectual

FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE DEAD ON THE ed the 200th anniver­ and moral improvement." ».i:i I VSHI ItC IIATTI.K-PIKI.I). sary of Lincoln's birth. A centerpiece Had it not been for this influential of the celebration in and public-spirited citizen of Gettysburg was the opening of the David Gettysburg, Lincoln's visit and his Wills House as a delivery of the most famous and museum. The house stands on Lincoln Square, directly significant speech in our nation's across from the Gettysburg Hotel. The new museum focuses on Lincoln's visit, but also offers historical details history might never have happened. about David Wills, including his prominent role in the Society members were required to compose and present immense clean-up operation after the battle and in the essays at weekly meetings, and Wills frequently chronicled civic life of this rural 19th-century town. his work on these essays in his diary. On February 27,1850,

18 GETTYSBURG COLLEGE • SPRING 2009 for example, he debated the question: "Should slavery be Love, marriage, war allowed in Washington, D.C?" It was a hotly contested Wills married Jennie on June 19,1856. Three years later topic from the nation's capital to the corridors of the couple moved into what is known to this day as "The Pennsylvania Hall to points north and south. The issue of Wills House" on the southeast corner of the square in slavery in Washington, D.C. was part of the Compromise of Gettysburg. The first floor housed Wills' law office with 1850, which was designed to defuse the political tension its separate entrance on York Street. The family quarters that was building over the slave vs. free status of new terri­ on the second floor were soon filled with children as tories. Although the Compromise was hotly contested, the well as the widowed fathers of both David and Jennie. death of its most prominent opponent, President Zachery The Wills had seven children; three daughters survived Taylor, paved the way for its passage. to adulthood. Wills described his reaction to the President's death in Jennie was pregnant with her fourth child in July 1863 his diary on July 9,1850: "Heard that General Taylor was when the Army of Northern Virginia invaded Pennsylvania very unwell...studied Greek and about 10-1/2 hours, heard and confronted the Army of the Potomac in Gettysburg. bells of the churches begin to toll, knew immediately general The town witnessed the bloodiest battle in American his­ was dead. I was very much shocked when I heard it but great tory with 5,500 soldiers from both armies killed and as well as small must yield to death...a whole nation mourns 22,000 wounded. Another 4,000 of the wounded would the loss of its chief. How solemn the sound of those bells." eventually succumb to their injuries. The following year Wills completed his studies at The townspeople, including the Wills family, opened Pennsylvania College. He graduated with high honors, one their homes to wounded soldiers, and for a time Jennie of 14 graduates of Pennsylvania College's Class of 1851. cared for General Winfield Scott Hancock who had been severely wounded at Pickett's Charge. Downstairs, Wills' A prominent citizen law office became the administrative center of the clean­ Armed with his degree, Wills traveled south to Alabama, up process, serving as a 19th-century form of FEMA. Wills' where he served as principal of the Academy at Cahaba, office was a depot for supplies for the U.S. Sanitary and Alabama. Just one year later, he returned to Gettysburg to Christian Commissions and a repository for mail from study law. Wills served as an apprentice to another leading families looking for help finding their sons. player in the College's history: abolitionist Thaddeus Stevens, who had a law office on Chambersburg Street. It was Stevens, who as a young freshman member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from Adams County in 1834, spoke convincingly in favor of a bill appropriating funds for a building to house the newly formed Pennsylvania College. He spoke so convincingly that the legislature approved an $18,000 appropriation, which made it possible to finance a site and construct Pennsylvania Hall — on land that Stevens sold to the College for a nominal sum. Like Wills, Stevens would later become a trustee of the College. Law was a good match for Wills. After passing the Bar of Pennsylvania, he began his practice in 1854. As was the custom of the day, he traveled the local circuit, arguing cases as far a field as Philadelphia, Lancaster, and Chambersburg, but it was in Gettysburg near where he grew up that he chose to settle. It didn't take long for the young graduate to make his mark as a prominent citizen of the town. Just three years after graduation, Wills was elected burgess of the Borough of Gettysburg and first superintendent of the Schools of Adams County — a post he would hold for four decades. In 1856 he was elected director of the Bank of Gettysburg and of the local railroad company, a manager of the county's Fire Insurance Company and also of the Gas Company that brought electric light to Gettysburg. His travels throughout the eastern part of the state helped build his practice, but they also made it possible for Wills to visit his childhood sweetheart, Catherine "Jennie" Smyser, whose father had moved his family to Norristown upon his appointment as a district judge.

SPRING 2009 • GETTYSBURG COLLEGE 19 A Grand Opening Wills House Museum opens to the Public The Gettysburg community celebrated Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday on February 12,2009 with a ribbon cutting to unveil the $7.2 rehabilitation of the Wills House and its opening as a historic house museum. David Wills purchased the house (built in 1816) on April Fool's Day in 1859. Four years later, the house became the center of the immense clean-up operation after the Battle of Gettysburg. It was here that Wills hosted President Lincoln and several other guests the night before the dedi­ cation of the Soldiers' National Cemetery. It was here that Wills hosted President Lincoln and several other guests the night before the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery. The museum features seven galleries, including two rooms restored to their 1863 appearance: Wills' law office, where he planned for the cemetery and its dedication, and the bedroom, where Lincoln stayed and put the finishing touches on the Gettysburg Address. In 2007, when curators from the Gettysburg National Military Park began to assemble artifacts for the new Wills House Museum, they visited Ohio, where one of Wills descendants had several pieces they hoped to put on display. Among these was the bed in which Lincoln had slept. The family said they would be pleased to have the bed included in the museum, but there was one problem: They were still using it. The curators agreed to supply a brand new bed for the family, and the original was soon its way back home along with the bedspread that likely kept Lincoln warm that chilly November night. The Lincoln bed shares historic honors with several dozen original artifacts from Wills' home and office, including a broadside soliciting bids to move soldiers' bod­ ies from their shallow graves on the battlefield to the new cemetery, the actual saddle blanket that was on the horse Lincoln rode from Wills' home to the cemetery and a telegram Lincoln received from his wife telling him that their son Tad, who was ill, appeared to be doing a bit better. (The telegraphed message is handwritten, remind­ ing the 21st-century viewer that a commercially successful The ribbon was cut, and the doors of the refurbished Wills House on typewriter was not invented until 1867.) Lincoln Square opened to the public on Feb. 12, the 200th anniversary Five other galleries in the museum illuminate life in of Lincoln's birth. Gettysburg following the historic battle. A three-dimen­ sional diorama recreates the town-square neighborhood in 1863, featuring the Wills house as a centerpiece. Main Street Gettysburg operates the museum as an official partner with the Gettysburg National Military Park.

20 GETTYSBURG COLLEGE • SPRING 2009 down Baltimore Street, including the students of Pennsylvania College who were part of the procession. They lined up on York Street in front of the Gettysburg National Bank, almost directly opposite the Wills House. According to Philip Bikle, professor of Latin, the position "gave us a most excellent opportunity to see the President and the distinguished men with his party as they came out and mounted their horses to take the lead of the procession to the cemetery." After the cemetery dedication, Lincoln returned to the Wills House for a late lunch, followed by a public reception. There he met John L. Burns, the feisty elderly Gettysburg cobbler who had picked up a rifle and joined Union troops on July 1, receiving wounds in three places. Later that "A few appropriate words" afternoon Lincoln returned to the train station and his With the wounded being cared for, attention turned to the duties in Washington. It was Lincoln's only visit to sad condition of the shallow battlefield burials in and Gettysburg and to the National Soldiers Cemetery. around Gettysburg. The idea of a National Soldiers Cemetery was the brainchild of Wills. He took his concept Epilogue to Harrisburg, where he convinced Gov. Andrew Curtain A 19th-century journalist later described the cemetery: to provide funding. Acting as an agent of Gov. Curtain, "It is beyond question the most attractive and complete he purchased 17 acres of Cemetery Hill on a knoll over­ soldiers' cemetery in the country, and the chief credit of looking the battlefield of Pickett's Charge and hired the its existence belongs to Mr. Wills." well-known landscape architect William Saunders to design the site. Wills also arranged for the reburial of Union soldiers for $1.59 per soldier. The exhumations "It is beyond question the began in October 1863 and continued into 1864. The many Southern dead would remain on the field until the 1870s, most attractive and complete when they were removed to cemeteries in the South. [national] soldiers' cemetery Between the cleanup of the battlefields, correspondence with families of missing soldiers, administration of the in the country, and the chief local recovery and planning for the new cemetery, 1863 was a very busy year for David Wills. But the most signifi­ credit of its existence belongs cant moments were yet to come. As the time approached to Mr. Wills." to dedicate the cemetery, he invited President Lincoln to say a "few appropriate words" following Edward Everett, a Wills continued to serve his community in the years famous orator who was selected to be the main speaker for following the Civil War. He was appointed as a judge of the the event. President Lincoln accepted. 42nd Judicial District in 1874, was appointed president of The President arrived in Gettysburg on November 18 the Gettysburg National Bank, and served his alma mater and walked the short block from the train station to Wills' with distinction as a trustee from 1877 until his death in home and office in the town square. Crowds were coming 1894 at age 63. into Gettysburg from surrounding towns and farms to His beloved Jennie died in 1891 after a brief illness. attend the dedication the following day; and when word Three years later, after walking around the square, David circulated that Lincoln was staying at the Wills house, they assembled in the street outside, calling for a word from the Wills entered his law office to confer with a client, William President. Lincoln stepped out to thank them for coming Quimby. Quimby noted that Wills clutched his chest and but demurred on their calls for a speech. He returned to fell to the floor. He had suffered a major heart attack and the Wills dining room, where a very pregnant Jennie Wills died the next morning, October 25,1894, never having served a bountiful dinner for the President and 37 other regained consciousness. He was laid to rest next to his wife distinguished dinner guests who were in town for the in the Evergreen Cemetery, a stone's throw from where dedication. When Lincoln retired to his upstairs room that Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address. night he put the finishing touches on the brief remarks he The citizens of Gettysburg mourned the passing of had prepared for the next day. their most public-spirited resident. A fellow town council Nearly 15,000 people clogged the streets of Gettysburg member recalled, "His passing is a loss beyond words to on the morning of November 19 to watch the procession the community." •

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T'S THE OLDEST sport in North America. Women's Team: 1971-92 French missionary Jean de Brebeuf watched a Women's lacrosse team also began as a grassroots effort, match in 1636, though Native Americans had fueled by the dogged determination of Lois Davis '73. been playing for countless years before Davis arrived on campus before Title IX, when the Europeans first showed up on the sidelines. College supported only two varsity women's athletic The rules of lacrosse have certainly teams: basketball and field hockey. She came to changed over the last 400 years, but the Gettysburg in part because of a promise that women's demanding stick-and-ball game is here to stay, lacrosse would be offered by her freshman year in 1969. It especially at perennial lax powerhouse Gettysburg College. didn't happen. IBullets men have made 18 appearances in the NCAA Taking matters into her own hands, Davis circulated a Division III national tourney, Bullets women eight. petition signed by female student-athletes, but her request Between them, they've reached the national finals three to start a club team was turned down by the athletic times, and the two squads have captured more Centennial department. Undaunted, she helped start the Central Penn Conference championships than any other school. Women's Lacrosse Club, which practiced at Gettysburg Now, Gettysburg's lax community is preparing to cele­ with several players from nearby Wilson College. brate its history of success with a pair of significant events: In 1970 Davis redirected her petition at the Student the men's team's 50th anniversary in 2008-09, and the Senate, which approved a women's club team. After a suc­ women's team's first-ever hosting of NCAA Division II and cessful season, the team sought to become a varsity pro­ III Finals in 2010. gram, and Davis met once more with College athletic department officials. Rebuffed again, Davis decided to take Men's Team: 1958-61,1969-71 the matter up with College President Henry Hanson. For all its successes, Gettysburg lacrosse rises from humble Denied an appointment with Hanson, Davis simply sat roots. Men's lacrosse got its start at the Phi Gamma Delta in his lobby for two days until he finally invited her into his house in 1955, when four enterprising fraternity brothers office. Davis made good use of the opportunity: Gettysburg — Dick Simpson '59, Art Hendley '57, Dick Hockenbury women's lacrosse was born in 1971. '56, and Fred Hopkins '56 — decided to form a team. Of the four, only Simpson had substantial playing expe­ rience. He had been a high school standout and even received an appointment to attend West Point to play lacrosse after his first year at Gettysburg. Happily, he elected to stay at the 'Burg and became the program's first ail-American in 1959. Hockenbury served as student representative on the Athletic Council. With backing from assistant football coach Jim Lentz, who would become the team's club coach, Hockenbury proposed starting lacrosse as a new sport, and the athletic department gave the go-ahead for it to compete as a club squad in 1956. Unfortunately, Lentz left Gettysburg prior to the team's inaugural varsity season to become an assistant football coach at Harvard. With the team in desperate need of a supervisor, history Prof. Jim Alexander and ROTC instructor Capt. David Beirne signed on as coaches, although neither had much coaching experience. More challenges came with equipment, which was sparse. Players often shared helmets. "I remember coming back from practice with my arms being very sore and swollen because I didn't have arm pads," Simpson recalled. Acting essentially as a player-coach, Simpson secured the team's first playbook, borrowing it from Johns Hopkins head coach Bobby Scott. In its debut varsity sea­ son in 1958, Gettysburg finished 1-4. A year later the team All-American Neill Mitchell '83 (top left) helped lead the Bullets to became part of the NCAA Patrick Division I, but was dis­ the 1983 MAC title, while Jay Howell '77 (top right), the second continued in 1962. It wasn't until 1969 that varsity men's all-American in program history, led Gettysburg to its first confer­ lacrosse resumed on campus. Three years later Joe ence title in 1976. Coach Joe Donolli (bottom) guided the Bullets Donolli became the fourth head coach in team history. to a 108-99 record from 1972 to 1987.

24 GETTYSBURG COLLEGE • SPRING 2009 Coach Lois Bowers (top) coached the Bullets to 99 wins and between Apple Annex and Plank Gym. Bowers utilized directed Gettysburg to its first conference championship in 1981. the size of the field, which was bigger than many Lois Davis '73 (left) was instrumental in the women's program opponents' venues, to showcase a free-flowing, run-and- receiving varsity status in 1971, and Colleen Dunn '96 racked up a school-record 230 goals from 1993 to 1996. gun style of play. Until recently, the rules for women's lacrosse changed little from the earliest days of organized play. While the men's game evolved through the years, the women's game more closely resembled that played by Native Americans. Women's rules did not observe out-of-bounds lines, for example, and players didn't wear equipment. "It was such a beautiful game, like a ballet," Bowers recalled. "I think it was a prettier game." Bowers coached the program's first all-American when Amanda Corroon '86, who held nearly every scoring record at the time of her graduation, received first-team honors in 1985 and 1986. The Bullets finished 99-84-3 under Bowers.

Men's Team: 1971-87 During its first six seasons, the men's lacrosse team went through three coaches, but Donolli's arrival brought stabil­ ity. In his tenure from 1972 to 1987, he put the program on its feet and guided the Bullets to a 108-99 record and the first two conference titles in team history. A former football player at the University of Delaware, Donolli knew little about lacrosse. He was also serving a dual function at Gettysburg as athletic trainer and physical education instructor. But he accepted the position of lacrosse coach, and $400 was added to his annual salary. Despite a demanding work schedule, Donolli found The first coach was Grace Kenney, women's athletics time for recruiting trips to Baltimore and Long Island, pioneer at Gettysburg. From her arrival in 1948 to her where lacrosse was popular. By 1976 the program had offi­ retirement in 1987, she was instrumental in the expansion cially arrived, with the Bullets posting their first winning of the College's women's varsity athletics from just two season (11-4) and going undefeated (7-0) in conference sports to nine. As head women's play en route to winning the MAC lacrosse coach from 1971-75 and in title. Offensive juggernaut Jay Howell 1977, Kenney compiled a cumulative '77 scored four goals in the title- record of 21-8-4. Women's lacrosse to clinching 11-10 win over F&M and Lois Bowers followed Kenney, host at Gettysburg would become the program's second serving one year as head coach in all-American one year later. 1976 and then for 15 years starting in College the NCAA The 1983 squad, led by high-scor­ 1978. Bowers, too, was a pillar in the Division II and III ing trio of Neill Mitchell '83, Chris development of female sports during Boehmcke '83, and Costa Alvanos '85, her 23 years at Gettysburg, coaching Finals in 2010. finished 11-5 and 3-1 in the MAC five different teams. Her early West, picking up the program's sec­ lacrosse squads were composed almost entirely of women ond conference title. Alvanos shattered the single-season who played other sports as well. The program reached a school record for goals (67) as a senior in 1985 and was a new high in 1981, when Bowers led a talented group to a third team all-American. 12-3 record and the first conference (MAC) title in the College's history Interestingly most players on the 1981 Women's Team: 1993-2008 squad were also members of the field hockey team that When Bowers retired as field hockey and women's had won an Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for lacrosse coach following the 1992 season, Athletic Director Women (AIAW) Division III national championship the Charles "Chuck" Winters turned to a familiar face to take previous fall. the reins of both programs, Carol (Daly) Cantele '83. In its early years the women's lacrosse team played on Cantele had been a standout field hockey and lacrosse Eddie Plank Field, later known as Memorial Field, situated player under Bowers and had played on the 1980 national

SPRING 2009 • GETTYSBURG COLLEGE 25 Coach Hank Janczyk (top left) has steered the Bullets to 16 conference titles and 18 NCAA Tournament appearances. The 2006 Bullets (top right) won a school-record 21 games and reached the NCAA Division III championship game. Andrew McGann '08 (bottom left) became the first defenseman to be named Centennial Conference Player of the Year, and Katie Ceglarski '08 (bottom right) was named the national midfielder of the year in 2008. championship field hockey squad. Before returning to Division III national titles from 1986 to 1990. The positive Gettysburg, she had spent four years as an assistant field momentum continued in 2000, when the Bullets won its hockey and lacrosse coach at Plymouth State. "Lois was a first Centennial Conference title in program history, break­ great mentor to me, so it was an honor to come in and try ing the school record for wins with a 17-3 season. The team to fill her shoes and help carry on her legacy," Cantele said. also won its first NCAA Tournament game that season. Cantele's teams finished one game below .500 in each of Women's lacrosse received a boost in 2002, when the her first two seasons, but the Bullets enjoyed a break­ women's lacrosse and field hockey head coaching positions through in 1995. Led by all-American Colleen Dunn '96 were split, relieving Cantele of her field hockey duties. The and her school-record 88 goals, Gettysburg set a school move paid immediate dividends, as the Bullets reeled off record for wins, finishing 13-5 and winning an ECAC title. five straight Centennial Conference titles from 2002 to Two years later, the Bullets recorded their first-ever win 2006. At one point the Bullets posted 28 straight victories in over Ursinus College, a powerhouse that had won three Centennial Conference regular season play from 2002 to 2005.

26 GETTYSBURG COLLEGE • SPRING 2009 Gettysburg's high-scoring 2003 squad set a school record both years. Then from 1998 to 2002, Gettysburg captured of 326 goals and won a school-record 19. Megan Murphy '03 five straight conference crowns and at one point from 1997 racked up a Gettysburg-record 97 goals and was named the to 2003, won 36 straight Centennial Conference regular Division III Offensive Player of the Year. season games. The program reached its pinnacle of success In 2006, led by all-Americans Katie Ceglarski '08, Jenn in 2001 and 2002, when it advanced to the NCAA champi­ Kelly '06, and Ellie Shihadeh '06, the team won its first 21 onship game in back-to-back seasons. games, carrying an undefeated record all the way to the "I think we had great balance," said Janczyk of his 2001 and national championship game — the first time the team had 2002 squads. 'We were good in every area But I also think we advanced past the NCAA quarterfinals. were also very good in the couple of years before that; we just Along the way the Bullets set numerous records, includ­ lost of couple of really close games in the NCAAs." ing the first No. 1 national ranking in program history and Gettysburg bowed to Middlebury in the national the team's first win ever over the College of New Jersey championship in both years, losing 15-10 in 2001 and 14-9 (TCNJ), the premier program in Division III that had won in 2002, while playing in front of more than 14,000 fans at 12 national titles since 1985. Unfortunately, TCNJ avenged Rutgers Stadium both seasons. its earlier loss with a 10-4 victory over Gettysburg at the The Bullets won several awards during the two-year national championship game. That year Cantele was also stretch, including nine all-America selections and two named the Division III Coach of the Year by the player-of-the-year awards. In 2001 Mike Plantholt '01 was Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse named the Division III Defenseman of Association, Inside Lacrosse, and the Year, and attackmen Pete Milliman womenslacrosse.com. Gettysburg Lacrosse '02 and Tommy Pearce '01 captured The Bullets reached the NCAA Player's of the Year first-team all-America recognition. In addition, Janczyk received the 2001 semifinals for the second year in a row MEN Francis "Babe" Kraus Award as the in 2007, and in 2008 the team made its William Stiles Award Coach of the Year in Division III. This seventh straight NCAA tournament (Top Defenseman in Division III) past year he was also named the appearance. 2001 - Mike Plantholt '01 Howdy Myers Man of the Year by the 2008 - Andrew McGann '08 U.S. Intercollegiate Lacrosse Assoc. Men's Team: 1988-2008 Ensign C. Markland Kelly, Jr. Award In 1987 Hank Janczyk was named (USILA). Tim McGinnis '03 was (Top Goalkeeper in Division III) the fifth men's lacrosse coach. A1976 honored as the Division III Goalie of 1999 - Andrew Barter '00 graduate of Hobart College, he had a the Year in 2002. 2002 - Tim McGinnis '03 proven record of success with a 45-24 In 2003 the team hit a bump in the 2006 - Pat Vaughan '07 record over five years as head coach at road, losing in the conference cham­ 2007 - Pat Vaughan '07 Colgate and Salisbury universities. At pionship game and failing to qualify Gettysburg, it took him just two games WOMEN for the NCAA tournament for the first to make an impression. Offensive Player of the Year time in 13 years. But the Bullets After opening the 1988 season with a 2003 - Megan Murphy '03 bounced back and have won the last win, the Bullets traveled to Washington Midfielder of the Year five Centennial Conference titles. The & Lee, ranked No. 2 nationally at the 2008 - Katie Ceglarski '08 last two seasons have been among the time. The Generals had dealt the most successful in program history, Defender of the Year Bullets a 20-10 shellacking the year with Gettysburg reaching the NCAA 2005 - Kate Murphy '05 before, but this time Gettysburg turned semifinals in both 2007 and 2008. the tables for a 10-7 upset. In addition to his teams' successes, After a 9-5 first season, Janczyk's squad went 12-3 in Janczyk honors the academic achievements of his 1989 to win the MAC and gain the first NCAA playoff bid student-athletes. Nine former players have been named in program history. His teams would win three more MAC USILA Scholar All-Americans since 2000. "I want a kid who titles from 1991-93 before the College joined the Centennial can't imagine playing great lacrosse without doing well in Conference in 1994. The Bullets have been dominant in the school," Janczyk said. conference ever since, winning 12 of 15 CC titles and going 94-8 in regular season league play. Going strong in 2009 Led by Tim DeMore's school-record 93 points, Gettysburg Hopes are high once again for the Gettysburg men's and captured the inaugural Centennial Conference men's women's lacrosse teams heading into the 2009 season. lacrosse title in 1994, then picked up its first NCAA The men's team is ranked No. 2 nationally by four different tournament victory with an 11-10, double-overtime win publications, while the women are slotted at No. 7 by over Denison University. Lacrosse Magazine. With Cantele and Janczyk at the helm, Janczyk's Bullets advanced to the NCAA semifinals in look for the Bullets to find themselves in the winners' 1994 and 1995, winning the Centennial Conference title circle once again. •

SPRING 2009 • GETTYSBURG COLLEGE 27 GET CONN ECTED For the latest about Gettysburg College, check www.gettysburg.edu Connections We're changing—a bit STARTING WITH THE SUMMER 2009 issue, we will print only three issues of Gettysburg each year — winter, spring, and autumn. We will continue to produce the sum­ mer issue, but it will appear only on the web. This decision, made by the President's Council, reduces expenses while seeking ways to more actively engage alumni through the College's website and myGettysburg. We're already preparing the new online version, and we think you'll like what we have designed. Among the changes: Class notes for the summer web issue will be available only through the myGettysburg Several Class of '82 alums who lived together on Carlisle Street as online. If you don't already have an account, go to seniors got together last summer in Kingston, NY, for a mini-"Post- www.gettysburg.edu and log on to myGettysburg. 25th Reunion." Pictured here are Jennifer (Kimball) Gasperini (left), Nancy (Marden) Goodall, Nancy (Loh) Shults, Barb (Shults) Loughran, and Summer Send-Offs Cheryl (McHale) Carey. WITH THE CLASS OF 2013 taking shape, we're prepar­ Adding to the G'burg flavor were three G'burg spouses—Bill Loughran 79, Pete Goodall '82, and John Shults '79—and Barb and ing to welcome the newest members of the Gettysburg Bill's daughter, Libby 11. Maida Lewis '81 also dropped by for the fes­ College community. Send-Offs are one of the Alumni tivities. Association's oldest traditions, and about 20 will be held this year — all across the United States. Wherever Gettysburgians gather — private homes, public spaces, or Weld Boathouse, the home of Radcliffe crew — there is a spirit and a warm welcome that says, "we've never met a stranger." Alumni, current students, and their families are all invited to attend. Information will appear on the College website beginning in June. Please plan on attending a Send-Off and offering a "Gettysburg Hello" to both old and new friends. Reconnect—and stay connected CHECK OUT myGettysburg, a tool to help you expand your Gettysburg alumni connections. Carol Bellamy '63 was the keynote speaker at the Association for This service is open to all alumni — and only to alumni Experiential Education annual conference in Vancouver, Wash., where she had coffee and spoke with Gettysburg students — free of charge. At the myGettysburg alumni community attending the conference. you can personalize your profile, upload photos, and add Bellamy, who will receive an honorary degree at news about yourself. The myGettysburg alumni directory, Commencement on May 17, spoke to the students about her searchable by name, class year, location, and employment, career path, which includes stints as executive director of is a great resource for professional networking and can UNICEF, director of the Peace Corps, the first woman president of the New York City Council, a principal at Morgan Stanley, and a help you get back in touch with old friends. corporate attorney. Bellamy currently serves as President and Go to www.gettysburg.edu and log on today. CEO of World Learning, Inc., in Brattleboro, Vt.

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WHY WE GIVE: "Whether it's the faculty, administration and staff, alumni, or current students, I feel privileged to be associated with all that Gettysburg College embodies. I view contributing, finan­ cially or through time and energy, as recognition of that privilege and an attempt to support the continuance and growth of the Gettysburg experience for others."

Jennifer (Fisher) '82 and Neil Bryant '82 haven't What would you tell others about the importance missed an opportunity to support the College with their of philanthropy to Gettysburg College? time, talent, and generosity. As Glatfelter Associates of the Jen: It's my job to be keenly aware of language and I con­ Cupola Society and O&B Club Silver Medalists, they are fess that in most cases, the word "philanthropy" seems a among the College's strongest supporters. Both are deeply thinly disguised way of a saying "gimme." However, after engaged in the life of the College. Neil is president of the two-plus decades of giving back to the College, I've learned O&B Advisory Board, and Jennifer serves on both the to love that word! The amount of time and money I've Alumni Association Board and the Gettysburg Magazine given has varied, but no matter how much or how little, Advisory Board. I've found a threefold return in friendships, a sense of belonging and purpose, and just plain fun. Gettysburg College is obviously important in Whenever I meet (or read about) the amazing, highly your lives. Why do you contribute as donors and varied careers, service, or academic projects Gettysburgians volunteers? are engaging in, I realize that in some small way whatever Neil: It's the caliber of people engaged there. Whether it's I do on behalf of the College feeds those lives and those the faculty, administration and staff, alumni, or current possibilities. students, I feel privileged to be associated with all that Gettysburg College embodies. I view contributing, finan­ What excites you about Gettysburg in the future? cially or through time and energy, as recognition of that Neil: I'm excited about Gettysburg's ability to change and privilege and an attempt to support the continuance and adapt to the times. While rich in history and tradition, growth of the Gettysburg experience for others. new programs and offerings keep the College current and Just this past year, a current men's soccer player stimulating. The new Center for Athletics, Recreation, and called during the annual O&B campaign. He was poised, Fitness is the latest example of Gettysburg's growth. I can't articulate, and proud to share his personal story and wait to scale the climbing wall or swim my first lap in the how much he is enjoying Gettysburg. That conversation much-needed new pool. If you've been on campus recently, was a great reminder of how well these students represent you can see the scale of this project and quickly realize the the College. impact it will have for the entire College community. Come see for yourself.

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Great places to work GETTYSBURG COLLEGE wasa winner of a Top 100 Businesses of Pa. Awards (see Around the Campus), as were the workplaces of several alumni: • DeLight Breidegam '44, chair and owner of East Penn Manufacturing Co., Inc., which won #7, Large Companies (just ahead of the College); • Jeffrey Hoachlander '78, regional manager, Edward Jones Investments, #3, Large Companies; • Dale Miller '68, owner, Playworld Systems, #47, Large Companies; • Ted Mowery '80, partner, Gunn- Mowery LLC, #36, Medium-size More than 70 Phi Delta Theta alumni from the classes of 1958-64 and their guests Companies; returned to campus during Homecoming Weekend for a reunion. The event was organized • Hydro Works, #12, Medium-size by Pete White '59 and Dave Thorpe '61, who were honored by the undergraduate Phi Delt Companies. They are supplying a unit brothers during lunch at the house. The group also enjoyed dinner together on campus, retracing the route of Pickett's Charge, and a banquet at the Wyndham Hotel. for the Athletics, Recreation, and If you're interested in putting together your own G'burg affinity reunion on campus Fitness Center. Robert Klock Jr., hus­ and would like assistance, contact the alumni office at [email protected] or 717- band of Karen (Kirchhoff) '86, 337-6518. We'll be happy to help. works there.

Gettysburg College Gettysburg by t :he Numbers Veterans Memorial K. RICHARD BRUNNER JR. '58, from Alexandria, Va., has made a commitment through a bequest in his will to 35 50 construct a Veterans Memorial at Gettysburg College. The memorial is designed to honor and memorialize those who Gettysburgians who Number of states served in the United States Armed Forces. When complet­ live in Hawaii. where alumni ed in the southwest corner of Musselman Stadium, it will reside. (They also have three poles for the flags of the United States, State of live in the District Pennsylvania, and Gettysburg College. In addition, the of Columbia, memorial will feature a walkway leading to a brick 48 Puerto Rico, the pedestal with a plaque acknowledging veterans who Percent of alumni Virgin Island, graduated from or attended Gettysburg College. who attend graduate Canada, and five Individuals interested in learning more about the school within five continents around Gettysburg College Veterans Memorial should contact years of graduation. the world.) John Hiner in the Office of Planned Giving at 717-337- 6546 or [email protected]. 149 42 Erratum In the profile of Doris (Stetler) Cooney '49 (Winter Students who Percent of alumni 2009) we erroneously reported her class year as 1954. completed who go into Cooney's daughter-in-law is Dianne (Lappe) '79 and internships in business or are her granddaughter is Meghan Cooney '06. Her 2007-08. self-employed. brother-in-law is named Charles Covey '55, not For more fun facts about Gt ittysburg College, check Doug as reported. Our sincere apologies. out Facts and Figures at www. 5ettysburg.edu.

30 GETTYSBURG COLLEGE • SPRING 2005 SPORTS HOTLINE For the latest scores in Gettysburg College sports, check out gettysburgsports.com

by Braden Snyder Sports Sports Information Director A great role model HANK JANCZYK'S SUCCESSES on the field are "Coach has always had a passion for the sport of extraordinary. Since taking over as head coach for men's lacrosse, and it carried over into a lot of his former players," lacrosse in 1988, he has led his teams to 15 conference titles Koudelka said. "He has been a very successful coach, but and 18 appearances in the NCAA Division III Tournament. he has also been a great husband and a wonderful father Seven of his teams have reached the national semifinals, to his three kids. I think we all learned a little more about and his 2001 and 2002 squads made it to the champi­ ourselves on and off the field because we played for Coach onship game. In March 2008 he became just the fifth Janczyk." NCAA men's lacrosse coach to reach 300 wins. Other assistants and players who became head coaches are: Dave Cornell '95, Connecticut College Jim Findlay '92, Trinity College Pete Milliman '02, Pfeiffer University Mike Plantholt '01, Randolph-Macon College, and Jamie Steele '94, Haverford College. Steele served as the head coach at Widener University for six years before moving to Haverford as an assistant. In his third year at Trinity in 2008, Findlay guided the Bantams to their best record in eight years. Cornell led Connecticut to a 10-6 record in his first year with the Camels in 2008, while Plantholt directed the Yellow Jackets to their first-ever appearance in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference playoffs the same year. Steele coached Widener to four NCAA tournament berths from 2001-06, and Milliman will begin his first year at Pfeiffer in 2009. "Having the opportunity to work with Coach Janczyk Janczyk's success in mentoring young coaches is equally for four years at Gettysburg really shaped my beliefs about impressive. No fewer than nine of his former players are coaching," Steele said. "Seeing his work ethic and how coaching at the collegiate level, and seven of those coached much he cared about his players and pushed them to be first at Gettysburg as an assistant. successful in every aspect of their lives were lessons that Among Janczyk's former assistants is Steve Koudelka are still with me today. He is a great role model for all of us." '93, head coach at Lynchburg College, where the two-time Men's lacrosse started the 2009 season with two alums all-America goalkeeper has guided the Hornets to a No. 2 on its staff, Tommy Pearce '01 and Justin Domingos national ranking and three NCAA Division III playoffs '99. Doug Sage '98, who served two different stints as a berths. Koudelka credits Janczyk's mentoring, which Gettysburg assistant, stepped into a new role as an assistant extended beyond the playing field. at Drew University. •

Steve Koudelka '93 Mike Plantholt '01 Tommy Pearce '01

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past four years. A top sprint freestyle a team-leading six all-conference fin­ swimmer, Reilly was named All- ishes in relays or individual events. Life at Centennial Conference 20 times as The Bullets set the meet record for a result of seven gold medals and points scored (913) and won the team sprint speed her top-three performances at the title by over 300 points. In 2009 conference championship. Reilly again played a deciding role in Caitlin Reilly '09 In 2008 Reilly cinched winning the championship, which CAITLIN REILLY has been one of Gettysburg's record-breaking was decided by the final event. Reilly the driving forces behind the success performance at the Centennial swam the lead-off leg of the winning of the women's swimming team the Conference Championship, piling up 400-freestyle relay team that smashed both the conference and school record. Reilly's name dots the Gettysburg women's swimming record book for three different relays: 200-freestyle (1:38.08), 400-freestyle (3:34.47), and 800-freestyle (7:53.70). Away from the pool, Reilly serves as co-president of the College's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. An Academic All-America nominee, she is a health sciences major and plans to attend graduate school to focus on sports performance and sports behavior, as well as athletic administration programs. Three-point expert Dan Capkin '09 WHEN DAN CAPKIN had the District selection, Capkin hails from Foundation. He has also served for opportunity to play in the NCAA the same high school (Lower Merion, two years as treasurer for Alpha Tau Division III basketball tournament in Pa.) as Kobe Bryant and has spent the Omega. A management major and March 2008, he made it count. In his past two summers working for the Spanish minor, he is considering playoff debut, the 6-2 shooting guard NBA star's Family Foundation, which pursuing a master's degree or an scored 30 points — the second-high­ is similar to the Make-A-Wish MBA following graduation. • est output of his career — and helped lead the Bullets to a 95-87 first-round win over Salem State. One night later, Capkin sank 16 points as the Bullets reached the "Sweet 16" round with an incredible 66-65 come-from-behind win over Elms College in Bream Gymnasium. Capkin's success continued through his senior year, when he moved to fifth place on the College's career scoring list with over 1,400 points. He ranks second all-time at Gettysburg with over 200 three-pointers. A three-time Academic All-

32 GETTYSBURG COLLEGE • SPRING 200^ Last We Americans like RISE UP by Bryan S. Zerbe'88 to think of the United States as diverse, but "FADHEL CAN HELP YOU," my new colleague told me. the Gulf region turns Fadhel, a soft-spoken, Western-dressing Bahraini, worked the concepts of for the chief operating officer. I went to see him and told nationality and eth­ him I needed to buy a car. "What kind do you want?" he nicity on their collec­ asked. "A Nissan Pathfinder," I said, my decision based on tive heads. I've met a the fact that the Nissan dealership was down the street person who is half- from my apartment building. He made a quick phone call Egyptian and half- and spoke in Arabic to the person on the other end of the Brazilian and another line. "Go and see Wissam after work," he told me. who is half-Jordanian and half-Icelandic. I know a couple Wissam was a young Syrian guy who spoke good here who met in the United States as university students. English. Like me, he was new to Doha, the capital of Qatar, She is Uruguayan and he is Swedish. Here in the topsy­ a small country on the Western side of the Arabian Gulf. turvy melting pot that is the Gulf, she teaches English and Wissam had a 2005 Pathfinder in stock and told me to he teaches Spanish. Another couple I know is Romanian come back the following evening to do the paperwork and (he) and Cuban (she); they met in Doha and recently pick up the car. married. "If you have any kids here, what nationality will I returned the next evening and sat down with Wissam they be?" a colleague asked the Romanian. "I haven't and an Indian guy who had come from one of the local really thought about that yet," he responded. Has anyone, I banks with the loan paperwork. The Indian gave me a wondered? bunch of papers to sign that were written in Arabic. I Not too long ago I went with some friends on a dhow couldn't read them and looked at him questioningly. He just cruise on Doha Bay. We hung out on the upper deck, where shrugged. I signed them anyway. Wissam tossed me the we laughed and talked and ate the food we had grilled on keys and I drove the Pathfinder out of the dealership, still board. As the sun set, back in a corner, a young Israeli guy trying to wrap my head around the fact that I, an American, was chatting up a Jordanian girl. The Lebanese d.j. turned had just bought a Japanese car from a Syrian salesman who up the music and the crowd of Canadians, Belgians, worked for a Qatari-owned dealership, with a loan financed Americans, Brits, French, Lebanese, Indians, and even a by a English bank represented by an Indian loan officer. few Qataris shouted the lyrics to Yves LaRock's "Rise Up": That was almost five years ago. The car loan is now paid off and I, much to my surprise, am still living in Doha. Rise up I like to blame Gettysburg College for my nomadic pro­ No falling down again clivities. Soon after declaring Spanish as a second major at I try to fly so high the beginning of my sophomore year, the Spanish faculty Direction sky launched a vociferous, well-orchestrated campaign to get My dream is to fly me to study abroad in Spain. Not many students studied Over the rainbow abroad in the mid-1980s, and I was reluctant to leave So high friends and break ties to the campus. "I'll miss too much, I My dream is to fly protested." They kept up the pressure. "I'll go for a semes­ Rise up ter," I finally told my adviser, Prof. Ron Burgess. "Go for a We'll meet again year," he told me. "Go for a year," Prof. Paula Olinger Out there in the darkness, the scene didn't seem real. It echoed. "Go for a year," Prof. Kerr Thompson re-echoed. was, I thought, a glimpse of what the world could be, or I went for a year. The experience was in every way what should be, or, maybe, someday, would be. I watched the a study abroad experience should be — transformational. I dancing, took a swig of my Heineken, and sang the lyrics fell in love with Spain and Europe, and I gained a seeming­ with the crowd. I was in no hurry to get back to shore. ly insatiable desire to see and experience the world around me, along with an unshakable confidence that I could live Brian Zerbe works as the director of admissions at Carnegie Mellon pretty much anywhere. University in Qatar. He can be reached at [email protected].

52 GETTYSBURG COLLEGE • SPRING 2009 roviding for i* Gettysburg

Gettysburg College has had a lasting

influence on our lives, from meeting

each other to many other great

experiences. In spring, we studied

together on the battlefield under the

watchful eye of General Winfield

Hancock. Like all Gettysburg

graduates of our time, we slugged

our way through Contemporary

Civilization classes in subjects that

we appreciate more now. We partied

when we could. We made friendships

that have endured the years.

So it was our pleasure to make a gift

of real estate establishing a charitable

remainder trust with the College as

beneficiary so that others could benefit

from the Gettysburg experience.

Our trust provided a significant

income tax deduction, reduced capital

i ~ gains taxes, and guaranteed income

for life. It's fabulous for both the

College's future and ours!

iy^rc^ Office of Planned Giving

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