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ministration, and a bachelor of music degree. In addition, 64 minors are offered. In every major, Bucknell students benefi t from personal relationships with faculty, and students have numerous opportunities to collaborate with faculty on scholarly research projects. ARTS AND SCIENCES DEPARTMENTS • Accounting • Geology • Animal Behavior • German • Anthropology • History • Art & Art History • Int’l. Relations • Astronomy • Latin American • Biology Studies • Business Admin. • Management • Cell Biology/Biochem. • Mathematics • Chemistry • Music • Classics • Philosophy • Computer Science • Physics • East Asian Studies • Political Science • Economics • Psychology • Education • Religion • English • Russian • Environmental Studies • Sociology • French • Spanish east of Christy Mathewson- • Geography • Theater/Dance Memorial Stadium and south • Women’s Studies of the Sigmund and Claire ENGINEERING DEPARTMENTS Weis Center for the Perform- • Chemical • Electrical ing Arts, was primarily funded • Civil & Environmental • Biomedical by lead gifts from Janet Weis • Engineering Sciences • Mechanical and members of the extended family of Robert L. Rooke ’13. CAMPUS TOURS The building, which opened Campus tours are offered by the Buck- in September of 2000, is a nell Admissions Offi ce, located in Freas Hall, state-of-the-art facility which fi ve times daily on weekdays and three times includes classrooms, studios, on Saturdays. No appointment is necessary. practice suites and a recital Interviews are not required for admission hall. but are strongly recommended. For further The $14 million McDon- information about campus tours, or to arrange nell Residence Hall, which an interview, call the Bucknell Admissions opened in September of 2000, Offi ce at (570) 577-1101. is located next to Mathewson Stadium and accommodates THE FACULTY 300 students. Each wing of Bucknell boasts an exceptional faculty the new building consists of of approximately 290 teachers, more than a circle of rooms around a 96 percent of whom hold doctoral degrees. lounge, creating a sense of Faculty members take a very active role in “neighborhoods.” the development of undergraduate students, In the last three years, and senior faculty teach introductory as well formal dedications were held as advanced courses. for the sparkling new Kenneth THE CAMPUS Bucknell faculty invite students to assist G. Langone Athletics and Recreation Center with scholarly research, which helps refi ne Located on about 400 picturesque acres (see page 11), the O’Leary Center for geology students’ analytical thinking and prepares near the Susquehanna River, the Bucknell and psychology, and the Breakiron Engineer- them for graduate study. In fact, Bucknell campus features more than 80 buildings, in- ing Building. ranks ninth among national private colleges cluding a rapidly expanding array of academic, and universities in the number of graduates athletics and recreation facilities. ACADEMIC MAJORS going on to receive doctoral degrees in the Recent additions to the University’s Bucknell offers 53 majors, leading to last decade. physical plant include a new music building, bachelor of arts, bachelor of science or bach- residence dorm, athletics center, geology/ elor of engineering degrees. There are also psychology building and engineering building. CAMPUS LIFE B.S. degrees in education and business ad- The new Sigfried Weis Music Building, located More than 150 student organizations ca- ter to nearly every interest. These clubs often 2005 Bucknell Football • 14 • www.BucknellBison.com ABOUT BUCKNELL

FACTS ABOUT BUCKNELL • Bucknell was established in 1846 by Pennsyl- vania Baptists as the University of Lewisburg. It was renamed Bucknell University in 1886 in honor of William Bucknell, a major benefac- tor. The university has been co-educational since 1883.

• The university calendar features two 15- week semesters with one six-week summer session available.

• Bucknell’s student-faculty ratio is 12-to-1. Half of the classes have 18 students or fewer.

• The Bertrand Library features 701,340 volumes, 2,206 periodical subscriptions and hundreds of electronic subscriptions including over 100,000 full-text articles.

• All student housing is connected to ResNet, the residence hall network. The university is served by a high-speed connection to the foster strong friendships, as members Internet. Extensive electronic classrooms (com- share a common passion, whether puters for each student) are in use throughout the campus. Students, staff and faculty have that be music, German, astronomy or access to over 100 computer-based training poetry, to name a few. programs, and the university has 475 (Win- These organizations are led by dows, Mac and Sun) workstations available motivated students, and in most cases in a variety of learning spaces. the only requirement for membership is the initiative to attend an introduc- • Six months after graduation, 96% of the tory meeting. Class of 2004 was employed or in graduate Bucknell’s Greek system includes schools. 10 fraternities and seven sororities, nis courts; a West Fields complex that houses and rush is not held until the soph- the Graham Field AstroTurf facility for fi eld omore year, allowing students to hockey and women’s lacrosse, Depew Field become assimilated to campus life for baseball, softball and soccer venues, as before deciding whether to join the well as numerous fi elds for varsity, intramural Greek system. and recreational sports. In addition to its diverse varsity intercollegiate program, Bucknell of- ACADEMIC SUPPORT fers more than 15 club sports for both Bucknell coaches are committed to the men and women, and has numerous academic success of their student-athletes, intramural programs under the direc- which is evident in the outstanding graduation torship of a full-time coordinator of rates of Bucknell athletes. recreation services. The athletic department’s Academic includes the state-of-the-art 50-meter-by-25- Enhancement Program has established a ATHLETIC PROGRAMS yard Olympic class pool in Kinney Natatorium, network of tutors in a variety of subjects for With varsity intercollegiate athletic com- a 15,000-square foot student fi tness center, student-athletes needing assistance, and petition for 27 men’s and women’s teams, and the 4,000-seat Sojka Pavilion that is the coaches and administrators work diligently Bucknell’s athletic program is annually one of new home of the Bison basketball teams. to minimize the amount of class time missed the most diverse in the nation among Division For more information on the facility, see for competition. I schools. Bucknell is a founding member of page 11. In addition, several other academic the Patriot League, where 23 of its intercol- In addition to the 13,100-seat Christy resources are available to students. The legiate sports programs compete. Mathewson-Memorial Stadium and its excit- University Writing Center is available to help ing new “FieldTurf” playing surface, other students refi ne their writing skills, and special ATHLETIC FACILITIES on-campus athletic facilities include Gerhard tutorial sessions are available in almost every The recent completion of the Kenneth Fieldhouse with an indoor track, racquetball academic subject. Each student has a faculty G. Langone Athletics and Recreation Center and squash courts, and indoor volleyball, advisor in his or her fi eld of study, and, with provides Bucknell with one of the fi nest facili- tennis and basketball courts; the 18-hole a small student-faculty ratio of 12:1, faculty ties of its kind in the nation. The new center Bucknell University Golf Club; 10 outdoor ten- advisors take a very personal interest in the academic progress of their students. 2005 Bucknell Football • 15 • www.BucknellBison.com LIFE AFTER BUCKNELL

ucknell prepares its students to lead productive and useful CLASS OF 2004 lives.B The University’s strategic plan • Graduate Activity ...... % Respondents emphasizes the importance of an Total Placed ...... 96% undergraduate experience that Employed ...... 67% prepares graduates for a complex Graduate School ...... 24% and rapidly changing world in which Employed and ...... 4% individuals must think and act as in Graduate School Still Seeking ...... 4% both a generalist and specialist. Other ...... 1% The University offers an ap- proach to learning that helps go be- • Type of Employer ...... % Respondents yond the boundaries of traditional Business ...... 59% academic disciplines by providing Education ...... 15% opportunities to develop the full Non-Profit ...... 10% array of those intellectual and inter- Research & Industry ...... 7% personal skills necessary to fashion Government ...... 4% Unknown & Other ...... 3% successful and fulfi lling lives and careers in the 21st century. Buck- • Type of Grad School ...... % Respondents nell believes that what you learn is Humanities & Social Sciences ...... 23% shaped by how you learn. Law ...... 19% The Career Development Cen- Engineering ...... 16% ter at Bucknell supports the Univer- Education ...... 9% sity’s commitment to preparing pro- Science ...... 9% ductive citizens for our global com- Allied Health ...... 8% Post BAC/Other ...... 7% munity by educating our students Medical ...... 7% in bridging their educational and Business ...... 3% life experiences with their lifelong Veterinary ...... 2% career goals. We accomplish this by promoting in the most recent decade surveyed. self-suffi ciency through educating students The mean salary for the 2004 graduates •How Employment in the process of making well-informed and responding to the survey was $40,439 and Was Secured ...... % Respondents thoughtful decisions and by providing high- was highest for engineers. The mean salary Cold Calls ...... 21% quality resources, diverse opportunities and for a graduate with a bachelor of science On-campus Interviews ...... 15% Previous Employer ...... 6% meaningful experiences. degree in engineering was $47,770, and the BU Alumni/Faculty Contact ...... 4% mean salary for a graduate with a bachelor Internet/On-line ...... 3% CLASS OF 2004 of science degree in business administration Classified Ads ...... 3% was $42,094. Graduates from the College CDC Resume Referral ...... 2% POSTGRADUATE of Arts and Sciences had a mean salary of CDC Events ...... 2% SURVEY $38,719. Employment Agencies ...... 2% Most 2004 graduates (76 percent) were Other Means ...... 13% According to a Bucknell Career Develop- employed in the Northeast, with Pennsylvania No Data ...... 28% ment Center survey of the Class of 2004, (20 percent), New Jersey (14 percent), New •Where Graduates 96 percent of the respondents were either York City (10 percent) and Washington, D.C. Located ...... % Respondents employed or attending graduate school six (9 percent) leading the way. Among the most Northeast ...... 76% months after graduation. Of Bucknell’s 855 popular employers of Bucknell graduates Southeast ...... 7% graduates in that class, 809 (95 percent) re- were fi rms such as AmeriCorps, General Elec- West ...... 6% sponded to the survey. Of that portion of the tric, JP Morgan Chase, Lockheed Martin, Lord Midwest ...... 3% class, 67 percent were employed, 24 percent & Taylor and PriceWaterhouseCoopers. International ...... 3% were enrolled in graduate school, four percent A total of 29 percent of the class respon- Unknown ...... 5% were both employed and in graduate school dents secured employment through Bucknell part-time, and four percent were still seeking on-campus interviews, Career Development •Top 2004 Employers employment. Center leads, networking or offers from former AC Nielsen Bases Lockheed Martin Of those attending graduate school, 23 employees. Lord & Taylor AmeriCorps percent are pursuing degrees in social sci- BAE Systems Merck Bear Stearns & Co. Northrup Grumman ences and the humanities, 19 percent are in Booz Allen Hamilton Peace Corps law school, 16 percent are pursuing advanced Citigroup PriceWaterhouseCoo- degrees in engineering and nine percent are Deloitte pers pursuing advanced degrees in education. Dept. of Army Prudential U.S. News and World Report noted in General Electric Teach for America 1988 that Bucknell ranked among the top 10 JP Morgan Chase UBS private liberal arts colleges in the number of Source: BU Career KPMG alumni who had received doctorate degrees

2005 Bucknell Football • 16 • www.BucknellBison.com UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION PRESIDENT community.” History, awarded by the American Norman Garrity, a Bucknell Historical Association. BRIAN C. MITCHELL trustee and chair of its presidential A specialist in 19th-century ur- search committee, said, “We de- ban, ethnic and labor history, Mitch- Brian C. Mitchell, president of Washington & veloped a careful, thorough search ell is author of The Paddy Camps: Jefferson College since 1998, was named the 16th process with the goal of selecting The Irish of Lowell, 1821-1861 president of Bucknell University in March 2004, and an exceptional leader who could (University of Illinois Press, 1988), he was offi cially inaugurated on April 30, 2005. take this remarkable institution to a critically acclaimed work. Mitchell is a leading expert in higher educa- an even higher level of excellence. He has extensive teaching tion who is regularly quoted in major media outlets Brian Mitchell is the right person to experience at colleges and uni- on issues related to private education and its do that. He will be an outstanding versities in Massachusetts, New contributions to society. From 1995-98, Mitchell CEO.” Mitchell also will become a Hampshire and Virginia, and was was president of the Association of Independent full member of Bucknell’s board of a program offi cer in the Division Colleges and Universities of Pennsylvania (AICUP), trustees. of State Programs of the National in Harrisburg, Pa., an organization representing The Chronicle of Higher Education, a publica- Endowment for the Humanities before becoming private colleges and universities in the state. tion that covers national higher education issues, president of the Council of Independent Colleges The announcement of Mitchell’s selection was credited Mitchell last year with forging a close and and Universities of Pennsylvania (CICU) in 1991. made by Susan Crawford, chair of Bucknell’s board collaborative relationship with the city of Washing- Mitchell serves as chair of the Pennsylvania of trustees. She said that Mitchell “is uniquely ton, Pa. Mitchell developed a document called the Selection Committee for the Rhodes Scholarships. qualifi ed to be president at this point in Bucknell’s “Blueprint for Collaboration,” outlining ways the He is a commissioner of the Pennsylvania Historical history. He has a deep knowledge of the issues college could work with the city on several fronts. and Museum Commission, and a member of the affecting private higher education, he has demon- During his tenure at Washington & Jefferson, he boards of directors for the Association of Indepen- strated leadership in working within and outside began a series of “Coffee with the College” meet- dent Colleges and Universities of Pennsylvania and the university community, he understands and ap- ings, which gave community members a chance to the Greater Pittsburgh Council of the Boy Scouts preciates the academic culture at institutions like talk with him and other administrators. of America. Bucknell, and he is an effective fundraiser.” Mitchell, who holds a doctoral and master’s A past chair of the National Association of In- Said Mitchell, “Bucknell University is among degree from the University of Rochester and his dependent College and University State Executives, a handful of the leading universities in America. bachelor’s degree from Merrimack College, has he also has served on the boards of the National It is a tremendous honor to be selected as the received numerous grants and academic awards. Association of Independent Colleges and Universi- university’s new president. Bucknell is a place of Among his awards are grants from the American ties, the Pennsylvania Humanities Council, and exceptional promise, enormous unrealized potential Council of Learned Societies, the National Endow- National History Day. and broad ambition. The university’s academic ment for the Humanities and the U.S. Department Mitchell is married to the former Maryjane programs defi ne what quality means in American of the Interior. He received the Haskell Award for Murphy. higher education, especially at the undergraduate Distinguished Teaching in the Humanities from level. My wife, Maryjane, and I eagerly look forward the University of Massachusetts at Lowell and the to becoming members of the Bucknell University Albert J. Beveridge Grant for Research in American

BUCKNELL VICE PRESIDENTS

Charlie Pollock returned to his alma mater, Bucknell University, in July 1998 as Assistant to the President and Secretary of the University, serving as principal liaison between the Offi ce of the President and the Board of Trustees. He was named Vice President for Student Affairs in May 2001, having served as Secretary and Interim Vice President since September 1999. As Vice President, Pollock oversees the operations of the Offi ce of the Dean of Students, the Department of Athletics and Recreation, the MARY DeCREDICO ROBERT KALLIN University Chaplaincy, the Career Development CHARLIE POLLOCK Provost/Vice President for Vice President for Development Center and the Department of Public Safety. Vice President for Academic Affairs and University Relations Student Affairs He also provides support and counsel to the President and plays a leading role in maintaining positive “town-gown” relations. Pollock has worked in college and university administration for more than 30 years. The fi rst 24 included direction of the public relations programs at Juniata College (1974-81), Ohio Wesleyan University (1981-86) and Allegheny College (1986-98). At each of those institutions, he oversaw the school’s sports informa- tion offi ce. Pollock is a 1970 honors graduate of Bucknell, having majored in English with a concentration in theatre. He also did substantial graduate study at Bucknell, just shy of completing an interdepartmental master’s degree. As overseer of the Buck- nell athletics program, Pollock maintains a deep commitment to its scholar-athlete model. Maintaining Bucknell’s position as a national model for the scholar-athlete DAVID SURGALA KURT THIEDE concept is a central part of his vision for student life at the university. Vice President for Finance Vice President for Enrollment and Administration Management

2005 Bucknell Football • 17 • www.BucknellBison.com ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATION DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS & RECREATION JOHN P. HARDT THE HARDT FILE . . . • PERSONAL Completing his sixth full year as director of Birthdate: May 24, 1962 athletics and recreation at Bucknell, John Hardt Wife: The former Carole Bourgeacq of administers a broad-based sports program with a Archachon, France proud and successful history. Married: September 19, 1987 Since his arrival, Hardt has orchestrated one of Children: Noah (16), Elodie (13), and Mad- the nation’s most assertive facilities overhauls, built eleine (11) and maintained relationships with major donors, restructured the athletics administration in order • EDUCATION to help Bucknell stay ahead of the curve in the fast- Charles City Comm. H.S., Charles City, Iowa paced world of Division I athletics and built upon Univ. of Iowa, B.A. in English, 1984 Bucknell’s long-standing tradition of scholar-athlete Univ. of Iowa, Juris Doctorate, 1988 excellence. gift. Other major gifts have included the funding of Univ. of Iowa, Doctoral Candidate (educa- Hardt is privileged to oversee a varsity athletics the FieldTurf playing surface and new lighting in the tion & admin./higher education) program that has long been at the head of the class stadium, as well as endowments for football, track in the Patriot League, both on the playing fi elds and and fi eld and swimming and diving. • ATHLETIC in the classroom. From Presidents’ Cups to Academic The exciting new Langone Athletics and Rec- Charles City Community H.S.: Football All-Americans to league titles to leading the nation reation Center, one of Hardt’s fi rst major initiatives University of Iowa: Football with a 100 percent graduation rate, Bison Athletics upon his arrival at Bucknell, opened in 2002-03 to carries a proud heritage. rave reviews. The athletics complex features a state- • PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE While building on Bucknell’s athletic and of-the-art natatorium with 50-meter Olympic-class Univ. of Iowa: Admin. Assistant, 1986-88 academic excellence is paramount, Hardt has also pool with moveable dual bulkheads, a 4,000-seat NCAA: Compliance Representative, 1988- incorporated progressive ideas in the area of external arena that has become the new home of the Bison 92 relations. Initiatives such as the Bison Live! radio men’s and women’s basketball teams, a 15,000- Syracuse University: Director of Athletic program, a new graphics identity package, an infor- square-foot strength and conditioning center, varsity Compliance, 1992-96 mative and visually appealing athletics Web site and team locker rooms, a Bucknell Athletics Hall of Fame Michigan State Univ.: Associate Director of a revamped Bison Club all serve to bring BU Athletics and modern offi ces for coaches and athletics staff. Athletics, 1996-99 into the homes of its supporters. Hardt began his tenure at Bucknell on February Hardt has reorganized the management struc- 15, 2000, after serving four years as associate direc- • AFFILIATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS ture of the department and implemented a sport tor of athletics at Michigan State University. While National Association of Collegiate Directors management group, dividing the direct oversight there, Hardt supervised the sports medicine staff, of Athletics (NACDA) of 27 men’s and women’s varsity programs among strength and conditioning, equipment operations, National Association of Athletics Compli- Hardt and two associate directors of athletics. computing and tech services and NCAA/Big Ten ance Coordinators (NAACC) During his productive tenure at Bucknell, Hardt rules compliance. In addition, he handled legal and NCAA Division I Committee on Athletics has seen the program benefi t from several major contractual issues for the department. Certifi cation donations. While the Kenneth G. Langone Athlet- Prior to his tenure at MSU, Hardt spent fi ve years NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship Committee ics and Recreation Center is the crown jewel of a at Syracuse University as director of athletic compli- NCAA Division I Football Issues Committee successful university fundraising campaign, other ance and four years with the NCAA’s national offi ce NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee signifi cant offerings include a recent $5.6 million as a compliance representative. Division I-AA Football Eastern Advisory donation from William Graham — one of the largest A native Iowan, Hardt is a 1984 honors graduate Committee in university history — which was directed toward of the University of Iowa, and he was a member of the ECAC Finance Committee women’s athletics and the restoration of wrestling Hawkeyes’ 1982 Rose Bowl football team. He later Patriot League Football Liaison to varsity status. Graham Field, the new Astroturf earned his law degree from Iowa and is a doctoral venue at the West Fields, was also a result of that candidate in Iowa’s College of Education.

many, if not all, of these qualities can be attained by participating in athlet- DR. MITCH CHERNIN ics at the highest level.” NCAA FACULTY REP. Chernin arrived at Bucknell in the fall of 1985 after a post-doctoral stint at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He received his In May 2003, Dr. Mitch Chernin, profes- bachelor’s degree in marine biology from the University of Massachusetts- sor of biology, accepted an appointment to Dartmouth in 1973, before going on to earn a master’s degree in tropical become Bucknell’s new NCAA Faculty Repre- marine biology from the University of Guam in 1979 and a Ph.D. in molecular sentative, replacing colleague Dr. Gary Sojka, biology from Clemson University in 1982. who served in that capacity for two years. Promoted to associate professor of biology in 1991 and to the Herbert Chernin, a member of the Bucknell fac- L. Spencer Professorship in Biology in 1997, Chernin has taught courses ulty since 1985, is tasked with representing in molecular biology, developmental biology, organismal biology, biochemi- Bucknell and its faculty in relations with the cal methods, introduction to molecules and cells, genetics, virology and NCAA and the Patriot League. In addition, he general biology. provides campus leadership on athletically- Having recently concluded a three-year term as biology department related issues and acts as a liaison with the University’s governance system. chair, Chernin has published and presented numerous papers on his Chernin has been a member of the university’s Committee on Athletics since research, earning an impressive list of grants along the way. A wrestler in 2001 and is currently a member of its NCAA re-certifi cation task force. high school, Chernin has served as a faculty sideline coach for the Bucknell A fundamental believer in Bucknell’s commitment to the scholar-athlete football and fi eld hockey teams, and he has been a strong advocate for the model, Chernin fi rmly believes that a student’s college education extends department’s faculty sideline coaching program. In 1986 he organized a well beyond the confi nes of the classroom or laboratory. “It is the university’s biology department tailgate at a Bison football game, and over the years responsibility to provide opportunities for students to develop leadership, the tailgate has grown immensely in popularity and is now a staple on Bison self-awareness, confi dence and discipline,” he said. “It seems to me that football Saturdays in Lewisburg.

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Backus also coordinated and implemented all NCAA, NEC, MAAC and TIM PAVLECHKO institutional rules and procedures governing the conduct of Quinnipiac’s SENIOR ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR intercollegiate athletic program. That process included the education of OF ATHLETICS institutional faculty, staff, athletics interests and student-athletes regard- ing NCAA compliance. At Bucknell, Backus serves as an important aide to the director of Tim Pavlechko, a 1991 Bucknell gradu- athletics and supervises 13 Bison sports. She oversees Bucknell’s unique ate, is in his sixth year as a member of the Faculty Sideline Program and NCAA Compliance program. She is also a Bison athletics staff, and his fourth as Se- key campus liaison in the areas of fi nancial aid and admissions, and with nior Associate Director of Athletics. the faculty and deans. She is currently the department of athletics’ liaison A former Bison student-athlete and in Bucknell’s NCAA re-certifi cation process. Backus recently completed graduate assistant coach, Pavlechko re- service as chair of the NCAA Division I Field Hockey Committee. turned to Bucknell from the NCAA offi ce Prior to her tenure at Quinnipiac, Backus spent a year and a half at in Indianapolis, where he spent three years as an assistant director of Cornell University where she served as a compliance and event manage- championships. At Bucknell Pavlechko serves as chief aide to the director ment intern, then as the assistant compliance coordinator and event of athletics in the management and leadership of the department. management supervisor. Pavlechko supervises 14 sports, including football, at Bucknell. Backus received her undergraduate degree from Franklin & Marshall in In addition, Pavlechko oversees the areas of facilities/game manage- 1992, and she earned her master of science degree with a concentration ment, athletic training/sports medicine, the drug and alcohol education in athletic administration from Springfi eld College. Her husband, Jared, program, strength and conditioning and equipment management. He is a member of the Bison football coaching staff. The couple resides in has had primary oversight of Bucknell’s recent athletics facilities boom, Lewisburg with their two-year-old son Garrett. including the construction of the new Kenneth G. Langone Athletics and Recreation Center. At the NCAA Pavlechko was responsible for the administration and TERRIE GRIEB conduct of seven national championships, including Division I wrestling and men’s lacrosse, which annually ranked among the top-fi ve revenue ASSOCIATE AD, producing championships within the association. He served as liaison to BUSINESS AND TEAM numerous coaches associations and sport governing bodies. In addition, SERVICES Pavlechko handled corporate partner relations and was a group technol- ogy liaison with the championships division. After 21 seasons and more than 300 Prior to his work at the NCAA, Pavlechko spent fi ve years working in victories as the head coach of the Bucknell the athletic department at UNLV. After spending the 1993-94 year as an softball program, Terrie Grieb turned her at- internal affairs intern with the department, he became a game operations tention full-time to her administrative duties representative. In 1995 he was promoted to coordinator of game opera- in the fall of 2000. tions and athletic facilities, overseeing game operations for 15 sports In her role as Associate Director of while manageing seven athletic facilities. Athletics for Business and Team Services, Grieb is responsible for all A native of Boalsburg, Pa., Pavlechko graduated from Bucknell with a accounting and business services and the department’s overall budget bachelor of science degree in business administration, and he went on to and fi nance. In addition, she oversees purchasing, ticket operations, team earn a master of science degree in business administration from Bucknell transportation and lodging, human resources and the department’s cleri- in 1993. Pavlechko played center and guard on the Bison offensive line cal and secretarial staff. in 1989 and 1990, and he remained with the program as a graduate as- Grieb was a highly regarded head coach at Bucknell from 1978-2000. sistant for two years. He coached the defensive ends and long snappers, She began her tenure with the Bison as the head volleyball and softball while implementing the video-linked computer scouting system utilized coach and assistant women’s basketball coach. Grieb holds the distinction for opponent and self-analysis. of being the only woman in Bucknell history to coach three varsity sports Pavlechko and his wife, Molly, reside in Lewisburg and are the parents in one season when she directed the softball, women’s basketball and of 10-year-old daughter, Ella, and fi ve-year-old daughter, Lauren. volleyball teams in 1980-81. Excluding one sabbatical season, Grieb was the only coach Bucknell Softball had known. During her tenure, she was honored as conference coach of the year six times, collecting her fi nal honor after the 1999 AMANDA season. She garnered top mentor honors three times while a member of the Patriot League — a feat equaled by just one other league coach. BACKUS Grieb compiled a 307-324-2 mark during her 21 years, including a Patriot ASSOCIATE AD, League title in 1997. Grieb was also the fi rst head coach of the Bucknell women’s volleyball program, directing the squad from 1978 through the SENIOR WOMAN 1984 season. Over those seven years, the Bison compiled a 90-96-1 ADMINISTRATOR mark, capped by a 22-11 season in 1983. After two seasons as the assistant women’s basketball coach, Grieb Amanda Backus is in her fi fth year as directed the women’s baskteball team to a 7-12 mark in 1980-81. Follow- Associate Director of Athletics and Senior ing that season, she served as an assistant for the program until 1991. Woman Administrator at Bucknell. Grieb began her administrative duties as assistant athletic director Backus came to Bucknell from Quinnipiac University in Hamden, for business services in 1997, establishing her relationship with the Conn., where she had served as the senior woman administrator and University’s fi nance, procurement and payroll offi ces. associate athletic director for compliance and student services since July A native of Loganton, Pa., Grieb graduated from Lock Haven University 1999. In that role, she provided leadership and guidance to 21 Division I in 1977 with a bachelor’s degree in health, physical education and recre- sports programs, with an emphasis on 11 women’s programs. ation. She was a standout basketball and softball player for the Eagles.

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in the NCAA Ethnic Minority and Women’s Internship Program. TODD NEWCOMB A native of nearby Bloomsburg, Pa. (Central Columbia High School), ASSOCIATE AD, Huber directs Bucknell’s compliance and rules education program for EXTERNAL AFFAIRS AND BISON coaches, student-athletes, departmental staff, boosters and university CLUB offi ces, as well as coordinates and monitors the certifi cation of student- athletes’ eligibility and fi nancial aid. As the coordinator of student affairs, Huber serves as the depart- Todd Newcomb, a 1988 Bucknell gradu- ment’s liaison with the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and ate, is in his seventh year as a member of other university offi ces impacting student affairs. She also oversees several the Bucknell staff and his fi fth as Associate other student-athlete programs, including the academic enhancement Director of Athletics for External Affairs and program and community outreach. Director of the Bison Club. Huber graduated in 2002 with a bachelor of arts degree in busi- After two years as the department’s director of athletic communica- ness marketing from Toledo, where she earned four varsity letters as a tions, Newcomb now focuses his efforts towards this recently created member of the Rockets’ swimming and diving team. She competed at the position within the department. He is responsible for managing and Mid-American Conference championships all four years, ranked on the directing the department’s fundraising, development and alumni rela- Toledo top-10 chart in four different events, and was the recipient of the tions programs. He works closely with the University Relations staff and Ruth Hawkins Leadership Award in 2002. is responsible for coordinating annual, planned, capital and special gifts She then went on to earn a master’s degree in sport management for the department of athletics and recreation. Under Newcomb’s watch, from The Ohio State University this past June. While at Ohio State, Huber the Bison Club topped the $1 million mark in donations for the fi rst time in was a graduate assistant in the compliance offi ce, where she maintained 2003-04, then upped that total to more than $1.25 million in 2004-05. databases of NCAA interpretations, secondary violations and student-ath- While the director of athletic communications, Newcomb served as the lete employment and awards records. She also gained experience with the primary contact for the Bison football program and oversaw all publicity NCAA’s Special Assistance Fund and Student-Athlete Opportunity Fund, and media relations for the school’s Division I athletic program. helped monitor NCAA Clearinghouse reports and assisted with staff and Under his direction, recruiting brochures for all sports were redesigned student-athlete compliance education. and produced in an 8 1/2 x 11 format for the fi rst time. The Bucknell Prior to her hiring at Bucknell, Huber worked at the NCAA offi ce as a football and men’s and women’s basketball media guides were increased governance intern, where she helped develop two documents — “Model in content by over 20 percent. SAAC Guidelines” and “Best Hiring Practices.” She also designed and Newcomb also oversaw the transition of the athletic department’s produced the 2005 Division II Year-in-Review publication and collaborated Web site from an in-house operation to a partnership with the Offi cial in the planning of the 2005 NCAA Convention, the 2005 Conference Intern College Sports Network. The site has received high praise from Bucknell Seminar and the 2005 National SAAC Conference. coaches, student-athletes, alumni and fans. Huber is a member of the National Association of Collegiate Women Newcomb returned to Bucknell after working for 10 years in the Patriot Athletics Administrators. She has taken part in numerous community League offi ce. During the last six months of his stint in the conference service functions in Indianapolis, including the NCAA Back to School offi ce, he served as interim executive director of the Patriot League. Prior Bash, the YES Clinic/Hoop City, Coburn Place Safe Haven for Women and to the interim position, Newcomb was associate executive director of the Youthlinks of Indiana. Patriot League from July 1997 to January 1999, and was assistant execu- tive director of the league from August 1989 until June 1997. In those two positions he was responsible for the promotion and publicity of the league, its activities and the accomplishments of its student-athletes. Newcomb began his career as an athletic communications intern MICHAEL with Bucknell and the Patriot League in 1988-89. He is a member of the National Association of Athletic Development Directors, has been an active McFARLAND member of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) ASSISTANT AD, and served on the executive board of the Eastern College Athletic Confer- FACILITIES AND EVENT ence Sports Information Directors Association (ECAC-SIDA) from 1994- OPERATIONS 2001, including a stint as president of ECAC-SIDA in 1999-2000. A native of Port Jefferson, N.Y., Newcomb lives in Lewisburg with his Michael McFarland, a familiar face in wife, Karen, and their three children: Courtney (11), Drew (8) and Brett Patriot League athletics circles, was named (4). assistant athletic director for facilities and event operations at Bucknell this past June. McFarland came to Bucknell from the Patriot League headquarters in Center Valley, Pa., where he had KAITLIN HUBER served as associate executive director since 2000. ASSISTANT AD, In his new role, McFarland serves as the day-to-day supervisor of COMPLIANCE AND athletic facilities and coordinator of all facility scheduling. He monitors STUDENT AFFAIRS marketing and promotional activities for all 27 Bison varsity sports as well as handles scheduling, maintenance, preparation and event management issues for all activities. He is tasked with managing Bucknell’s facilities Kaitlin Huber joined the Bucknell Athlet- for all athletic events, university functions and outside special events. In ics administrative team in February 2005 addition, McFarland acts as the liaison with the campus facilities division in the role of Assistant Athletic Director for and other university offi ces, such as reservations and conference schedul- Compliance and Student Affairs. A former ing, admissions and public safety. captain of the University of Toledo swim- McFarland wore many hats as a veteran member of the Patriot ming and diving team, Huber comes to League offi ce. Chief among them was the operations oversight for each Bucknell from the NCAA headquarters in Indianapolis, where she worked of the 23 league-sponsored championships, including the popular men’s and women’s basketball tournament. McFarland also managed the 2005 Bucknell Football • 20 • www.BucknellBison.com ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATION conference’s basketball television package, including the scheduling and Terry and his wife, Carmen, a former athletic trainer at both West production of games. Point and Bucknell, reside in Lewisburg. The couple has a four-year-old Responsible for the promotion and publicity of the Patriot League, son, Dustin, and a two-year-old daughter, Emma. McFarland oversaw the league’s marketing and sponsorship strategy while supervising the league’s media relations team. He also acted as the chief liaison with several Patriot League committees, including facilities and operations, sports information, sports medicine, marketing, ticketing TOM HARVEY and television. MANAGER OF ATHLETICS Before joining the Patriot League staff, McFarland spent fi ve and a FUNDRAISING half years at the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) in Mission, Kan., fi rst as the communications director and later as the A veteran of 15 years in college athlet- assistant executive director. He was responsible for the editing of the ics fundraising and operations, Tom Harvey NSCAA’s Soccer Journal, a coaching educational periodical, managing joined the Bucknell community last year as the scholastic and collegiate rankings programs, sponsorship fulfi llment Manager of Athletics Fundraising. and the association’s publications. Harvey’s primary responsibility is to McFarland is a 1991 graduate of Lindenwood University in St. Charles, work closely with Bucknell’s director of Mo., where he received a degree in corporate communication and was annual giving, the director of athletics and an all-conference soccer player. He received a master’s degree in sport the director of the Bison Club to identify and solicit new annual donors to administration from Western Illinois University in 1994. the Bison Club, while at the same time soliciting current members of the He also served as sports information director while at Western Illinois. organization to increase their annual contributions. In addition to his responsibilities of media coverage for the 18 varsity pro- Prior to Bucknell, Harvey worked as a fi nancial consultant for Smith grams at WIU, he handled marketing, promotions and fundraising projects. Barney in Boca Raton, Fla., from 2002-04, but from 1989-2002 he worked Previously he worked in the sports information offi ces at Lindenwood and exclusively in college athletics. While completing his BA degree in psychol- West Virginia Wesleyan College. ogy, Harvey worked as an operations assistant at the University of South McFarland, who has remained active in the sport of soccer as a Florida from 1989-91. youth coach and offi cial, comes to Lewisburg along with his wife, Cari, In 1992 Harvey received a master’s degree in sports administration and daughters Raely and Aydan. from St. Thomas University in Miami, at the same time completing an internship in event management at the University of Miami. After working another year in event management with the Tampa JON TERRY Sports Authority, Harvey shifted career tracks to athletic development in 1993, when he was hired as donor relations coordinator at Miami. ASSISTANT AD, ATHLETIC In 1995, he was promoted to director of regional athletic development, COMMUNICATIONS where he maintained and created regional clubs, identifi ed and solicited major donors and directed staff and volunteers at all regional fundrais- Jon Terry, a 1993 Bucknell graduate, is ing events. in his fi fth year as Assistant Athletic Director From 1998-2002, Harvey was director of external operations for for Athletic Communications. football at Florida Atlantic University. Among his duties were coordinating In his capacity, Terry oversees all as- all external football units, including ticket sales and operations, marketing pects of media relations, publication design and promotions, community relations, advertising, major gifts and the and Web site development for Bucknell’s annual fund. Harvey was instrumental in raising over $9 million for the 27-sport intercollegiate program. start-up of FAU’s football program. In 2000-01, Terry completed his sixth year as assistant director of Harvey lives in Lewisburg with his wife, Leisha, their son Adrien (15) media relations at the U.S. Military Academy, where he served as the pri- mary media contact for the nationally ranked Army men’s lacrosse team as well as the Army hockey team. JOE SANTORINE During his tenure at West Point, Terry also worked closely with the COORDINATOR OF Black Knights’ women’s volleyball, wrestling, tennis and track and fi eld RECREATION SERVICES programs, while serving as the media relations director for the Collegiate Sprint Football League. Also a contributing writer for the award-winning Joe Santorine, former director of Army football game program, Terry has received numerous citations for programs for the Phoenixville (Pa.) Area both his writing and publication design. YMCA, is now in his fi fth year as Bucknell’s After graduating from Bucknell with a bachelor of arts degree in geol- Coordinator of Recreation Services. ogy, Terry served as a sports information assistant at his alma mater from With more than a decade of recreation 1993-95. While a student at Bucknell, the 34-year-old Ellicott City, Md., services experience under his belt, Santo- native served as sports editor of The Bucknellian for two semesters and rine is responsible for the administration and coordination of Bucknell’s as a staff writer for three others. expanding recreation, intramural and club programs. In addition, he acts as At West Point, Terry served in a media relations capacity for a myriad the department’s primary liaison with the university community regarding of NCAA championship events, including the 1997 and 2001 Men’s La- recreation services, and he works closely with the director of athletics in crosse regional doubleheaders, as well as gymnastics, swimming and golf determining the university’s recreational programming needs. regionals. He coordinated media operations for the prestigious Eastern A 1983 graduate of Springfi eld (Mass.) College with a degree in com- Intercollegiate Wrestling Association Championships in 1999 and has mercial recreation, Santorine oversaw the daily physical programs at the overseen a host of conference championship events. A member of the Phoenixville YMCA’s three program centers since May of 2000. Santorine College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) and ECAC-SIDA, also earned a master’s of education from Springfi eld in 1985. Terry also worked on the media relations staff at the 1999 NCAA Men’s From 1998-2000, he served as director of intramurals and facilities Basketball East Regional in East Rutherford, N.J. 2005 Bucknell Football • 21 • www.BucknellBison.com ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATION/LEWISBURG

at Cabrini College in Radnor, Pa. While at Cabrini Santorine was also an adjunct professor of sports science, teaching courses in facility manage- LEWISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA ment and sports management. For the previous six years he worked at Kettering University in Flint, Mich., as the assistant director of recreation services. He also served in the same capacity at Montclair State University One of the Best Small from 1986-91. A member of the National Intramural Recreation Sports Association since 1985, Santorine has served on various national commit- Towns In America tees and has been a consultant to the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Bucknell’s hilltop campus slopes into Victorian Lewisburg, popu- Authority at the Meadowlands Sports Complex. lation roughly 6,000, a town in which historic preservationists have Santorine is very active in civic volunteer projects, such as Relay for infl uence. Lewisburg enjoys ornamental vanities that are not part of Life, Light the Night and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. He also modern architecture. Gingerbread porches, carved wooden doors and volunteers as a downhill ski instructor for blind children. three-globed street lights that make this town memorable. Joe and his wife Marguerite, who is coordinator of the Bucknell en Historical roots are important in Lewisburg. The town celebrates France program, live in Winfi eld, Pa., with their two sons, Joseph (12) the holidays with the annual Victorian Holiday Parade and exhibits at and Kyle (10). the Packwood House Museum and the Slifer House Museum. Its many historical sites include an Underground Railroad station. A weekly market brings Amish farmers to town in horse-drawn wagons. Lewisburg is ranked 15th in the nation in the book, The 100 Best Small Towns in America, written by Norman Crampton. The town ATHLETICS MISSION earned this ranking by scoring high in areas such as the number of physicians per 100,000, the percentage of college-educated residents, STATEMENT the lowest number of serious crimes, and its location near state parks The Department of Athletics and Recreation strives to set the standard of excellence for intercollegiate and intramural programs as well as being host to an institution of higher learning. in higher education, thereby advancing and drawing attention to the The borough of Lewisburg began its early life as “Derrstown” mission, core values, and educational goals of Bucknell University. named for its settler, landowner, and miller Ludwig Derr. While the The Department believes that student-athletes’ academic date remains obscure, the historians point out that in English, the programs must be their fi rst priority. It is therefore committed to German name for Ludwig is Lewis. maintaining Bucknell’s high national ranking for student-athletes’ The town’s graduation rates and for producing Academic All-Americans, and growth from 1785 to continued leadership of the Patriot League in Academic Honor until well into the Roll nominations, based on grade-point averages. The coaches’ and staff’s paramount responsibility is maintaining academic priorities 19th century was and supporting student-athletes’ education, even while providing the slow due to the rigorous and serious NCAA Division I athletic opportunities Bucknell lack of transpor- student-athletes seek. tation, until a ferry Further, the Department promotes the personal growth of stu- was built to carry dent-athletes and the general student body by encouraging personal wagons across health, development, and balance among intellectual, social, civic, and the Susquehanna physical pursuits; by celebrating challenge and competition; and by River and a canal preparing participants for service and leadership in the world. Coaches and staff direct a rich array of athletic programs and recreational was completed in opportunities aimed at increasing student engagement, as well as 1833. Lewisburg, strengthening character, healthy living, teamwork, sportsmanship, and surveyed in 1769, spirit. In creating shared experiences for students, faculty, and staff, was not offi cially founded by Ludwig Derr until 1785. The borough was as well as alumni, family, and friends, the Department’s programs add incorporated on March 31, 1812. Located on the Susquehanna, it has substantially to Bucknell’s sense of community and foster life-long benefi ted with every development in transportation: turnpike, canal, relationships with Bucknell. railroad and now, highways. The Department embraces the University’s decision to compete Enhanced by the chartering of Bucknell University on February 5, at the highest extramural level, in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Division I membership is valuable not 1846, and the seating of the county government on October 9, 1855, only because this level of competition maximally challenges student- the community expanded its development past Fifth Street to what is athletes, but also because it signals clearly Bucknell’s high standards now Route 15. Most of the builders of this community are protected and seriousness of purpose in all extracurricular endeavors and it through historic district regulation. helps position Bucknell apart from other National Liberal Arts Colleges. In addition to Bucknell, the Lewisburg Federal Prison System and Likewise, the competitive success the Department seeks, measured Evangelical Community Hospital enhance the area’s fi nancial stabil- in part by consistent contention for the Patriot League’s student-ath- ity, backed up by the Pennsylvania House Furniture Co., International letes and the University alike, and it brings distinction and national Paper Co., and Agricultural Industries. recognition to Bucknell. A student-centered operation, the Department is committed to Education has always played a primary part in Lewisburg’s providing equitable opportunities to women and men, as well as social society. As early as 1790 the basics were taught in private members of minority and majority groups of all kinds. The Depart- homes. In 1805 the “Log Cabin Academy” was built. In 1835 three ment subscribes to, and complies with, all principles and regulations new schools were added, while the present system consists of two of the Patriot League, the Eastern College Athletic Conference, and elementary schools, a middle school — which was recently named the the NCAA. top middle school in the state — and a high school. Sixty-fi ve percent The department is proud that so many of today’s exemplary Bison of Lewisburg’s high school graduates go on to college.

2005 Bucknell Football • 22 • www.BucknellBison.com ATHLETIC TRAINING ucknell’s athletic training staff, headed by Mark Keppler, provides outstanding medical care for each of Bucknell’s student-athletes. Keppler and his staff recentlyB moved into a brand new, state-of-the-art athletic training room as part of the Kenneth G. Langone Athletics and Recreation Center design. There is also a MARK fully-equipped athletic training facility in Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium, adjacent to the football team locker room. KEPPLER

ATHLETIC TRAINING STAFF ASSISTANT AD, HEAD Mark Keppler is in his 20th year as the head trainer and handles all the athletic ATHLETIC TRAINER training needs for the Bison football team. In addition, he oversees all the needs for the track and fi eld programs. Assistant Athletic Director Tiffany Lebengood is in her seventh year as associate athletic trainer. A 1992 Mark Keppler, now in his graduate of Salisbury State University, she works directly with men’s soccer, fi eld 20th year as Bucknell’s head athletic trainer, oversees hockey, men’s and women’s swimming and baseball. Bucknell’s athletic training and sports medicine program. Brian Scorsone, a 1997 graduate of Ithaca College, begins his second year as Keppler coordinates the work of six professional staff assistant trainer. He works directly with men’s basketball, women’s soccer, women’s members, a graduate assistant, an intern and a dedicated crew and women’s lacrosse. group of student assistants. Elise Kramer, who wrapped up a graduate assistantship at Fresno State in The head trainer at Carnegie Mellon University for 11 the spring of 2004, works with the Bison volleyball, women’s basketball and tennis years before coming to Bucknell, Keppler is a member teams. of the National Athletic Trainers Association and is both Andrei Tarsici, a 2004 graduate of Penn State, is the fellowship athletic trainer. state- and nationally-certifi ed. Tarsici is in his second year at Bucknell and works with the Bison softball and men’s From 1982-84 he served as president of the Penn- and women’s water polo teams. sylvania Athletic Training Society, and from 1984-97 he Lock Haven graduate Jason Taylor joins Keppler’s staff in 2005-06 as an out- served with the Athletic Training Advisory Commission to sourced athletic trainer from Evangelical Community Hospital in Lewisburg. Taylor the State Board of Physical Therapy. He is currently the Convention Chair for PATS. is familiar with Bucknell athletics, having served as the athletic trainer for the club Keppler is a 1973 graduate of Florida State Univer- varsity wrestling team last year, in addition to assistant at home track meets. sity and holds a master’s degree from the University of Keppler has one more staff spots to fi ll prior to the 2005-06 academic year Pittsburgh. — the resident athletic trainer position. After working with the football program for his fi rst three years at Bucknell, Keppler moved to the fi eld house ATHLETIC INJURY PROCEDURES training room to coordinate the athletic training offi ce for Every injured Bucknell student- the entire athletic department. In the fall of 1999, he once athlete is attended by an athletic again took over as the primary football trainer, in addition trainer at the time the injury occurs. to running the athletic training offi ce. Keppler also serves Each of Bucknell’s professional staff as the primary athletic trainer for spring football, and su- trainers are state and nationally cer- pervises off-season rehabilitation programs for any injured tifi ed, and they are assisted on-site Bison football players. by a quality team of student athletic Keppler and his wife, Wanda, reside in Lewisburg and are the parents of two daughters, Sarah and Reta. trainers. The care for all Bucknell teams ultimately falls under the direction of Dr. Donald Stechschulte, the director of the University’s student health service. Athletes sustaining serious injuries requiring immediate attention in a hospital setting are sent to the emergency room of the Evangelical Community Hospital, located just two miles from the Bucknell campus.

NEW ATHLETIC TRAINING ROOM DRAWING RAVE REVIEWS An exciting development for Mark Keppler and his staff occurred late in 2002, when the group moved into a sparkling new athletic training facil- ity located adjascent to Davis Gymnasium. The 3,500-square-foot sports medicine center is nearly triple the size of the old Gerhard Fieldhouse facility. One of the many highlights of the new construction is the large hydrotherapy suite, which enables the accomodation of more student- athletes during peak hours. The facility also includes a separate injury rehabilitation area and additional taping and evaluation stations. “For many years we axiously awaited this wonderful new facility,” said Keppler. “We have now caught up to the major conference programs in terms of athletic training amenities and space.”

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of the highlights of the athletic year at Bucknell. At the banquet, each qualifi ed senior student- HE ISON LUB athlete is presented with a Bucknell ring or watch T B C in recognition of his or her achievements. Special SUPPORTS: awards honor the most outstanding student- • Jay P. Mathias Scholarships athletes in the senior class. • Baseball In addition, the Bison Club sponsors the • Men’s Basketball Bucknell Athletic Hall of Fame, which now • Women’s Basketball includes 186 members and is located on the • Cheerleading second fl oor of Bucknell’s Gerhard Fieldhouse. • Men’s Cross Country Todd Newcomb, Bucknell Class of 1988, • Women’s Cross Country is in his fi fth year as the director of the Bison • Field Hockey Club. He is the second full-time director of the • Football Bison head coach Tim Landis (L) with Al Locey ’83 organization since it was founded nearly 50 • Men’s Golf (R), and Thomas and Janet Wancowicz, parents years ago, following Jim Campbell, who served • Women’s Golf • Men’s Indoor Track and Field of Jason ’99 and Chris ’09 Wancowicz, at a Bison in that capacity for 11 years before retiring in • Women’s Indoor Track and Field Club spring social event in Baltimore. the summer of 2000. In addition to his duties as • Men’s Lacrosse associate director of athletics for external affairs, • Women’s Lacrosse ucknell has continued its long tradition of Newcomb coordinates fundraising efforts for all • Women’s Rowing academic and athletic excellence in large 27 men’s and women’s varsity sports, alumni • Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Bpart because of the Bison Club, which provides functions and special events. • Women’s Outdoor Track and Field support for all of Bucknell’s varsity intercolle- Working closely with Newcomb and the • Men’s Soccer giate athletics programs. director of annual giving to identify and solicit • Women’s Soccer Membership in the Bison Club helps pro- new annual donors to the Bison Club is man- • Softball vide need-based fi nancial aid through the Jay ager of athletic fundraising Tom Harvey. Also, • Men’s Swimming and Diving P. Mathias Scholarships, and also helps defray Hall of Fame men’s lacrosse coach and former • Women’s Swimming and Diving expenses of recruiting, assistant football coach Sid Jamieson, who just • Men’s Tennis equipment purchases retired this spring after 38 years on the lacrosse • Women’s Tennis and team travel. sideline, will be assisting in the area of athletics • Women’s Volleyball The Bison Club fundraising. • Men’s Water Polo also sponsors the For more information on supporting the • Women’s Water Polo • Wrestling annual Senior Bison Club, please call 570-577-1771. • Athletic Training Athletic Awards • Athletic Department Web Site Banquet, one BISON CLUB MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS Todd Newcomb, Assoc. AD/External Af- Mary Belle Harris AssociatesCommittee of One Thousand fairs Chella Scott Associates Christy Mathewson Orange and Blue Club 570-577-1771/[email protected] $5,000 to $9,999 $2,500 to $4,999 $1,000 to $2,499 Varsity Club Tom Harvey, Mgr. of Athletic Fundraising $500 to $999 $250 to $499 $100 toFan $249 Club 570-577-3459/[email protected]

Sid Jamieson, Fundraising Assistant Tax Deductable Donation

Bison Club Lapel Pin

Bison Club Decal

Bison Roundup Newsletter

Postgame Basketball Receptions

Football Game Program Recognition

Football Parking Pass

Basketball Parking Pass

KLARC Fitness Membership Priority

Invitation to Senior Awards Banquet

On-Field Recognition/Thank You

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