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PAGE We Must be Doing Something Right. This year, more people have become donors to Lycoming College than ever before. It's a great feeling! Alumni and friends have realized that together we can take Lycoming College to the next Lycoming College to Build $6 Million step as an educational institution. Recteational Center In my travels as a development officer, I constantly hear alumni talk about their warm feelings of their days at Lycoming College. Whether it's the content of the classroom or experience of close friendships, the message is still the same — their years were a time of value, thanks to this institution. The Merck Connection We can make the unique experience that is Lycoming available to all qualified students. We can pursue aca- demic excellence and enrich our programs. We can build buildings and dream dreams. We can make it happen with our philanthropic support. Our new recreation center, which you see on the next page, is only our most recent dream. Lycoming's dynamic rise to a national liberal arts college is due. in no small part, 8 The Parente Randolph Connection to the support of our alumni and friends. To find out how you can make a difference, clink on to 11 Lycoming Students Discover our website at www.lycoming.edu/alumni/ France Through Food Together, we can shape the future. 13 September 1 1 Revisited 14 Sports Review Tom Ruhl 17 InBrief Vice President Development and College Relations 20 Alumni News Parent '06 23 Class Notes Corrections Use K Yeskey '69 This issue was produced by the was correctly listed with her class in the donor report, but Office of College Relations (570) 321-4037 we missed her in the giving club. She should have been Director of Alumni Programs: A. Sue McCormick '60 listed with the Dean's List giving club. Editor: Molly Costello Editorial Assistants: Sandra Jansson, Amanda Kiester "02 Reach us by e-mail. You can correspond with Erica Moerschbacher '02, Sharon Rogers "02 the alumni office and send class notes by e-mail. Sports Editor: Robb Dietrich ~i [email protected] Class Notes: Patricia Karschner Designer: Murray Hanford Lycoming College Magazine (ISSN No. 0887-2902) is published four times a year by Production Credits: Printing • Acorn Press Lycoming College, 700 College Place. Williamsport. PA 17701-5192. It is To Call The College: distributed at no charge to alumni of record, contributors to the College, and friends. Periodicals Postage Paid at Office of Alumni and Parents Programs: (570) 32 1 -4036 Williamsport. Number printed: 1 Office of Admissions: 1 -800-345-3920 or (570) 32 -4026 Editor: Molly Costello, Lycoming College, 700' College Place, College Information: (570) 32 1 -4000 Wdliamsport, PA I770I-529I 40802 ^ 46,000 square feet '# 4 basketball courts Suspended running track ^ New exercise and fitness center ^ New weight room Groundbreaking: spring 2002 ^ Completion: fall 2003 Lycoming College has recreation facility which now announced plans to build a houses Lamade Gymnasium, new $ 6 million Recreational the swimming pool and locker Center that will adjoin the rooms. It will run parallel to existing gymnasium complex. East Fourth Street and more The new recreational than double the recreational center will be designed as a space . two-story 46.000 square foot "This facility will really space with room for four enhance the College," said regulation size basketball Robert L. Shangraw, Chair- courts with multi-purpose man of the Board of Trustees. composite floors. It will "It gives all of our students, have a suspended indoor not just our student athletes, running track, an expanded a chance to pursue recre- weight room, and a new ational activities that could exercise and fitness area. range from a pick-up basket- The attached building will be ball game to running a larger than the existing 38,000 mini-marathon around the physical education and track." FEATURE LYCOMING COLLEGE MAGAZINE • SPRING 02 £_p r^ ; ^L G UPPER LEVEL PLAN I OUSTING BUILDING RENOVATION EXISTING B'JlLDlNr. Athletic directoi I i\iiik iiinirdi speaks to the press as Ifrain left) Steve Sharp '03. architect John Haas. Dean Sue Sannders. and President Dr. Jantes E. Douthat look on. Construction could start as early as this summer. The College hopes to have the facility | completed by fall of 2003. NEW BUILDING EXISTING BUILDING RENOVATION By integrating many of the athletes will be able to stay in EXISTING BUILDING architectural features shape during the off-season. "I think the new already found on campus, We want all the students to be the new complex will blend able to use the new facility _complex is awesome. with the rest of the campus. anytime." It will add so Dr. Sue Saunders. Dean of "I think the new complex is Student Affairs, believes that awesome." junior Trish much to our campus the new recreational center O'Connor said. "It will add so and will provide will benefit the student body much to our campus and will in a number of ways. Saunders provide many students who many students points out that at least one could not get into the gym who could not get into study has shown a link before, the opportunity to between use of a recreational work out. It is sometimes the gym before, complex and freshman student hard to get into the gym the opportunity to work out." retention. "It is clear that during the day, but the these new recreation facilities new facility will definitely will add to the quality of life be a great addition to campus." "Additional recreational opportunity to pursue for all segments of our saident According to Lycoming space is something that we recreational activities." he body." said Saunders. College Treasurer Robert have needed for some time." said. Athletic Director Frank Griesemer, construction could said President James E. Architect for the project is Girardi stressed that the new start as early as this summer. Douthat. Our students today John Haas of State College facility is really for the The College hopes to have the value the benefits of physical whose credits include Penn general student body. "But facility completed by fall of fitness, and they want the State's Bryce Jordan Center. that also means that our 20()3.A Check w w w . 1 y c o m i n g . e d,u for progress dquarters in Wlnrehoiisei:N.J,.,,^^^^lt FEATURE LYCOMING COLLEGE MAGAZINE • SPRING 02 Elizabeth Dixon'Ol. Jen 15 to 17 different Kowalchick '01 and Alicia people over a two- Matukonis '01 were all day period. eventually hired by Merck's At Rahway, the research campus in Rahway. close ties among In addition to being chemis- the students try majors, Liz, Jen and Alicia continue. Jen and all knew each as members of Elizabeth share an the cheerleading squad as apartment while well as from working with Dave and Alicia each other in various live in the same research programs. apartment complex. Jen actually worked on While each is summer research under a working on a Merck grant while Alicia and different project Elizabeth had both done (diabetes, asthma independent research studies and glaucoma) under Dr. Holly Bendorf. they are in close From left: Shane Rucker '89, Tennille Metzger Sontheimer '97 While Dave was respon- proximity of each other. At Lycoming's chemistry and Jan Harris '78 are just sible for encouraging them one point, Liz program that they might not three of the six Lycoming alutnni to apply, each had to go worked in the lab at the Merck plant in Danville. know —"how far above through a process directly over [Lycoming's] chemistry facility has its own web of that included Jen's head. department is than that of Lycoming people. interviews with "I used to kid even large universities. When Dr. Franz takes his Liz that if I blew Lycoming's chemistry class on its annual field trip something up, program is exceptional, "Dave to the Merck manufacturing she'd be done," explains, and "our students site in Danville, it is usually says Jen. should know that before they '78 The Lycoming Jan Harris who gives go for a job interview." the class a personal tour. five have stayed Dave also explains that Jan, like many local students close together by I Merck hires summer interns at Lycoming, had no knowl- having lunch from three different applicant edge of Merck's manufactur- together in the pools: a general one, one with ing complex just 40 minutes Merck cafeteria minority candidates, and a away from campus. He was a on a regular third one containing grad- senior when he wandered basis, getting uates from colleges that into the guidance office together for receive Merck grants. for job. Merck was Christmas and looking a Lycoming is one of just 15 a familiar name only because other social undergraduate colleges to all of the chemicals in the events. have one. college stock were from "Dave has room Besides his chemistry and Merck, dating from a period really helped us biology courses, there is one when the company made and out." says Alicia. other course at Lycoming that sold bulk chemicals. "He went way out of stands out in Dave's head: Dr. Jan was a student before his way for us." John Whelan's "Introduction internships were a way of life. Dave, now one of to Arguments." The course Nevertheless, he gained Merck's official ambassa- paid off. Today, Dave can plenty of hands on experi- dors, traveled to Lycoming make good arguments for ence doing research under College this past January both Lycoming and Merck. Franz, Dr.