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President’s Report Roll Call of Donors Inside AMessage from thePresident

Dear Westminster Friends:

You will read in this issue about the renovation and rededication of Old Main, the construction of the Berlin Village Townhouses, the renovation of Thompson House and dedication of Wiley Alumni House. So… what is next? I am glad you asked!

Looking down the list of projects in the Strategic Plan for Westminster you would see that our library is the renovation next in line. It is a building that deserves the attention of all of us because it is the heart of our academic enterprise. McGill Library is as relevant today as it was when it was con- structed in 1938, thanks to its state-of-the-art information technology and wonderfully accomplished, professional, caring librarians led by Molly Spinney.

We are working with the architects to add capacity for additional acquisitions and ensure that the library will be a central feature on our academic landscape for years to come. The resulting plans will make McGill more accessible, more usable, and more comfortable for our students, faculty and community members.

We hope to raise $4,000,000 in time to start work in the summer of 2007 so this repository of knowledge will continue to be a point of Westminster pride and progress – one more way in which the College can become ever-better.

Sincerely,

R. Thomas Williamson Volume 25, Number 2 Fall 2005

Editor Patrick S. Broadwater

Senior Director, Advancement Administration Mark A. Meighen FEATURES Editorial Assistants Sandra Chandler Carol Eberhart ’94, M ’04 Joe Onderko M ’00 10 Westminster Celebrates

Design & Production Deborah L. Parady Rededication of Old Main College unveils $3 million Printer Lane Press, Burlington, Vt. renovation to signature building.

Chair, Board of Trustees George R. Berlin 12 Homecoming 2005 President R. Thomas Williamson

Vice President for Institutional Advancement 15 Keeping the Faith Gloria C. Cagigas Spiritual life alive and well at Westminster. Vice President for Academic Affairs & Dean of the College Jesse T. Mann

Vice President for Finance 20 New Wilmington Missionary & Management Services Kenneth J. Romig ’85 Conference Celebrates 100 Years Dean of Students Over 180 mission workers commissioned Neal A. Edman for service at annual gathering. Dean of Admissions & Enrollment Management Doug Swartz 22 Titans Helping Others President of Alumni Council Ronald E. Hustwit ’64 At home...and abroad.

23 The Merry Mission to Malawi Dan and Beth Merry and their two children spend a year in Africa.

Westminster Magazine is published quarterly by the Ofﬁ ce 24 My Adventures in Malawi of Communication Services, Westminster College, New Wilmington, Pennsylvania 16172-0001. Inquiries should be Alumna focuses on improving addressed to the Editor. Phone: (724) 946-8761; Fax: (724) 946-6159; or e-mail: [email protected]. education in African schools.

Westminster College is related to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) through the Synod of the Trinity. DEPARTMENTS Westminster College does not discriminate, and will not tolerate discrimination, on the basis of race, color, national IFC Message from the President 8 Alumni News origin, ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, or handi- cap or disability as those terms are deﬁ ned under applicable law, in the administration of any of its educational programs, 2-5 Campus Update 9 Regional Connections activities, or with respect to admissions and employment. In its employment practices, the College may consider the 6-7 Sports Update 25-32 Class Notes individual’s support of the philosophy and purposes of West- minster as stated in the Undergraduate Catalog. Otherwise, Westminster does not discriminate, and will not tolerate discrimination, on the basis of religion or creed. Inquiries may be directed to the Equal Opportunity Ofﬁ cer, Westminster College, New Wilmington, PA 16172-0001, (724) 946-7247. Photo Credits... Front Cover – Duncan Walker Back Cover – Mark Meighen www.westminster.edu

Intern Spearheads Iraq War Memorial Senior PR major a driving force behind memorial to Western Pennsylvania soldiers Lindsay Painter, a senior public relations major at West- minster, made the most of her summer internship for the regional Veterans Administration offi ce, spearheading the creation of a memorial to Western Penn- sylvania soldiers who lost their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Fallen Soldier Memorial, consisting of a pair of boots sitting beneath a replica of an M- 16 rifl e topped with a helmet, was unveiled in August and now sits in the William S. Moorhead Federal Building in downtown Pittsburgh. Dedicated to 46 fallen soldiers, the memorial The Fallen Soldier Memorial in downtown Pittsburgh. also includes a fl ag bearing the inscription “Lest they be forgotten.” Visitors can also fl ip through a scrapbook with information on the soldiers honored. “I lost a friend, Josh Henry, in September of 2004,” Painter said. “He was one of the soldiers honored, and he was the reason it meant so much for me to do this. Josh and I went to high school together in Apollo. He was only 21 when he died. His family came to the dedication ceremony.” Ninety invitations were sent to family members to attend the dedication ceremony and more than 200 relatives and friends attended the service. “I thought Iʼd be a shadow, but I was asked to jump Record Number of Students right in and get started,” Painter said. “I had no bud- get, so I asked for donations. One of the hardest things Studying Off-Campus to fi nd was the M-16 rifl e. The Etna American Legion Forty-three Westminster College students bought a replica for the memorial and donated it. The are studying in Australia, England, France, Pittsburgh Trophy Company donated two large plaques Spain, and Pittsburgh during the fall semester. inscribed with the name and branch of service of each “Study abroad is the best opportunity our person. I had to use the Report of Casualty military students have for learning about the larger orders to contact the families and get the biographical world thatʼs out there,” said Jeffery Bersett, information for the scrapbook thatʼs on display with the director of off-campus study and assistant guest book in the lobby. Talking to the families was the professor of Spanish. “Going overseas shows most diffi cult part of the job. them more than just new places. They return “I couldnʼt have done this project without the foun- to Westminster with new ways of looking at dation received at Westminster. The public relations things, and with a new understanding of how department prepared me with people skills and public everything fi ts together.” A group of Westminster relations writing.” As part of their educational program, West- students studying abroad minster College students can spend as little as this fall poses in the Eng- a month, or as much as a year, living and study- lish countryside. ing in an international domestic program. Students who study off-campus are able to earn not only credits towards graduation, but also credit to- Westminster-Dominion wards their major or minor, and fulfi ll part of the Liberal Studies require- Settlement Reached ments. “International study is a life-changing event in the life of a college stu- Westminster College and Dominion Peoples dent,” said Jesse Mann, vice president for academic affairs and dean of have reached a settlement in regards to a billing the College. “Only 2 percent of American college students study abroad disagreement. Details of the agreement will remain during their college experience, and weʼre happy that Westminster is sig- confi dential as agreed to by both parties. nifi cantly ahead of that average.”

2 Fall 2005 • Westminster College Magazine www.westminster.edu Titan Radio Now Available Online The Westminster College radio station, WWNW Titan Radio Digital 88.9-FM, can now be heard on the Web 24/7 at www.titanradio.net. Streaming the Westminster College radio station over the In- ternet was made possible by adding additional bandwidth on the College system and a settlement with the music recording industry, which allows college stations to pay a low yearly fee for streaming music copyrights. “Now our programs can be heard by Titan sports fans anywhere in the world, and parents of broadcasting students can hear their children on the air without having to drive to campus,” said Da- vid Barner, associate professor of broadcast communications and chair of the Department of Communication Studies, Theatre, and Art. The remainder of the Titan football schedule was broadcast on the Web, and all broadcasts from the upcoming basketball season will be carried live on www.titanradio.net. “The use of the Web page for streaming music and sporting “Five years ago, Westminster was one of the ﬁ rst college radio events is only the beginning of the departmentʼs plans,” Barner stations in the country to run all its programming on computer,” said. “By spring, the station will archive sporting events, so that Barner said. “With the new computers, we have been able to up- fans can hear the game at their convenience.” grade to the latest improved version of the RCS automation soft- The station is also using the new Web address as a means of dis- ware.” tributing local news. By going to the Titan Radio Web page, users “To get hired in todayʼs highly competitive radio business, a can choose local news stories, many with sound and video. solid foundation in broadcast hardware and software is a must,” “Creating news stories for the Web positions our students for the said Philippe Generali, president of RCS Inc. “Westminster offers future,” said Brad Weaver, instruc- world-class facilities and great training to provide precisely this tor of broadcast communications foundation. Knowledge of widely used broadcast systems offered and adviser of the CollegeʼsCollegeʼs radio at Westminster provide a much-needed jump start for the radio and TV news operations. “The leaders of tomorrow.” major news media are all Barner agrees. “When our students enter the job market, poten- extensively using Web tial employers are impressed that they already know radio station technology.” computer software. At Westminster, we try to operate our radio This summer WWNW station as professionally as possible, so that our students have an also upgraded the com- edge in the job market. Radio is still people. Training our students puter software to include to develop their talents while using the latest technology is a great RCS Master Control 15. combination.”

Na Delivers 2005 Henderson Lecture Assistant professor of religion Kang-Yup Na presented the 21st annual Henderson Lecture Oct. 5 at the McKelvey Campus Center. His lecture was titled, “In a Mirror, Dimly: The Historicality and Metaphoricality of Paul.” Before the lecture a reception was held in the Witherspoon Lakeview Room. Joseph Hender- son (front row center), professor emeritus of education at Westminster and founder of the lecture series, posed for photos with Na (at far right) and past lecturers, including: Russell Martin, Ed Co- hen, Bryan Rennie, Carol Bové, Darwin Huey, Barbara Faires, Sandra Webster, James Hall, and Alan Gittis.

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Faculty Making News Charlene Endrizzi, associate professor textbook for our capstone course, and I had circle of friends and family than when they of education at Westminster, was recently the unique opportunity to sit with him and help their own families or close friends. We published in the Ohio Journal of English discuss what parts of it Westminster might also found that failure to provide help out- Language Arts. “My research, ʻHonoring be able to use,” Shaffer said. side the context of oneʼs own close rela- Parents Questions: Room 2Aʼs Family- Robin Lind, director of choral activities tionships has fewer negative repercussions, Teacher Literacy Conversations,ʼ is based and assistant professor of music at West- whereas failure to provide help within oneʼs on a year-long study conducted in a second minster, recently attended the Rene Clausen own family and among close friends is grade classroom several years ago,” En- Choral School workshop. “I was looking for viewed more negatively.” drizzi said. “The classroom teacher, Karen a workshop that would assist me in taking Edward Cohen, associate professor of Tarka, spent the year looking at ways to the choral program here at Westminster to a political science at Westminster, recently build a more productive literacy partner- new level of artistry and excellence,” Lind attended a meeting of the Working Group ship with parents. Monthly family literacy said. “The Choral School at Concordia Col- on Security Interests of the United Nations gatherings enabled them to learn about lege, led by Rene Clausen, turned out to be Commission on International Trade Law these second grade familiesʼ literate ways perfect. Along with rehearsals of Brahms, I (UNCITRAL) in Vienna. “I was an observ- of knowing and to share their be- attended reading sessions of new cho- er at this meeting,” Cohen said. “This group liefs about reading and classroom ral works, workshops on technique, is putting together a legislative guide for practices.” The article was co-au- improving choral intonation and tone countries interested in adopting a new law, thored by Tarka, who received quality, and question-and-answer ses- or reforming an existing her masterʼs from Westminster sions with Dr. Clausen on a variety law, regarding the use of in 1997. of topics.” The major focus of the secured credit to fi nance Rita Akin, assistant professor workshop was the performance of the business activity. It pro- of economics at Westminster, Brahmsʼ “German Requiem” which vides a good case study attended a seminar sponsored Akin was accompanied by the Fargo- of how political and by the Center for International Moorhead Symphony, performed by economic interests and Education Exchange on the transition of 62 Choral School participants and 40 area legal conceptions shape the Czech Republic and Hungary to multi- singers to a sellout crowd. the goals that countries party, free-market economies. “The seminar Martha Joseph, associate professor and Cohen pursue in the regulation in Hungary and the Czech Republic allowed chair of the Department of Chemistry at of economic activity.” Cohen also recently me to learn about the diffi cult, yet eagerly Westminster, is serving on the 2007 Ameri- presented his research, “The Diffusion of awaited, transition these countries went can Chemical Societyʼs Division of Educa- Legal Models for Financial Governance: through and are still going through from tion exam writing committee. “For a couple The Case of Secured Finance,” at the Eu- a centrally planned communist state to a of decades someone from the Westminster ropean Consortium for Political Research multi-party, free-market economy, directly College chemistry department has served (ECPR) held in Budapest. “This confer- from those citizens and educators who lived on one of the American Chemical Societyʼs ence, which takes place every two years, is through it and participated in designing it,” Division of Education exam writing com- the largest European-wide gathering of po- Akin said. mittees,” Joseph said. “This year I have that litical scientists, and one of the most impor- David Shaffer, an assistant profes- privilege. I am on the committee charged tant global forums for the presentation and sor of computer science at Westminster, with writing the 2007 discussion of research in political science,” recently presented a talk on the “Seaside- full-year general chemis- Cohen said. “My paper was an attempt to Testing” framework at Smalltalk Solutions try standardized exam.” present my initial fi ndings and interpreta- Conference in Orlando and the European Sherri Pataki, visit- tions of the attempts of UNCITRAL and Smalltalk Users Group Conference in ing assistant professor of other institutions to promote legal change Brussels. The conferences were attended psychology at Westmin- around the globe in the area of commercial by software developers and professors in- ster, recently presented law.” terested in the Smalltalk programming lan- her research, “Com- Keith Corso, instructor of speech com- guage and environment. For the past two munal Strength and Pataki munication at Westminster, presented years, Shaffer has been actively developing Judgments of Altruism, “Lifestyle Changes to Help Build Effec- the software, SeasideTesting, a framework Selfi shness, and Guilt,” at the American tive Communication in Marriage,” at the for testing Web server applications. While Psychological Association Convention in Youngstown Diocese Ministry Convocation at the conference in Brussels, Shaffer pre- Washington, D.C. “This research addresses Saturday, Oct. 22, in the Kent State Univer- sented another testing framework, which he the issue of human motivation and suggests sity Student Center. “Iʼve been involved in has developed, called “Squellenium,” and that our actions are evaluated differently mentoring engaged couples prior to their chaired a session on Smalltalk in education. depending on our relationship to those we marriage for the past three years and have While at the conference in Orlando, Shaf- choose to help,” Pataki said. “We found that organized a number of weekend retreats fer met with Eric Evans, author of Domain people are perceived more positively when as well as held individual couple sessions Driven Design. “His book is a potential they help people outside of their immediate along with my wife,” Corso said. “The pur-

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Author, Alumni Professionals Highlight Fall Semester Speakers pose of this presentation is to advance the The fall semester was a busy one for work earned her the idea that marital communication can be students who wished to catch as many National Book Crit- signifi cantly enhanced by certain lifestyles. distinguished guest speakers as possible ics Circle Award and Instead of informing people on what to say on campus. The College welcomed a the National Book and how to say something, the information host of experts who visited Westminster Award. Pagelsʼ latest I share is designed to assist in deepening the to share their insights. Among the list of book, Beyond Belief: marital relationship so communication can guests: award-winning childrenʼs author The Secret Gospel of Polacco improve.” Patricia Polacco; Ann Wright, the former Thomas, focuses on Timothy Cuff ʼ78, U.S. diplomat who resigned her post in religious claims to assistant professor of protest of administration policies; Elaine possessing the ulti- history at Westminster, Pagels, a well-known and academi- mate “truth.” recently presented his re- cally distinguished Princeton University Freelance photo- search at the 74th annual professor of religion; Kirsten Elstner, a journalist Kirsten meeting of the Pennsyl- freelance photographer whose work has Elstner spoke in vania Historical Asso- appeared in the New York Times; and two Phillips Lecture ciation in Pittsburgh. His alumni – David Nobs and Peggy Peter- Hall Nov. 11, spon- research, “Anthropomet- son, whose work near opposite coasts sored by the First- Pagels Cuff ric History: What is It represent the peak in public relations. Year Program. and What Can It Tell Us Polacco, the author of more than 40 Elstner, a former About Antebellum Pennsylvania,” introduc- childrenʼs books, has won more than 10 New York Times es the fi eld of historical anthropometric, the awards in a late-blossoming career that photographer who use of physical body measurements, primar- began at the age of 41. Her speech in the was the director of ily stature, to assess the biological well-be- Witherspoon Rooms of McKelvey Cam- the 2004 National ing or health of historical populations. “This pus Center Nov. 10 was sponsored by the Geographic Photo paper is based on the results developed in Westminster College Department of Edu- Camp program and conjunction with research published in my cation and the Diversity Symposium. founder of Annapo- Peterson ʼ80 book, The Hidden Cost of Economic Devel- It was not only Polaccoʼs writing ca- lis-based youth pho- opment: The Biological Standard of Living reer that started late. Because she was tography and writing program VisionWork- in Antebellum Pennsylvania,” Cuff said. “I dyslexic, the author didnʼt learn to read shops, showcased some of her work with present evidence indicating that during the until she was 14. young people and described her 1992 trip early decades of the 1800s, the biological Ann Wright delivered a speech in the to Afghanistan. well-being of Pennsylvania populations Campus Center Sept. 28 as part of the on- Peggy Peterson, a 1980 Westminster deteriorated slightly during this period of going Peace Studies Program. graduate, spoke about her career in Wash- signifi cant economic growth.” Senior his- Wright made headlines in March 2003 ington Sept. 30 in Beeghly Theater. tory major Ray Walling accompanied Cuff when she resigned from the U.S. foreign Peterson is director of communications at this conference. service while serving as deputy chief of for Congressman Michael Oxley, the chair- Andrea Grove, assistant professor of mission at the U.S. Embassy in Mongo- man of the House Financial Services Com- political science at Westminster, had her lia. Her resignation letter spelled out her mittee. She worked with the Congress on research published in the November issue disagreement with the decision to go to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act following recent of Foreign Policy Analysis. “Problem Rep- war in Iraq, dissatisfaction with the han- corporate accounting scandals, and coordi- resentation and Confl ict Dynamics in the dling of the Israel-Palestine and North nates the release of testimony by the Fed- Middle East and Northern Ireland” was co- Korea situations, as well as what she be- eral Reserve chairman to the public. authored by Donald Sylvan, a professor at lieved to be unnecessary curtailment of David Nobs, also a 1980 Westminster Ohio State University. “The article explores civil liberties domestically. grad, returned to campus Sept. 20 to deliver the hypothesis that the existence and cen- She began her foreign service career in a speech in Phillips Lecture Hall on how to trality of leadersʼ problem representations 1987, and was on the fi rst State Depart- succeed in public relations. can help explain cooperative and confl ict- ment team to go to Kabul, Afghanistan. The managing director of Ruder Finn, ing behavior, in a manner that adds to more Elaine Pagels, the Harrington Spear Inc., Nobs is responsible for leading the widely used scholarly explanations,” Grove Paine professor of religion at Princeton, growth and development of the Los Ange- said. “The research contributes to efforts to discussed “Gnosticism, Early Christian- les offi ce and managing the agencyʼs con- understand the dynamics of the protracted ity, and the Secret Gospels” at Westmin- sumer, sports and entertainment marketing confl icts in the Middle East and Northern ster Sept. 22 in Orr Auditorium, as part of practice. He has demonstrated success with Ireland, highlighting that cognitive factors the Heinz Lecture Series. clients such as Coca-Cola, Bank of America, can explain variation in the level of confl ict Pagels gained international acclaim Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard, Vans, Reebok, initiated by a group when structural vari- for her best-selling book, The Gnostic Timberland, Spring, McGraw-Hill, NFL, ables remain constant.” Gospels, an analysis of 52 ancient manu- NHL, NASCAR, PGA of America, LPGA, scripts unearthed in Egypt in 1945. This and Turner Broadcasting.

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Five Inducted into Hall of Fame The Titans Sports Hall of Fame inducted programs to success in the mid-1990s. In fi ve Westminster greats from the 1990s in tennis, she was a three-time all-district hon- ceremonies held on campus Oct. 8. The oree who also captured the KECC doubles group: Andy Blatt ʼ97, Karey Kustron Ga- championship twice. She led the Lady Titan brielli ʼ96, Beth Lehman ʼ96, Tim McNeil netters to the NAIA national tournament in ʼ96, and Deanna Kaczynski Seruga ʼ97, 1993 and was an NAIA was introduced at halftime of the Titan foot- Scholar-Athlete in 1995. ball game against Washington & Jefferson In softball, she earned Former NAIA Rivals and offi cially inducted at a banquet follow- three all-conference ing the game at McKelvey Campus Center. honors and was a two- Geneva, St. Vincent One of the top running backs in Titan time NAIA Scholar- Join Titans in PAC football history, Blatt Athlete while earning fi nished his collegiate Team MVP honors and Saint Vincent and Geneva, a pair career with the second- NAIA Regional All- of former Westminster rivals from the Lehman highest yardage total Tournament laurels in NAIA, have chosen to follow the path in school history. His 1996. Lehman resides in her hometown of of the Titans and join NCAA Division totals of 811 carries for Scottdale, where she is a veterinarian. III and the Presidentsʼ Athletic Confer- 4,627 yards still rank Another two-sport standout, McNeil was ence (PAC). third all-time at West- one of the top wide receivers in the history The members of the PAC Presidentsʼ minster, while his ca- of Titan football while also excelling as a Council voted unanimously to accept Blatt reer marks of 56 rush- hurdler for the Westminster track & fi eld both schools in separate votes this sum- ing touchdowns and 68 total touchdowns squad. In football, McNeil earned NAIA mer. Saint Vincent was accepted on July remain school records. A two-time NAIA All-America honorable mention laurels 21, while Genevaʼs application was ap- All-American (1994, ʼ96), his top season while fi nishing his career with 129 recep- proved on Sept. 26. came in 1994 when he rushed 313 times for tions, which still ranks second overall at Saint Vincent recently completed an a school-record 1,982 yards and 22 rushing the College. He posted 1,849 yards receiv- exploratory year as a member of NCAA touchdowns while leading the Blue & White ing and 15 touchdowns in his career, while Division III and will begin a four-year to the NAIA Division II national champion- helping lead the Titans to the 1994 NAIA provisional membership in Division III ship. Blatt works as a systems analyst for national championship. In track, he repre- in 2006-2007. Geneva, which is cur- the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center sented Westminster at the NAIA National rently completing its exploratory year (UPMC) in Churchill. He and his wife, Val- Track & Field Championships. McNeil lives in Division III, would begin its pro- erie McCowan ʼ98, reside in Eighty-Four, with his wife, Jennifer, visional membership no earlier than with their son, Aiden (2). in Warren, Ohio, where 2007-2008. PAC schools will begin One of only six players in the history of he serves as assistant scheduling Saint Vincent in all sports Westminster womenʼs basketball to sur- principal at his alma beginning in 2006-07, with Geneva pass 1,000 career points mater, John F. Kennedy being added to their schedules the fol- (1,034), Gabrielli was High School. lowing year. By the 2011-2012 season, a three-time all-confer- An All-American on both schools will be eligible for conference/district selection for the softball fi eld and a ence championships. 1,000-point scorer on the the Lady Titan cagers. McNeil With the addition of Thomas More She made an immediate basketball court, Seruga College in April, the PAC has accepted impact as a freshman in excelled in both sports during her collegiate three new members in 2005, bringing 1992-93, earning all-dis- career. She earned NAIA All-America hon- the total number of conference schools Gabrielli trict honorable mention orable mention honors as a sophomore in to nine. and District Freshman softball, helping lead the Lady Titans to the Saint Vincent will fi eld teams in 19 of the Year laurels, while also setting the NAIA national tournament. In basketball, intercollegiate sports (nine men, 10 programʼs single-game scoring record with she was a three-time women), including football, which will a 40-point outing. Her 434 points as a fresh- all-conference selec- debut in 2007-2008. Geneva fi elds 13 man still stands as the school single-season tion at point guard who intercollegiate teams (six men, seven scoring record. Gabrielli went on to earn fi nished her career with women). All-KECC second-team honors in 1993-94, 1,148 points, which still The PAC, founded in 1955, crowns then was an All-KECC honorable mention ranks fourth all-time at champions in 19 sports. In 2004-2005 it pick in 1995-96. Gabrielli and her husband, Westminster. Seruga re- had 18 teams represent the conference in John, reside in Menomonee Falls, Wis., with sides in Harrison City, postseason play, including 12 in NCAA their two sons, Jack (2) and Luke (1). where she works as a Seruga championship events. The conference is A two-sport standout who earned a com- CPA. She and her hus- scheduled to receive automatic qualifi - bined seven letters at Westminster (four in band, Doug, have two sons, Jacob (4) and cation status for NCAA championships softball, three in tennis), Lehman led both Doug (1). beginning in 2007-2008.

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Kerr Added to Menʼs Basketball Schedule Womenʼs Basketball Schedule Nov. Nov. Menʼs Hoops Staff 18-19 BUZZ RIDL CLASSIC 6/8 p.m. 18 at P.S.-Behrend Tip-Off Tournament Westminster College 22 at Pitt-Bradford 7:30 p.m. 19 at P.S.-Behrend Tip-Off Tournament hired Bob Kerr as a full- 27 CASE WESTERN RESERVE 6 p.m. 22 at Marietta 7 p.m. time assistant coach with the 29 at Penn State-Behrend 7:30 p.m. 30 MOUNT UNION 7 p.m. Titan menʼs basketball and Dec. Dec. track & ﬁ eld programs. A 7 at Allegheny 7:30 p.m. 2 MANCHESTER 6 p.m. 10 at Pitt-Greensburg 4 p.m. 3 CASE WESTERN RESERVE 3 p.m. native of New Castle, Kerr 18 at Wooster 6 p.m. 6 ALLEGHENY 7 p.m. comes to Westminster after 20 LA ROCHE TBA 10 at Pitt-Greensburg 2 p.m. serving as head boys bas- 28-29 at South Padre Island Shootout (TX ) 19 at La Roche 5:30 p.m. ketball coach and assistant 21 CARNEGIE MELLON 5:30 p.m. Kerr Jan. athletic director/facilities 4 THIEL* 8 p.m. 29 at Seton Hill 7 p.m. director at Ellwood City Lincoln High School 7 at DeSales 3 p.m. Jan. from 2001-04. Prior to that, he was an assistant 11 at Grove City* 7:30 p.m. 3 at Ohio Wesleyan 7:30 p.m. 16 BETHANY* 8 p.m. 4 THIEL* 6 p.m. boys basketball coach and assistant athletic 18 at Washington & Jefferson* 6 p.m. 9 at Chatham 7 p.m. director/facilities director at New Castle High 21 THOMAS MORE* 4 p.m. 11 at Grove City* 5:30 p.m. School from 1994-2001. 25 at Waynesburg* 7:30 p.m. 16 BETHANY* 6 p.m. A 1994 graduate of Slippery Rock Universi- 28 at Bethany* 4 p.m. 18 at Washington & Jefferson* 8 p.m. ty, Kerr also worked for the NFLʼs Los Angeles Feb. 21 THOMAS MORE* 2 p.m. 1 GROVE CITY* 8 p.m. 25 at Waynesburg* 5:30 p.m. Raiders from 1991-93. 28 at Bethany* 2 p.m. “I am really excited, and I know I speak for 4 WASH. & JEFF.* 4 p.m. 9 GENEVA 7:30 p.m. Feb. a lot of our players who know him and have 11 at Thomas More* 3 p.m. 1 GROVE CITY* 6 p.m. met him, to add Bob to our program staff,” said 15 at Thiel* 7:30 p.m. 4 WASH. & JEFF.* 2 p.m. Titan head basketball coach Larry Ondako. 18 WAYNESBURG* 4 p.m. 11 at Thomas More* 1 p.m. “Bob has exactly what I look for in recruits, 21 PAC Tournament 15 at Thiel* 5:30 p.m. which is an intense love of basketball and an 23 PAC Tournament 18 WAYNESBURG* 2 p.m. 25 PAC Tournament 21 PAC Tournament association with winning. From Slippery Rock *Presidentsʼ Athletic Conference games 24 PAC Tournament to New Castle and his years as a head coach, he 25 PAC Tournament has certainly shown both qualities.” Home games in all CAPS

TITAN SPORTS HALL OF FAME NOMINATION FORM Nominee ______Nominated by ______Address ______Address ______City ______State ______City ______State ______Zip ______Phone ______Zip ______Phone ______Class year ______YourYour class year ______Justiﬁ cation (attach supporting data if necessary): ominees may include athletes, coaches, or anyone else who has ❑ Sport(s) – ______madeN outstanding contributions to varsity athletics at Westminster. Nominations ______may be made by Westminster alumni and ______current and former Titan coaches. ______Athletes who are nominated must: 1) be ❑ a Westminster College graduate; 2) have Letters earned – ______been out of school a minimum of eight ______years; 3) have earned at least two letters in ______the same sport; and 4) receive nominations ______from at least two people. Non-athletes must also be nominated by at least two people. ❑ Awards, honors, accomplishments, etc. – ______All nominations should include supporting ______documentation. ______Deadline for nominations each year is March 1. Nominees not selected remain on the ballot for one additional year. Please send nominations to Director of Athletics, Westminster College, New Wilmington, PA 16172-0001.

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Three Honored with Alumni Citations Distinguished Lecturers Westminster handed out Alumni Citations to David Orr ʼ65 and Jack Ridl ʼ67 and presented the Outstanding Young Alumni Award to Helen Boylan-Funari ʼ95 at the Citation C e l e b r a t i o n Reception and Three Westminster alumni invited to share Dinner on Sept. their expertise with students and faculty dur- 23. Recipients of the 2005 Westminster College Alumni Citations, ing Homecoming weekend were honored at Orr, a 1965 pictured with President R. Thomas Williamson (left) and D. the Distinguished Alumni Lecturers Lun- We s t m i n s t e r Alan Williams (right): David Orr ʼ65, Jack Ridl ʼ67 and Helen cheon. The lecturers for 2005 were (left to graduate, is Boylan-Funari ʼ95. right): John Shaffer ʼ77, executive deputy the Paul Sears secretary for the Pennsylvania Department Distinguished Professor of Environmental signifi cant contemporary American of Corrections; best-selling mystery novel- Studies and Politics at Oberlin College and poet. Over 300 of his poems have ist Nancy Aikman Martin ʼ75; and David is also a James March Professor at Large been published in more than 60 Carothers ʼ75, professor of mathematics and at the University of Vermont. In addition literary magazines and a dozen head of the Department of Mathematics and to publishing 150 articles in scientifi c anthologies. Ridl has been nominated Statistics at James Madison University. journals, social studies publications, and seven times for the Pushcart Prizes, popular magazines, Orr has published which is an Oscar-like award for fi ve books. He is the founder of the poetry and stories. In 1996 he Meadowbrook Project in Fox, Ark., which received the Distinguished Teaching Award, captured the NAIA District 18 title. She is a model sustainable, environmentally Professor of the Year, for Michigan by the continued her studies at Duquesne sound community. Orr also raised funds Carnegie Foundation. In 1988 he received University, where she earned a doctorate in and spearheaded the design and building of the Creative Artist Award from the Michigan analytical/environmental chemistry in 2001, $7.2 million Environmental Studies Center Council, and was named one of eight “New and returned to Westminster as an assistant at Oberlin College, a building that produces Voices in Michigan Poetry” in 1984. professor of chemistry. In addition to her no waste and supplies its own energy. Boylan-Funari is a summa cum laude teaching duties, Boylan-Funari directs an Ridl earned his English degree from Westminster graduate with a degree in undergraduate research program in the area Westminster and a masterʼs in education in environmental science and minors in of microwave enhanced chemistry. She is 1970. He is currently a professor of English chemistry, mathematics, and physics. In recognized for signifi cant contributions in at Hope College, where he teaches literature addition to her academic accomplishments environmentally related chemical research and creative writing. He has written four at Westminster, she was also a member in developing new methods of determining books of poetry and is recognized as a of the Lady Titan volleyball team, which mercury in smokestack emissions.

Triennial Alumni Weekend: The Ties that Bind Us to Westminster Memories, traditions, friendships – all are part of our connection to alma mater. All alumni are invited to return to campus We look forward to welcoming you to campus! for Triennial Alumni Weekend 2006. Renew your ties to West- Mary Louise Ireland ʼ45 minster and enjoy a refreshing weekend away. Weekend high- Carolyn Waszczak Adams ʼ69, chair Cy Wetherill King ʼ69 lights include: C.J. Bens ʼ87 Debbie Berlin Boyle ʼ86 Roberta Laird ʼ76 • Decade Gatherings & Sundae Social Todd Cole ʼ83 Eleanore Burns Morris ʼ71 • Saturday Seminars Barbara Braden Guffey ʼ70 Dorothy Pollock ʼ46 Iris Galimberti Libertore ʼ87 Kevin Powers ʼ86 • Saturday on the Green . . . Classic Cars & More! A full weekend schedule and registration form will be published • The “Main” Event & Splendor Under the Stars in the next Westminster Magazine and on the Westminster Web • Sunday Worship Service and Brunch site. Separate registration forms will not be mailed.

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RREGIONALEGIONAL CCONNECTIONSONNECTIONS With Cindy Daﬂ er ’03

August 27, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio ▼

Akron-Canton, Cleveland and Youngstown alumni and guests gath- ▼ ered for a special evening at the summer Blossom Music Festival. August 5, Pittsburgh Our group shared dinner and then enjoyed a concert of “Bernsteinʼs One hundred Pittsburgh-area alumni enjoyed a fun summer America” music. Special thanks to Keith McCauley ʼ68 and Hidge evening as they gathered pre-game at Hi-topps before the Pitts- Stockhausen Claire ʼ49 and Chet Claire ʼ49 for hosting this great burgh Pirates baseball game at PNC Park. After the game, our evening. group enjoyed Skyblast 2005 which was a ﬁ reworks and laser show extravaganza! Thanks to the Pittsburgh Regional Alumni Committee for planning this great alumni outing! Committee September 23-25, members: Jim Giel ʼ74, Barbara Braden Guffey ʼ70, Bill Lu- Westminster cas ʼ99, Rich McKenna ʼ84, Leanne Onorato ʼ98, Phil Petra- Campus glia ʼ83, Melissa Rea ʼ99, Seth Rice ʼ01, Becky Rickard ʼ98, 2005 Homecoming &

Melissa Rueﬂ e ʼ98, and Melissa Wiley ʼ00. ▼ Reunion Weekend. Thank you to all our alumni UPCOMING ALUMNI EVENTS: who returned to campus for Homecoming festivi- JANUARY ties and enjoyed reunion 5-11 Concert Choir Northeast Tour gatherings! 5 Harrisburg, PA 6 Wallingford, PA Itʼs been a busy fall for Regional Connections! I am thrilled to have 7 Morristown, NJ the opportunity to meet with regional alumni volunteers through- 8 New York City out the country. Please write me or call me if you are interested in 10 Wilmington, DE making connections for Westminster in your area. Iʼd love to hear 11 Baltimore, MD from you.

MAY 6 Lawrence-Mercer-Youngstown “For Ladies Only Tea” Cindy Daﬂ er ’03 has been a member of the Westminster College staff since 1991. As coordinatorcoordinator of advancement events, Cindy SPRING 2006 is responsibleresponsible for coorcoordinatingdinating and implementing TBA Akron-Canton-Cleveland Cleveland Indians all events and activities associated with baseball game advancement programs – including regional alumni events. JUNE For information about an upcoming 11 Akron-Canton-Cleveland, Lawrence- regionalregional event or if you araree interinterestedested in hosting Mercer-Youngstown: Tour and alumni an event in your area, contact Cindy at gathering at Stan Hywet, Akron, OH 724-946-7373 or daﬂ [email protected].

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Westminster Celebrates Rededication of Old Main College unveils $3 million renovation to signature building Old Main Memorial, Westminsterʼs landmark building, has a new lease on life. The 76-year-old building, the academic, administrative, symbolic and spiritual heart of the College, was rededicated Sept. 23 after a yearlong renovation. The current Old Main, the third such building on this site, was completed in 1929. Renovations included an upgrade of the outdated electric system to meet current standards and accommodate greater future use; installation of air-condition- ing; accessibility improvements, including the installation of an elevator; and refurbishments of the departments of Education and Economics & Business, along with other public areas. The ex- terior of the building retained its classic look. The ceremony celebrating its renewal was held on Senior Terrace during Homecoming and Re- union Weekend with George Berlin, chair of the Board of Trustees, presiding. President R. Thomas Williamson provided opening remarks, followed by historic refl ections from H. Dewey DeWitt, curator of the College archives. Retired professor of accounting Ron Bergey, for whom a classroom in the building was named, provided his refl ections on the building as well. Richard Barnhart ʼ55 offered a prayer of rededication. Following the ceremony, guests were invited to tour the building and a reception was held in the Tower Room. A look inside the renovated Old Main Memorial, rededicated Sept. 23 (clockwise from top): The newly established Robert E. Lauterbach Center in the economics & business department; a refurbished second-fl oor classroom; a conference room and Dean Mannʼs offi ce in the academic affairs suite.

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Top left, retired accounting professor Ron Bergey addresses the crowd at the Old Main rededication. At left, a welcoming waiting area in the relocated business ofﬁ ce. Bottom left, new signage is conveniently located near the building entrances to help direct visitors.

Wiley House Added to Campus Community New offi ce for alumni relations; offi cial dedication held Oct. 14 The Wiley Alumni House, located just south of Eichenauer Hall on South Market St., was the newest building added to Westminster Col- lege with its offi cial dedication celebration Oct. 14. The 19th century home acquired by the College provides a warm and welcoming starting point for alumni visiting campus. The totally restored structure features over 2,400 square feet, and houses the Of- fi ce of Alumni Relations. The newest offi ce structure is named in honor of S. Donald Wiley ʼ50 and his wife Josephine Hartman Wiley ʼ49 for their leadership and dedication to Westminster College.

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Homecoming 2005 estminster College served up a helping of nostalgia as alumni and friends returned to campus Sept. 23-25 for Homecoming & Reunion Weekend. Not only did the WCollege rededicate its signature building, Old Main Memorial, but for many, their plate included a reunion or two. The Classes of 1955 and 1980 held their 50th and 25th reunions, respectively, while the Classes of 1950, 1945 and 1940 and the 10th cluster (1994-96) held reunion luncheons. The 30th (1974-76) and 45th (1959-61) clusters held reunion dinners. In addition, reunions of the 1994 national championship football team and WWNW TV

and radio alumni were also held. Other activities for alumni included the annual Homecoming parade (this yearʼs theme was ▼ “Game Shows”), an all-alumni picnic, a Westminster artifacts ex- Former football stars (l-r) Gary Devlin, Gary Weinstein, Dave hibition, several College sporting events (including Titan football, Nobs and Frank Rondinelli reminisce with signiﬁ cant others at the soccer and tennis), an all-alumni open house at the home of Tom Class of 1980 reunion held at Grove City Country Club. All four and Jean Williamson, and community worship services. were members of Westminsterʼs 1976 and 1977 NAIA Division II national championship teams.

Student Alumni Association volunteers drove golf carts to help folks get to various Homecoming festivities. ▼ Alumni check out the latest in Westminster gear at the College Bookstore & Gift Shop in McKelvey Campus Center. ▼

Homecoming & Reunion Weekend 2006 October 20, 21 & 22

5th Cluster Reunion, Classes of 2000, ʼ01 & ʼ02 20th Cluster Reunion, Classes of 1985, ʼ86 & ʼ87 25th Reunion, Class of 1981 40th Cluster Reunion, Classes of 1965, ʼ66 & ʼ67 50th Reunion, Class of 1956 Contact classmates and friends now to begin plans to meet on campus next fall. Looking for their e-mail address? Try the online Alumni Directory; be sure to add your listing. www.westminster.edu/alumni/directory/search.cfm Would you like to help plan your reunion? Contact the alumni ofﬁ ce, (724) 946-7362 or [email protected].

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▼ Alpha Gamma Delta featured a real-life “Survivor”-themed ﬂ oat. At right, “Survivor: All-Star” winner Amber Brkich ʼ00.

President R. Thomas Williamson (below) gets ready to toss some candy to parade onlookers. ▼ ▼ Sigma Kappaʼs take on “The Price is Right.”

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▼ The Westminster Marching Band performed prior to the football game and during the halftime intermission. ▼ Not all of the football action took place between the lines. This future Titan gets some practice in beyond the north end zone of Burry Stadium.

▼ Reaching Out: Titans of all generations seem Homecoming Queen & King, eager to reach out and greet friends old and new Tiffany Smith and Lee Scott. alike during Homecoming weekend. Smith, the Zeta Tau Alpha candidate, is a junior molecu- lar biology major and graduate of Neshannock High School; Scott, the Theta Chi candidate, is a junior history major and a

Knox▼ High School grad.

▼ Ken Romig, a 1985 Westminster graduate and the Collegeʼs vice president for ﬁ nance management services, totes son Nathan through the Burry Stadium crowd. ▼ Teal Kawana and the Titan cheerleaders did their best to support Westminster in its 17-3 loss to Thomas More College.

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▼ Itʼs not uncommon to see a full house in Wallace Memorial Chapel for Westminster Chapel or Vesper services.

Spiritual life alive and well at Westminster

By Patrick S. Broadwater e has counseled them, ministered to them, and stood beside them on the sideline during their toughest losses and biggest Hvictories. But Jim Mohr didn’t reallyreally know what efeffectfect he’d had on the members of the Westminster College football team until a Saturday morning late in the season. On that day an injured Titans player hosting a recruit brought the prospective student-athlete over to meet Mohr. “Let me introduce you to these folks...This is Rev. Jim, the College chaplain and the team chaplain, too. He’s a cool guy, you’ll like him.” Even though Mohr was heading to a funeral, it turned out to be a pretty good day. “If that’s how he looks at me, then we’ve made it,” said Mohr, who completed his ﬁ rst season as ofﬁ cial chaplain for the Titan football team and is beginning his third year as College chaplain. “That’s what we’re looking for – how to connect with guys on that level.”

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“When they see me on campus, every last one of them says hello,” Mohr said. “That is really what I think we’re about on campus. We don’t have to be loud, we don’t have to be obnox- ious, but we have to be there. We have to be present.” Mohr started the ball rolling by reaching out to new head football coach Jeff Hand last spring. He sent an e-mail welcoming Hand aboard and offering the support of the chaplain’s of- ﬁ ce in any way the new coach might envision. It turned out that Hand, who had employed a team chaplain in his two previous head coaching jobs, had a greater vision initially than Mohr did. “Jeff and I got together and started talking and he said, ‘Here’s the idea I have.’ It was more than what I had in mind, but we decided to go forward and see where it takes us,” Mohr said. “I think it’s been a great addition. It allows us to have 50

or 100 guys on a Saturday morning in the chapel before every football game.” ▼ “We’re a Presbyterian institution and I like to have a Presby- An increasing number of Chapel services feature student terian infl uence on the sideline,” said Hand. “My biggest thing speakers and musicians. is trying to get our guys to feel comfortable around the chaplain, to get them more and more integrated in other things, other Christian activities on campus.” Religion vs. Spirituality Before games, Mohr will meet with the team and coaches A study of over 112,000 freshmen at 236 colleges and univer- in Wallace Memorial Chapel, sometimes bringing in a guest sities conducted by the Higher Education Research Institute speaker to address the players. By making access to the chap- (HERI) at the University of California, Los Angeles and re- lain and his staff as easy as possible, a trickle effect has already leased last April, found that eight in 10 students say they attend begun. Players who had not been active in campus ministry religious services, believe in God, and care about spirituality. have begun to show up at Vespers, or attend meetings of re- More than two-thirds pray. About three-fourths of all respon- ligious life groups, such as Fellowship of Christian Athletes dents said they are searching for meaning in life and discuss (FCA). life philosophies with friends. Sixty-four percent said their spiri- “We’re trying to develop the whole person here,” Hand said. tuality was a source of personal joy. “Athletic growth and academic growth are the two areas we hit But the survey also suggested that while spirituality is in- the most, but we try to develop them in all facets of their life creasing, affi liation with mainstream religions is declining. A – emotionally, socially, and spiritually, too.” separate study of 1,385 18-25-year-olds released by Reboot, a Mohr’s role with the football team is telling, though not unique Jewish group studying generational issues, and several collabo- to only that team, group or organization. Mohr and chaplain’s rating organizations, highlighted the degree to which students assistant Keturah Laney have made inrinroadsoads with other grgroupsoups are venturing outside the formal religious experience in their as well, a testament to the philosophy Mohr brought to the job spiritual journeys. While 44 percent of respondents called them- after serving as an ordained Presbyterian minister for 20 years. selves “religious,” another 35 percent said they were “spiritual, He most recently served as minister of Saint Andrews Presby- but not religious.” And 18 percent said they are neither. terian Church in Butler for nearly 10 years. “I think religion for them has a connotation of being involved But, it also illustrates the religiosity of the Westminster cam- in a church,” Mohr said. “Spiritual is more the need to discover pus of the 21st century. God’s presence in things, not necessarily in a formalized reli- National trends show that more than three-quarters of col- gious experience.” lege freshmen report an inter- Although spirituality can be defi ned in many ways, the ap- est in spirituality, but that the proach of looking for spiritual guidance outside the traditional religious practices of those church experience is not new, as documented by previous students are changing. De- HERI studies that showed students’ participation in formal reli- spite a perception that today’s gion declined during their college years. generation of college stu- “For some people, it’s something you do ‘at home,’” Mohr dents is me-centric and that said. “They sometimes take a sabbatical from church, but not a the technology of ipods, cell sabbatical from spirituality.” phones, computers and video The continued quest for meaning also sometimes leads stu- games has isolated it from the dents to explore their spirituality in more private ways, culling greater world, young adults kernels of truth from denominations of all stripes. nationwide are still search- The fi ndings of those studies appear to be in line with the ing for “the meaning of life.” current Westminster campus. According to undergraduate However, fewer are doing it statistical information for the fall 2005 semester, 79 percent through traditional religious of Westminster students align themselves with a particular practice. religion, with the greatest numbers classifying themselves as Catholic (29%) and Presbyterian (21%).

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From religious services to student faith-based organizations, work trips to scholarships, even participation in varsity sports, spirituality is a large part of the Westminster experience. “I think spiritual life has grown exponentially,” said Brian Camp- bell, a senior religion/broadcasting major who hosts “The Covenant,” a Christian radio show on the College station, WWNW. “I think the campus has taken a big step toward becoming more religious as a whole. The numbers at Seekers, the numbers at Ves- pers and Chapel...It’s a good trend.” Campbell, a member of Holy Trin- ity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Grove City, says that he usually attends Vespers on Sunday evening,

but still occasionally goes home for special services. But, in addition to ▼ his radio show, he is also involved In two years at Westminster, Chaplain Jim Mohr has focused on coordinating campus in many other ministry activities. He ministry efforts and maximizing student involvement. is a member of chapel staff, attends FCA and Seekers meetings, and has led freshman Bible study A Plan of Attack the last two years in Russell Hall. When Mohr arrived on campus in November of 2003 he em- “In high school, I didn’t want to become a religion major. I barked on a yearlong listening tour. Rather than jumping in and wasn’t as interested as I am now. Once I started going to Ves- barking orders to do things this way or that, he sat back and pers, I’ve really gotten more and more involved here and less observed, getting a vision of what was going on spiritually. He involved at my home church because there’s more opportunity wanted to know what was being done well, what was missing, to serve here,” Campbell said. “The change in me really hap- and what could be tweaked in order to make things better. pened in college.” “One of the fi rst observations I made was that there were That’s not surprising considering Westminster’s church-re- a lot of groups on campus doing ministry. If I were to draw a lated history. It was 1946 before a layman held the offi ce of circle, a lot of the ministry was being done out on the fringe. president; 1969 before compulsory daily Chapel became vol- People were doing their own thing and we were constantly run- untary. ning into problems where people were running into each other. Now, students are free to choose from a wide variety of This thing was scheduled when this other thing was scheduled, choices, what could be referred to as an a la carte approach etc.” to spirituality. There’s twice-weekly Chapel services; Vespers So Mohr set out to create ministry leadership teams. He or- on Sunday evenings; Catholic Mass on Saturdays; and a newly ganized student leaders from all the organizations and small instituted time for quiet refl ection set aside in an otherwise groups and they meet three times per year to plan for each busy chapel every Wednesday afternoon. For those seeking a semester’s events and evaluate previous work. With the help of formal religious service, students have the opportunity to visit his chapel staff, the summit program was established, giving 15 local churches on Sunday mornings. In addition, there are at volunteers a chance to help plan campus-wide ministry events. least half a dozen student organizations (such as Seekers, FCA, This past summer, Mohr took a similar tack with some faculty Newman Club, Gospel Choir, Habitat for Humanity, etc.) which and staff. He created a campus ministry team consisting of the help students serve, strengthen (or question) their beliefs, or YPS coordinator, the Chapel offi ce staff, Gospel Choir director just share their thoughts with peers. and all of the Coalition for Christian Outreach (CCO) workers. “I think the basic tenet, the College’s mission to provide spir- “The most important thing is to get people together and get itual life opportunities for students on this campus, I don’t think them all on the same page,” Mohr said. “We all have the same that’s changed,” said Carey Anne Meyer LaSor ’86, coorcoordinatordinator vision, we’re all trying to do the same things, we should be able of the College’s Young Presbyterian Scholars (YPS) program. to work together and get to the same place. By pulling all the “The choices students make in college set patterns for a lot ministries together, we now have the ability to be in touch with of their life,” LaSor said. “No one is going to wake them up on people out there doing their own thing. And groups are really Sunday morning anymore, like Mom and Dad used to. I appre- responding to that. We’re not a clearinghouse, but we’re a place ciate the College’s emphasis – This is here, it should be part of you can come and get support.” your life. We can’t tell you to do that, but we want you to. We “Jim really brought this whole new attitude with him,” said want you to incorporate this as part of your life.” Campbell. “I’ve noticed that there are always things to do. He’s always coming up with new ideas, always having ways for people to be involved. He’ll ask anyone to come be liturgist at

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Vespers. He can look at your gifts and know what to ask you to do. Demographic shift occurring “He’s made the campus better by being here.” By adding more and more components to the campus min- in study of religion istry leadership, Mohr has in effect extended his reach. The entire campus – and all the things that go on in the lives of Westminster offers two religion-based majors within its its students, faculty, staff and administrators, both here and at Department of Religion, History, Philosophy, and Classics: home – is his mission fi eld. religion and Christian education. Although the number of “By merging the ministry teams, it allows me personally to students pursuing those majors has remained essentially fl at feel as if our offi ce is represented in all these places, a lot of the over the last 20 years, an important demographic shift has time without me actually having to be there,” he said. “There’s occurred. only one of me, and I can’t be everywhere.” The number of women studying religion as a percentage of the total number of religion students is up sharply. According Service to Others to current statistics provided by the department, six of the With organization and involvement comes the opportunity to seven religion majors and two of the three minors in religion effect some real change. Westminster’s response to the hurri- are female. canes that devastated parts of the Gulf Coast and Florida earlier “It used to be that religion was 90 percent male, but now this year emanated from all corners of the campus (see page itʼs almost 90 percent female,” said chair of the department, 22). But the chapel offi ce was, and remains, out front. A. Dwight Castro. “Thatʼs a major shift. Whether this is a When displaced Tulane University student Nick Manno en- temporary or a permanent shift remains to be seen.” rolled at Westminster, Mohr was there to help him move in, The religion major at Westminster contains two programs bringing along a bin with some bed linens and a pillow, stan- of study: the Christian tradition program or the history and dard items provided for international students. That afternoon philosophy of religion program. The Christian tradition track in a chapel staff meeting, Mohr asked the group to close their focuses on the study of the Bible and development and ex- eyes and imagine walking in the front door of their homes and pression of Christian theology; the history and philosophy recalling all the things in each room of their home, including track focuses on the study of religion as a phenomenon of the stuff shoved underneath the beds. Imagine now, he said, human existence and culture. that it is all gone. The Christian education major explores the spiritual de- “Nick needed everything but basically the clothes on his velopment of children, youths, and adults and examines the back,” Mohr said. theory and practice of learning experiences related to such Based on that experience, the chapel staff is now focusing on growth. providing more assistance to foreign students who come with Thirty years ago in 1975, Westminster graduated 10 stu- little or nothing. A few weeks ago there was a pile of winter dents who majored in religion, seven of whom were males. coats donated by students on the fl oor in Mohr’s offi ce. Tho- As recently as 1995, all fi ve religion majors were male. But kozani Mbewe, a student from Malawi, had never been around by 2000, there were fi ve religion majors – all female. Last winter and needed a coat. He chose the Pittsburgh Steelers yearʼs graduating class had four religion majors, evenly split jacket. between male and female. Up next, a group of Westminster students and staff are plan- Aside from gender, another change has occurred in the ning to travel to the Gulf Coast over spring break to help repair number of students pursuing religion as a major. Coinciding the region. That trip will build on last year’s debut mission work with national trends of pre-ministerial study, fewer Westmin- trip, when a group of 14 students traveled to Long Island in the ster students are choosing the academic study of religion. Bahamas to remodel a youth center. Mohr has a background in “Fewer 22-year-olds are going to seminary,” Castro said. participating in such service trips, but increasingly, so do the “Itʼs part of a national trend. Fewer young people are think- students who come to Westminster as freshmen. ing about going into church-related careers immediately after “We’ve had Habitat for years here, but what I quickly real- graduation.” ized talking with fi rst-year students, was when I asked if any The Christian education major at Westminster, however, of them have served on work trips, a lot of hands went up,” remains strong. The major graduated four seniors in 2005 and Mohr said. “Some had been to Pittsburgh, or New York City. projects to graduate fi ve more in 2006. By comparison, the Some said Zaire or Turkey. I love to do that kind of thing, so major graduated 3-6 majors each year from 1977-84. In total let’s offer that.” there are 14 students currently pursuing the Christian educa- Besides the charitable work that those trips provide, the ex- tion major. perience out of the Westminster bubble – whether in the U.S. Christian education has been traditionally populated with or abroad – will undoubtedly add to the growing liberalization more females than males (10 of the current Christian ed ma- and globalization of spiritual life on campus. jors are females). The big change in that discipline is instead “Most students who study overseas and come back to cam- the availability of a minor, which was begun this year. Al- pus have a different perspective on life,” LaSor said. “More ready three students are enrolled. students have traveled before they even come to campus. It’s “The unknown factor is the extent to which the number of just a more accessible globe. Social awareness is now a part of minors may grow, now that the option exists,” Castro said. student life.”

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Young Presbyterian Scholars Born out of the College’s Sesquicentennial celebration and a re-examination of what it means to be a church-related college in the 21st century, the Young Presbyterian Scholars program offers up to 100 four-year $44,000 scholarships each year to de- serving students from Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) congrega- tions. Applicants must have a 3.5 GPA and be recommended by their pastor in the fall. This early-decision program gives qualifi ed YPS students a special opportunity to attend Westminster. “Most schools that are church-related nowadays it seems are trying to downplay that relatedness. And here we were asking a completely different question: How can we focus on that?” LaSor said. “[President] Tom Williamson, being the son of a Presbyterian minister, was particularly interested in making that relationship more visible.” In just its third year, the program is a rare win-win-win situ- ation for all involved. The students lock in their place in the freshman class at a church-related college steeped in their religious heritage, with the help of a signifi cant scholarship. The College benefi ts by securing early on students who val- ue the high quality education offered in this church-related environment. When the YPS and Jerb Miller scholarships (where up to 100 alumni educators can nominate students for four-year, $40,000 scholarships) are fully implemented, about half of the incoming class will be determined in the early-decision period. In addition, the YPS program, available to Presbyterian con- gregations worldwide, widens the traditional recruiting area in a targeted fashion that allows the College to get its name and message directly to those who would have the most interest. And for the nominating pastors, their congregation benefi ts from having a reliable college and community to which it feels comfortable sending its young men and women. Those students then may return with a quality education and use their talents within the nominating congregation or the church and community at large. “We’ve had quite a few repeat nominators from within, but also outside, our traditional recruiting corridor,” LaSor said. “That’s what we wanted to see. Even thousands of miles from here, they’re looking to offer their students in their congrega- tions an opportunity to go to a Presbyterian-related school and be part of this kind of program.” As of press time, Westminster has received 145 nominations A group of 14 Westminster students and Jim Mohr from 28 different states and a foreign country. In its fi rst two headed to Long Island in the Bahamas for a mission years, the program has attracted nearly 80 students to West- work trip. The group spent their spring break remod- minster. eling a youth center. “I think a lot of it had to do with the good experience they had being introduced to the College because of the YPS program,” LaSor said. With their background as a person and their church involvement, they were able to see on this campus “This is just an enhancement of what they’re already doing. something they could fi t right into. They don’t have to wait until they’re old enough to be involved “We have a goal of keeping students involved in the church in the leadership of their denomination or their church at home. at large, so there is not a gap between when they leave high They are the leaders of the church and it’s not the church of school and mom and dad’s wings and the church’s wing and tomorrow. It’s their church; today.” when they get out into what people call the real world at the end of college. We want to close that gap and make it a con- (Broadwater is editor of Westminster Magazine.) tinuum rather than an open space where there’s nothing going on,” LaSor said.

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New Wilmington Missionary Conference Celebrates 100 Years

Composite photo by Jeff Behm • Studio B Productions

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Over 180 mission workers commissioned for service at annual gathering

Yvette Crocker (“just like Betty, only I donʼt cook as well”) is attending her ﬁ rst New Wilmington Missionary Conference, but it wonʼt be her last. She and her friend, Janet Noble-Richardson ʼ83, were part of a group of six adults and ten youths from St. Timothy Presbyterian Church in Livonia, Mich. As they sat over their morning coffee, Yvette asked Janet if it was too early to register for next year.

Hundreds of Presbyterians like Yvette and Janet gathered on the Westminster campus July 23-29 for the 100th New Wilming- ▼ ton Missionary Conference. Over 180 new Presbyterian Church Above and below: Teams of (U.S.A.) mission workers and young adult volunteers were com- volunteers sorted items in Old 77 missioned for service in countries ranging from Guatemala and and prepared them for shipping

to African clinics for AIDS ▼ Turkey to Sudan and Pakistan. David Bailey poses with a pre- Yvetteʼs reasons for attending were two-fold: An interest in ▼ sufferers. senter following a mission work missions has taken her on two mission trips to Turkey, where program in Beeghly Theater. she worked at St. Paul Cultural Center, a coffee shop/outreach program that ministers to those with unmet needs; the second was Janetʼs enthusiastic relating of her experiences as a 30-year veteran of the conference. As Yvette put it, “There was no arm- twisting! I couldnʼt wait to come!” Janetʼs parents were missionaries to Pakistan, where Janet was born and raised. Her ﬁ rst trip to New Wilmington was as a very small child, but it made quite an impression: “The conference is the reason I came to Westminster as a student.” When asked about the reaction of the youths in their group, both women looked at each other and laughed: “We havenʼt seen them!” That sentiment would be echoed by several other adults,

including Kitch Shatzer, a pastor from Brighton, Iowa, and Ar- ▼ nel Baughman of Washington, Iowa. They didnʼt feel they could William & Nancy Warlick speak for the younger members of their group because, “We nev- deliver a presentation in Muel- er see them!” Their delegation from Washington United Presby- ler Theater covering their two terian Church included ﬁ ve adults and ﬁ ve young people. months as Presbyterian volun- One of the elusive youths was Katie Swanson of Mercer, who teers for the Outreach Founda- has been coming to the conference for four years. A member of tion in Zambia and Madagascar. First Presbyterian Church of Sharpsville, she also attends Beth- any Presbyterian in Mercer. Her reasons for spending a week on campus were very straightforward: “Itʼs really fun and all my friends come.” Her favorite part is “the fellowship. Thereʼs a sense of community here.” The recent high school graduate is

headed to Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Mich., to major in ▼ Margaret McKee Mʼ60 (above) elementary education with a minor in missions. looks over a display from the 1920s, part of a host of NWMC – Sandi Chandler memories displayed in the Art Gallery of Patterson Hall (below ▼ left). McKee attended her ﬁ rst missionary conference in 1953. Below, a picture and facts from the ﬁ rst missionary conference in 1906. ▼

▼ Conference attendees took some time out for recreation, including games of Frisbee, volleyball and softball (above).

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TITANS HELPING OTHERS AT HOME...

hen it comes to aiding those in need, and the Presbyte- rian Disaster Ser- Westminster students and alumni vice. Among the ef- have never been shy to lend a hand. forts: Titan Radioʼs live remotes as it WIn the aftermath of hurricanes that rumbled attempted to raise through the South this year, that has meant both $890; collections at Titan football opening their own homes, as well as building games; fraternity new ones. and sorority fund- Westminster welcomed with open arms freshman Nick Manno, raisers; and a cam- a New Orleans native who was enrolled at Tulane University before pus-wide penny Hurricane Katrina struck. Because of fl ooding, Manno was stranded war. Campus fund- for three days at Tulane Medical School where his father was em- raising activities ployed. He was evacuated by helicopter and made his way up to are continuing. Girard, Ohio, to stay with family. While there, a cousin mentioned For those want- hearing of Westminsterʼs offer of free tuition, room and board, and ing a more hands- books for students displaced by Katrina. on experience, a Nick Manno “Iʼm used to schools that were like small cities, but I like this mission work trip small-school atmosphere,” said Manno. “The people here were nice to the Gulf Coast is being organized for spring break 2006, while and friendly, so I chose to stay at Westminster.” new plans are being made for a house to be built on the Westminster Since his arrival, students have taken up a collection of everyday campus to be shipped to a hurricane-ravaged community. A national items, including clothing and food, to help Manno get by, and The Habitat for Humanity “House-in-a-box” project for the Westminster Jacqueline House Bed & Breakfast held a fund-raiser for the entire campus was recently scrapped, but campus chapter offi cials indicat- Manno family. ed that they still intend to build a house which can be transplanted Many other fund-raisers have been held on campus for Katrina to the Gulf Coast in sections and reassembled when the damaged victims, with proceeds divided between the American Red Cross communities are ready to rebuild. ...AND ABROAD Pride spurs mission work in Dominican Republic Since 1996, Douglas Pride, pastor of The Presbyterian Church of Clearfi eld, in coop- eration with the New Wilmington Presbyterian Church, has led annual mission trips to Saba- neta de Yasica, Dominican Republic. The group works with the Dominican church members in the areas of construction, education and medicine. Last spring, the group included over a dozen volunteers with some association with West- minster – current students, graduates, employees, and their spouses and children. They are pictured at right. Front row: Doug Pride, Jenny Pride and Ka- tie Pride; Don Willson; Henry Reed; Margaret Cuff; Mollie McMillan; Margaret and David Trautman; Sami Settlemire; Back row: Sam Farmerie; Jack Reed; Bill Miller; Jim Malo- ney; and Ruth Ann and John Mansell.

22 Fall 2005 • Westminster College Magazine www.westminster.edu The Merry Mission to Malawi Dan and Beth Merry and their two children spend a year in Africa By Beth Brown Merry ʼ76

an and I met in Dr. Hopkinsʼ New Testament Class in Old Main, and that probably set the tone of our lives together. However, we never could have imagined the adventure that DGod had planned for us when we went to Africa for a year as missionaries from August 2004 until July 2005. Dan is the associate pastor for Pittsburgh Presbytery and had visited Malawi several times before we went. Our daughters, Heather (who was 17) and Brooke (14) and I had never been and had no idea what to expect. As we tried to pack everything we would need for a year into 10 boxes and suitcases, I worried about what size guards at night. Despite this, we were robbed several times. We sheets to bring for our beds, and how many pots and pans to pack. had also had two fi res in our home. We do not speak Chichewa, Once I got to Africa, I realized that there were much bigger things although the girls quickly picked some up from our neighbors and to worry about. their friends at the International High School they attended. How- Malawi is about the size of Pennsylvania and has a similar popu- ever, we were taught the true meaning of hospitality when Malawi- lation, 12 million people. It is landlocked, and 60 percent of the ans welcomed us into their homes and churches and gave us the best price of all goods is due to transportation costs. As a result, a cake that they had. Their generosity in meager times was amazing. mix cost $7, and a tiny wedge of parmesan cheese was $20. The un- We attended one Harvest Service, similar to our Thanksgiving, at employment rate in Malawi is 85 percent. Most people survive on a bush church. The people there knew that the crops had failed and subsistence farming, and while we were there the rains, which usu- that famine was approaching, but they gave the best that they had, ally continue until March, stopped in January. The drought caused their fi rst fruits, to the church. They literally danced down the aisle the crops to fail, and famine followed. There are currently 4.6 mil- of the sanctuary as they presented their gifts to God. They knew that lion people experiencing famine in Malawi. their own children would need those fruits and vegetables, but they The HIV/AIDS pandemic is destroying the fabric of society. An gave them to the church to distribute to the destitute. I had never entire generation (20-40 year-olds) is being decimated. This leaves seen such truly sacrifi cial giving. grandparents or teenagers to provide for the children who are or- Throughout our year in Malawi, our Westminster “family” sup- phaned. There are over a million of them. Diseases such as TB, ported us. Classmates contributed to the “Merry Mission to Malawi” cholera and malaria also kill thousands each year. fund, so that we could go. My mother and fatherʼs (Marge Powell On top of that, the infrastructure of the country is falling apart and Duff Brown ʼ50) fraternity and sorority pals sent us birthday or nonexistent. Roads are mostly dirt and fi lled with ruts and huge greetings and Christmas cards. Other alumni sent care packages, potholes. Less than 9 percent of Malawians have electricity. Only and my lab partner sent us replacement CDs when Heatherʼs were 7 percent have clean running water in their homes. Some of the stolen. We also knew that they were all praying for us. schools lack toilets or roofs. All are short on textbooks, desks and Now that we are home, people ask us, “How have you changed?” teachers. Itʼs a hard question to answer. We donʼt take anything for grant- We wondered what one family from Pennsylvania could possibly ed anymore – food, shelter, electricity, water. But I think that our do. We went as part of a partnership between Pittsburgh Presbytery daughters have demonstrated our transformation the best. Brooke and the Synod of Blantyre, Church of Central Africa Presbyterian, grew about six inches while we were in Africa, so shortly after we so Dan worked closely with Synod administrators and pastors. Each got home I said, “Brooke, itʼs time to go shopping to get you some week we would travel from our home in the city of Blantyre out into new school clothes.” She said, “Mom, I donʼt need any. I have two the bush to visit churches. The girls had a hard time getting used to pairs of jeans and two pairs of shorts, I am fi ne.” the fi ve-hour Celebrations of Worship in blistering heat, but they A few weeks later, Heather remarked to Dan, “Dad, some of my were troopers. Even the poorest churches and prayer houses had friends have changed while we were in Malawi. They seem much programs in place to assist the widows and orphans in their con- more materialistic now.” He looked her straight in the eyes and said, gregations and communities. The Blantyre Synod Projects Offi ce “Heather, do you think that maybe it is you who have changed?” also had demonstration farms set up to teach farmers about crop She smiled sheepishly and nodded. diversifi cation and the planting of drought resistant strains of corn, peanuts and cassava. Presbyterian Disaster Assistance was running (Beth Brown Merry ʼ76 is an instructor in the communication clinics for mothers, babies, senior citizens and AIDS patients. and English departments at Waynesburg College; Daniel Merry It was hard for us to get used to the living conditions. Our home ʼ77 is associate pastor for Pittsburgh Presbytery. They live in was fenced, our windows and doors barred, and the Synod provided Bethel Park with daughters Brooke and Heather.)

Fall 2005 • Westminster College Magazine 23 www.westminster.edu My AdventuresAdventures By Carol E. Haney Watson ʼ79 in Malawi Muli bwangi (Hello! How shared and compared infor- are you?) to all of my fellow mation about their fami- WC alumni! I would like to lies, pets, favorite foods, share with you one of the religion, sports, weather/ most amazing and unique seasons, and friends. Pen- experiences of my life. In the pals from both countries summer of 2004, I traveled expressed caring, support, along with 10 other educa- and empathy toward their tors to the country of Ma- partners on the other side lawi in Africa to work with of the world. The desire the students and teachers to make a connection far at the Domasi Government outweighed any minor dif- School. I was in Malawi for fi culties between languages fi ve weeks, during which I or cultures. enjoyed the hospitality of Both Americans and the Malawian people and Malawians, adults and chil- absorbed the rich culture of dren, gained a wealth of this unique country known knowledge from this expe- as “The Warm Heart of Af- rience. We learned to con- rica.” verse in Chichewa, while I spent much of my time Carol Haney Watson ʼ79 poses with many of her new friends at the Domasi they learned to say “Cool!” working with and learning Government School in Malawi. While a doctoral student at Virginia Tech, and “Awesome!”. We from the students and teach- Watson spent fi ve weeks in the African country helping to establish an learned traditional tribal ers at Domasi Government elementary teacher program. dancing while they learned Primary School. Virginia how to do Appalachian Tech, where I was then a doctoral student, “clogging.” We learned to eat cham- is conducting an ongoing multi-grant bo fi sh, nsima, and nquani while they project to try to establish an elementary learned what pizza and hot dogs are. We teacher education program in Malawi. At learned to chew on poles of sugar cane present, teachers there have little to no while they tried chocolate bars. training past the high school level. Av- I learned (or was reminded of) a lot erage class size is between 70 and 100 of valuable things myself through the students to each teacher. A typical pri- simplistic wisdom of my good friends in mary school in Malawi operates without Malawi: textbooks, story books, paper, pencils, -Shoes are not always necessary, and desks, chairs, or resources of any kind. are often a hindrance. Despite these diffi culties, children walk -An education is a rare and precious for miles to attend school every day – to gift. grab the opportunity to learn – to get an These Malawian students are sitting on their class- -ALL colorful, patterned clothes education. Free public school in Malawi room fl oor drawing pictures of Goldilocks and match. has only existed for about 10 years. the Three Bears on notebook paper with Crayola -Tight time schedules are highly over Another dimension of this trip for me crayons brought to them from the United States. rated. was the fact that for the previous two -Baboons galloping across the roof years, I have been facilitating a pen-pal exchange project in which make a very effective daily alarm clock. students in grades 3-8 have been communicating with each other as -Poverty is relative and, in many cases, only a perception. paired partners. Since most of the Malawian children are too im- -A childʼs smile and a friendʼs hug are the most valuable gifts. poverished to have access to writing materials and postage, letters -Disease is an indescribably horrible thing. have been hand-carried back and forth by several professors from -You donʼt need a lot of “stuff” to be an effective teacher. Virginia Tech between the Domasi Government School in Zomba, -People are the most important thing there is. Malawi, and Falling Spring Elementary School in Covington, Va. Both areas are relatively rural and isolated, offering students little (Carol Haney Watson earned her Ph.D. in curriculum and exposure to cultures and lifestyles different from their own. Pen- instruction from Virginia Tech in 2005 and is now an assistant pro- pals sent each other drawings, coins, candy, and photographs. They fessor of elementary education at Kutztown University.)

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Class of 1956 63 David Murdoch was recently 50th Reunion Dinner, appointed regional president for the Midland Region of Commerce Want your news published? Saturday, October 21, 2006 Bank in Midland, Mich. Radisson Hotel, West Middlesex, PA 40th Cluster Reunion Dinner, E-mail us your class notes at: alumni@westminster. Classes of 1965, ’66 & ’67 edu or submit your news online at: www.westminster.edu/alumni/ar/ar_notes.cfm. Saturday, October 21, 2006 59 Helen Wynkoop Fink and Holiday Inn Metroplex, her husband, Andy, have retired to Or fax us at: (724) 946-7366 or mail us a letter at: western Michigan, where they have Girard, OH opened A Finch Nest, a Victorian Offi ce of Alumni Relations bed and breakfast. In 2004, they walked 300 miles across Spain 65 Steve Abbey is an inde- Thompson House on a pilgrimage to Santiago de pendent contractor who delivers Westminster College Compostela. lunches for Food for Thought, a ca- New Wilmington, Pa. 16172-0001 terer. His wife, Roberta Mumpfer 60 Jane Houtz Alter, a retired Abbey ʼ64, teaches third grade for high school economics teacher, was the Mentor (Ohio) schools. Photos: a speech coach at the 1996, 2000 We are happy to publish photos of alumni and future Titans. Please and 2004 Republican National Jim George has retired as vice follow these guidelines when submitting photos for publication. Conventions. She and her husband, president for academic affairs at Cal State Bakersfi eld and has been Robert Alter ʼ61, live in Dayton, Photographic prints: We accept all sizes of photographs, but prefer Ohio. appointed a community member of The Californianʼs editorial board. them to be at least 4x6 inches in size. Both color and black and 61 William Hezlep retired from He and his wife, Bobbie, make white prints are acceptable. Southwest Minnesota State Uni- their home in Bakersfi eld, Calif. versity and was awarded emeritus Digital Photos: Judith Ann Mitchell is a To submit a digital photo, attach it to an e-mail message status. While at the university, Bill 70 addressed to [email protected]. Please note that we require was department chair, program medical education administrator at coordinator and producer for the the University of Pittsburgh School high-resolution fi les (a minimum of 300 pixels per inch or 300 dpi). theatre program. He directed over of Medicine. Photos that have a lower resolution are usually not acceptable. Digital 50 main stage plays for both the photos should be saved in JPEG or TIFF format. theatre program and Southwest 71 Patricia Stranahan has been Summer Theatre, many of which appointed president-elect of the received recognition from the Ken- United Board for Christian Higher Deadlines: nedy Center and American College Education in Asia. The mission of Class Notes printed in this issue were received prior to Oct 5, 2005. Festivals. He is the author of full- the non-profi t agency is to support Because Westminster Magazine is a quarterly publication requiring a Christian presence in Asiaʼs length and one-act plays and more signifi cant lead time, please allow at least three months before your than a dozen childrenʼs plays. Christian and secular academic communities. news is published. Class Notes received prior to March 3, 2006, will appear in the Spring 2006 issue. 72 Luann Moser of Mobile, Ala., recently moved from assistant Your IRA and principal at Dixon Elementary to principal at Turner Elemen- Tax “Savings” tary School in the Mobile County Have you considered nam- schools. Debora Swatsworth Foster, vice Dr. Gary Lake is a general internist ing Westminster College as president of corporate communica- and chief of the medical staff at Donald Houk has sold his a benefi ciary of your IRA, 73 tions for H.J. Heinz Company and Tuba City Regional Health Care business, Med/Aid, Inc., and has member of the Westminster Col- Corp., whose hospital and clinics 401(k), 403(b) or other started a new venture startup in lege Board of Trustees, received provide care to primarily Navajo retirement plan? mattresses, Sleepwell. He and his IABC/Pittsburghʼs 2005 Business and Hopi patients. He and his wife, wife, Sally, reside in New Castle. Communicator of the Year Award. Jane, and their two children live You can gift all or some The award recognizes an individual on the Navajo reservation in Tuba Daniel Rindge of Newbury- of these assets and provide 74 for outstanding contributions in City, Ariz. port, Mass., is a cartoonist at Port practicing, promoting and enhanc- support for the future of Planet Newspaper, and a freelance ing professional business commu- 79 Michele Stipanovich Kirsch Westminster College. artist who illustrated the childrenʼs nications in western Pennsylvania. has been named director of admin- And you may receive an book, Puff the Cloud. Debbie and her husband, Bill istrative operations at Penn Stateʼs estate tax deduction. Foster, reside in Pittsburgh. Schreyer Honors College. Mitch John Still is president of Pharma and her husband, Rodney, reside in Metrics Inc., a pharmaceutical 78 Laurie Hackett Burns re- State College. For more information on software and consulting fi rm. He ceived her MBA summa cum laude including Westminster in and his wife, Marylouise, and their from the University of Phoenix. 80 Mike Esposito is the track your estate planning, contact two children make their home in She and her husband, Robert, live and fi eld and cross country coach at Sue Rudloff, director of Oreland. in Tacoma, Wash., where Laurie High Point (N.C.) University, fol- advancement programs, is an elementary music specialist lowing a very successful program and track and fi eld coach with the at Mount Tabor High School. at (724) 946-7370. Tacoma Public Schools.

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David Nobs has joined Ruder Finn, Inc., as managing director, responsible Alumni Spotlight: for leading the Janice Wilson ʼ80 growth and development of its Los Angeles How do you get to Carnegie Hall? offi ce and helping manage Patience, patience, patience the agencyʼs consumer, sports and entertainment Just two weeks before Christmas, nestled between boro, Dubuque, Al- marketing practice. David and his Central Park and Rockefeller Center, Janice Wilson lentown, Altoona, wife, Mary Beth, live in Pasadena, will walk on the big stage at Carnegie Music Hall and and many others. The Calif. sing the alto solo in Handelʼs Messiah. In large part recipient of a Rotary because of an audition tape she sent out....in 1994. Foundation Fellow- Wilson, a 1980 Westminster graduate who lives ship for voice study at the Royal College of Music in Class of 1981 in Manhattan, has been hired to perform with the St. London, Wilson earned her masterʼs degree in voice Cecilia Chorus and Orchestra Dec. 10 at Isaac Stern performance from Penn State University and was a 25th Reunion Dinner, Auditorium in the famed Carnegie Hall. regional fi nalist of the Metropolitan Opera National Saturday, October 21, 2006 The conductor, 92-year-old David Randolph, has Council Auditions. Holiday Inn Metroplex, long been a fan of Wilsonʼs voice. For over a decade, Having ditched her agent years ago, earlier this he and his wife held on to a particular demo cassette year Wilson sent out some homemade postcards to Girard, OH tape. They would take it out on occasion and admire conductors around the city. When Randolph received its vocals. The only problem was, it had long been his and matched it up with the demo tape he so ad- separated from any accompanying fl yer or résumé, or mired, he immediately called Wilson in for a live 81 Martha Evanoff graduated in this case, the press kit Wilsonʼs agent had sent out audition. from the MBA program at Strayer before Wilson embarked on a trip to New York City “I auditioned in July on one of the hottest days of University and is a systems ac- for her debut solo voice recital at one of Carnegie the year and his apartment didnʼt have air condition- countant with the Department of Hallʼs smaller venues, Weill Recital Hall. ing,” Wilson said. “By the time I was done, I was Defense in Washington, D.C. She Wilson moved to New York a few years later. She exhausted and soaking wet.” and her husband, James Auchter, works full time as manager of the information re- But Randolph had found the voice he had been live in Alexandria, Va. source center for the American Symphony Orchestra waiting more than a decade for. He not only hired League. She also performs once or twice a month on her to perform in his 172nd performance of Messiah, 82 Richard Kennedy II has ac- average. She has performed solo engagements with he also hired her for another performance, Mozartʼs cepted a position with IBM as the symphony orchestras from Pittsburgh, Richmond, Solemn Vespers, Feb. 28, 2006, at Church of the sales leader for the Lotus brand, West Virginia, Savannah, Erie, Wheeling, Owens- Heavenly Rest on Fifth Avenue. covering sector accounts in the – PSB Carolinas. He and his family live in Raleigh, N.C. Dariann Dattilo Rose has been pro- David Beatty, chief engineer for Joseph Burns is a professor McCoy 86 John received his masterʼs moted to vice aerial sensor integration of future at Southeastern Louisiana Univer- from the Naval War College in president at combat systems with Northrop sity, where he has received tenure. Newport, R.I. He and his wife, Development Grumman Corporation, is serving He lives in Hammond, La., with his Shupe Laurie McCoy ʼ85, and Counsellors as interim organist/director of mu- wife, Tammy, and their son. (See their two children have moved International, sic at First Presbyterian Church in also New Additions.) to Singapore, where John is the specialists Philadelphia, the fi rst Presbyterian assistant special agent in charge of in marketing congregation in Philadelphia. 87 Maria DiRenzo Carbone is the NCIS fi eld offi ce. communities a senior professional healthcare for tourism Sharon Brown Wolfe is a home- representative with Pfi zer, Inc. She Betts 83 Kellyn is senior editor and business maker. She lives in Delray Beach, and her husband, John, and their Environmental Science and of investment. Dari and her husband, Fla., with her husband, David, and two sons reside in Stow, Ohio. Technology magazine in Wash- Frederic, make their home in their twins. ington, D.C. She was recently Scotch Plains, N.J. 88 Beth Grinager Kaniuff is the interviewed regarding an article Paige Crandall received her Ed.D. assistant to the director of stadium she wrote on the potential health 84 Valerie Day Wilden received from Florida State University, management for the Pittsburgh risk of working in a cubicle offi ce her master of where she is associate dean of Steelers. She and her husband, environment. arts degree students. She makes her home in John, make their home in Mars. in journalism Gainesville, Fla. Butler Gary teaches junior high and mass com- 91 Tanya Martin Lord, a choir, general music and drama in munication licensed real estate title agent, Shakopee, Minn., and is celebrat- from Point 20th Cluster Reunion Dinner, opened First Nationʼs Title Agency ing his 10th anniversary as cantor at Park College. Classes of 1985, ’86 & ’87 and is the fi rmʼs CEO. She and her Resurrection Lutheran Church. He She is assistant husband, Robert, and their two sons and his wife, Ione, and their three vice president Saturday, October 21, 2006 live in Akron, Ohio. children reside in Burnsville, Minn. at St. Barn- Holiday Inn Metroplex, abas Health System. She and her Girard, OH Dr. Tuesdae Rodgers Stainbrook husband, Gregory, and their two is medical director of the new Hy- children reside in Wexford. perbaric Medicine Unit at DuBois Regional Medical Center, medical director of the Wound Center,

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infectious disease consultant, and to focus on fi nancial training and Douglas Osman received his Kelly Swadling Faust received a HIV specialist for the Northwest asset management. He and his wife, Ph.D. in clinical psychology from masterʼs in education from Naza- AIDS Alliance. She and her hus- Jessica Headrick Fisher ʼ93, make Drexel University, and is a primary reth College in Rochester, N.Y. band, Dr. Michael Stainbrook, and their home in North Strabane. therapist at Devereux Foundation, She and her husband, Andrew, live their three children are residents of a residential treatment facility. He in Clifton Springs, N.Y. (See also DuBois. T.J. Greggs is assistant director of resides in Conshohocken. Marriages.) residence life at Kennesaw (Ga.) 92 Dena Barefoot Masterino is State University. Joey Palmeter received his mas- the radiology practice administrator terʼs of music in wind conducting 5th Cluster Reunion Luncheon, for American Radiologic Technolo- Jennifer Johnson Axtell received at Penn State. He resides in Daniel- gies, a teleradiology group based in her masterʼs in education from Na- son, Conn., where he is director of Classes of 2000, ’01 & ’02 Wexford that services MRI facili- tional University, and is a kinder- symphonic and marching bands at Saturday, October 21, 2006, ties across the country. She and her garten teacher in the Corona-Norco Killingly High School. Old 77 husband, Bob, live in McCandless. Unifi ed School District. She and her husband, Phil, and their two 98 Meri Beth Gubanic Furlong Kristen Fink Scarborough is a sons make their home in Norco, is the Grable intern coordinator at technical trainer for McKesson Calif. (See also New Additions.) Phipps Conservatory and Botanical 00 Melissa Sutmire of Mon- Automated Prescription Services. Gardens and is pursuing a masterʼs roeville received her masterʼs in She resides in Pittsburgh with her John Salvini was promoted to degree in secondary education at school counseling from Slippery husband, Rob. district sales manager for the public Carlow University in Pittsburgh. Rock University. She is a high sector of ADPʼs national account She lives in Port Vue with her hus- school science teacher in the Penn- Dr. Brenda May-DePaola complet- services. He and his wife, Ciara band, Lawrence, and their daughter. Trafford School District. ed her cardiovascular fellowship Zalfi ni Salvini ʼ96, live in Mars. (See also New Additions.) at Brooke Army Medical Center 01 Eric Bass completed his at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. She 96 Erin Anderson Schuetz is Michael Shanafelt received his masterʼs in instructional leadership is now stationed at the National coordinator of events and schedul- MBA from St. Francis University. from Northern Kentucky Univer- Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, ing with the Offi ce of Campus Life His wife, Colleen Dion Shanafelt sity and received his administration Md., where she is a staff cardiolo- at Clarion University. ʼ96, is a physical therapist with certifi cation. He lives in Bellevue, gist. She resides in Silver Spring, Home Nursing Agency in Altoona. Ky., where he is a math teacher at Md., with her husband, Vince, and Matthew Esch completed his The couple and their two children Bellevue High School. daughter. master of arts degree in counseling are residents of Hollidaysburg. (See psychology with a specialization also New Additions.) Nathan Carlin received the master Brian Slezak has accepted a in couples and family therapy from of divinity degree from Princ- position as a senior research Seton Hill University. He has been 99 Doug Frederick received his eton Theological Seminary. He is toxicologist with DuPont Haskell promoted to family-based therapist masterʼs of public administration continuing his studies for a doctor Laboratories. He and his wife, with the family-based mental health from the University of Pittsburgh, of philosophy degree at Rice Uni- Sarah Denny Slezak ʼ95, and their program at Family Resources. He and is manager of corporate and versity in Houston, Texas. two children have moved to West lives in Pittsburgh with his wife, foundation giving at the Carnegie Grove. Angela, and their son. Museums of Pittsburgh. Alyssa Detore Truss teaches fourth grade at St. Andrews School. She 93 Frank DʼAmico has taken a Dr. Jennifer Jackson-Wohl com- Lara Hoffman Hauser earned her and her husband, Ted, are residents position as manager of informa- pleted her residency as chief resi- masterʼs in gifted education from of Annapolis, Md. tion systems with Wexford-based dent in psychiatry at Akron (Ohio) the University of Connecticut, and American Environmental Services. General Medical Center. She is is an eighth-grade science teacher Collins Fobanjong has completed He and his wife, Jennifer Call now in private practice at Summit at Oldham County Middle School four years of service with the U.S. DʼAmico, and their two children Center for Behavioral Sciences. in Buckner, Ky. Her husband, Scott Marine Corps in Washington, D.C. reside in Moon Township. She and her husband, Eric Jackson, Hauser ʼ02, is in his last year of He lives in Annandale, Va., and is and their son make their home in graduate school, pursuing both a a government contractor with the 94 Steven Begg is employed Akron. (See also New Additions.) masterʼs of divinity at Louisville U.S. Army. by the Virginia Department of Presbyterian Theological Semi- Transportation as an environmen- Patricia James Mutchler is publish- nary and a masterʼs in business Bryan Hooks received his doctor- tal specialist/aquatic ecologist ing director with Peter Li Educa- administration at the University ate of osteopathic in the water quality division. He tion Group. Patty resides in New of Louisville. The couple lives in medicine from and his wife, Corinne Bentzel Castle with her husband, Ray. Louisville with their son. (See also Philadelphia Col- Begg, and their two children live New Additions.) lege of Osteo- in Midlothian, Va. (See also New 97 Laura Burhans received her pathic Medicine Additions.) Ph.D. in neuroscience from the Megan McGavern of North and is serving an University of Illinois, and is a post- Huntingdon internship at St. Laura Luckmeier Valentine was doctoral fellow at the Blanchette was awarded Josephʼs Health awarded a graduate assistantship Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute the doctor of Center in War- to pursue her MBA at Berry Col- at West Virginia University. osteopathic ren, Ohio. lege in Mount Berry, Ga. She and medicine degree her husband, William, and their Jason Kalajainen has been selected from Philadel- Jennifer Kreiling earned her two children make their home in executive direc- phia College doctorate from Kingston, Ga. tor of Ox-Bow, a of Osteopathic Philadelphia summer school Medicine. She College of 95 Brian Fisher is the author of art and artistsʼ is serving an Osteopathic of Seven Investment Tales: Simple residency that is internship at Naval Medical Center Medicine. Parables That Illustrate Financial affi liated with in Portsmouth, Va. Topics, which uses parables to the School of the simplify diffi cult investment topics. Art Institute of He founded B.E. Fisher Associates Chicago.

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Tyler Phillips of Butler received a master of arts in teaching and Alumni Spotlight: special education certifi cation from LaRoche College. Tyler is teach- Rob Jackson ʼ91 ing learning support in ninth and tenth grade in the North Allegheny How an Aspiring Stockbroker Became School District. One of Youngest Hospital CEOs in U.S. Jaime Vega was a recipient of a doctorate from According to Dr. Thomas C. Dolan, president and “This opportunity helped me to be responsible and Philadelphia chief executive offi cer of the American College of to gain skills in working with people. My years at College of Healthcare Executives, only 1 percent of their mem- Westminster College allowed me the opportunity to Osteopathic bership holding the chief executive offi cer position meet people, because I met new freshmen every year Medicince. in hospitals across the country is 40 or younger. Rob for four years. Jackson, a 1991 Westminster College graduate, is “Ninety percent of health care is service-driven and 02 Marci among that elite number. working with people. My job is to do what I can do Bihler Caroth- The 35-year-old Jackson is the chief executive for people, and no one cares how old I am. The only ers is the offi cer of United Community Hospital in Grove City. time that was ever an issue was in my early years associate He joined the hospital in 1998 and rose through the at Presby. I have built relationships here, but we all director of an- ranks to become vice president of administrative and interact with patients and employees, the same as nual giving at Bryn Mawr College. physician services. He was named interim CEO in people do at Westminster. She and her husband, Brian, reside November 2004 and took over the job on a permanent “My job is to help other people, give them the in Conshohocken. basis in April. best care I can, including having the right people, “When I came to Westminster in the fall of 1987, the right equipment, and the right relationships with Tammy Geiwitz-Rynd has accept- I wanted to be a stockbroker. Thanks to Paul Frary, the community.” ed the position of sales promotion who was chair of the Department of Economics and and public relations manager with Business at Westminster, I took a month-long intern- – Carol Eberhart ʼ94, M ʼ04 First National Bank in Hermit- ship offered by alumnus Dave Farner ʼ85 at Canter- age. She and her husband, Ryan, bury Place, a long-term care facility. After a month, and daughter make their home in Dave asked me if I wanted to work there during the Volant. (See also New Additions.) summer, which was when my career path took a turn and never came back to being a stockbroker. I had a Chrissy Ingold has completed a wonderful experience. The people there convinced joint internship in Massachusetts me that working in health care administration was at Trinity Lutheran Church in the right answer for me. Fairhaven and the Inter-Church “So I came back to Westminnie and took a fi fth Council of Greater New Bedford. class of intermediate accounting in my senior year, Her work included preaching, which was suggested by Dave. He also introduced teaching, making hospital calls and me to many people, and by April I had a job offer as working with the community. As fi nancial special projects coordinator for Presbyte- part of her community ministry, she rian Hospital in Pittsburgh. It was a smaller hospital established a Protestant chaplaincy back then than it is now. I coordinated fi nancing for at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. She a parking garage, bond refinancing, and worked is now in her fi nal year of studies at with the University of Pittsburgh analyzing those Yale Divinity School. projects that intertwined with them. By this time my whole direction to go into health care was set, JoAnn Lewis has established but it would not have happened without the help squareOne, of Westminster. Internships give you a feel for the a marketing area you are working in, and they are a great way to advisory fi rm gain experience.” in Sharon. Jackson credits another Westminster experience She and her with strengthening his management skills while husband, Jon helping him pay for his tuition at the same time. A Gutowski, and four-year resident of Russell Hall, Jackson worked Rob Jackson, CEO of United Community Hospital their daughter fi rst as a resident assistant, then assistant resident in Grove City, shakes hands with Timothy Bonner, make their director, then fi nally as resident director under the the hospitalʼs chairman of the board of directors. home in guidance of Neal Edman, dean of student affairs. Jackson, one of the youngest hospital CEOs in the Sharon. “I was able to say on my résumé that I was re- country, is a 1991 Westminster graduate; Bonner, a sponsible for 120 other students,” Jackson said. Grove City attorney, is a 1972 grad. Renee Mele graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a master of arts in teaching. Renee has moved to Lake Ridge, Va., and Amy Palmer of Pittsburgh is a Abby Wesse is a third-grade Sara Ialongo has been promoted teaches second grade for Prince Title I K-5 teacher in the Highlands teacher in the Canton (Ohio) City to assistant account executive at William County Public Schools. School District in Natrona Heights Schools. Blattner Brunner. She coordinates and is enrolled in the masterʼs events and assists with media rela- 03 Jennifer Hooks of Baden, a program at the University of 04 Jason Cooper is assistant tions for United Way of Allegheny kindergarten teacher in the Center Pittsburgh. store manager with Gap, Inc. His County, and generates media cover- Area School District, received cer- wife, Emily Koegler Cooper, is age for Zippo Manufacturing Com- tifi cation as a reading specialist and Pamela Stennis of Columbus, a store manager with Sara Lee pany for new product launches. is enrolled in the masterʼs program Ohio, received a master of arts de- Direct. The couple resides in at Slippery Rock University. gree in English from Youngstown Herndon, Va. State University.

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Melissa Moore completed the nie Stoltzfus and Ralph Wilcox. education certifi cation program Kara is senior data manager with at Westminster College and is a Medical Research Laboratories high school English teacher in the International. The couple and their Tiny Titans Clarion Area School District. son reside in Burlington, Ky. (See also New Additions.) Ashleigh Oram of Burlington, Vt., is an administrative assistant at the Lynne Williams and Jeffrey Magic Hat Brewing Company, and Golvash, is enrolled in the MBA program at July 10, the University of Vermont. 2004, at St. Sylvesterʼs Jessilyn Pilato has accepted a Church in position as an agricultural specialist Pittsburgh. with the Department of Home- Angela land Security. She has moved to Pirone Savannah, Ga., and completed new ʼ94 was a offi cer training, where she received bridesmaid. her badge and credentials. Alumnae attending were 05 Sara Noel of Dravosburg has BethAnn Brown Jones, Liz Parker accepted a position in the assurance Sherry and Ann Murphy Powell. department of Horovitz, Rudoy Lynne teaches seventh-grade math The sons of Jennifer Cook Erickson and Avery Piper Craig, Class of & Roteman, a certifi ed public at Brentwood Middle School. The 1994, try on the Blue & White of their mothersʼ alma mater. From accounting and business advisory couple lives in Whitehall. left to right: Will Craig, Daniel Erickson, Ben Craig, Benjamin fi rm in Pittsburgh. Erickson, Matthew Craig. 96 Shelley Yoakam and David Amanda Ventrone has joined the Campbell, instructional staff at Saltsburg Sept. 23, Elementary School as a general 2003, on Amy Dymond and Edwin Jones, 00 Rebekah Borrelli and Brent music instructor. She resides in Turtle Aug. 6, 2004. Susan Kasubick- Harlan, July 16, 2005, at First North Washington Township. Island, Fiji. Tillman was a guest. The couple Alliance Church in New Castle. A reception lives in Allentown, where Amy is a Alumni in the wedding party was held counselor in the Allentown School included Erica Martin Bruce ʼ04, Oct. 4, District. Dinia DiGennaro Kollar ʼ99 and Marriages 2003, in Jason Levish ʼ98. Rebekah teaches Raleigh, Diane Highberger and Mathew fi rst grade at Neshannock Memo- 92 Eric Chisholm and Sharon N.C., that Resnick, rial School. The couple resides in Griser, Aug. included Janice Houser Stewart, October Volant. 2, 2003, at Susan Mondok Imposimato, 2004, in St. Paulʼs Heather Nolan Aeppli ʼ95, Todd the Outer Jamie Burgess and Kristopher Methodist Aeppli ʼ93 and Christie Rieder Banks, N.C. Wilson, Church in Lammers ʼ95. Shelley is senior fi - Alumnae in May 14, Allison Park. nancial analyst with RH Donnelley, the wedding 2005, at St. Alumni in a directional media and publishing party were Elizabethʼs the wed- fi rm. The couple lives in Morris- Angela Sto- in Pitts- ding party ville, N.C. ver ʼ98 and burgh. Jamie included best Cortney Price. Diane is a freelance is employed man Doug 97 Kori Anderson and David television/video production man- by Strategic Slade ʼ91 Colangelo, ager. The couple recently moved to Images, an and groomsmen Roy Heid ʼ89 June 25, Greensburg. advertising and Paul Caswell. Other alumni 2005, at fi rm. The attending included Mike Garrett Fluvanna 98 David Prestopine and couple lives in Brentwood. ʼ91, Barbara Butler Garrett ʼ91, Community Shannon Hicks, July 2, 2005, at Vicki Knapp Halaja, Matthew Church in Wallace Memorial Chapel. Susan Heidi Ludwiczak and Richard Hillebrand ʼ94, Kelly Manion Bemus Prestopine Wellman ʼ96 was a Orrico, June Hillebrand ʼ91, Jennifer Kelly Point, N.Y. bridesmaid and Bill Scott was 25, 2005, Sladeʼ93, Lissa Lauffer Martell Alumni in an usher. Music was provided by at St. Lucy ʼ90 and Bruce Thalmann ʼ88. Eric attendance Beth Harrison, College organist. Church in is a senior quality engineer with included The couple resides in New Castle, New Castle. Radiant Systems. The couple and Amy Barley where David is a deputy county Vanessa their daughter reside in Frisco, Schuett, Sherri Whiteman Miller, controller. Phillips ʼ06 Texas. Bob Lewis, Andy Hough, Jennifer was maid Catterson Hough ʼ98, Julie Zad- 99 Kelly Swadling and Andrew of honor. 95 Kara Sheets and Michael roga Jendrysik ʼ98, Paige Dearth Faust, May 14, 2005, in Lake Heidi is a Albrecht, Sept. 4, 2004, at Florence Miller ʼ98, and Megan Ellis ʼ99. Havasu, Ariz. Alumnae attending a fi rst-grade (Ky.) United Methodist Church. Kori is a licensed social worker reception in New York were Nicole teacher at Conway Elementary Matron of honor was Leann Isaac at the Highland Drive Veterans Cox, Jill Grinham and Carrie School in the Freedom Area School Restaino, and Kristine Reichard Hospital in Pittsburgh. The couple Stickel. (See also Class Notes.) District, and is enrolled in the mas- Reynolds was a bridesmaid. At- resides in Bellevue. terʼs of special education program tending were Marla Sheets ʼ93, at Slippery Rock University. The Susan Shaffer Leininger, Stepha- couple lives in Boardman, Ohio.

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Karen Mashuda and Matthew Kris Tudor Bates and her husband, Colleen Dion Shanafelt and her Emily McGuire Wilcox and her Urban, Oct. 1, 2005, in Pittsburgh. Ken: a son, Davis Kristopher, on husband, Michael Shanafelt ʼ98: a husband, Paul: a son, Jack Alden, Alumnae participating included June 20, 2005. He joins big brother daughter, Madeline Marie, on Dec. on May 27, 2005. The family Jennifer Harvey, Julie Irvine and Jackson, 5, at home in Nottingham. 27, 2004. She joins Ethan Michael, resides in Erie, where Emily is a Erin Wheeler. The couple lives in 2. (See also Class Notes.) second-grade teacher in the Mill- Erie, where Karen is an accountant 93 Rebeccah Hyde Slade and creek Township School District. with Schaffner, Knight, Minnaugh her husband, Adam Slade: a son, Kristie Havyer Kopp and her hus- & Co. Nathan, on July 13, 2005. He is band, Ron: a daughter, Katherine Brittany Royer Beecroft and her welcomed by Tyler, 5, Carson, 3, Angela, on June 24, 2005. She is husband, 01 Kimberly Geisler and Jason and Brady, 2. Adam is employed in welcomed by Nathan, 2. The fam- Sean: a McIntyre, Oct. 9, 2004, in York. mortgage sales with US Mortgage ily resides in York. daughter, Alumnae in the wedding party were Network in Wexford. Olivia Rose, maid of honor Tracy Geisler ʼ04 Dr. Jennifer Jackson-Wohl and on April 11, and Kathleen Morgan. The couple 94 Capt. Richard Beggs and her husband, Eric Jackson: a son, 2005. The resides in Red Lion, where Kim- his wife, Melissa: a son, Joseph Carson Alexander, on May 1, 2005. family lives berly is a teacher in the Southern Sumner, in January 2005. The fam- He is welcomed by Logan, 3. (See in Follans- York County School District. ily lives in Oklahoma City, Okla., also Class Notes.) bee, W.V. where Richard is stationed with the Michael Riwniak and Kelly Parish, U.S. Air Force. Katie Wimer Martin and her Jackie See Fawley and her hus- May 14, 2005, at St. Francis de husband, Aaron: a daughter, Teagan band, Trevor Fawley ʼ97: a son, Sales Catholic Church in Salisbury, Corinne Bentzel Begg and her Hope Anastasia, on March 11, Pierce Anthony, on Dec. 25, 2004. Md. Michael is a state trooper with husband, Steven Begg: a daughter, 2005. She joins Kyle, 6, Rhiannon, The family lives in Pittsburgh. the Maryland State Police. The Amanda Louise, on Oct. 22, 2003. 4, and Iain, 2, at the familyʼs home couple lives in Salisbury. She joins big brother Alexander, 5. in Avondale. Mandy Snyder Corbett and her (See also Class Notes.) husband, Jef- 02 Amiee Piccolino and William 97 J.R. Evans and his wife, frey: a son, Boyd, June 25, 2005, at Unity Unit- Laura Holmes Hahn and her hus- Mandy: a daughter, Kathryn Grace, Samuel Isa- ed Presbyterian Church in Plum. band, Gregory Hahn ʼ95: a daugh- on May 17, 2005. She is welcomed iah, on Nov. The couple lives in Penn Hills, ter, Isabella, adopted from Russia by big brother Tyler, 2. The family 29, 2004. He where Amiee is a substitute teacher is at home in South Fayette Town- in June 2005. She joins Samuel (9), joins Annie in the Penn Hills School District. Carly (7), Jackson (5), and Luke ship. Mackenzie, (4). The family lives in Havre de 4, and Austin Grace, Md., where Gregory is a Susan Kasubick-Tillman and her Maryland state trooper. husband, Dr. Bryan Tillman: a James- New Additions daughter, Avery Margaret, on June Gregory, 2, Anne Hutyera Douglas and her 15, 2005. The family resides in at home in Grove City. 83 John Waite and his wife, husband, Scott: a son, Wade, on Columbus, Ohio, where Susan is Cynthia: a son, John Michael, on Feb. 13, 2004. The family lives in a physician assistant at Ohio State 99 Christie Adler Rihel and July 18, 2005. The family resides Rocky River, Ohio. University Medical Center. her husband, Stephen: a daughter, in Raleigh, N.C., where John is an Jillian Marie, on April 14, 2005. account representative with Hage- Jennifer McNatt Laidlaw and her Jennifer Mosberger VanFosson She joins Adam Stephen, 2, at the meyer, an industrial distributor. husband, Patrick Laidlaw: a son, and her husband, Dave VanFos- familyʼs home in Grove City. Colin Patrick, on June 3, 2005. He son ʼ96: a son, Drew Lewis, on Bob Wohlwend and his wife, is welcomed by Mackenzie, 5, and April 15, 2005. The family lives in Heather Coast McCalla and her Christine: two sons, Alex (11) and Bodie, 3, at the familyʼs home in Glenshaw. husband, Brad: a daughter, Haleigh Andrey (9), adopted from Russia Salt Lake City. Marie, on June 9, 2005. Heather on April 23, 2005. They are wel- Melinda Pelesky Pry and her teaches fourth grade in the Black- comed by big brothers Scott (17) 95 Jennifer Johnson Axtell and husband, Jason Pry ʼ94: a son, Wil- hawk School District. The family and Steve (18) at the family home her husband, Phil: a son, Samuel liam McLellan, on May 7, 2005. lives in New Castle. in Powell, Ohio. Freeman, on July 7, 2005. He joins He joins Hannah Margaret, 3, at the Maximiliano, 3. (See also Class familyʼs home in McDonald. Lara Hoffman Hauser and her 86 Joseph Burns and his wife, Notes.) husband, Scott Hauser ʼ02: a son, Tammy: a son, Maxwell Edison, on Teresa Rotellini Bailley and her Simon Douglas, on March 24, Oct. 5, 2004, adopted from Guate- Kara Sheets Albrecht and her husband, Jaison: a daughter, Alexis 2005. (See also Class Notes.) mala. (See also Class Notes.) husband, Michael: a son, Colin Faye, on March 23, 2005. She is Layke, on June 14, 2005. (See also welcomed by Austin John, 2. The 01 Kathleen Benson Mort and 91 Edward Mansell and his Marriages.) family lives in McKees Rocks. her husband, Carl: a son, Charlie, wife, Rose: a daughter, Greta, on on March 13, 2005. The family Feb. 24, 2005. The family resides Tonya Wise McKenna and her hus- Holly Smith Heirendt and her hus- lives in Alliance, Ohio, where in Norman, Okla., where Edward is band, Jason: a daughter, Josephine band, Matthew: a daughter, McK- Kathleen is a guidance counselor in a research scientist at the Univer- Anne, on May 26, 2004. Tonya is enzie Elizabeth, on April 28, 2005. the Marlington Local Schools. sity of Oklahoma. a teacher at St. John the Baptist The family resides in Lawrence. School in Monaca. The family Summerlea Hobbs Klinar and her Danielle Marscio Call and her resides in Aliquippa. 98 Meri Beth Gubanic Furlong husband, Henry Klinar: a daughter, husband, Dr. David Call ʼ93: a son, and her husband, Lawrence: a Amelia Annabelle, on April 27, Luke David, on July 1, 2005. He is 96 Amy Cook Leonard and her daughter, Savannah Jayne, on June 2005. The family resides in New welcomed by Morgan Christine, 5, husband, David: twins, Sophia 18, 2003. (See also Class Notes.) Market, Md. and Maddox Douglas, 3. The fam- Ruth and Andrew Carl, on April ily lives in Wooster, Ohio, where 27, 2005. The family is at home in Jennifer Jarvis Bates and her Jim Peterson and his wife, Becky: David has opened Wooster Internal Grand Rapids, Mich. husband, George: a son, Charles a daughter, Mackenzie Ann, on Medicine. Koenig, on May 27, 2005. Jennifer July 20, 2005. The family lives in is a research coordinator at The Norfolk, Va. Cleveland Clinic.

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a funeral home. He was a member Chandler 02 Megan Monstwil 34 Leonard Baird of Chelsea, of the Embury United Method- 43 Gail McLaughlin Mercer and her Mich., Feb. 10, 2004. He was a re- ist Church for over 40 years and of Mt. Lebanon, Dec. 20, 2003. husband, tired data entry manager.manager. Survivors served as treasurer. Survivors Survivors include four children and Walter: a son, include two children, including include two sons and their spouses; their spouses; fi ve grandchildren; Noah Walter, Linda Baird Campbell ʼ70; four three granddaughters; a niece; a and one great-grandchild. on Sept. 9, grandchildren and two great-grand- nephew; and many cousins. 2005. Megan children. 47 Joyce Alexander Fletcher of is a program June Nicklas Gibson of Glen- Cape Coral, Fla., Dec. 29, 2002. A specialist for Paul MacMinn of Lititz, February shaw, March 31, 2005. A retired New Castle native, she was active Lawrence 2005. A lifelong educator and secretary, she was a member of with the New Castle Playhouse, County ARC counselor,counselor, he retired as a professor the fi rst graduating class of Shaler P.E.O., and the New Castle Country at their adult of psychology and assistant dean at High School. Survivors include her Club. She moved to Cape Coral training facility in New Castle. The Ohio State University.University. He formerly husband, William; three children, in 1987 and was a member of the family resides in Mt. Jackson. served as assistant pastor at First including Willa Gibson Neil ʼ66; Palmetto Pine Country Club. Sur- Presbyterian Church in Evanston, two brothers; and four grandchil- vivors include three daughters and Geiwitz-Rynd Tammy and her Ill.; counseling psychologist in Chi- dren, including Katie Gibson Neil their spouses; a sister; a brother, husband, Ryan: a daughter, Allyson cago; dean of men at Northwestern Johnson ʼ99. Jerry Alexander ʼ57; and eight Marie, on April 30, 2005. (See also University; military psychologist grandchildren. Class Notes.) for the U.S. Army; dean of students 40 Harvey Mercer of Mt. and professor of psychology at Lebanon, Sept. 4, 2004. He was Dorothy Ross Mackey of Pitts- Haug Mary Aey and her husband, the University of Oklahoma; and formerly employed by Mutual of burgh, July 24, 2005. She was Aey Michael ʼ99: a son, Joseph Mi- director of civil defense education New York and served as assistant formerly a volunteer reading spe- chael, on June 15, 2005. The family and program director of the U.S. professor of business education at cialist with the Allegheny County lives in Columbus, Ohio. student loan program at the U.S. Westminster from 1946-52. Survi- Literacy Council. Survivors include Offi ce of Education. He also served vors include four children and their her husband, George; a son; a Zellers Robyn Lohr and her hus- as a consultant for the Peace Corps, spouses; fi ve grandchildren; and brother; and four grandsons. band, James: a son, Kolbe James, WestWest Point Academy,Academy, Armed one great-grandchild. on Feb. 16, 2005. The family lives Forces Institute and was a visiting 49 Jane Mawhinney Jones of in Mercer. professor at the University of 41 Henry Hudson of Avon Park, Virginia Beach, Va., June 30, 2005. Virginia,Virginia, Michigan State UniverUniver-- Fla., Oct. 24, 2004. He was a re- sity and American UniversityUniversity.. He tired air traffi c controller. Survivors 56 Mary Canon Goltare of retired from Ohio State in 1975 include his wife, Vynetta, and their Keystone Heights, Fla. She was a and remained active in commu- children. retired executive secretary. nity counseling and educational In Memory programs. He received his masterʼsmasterʼs Richard Newcomer of Rio Rancho, Word has reached us of the pass- Dorothy Walberg Schmitt of and doctorate from Northwestern Rochester, July 12, 2005. She N.M., Aug. 21, 2005. The son of ing of the following alumni and and also attended Garret Graduate a Hearst newspaper accountant friends of Westminster College. was a retired secretary. Survivors School of Theology.Theology. Survivors in- include two children and their and a silent movie actress, he was clude his wife of 69 years, Frances; a multilingual world-traveler who To submit information for the In spouses; six stepchildren; and 18 a son and his wife; a daughter; fi ve grandchildren. began his professional commu- Memory section, please provide grandchildren; and four great- nications career as a disc jockey a complete obituary notice (if grandchildren. Francis Tinley Rosselot of while an undergraduate. Follow- available) to the Offi ce of Alumni 42 Greenville. She was a retired sec- ing three years of Army duty, in Relations. Please be sure to in- 36 Dorothy Covert WilhelmWilhelm retary and teacher in the Greenville which he served as a disc jockey clude the names and class years of of Hilton Head Island, S.C., June schools. and reporter of broadcast news any surviving Westminster alumni 2004. with the Armed Forces Network, relatives. 38 Grayce Bell Fleeger of TTitus-itus- ville, Fla., September 2004. She was a former music supervisor in the Penn TownshipTownship School District. 33 Grace Hickok Douglass of Cortland, Ohio, Aug. 22, 2004. Roy Gibson of Sewickley,Sewickley, May Her fi rst job was as a teacher in a 29, 2005. He was a salesman for one-room school near New Castle. Westminster WilliamsWilliams & Company.Company. Survivors In 1934, she began teaching in the include his wife, Jean. New Castle schools. In 1938 she married the Rev. Robert Douglass; Weekly Izora Mangus Snyder of Hol- they shared a pastoral ministry for lidaysburg,lidaysburg, July 14, 2004. She nearly fi ve decades. They retired www.westminster.edu/news/weekly was retired owner of Schoolhouse in 1977. Mrs. Douglass moved to Stitchery.Stitchery. Survivors include three Ohio in 1990 and was an active children, including JeffreyJeffrey Snyder member of the First Presbyterian What’s happening at Westminster? ʼ66 and Gregory Snyder ʼ71. Church of Warren, Ohio, and the P.E.O. Survivors include a son; two Just send your e-mail address to GeorgeGeorge McGeoch of Cam- daughters; fi ve grandchildren; and 39 bridge, N.Y.,N.Y., July 10, 2005. A U.S. [email protected] two step-grandchildren. Army veteran of WWorldorld WarWar II, he worked as an electrician then as and the Westminster Weekly newsletter Anna Abigail Paxton Reed of an appliance repairman and fl oor Zionsville, July 10, 2005. She was link will be sent to you each Wednesday covering installer.installer. He also helped formerly a missionary and teacher. with local ambulance service and at during the academic year – free.

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he resumed his broadcast career Edward Pack of Poland, Ohio. Edmiston in Youngstown, Ohio; Iowa City, He was a retired teacher in the 05 Sandra of New Friends Iowa; Miami, Fla.; and Voice of Youngstown School District. Wilmington, America. He earned a masterʼs Aug. 1, 2005. Bill Blackburn of Wilmore, Ky., degree in journalism from the 61 Chris Kiriakou of New A 2001 gradu- July 25, 2005. He was a superin- University of Iowa, and became Castle, Nov. 19, 2003. A U.S. Army ate of Wilm- tendent of buildings and grounds a foreign service offi cer with the veteran, he retired as a principal in ington Area at Westminster for 40 years. He U.S. Information Agency, serving the New Castle schools. Survivors High School, previously worked as director of as information offi cer, press attache include his wife of 42 years, Stella; where she was physical plant at Union College in and editor of French language two sons; and a daughter. valedictorian, Barbourville, Ky., from 1948- publications in West and Central she graduated 58. He was president of the New summa cum Africa. In the fi eld of international Anne Vance Francis of Indianapo- Wilmington Borough Council for laude business communications, he held lis. She was formerly an instructor from many years and was an elder and various positions with fi rms in New at Prairie State College in Chicago Westminster trustee of the New Wilmington York, Brussels, London, Chicago, Heights, Ill. and was the senior class speaker United Presbyterian Church. He Milwaukee and Pittsburgh. He at Commencement this past May. was past president of the New moved to Saudi Arabia in 1983, 73 Carl Angelo of Warren, Ohio, While at Westminster she founded Wilmington Rotary Club and joining the Saudi Investment Bank Aug. 23, 2005. the Sierra Student Coalition and received its Distinguished Citizen (1983-86) then Saudi Basic Indus- was a scholar-athlete on the cross Award in 1978. Survivors include tries (1986-2000) before retiring 03 Coral Zeigler of New country team. She was most two sons and their spouses; two to New Mexico. Survivors include Castle, July 31, 2005. She recently recently serving as an intern at a brothers and their spouses; a sister; a son; a daughter; a brother; and a received her masterʼs degree in conservation center in Wyomingʼs four grandchildren; and one great- Grand Teton National Park. Sur- grandson. education from the University of granddaughter. Pittsburgh and had just accepted a vivors include her parents, John & Kati Edmiston ʼ00; brother Ernest Haydu of Warren, teaching position in the Norfolk, John Gilkey of New Castle, July 59 Logan Edmiston ʼ04; her maternal Ohio. He was a former insurance Va., public schools. A 1999 gradu- 31, 2005. He was a clerk at the grandparents; and her paternal agent. ate of Laurel High School, she was New Wilmington Post Offi ce and a member of the Phi Mu sorority grandmother. worked part-time in the athletic 60 Judith Kirkpatrick Zimmer- and was in the Homecoming court department at Westminster as an man of Pittsburgh, May 13, 2005. A at Westminster. Survivors include evening and weekend security retired teacher, she was a longtime her parents; her maternal grandfa- attendant. A U.S. Navy veteran of member of Calvary Episcopal ther; her paternal grandparents; and the Vietnam War, he was a member Church. Survivors include her a brother. of the Second Wind Running Club husband, Scott Zimmerman; two and attended New Life Baptist daughters; and three grandchildren. Church.

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The tower of Old Main reaches for the evening sky as the rededication of the 76-year-old building takes place in the shadows below. The $3 million renovation of the building was completed over the summer; the rededication was held on Sept. 23.

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