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David Dudick ’78 Has Recipe tration and a minor in economics. A native of Wilkes-Barre, for Success at Food Giant he grew up on Sherman Street, just two miles from the General Mills Wilkes campus in the city where his father was captain of detectives and his mother was head nurse at Wyoming Valley If your shopping cart has carried a box of Cheerios, a Hospital. But it wasn’t just convenience that led him to container of Yoplait yogurt or a Betty Crocker cake mix, choose Wilkes when it came time to go to college. Wilkes alumnus David Dudick ’78 may have had a hand “Wilkes had a reputation for providing a strong education,” in bringing those products to you. As president, U.S. he states. “My parents weren’t captains of industry, so I really channels for General Mills, the world’s sixth largest food learned about business through my classes there. The company, Dudick and his team market the company’s embers were really stoked at Wilkes.” The spark ignited at products to non-traditional grocery retail outlets. These Wilkes led him to earn a master’s degree at St. Joseph’s include stores like Wal-Mart, Target, warehouse stores, University and a juris doctorate from Temple University. drugstores and other retailers whose sole focus is not He praises the value of the liberal arts education he groceries. received and says he has fond memories of being mentored “These channels account for approximately 40 percent by professor George Elliott and playing intramural sports. of General Mills business,” explains Dudick, who is based Wilkes was a family affair in the Dudick household, with older at the company’s Minneapolis, Minn., headquarters. brother Chester Frank Dudick Jr. ’77 and sister Cathy Dudick “Channels are the fastest growing part of our business. Gagliardi ’82 also attending. Carrying food products is a traffic draw for retailers. Most In addition to his work at General Mills, Dudick serves on retail categories, such as clothing or cosmetics, are the board of directors of Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE). shopped less than a dozen times a year. He makes his home with his wife, Kimberly, in Victoria, But food is a category that is shopped Minn., a Minneapolis suburb. They have eight children — more than 100 times a year. When three boys and five girls—ranging in age from 10 to 29. you’re trying to draw shoppers to your “We have a doctor, a dentist, a lawyer, some in store, it’s helpful to carry products that graduate school—and the younger ones still at home,” they buy more frequently.” he quips. Dudick says that introducing his Family is important to Dudick, whose tribute to his company’s products into outlets such as father, “My Father’s Music,” was featured on Garrison drugstores and dollar stores has been Keillor’s A Prairie Home Companion . He says his the highlight of his 32-year career with most important lessons came from him. General Mills. He also likes the fact that “He taught me many things about many of the company’s products life,” Dudick says. “He taught me combine health benefits with good about love and about being taste, citing brands such as Fiber available to family when they One, Yoplait and Progresso Soup need you.” as examples. He joined the company when — By Vicki Mayk he graduated from Wilkes with a degree in business adminis - David Dudick ’78 has enjoyed a 32-year career with General Mills. PHOTO COURTESY GENERAL MILLS. 0 1 0 2 r e m m u S | S E K L I W

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Michelle Woelkers ’86 ’10 Finds Second Time’s a Charm at Wilkes

It was the second time around at Wilkes for Moscow, Pa., took my kids off, I knew they were safe and I’d be off to resident Michelle (Herstek) Woelkers ’86, ’10. She earned the library,” states Woelkers, who says the support of her an art degree at Wilkes in 1986. When it came time to make husband, Leo, was key to her success. In addition to her a career change, Woelkers returned to her alma mater for studies, she performs community service with her therapy a degree in elementary education. She was named Wilkes dog, Annabelle and as a Penn State Master Gardener. 2010 Outstanding Adult Learner. Luzerne County Council Wilkes assistant Michelle (Herstek) Woelkers was honored on Adult Higher Education presents the awards. professor of as Outstanding Adult Learner at Wilkes. Woelkers worked in several fields before turning to education Robert teaching. Her career path included time as a graphic artist Gardner ’67, M.S. ’73 for First Eastern Bank, work as a book production editor at and his wife, Judith International Correspondence Schools and as a manager ’71, nominated for the computer publishing department at Performance Woelkers for the Learning Systems. Her voice also could be heard in adult learner award, northeast Pennsylvania as a voiceover artist on radio and saying, “she distin - television commercials before she returned to school. The guished herself both joy of teaching her children, Charlette and Leo, now 14 and by her excellent 12, to read gave her a taste of the satisfaction to be gained academic work and by teaching. by her ability to serve Woelkers says that attending school was different than as a role model for it was in the 1980s. This time she juggled family other students.” obligations with homework on her way to a perfect 4.0 grade-point average in her major. “When the school bus — By Vicki Mayk

Graduate Students 2004 Department of Veterans Affairs Simpson, Gumpertz and 1989 Jeffrey Doran see 2002 . Medical Center as a physical Heger in Waltham, Mass. They Jerry A. Champi MBA was therapist. The groom is live in Boston. named interim president and 2005 employed by West Side Career chief executive officer of First Beth Ann Wenner MBA and Technology Center as a Holly Ann Miller MBA and National Community Bank. An teaches at McCann School of physical education teacher. Joshua Loren Courter were executive at the Dunmore- Business & Technology in married on Sept. 19, 2009. based institution for almost two Hazleton, Pa., and served as a Jennifer Grace Compton The bride is employed as a decades and a banker for more past director for the school in ’06 , Pharm.D. ’08 , and human resources manager at than 25 years, Champi most Scranton, Pa. She recently was Nicholas DeVone Catella were Romark Logistics, Hazle recently served as senior elected to Freeland Borough married on Oct. 10, 2009. The Township, Pa. The groom is a executive vice president and Council. bride is employed at Brigham collections director at Sallie retail/commercial division and Women's Hospital in Mae, Hanover Township, Pa. manager at the bank. 2008 Boston, Mass., as a board- They reside in Laflin, Pa. 0 1

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’06 were married on Sept. 26, president of the medical staff John J. Surash of Rochester, Joan Alicia Walsh of Wilkes- 2009. The bride is a at Butler Memorial Hospital. N.Y., died Oct. 25, 2009. He Barre died March 19, 2010. pharmacist for CVS Pharmacy, He is survived by his wife, served in the U.S. Army She attended Wilkes Easton, Pa. The groom is a Frances Wentzel Dudeck; sons during World War II. He University before completing mechanical engineer at Carl Dudeck Jr., Lance worked for the Eastman her degree at American Picatinny Arsenal, Dover, N.J. Dudeck and Keith Dudeck; Kodak Company and was a University in Washington, The couple resides in daughter Leatha Baker; and long-time member of the D.C. She worked at the Bangor, Pa. grandchildren. American Chemical Society. Washington office of the He is survived by his wife of Congress of Industrial Victoria Lynn Ziegler Carl C. Popadick of West 56 years, Marlyn Surash; sons Organization and as a teacher see 2005 . Chester, Pa., died Jan. 3, 2010. John and Robert; daughters and principal at the Brandeis He is survived by his wife, Carol, Rosemary and Theresa; Day School in San Francisco, 2010 Florence C. (Levandoski) and grandchildren. Calif. She is survived by son Christina Marie Harowcz Popadick, West Chester; son Peter Goldman; daughter Meg see 2005. Carl R. Popadick; daughters 1951 Goldman; and grandchildren. Joan C. Anguilo, Christine J. Norman M. Cross of Wilkes- In Memoriam Bilotta and Marie A. Gristi; Barre died Jan. 4, 2010. He 1952 1943 grandchildren and great- was an Army veteran of World Boyd L. Earl of Kingston, Pa., Anita J. Sgarlat of Dallas, Pa., grandchildren. War II, working as an aviation died Nov. 25, 2009. He served died Feb. 2, 2010. She was a engineer. He was owner and in the U.S. Army Air Corps 1950 member of the Republican operator of Cross Insurance, during World War II. He was Women of Kingston, a board Joseph M. Baltrushes of Wilkes-Barre, and also owned professor emeritus at Wilkes member of the American Larksville, Pa., died Feb. 25, Odette’s Travel and the Travel University, where he taught Cancer Society of Luzerne 2010. He served in the U.S. Shoppe, both in Wilkes-Barre. mathematics. Prior to Wilkes, County and the co-founder of Army as a lieutenant. He He is survived by his daughter he taught at Forty Fort High Spark of Life and Women worked for the Metropolitan Carol Bella and grandchildren. School and Bucknell Against Cancer. Her late Life Insurance Co. in University. Earl authored and husband was Frank Sgarlat Torrington, Conn. and Rome, Herman R. Kessler Jr. of co-authored several ’37 . She is survived by her son N.Y. He is survived by his Shickshinny, Pa., died Jan. 14, mathematics textbooks and Frank Sgarlat; daughters wife of 63 years, the former 2010. He served in the U.S. was active in the Luzerne Evelyn S. Smith and Suzanne Ethel Gasper; sons Joseph M. Army during World War II County Council of Teachers Sgarlat Hood; step-daughter Baltrushes Jr. and Edward and worked for Sentry of Mathematics. He is survived Maryanne Baumgartner; and Baltrushes; daughters Joan P. Insurance from 1953 until by his daughters Lee Ann granddaughters. Seningen, Janice K. Baltrushes, 1967. He taught at Wilkes Earl-Sedor, Candy Scheatzle Ann I. Baltrushes, Lisa Marie University and Luzerne and Cathy Earl; son Joseph 1949 Baltrushes and Jacquelyn S. Community College. He also Earl; and several Carl R. Dudeck of Butler, Baltrushes; eight grandchildren worked for 13 years for The grandchildren. Pa., died Oct. 23, 2009. He and one great-grandchild. Planning Council for Social served with the U.S. Navy and Services of Lackawanna William G. Hart of the Newfoundland Seabees Dolores P. DiMaggio of County in Scranton, serving as Rochester, N.Y., died Jan. 21, during World War II. He Doylestown, Pa., died May 20, its executive director. He is 2010. He served in the U.S. graduated first in his class from 2009. She taught French and survived by his wife, the Army as a paratrooper. He the U.S. Naval Medical Corps Spanish at Springfield High former June Benscoter; son worked for Eastman Kodak, School. Dudeck served at the School. She is survived by her David Kessler; daughters Rochester, for 30 years as a husband of 48 years, Peter Nancy Whitesell and Beth chemist and in several 0 Philadelphia Naval Hospital 1 0

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management positions. He also Ann Hayes Wideman of Scholarship at Wilkes in honor 1965 worked for the synthetic Kingston, Pa., died Feb. 16, of his son, the late Sgt. Alan John (Jack) Andrew Pikas of chemical division at Harvard 2010. She was a local weather Sherman of the Marine Denver, Colo., died Feb. 26, after being selected for its girl on WNEP-TV, Channel Corps. He is survived by his 2010. He was recruited by master of business 16, for more than 17 years. wife Sarah Sherman; son Martin Marietta and NASA to adminstration program. He is She also hosted local talk Michael Sherman; and three work on the Apollo Program survived by his wife of 54 shows and cooking shows, as grandchildren. and the moon walks. After he years, Virginia Hart; sons well as area beauty pageants left NASA, Pikas became an William, Lawrence and and fashions shows. She also 1961 independent computer Kenneth Hart; and modeled fashions for the Margaret Elizabeth Lucas of programmer working for the grandchildren. Hollywood Shop. She is Dupont, Pa., died Feb. 16, U.S. Government and Odis survived by her daughter, 2010. She was a guidance Corp. He is survived by his Joseph Francis Moran of the Caprice Hayes Wideman, and counselor at Cliffside Park wife Marilyn (Chop) Pikas; Virginia Peninsula died Dec. grandchildren. High School in New Jersey daughter Heather Pikas; step- 28, 2009. He completed flight for 30 years. daughter, Pam Stempora and training in the U.S. Air Force 1954 grandchildren. Cadet program and was David George Phillips MBA 1962 assigned to the 4th Fighter ’84 of Rutherford, N.J., died William Witkowsky of Mariann Rosnick of Interceptor Wing in Korea. He Dec. 28, 2009. He served in Wilkes-Barre Township died Alexandria,Va., died Feb. 12, held staff positions at the the U.S. Marines Corps Jan. 27, 2010. He served in the 2010. She taught school in the Pentagon and Langley Airforce Reserves and transferred to U.S. Navy during the Korean Lake-Lehman School District Base. After his retirement in the U.S. Army in 1955 before War, earning several medals before moving to Virginia, 1980, Moran continued his serving in the Korean War. He and citations upon his where she was employed by work in information worked as a journalist and honorable discharge. He was the Fairfax County School technology with the Medical photographer for the Hazleton employed for 20 years as a System for 30 years, teaching College of Virginia; the Standard Speaker; The Times clerk with the Pennsylvania kindergarten and first grade. Norfolk School Board; and Leader in Wilkes-Barre, where Liquor Control Board. the Information Systems he was city editor; and several 1969 Graduate School, Golden Gate newspapers in the Outer 1964 John (Jack) Thomas University. He is survived by Banks, N.C. He is survived by Malcolm Barry Baird of Loughney II of Lehman his wife of 52 years, Nancy his children, Georgia, David, Leola, Pa., died Jan. 8, 2010. Township, Pa., died Feb.18, Moran; sons Sean and Kevin; Ian, Morgan and Elizabeth; He was an Olson Memorial 2010. He was an agent for the and daughters Colleen, Erin and several grandchildren. postdoctoral fellow and a United States Secret Service. and Susan. research scientist at the While serving his country he 1955 Masonic Medical Research traveled the world and worked 1953 Austin Sherman of Ocean Laboratory, Utica, N.Y. He was with presidents, kings, queens Stephen M. Rudawski of Township, N.J., died Dec. 29, most recently an associate and other heads of state. He is Round Rock, Texas, died Dec. 2009. He began his teaching professor of biology at survived by his wife of 26 24, 2009. He was a choir career in Hazlet, N.J. and Harrisburg Area Community years, Ellen Loughney; director in several orthodox became principal of Lillian College, Lancaster Campus. daughters Elizabeth Loughney Christian churches in Drive School. Sherman retired He is survived by his wife, and Erin Loughney; and son northeast Pennsylvania for after 40 years, but remained Beverlee “Bonnie” I. Bennie Andrew Loughney. over 30 years. He also directed active in his community, Baird; sons M. Gregory Baird, the Pennsylvania Balalaika serving as president of the R. Christiaan Baird and M. 1971 Orchestra in the early 1970s. Logan Road Minyon in David Baird; and daughter, Elaine A. Bauer of Dallas 0 1 0

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School, retiring after 35 years 1990 1999 husband of 47 years, Paul R. in the English department. She Marie Grace Madden of Lori A. Mihalko of Lehman Mahler; sons Paul Mahler Jr., spent 12 years directing the Forty Fort, Pa., died Jan. 19, Township, Pa., died Dec. 21, Eric Mahler and Nicholas school’s plays and musicals. 2010. She worked for the 2009. She was an Mahler; and four She is survived by her mother WyomingValley Health Care accomplished cellist. She grandchildren. Rowena Davis Watson; System for seven years. She is formerly worked as a systems husband, William B. Bauer; son survived by her husband of 46 analyst at Prudential. She was Friends of Wilkes Kenneth B. Bauer; daughters years, Frank Madden; daughters the leader of Daisy Girl Scout Mildred E. Graver of Wilkes- Kristine L. Sharar ’91 and Emilia Check, Lisa-Ann Troop 172 and assistant leader Barre died Jan. 24, 2010. She Katherine A. Klemmer; and McCabe and Angela Madden; of the Brownie Girl Scout was employed at the Wilkes grandchildren. son Frank Madden; Troop 3965. She is survived by University Library for 20 grandchildren and a great- her parents Bernard and Carol years, retiring in 1992. She is 1973 granddaughter. Savage; husband Taras survived by her daughters, Michael C. Dobbs of Mihalko; and daughters Marion Hooper and Nancy Kingston, Pa., died Feb. 26, Thomas John Mericle of Samantha and Natasha. D’Amico; son, Robert Graver; 2010. He was general manager Edwardsville, Pa., died Dec. grandchildren and great- of the Westmoreland Club, 16, 2009. He was certified as a 2007 grandchildren. Her grandson’s Wilkes-Barre, for 20 years. He drug and alcohol counselor. Ryan M. Broghamer of Forty wife, Gabrielle D’Amico ’04, also managed theValley Mericle was self-employed as a Fort, Pa., died Jan. 12, 2010. is a Wilkes alumna. Country Club, Hazleton, Pa.; private therapist and was He was a 911 telecommu - WyomingValley Country Club, president of Mericle nicator for Luzerne County, C. Russel Havey of Dallas, Hanover Township, Pa.; and Counseling Services. He was a an emergency medical Pa., died March 20, 2010. He Glen Maura Country Club. He member of American Legion technician for Swoyersville earned a bachelor’s degree in and his wife owned and Post 395 of Kingston, Pa. He Ambulance and deputy engineering physics in 1955. operated Java’s Bistro, is survived by his wife, the emergency medical services He joined the U.S. Air Force Edwardsville, Pa. He is survived former Carol Novak; chief for Wyoming Hose Co. until 1959. He received his by his wife of 35 years, the stepdaughters Dawn Abuiso, No. 1. He was a member of MBA from Harvard in 1962. former Deborah Andresky. Carlene Mericle, Joann the Wyoming Valley He worked for DuPont in Mericle and Lori Woodard; Barbershop Chorus. He is Wilmington, Del., where he 1988 stepsons Thomas J. Woodard survived by his parents Robert was part of a team that Joseph D. Ranieli of West and Adam D. Clark; step- and Gail Steinberg developed nylon carpet and Pittston, Pa., died Dec. 26, grandchildren and a step- Broghamer. Tyvek fabric. While there, he 2009. He was a self-employed great-grandson. continued flying with the realtor for more than 22 years, Delaware Air Guard, earning owning and managing several 1991 Graduate Students 1971 the rank of captain. Havey residential properties Michael W. Lenczycki of Rosanne H. Mahler M.S. of worked at Royer Industries in throughout the area. He was a Baltimore, Md., died Jan. 25, Nuangola, Pa., died Dec. 18, Kingston, Pa., before member of the Greater 2010. He is survived by his 2009. She began a teaching becoming a professor at Wilkes Wilkes-Barre Association of parents William J. and Joan M. career in 1964 at the University’s Jay S. Sidhu Realtors and the Pennsylvania (Gittings) Lenczycki; son Harrisburg Academy before School of Business and Association of Realtors. He is Dylan Lenczycki; daughters teaching at the Wyoming Leadership. He is survived by survived by his mother Hayley Lenczycki and Tara Seminary Upper School. She his son Sean R. Havey; Rosemarie Amato Ranieli; Lenczycki. was a professor of mathematics daughter Deirdre Jolley; and and girlfriend Tina Mulea. 1998 at the Pennsylvania State grandchildren. 0

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