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A  G  A  Z  I  N  E 

WINTER  2008 


Meet  David  L  Soltz, 
BU's  18th  president 

Page  6. 


Move  over 
Jim  Thorpe  and 
Knute  Rockne.  A  BU 
grad  joins  football 
greats.  Page  12. 

Retired  prof  sees 
the  homeless 
through  his  camera's 
lens.  Page  16. 


From  the  Executive  Editor 


This  November,  we'll  elect  the  44th  president  of  the  United  States  and, 
I  must  admit,  it  seems  like  the  campaigning  started  as  soon  as  President 
Bush  began  his  second  term.  The  process  for  selecting  the  president  of  one 
of  the  14  institutions  in  the  Pennsylvania  State  System  of  Higher  Education 
is  also  time-consuming  and  rigorous  but,  thankfully,  the  similarities  end  right  there. 

As  many  of  you  know,  just  last  month  we  welcomed  BUS  18th  president,  Dr.  David 
L.  Soltz.  You've  already  seen  his  photo  on  the  cover  of  this  issue  of  Bloomsburg:  The 
University  Magazine,  and  you'll  get  to  meet  him  in  a  story  beginning  on  page  6. 

The  search  for  a  new  university  president  is  both  complicated  and  detailed. 
At  BU,  the  process  began  nearly  two  years  ago  when  former  President  Jessica  S. 
Kozloff  announced  her  retirement  date  of  Dec.  31,  2007,  ending  a  tenure  that  began 
July  1,  1994. 

Selecting  a  new  president  involved  many  people,  not  only  at  Bloomsburg 
University  but  also  around  the  commonwealth.  PASSHE  Policy  1983-13-A  outlines 
each  of  the  steps.  For  example,  the  policy  requires  establishing  a  search  committee 
composed  of  members  of  BUs  Council  of  Trustees,  faculty,  staff,  administration, 
students,  alumni  and  the  current  or  former  president  of  a  comparable  university.  It 
also  requires  the  selection  of  a  consulting  firm  to  help  the  committee  through  the 
search  process  and  review  of  applications.  The  consulting  firm  of  Witt/Kieffer  received 
well  over  a  hundred  applications  on  our  behalf;  all  were  reviewed  by  every  member 
of  our  presidential  search  committee. 

Search  committee  members  pre-interviewed  12  candidates  and  five  were  invited 
to  campus  last  September  and  October  for  extensive  two-day  interviews  with  campus 
constituency  groups.  The  top  three  names  were  presented,  unranked,  to  the  PASSHE 
Board  of  Governors  and  Chancellor  Judy  Hample  and,  in  mid-November,  one  was 
offered  and  accepted  the  position. 

President  Soltz  joins  us  at  an  exhilarating  time  in  Bloomsburg  University's  history 
We  await  the  arrival  of  spring  to  see  the  full  beauty  of  the  new  Academic  Quad, 
sodded  and  planted  last  fall  and  dedicated  during  Homecoming  Weekend.  Renovated 
and  upgraded  instructional  buildings  are  providing  a  learning  environment  that 
ensures  our  students  enter  the  world  fully  prepared  for  tomorrow's  careers  and 
technology.  Students'  housing  needs  . . .  and  wishes  ...  are  being  addressed  within 
our  current  on-campus  residence  halls  and  with  a  future  housing  project  literally  on 
upper  campus'  horizon. 

We're  proud  of  the  overall  experience  BU  offers  to  our  students,  faculty  staff  and 
alumni.  And  now,  we  eagerly  start  a  new  era  energized  by  the  enthusiasm  and  ideas  of 
our  new  president. 


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Editor's  note:  From  the  Presidents  Desk  retun\s  in  the  spring  2008  issue  of  Bloomsburg: 
The  University  Magazine,  written  by  BUs  18th  president,  David  L  Soltz- 


Bloomsburg  University  of  Pennsylvania  is  a 

member  of  the  Pennsylvania  State  System  of 

Higher  Education 

Pennsylvania  State  System  of  Higher 

Education  Board  of  Governors 

as  of  December  2007 

Kenneth  E.  Jarin,  Chair 

Aaron  Walton,  Vice  Chair 

C.R.  "Chuck"  Pennoni,  Vice  Chair 

Matthew  E.  Baker 

Marie  Conley  Lammando 

Paul  S.  Dlugolecki 

Daniel  P.  Elby 

Ryan  Gebely 

Michael  K.  Hanna 

Vincent  J.  Hughes 

Kim  E.  Lyttle 

Joshua  O'Brien 

Joseph  Peltzer 

Guido  M.  Pichini 

Edward  G.  Rendell 

James  J  Rhoades 

ChristineJ.  Toretti  Olson 

Gerald  L.  Zahorchak 

Chancellor,  State  System  of  Higher  Education 

Judy  G.  Hample 

Bloomsburg  University  Council  of  Trustees 

Robert  j.  Gibble  '68,  Chair 

Steven  B.  Barth,  Vice  Chair 

Marie  Conley  Lammando  '94,  Secretary 

Ramona  H.  Alley 

James  F.  D'Amico  '08 

Roben  Dampman  '65 

LaRoy  G.  Davis  '67 

Charles  C.  Housenick  '60 

A.  William  Kelly  71 

David  Klingerman  Sr. 

Joseph  J.  Mowad 

President,  Bloomsburg  University 

David  L.  Soltz 

Executive  Editor 

Liza  Benedict 

Co-Editors 

Eric  Foster 

Bonnie  Martin 

Husky  Notes  Editor 

Brenda  Hartman 

Director  of  Alumni  Affairs 

Lynda  Fedor-Michaels  '87/'88M 

Editorial  Assistant 

Irene  Johnson 

Communications  Assistants 

Deirdre  Miller  '07 

Lynette  Mong  '08 

Emily  Watson  '07 

Agency 

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Art  Director 

Debbie  Shephard 

Designer 

Curt  Woodcock 

Cover  Photography 

Eric  Foster 

On  the  Cover 

David  L.  Soltz  is  the  18Lh  president  of  Bloomsburg 

University  of  Pennsylvania. 

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FEATURES 

COVER  STORY 

Page  6 Introducing  President  Soltz 

New  President  David  L.  Soltz  and  his  wife  Robbie  had 
a  detailed  mental  picture  of  the  type  of  college  and 
college  town  they  were  seeking.  'Bloomsburg  looked 
right  from  the  beginning  like  it  was  a  very  good  fit,' 
says  BU's  18th  president. 

Page  9 Math  Matters 

Elizabeth  Mauch  believes  any  plan  to  increase  the 
number  of  undergraduates  earning  math  and  science 
degrees  must  begin  with  the  youngest  elementary 
students.  The  associate  professor  has  engineered 
several  programs  to  make  numbers  add  up  at  all 
levels  of  education. 

Page  10 Grads  Unscripted 

NBC's  The  Biggest  Loser'  and  HGTVs  'Design  Star' 
have  one  thing  in  common  -  BU  alums.  Neal 
Gallagher  '82  works  for  'The  Biggest  Loser'  as 
director  of  photography  and  Lisa  Hunsinger 
Millard  '03  was  a  contestant  on  'Design  Star.' 

Page  12 In  the  Company  of  Legends 

For  Frank  Sheptock  '86,  football  isn't  just  a  game. 
It's  a  way  to  teach  lessons  and  touch  lives.  After 
helping  turn  BU's  football  program  around  as  a 
student,  he  went  on  to  become  a  coach  at  Wilkes 
University.  In  2007  he  was  inducted  into  the 
National  College  Football  Hall  of  Fame. 

Page  16 Capturing  Invisible  Lives 

Retired  BU  art  professor  Gary  Clark  has  scoured  many  cities  to  draw  attention  to  the 
problem  of  homelessness.  Through  his  photographs,  Clark  works  to  raise  awareness 
and  inspire  others  to  become  active  in  the  fight. 

Page  20 Pay  It  Forward:  From  Bloomsburg  to  Tibet 

When  Anne-Sophie  Ekelund  79  graduated  from  BU,  she  knew  she  wanted  to  travel. 
She  never  dreamed  her  journeys  would  take  her  to  Tibet  where  she  would  marry  and, 
with  her  husband,  work  to  build  schools  and  libraries. 


DEPARTMENTS 

Page  2 News  Notes 

Page  22 Husky  Notes 

Page  31 Calendar  of  Events 

Page  32 Over  the  Shoulder 


'I  want  my  photos  and  stories  to  put  human 
faces  directly  on  the  numerous  and  immediate 
problems  facing  the  homeless  today,'  says 
Gary  Clark,  retired  art  professor.  Once  you 
hear  their  stories,  see  their  faces,  understand 
their  plight,  it  becomes  much  more  difficult  to 
simply  ignore  this  problem.' 


WINTER      2008 


News  Notes 


Fellowship 
and  Faith 

Gillespie  new  Protestant 
campus  minister 

The  Rev.  Maggie  Gillespie,  a 
Bloomsburg  resident  with  a 
long  history  of  service,  became 
BU's  Protestant  campus  minster 
last  fall.  Originally  from 
Chicago,  Gillespie  moved  to 
Bloomsburg  with  her  family  13 
years  ago  and  served  at  several 
area  churches  before  taking  the 
position  at  BU. 

As  Protestant  campus 
minister,  Gillespie  interacts 
often  with  students.  She  leads 
Sunday  evening  worship 
services,  organizes  weekly 
Bible  studies  and  coordinates 
weekend  retreats. 

"I  have  always  loved  the 
university  setting,"  Gillespie 
says.  "It  is  an  exciting 
environment.  I  am  interested  in 
working  with  young  people 
who  may  be  questioning  and 
are  open  to  trying  new  things. 
I  hope  to  get  to  know  these 
students  well  and  share  in 
their  lives." 


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Rev.  Maggie  Gillespie 


Mod  Quad 

On-campus  park  dedicated  at  Homecoming 

Former  BU  President  Jessica  Kozloff  was  one  of  the  speakers  who  formally  dedicated  the 
Academic  Quadrangle  during  Homecoming  2007.  The  quad,  which  extends  from  the  Warren 
Student  Services  Center  to  the  Andruss  Library,  opened  last  fall  and  features  lawns,  walkways,  a 
sculpture  garden  and  a  fountain,  a  gift  from  the  Class  of  1940.  The  Academic  Quad  is  the 
centerpiece  of  a  decade  of  expansion  and  renovation  of  many  BU  facil  it  ies.  such  as  Centennial 
Hall,  Warren  Student  Services  Center  and  McCormick  Center,  and  an  improvement  to  the 
entrance  and  parking  behind  McCormick  Center. 


Heading  off  Hunger 

Student  efforts  feed  local  residents 

In  Columbia  County,  where  11.5  percent  of 
the  population  lives  below  poverty  level,  BU 
students  have  stepped  up  to  the  plate  to  make 
sure  food  is  available  for  those  in  need. 

A  variety  of  volunteer  efforts  coordinated 
through  BU's  SOLVE  Office  provides  food  to 
the  Bloomsburg  Food  Cupboard  and  other 
organizations,  says  Tim  Pelton,  AmeriCorps/ 
VISTA  volunteer.  Student  efforts  resulted  in 
donations  of  approximately  10  tons  of  food 
and  more  than  $10,000  in  2006-07. 

BU  students  are  involved  in  the  following 
efforts  to  fight  hunger  locally: 

-  Food  Recovery.  Students  work  with 
campus  food  service  provider  Aramark  to 
gather  and  repackage  leftover  food  from 
campus  dining  establishments  at  the  end  of 
each  day.  Pelton  estimates  about  8  tons  of  food 
has  been  recovered  that  otherwise  would  have 
been  thrown  away  since  the  program  started. 


-  Donation  of  unused  Flex  funds.  For 
2006-07,  unused  funds  purchased  $6,400 
worth  of  food;  over  the  program's  history, 
donations  have  totaled  $44,000. 

-  The  Empty  Bowls  banquet.  Held 
annually  for  the  past  five  years,  the  on- 
campus  hunger-awareness  event  raises  about 
$4,000  each  year. 

-  Food  drives.  Student  volunteers  place 
food  collection  boxes  in  local  businesses  and 
campus  residence  halls  each  fall,  collecting 
approximately  a  ton  of  food. 

-  Souper  Bowl  of  Caring.  Students  place 
collection  jars  in  pizza  and  hoagie  shops, 
raising  several  hundred  dollars. 

-  End-of-the-semester  donations.  Pelton 
says  students  leaving  campus  donate  about  a 
thousand  pounds  of  food  each  spring. 


BLOOMSBURG 


UNIVERSITY        MAGAZINE 


Felicia  DiPrinzio 


Catching  Predators 

Internship  leads  to  Internet  sting 

By  day,  she  had  a  summer 
job  as  a  bank  teller.  By 
night,  she  was  bait  for 
Internet  sex  predators.  It 
wasn't  your  average 
summer  internship. 

Felicia  DiPrinzio,  a 
computer  forensics  major 
from  Bala  Cynwyd,  not 
only  believes  she's 
accomplished  something 
worthwhile,  but  is  also 
hooked  on  a  career  in  law 
enforcement.  Her  work  with  the  Briar  Creek  Police 
Department,  near  Berwick,  led  to  the  arrest  of  a 
Levittown  man  who  struck  up  a  chat  room  relation- 
ship with  someone  he  thought  was  a  13-year-old  girl. 

For  DiPrinzio,  the  experience  concluded  the 
uncertain  path  to  discovering  a  meaningful  career. 
She  graduated  from  high  school  with  a  vague  interest 
in  math  and  went  on  to  get  a  bachelor  of  arts  degree 
in  mathematics  and  a  job  as  a  bank  teller,  but 
remained  dissatisfied. 

A  chance  encounter  with  Scott  Inch,  professor 
of  mathematics,  computer  science  and  statistics, 
was  the  push  she  needed  to  enroll  as  a  computer 
forensics  major  with  a  minor  in  criminal  justice. 
Then  last  summer,  she  earned  an  internship  with 
Briar  Creek  Police. 

While  talking  about  a  television  series  that  catches 
Internet  predators  in  sting  operations,  DiPrinzio  and 
the  Briar  Creek  Police  hatched  a  similar  plan.  She 
became  a  13-year-old  girl  and  began  cruising  Internet 
chat  rooms. 

"It  was  very  disturbing,"  she  says  of  the  predators 
she  encountered  online,  adding  that  the  Pennsylvania 
suspect  she  communicated  with  faced  more  than  70 
felony  charges  after  his  arrest. 

DiPrinzio  found  that  the  children  predators  target 
tend  to  be  bored,  lonely  and  unsupervised.  She 
advises  parents  to  "keep  a  dialog  with  your  kids  on 
what  they're  doing.  Remind  them  never  to  give  out 
personal  information  to  strangers  or  meet  them." 

And  what  she  found  in  the  law  enforcement 
community  was  positive.  "I've  seen  what  it's  like  on 
the  other  side  of  the  flashing  lights,"  she  says.  "They're 
really  good  people,  with  families,  just  doing  their  job." 


Linking  Theatres 

BU joins  forces  with  BTE 

BU  and  the  Bloomsburg  Theatre  Ensemble  (BTE)  signed  a 
lease  agreement  that  allows  the  university  to  use  the  Alvina 
Krause  Theatre  in  downtown  Bloomsburg  87  days  a  year. 

BU's  theatre  department  had  identified  a  need  for 
improved  theatre  facilities,  and  BTE  was  in  need  of  a  new 
source  of  income  to  help  sustain  the  theatre.  BU  and  BTE  had 
worked  together  in  the  past,  including  BU  faculty  members 
serving  as  directors,  actors  and  designers. 

"The  relationship  between  the  university  and  the  ensemble 
has  been  in  existence  for  quite  some  time.  We  are  thrilled  to 
have  this  formal  lease  agreement,  and  we  are  all  very  grateful 
for  the  university's  support,"  says  BTE  Board  President  Bob 
Tevis.  "This  agreement  confirms  the  importance  of  the  arts 
and,  in  particular,  live  professional  theatre  for  our  community 
and  students." 

The  lease,  for  $63,000  a  year,  will  continue  for  the  next 
five  years  with  an  annual  increase  based  on  the  consumer 
price  index. 


Archaeology 
Preserved 

Anthropologists 
earn  access  to 
Hopewell  site 


A  team  of 
anthropologists, 
which  includes  BU 
professor  DeeAnne 
Wymer,  has  earned  a  legal  easement  to  an  Ohio  farm  that 
contains  archaeological  sites  for  the  next  25  years. 

Land  owner  Robert  Harness,  89,  created  a  special  legal 
easement  in  the  name  of  the  project  co-directors,  Wymer, 
Paul  Pacheco  of  SUNY-Geneseo  and  Jarrod  Burks  of  Ohio 
Valley  Archaeological  Consultants.  The  easement  gives 
unrestricted  access  to  the  property,  including  ownership 
of  the  excavated  artifacts  and  the  right  to  bring  university 
students  onto  the  property  for  archaeological  field  schools. 

The  Harness  farm  is  well  known  for  the  numerous 
Hopewell  moundbuilders  ceremonial  sites  located  on  its 
terraces  and  floodplains. 

"The  generosity  of  Mr.  Harness  guarantees  that,  no 
matter  who  owns  the  land  in  the  future,  the  researchers 
and  their  students  can  conduct  archaeological  surveys  and 
excavations  on  the  property,"  says  Wymer. 


DeeAnne  Wymer  and  Robert  Harness 


WINTER       200 


News  Notes 


Sister  Debbie  Borneman 


Guidance  and 
Growth 

Sister  Debbie  joins  CCM 

Sister  Deborah  Bomeman  of 
the  Sisters  of  Saints  Cyril  and 
Methodius  was  appointed 
associate  director  of  Catholic 
Campus  Ministry,  serving 
students  with  the  Rev.  Donald  Cramer. 

Noting  that  the  Sisters  of  Saints  Cyril  and  Methodius 
focuses  on  education,  Sister  Debbie  says  she  is  excited 
about  her  role  in  reaching  out  to  students  and  helping 
to  expand  CCM's  ministry  program. 

Sister  Debbie  believes  that  a  college  campus  is 
for  more  than  the  acquisition  of  knowledge — it's  for 
personal  growth,  too.  "Are  they  growing  in  their 
relationship  with  God?"  she  asks.  "I  hope  to  help 
through  presence  and  availability." 


Mr.  Mayor 

Recent  grad  leads  town  government 

At  22,  Dan  Knorr  '07  is  the 
youngest  mayor  in  Bloomsburg 
town  history,  but  that  doesn't 
mean  he  lacks  experience. 

"As  young  as  I  am,  I  had 
more  experience  than  an 
outsider,  since  I  already  had  my 
feet  wet  with  town  council," 
Knorr  says,  referring  to  his  two 
years  of  service  as  a  council 
member.  Knorr  ran  unopposed 
for  mayor  last  fall  and  won 
with  914  votes.  He  began  his 
two-year  term  in  January,  after  graduating  in  December  with 
a  double  major  in  political  science  and  history. 

As  a  recent  graduate,  Knorr  understands  the  important 
relationship  between  the  university  and  the  town.  "It's  tough 
because  I  represent  a  wide  array  of  individuals,  and  I  have  to 
represent  both  the  university  students  and  town  members 
equally.  But  I  also  have  a  good  perspective  of  both  sides, 
which  cenainly  has  its  advantages." 


Dan  Knorr 


Star  Student 

B  U freshman  receives  Dell  Scholarship 

BU  criminal  justice  major  Jorge  Maldonado  is  the  only 
student  in  Pennsylvania  and  one  of  only  250  students  from 
across  the  country  to  be  awarded 
a  scholarship  through  the  Dell 
Scholars  Program. 

The  Dell  Scholarship,  funded 
through  the  Michael  and  Susan 
Dell  Foundation,  is  awarded 
to  students  with  qualifying 
financial  need  who  participate 
in  a  college  readiness  program. 
Since  2004,  the  foundation  has 
provided  more  than  $9  million 

in  college  scholarships.  Jorge  Maldonado 

Maldonado,  a  graduate  of 
Bloomsburg  High  School,  was  enrolled  in  the  TRiO  Upward 
Bound  Program  at  BU,  starting  in  2005,  his  sophomore  year 
in  high  school.  Upward  Bound,  open  to  high  school 
students  from  low-income  backgrounds,  stresses  academics 
and  diversity  to  prepare  students  to  become  the  first 
members  of  their  families  to  attend  college. 


BU  vs.  Villanova 

Huskies  play  at  Wachovia  Center 

BUs  Jason  Green,  center,  drives  on  Villanovas  Malcolm  Grant 
during  last  falls  exhibition  game  at  the  Wachovia  Center  in 
Philadelphia.  With  three  BU  players  from  Philadelphia  and 
three  more  from  the  metro  area,  the  Huskies  were  almost  as 
much  of  a  home 


team  as  Villanova. 
"I  think  it  was 
big  for  them 
personally  to  have 
their  family  and 
friends  come  out 
and  watch  them 
play  in  a  big-time 
environment," 
says  BU  basket- 
ball coach  John 
Sanow.  "It  was  a 
lot  of  fun  for  the 
players  even  with 
the  final  score." 
Bloomsburg  lost 
to  the  Wildcats, 
88-41. 


BLOOMSBURG 


UNIVERSITY 


MAGAZINE 


Virtual  Classroom 

Technology  makes  class  accessible  to  all 

Sam  Slike,  left,  curriculum  coordinator  for  BU's  education 
of  the  deaf/hard  of  hearing  program,  uses  an  interactive 
program  for  his  online  courses  that  allows  students  to 
simultaneously  watch  a  sign  language  interpreter,  read 
closed  captions  of  Slike  s  lecture,  type  in  questions  and 
review  slides  of  the  material.  Pamela  Bergman,  an 
instructional  designer  for  the  Institute  for  Instructional 
Technology,  adapted  the  program  to  include  a  videophone 
for  deaf  students  to  communicate  back  to  the  interpreter 
and  instructor.  Shown  in  the  photo  with  Slike  is  BU  sign 
language  interpreter  Kristen  Fitzgerald-Eggleton. 


Easing  the  Transition 

BU,  Lehigh  Carbon  CC  forge  agreements 


Officials  from  BU  and  Lehigh 
Carbon  Community  College 
formalized  two  agreements 
designed  to  ease  students' 
transition  from  LCCC  associate's 
degrees  to  BU  bachelor's  degrees. 

An  elementary  education 
completion  program  agreement 
allows  BU  to  offer  upper-level 
elementary  education  courses  at 
LCCC's  Morgan  Center  in 
Tamaqua.  Students  who  receive 
an  associate's  degree  in  education 
at  the  community  college  will  be 
able  to  earn  a  BU  bachelor's 


degree  at  the  Morgan  Center 
campus,  where  BU  faculty 
will  teach  all  junior- and 
senior-level  courses  in 
elementary  education. 

Also  signed  was  a  dual- 
admissions  agreement  that 
simplifies  the  transfer  process 
for  students  who  begin  their 
college  studies  at  any  LCCC 
campus  with  plans  to  complete 
their  coursework  at  BU,  says 
James  Matta,  BU's  assistant 
vice  president  and  dean  of 
graduate  studies  and  research. 


Field  Hockey  Finesse 

Huskies  repeat  as  NCAA  champs 

BU  captured  the  2007  National  Collegiate  Athletic 
Association  Division  II  field  hockey  championship  with  a 
5-2  win  over  UMass-Lowell  (UML)  last  November.  The 
NCAA  title,  the  14th  for  head  coach  Jan  Hutchinson,  was 
the  second  straight  title  for  Bloomsburg,  the  fifth  in  the  last 
six  years  and  ninth  in  the  last  12.  The  game  was  also  a  bit  of 
revenge  for  the  Huskies,  who  were  beaten  by  UML  in  the 
2005  NCAA  title  game. 

"I'm  very  excited  for  this 
group  of  players,"  says 
Hutchinson.  "Every  team  is 
different,  and  this  group  of 
players  fought  hard 
■throughout  the  year, 
overcoming  several  losses, 
to  get  here.  But,  ultimately, 
I  think  it  was  those  losses 
that  helped  us  get  to  where 
we  wanted  to  be  and  that  is 
NCAA  champions." 

Offensively,  Blooms- 
burg finished  the  year  with 
132  goals  scored,  smashing 
the  previous  record  of  108  goals  scored.  "I  knew  we  had 
some  very  good  scoring  threats  coming  into  the  season," 
Hutchinson  comments.  "I  just  never  knew  we  would  be 
this  good.  It  does  go  to  show  that  we  had  a  lot  of  depth  in 
that  area." 


IMRC  Grant 

Agency  provides  scholarship  funds 

BU  received  a  grant  from  the  U.S.  Nuclear  Regulatory 
Commission  (NRC)  to  provide  scholarships  for  one  or  two 
students  per  year  who  are  enrolled  in  BU's  health  physics 
program.  Scholarship  recipients  will  be  selected  through  a 
competitive  process  based  primarily  on  academic  merit  and 
other  criteria  established  by  the  NRC. 

Students  may  receive  up  to  four  years  of  scholarship  support 
if  funding  continues  to  be  provided  by  the  NRC  and  the  student 
maintains  the  necessary  qualifications.  Each  scholarship 
recipient  must  agree  to  employment  with  the  NRC  for  a  period 
of  one  year  for  each  full  or  partial  year  of  academic  support. 

Total  funding  for  this  scholarship  program  is  $17,280  per  year. 
David  R.  Simpson,  associate  professor  of  physics  and  engineer- 
ing technology  and  coordinator  of  BU's  health  physics  program, 
is  serving  as  program  director  for  the  project. 


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President  Soltz 


STORY     BY     BONNIE      MARTIN 

On  an  unseasonably  warm  and  sunny  day  in  mid-November, 
the  Pennsylvania  State  System  of  Higher  Education's  Board 
of  Governors  appointed  David  L.  Soltz  as  Bloomsburg 
University's  18th  president.  With  his  wife  Robbie  by  his  side, 
the  new  president  accepted,  saying  he  is  'delighted  and 
honored  with  the  wonderful  opportunity  at  an  excellent 
university  in  an  excellent  system.' 


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David  and  Robbie  Soltz  were  looking  for 
a  certain  type  of  situation.  They  wanted 
a  university  located  in  a  traditional 
college  town  where  the  institution  had  a 
positive  influence  on  the  community 
and  the  region.  They  wanted  a  univer- 
sity with  strong  academics  that  served  as  the  area's 
cultural  center  while  contributing  significandy  to  the 
economy.  They  found  it  all  in  Bloomsburg. 

After  a  career  spent  at  three  different  universities  in 
two  Western  states,  David  Soltz  knew  the  characteristics 
he  wanted  in  the  institution  he  would  lead  as  president. 
"I  saw  Bloomsburg  University's  profile  as  very  similar  to 
Central  Washington  University,"  he  says  as  he  leaves 
Central  Washington,  where  he's  served  as  provost  and 
senior  vice  president  of  academic  affairs.  "It  looked  right 
from  the  beginning  like  it  was  a  very  good  fit." 

Soltz's  tenure  as  BU's  president  began  in  early  January, 
following  the  retirement  of  Jessica  S.  Kozloff,  BU's  presi- 
dent for  13V2  years.  Judy  Hample,  chancellor  of  the 
Pennsylvania  State  System  of  Higher  Education,  calls  him 
"a  talented  leader  who  will  serve  both  Bloomsburg  and 
the  commonwealth  well." 

Dr.  Joseph  Mowad,  a  member  of  BU's  Council  of 
Trustees  and  chair  of  the  presidential  search  committee, 
agrees.  "Dr.  Soltz  is  uniquely  qualified  to  provide  the 
necessary  leadership  to  continue  Bloomsburg  University 
moving  forward  in  a  very  positive  direction,"  he  says. 

Soltz  grew  up  near  Chicago  and  moved  to  California 
as  an  undergraduate  student,  earning  a  bachelor's  degree 
in  zoology  from  the  University  of  California,  Berkeley,  in 
1968  and  a  doctor  of  biology  degree  from  the  University 
of  California,  Los  Angeles,  in  1974. 

'When  I  went  to  grad  school  at  UCLA,  I  really  didn't 
see  myself  living  in  a  major  urban  area,"  he  says.  "Then,  I 
started  my  career  and  got  married.  We  had  two  careers 
and  three  kids  and  stayed  in  LA.  for  30  years." 

After  living  for  three  decades  in  major  California  cities, 
the  Soltzes  found  the  rural  life  they  love  when  they 
moved  to  Ellensburg,  Wash.,  in  2001.  And,  their  home 
on  three  acres  has  provided  lots  of  space  for  their  four 
horses  and  three  dogs. 

They  didn't  experience  the  "culture  shock"  some  might 
expect  when  they  moved  to  Ellensburg.  "I  conducted 
research  as  a  biologist,  including  field  research  in  the  des- 
ert regions  of  southern  California,"  the  new  president  says. 
"I  spent  a  lot  of  time  in  small  towns  and  rural  areas.  We've 


lived  in  LA.,  but  it's  nice  to  be  in  a  college  town  in  a  rural 
area  near  a  major  city.  With  Bloomsburg  as  our  home, 
Robbie  and  I  will  enjoy  the  special  qualities  that  can  be 
found  in  a  close-knit  community  and  the  ability  to  visit  big 
cities  like  Philadelphia  and  New  York  from  time  to  time." 
Soltz  says  his  presidential  aspirations  came  at  a  logical 
point  in  his  career.  "Much  of  my  career  has  been  in  aca- 
demic administration,  and  I  was  in  my  seventh  year  as  pro- 
vost," he  says.  'With  my  academic  experience,  it  was  time 
to  look  for  this  opportunity,  so  I'd  been  looking  selectively. 
"I've  dedicated  my  career  to  comprehensive  universities 
that  do  the  things  this  university  and  PASSHE  do  well, 
such  as  provide  access  and  opportunity  for  students,  excel- 
lence in  education  and  highly  valued  degrees  that  benefit 
graduates  personally  and  professionally." 

Soltz  calls  the  similarities  "striking"  between  Central 
Washington  and  BU.  "The  size  of  the  student  body,  the 
mixture  of  old  and  new  buildings,  the  academic  back- 
ground of  a  teachers  college  that  became  a  comprehensive 
university,  the  high-quality  faculty,  the  dedicated  staff  and 
the  pride  the  students  and  alumni  feel  are  qualities  both 
universities  share,"  he  says. 


David  I 'lores,  a  senior  art  studio  major  from  Danville,  center, 
greets  BU  President  David  L.  Soltz,  right,  and  his  wife  Robbie 
during  their  mid-November  visit  to  the  campus. 

His  priorities  at  Bloomsburg  include  learning  about  the 
issues  important  to  the  university  and  the  neighboring 
community,  getting  to  know  the  faculty,  staff  and  students 
and  inviting  student  leaders  to  be  an  "advisory  voice"  in 
academic  issues,  similar  to  a  task  force  he  initiated  at 
Central  Washington.  He  expects  to  place  a  lot  of  emphasis 
on  educational  exchange  agreements,  which  he  believes 
are  vitally  important. 

Continued  on  next  page 


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"I've  traveled  to  Asia  seven  times 
to  establish  meaningful  academic 
exchange  programs,  including  a 
recent  trip  to  Korea,"  he  says.  One 
of  those  agreements  led  to  private 
financing  to  support  a  professor  of 
Chinese.  From  that  seed  grew  a 
tenure  track  faculty  position  and, 
last  year,  an  academic  major  in 
Chinese  at  Central  Washington. 

His  wife,  Roberta  "Robbie"  Soltz, 
earned  a  doctor  of  biology  degree 
from  the  University  of  California, 
Irvine  and  has  been  a  faculty  mem- 
ber at  Central  Washington.  In 
Ellensburg,  she  was  chair  of  the 
Kittitas  County  Board  of  Health 
Advisory  Committee  and  a  member 
of  the  Western  Art  Association's 
board  of  directors.  She  also  coordi- 
nated the  Leadership  Ellensburg 
program  through  the  local  Cham- 
ber of  Commerce.  Robbie  Soltz  was 
the  primary  writer  on  a  number  of 
grants,  including  a  $1  million 
National  Science  Foundation  grant 
to  fund  Central  Washington 
University's  Science  Talent  Expan- 
sion Program  (STEP),  designed  to 
increase  recruitment,  retention  and 
performance  in  science,  technology, 
engineering  and  math. 

The  couple  views  their  move  to 
Bloomsburg  as  a  tremendous 
opportunity.  "You  know,  a  candi- 
date interviews  the  institution,  too, 
and  I  found  many  positive  things 
about  this  institution,"  says  Soltz. 
"I  like  the  feel  of  the  town,  the 
faculty  enthusiasm  and  the  com- 
mitted students  . . .  good  students 
who  are  enthusiastic  and  happy 
about  their  education.  All  of  the 
pieces  are  in  place."  b 

Bonnie  Martin  is  co-editor  of 
Bloomsburg:  The  University  Magazine. 


David  L.  and  Roberta  'Robbie'  Soltz 


David  L.  Soltz 


David  L.  Soltz  served  as  provost  and  senior  vice  president  for  academic  affairs  at  Central 
Washington  University  before  he  became  Bloomsburg  University's  18th  president  on 
Jan.  7.  As  chief  academic  officer  of  the  regional  comprehensive  university  located  in 
Ellensburg,  Wash.,  he  was  responsible  for  four  colleges,  the  library,  graduate  studies, 
continuing  education,  international  programs,  research  and  grants,  as  well  as  student 
academic  support  services. 

Active  in  a  number  of  organizations  related  to  higher  education,  he  served  as  chair 
of  the  Inter-institutional  Committee  of  Academic  Officers  for  the  state  of  Washington's 
six  public  baccalaureate  institutions  and  as  Central  Washington  University's  representa- 
tive to  the  State  Higher  Education  Coordinating  Board.  For  the  past  four  years,  he  was 
the  state  representative  on  the  executive  committee  of  the  Northwest  Academic  Forum. 

Soltz  also  served  on  the  executive  committee  of  the  American  Association  of  State 
Colleges  and  Universities  (AASCU)  Grant  Resource  Center  and  was  an  original  member 
of  the  implementation  committee  for  the  American  Democracy  Project.  Washington 
Gov.  Christine  Gregoire  appointed  him  to  the  Committee  on  the  Education  of  Students  in 
High  Demand  Fields. 

From  1 996  to  2001 ,  Soltz  was  dean  of  natural  and  social  sciences  at  California  State 
University  at  Los  Angeles  and,  from  1 988  to  1 996,  he  chaired  the  department  of  biologi- 
cal sciences  at  California  State  University,  Long  Beach.  He  also  was  chair  of  the  board 
of  governors  of  the  California  Desert  Studies  Consortium  from  1992  until  2001 . 

As  provost  or  dean,  he  made  official  visits  to  10  universities  in  China,  often  negotiat- 
ing cooperative  agreements  for  international  education  opportunities.  He's  taught 
courses  ranging  from  freshman  seminar  and  general  biology  for  non-majors  to  graduate 
seminars  on  ecology  and  evolutionary  biology. 

Soltz  earned  a  bachelor's  degree  in  zoology  from  the  University  of  California,  Berke- 
ley, and  a  doctoral  degree  in  biology  from  the  University  of  California,  Los  Angeles.  His 
research  focuses  on  environmental  biology  and  the  population  biology  of  fishes  living  in 
stressful  environments,  such  as  high  temperature  and  high  salinity.  He  has  written  one 
book,  a  symposium  volume  and  numerous  journal  articles  and  environmental  reports. 

Soltz  is  a  Rotarian  and,  before  moving  to  Bloomsburg,  was  a  member  of  the  board  of 
the  United  Way  of  Kittitas  County  and  the  strategic  planning  and  implementation  com- 
mittee of  Kittitas  Valley  Community  Hospital. 

The  new  president  enjoys  hiking  and  fly  fishing  in  his  leisure  time  and,  with  his  wife 
Robbie,  rides  and  raises  quarterhorses.  The  Soltzes  have  three  young  adult  children  and 
two  granddaughters. 


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The  number  of  bachelor's  degrees 
granted  in  the  U.S.  increased 
24  percent  between  1995  and  2005, 
reflecting  the  growing  number  of 
students  pursuing  a  postsecondary 
degree,  according  to  the  National 
Center  for  Education  Statistics.  Yet 
in  math-  and  science-related  fields, 
the  number  of  degrees  granted 
actually  declined.  A  Bloomsburg 
University  professor  is  working  to 
change  that  trend. 


Math  Matters 


STORY      BY      LYNETTE      MONG      '08 


Elizabeth  Mauch  is  always  searching 
for  new  ways  to  help  students  suc- 
ceed, from  the  youngest  elementary 
student  to  the  college  senior.  She  is 
particularly  aware  of  the  high  attri- 
tion rate  among  science  and  math 
students  at  the  college  level  and  is 
determined  to  find  a  way  to  help 
these  students  complete  their  studies. 

To  do  this,  she's  started  a  summer 
program  for  young  girls,  led  BU's 
Math  and  Science  Resource  Center 
and,  most  recently,  helped  BU  attain 
a  $600,000  grant  from  the  National 
Science  Foundation. 

The  grant,  co-written  with  James 
Matta,  dean  of  graduate  studies  and 
research,  is  designed  "to  recruit  and 
retain  students  in  the  sciences  and 
math,  and  to  fund  low-income  stu- 
dents," Mauch  says.  Beginning  this 
fall,  it  will  provide  13  scholarships  of 
$10,000  per  year  for  four  years  to 
students  who  are  majoring  in  math 
or  science  and  satisfy  low  income 
requirements.  Scholarship  recipients 
will  receive  tutoring  through  BU's 
Student  Support  Services  and  live  in 
a  Science  and  Technology  Living 
Learning  Community  with  other 
students  in  similar  majors. 


Mauch,  associate  professor  of 
mathematics,  computer  science  and 
statistics,  believes  the  additional 
academic  help  and  a  positive  living 
environment  will  keep  students  from 
giving  up  on  the  sciences.  "Through 
tutoring,  especially  placing  a  heavy 
emphasis  on  math,  we  hope  to  help 
students  before  they  fall  behind." 

Originally  from  New  York, 
Mauch  received  her  undergraduate 
degree  from  Moravian  College  and 
her  master's  and  doctorate  degrees 
from  Lehigh  University.  She  came  to 
Bloomsburg  with  a  certificate  in 
math  secondary  education,  but  was 
surprised  when  the  head  of  the 
department  assigned  her  to  teach 
several  math  content  courses  for  ele- 
mentary education  majors.  Yet  after 
nine  years,  she  says,  "Elementary 
math  is  something  I've  become 
increasingly  interested  in. 

"It  interests  me  how  kids  learn 
math  at  the  elementary  level, 
because  that  is  the  time  when  we 
seem  to  keep  them  or  lose  them," 
Mauch  says.  To  determine  the  best 
methods  of  teaching  math,  she  often 
goes  to  elementary  schools  to  work 
with  current  teachers.  "You  only 


really  leam  what  teaching  methods 
are  effective  if  you  are  in  the 
classroom,  working  with  students 
every  day." 

Mauch  believes  that  retaining 
students  begins  long  before  they 
enter  college.  Every  year,  Mauch 
organizes  a  Math  and  Science 
Summer  Experience  camp  for  girls 
in  middle  and  high  school,  using 
activities  and  demonstrations  to 
pique  their  interest. 

"We  get  a  lot  of  good  college  stu- 
dents from  around  this  area.  Empha- 
sizing math  and  science  to  them 
when  they  are  younger  will  help  us 
retain  them  as  students  when  they 
are  older,"  Mauch  says.  To  make  the 
experience  accessible,  scholarships 
are  available  and,  in  summer  2008, 
the  camp  will  be  open  to  boys. 

Mauch  has  no  intentions  of 
slowing  down  her  efforts  to  help 
BU  students,  present  and  future. 
"I  like  bringing  projects  to  fruition. 
And  I  love  being  involved  with 
these  students  and  helping  them 
to  succeed."  b 

Lynette  Mong  '08  is  an  Englislt/creative 
writing  major  from  Kennewick,  Wash. 


WINTER      2008 


'The  best  moments  found  on  reality 
TV  are  unscriptable,  or  beyond  die 
grasp  of  most  scriptwriters,'  writes 
Michael  Hirschorn,  executive  vice 
president  at  VH1,  in  Atlantic  Monthly's 
May  2007  issue.  Perhaps  that  explains 
the  appeal  of  the  genre  that's  now  a 
staple  of  network  programming. 


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STORY     BY     KEVIN     GRAY 


The  critics  of  reality  television  say  it  is  rife  with 
wannabe-actors  and  contrived  storylines;  however,  there 
is  another,  much  brighter  side  to  the  genre.  As  two 
Bloomsburg  University  alums  have  found,  reality 
programming  can  provide  great  opportunities  to  expand 
a  career  or  to  help  build  one.  Neal  Gallagher,  director  of 
photography  on  NBC's  "The  Biggest  Loser,"  gets  to 
watch  the  hit  weight-loss  show  unfold  through  his  lens. 
Meanwhile,  designer  Lisa  H-Millard  impressed 
producers  enough  to  earn  a  spot  as  one  of  1 1  contes- 
tants on  the  second  season  of  HGTVs  top-rated  series, 
"Design  Star." 

Neal  Gallagher: 
This  one  is  special' 

Neal  Gallagher,  who 
makes  his  home  in 
Dallas,  Pa.,  has  had  a  long 
career  in  the  broadcast 
industry.  After  graduating 
from  Bloomsburg  in  1982,  he  became  a  cameraman  for 
WNEP-TV  in  Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.  He  then  moved 
on  to  become  a  freelance  cameraman  and  worked  on 
assignments  that  took  him  around  the  globe. 

The  career  he  finds  so  personally  and  professionally 
rewarding  has  never  been  boring,  he  acknowledges. 


And  Emmy  Awards  won  in  1993  and  1995  for  his 
work  on  two  specials  with  magician  David  Copper- 
field,  along  with  another  nomination  in  1999,  attest  to 
the  quality  of  his  work. 

Now,  as  director  of  photography  for  "The  Biggest 
Loser,"  Gallagher  is  in  charge  of  14  camera  operators 
and  camera  assistants.  He  works  with  the  director  to 
develop  the  show's  look,  which  includes  how  inter- 
views are  shot  and  where  cameras  are  placed.  In  addi- 
tion, he  serves  as  the  liaison  between  the  director  and 
the  show's  department  heads. 

"My  job  is  half  management,  half  photography  and 
half  putting  out  fires,"  he  jokes.  "It's  as  much  about 
dealing  with  people  as  it  is  actually  shooting  the  show. 
Generally,  we  work  12-hour  days  and  it  takes  five 
shooting  days  for  each  episode.  On  any  day,  there  may 
be  anywhere  from  four  to  eight  cameras  shooting  as 
much  as  10  hours  of  footage.  Multiply  that  by  five  and 
you  find  it  takes  a  lot  to  make  a  one-hour  show." 

Each  season  consists  of  14  episodes  plus  a  live 
finale.  Another  challenge  he  faces  is  making  sure  the 
crew  gets  all  of  the  shots  they  need.  Although  the  show 
is  not  live,  Gallagher  points  out,  "we  can't  go  back  and 
get  the  shot  again." 

Gallagher  is  extremely  proud  of  the  finished  prod- 
uct. "I've  liked  the  other  reality  projects  I've  done,  but 


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Neal  Gallagher  '82,  facing  page,  takes  in  the  scene  from  behind  the  camera  on  'The  Biggest  Loser.' 

In  photo  above,  Clive  Pearse,  host  of  'Design  Star,'  offers  his  perspective  to  contestant  Lisa  H-Millard  '03. 


this  one  is  special,"  he  says.  "I  honestly  believe  that 
our  show  helps  people  improve  their  quality  of  life.  We 
do  it  without  judging,  making  fun  of  or  taking  advan- 
tage of  our  contestants.  I'm  more  proud  of  being  part 
of  'The  Biggest  Loser'  than  I  am  of  anything  else  in 
my  career." 

Lisa  H-Millard: 
'Behind  the 
scenes  was  crazy 
and  fun!' 

While  Gallagher  spends 
a  lot  of  time  behind  the 
camera,  Lisa  Hunsinger 
Millard's  time  in  front 
of  the  camera  on  "Design  Star"  was  relatively  brief.  Still, 
she  too  learned  a  great  deal  from  her  reality  television 
experience  after  she  watched  the  first  season  of  "Design 
Star"  and  decided  that  she  would  make  a  good  contes- 
tant on  the  show's  second  season. 

"I  love  the  challenge  of  the  show,  where  you  are 
given  specific  limitations  to  work  within,"  says 
H-Millard,  a  2003  Bloomsburg  graduate.  "I  am  the 
type  of  person  who  tiptoes  along  the  boundaries  with- 
out crossing  them  to  show  my  creative  abilities." 

H-Millard's  confidence  paid  off  as  she  was  selected  to 
be  on  the  show.  In  the  first  challenge,  she  and  the  other 
contestants  had  to  design  the  Las  Vegas  penthouse  loft 
where  they  would  live.  H-Millard  incorporated  all  of  the 
castmates'  names  into  her  design  of  the  garage  door 


area;  however,  the  judges  dismissed  her  from  the  show. 
Despite  her  early  exit,  H-Millard  has  no  regrets  about 
appearing  on  "Design  Star." 

"Behind  the  scenes  was  crazy  and  fun!"  she  says.  "I 
knew  that  being  on  the  show  would  give  me  an  oppor- 
tunity to  test  working  residentially  and  commercially.  I 
also  knew  that  this  was  a  great  opportunity  for  people  to 
see  my  personality  and  creative  side." 

It  also  was  a  great  opportunity  for  H-Millard  to  see 
what  goes  on  behind  the  scenes  during  production. 
"You  don't  think  about  things  like  going  to  the  bath- 
room after  you  are  fitted  with  a  microphone,"  she  says. 
"You  need  clearances  to  go  into  a  store  to  film.  There  are 
two  bedrooms  and  two  bathrooms  for  1 1  people.  And 
sleep  schedules  are  not  good  as  the  camera  lights  are  on 
while  you  are  trying  to  sleep  in  the  four  hours  allotted." 

Married  to  Lee  Millard  '02  who  coordinates  exhibits 
in  Bloomsburg  University's  Haas  Gallery,  H-Millard 
works  for  Atlantic  Equipment  Specialists,  a  national 
restaurant  design  firm.  She  hopes  her  appearance  on  the 
show  will  help  her  field  other  career  opportunities, 
including  launching  her  own  design  business,  b 

Editor's  note:  For  a  glimpse  of  Lisa  H-Millard  on 
"Design  Star"  and  samples  of  her  design  work,  see 
www.lisahmillard.com.  To  learn  more  about  NBC's  "The 
Biggest  Loser,"  see  www.nbc.com/The_Biggest_Loser. 

Kevin  Gray  is  a  freelance  writer  based  in  the  Lehigh  Valley. 


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STORY      BY      JIM      DOYLE      '72 


In  the  Company  of 


V* 


Frank  Sheptock,  seen  during  his  college 
career,  facing  page  and  at  left,  surprised 
many  when  he  chose  to  play  for 
Bloomsburg.  His  accomplishments  led 
to  college  footballs  highest  honor, 
induction  into  the  National  Football 
Foundation's  College  Football  Hall  of 
Fame,  in  summer  2007,  below. 


Jim  Thorpe,  Red  Grange  and 
Knute  Rockne  were  among 
54  pioneers  in  the  College 
Football  Hall  of  Fame's  first 
class  in  1951.  A  college 
coach  credited  with  helping 
to  rebuild  Huskies  football 
as  a  player  in  the  1980s  is  a 
member  of  the  hall  of  fame's 
latest  class. 

The  high  school  football  star 
had  a  big  decision  to  make.  It 
was  his  senior  year,  and 
several  Pennsylvania  State  Athletic 
Conference  schools  were  very 
interested  in  his  services.  Millers- 
ville  and  West  Chester  both  seemed 
like  logical  choices.  They  were 
conference  powerhouses,  and  this 
senior  was  used  to  winning.  After 
all,  he  played  for  the  winningest 
program  in  the  history  of  high 
school  football. 

Still  there  was  something 
intriguing  about  the  recruiting 
pitch  delivered  by  the  new  coach 
at  Bloomsburg  State  College.  Even- 
tually the  high  school  star,  Mount 
Carmel's  Frank  Sheptock,  defied 
logic  and  decided  on  Bloomsburg, 
a  football  program  that  had  a 
combined  record  of  1-18  in  the 
two  previous  seasons,  including  a 
humiliating  72-0  loss  to  Millersville 
in  1981. 

That  decision  turned  out  to  be  a 
great  one  for  Bloomsburg  football 


and  for  Sheptock  '86.  The  Huskies, 
who  were  winless  the  season  before 
Sheptock  arrived  on  campus, 
showed  steady  progress  during  his 
college  career,  culminating  in  an 
unbeaten  regular  season  and  a  trip 
to  the  Division  II  national  semi- 
finals when  he  was  a  senior. 
Sheptock's  outstanding  play  at 
middle  linebacker  earned  him 
three  first-team  All-American 
selections.  And  in  summer  2007  he 
received  college  football's  highest 
honor  when  he  was  inducted  into 
the  National  Football  Foundation's 
College  Football  Hall  of  Fame. 

Sheptock  explains  the  appeal  of 
George  Landis'  recruiting  pitch: 
"Coach  Landis  had  a  passion  and 
an  attitude  that  said  'I  believe  we 
can  win  at  Bloomsburg,  and  I 
believe  that  I  can  build  some  of  this 
around  you.'  Here  was  a  person 
that  wanted  to  try  and  rebuild 
something  and  give  a  group  of  indi- 
viduals an  opportunity  to  come  in 
and  make  an  impact  on  the  pro- 


gram. He  had  a  passion  for  the 
game  and  a  passion  for  me  as  an 
individual.  He  also  did  a  great  job 
of  recruiting  my  mom.  Obviously, 
my  parents  had  a  big  influence  on 
my  life  and  my  decision." 

The  turnaround  in  Blooms- 
burg's  football  fortune  came  slowly. 
Sheptock  was  one  of  14  freshmen 
who  started  for  the  1982  Huskies. 
Bloomsburg  was  much  more  com- 
petitive than  they  had  been  in  the 
two  previous  seasons,  but  they  only 
managed  a  1-7-1  record.  That  was 
hard  to  take  for  a  player  like  Shep- 
tock whose  Mount  Carmel  teams 
had  lost  a  total  of  nine  games  in 
his  three  years  of  varsity  football. 
Walking  off  the  field  after  the 
Huskies'  season-ending  34-7  loss  at 
East  Stroudsburg,  Sheptock 
decided  he'd  had  enough. 

"I  was  with  my  mom  and  my 
girlfriend  Lisa  and  I  said,  This  is  it, 
I'm  outta  here.  It's  not  going  to 
work  out.'  Obviously,  cooler  heads 
prevailed.  Coach  Landis  refocused 
me  by  telling  me  that  I  had  made  a 
commitment  and  we  would  go 
through  some  rough  times.  That 
had  a  profound  effect  on  me  which 
continues  to  this  day  as  a  coach  and 
a  father — overcoming  adversity, 
working  through  things,  being  true 
to  your  word. 

"That's  probably  what  I'm  most 
proud  of  concerning  my  time  at 
Bloomsburg.  I  wanted  out,  but 
some  people  that  were  important 
in  my  life  refocused  me.  We  were 
able  to  hold  it  together  and  turn 
things  around." 
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Frank  Sheptock,  second  I  mm  left,  takes  the  stage  with  other  inductees  to  the 
National  Football  Foundations  College  Football  Hall  of  Fame. 


The  Huskies  did,  indeed, 
turn  things  around.  In  1983  they 
finished  5-5  including  a  win  over 
Millersville  just  two  seasons 
removed  from  that  72-0  loss  to  the 
Marauders.  It  was  the  win  over  West 
Chester  in  week  five,  however,  that 
may  have  been  the  real  turning 
point  in  the  Huskies'  fortunes.  The 
week  before  in  a  win  at  Mansfield, 
Bloomsburg's  sophomore  running 
back,  Vernon  Rochester,  suffered  an 
injury  that  left  him  paralyzed.  At 
Redman  Stadium  the  Huskies,  in 
tribute  to  their  injured  teammate, 
rallied  from  a  24-5  deficit  for  a  25- 
24  victory  over  the  Golden  Rams,  a 
team  that  had  beaten  them  46-0  in 
the  previous  season. 

In  1984  the  Huskies  clinched 
the  PSAC  Eastern  Division  title  on 
Jay  Dedea's  50-yard  "Hail  Mary" 
pass  to  Curtis  Still  on  the  game's 
final  play.  Two  weeks  later 
Bloomsburg  lost  a  seven-point  deci- 
sion to  California  in  the  PSAC 
championship  game  at  Hershey. 

Everything  came  together  for 
Sheptock  and  the  Huskies  in  1985. 
After  an  unbeaten  regular  season, 
Bloomsburg  destroyed  the  heavily 
favored  IUP  team  31-9  in  the  PSAC 
final  in  front  of  an  overflow  crowd 
at  Redman  Stadium.  They  followed 
with  a  38-28  win  over  Hampton  in 
a  National  Collegiate  Athletic  Asso- 
ciation (NCAA)  quarterfinal  before 
losing  to  North  Alabama  in  the 
national  semifinals  in  Florence,  Ala. 

Sheptock  ended  his  career 
with  his  third  straight  first-team 
All-American  selection  and  finished 
with  school  records  that  still 
stand  for  tackles  in  a  career  (537), 
single  season  (159)  and  single  game 


(23),  as  well  as  career  fumble 
recoveries  (12). 

With  his  college  career  over, 
Sheptock's  goal  was  to  play  at 
the  professional  level.  The  last  of 
several  tryouts  was  with  the  Miami 
Dolphins.  Afterward,  he  had  a 
heart-to-heart  talk  with  Miami's 
director  of  player  personnel  and 
came  to  terms  with  the  fact  that 
his  playing  days  were  over. 

In  1987,  Bob  Chesney  gave  him 
the  opportunity  to  be  an  assistant 
coach  at  Lourdes  Regional  High 
School.  Joe  Demelfi  hired  him  a  few 
years  later  as  an  assistant  at  Wilkes 
University  and  when  Demelfi 
stepped  down  Sheptock  had  his  first 
head  coaching  job.  Currently  in  his 
12th  season  as  the  head  coach  of  the 
Colonels,  he  had  a  74-44  career 
record  going  into  the  2007  season. 
In  2006,  Wilkes  was  1 1-1 ,  ranked 
12  th  in  the  nation  in  Division  III  in 
the  final  American  Football  Coaches 
Association  (AFCA)  poll.  He  also 
was  named  coach  of  the  year  in  the 
Mid-Atlantic  Conference  (MAC)  as 
well  as  the  AFCA  Region  2  coach 
of  the  year. 

Sheptock  commutes  to  Wilkes 
from  his  home  in  Berwick  where  he 
lives  with  his  wife  Lisa  '86,  a  school 
nurse  at  Berwick  High  School,  and 
their  daughters  Nicole,  16,  and 
Kelly,  13. 

He  anticipates  a  long  coaching 
career.  "Sure,  I  love  the  game,  and  I 
love  being  around  the  kids.  When 
you  approach  it  from  a  teacher's 
perspective,  it's  not  about  football. 
Football  is  your  classroom,  but 
you're  teaching  young  men  how  to 
live  their  lives,  how  to  be  committed 
to  their  families.  That's  what  it's  all 


about.  How  many  lives  can  you 
touch?  How  many  people  can 
you  help? 

'When  you're  allowed  to  do  that 
in  a  game  that  you  love,  you  have  to 
ask  yourself,  How  lucky  am  I?  I  never 
thought  I  would  find  something  I 
enjoy  more  than  playing  football,  but 
I  think  1  found  it  in  coaching.  I  would 
like  to  do  it  as  long  as  the  good  Lord 
allows  me  to  do  it  because  I  love  it." 

On  July  21,  2007,  in  South  Bend, 
Ind.,  Sheptock  received  college 
football's  ultimate  honor  when  he 
was  inducted  into  the  College  Foot- 
ball Hall  of  Fame.  He  was  part  of  a 
class  of  20  that  included  Heisman 
Trophy  winners  Charlie  Ward  and 
Mike  Rozier,  major  college  football's 
winningest  coach  Bobby  Bowden 
and  former  Florida  University  starter 
Emmitt  Smith  who  eventually 
became  the  NFL's  all-time  leading 
rusher.  Sheptock  calls  the  experience 
"phenomenal." 

"The  memories  it  brings  back  of 
my  time  at  Bloomsburg,  in  addition 
to  what  I'm  going  through  now,  are 
very,  very  special  to  me.  The  people 
at  the  College  Football  Hall  of  Fame 
make  you  feel  like  this  is  your  day 
and  your  weekend.  I  was  given  the 
same  treatment  as  the  Heisman  Tro- 
phy winners.  I  feel  very  fortunate  that 
the  decisions  I  made  as  a  young  man 
eventually  led  to  this  type  of  situation. 
So  many  people  touched  me  in  differ- 
ent ways  to  make  this  type  of  day 
possible.  I  feel  very,  very  lucky  as  a 
person  and  a  player." 

Bloomsburg  University  is  also 
very  lucky  . . .  lucky  that  Frank  Shep- 
tock decided  25  years  ago  to  be  part 
of  rebuilding  Husky  football,  b 

Jim  Doyle  12  retired  after  teaching  at 
Southern  Columbia  High  School  for 
32  years.  He  is  the  radio  play-by-play 
voice  for  Bloomsburg  University 
football  and  men's  basketball  on 
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Homelessness  and  Poverty  reports  that 

more  than  3  million  people  experience 

homelessness  each  year,  including 

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STORY      BY      KELLY      MONITZ 

Gary  F.  Clark  cruised  around  abandoned  buildings,  small  wooded 
patches  and  under  bridges  looking  for  Charlie  and  Lisa,  a  Florida 
couple  stranded,  penniless  and  living  on  the  streets  of  downtown 
Wilkes-Barre. 

The  couple  came  to  northeastern  Pennsylvania  to  care  for  a 
sick  relative,  but  found  themselves  on  the  wrong  side  of  a  family 
squabble  with  no  way  home.  Lack  of  $140 — money  for  two  bus 
tickets — kept  them  on  the  streets  as  warm  October  days  gave  way 
to  damp,  bone-chilling  autumn  nights. 

Clark,  a  retired  Bloomsburg  University  art  professor  and  home- 
less advocate,  hoped  to  connect  with  the  pair  he  befriended  the  day 
before.  He  carried  a  bedroll,  a  soft,  durable  place  to  lay  their  heads 
at  night  until  another  solution  could  be  found. 

The  city  has  two  homeless  shelters — one  for  men  and  one  for 
women.  But  the  couple  refused  to  separate  for  even  a  few  hours, 
Clark  says.  Nights  found  them  huddled  behind  a  city  church  and 
other  areas  tucked  just  out  of  sight,  largely  invisible  to  the  commu- 
nity around  them. 

Clark,  though,  has  always  seen  the  homeless. 

Even  as  a  boy,  he  saw  them  on  the  streets  of  New  York  City  and 
wondered  about  them.  As  an 


adult,  Clark  walked  among  them 
and  mustered  the  courage  to  ask 
how  they  became  homeless  and 
what  their  lives  are  like. 
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Stefanie  Wolownik,  the  head  of  Reach,  a  drop-in  center  at  St.  Stephen's 
Episcopal  Church  in  Wilkes-Barre,  applauds  Gary  Clark's  work,  because 
he  has  brought  awareness  about  people  who  fall  through  the  cracks. 


These  men,  women  and  children  didn't  hold  back, 
sharing  their  stories  with  him.  Their  plight  raised  his 
own  awareness  and  moved  him  to  activism. 

An  award- winning  artist,  Clark  uses  his  talents  as  a 
photographer  to  put  a  face  on  the  homeless  people  he 
meets  in  cities,  such  as  New  York  and  Philadelphia,  and 
in  smaller  communities  near  his  Bloomsburg  home. 

Nearly  five  years  ago,  Clark  began  posting  their  por- 
traits and  stories  on  a  photo  Weblog,  www.fotolog.net/ 
mashuga,  to  raise  awareness  of  the  problem  of  home- 
lessness  and  inspire  others  to  activism. 

"I  want  my  photos  and  stories  to  put  human  faces 
direcdy  on  the  numerous  and  immediate  problems 
facing  the  homeless  today,"  Clark  says.  "Once  you 
hear  their  stories,  see  their  faces,  understand  their 
plight,  it  becomes  much  more  difficult  to  simply 
ignore  this  problem." 

He  calls  his  project  Essential  Humanity. 

Millions  have  viewed  the  Web  site,  and  thousands 
have  responded,  Clark  says.  He  has  also  presented  his 
work  locally  and  abroad  and  founded  the  Northeast 
Pennsylvania  Alliance  Against  Homelessness  at  BU. 
The  fledgling  organization  aims  to  unite  students  from 
colleges  throughout  the  region  to  help  those  living  on 
the  street  and  eventually  end  homelessness. 

The  heart  of  Clark's  project,  though,  is  his  one-on- 
one  work  with  the  homeless,  a  facet  that  often  takes 
him  into  potentially  dangerous  situations  on  the  streets. 
Some  of  his  subjects  are  drug  and  alcohol  addicts  or 
mentally  unstable.  A  canister  of  pepper  spray  goes  with 
him  on  all  of  his  jaunts. 

Weaving  through  a  maze-like  building  complex  on 
a  Sunday  morning,  Clark  looked  for  signs  of  makeshift 
shelters  and  unsecured  doors  and  windows.  A  number 
of  homeless  once  camped  against  a  bridge  support  near 
the  large  complex,  but  no  one  stays  there  now,  he  says, 
because  an  apartment  building  overlooks  the  site. 

A  few  blocks  away,  people  started  filing  into  the 
St.  Vincent  de  Paul  Soup  Kitchen.  The  Catholic  Social 
Services  program,  which  provides  lunches  daily  and 
dinners  three  nights  per  week,  is  one  of  Clark's  regular 
stops  in  the  Diamond  City.  He  hoped  to  find  Charlie 
and  Lisa  there. 

Not  immediately  seeing  the  couple,  Clark  decided  to 
look  for  Ellen,  a  homeless  woman  he  met  two  years 
ago.  A  registered  nurse  and  an  alcoholic,  Ellen  lives  in  a 
wooded  patch  on  a  hilltop  just  outside  the  city  limits. 

Turning  a  corner,  Clark  spied  an  old  friend,  Mike, 
cutting  through  an  empty  parking  lot,  and  greeted  him 
with  a  hug.  Mike  had  just  left  his  camp  on  the  other 


side  of  the  railroad  tracks  and  was  making  his  way  to 
lunch.  He  told  Clark  that  he  wasn't  drinking  anymore, 
but  he  remained  out  on  the  street,  unwilling  or  afraid  to 
set  up  a  life  inside. 

Life  on  the  streets  has  its  own  perils,  though.  Mike 
lost  everything  last  February  when  someone  found  and 
burned  his  camp.  He  wasn't  hurt;  others  haven't  been 
as  lucky. 

Jimmy,  another  of  Wilkes-Barre's  homeless,  nearly 
lost  his  life  when  two  men  doused  him  with  lighter 
fluid  and  set  him  afire  as  he  lay  along  train  tracks, 
passed  out  from  more  beer  than  he  could  handle. 

"December  19,  1999,"  Jimmy  says,  sitting  inside  the 
soup  kitchen.  "I  don't  forget  that  date.  It  happened  right 
over  here  down  from  the  old  Welfare  office." 

That  day,  he  woke  up  as  flames  ate  through  his 
clothes  and  seared  his  flesh.  Smoldering,  Jimmy  made 
his  way  to  a  friend's  home  and  she  got  him  help. 

His  scarred  body  and  damaged  muscles  make  him 
too  weak  to  hold  a  job.  Jimmy  lives  inside  now,  but  still 
has  attachments  to  those  on  the  streets,  including  Ellen. 
Both  Clark  and  Jimmy  feared  that  she  wouldn't  survive 
another  winter  on  the  streets  and  hoped  to  convince 
her  to  come  inside.  But  she  didn't  show  up  at  the  soup 
kitchen  this  Sunday,  either. 

Outside  the  building,  49-year-old  Sandy  waved  to 
Clark,  excited  to  tell  him  her  news.  Her  boss  offered  her 
a  permanent  position,  another  step  toward  the  normal 
life  a  prescription  drug  addiction  stole  from  her. 

She  started  taking  pain  pills  following  a  surgery. 
One  prescription  led  to  another — Vicodin,  Percocet, 
OxyContin — and  then  she  turned  to  the  street  drug, 
heroin,  she  says. 

"I  came  out  onto  the  streets.  I  had  a  lot  of  experi- 
ences out  there,"  Sandy  recalls.  "I  saw  a  murder.  I  saw 
someone  killed  for  $30.  There  are  desperate  people 
out  there." 

Sandy  was  desperate,  too.  "I  wouldn't  eat  for  days.  I 
was  a  skeleton,"  she  says.  "I  died  three  times.  I  went  to 
jail  15  times." 

Her  last  stay  in  the  Luzerne  County  prison  saved  her 
because  she  took  the  help  offered,  got  clean  and  started 
rebuilding  her  life,  she  says.  On  this  Sunday,  Sandy  had 
started  looking  for  an  apartment  of  her  own  while  stay- 
ing at  Ruth's  Place,  the  local  women's  shelter. 

The  most  important  lesson  she  learned  through  it 
all  is  that  anyone  can  end  up  on  the  streets.  "I  was  a 
homemaker.  I  was  a  stay-at-home  mom.  I  came  from 
a  good  Christian  family,"  Sandy  says.  "It  can  happen 
to  anyone." 


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Stefanie  Wolownik,  the  head  of  Reach,  a  drop-in 
center  at  St.  Stephen's  Episcopal  Church  in  Wilkes- 
Barre,  agrees.  "It  could  be  any  one  of  us,"  she  says. 

Wolownik  works  with  the  homeless  every  day, 
helping  some  to  re-establish  themselves  and  others  to 
meet  day-to-day  needs  from  clothing  to  blankets. 

The  homeless  often  find  themselves  in  a  deep,  deep 
hole,  she  says.  They've  lost  their  families,  children, 
home  and  jobs,  and  some  don't  have  the  ability, 
strength  or  knowledge  needed  to  rebuild  a  life.  Some 
don't  want  to  work  to  rebuild,  because  they  fear  they'll 
lose  it  all  again,  Wolownik  says. 

"They  remember  what  they  used  to  have,"  she  says. 
"Working  for  $7.50  an  hour  is  hard  if  they  used  to 
work  for  $15  an  hour. 

"Pride,"  she  says.  "They  still  have  their  pride." 

The  drop-in  center,  like  the  soup  kitchen,  is  one  of 
Clark's  regular  stops.  Wolownik  applauds  his  work, 
because  he  has  brought  awareness  about  people  who 
fall  through  the  cracks.  The  drop-in  center  has  also 
benefitted  from  blanket  and  clothing  drives  that  he 
organized  or  inspired  others  to  conduct. 

Most  of  Wilkes-Barre's  homeless  stay  near  the  city's 
center,  where  they  can  get  a  nourishing  meal  at  the 
soup  kitchen  or  relax  in  front  of  a  television  at  the 
drop-in  center.  Both  are  within  blocks  of  each  other,  as 
are  the  areas  where  the  homeless  seek  meager  shelters. 

When  Clark  first  came  to  Wilkes-Barre,  a  few  of  the 
homeless  steered  cleared  of  him,  and  not  because  his 
street  name,  Mashuga,  is  Yiddish  for  "crazy,"  either. 

Jeb  didn't  approach  Clark  because  he  didn't  know  if 
he  was  a  do-gooder  or  someone  who  did  good.  "People 


Charlie  Weiss'  face  tells  the  story  as  part  of  Gary  Clarks 
slide  presentation,  'Essential  Humanity,'  offered  during 
the  Northeast  Pennsylvania  Alliance  Against  Homeless- 
ness'  third  annual  conference  last  fall. 

who  do  good  are  there  all  the  time,"  Jeb  says,  explaining 
that's  what  warmed  him  to  Clark. 

This  day,  Jeb  sat  across  the  street  from  the  soup 
kitchen  with  his  dog,  Aries,  a  Staffordshire  bull  terrier. 
Jeb  and  Aries  live  deep  in  the  woods,  where  Jeb  hopes 
to  build  a  fireplace  to  keep  them  warm  through  the 
winter.  Last  year,  Jeb  went  inside,  not  for  himself,  but 
out  of  worry  for  his  dog,  which  he  rehabilitated.  Clark 
hoped  they  would  go  inside  again  during  winter's 
coldest  months. 

Clark's  thoughts  returned  to  Charlie  and  Lisa,  the 
stranded  Florida  couple.  When  he  finally  found  them 
eating  a  warm  meal  inside  the  soup  kitchen,  he  told 
them  that  he  had  a  bedroll  for  them,  but  had  no  luck 
finding  help  to  get  them  back  home.  He  hadn't  given  up, 
though,  he  assured  them. 

The  couple  did  get  home,  Wolownik  said  later.  An 
angel,  someone  like  Clark,  came  forward  with  their  fare. 

Although  Clark  admits  he  would  have  given  the  pair 
the  money  if  he  had  it,  he  wasn't  the  angel.  "I  guess  it 
was  someone  who  felt  right  about  it.  Sometimes  that 
kind  of  thing  happens.  Someone  gets  moved  by  their 
plight  and  does  something. 

"It's  a  hit-or-miss  thing,  but  sometimes  people 
connect,"  Clark  said,  b 

Kelly  Monitz,  an  award-winning  journalist,  is  a  staff  writer 
for  the  Standard-Speaker  in  Hazleton,  Pa. 


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nne-Sophie  Ekelund  79  enrolled  at 

Bloomsburg  State  College  with  faltering 

English,  a  passion  for  learning  and  a 

sense  of  amazement  at  an  environment 

where  creativity  was  strongly  encour- 
aged. The  art  major  graduated  with  a  desire  to 
travel  and  leam  about  other  cultures,  never  dream- 
ing she'd  one  day  be  involved  in  providing  educa- 
tional opportunities  in  a  country  far  different  from 
her  native  homeland  ...  or  her  collegiate  one. 

Coming  from  a  small  town  in  Sweden,  "the 
move  to  Pennsylvania  was  not  such  a  drastic  change  for  me,"  Ekelund  says.  "As  a  foreign 
student,  1  did  my  best  to  contribute  to  the  international  atmosphere  at  BSC — at  this  time 
there  were  about  20  international  students  on  campus — but  my  new  friends  also  came 
from  towns  in  Pennsylvania  such  as  Berwick,  Moosic,  Southampton  and  Holland." 


Sonam  Jamyangling  and 
Anne-Sophie  Ekelund 


Pay  It  Forward: 

From  Bloomsburg  to  Tibet 


STORY     BY     BONNIE     MARTIN 
WITH     ANNE-SOPHIE     EKELUND      '79 


Ekelund  traveled  extensively 
after  graduation  and  was  living  in 
Beijing  in  the  mid-1990s  when 
she  had  the  opportunity  to  visit 
Tibet.  "Although  I  was  alone  and 
communication  was  difficult,  Tibet 
was  without  a  doubt  the  most 
beautiful  and  interesting  place  I  had 
seen.  I  was  very  intrigued  by  it  all 
and  decided  to  return  one  day,"  she 
recalls.  "Two  years  later,  I  returned 
to  Tibet  to  get  married,  be  part  of 
inaugurating  five  schools  and  meet 
new  relatives." 

Ekelund's  husband,  Sonam 
Jamyangling,  is  known  to  many  as 
"the  school  builder,"  a  title  earned 
as  he  raised  funds  to  construct 
108  schools  and  108  libraries 
throughout  Tibet.  Bom  in  Tibet, 
Jamyangling  had  studied  in  Den- 
mark as  one  of  20  boys  sponsored 
by  a  Danish  prince  after  arriving  in 
India  as  a  refugee  in  1959. 

Twenty-seven  years  later,  he 
returned  to  the  Tibetan  Autono- 
mous Region  of  the  People's 
Republic  of  China  as  part  of  a 
delegation  to  observe  whether 
human  rights  were  being  respected. 
On  the  trip,  he  saw  great  poverty 
in  the  countryside  and  noticed  that 
there  were  no  schools.  Instead, 
teachers  with  only  three  years  of 
formal  education  taught  children 
as  they  sat  on  the  ground. 

Back  in  Sweden,  Jamyangling 
began  five  years  of  negotiations  with 
Chinese  authorities  for  permission 
to  build  a  boarding  school  in  his 
home  village  of  Katsel.  Eventually, 
the  Swedish  Tibetan  Society  for 
School  and  Culture  became  the 
first  foreign  aid  organization 
allowed  to  build  a  school,  a  plan 
that  grew  to  108  educational 
institutions,  108  libraries  and  a 
special  gift  to  Ekelund. 

"On  our  wedding  day,  he 
announced  to  me  that  the  organiza- 
tion would  also  fund  an  art  school 


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Tibet,  often  called  'the  roof  of  the  world,' 

is  known  for  its  picturesque  landscape 

of  snow-covered  mountains  and  winding 

rivers. 

in  the  Potala  Palace,  which  was 
requested  to  him  by  an  older 
master  painter  of  thangka,  a  scroll 
painting  on  silk  with  Buddhist 
motifs.  I  could  not  have  asked  for 
a  better  wedding  gift,"  she  says. 

As  Jamyangling  put  in  long 
hours,  his  health  began  to  deterio- 
rate, and  the  couple  returned  to 
Stockholm  where  they  continued 
to  work  on  projects  for  the  society. 
To  support  herself  and  her  hus- 
band, Ekelund  became  a  project 
manager  for  the  Swedish  furniture 
industry,  organizing  exhibitions 
and  events  abroad. 

Today,  13,000  children, 
including  many  orphans,  attend 
primary  schools  funded  by  the 
Swedish  Tibetan  Society  for  School 
and  Culture  and  built  by  local 
construction  teams  in  the  Tibetan 
Autonomous  Region  and  the 
Tibetan  areas  of  China's  Qinghai 
and  Yunnan  provinces.  Another 
100  students  attend  high  schools 
and  universities  in  China's  coastal 
cities  with  the  society's  support.  A 
non-profit  organization  with  1 ,800 
members,  the  Swedish  Tibetan 


Society  for  School  and  Culture 
has  received  funding  from  the 
Swedish  International  Develop- 
ment Authority,  Volvo,  Atlas 
Copco,  IBM  and  private  donors. 

Ekelund  says  she  hopes  the 
Tibetan  children  being  educated 
through  the  organization's  efforts 
will  one  day  "feel  supported 
and  encouraged  with  opportuni- 
ties ahead." 

"There  was  an  American  movie, 
'Pay  it  Forward,'  which  had  an 
incredibly  simple  but  effective 
concept,"  she  says.  "The  phrase 
meant  if  one  did  something  good  for 
another,  instead  of  paying  back  that 
individual,  the  other  would  do  some 
good  for  someone  else.  Bloomsburg 
has  done  so  much  for  me,  and  I 
would  like  to  pass  this  on  to  as  many 
Tibetan  children  as  possible."  b 

Editor's  note:  For  injonnation 
on  the  Swedish  Tibetan  Society 
for  School  and  Culture,  see 
www.  txbet-school.  org.  Anne-Sophie 
Ekelund  19  may  be  contacted  at 
annesophieOOl  @yahoo.se. 


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Husky  Notes 


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Charles  P.  "Skip" 
'  Skiptunas  and  Tina  A. 

Valente  Skiptunas  (right)  retired  from  careers  in  education. 
They  are  living  on  Hilton  Head  Island,  S.C.,  and  celebrated 
their  50th  wedding  anniversary  aboard  the  cruise  ship, 
Insignia,  while  touring  the  Greek  Isles.  Tina  taught  at  the 
elementary  level.  Skip  served  as  a  teacher,  head  football  coach, 
principal  and,  for  the  last  20  years  of  his  40-year  career,  as  a 
school  superintendent  in  New  York  State. 

}  £■*  ^T  Nancy  Gilgannon,  a  BU  professor  emeritus,  was 

O  /   elected  president  of  the  Kiwanis  Club  of  Hazleton, 
becoming  the  sixth  female  to  hold  the  top  office  in  the 
organization's  86-year  history. 


'60 


Dale  A.  Krothe,  a  BU  Alumm  Board  director  for  13 
years,  is  in  his  eighth  year  of  service  on  the  Berwick 
Area  School  Board.  A  U.S.  Navy  veteran  of  the  Korean  War,  he 
retired  as  a  mathematics  teacher  at  Berwick  after  33  years.  He 
chairs  the  BU  alumni  veterans  committee. 


}  £l  "\  Joe  Thompson,  a  retired  coach  and  teacher,  was 
\J  \~  inducted  into  the  Luzerne  County  Sports  Hall  of 
Fame.  He  was  a  member  of  the  National  Association  of 
Intercollegiate  Athletics  national  wrestling  team  while  at  BU. 

7  dl  *2  Harry  Mathias  Sr.  was  inducted  into  the  hall  of  fame 
UO  for  the  Warrior  Run  School  District.  He  taught  in  the 
district  from  1963  to  1990  and  served  as  an  adviser  and  coach. 

9/^  A    Vince  Gilotti  was  inducted  into  the  Jim  Thorpe 

\J  -L  Sports  Hall  of  Fame.  A  graduate  of  Jim  Thorpe  High 
School,  he  was  the  first  All-State  football  selection  in  the  school's 
history.  Gilotti  began  his  professional  career  as  a  teacher  and 
later  became  a  real  estate  broker. 

Frank  Rizzo  was  honored  by  McCann  School  of  Business  and 
Technology  for  his  work  as  accounting  director  at  the  Hazleton 
campus.  He  began  teaching  more  than  33  years  ago. 

Jj^  £  Harry  Ravert,  Fredericksburg,  Va.,  is  semiretired 
\J  O  after  32  years  working  for  the  U.S.  Army  and  five 
years  with  General  Dynamics.  He  now  works  part-time  as  an 
Army  consultant. 


Quest  sponsors  trips  on  bike  or  on  foot 


Bloomsburg  Universi- 
ty's Quest  program 
offers  extended  trips 
for  BU  students,  alumni 
and  friends.  No  experience 
is  necessary  for  many  of 
these  trips,  and  most 
equipment  is  provided. 
Varied  amounts  of  physical 
stamina  are  required. 
Participants  travel  to 
destinations  in  the 
commonwealth,  across 
the  U.S.,  and  in  Africa, 
South  and  Central  America 
and  Europe. 

Backpack  the  Grand 
Canyon,  March  8  to  16: 
The  journey  will  begin 
on  the  South  Rim,  explor- 
ing the  canyon's  diversity 
along  the  way.  The  trip  is 
open  to  beginning  and 
inexperienced  backpackers, 


but  requires  a  sense 
of  adventure. 

Rock  Climbing  at  Smith 

Rocks,  March  8  to  16: 
Located  within  a  state  park  in 
the  high  desert  plateau  of 
central  Oregon,  Smith  Rocks 
has  more  than  1,400  climb- 
ing routes,  offering  some- 
thing for  all  skill  levels. 

Walking  Across  Ireland:  The 
Dingle  Way,  two  trips 
offered,  June  17  to  26  and 
Sept.  17  to  26:  The  Dingle 
Way,  one  of  Ireland's  most 
scenic  long-distance  walking 
trails,  is  located  in  the  south- 
west of  Ireland,  starting  and 
finishing  in  the  town  of 
Tralee  in  the  County  of  Kerry 

England:  Walking  and  Photo- 
graphing the  Lake  District, 

July  1  to  8:  Professional  pho- 
tographer Dave  Ashby  will 


Scenes  like  this  await  participants  in  Quest's  photographic  tour 
of  the  English  Lake  District  in  July. 


lead  the  tour  through  the 
English  Lake  District's  small 
villages  and  market  towns  with 
views  of  the  Irish  Sea,  moun- 
tain lakes  and  distant  hills. 

Iceland  Biking:  A  Northern 
Adventure,  July  17  to  27:  A 

unique  way  to  see  Iceland's 
mountainous  landscapes,  the 
tour  will  take  cyclists  across 
the  country's  gravel-surfaced 
rural  roads.  Bikers  must  be 


prepared  for  any  road  or 
weather  condition. 

In  addition  to  the  programs 
listed  above,  Quest  conducts 
day  trips  on  most  weekends 
and  designs  customized  team- 
building  and  other  experiences 
to  meet  groups'  needs.  For 
additional  information,  contact 
Quest  at  quest@bloomu.edu  or 
(570)  389-2100  or  check 
online  at  www.buquest.org. 


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Five  inducted  into 
Athletic  Hall  of  Fame 

Members  of  the  26th  BU  Athletic  Hall  of  Fame 
class  inducted  last  fall  are  Toby  Rank  '80,  Donna 
Graupp  '87,  Kelly  Cuthbert-Jameson  '89,  Bill 
Connelly  '90  and  Kathy  Maguire-Stoudt  '92. 

Rank  played  on  the  men's  soccer  team  for  four  years  and 
scored  29  goals  (number  three  all-time  in  school  history) 

and  assisted  on 
14  goals.  He  also 
is  third  in  career 
points  with  71. 
He  was  a  four- 
time  All-PSAC 
East  selection  and 
was  named  to  the 
All-Region  team 
as  a  senior.  Rank 
is  co-holder  of  the 
school  record  for 
goals  in  a  game 
(four)  and  points 
in  a  game  (nine). 
Graupp  played 
field  hockey  and  Softball.  As  a  two-year  member  of  the  field 
hockey  team,  Graupp  was  a  two-time  Ail-American  and 
two-time  All-PSAC  (Pennsylvania  State  Athletic  Conference) 
selection  while  playing  for  the  Huskies.  She  totaled  28  goals 
in  her  career  and  had  three  assists.  In  softball  she  earned 
All-Region  honors  during  her  career. 

Cuthbert-Jameson  was  a  four-year  member  of  the 
lacrosse  team  and  finished  her  career  as  the  school's  all-time 
leader  in  goals  scored  with  156  and  in  career  points  with 
183  (now  second  in  both  categories). 

Connelly  was  a  four-year  member  of  the  men's  basketball 
team  and  is  BU's  fourth  all-time  leading  scorer  with 
1,481  points  (graduated  in  third  place).  He  led  the  Huskies 
in  scoring  in  both  his  sophomore  and  senior  seasons  and 
was  named  first  team  All-PSAC  East  both  years.  He  was 
also  named  second  team  All-PSAC  East  as  a  junior. 
Connelly  holds  BU's  career  record  for  free  throws  attempted 
with  534. 

Maguire-Stoudt  was  a  three-year  starter  for  the  women's 
basketball  team.  She  finished  her  career  as  the  school's 
fourth  leading  scorer  with  1,213  points  (now  seventh)  and 
all-time  leader  in  free  throws  attempted  and  made  (514  and 
361  respectively).  She  remains  number  two  in  steals  with 
284  and  is  10th  in  assists  with  225.  Maguire-Stoudt  was 
named  first  team  All-PSAC  East  as  a  junior. 


The  newest  inductees  into  BUs  Athletic 
Hall  of  Fame  are  shown  with  former 
president  Jessica  Kozloff.  They  are,  left  to 
right,  front:  Donna  Graupp,  Toby  Rank  and 
Kelly  Cuthbert-Jameson  and,  back:  Kathy 
Maguire-Stoudt,  Kozloff  and  Bill  Connelly. 


9  /I  ^7  Mary  Ann  Kaminski  Charles  retired  after  more 
\J  /   than  32  years  as  an  elementary  and  middle  school 

teacher.  She  worked  mostly  at  Wellsville  Elementary  School  in 

the  Dillsburg  area. 
Joseph  Lubeskie,  Kulpmont,  retired  from  Our  Lady  of 

Lourdes  Regional  High  School  after  40  years  as  a  teacher 

and  coach. 

5  d^  Q  Dennis  Siegmann  retired  from  Connecticut's  Bristol 

UO  Public  Schools  after  35  years.  He  retired  as  a  high 
school  principal  and  later  returned  as  a  middle  school 
principal.  He  serves  on  the  board  of  the  National  Federation  of 
High  School  Athletics  for  wrestling  and  was  honored  with 
"Dennis  Siegmann  Day"  in  the  City  of  Bristol  for  his  service  to 
the  school. 

5^7/^  John  Wolk  has  completed  37  years  in  education. 
/  \J  For  the  last  three  years,  he  has  served  as  assistant 
principal  for  administrative  operations  at  Upper  Darby  High 
School.  Prior  to  that,  he  was  an  assistant  principal  for  1 1  years. 

5  ^7  ~1    Rev.  James  Cavallero  was  appointed  pastor  of 

/   A.  Salem  United  Methodist  Church  of  Danielsville.  He 
is  also  teaching  American  film  studies  at  Penn  State  University. 
He  and  his  wife  Mary  live  in  Quakertown. 

5  ^7^  Rick  B.  Jarman  (right)  is  president  and 

/  O  CEO  of  the  National  Center  for 
Manufacturing  Sciences  after  a  career  at  Eastman 
Kodak  Co.,  where  he  was  director  of  technology 
partnerships.  He  co-founded  the  Infotonics 
Technology  Center  near  Rochester,  N.Y. 

Dennis  Moser,  a  special  education  teacher  at  Big  Spring 
High  School,  was  a  finalist  for  the  Pennsylvania  Teacher  of  the 
Year  Award.  He  has  been  teaching  for  34  years. 

Gregory  Roussey  was  named  director  of  transportation 
construction-management  services  at  Buchart-Hom  Inc.,  Basco 
Associates  of  York. 

1^7/i    Stephen  A.  Andrejack,  Camp  Hill,  earned  a 

/  TI  doctoral  degree  in  educational  leadership  from  Penn 
State  University  in  August  2007. 

?^7£^  Mary  Lou  Alfonso  graduated  from  The  King's 
/  %J  Seminary  in  Van  Nuys,  Calif,  with  a  graduate 

certificate  in  Christian  ministry. 

Debbie  Demko,  a  Pottstown  High  School  English  teacher, 

was  named  to  Cambridge  Who's  Who  Among  Executive  and 

Professional  Women  in  Teaching  and  Education. 
Patricia  Bedeman  Miller  is  dean  of  student  affairs  at 

Keystone  College. 


")^/L  John  Bigelow  (right)  was  promoted  to 

/  \3  president  of  New  Jersey  American 
Water.  He  had  been  the  company's  senior  vice 
president  in  charge  of  regulatory  programs  and 
enterprise  risk  management. 


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Husky  Notes 


^^T^T  Mary  Kropiewnicki  (right)  is 
/   /   assistant  provost  for  assessment  and 

program  review  at  Wilkes  University,  She  has 

been  employed  at  Wilkes  since  1992,  most 

recently  serving  as  the  director  of  the  doctor  of 

education  program. 

Ernest  Lemoncelli  was  certified  by  the  Princess  Cruises 

Academy  as  an  expert  cruise  professional  at  "commodore" 

status.  A  travel  agent  with  Maxima  World  Travel  Services, 

Lake  Worth,  Fla.,  he  is  treasurer  of  the  Delta  Pi/Sigma  Pi 

Alumni  Association. 
Jerry  Radocha  stepped  down  as  head  boys'  basketball 

coach  of  Whitehall  High  School  in  2007,  ending  his  25-year 

coaching  career  at  the  school. 

5^7Q  Judy  Spitzer  Sexton  (right)  is  director 
/   C3  of  Clarke  Pennsylvania  Auditory/Oral 

Center  in  Bryn  Mawr.  A  long-time  educator  of  the 

deaf  and  hard  of  hearing,  she  previously  worked 

as  an  early  interventionist  and  educational  support 

specialist  for  Clarke  and  as  a  principal  of  the 

Archbishop  Ryan  School  for  the  Deaf. 
Joan  Williams  was  named  director  of  marketing  at  Ginger 

Cove,  a  life-care  retirement  community  in  Annapolis,  Md. 


Jimmi  Simpson  stars  in 
Broadway  show 

Actor  and  alum  Jimmi  Simpson  '98,  left,  discusses  his  role  in 
Aaron  Sorkin's  play,  'The  Farnsworth  invention,'  with,  left  to  right, 
BU  students  Nayeem  Islam  of  Bangladesh  and  Andrew  Bliss  of 
Mechanicsburg  and  English  professor  Ervene  Gulley  following  a 
performance.  Simpson  stars  in  the  Broadway  production  opposite 
Hank  Azaria.  Simpson  plays  the  title  character,  Philo  T.  Farnsworth, 
a  boy  genius  who  invented  television  in  1927  and  was  later  pitted 
against  the  head  of  RCA,  played  by  Azaria,  in  a  legal  battle  over 
Farnsworth's  patent.  Simpson  originated  the  role  of  Farnsworth  at 
the  La  Jolla  Playhouse  in  California.  'The  Farnsworth  Invention' 
began  previews  in  October.  Simpson  graduated  from  BU  with  a 
degree  in  theatre  arts. 


Pennsylvania  Lt.  Gov. 
Catherine  Baker  Knoll  and 
John  E.  Wetzel 


John  Wetzel  appointed 
to  Board  of  Pardons 

John  E.  Wetzel  '98  was  recently  appointed  to  the 
Pennsylvania  Board  of  Pardons.  The  board  of  pardons  is 
a  five-person  panel  responsible  for  reviewing  criminal 
cases  to  advise  the  governor  on  whether  clemency  should  be 

approved  or  denied. 

"I  have  enormous  confidence 
in  John's  expertise  and  experi- 
ence in  corrections,"  says 
Lt.  Gov.  Catherine  Baker  Knoll, 
who  serves  as  chair  of  the 
board.  "The  board  of  pardons 
will  be  more  effective  in 
rendering  its  decisions  with 
Mr.  Wetzel  joining  our  ranks." 

Wetzel  was  nominated 
for  the  post  by  Gov.  Edward 
Rendell  and  unanimously 
approved  for  appointment  by 
the  State  Senate.  He  was  sworn  in  during  a  private  ceremony 
in  Harrisburg. 

Wetzel,  of  Chambersburg,  serves  as  warden  of  the  Franklin 
County  Prison.  He  is  currently  working  towards  a  master's 
degree  in  applied  psychology  from  Penn  State. 

}^7(~)  Kevin  Wixted  was  appointed  division  chairman  of 

/    S    drawing,  painting  and  photography  at  Alfred 
University's  School  of  Art  and  Design. 

}  Q  f\  Diane  Lewis,  Hellertown,  was  promoted  to 

O  \J  assistant  director  of  continuing  education  at  Penn 
State  Lehigh  Valley  campus.  Previously  assistant  to  the  director 
of  admissions  at  BU,  she  has  worked  at  Penn  State  for  the  last 
seven  years. 

5  Q  ~1    Mary  Ellen  Rutledge  Eshelman 

O  JL.  (right)  was  named  a  shareholder  in 
Rettew,  a  multidiscipline  engineering,  planning, 
land  development  and  environmental  consulting 
firm.  She  has  been  the  company's  human 
resources  director  since  2003. 

Gina  Spleen  Jaeger  is  a  captain  with  the  U.S.  Navy 
Medical  Service  Corps,  Bureau  of  Medicine  and  Surgery, 
Washington,  D.C. 

5Q  ^  Scott  Behrent,  Pittsfield,  Mass.,  is  manager  of 
O.W  casualty  operations  with  Farm  Family  Casualty 
Insurance  Co.  He  received  an  award  for  academic  excellence 
from  the  American  Institute  for  Chartered  Property  Casualty 
Underwriter. 


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Kevin  Kerrigan  is  in  his  first  term  as  treasurer  of  the 
Livingston  (N.J.)  Chamber  of  Commerce.  He  is  a  partner  in 
the  accounting  firm  of  Wiss  and  Co.,  Livingston. 

Michael  McMane  is  in  his  third  term  as  vice  president 
of  the  Livingston  (N.J.)  Chamber  of  Commerce.  He  lives 
in  Livingston  and  is  a  financial  consultant  with  AIG 
Advisor  Group. 

Anthony  J.  Varano  Jr.,  Berwyn,  is  CEO  and  owner  of 
Documents  Solutions  Group  Inc. 

9  Q  ^y  David  J.  Bonenberger  is  regional  director  of 

C3  «_/  operations  for  PPL  Electric  Utilities  for  Luzerne, 
Schuylkill,  Carbon  and  Northumberland  counties. 
Stephen  Drees  (right)  is  managing  director  for 
financial  markets  for  Harte-Hanks  Inc.,  Cincin- 
nati, Ohio.  He  was  previously  president  of  The 
Allegiant  Group. 

5  Q  A  Bryan  Kellenberger  is  plant 
C3  JL  controller  for  Material  Sciences  Corp.,  Morrisville. 


Colleen  McAuliffe  is  chief  financial  officer  for  Girl  Scouts 
in  the  Heart  of  Pennsylvania. 

Kathleen  Moran,  Newtown,  is  vice  president  for  clinical 
operations  for  Acurian  Inc. 

5  Q  JT  Theresa  Loughney  is  administrator  of  Bristol  Glen, 
O  %J  a  continuing  care  retirement  community  sponsored 
by  United  Methodist  Homes  of  New  Jersey. 

5  Q  £l  Bill  Plasko  was  inducted  into  the  Tamaqua  Area 
O \J  High  School  Athletic  Hall  of  Fame.  A  standout  in 
football,  baseball  and  basketball  in  high  school,  he  played 
basketball  at  BU. 

5  Q  Q  Donna  Hibshman,  Allentown,  is  head  field  hockey 
C3  C3  coach  at  Parkland  High  School.  She  was  previously 
the  team's  assistant  coach.  She  was  a  member  of  BU's 
championship  field  hockey  team  and  an  academic  field  hockey 
Ail-American. 


Births 


Carla  Williams  Karboski  '89  and 

husband,  Ron,  a  daughter,  Veronica 

Marie,  Dec.  16,2006 

Pamela  Palermo  Schoenstein 

'91  and  husband,  George,  a 

daughter,  Grace  Evelyn, 

Aug.  9, 2007 

Lisa  Rutkowski  Loftus  '92  and 

husband,  Mark,  a  son,  Nathan 

Michael,  Aug.  7, 2007 

Lori  Blydenburgh  Ahern  '93  and 

husband,  Jim  Ahern  '95,  a  son, 

Jared  Everson,  June  24, 2007 

Cathleen  Zicari  Flynn  '93  and 

husband,  Frank,  a  son,  Ryan 

Joseph,  Aug.  29, 2007 

Jeremy  "Jerry"  Schuebel  '93 

and  wife,  Amy,  daughters,  Amanda 

Marie,  Sept.  4, 2003;  Audrey 

Nicole,  Nov.  12, 2004;  and  Alyssa 

Jessie,  May  3, 2007 

Carolyn  Landis  Brzezicki  '94 

and  husband,  Michael,  a  daughter, 

Brooke,  July  6, 2007 

Stephanie  "Niki"  Jones  Kutchi 

'94  and  husband,  Rob  Kutchi  '94, 

a  son,  CalumSeamus, 

Sept.  9, 2007 

Karen  Craig  Weingarten  '94  and 

husband,  Kevin,  twins,  Reese  and 

fila,  Feb.  23, 2007 


Tracy  Walker  Funk  '95  and 

husband,  Eric,  a  son,  Evan  Russell, 

May  10, 2007 

Michael  Gillespie  '95  and  wife, 

Bree,  a  son,  Benjamin  Michael, 

Oct.  23, 2007 

Melissa  Burns  Pritchett'95  and 

husband,  Adrian,  a  son,  Jess  Allen, 

Dec.  1,2006 

Tara  Rothenberger  Chauhan  '96 

and  husband,  Dipesh,  a  son,  Drue, 

Sept.  11,2007 

Kimberly  Nagy  Colvin  '96  and 

husband,  Charles  Colvin  '95, 

twins,  Grace  and  Andrew, 

Aug.  1,2007 

Sandi  Schwartz  Weisenfeld  '96 

and  husband,  David,  a  son,  Zachary 

Jordan,  Aug.  1,2007 

Michael  Kaleta  '97  and  wife, 

Debra,  a  son,  Michael  Robert  III, 

Aug.  22, 2007 

Holly  Kapuschinsky 

Magalengo  '97  and  husband, 

Scott,  a  daughter,  Aislin  Shae, 

May  5, 2007 

Marlena  Zappile  Thomas  '97 

and  husband.  Kirk  Thomas  '98,  a 

daughter,  Lia  Sofie,  Sept.  6, 2007 


Jennifer  Davis  Olds  '98  and 

husband,  Chris,  sons,  Tanner 
Aspen,  Oct.  2, 2004,  and  Collin 
Christopher,  Aug.  10,2006 
Jill  Yendrzeiwski  Beddingfield 

'99  and  husband,  Kevin,  a  daughter, 
Sydney,  May  17, 2007 

Stacey  Cardell  Consentino  '99 

and  husband,  Michael 

Consentino  '98,  a  son,  Michael, 

June  25, 2007 

Erin  High  Cover  '99  and  husband, 

Steven,  a  daughter,  Mackenzie, 

April  19, 2007 

Patty  Mullen  Doan '99  and 

husband,  Rick,  a  daughter,  Audrey 

Leigh,  June  12, 2007 

Jaclyn  Janowicz  Schaeffer  '99 

and  husband,  Wes,  a  son,  Zander 

Joseph,  Sept.  10,2007 

Shelly  Levan  Stokes  '99  and 

husband,  Carl,  a  daughter,  Jillian 

Kate,  Feb.  24, 2007 

Eliza  Ayers  Booth  '00  and 

husband,  Michael,  a  son,  Kordell 

Charles,  May  24, 2007 

Diane  Sommers  Reese  '00  and 

husband,  David,  a  daughter,  Keira 
Elizabeth,  Sept.  10,2007 


Sherry  Goliash  Rine  00  and 

husband,  Wade,  twin  sons,  Gavin 
Riley  and  Garett  Austin,  May  1 9, 
2005,  and  a  son,  Landyn  Wade, 
March  9, 2007 

Kate  Mickel  Schmidt  00  and 
husband,  Jason  Schmidt  '00,  a 
daughter,  Carly  Ann,  Sept.  10, 2007 
Angela  Shoffler  Charnosky  '01 
and  husband,  Andrew,  twin 
daughters,  Brook  and  Addison,  June 
29, 2007 

Stacy  Au  Jachowicz  '01  and 
husband,  Joe  Jachowicz  '00,  a 
daughter,  Jenna  Lynn,  Jan.  15, 2007 
Kristin  Metzger  Lahr  '02  and 
husband,  Carey,  a  daughter, 
Madison,  June  18, 2006 
Greta  Keller  Rosier '02  and 
husband,  Shawn  P.  Rosier  '00,  a 
son,  Wesley  Patrick,  Aug.  30, 2007 
Laura  Seigfried  Seward  02  and 
husband,  Jeremy,  a  daughter,  Emily, 
June  21, 2007 

Jasmine  Slingwine  Corazza 
W07M  and  husband,  Al,  a 
daughter,  Eve  Mary,  Aug.  15,  2007 
Leslie  Barrows  Steese  '04  and 
husband,  Jonathan  Steese  '04,  a 
son,  Connor  Adam,  Oct.  2, 2006 


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Husky  Notes 


Kyle  Kern  is  head  varsity  basketball  coach  at  Allentown 
Central  Catholic  High  School. 

Aaron  Menapace  was  named  Berks  County  Interscholastic 
Athletic  Association  Athletic  Administrator  of  the  Year.  He  is 
employed  as  the  director  of  interscholastic  athletics  at  Hamburg 
Area  School  District. 

5  Q  f\  Wendy  Blass,  an  English  teacher  in  the  Berwick  Area 
O  y^  School  District,  earned  her  master's  in  curriculum 

and  instruction  degree  from  BU  in  2007. 

Sharon  Zuzelski  Castano  is  the  internship  and  mentoring 

coordinator  at  Wilkes  University. 

5(^/~i  Tammy  Specht,  a  certified  accountant,  joined  the 
S  \J  Gratz  National  Bank's  Board  of  Directors. 
Patti  Wylie  was  a  finalist  for  the  Pennsylvania  Teacher  of  the 

Year  Award.  She  is  a  literacy  coach  for  pre -kindergarten  to  sixth 

grade  in  East  Lycoming  School  District. 

Jf\  1  John  Andronis  is  loan  portfolio  manager  at  Team 

y  .A.  Capital  Bank. 

Gerald  Blancard  performed  with  the  Battle  Creek  Symphony 
as  baritone  soloist  in  Beethoven's  Ninth  Symphony.  His  recitals 
have  included  appearances  in  Hawaii,  San  Francisco  and 
Coldwater  and  Batrie  Creek  in  Michigan. 

Scott  Frederick,  Susquehanna  Township,  is  fiscal  director 
for  the  Pennsylvania  State  Police  Bureau  of  Staff  Services. 


'92 


Suzanne  Davis  Glowaski  earned  her  master's  in 
'  education  degree  from  Chestnut  Hill  College  and  is 
an  interpreter  for  the  deaf  at  BU. 

Sharon  T.  Kerstetter  is  a  family  and  consumer  science 
teacher  at  the  Central  Columbia  School  District. 

Tom  Paternostro,  a  U.S.  Navy  Reserve  petty  officer  first 
class,  returned  from  military  service  in  Iraq.  A  father  of  two,  he 
is  a  social  studies  instructor  at  the  Danville  Center  for 
Adolescent  Females. 

JC\  "2  Kurt  Davidheiser,  Boyertown,  is  an  agent  with  Zuber 
S  O  Realty.  He  is  a  board  member  and  past  president  of 

the  Boyertown  Area  Wrestling  Association. 
James  Karaba  is  principal  of  the  Nellie  F.  Bennett  Elementary 

School  in  the  Point  Pleasant,  N.J.,  district,  where  he  had  served 

as  assistant  principal. 
Jeanette  Underhill  teaches  at  Sacred  Heart  of  Jesus  Catholic 

School  in  Lewistown. 

^C^k  /i   Janelle  Banack  is  a  part-time  intervention  specialist 

S  -I-  teacher  for  Lititz  Elementary  School. 

Chris  Beadling,  president  of  BU's  Alumni  Association,  is 
also  president  of  the  Doylestown  Rotary  Club. 

Stacey  Hohenberg  (right)  was  promoted  to 
manager  of  corporate  marketing  communication 
for  ICF  International.  She  earned  her  master's 
degree  in  2007  from  Johns  Hopkins  University. 


Mark  Temons  was  a  finalist  for  the  Pennsylvania  Teacher  of 
the  Year  Award.  He  has  taught  sciences,  served  as  department 
chairman  and  coached  at  Bishop  Neumann,  Williamsport  and 
Muncy  high  schools. 

JC\  C  Michael  Gillespie  and  Greg  Orth  participated  in 
y  \J  the  Tour  de  Pink — a  three-day,  212-mile  bicycle 

ride — which  raised  $350,000  in  support  of  the  Young 

Survival  Coalition. 

Marsha  E.  Wilkinson  Kouf  ^SfOlM.  accepted  a  teaching 

position  with  the  Central  Susquehanna  Intermediate  Unit  16, 

teaching  deaf  and  hard  of  hearing  students  at  Danville 

Middle  School. 

Denise  Teles  was  awarded  the  local  Wal-Mart  Teacher  of 

the  Year  award.  She  works  as  a  math  teacher  at  Emmaus 

High  School. 

JC\/£  John  D.  Snyder  is  a  project  manager  and  head  of 

y\J  land  development  operations  in  the  Chambersburg 
office  of  Rettew  Associates  Inc.  of  Manor  Township. 

Lisa  Stockmal  Starcher  is  the  managing  editor  of  Contact 
Lens  Spectrum,  a  clinical  trade  journal  for  eyecare  professionals. 

Recent  grad  gains 
alumni  post 

Nate  Conroy  '06  recently 
returned  to  BU  as  assistant 
director  of  alumni  affairs, 
representing  the  university  to  current 
students  and  young  alumni. 

As  a  BU  student,  Conroy  was 
president  of  the  Community 
Government  Association  and  one  of 
three  student  representatives  on  the 
Pennsylvania  State  System  of  Higher 
Education  Board  of  Governors.  He 
led  campus  tours  for  students  and  their  parents  as  an 
Orientation  Workshop  Leader  and  represented  BU  in  a 
very  visible  way  when  his  image  was  used  on  a  university 
billboard.  After  earning  a  bachelor's  degree  in  secondary 
education/  history  Conroy  taught  social  studies  at  Columbia- 
Montour  Area  Vocational  Technical  School. 

In  his  position  as  assistant  to  alumni  affairs  director  Lynda 
Michaels,  Conroy  works  with  students  and  recent  graduates 
to  show  them  the  benefits  of  staying  connected  to  BU 
through  the  Alumni  Association,  from  career  development 
and  networking  to  discounts  on  life  insurance  and  car 
rentals.  He  invites  them  to  become  involved  and  introduces 
them  to  ways  they  may  give  back  to  BU  as  a  mentor, 
volunteer  or  donor. 

"This  is  the  coolest  job  in  the  world,"  Conroy  says.  "I  get 
to  sit  around  and  talk  to  people  who  are  passionate  about 
something  we  love." 


Nate  Conroy 


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Marriages 

Mark  Kessler  '87  and  Heather 

Justine  Boer  '00  and  Drew 

Rebecca  Savoth  '02  and 

Emily  Shockey  '04  and  Dan 

Hoshauer,  March  20, 2007 

Frantzen,  July  7, 2007 

Raymond  Pastore  '01, 

Nystrom,  July7, 2007 

Joellen  McGee  '89  and  Paul 

Melissa  Calucci '00  and 

Sept.  9, 2006 

Katie  Stott  '04  and  Gerard 

Davis,  July  18, 2007 

Gregory  Steber 

Kathleen  Yerkes  '02  and  Patrick 

McNamara,  July  2007 

Eric  Deeter  '90  and  Beth 

Angela  Martin  '00  and  Russell 

Wirth,  June  14,2007 

Sarah  Campbell  '05  and  David 

Christian,  July  13, 2007 

Treas  Jr.  '05,  June  2, 2007 

Chad  Belloft  03  and  Gretchen 

Spatz,  July7, 2007 

John  L  Shultz  '93  and  Angela 

Michael  Morella  '00  and  Sun 

Walker,  June  23, 2007 

Amy  Fox  '05  and  Court  Kauffman, 

Ranck,  Aug.  11,2007 

Hwa  Chung,  June  2, 2007 

Melanie  Bennett  '03  and  Alan 

June  16, 2007 

Jeffrey  Hibshman  '94  and  Gina 

Megan  Rowe  '00  and  Christian 

Nelson,  Oct.  13,2006 

Laura  Gawthrop  '05  and  Brett 

Gahn,  July  3, 2007 

Skultety,  July  30, 2007 

Kendra  L.  Branchick  '03  and 

Mitchley,  July  7, 2007 

Charles  Hughes  '94  and  Ruth 

Susie  Sweeney  '00  and  Ryan 

Philip  Martin,  June  9, 2007 

Karen  E.  Kratz  '05  and  Justin 

Jeanette  Anna,  July  7, 2007 

Callahan '00,  July  7, 2007 

Amanda  Edelman  03  and 

Sauder,  April  21, 2007 

Becky  Souder  '95  and  John 

Susan  Berryman  '01  and  Steven 

Matthew  Brown,  Aug.  1 1 ,  2007 

Tara  Rynhart  05M  and  Scott 

Trochimowicz,  Sept.  23, 2006 

Moyer'99,July7,2007 

Lauren  Mallen  '03  and  Peter 

Varner,  June  23, 2007 

Lisa  Mull  '96  and  Justin  Frantz, 

Danielle  Kadingo  '01  and  R.C. 

Spera  '02,  May  27, 2007 

Ashley  Scheller  '05  and  Brian 

June  23, 2007 

Thompson,  May  19, 2007 

Janene  Marcus  '03  and 

McHale,  April  21, 2007 

Deborah  Marinko  '97  and 

Kristie  Phelps  01  and 

John  W.  Shank 

Beverly  Stoltzfus  '05  and  James 

Donny  Nichani 

Christopher  Pietruszynski, 

Heather  McCarthy  '03  and 

Dawalt  II,  April  28, 2007 

Meredith  Marko  '97  and 

Aug.  18,2007 

Roger  Billman 

Ashlee  Howard  '06  and  Jedd 

Michael  Harrigan,  May  27, 2007 

Jeffrey  Piazza  '01  and  Michelle 

Tiffany  Smith  '03  and  Geoffrey 

Gardner,  June  23, 2007 

Alicia  Chesney  '98  and  Bobby 

McCabe,July6,2007 

Worthington,  June  30, 2007 

Gina  Ormont  '06  and  Jonathan 

Majcher,  May  5, 2007 

Laura  Renda  '01  and  Sean 

Tarah  Sperrazza  '03  and  Brian 

Sabo'02,May26,2007 

Porrovecchio,  March  25, 2007 

Rawhouser,  June  23, 2007 

Shane  Mull  '98  and  Deanna 

Brandon  Palmer  '06  and  Danielle 

Schreiber,  June  2, 2007 

Phillip  Updegraff  '01  and 

Rebecca  Callas  '04  and  Kevin 

Sheppard,  June  9, 2007 

Kimberly  Sislo  '98  and  Jeremy 

Kathleen  Shue,  June  30, 2007 

Leonard  '05,  Sept.  28, 2007 

Debra  Rudy  '06  and  Dustin 

Ryzner,  Aug.  11,2007 

Kimberly  Wilcox  '01  and  Aaron 

J.  Rickelle  Dennell  '04  and 

Belack,  Aug.  4, 2007 

Nina  Beacher  '99  and  Aaron 

Welles,  April  20, 2007 

Stephen  P.  Davis,  July  19, 2007 

Ashlie  Dell  '07  and  Dale  Sitler, 

Norakus  '00,  Sept.  9, 2006 

Michelle  Barbera  '02  and 

Elise  Genco  '04  and  Juan 

June  9, 2007 

Stacey  Emery  '99  and  Michael 

Justin  Shipe  '03,  Sept  2, 2006 

Berrocal,  Aug.  31, 2007 

Jennifer  Doria  '07  and 

Campbell,  May  9, 2007 

Nicole  Del  Gotto  '02  and  Joel 

Maura  Luciano  '04  and  Patrick 

Jeffrey  Sledjeski 

Jennifer  Gaffney  '99  and 

Harvey '01,  Nov.  4, 2006 

Irving,  July  7, 2007 

Nicholas  Karnes  07  and  Amy 

Michael  Stower,  July  14, 2007 

Lori  Effinger  '02  and  Ronald 

Nicole  Newhouse  '04  and 

Bowman,  March  10, 2007 

Heather  Serfass  '99  and  John 

Gensil '03,  April  10, 2007 

Justin  Boyer,  Oct.  14,2006 

Karlen  Reich  '07  and  Eric 

Maginn'01,0ct.8,2004 

Scott  Neuhard  '02M  and  Mary 

Lindsey  Sampsell  '04  and  Chris 

Light '06,  May  19, 2007 

Beth  Fitzgerald,  March  15, 2007 

Snyder,  May  12, 2007 

JC\^7  Kimberly  Shewack 
y  /   earned  the  doctor  of 

Babbish,  West  Hazleton, 

}(j)  Q  Christine  Butcher  Christman  earned  her  master's 

>^0  degree  in  business  administration,  human  resource 

audiology  degree  from  the 

School  of  Audiology  at  Pennsy 

vania  College  of  Optometry 

management,  from  St.  Joseph 

s  University. 

in  Elkms. 

Sherry  Clements  joined  Geisinger's  Children's  Miracle 

Kyrston  Toomey  Strauch  is 

teaching  French  and 

Network  as  northeast  regiona 

coordinator. 

Spanish  to  junior  and  high  school  students  at  Lake-Lehman 

Lyndell  Davis  is  vice-principal  at  Hopewell  Valley  Central 

High  School. 

High  School. 

WINTER        200 


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Husky  Notes 


Minishak  named  vice 
president  of  digital  sales 
for  MSG  Media 


r: 


Frank  Minishak 


rank  Minishak  '84 
was  recently  named 
vice  president  of 
digital  sales  at  MSG 
Media,  working  closely 
with  the  MSG  Interactive 
division  to  generate  rev- 
enue through  advertising 
and  sponsorships. 

As  vice  president  of 
digital  sales,  Minishak  is 
responsible  for  develop- 
ing and  executing  a  com- 
prehensive digital  sales  strategy  for  all  of  MSG's  digital 
platforms,  including  Web  sites,  broadband  video,  wire- 
less and  video  on  demand  for  Madison  Square  Garden, 
Radio  City  Music  Hall,  television  networks  MSG  and 
FSNY,  and  the  New  York  Knicks  and  Rangers. 

Michelle  Heffner,  a  member  of  the  Pennsylvania  Bar  and 
Schuylkill  County  Bar,  has  been  appointed  as  judicial  law  clerk 
for  the  Honorable  Jacqueline  Russell  of  the  Court  of  Common 
Pleas,  in  Schuylkill  County. 

Angela  Heverling  received  her  law  degree  from 
Washington  University  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  and  now  works  for 
the  Pennsylvania  State  Education  Association. 

Derek  Long,  North  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah,  recently  passed  the 
Utah  Bar  Exam. 

Chris  Robinson  is  the  athletic  director  at  Broadway  High 
School  in  the  Massanutten  District  in  Virginia. 

Laurie  Chaple  Schneider,  Pike  County,  is  a  marketing 
assistant  with  Affinity  Advantage  Financial. 

Todd  Trembula  is  a  licensed  acupuncturist  and  herbalist  at 
the  Charlotte  Acupuncture  and  Wellness  Center. 


Find  more  Husky  Notes  online  at 
www.bloomualumni.com. 

Send  information  to  alum@bloomu.edu 
or  to  Alumni  Affairs,  Fenstemaker 
Alumni  House,  Bloomsburg  University 
of  Pennsylvania,  400  E.  Second  St., 
Bloomsburg,  Pa.  17815 


7(~Jf|  Jennifer  Aponick  is  the  supervisor  of  special 

S  /  education  for  Salisbury  Township  School  District. 

Brian  Gasper  is  the  principal  of  the  Penn  Kidder  campus  of 
the  Jim  Thorpe  Area  School  District. 

Mike  Montgomery  is  director  of  marketing  and  business 
development  at  York-based  SA  Architects. 

Adam  Nichols  opened  a  marketing  and  consulting  firm 
in  Langhome. 

Vishal  Petigara  joined  Archer  &  Greiner  PC.  in 
Haddonfield,  N.J.,  as  an  associate. 

Irv  Sigler,  BU's  only  Harlon  Hill  award  recipient,  is 
coaching  varsity  football  at  Thomas  Fitzsimons  High  School 
in  Philadelphia. 


Deaths 

Dorothy  Bennetto  Tubridy  '27 
Margaret  A.  Bacon  '29 
Lydia  Rauch  Davis  Butler  '31 
Lois  Hirieman  Quick  '31 
Lucile  McHose  Ecker  '32 
Mary  Cole  Smith  '32 
Arlene  Werkheiser  Traub  '32 
Mary  Betterly  Maiers  '33 
Pauline  RengTurek '33 
Gladys  RitterCroman '34 
Andrew  Petro  Sr.  '34 
Letha  Crispell  Schenck  '34 
Ernest  E.  Line  '35 
Beatrice  "Bea"  Kirchman 

Hilderbrandt  '36 
Edward  R.  Phillips  '36 
Marian  McWilliams  Cohen  '37 
Rowena  Troy  Barrall  '38 
MaryT.  Quigley'38 
Lawrence  H.  Klotz  '41 
Dora  Taylor  Smith  '42 
M.  Helen  Keefer  Schnure  '44 
Joseph  V.Stulb '44-45  (Navy  V-1 2) 
Cleo  D.  Kinney  Pass  '45 
Lorraine  Utt  Moyer  '46 
Phyllis  Schrader  Walker  '46 
Harry  J.  Bertsch  '49 
Anthony  Paulmeno  '49 
Leroy  Keller  Henry '50 
Richard  E.  Jarman  '50 
Donald  R.  Smethers  '50 
Joseph  E.  Sopko  '50 
Leah  Wertman  Fritz  '51 
Daniel  Parrell  '51 


James  R.  Babcock  '52 
HarryJ.Weist'56 
Ethel  Herman  Swoyer  '58 
Herbert  Scheuren  '59 
Ann  L  Yurgis  Socha  '59 
George  E.  Nace  '61 
Joanne  Sipe  Wimmer  '63 
Frank  C.  Dowman  III  '65 
Ann  Rapella  Turi  '6B 
Louise  Holic  DuBois  '67 
Charles  E.  Wagner  '67 
Judith  Dobb  Fairchild  '68 
Richard  W.  Lichtel  '68 
W.  John  Strong  III  '68 
James  E.Shaughnessy '69 
Robert  E.  Stroble  '69 
Kathryn  Endrizzi  Walsh  '69 
Harry  K.  Berkheiser  Jr.  70 
Peter  E.  Pamell  70M 
William  L.  Schappell  72 
Betty  J.  VanGorder  72 
Neil  K.  Oberholtzer  73 
Robert  M.  Laubach  74 
Bernard  Salek  74 
Terry  L.  Stellfox  74/'88M 
Marion  Toolan  Brieden  76 
Catherine  Reeve  Stresing  76 
Theodore  Kalkbrenner  '82 
Wendy  J.  Whitmoyer  '82 
Barbara  Kuchta  Challenger  '92 
John  F  Kowaleski  '93 
Michael  J.  "Penguin"  Buck  '94 
Kathleen  Leshock  Bressi  '95 


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J(\(\  Tanya  Bieski  earned  her  master's  of  science  in 

\J  v/  nursing  degree  at  Salisbury  University.  She  is  a 
certified  family  nurse  practitioner  in  Berlin,  Md.  She  was 
recently  published  in  Nursing  Economics  for  her  thesis  work 
on  foreign  nurse  migration. 

Joy  Hubshman  is  marketing  manager  for  the  Masonic 
Village  at  Dallas,  an  active  adult  retirement  community. 

Eric  Lansberry  works  as  marketing  coordinator  for  Caesars 
Pocono  Resorts  in  Lakeville.  He  lives  in  Scranton. 

Dave  Marcolla,  Lansdale,  joined  AT&T  as  marketing 
manager  for  the  Pennsylvania,  New  Jersey  and  Delaware 
markets. 

Michael  Nguyen  '00/'02M  passed  the  Pennsylvania  state 
boards  for  his  physical  therapy  assistant  license.  He  is  teaching 
physical  therapy  at  Central  Pennsylvania  College  and  working 
at  Lancaster  Orthopedic  Group. 

Kevin  Robatin,  a  physician's  assistant,  joined  the  family 
medicine  department  at  Geisinger  Medical  Group  in  Sunbury. 

Kelly  Smaltz  is  a  sales  associate  with  Coldwell  Banker's 
Conshohocken  office. 

}/"\  "1    Sheri  Ashman  '01M,  Orwigsburg,  is  executive  vice 

\J  JL  president  of  marketing  at  First  National  Bank  of 
Chester  County. 

Kimberly  Boyce  is  a  merchandise  buyer  with  Boscov's 
Department  Store,  Reading. 

Elisabeth  Erickson  received  a  master  of  liberal  arts  degree 
from  Temple  University  in  May  2007. 

Jessica  Martin  Fieldhouse  is  a  planner  with  First  Capital 
Engineering  of  York.  She  has  worked  as  an  urban  planner  for 
five  years  and  most  recently  was  the  city  planner  for  York. 

Kim  Gasper  received  a  master's  of  science  in  education 
degree  from  Graceland  University  in  May  2007. 


Angela  Muchler,  an  audiologist,  opened  Susquehanna 
Valley  Hearing  Professionals  at  Brookpark  Station,  Lewisburg, 
in  2007. 

Kristie  Phelps  is  an  interventional  radiology  technologist  at 
Reading  Hospital  and  Medical  Center. 

^f\^  Fred  Fox  graduated  with  a  master's  in  computer 

\J \£d  science  degree  from  Stevens  Institute  of  Technology 
in  2007. 

Ryan  Quinn  is  the  educational  services  officer  for  the 
Pennsylvania  Army  National  Guard  at  Ft.  Indiantown 
Gap,  Annville. 

Peter  Spera  is  a  manufactunng  manager  with  Havis- Shields 
Equipment  Corp,  Warminster. 

Jf\^y  Allison  Carr  received  a  second  national  interpreting 

\J  %J  certificate  from  the  Registry  of  Interpreters  for  the 
Deaf  in  December  2006. 

Benjamin  Inners  was  promoted  to  captain  in  the  Air  Force 
in  May  2007.  He  is  based  in  Colorado. 

Matthew  Kenenitz  teaches  English  at  MMI  Preparatory 
School. 

Kendra  Branchick  Martin,  Mechanicsburg,  is  director  of 
media  relations  for  Gettysburg  College. 

Lois  O'Boyle  was  accepted  to  the  graduate  program  in 
marine  biology  at  the  University  of  West  Florida. 

Angela  Runciman  is  studying  comparative  literature  in  the 
doctoral  program  at  SUNY  Binghamton.  She  began  teaching  in 
fall  2007  after  working  as  a  graduate  assistant  with  recruitment 
and  admissions. 

Heather  Vogt,  Williamsport,  earned  a  master's  degree  in 
education  from  Wilkes  University.  She  is  a  learning  support 
teacher  at  Curtin  Middle  School. 


Corporate  partners  offer  benefits  to  alumni,  friends 


BU  alumni  and  friends  can  benefit  from  their  university 
connection  thanks  to  BU's  corporate  partners  who 
offer  special  discounts  while  giving  financial  support 
to  university  students  and  programs. 

The  proceeds  generated  from  the  corporate  partners 
program  benefit  the  Athletic  Scholarship  Fund  and  the 
Celebrity  Artist  Series,  according  to  Tom  McGuire, 
director  of  sports  information,  marketing  and  promotions. 
Corporate  partners  not  only  sponsor  events,  but  also 
provide  additional  rewards  to  those  associated  with  the 
university.  For  example,  several  Bloomsburg  area  restaurants 
offer  discounts  and  some  local  hotels  give  special  rates, 
McGuire  adds.  Other  corporate  sponsors  include  banks  and 
credit  unions,  car  dealerships,  an  amusement  park  and 
television  and  radio  stations. 

BU  alums  can  show  their  support  for  these  local  business- 
es and  take  advantage  of  discounts  when  they  return 


to  Bloomsburg  for  events  like  Homecoming  and  Alumni 
Weekend,  McGuire  says. 

"The  best  aspect  is  these  agreements  are  truly  mutually 
beneficial.  The  athletic  financial  support  boosts  available 
scholarship  dollars  to  help  attract  talented  students  to  rep- 
resent the  university.  Those  associated  with  the  Celebrity 
Artist  Series  help  bring  diverse  cultural  opportunities  to 
our  campus  and  the  surrounding  region,  as  well,"  says  Jim 
Hollister,  assistant  vice  president  of  university  relations. 

"For  their  efforts,  the  partners  are  recognized  for  their 
support  of  higher  education  and  get  great  exposure  for  their 
businesses  to  our  very  large  constituency,"  Hollister  adds. 

For  a  complete  list  of  BU's  corporate  partners  and  links 
to  their  Web  sites,  visit  www.bloomu.edu/visitor/motels. 
To  become  involved  in  BU  as  a  corporate  partner,  contact 
Tom  McGuire  at  (570)  389-4413. 


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Husky  Notes 


Jf\  A  Rebecca  Callas  is  a  probation  officer  with  the  state  of 

v/^t  New  Jersey. 

Amy  Wilk,  a  speech-language  pathologist  with  Geisinger 
Health  South,  Danville,  holds  a  certificate  of  clinical  competence 
in  speech-language  pathology  from  the  American  Speech- 
Language  Hearing  Association. 

Jf\  £  Nicole  Combs  is  a  researcher  at  the  University  of 

\J  %J  Denver  where  she  is  pursuing  a  master's  degree. 

Timothy  Finnegan  is  an  eighth-grade  learning  support 
teacher  at  Haverford  Middle  School. 

Kevin  Leonard,  Flemington,  N  J.  is  a  supervisor  in  the 
retirement  group  at  Merrill  Lynch. 

Cynthia  McMillin  'OS/WM  is  a  speech  and  language 
pathologist  at  St.  Elizabeth/Humility  of  Mary  Health  Partners, 
Youngstown,  Ohio. 

Jason  Scott  is  covering  Silver  Springs  as  a  reporter  for  the 
Sentinel,  Carlisle. 

^f\/L  Kristie  Anzulavich  is  a  nurse  practitioner  in  the  sleep 

\J \J  disorders  center  at  Evangelical  Community  Hospital. 

Lisa  Bauman,  Plains,  a  speech  pathology  graduate  student, 
is  the  2007  recipient  of  the  $  1 ,000  Von  Drach  Memorial 
Scholarship.  She  is  a  member  of  Phi  Kappa  Phi  and  Kappa  Delta 
Pi  honor  societies. 

Kara  Anne  Boneillo  is  enrolled  at  Wingate  University,  where 
she  is  studying  for  a  master's  in  education  degree. 

John  Neil  Delia  Croce  '06M  is  enrolled  in  Temple 
University's  dentistry  program. 

Justin  C.  Hill  is  teaching  in  the  Donegal  Area  School  District 
in  Mount  Joy. 

Christopher  Kuebler  joined  the  police  force  in  Upper 
Saucon  Township. 


Cruisin'  Seattle 

BU  alumnus  Bill  Garson  '63  and  his  wife  Dana  of  Seattle,  Wash., 
hosted  an  alumni  cruise  aboard  the  Dana  Lou  II  in  late  September. 
Among  those  attending  the  event  were,  left  to  right,  front  row:  Pam 
Halstead  '84,  BU  Alumni  Director  Lynda  Michaels  ^ASSM,  Valerie 
Frey  '93  and  Kathy  Rogers  71;  and  back  row:  Chris  Billet  '94,  Bill 
Garson  '63,  former  BU  President  Jessica  Kozloff '07H,  Dr.  Steve 
Kozloff  '07H  and  Nancy  Anderson  '58. 


Gina  Ormont  Sabo  is  teaching  lOth-grade  English  in 
Baltimore,  Md. 

Ronald  Stump  is  a  high  school  social  studies  teacher  for  the 
Schuylkill  Technology  Centers  in  Mar  Lin. 

Kristine  Tofts  (right)  has  entered  first-year 
studies  at  the  West  Virginia  School  of 
Osteopathic  Medicine,  Lewisburg,  W.Va.  While 
at  Bloomsburg,  she  was  named  outstanding 
biology  senior  student  and  received  the  Phi 
Kappa  Phi  Honors  Program  scholarship. 

Joseph  Yasinskas,  Clarks  Summit,  teaches  ninth-grade 
English  and  world  history  at  Scranton  Preparatory  School. 

Jf\^7  Anthony  Borgia,  Factoryville,  is  athletic  director  and 

\J  /    planning  assistant  room  coordinator  at  Mountain 
View  High  School. 

Jamie  Houseknecht  is  a  research  associate  with  Becton, 
Dickinson  and  Co.,  a  biomedical  firm.  He  works  within  the 
biosensor  performance  and  development  department. 

Kristen  Koveleski  was  awarded  the  Phi  Kappa  Phi  National 
Honor  Society  Award  of  Excellence.  Koveleski  is  pursuing  her 
doctorate  in  sport  and  exercise  psychology. 

Adriann  Schick,  Muncy,  joined  the  audit  staff  of  Brown 
Schultz  Sheridan  &  Fritz. 

Paul  Zipko  is  employed  as  an  automation  engineer  for 
EZ  Soft,  Inc.,  in  Malvern.  He  is  the  son  of  Dawn  and  Ken 
Zipko  78. 


Alumna  leads 


WABC-TV 

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Rebecca  Funk  Campbell 


ebecca  Funk  Campbell 
'83  was  recently  promot- 
-ed  to  president  and 
general  manager  of  WABC-TV, 
ABC's  flagship  station  in  the 
largest  television  market  in  the 
nation,  New  York.  In  her  new 
position,  she  has  overall  management  responsibility 
for  the  station,  including  its  three  digital  TV  channels, 
Internet  site  and  "Live  with  Regis  and  Kelly,"  which  is 
produced  by  WABC-TV. 

Campbell  had  been  president  and  general  manager  of 
WPVI-TV,  the  ABC  affiliate  in  Philadelphia,  since  2003. 
She  joined  the  station  in  1997  and  served  as  program 
director  and,  later,  as  vice  president  of  programming. 
Earlier  in  her  career,  Campbell  worked  at  KDKA-TV  in 
Pittsburgh,  WFMZ-TV  in  Allentown  and  WGAL-TV  in 
Lancaster.  The  Philadelphia  Business  Journal  named  her  as 
a  recipient  of  the  2007  Women  of  Distinction  award. 

She  and  her  husband  John  are  the  parents  of  two 
children,  Dylan  and  Taylor  Anne. 


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endar 


7     f/lfr, 


Noted  ceramist  and  sculptor  Toshiko  Takaezu  visits  the  new  Academic  Quad  where  'Endless  Circle,'  the  bell 
she  cast  on  BU's  campus  in  1987,  is  installed.  Friend  and  BU  art  professor  Karl  Beamer  is  shown  at  left. 


Academic  Calendar 

Spring  2008 

Spring  Break  Begins 

Saturday,  March  8 

Classes  Resume 

Monday,  March  17, 8  a.m. 

Reading  Day-  No  Classes 

Thursday  and  Friday,  May  1  and  2 

Classes  End 

Saturday,  May  3 

Finals  Begin 

Monday,  May  5 

Finals  End 

Saturday,  May  10 

Graduate  Commencement 

Friday,  May  9 

Undergraduate  Commencement 

Saturday,  May  10 

Summer  2008 

Session  I -May  19  to  June  27 
Session  II  -  July  1  to  Aug.  8 
Session  III -May  19  to  Aug.  8 

Art  Exhibits 

Exhibits  in  the  Haas  Gallery  of  Art 
are  open  to  the  public  free  of  charge. 
More  information  about  shows  is 
available  at  http://departments 
bloomu.  edu/art/gallery.  html. 

Dylan  Vitone 

Photography,  through  Feb.  15 

Yoshiko  Shimano 

Printmaking,  Feb.  25  to  March  28 

Juried  Student  Art  Exhibition 

April  7  to  25 


For  the  latest  information 
on  upcoming  events, 
check  the  university 
Web  site: 
www.  bloomu.  edu/today 


Celebrity  Artist  Series 

Events  are  held  in  Haas  Center  for 
the  Arts,  Mitrani  Hall,  or  Carver  Hall, 
Kenneth  S.  Gross  Auditorium.  For 
more  information,  call  the  box  office 
at  (5701 389-4409  or  check  the 
Celebrity  Artist  Web  site  at  http:// 
orgs,  bloomu.  edu/arts/celebrity_  list, 
htm.  Community  Government 
Association  cardholders  pay  half 
of  the  ticket's  face  value  for  all 
shows.  Programs  and  dates  are 
subject  to  change. 

Swing,  Daddy-o:  Big  Bad 
Voodoo  Daddy 

Saturday,  Feb.  16, 8  p.m. 
Mitrani  Hall,  $20 

Dreams  in  Motion:  Paul  Taylor 
Dance  Company 

Saturday,  April  5, 8  p.m. 
Mitrani  Hall,  $20 

Broadway  at  Bloomsburg:  Evita 

Sunday,  April  13,8  p.m. 
Mitrani  Hall,  $25 

Wonderful  Sound:  Ninth 
Annual  BU  Jazz  Festival  Boby 
Zankel  &  The  Warriors  of 
Wonderful  Sound 

Friday,  April  25,  noon 
Mitrani  Hall,  $5 

Concerts 

The  concerts  listed  below  are  open 
to  the  public  free  of  charge  unless 
indicated  otherwise. 

Chamber  Orchestra: 
Spring  Concert 

Sunday,  March  2, 2:30  p.m. 
St.  Matthew  Lutheran  Church, 
123  N.  Market  St.,  Bloomsburg 

Bloomsburg  University- 
Community  Orchestra  Concert 

Sunday,  March  30, 2:30  p.m. 
Haas  Center  for  the  Arts, 
Mitrani  Hall.  Featuring  Randall 
Wolfgang,  oboe 

Gospel  Choir:  Gospelrama 

Saturday  April  19, 3  p.m. 
Kehr  Union,  Ballroom 


Bloomsburg  University- 
Community  Orchestra 
Symphony  Ball 

Saturday,  May  3, 6  p.m. 

Kehr  Union,  Ballroom:  Reservations 

required,  (570)  389-4289  or 

mjelinkek@bloomu.edu 

Theater 

Tickets  for  theatrical  productions  are 
available  at  the  Haas  Center  for  the 
Arts  box  office  Mondays  through 
Fridays  from  noon  to  4  p.m. 

Bloomsburg  Players: 
Moonchildren 

Wednesday  to  Sunday,  Feb.  20  to 
24,  Alvina  Krause  Theatre,  226 
Center  St.,  Bloomsburg.  For  show 
times  and  tickets,  call  the  Program 
Board  ticket  office,  (570)  389-4340. 

Bloomsburg  Players:  Lysistrata 

Wednesday  to  Sunday,  April  16  to 
20,  Alvina  Krause  Theatre,  226 
Center  St.,  Bloomsburg.  For  show 
times  and  tickets,  call  the  Program 
Board  ticket  office,  (570)  389-4340. 
Tickets  go  on  sale  March  17. 

Alumni  Events 

Visit  the  alumni  online  community  at 
www.bloomualumni.com  for  further 
details  or  to  register.  For  information, 
contact  the  Alumni  Affairs  Office  at 
15701 389-4058,  (800)  526-0254  or 
alum@bloomu.edu. 

Geisinger  BU  Alumni  Reception 
Florida  Alumni  Mixer 

February  (dates  to  be  announced) 

Maryland  Alumni  Mixer 

Thursday,  Feb.  7 

Basketball  Alumni  Reunion 

Saturday,  Feb.  9 

Alumni  Mixer  in  Charlotte,  N.C. 

Tuesday,  Feb.  12 

Carver  Hall  Chapter  Dinner 
and  Big  Bad  Voodoo  Daddy 
performance 

Saturday,  Feb.  16 


Alumni  Association  Board  of 
Directors  Meeting 

Saturday,  Feb.  23 

Philadelphia  Alumni  Mixer 
at  Philadelphia  Phantoms 
Hockey  Game 

March  (date  to  be  announced) 

Harrisburg  Alumni  Mixer 

Thursday,  March  6 

Northern  Virginia  Alumni  Mixer 

Friday,  March  7 

Carver  Hall  Chapter  Wine 
and  Cheese  Social 

Thursday,  March  13 

Lehigh  Valley  Alumni  Mixer 

Thursday,  March  20 

Wyoming  Valley  Alumni  Mixer 

Thursday,  March  27 

Alumni  in  the  Classroom  Week 

Monday  to  Friday,  April  7  to  11 

Alumni  Weekend 

Friday  to  Sunday,  April  1 1  to  13 

Alumni  Awards  Luncheon 

Saturday,  April  12 

Grad  Finale 

Wednesday  and  Thursday,  April  16 
and  17, 11  a.m.  to  6  p.m. 

Alumni  Association  Board  of 
Directors  Meeting 

Saturday,  May  17 

Jesse  Bryan/John  Cook 
Multicultural  Alumni  Weekend 

Friday  to  Sunday,  June  27  to  29 

Special  Events 

Siblings'  and  Children's 
Weekend 

Friday  to  Sunday,  April  11  to  13 

Renaissance  Jamboree 

Saturday,  April  26 

Parents  and  Family  Weekend 

Friday  to  Sunday.  Sept.  1 2  to  14 

Homecoming  Weekend 

Friday  to  Sunday,  Nov.  1  and  2 


WINTER 


Over  the  Shoulder 


By  Robert  Dunkelberger,  University  Archivist 


The  original  barn,  related 
outbuildings  and  a  field  of 
corn  and  cabbage  can  be  seen 
in  the  foreground  in  this  1893 
photograph.  In  the  background 
is  the  dormitory  complex,  later 
WaUer  Hall. 


Barns,  Hogs,  and  Crops:  A  Look  at  the  Campus'  Rural  Past 


The  last  remnant  of  Bloomsburg  University's 
agricultural  past,  the  old  bam,  disappeared 
from  campus  50  years  ago,  ending  nearly 
90  years  of  farming  and  animal  husbandry 
as  a  pan  of  daily  life  for  students  and  faculty. 

For  the  school  to  grow  from  a  literary  institute  to  a 
normal  school  in  1869,  a  dormitory  had  to  be 
constructed  to  house  students  and  faculty.  Equally 
essential  was  a  bam  to  house  their  horses  and  to  store 
the  equipment  needed  to  plant  and  harvest  the 
farmland  east  of  campus.  The  first  bam  was  built  in 
1870  where  Luzerne  Hall  is  now  located,  and  the 
crops  grown  nearby  helped  to  supplement  the  food 
served  in  the  dining  hall. 

In  1894,  the  site  of  the  bam  was  needed  for  an 
employees'  dormitory  The  bam  was  torn  down  and  a 
new  one  was  constructed  in  the  area  of  the  current 
Northumberland  Hall.  The  new  barn  was  two  stories 
tall  with  more  than  1,500  square  feet  available  for  use 
as  a  stable  and  for  storage  of  the  school  wagon. 

The  raising  of  animals  gained  renewed  importance 
following  the  1903  purchase  of  Buckalew  Place,  now 
the  presidents  residence.  Two  years  later,  Principal 
Judson  Welsh  suggested  that  a  "piggery"  and  slaughter 
house  be  built  near  Buckalew  to  provide  meat  for  the 
dining  hall  and  to  take  care  of  the  school's  extensive 
garbage  problem.  The  hogs  could  eat  it! 

Although  employees  continued  to  perform  the 
primary  work  involved  in  growing  crops,  faculty 
member  Daniel  S.  Hartline  began  a  biology  program 


in  1913  for  students  to 
leam  about  agriculture. 
During  the  first  two 
years,  students  grew 
more  than  $1,000 
worth  of  vegetables  on 
plots  of  land  where 
Elwell  Residence  Hall 
is  now  located.  Most 
of  the  crops  went  to 
the  dining  hall  and 
included  onions, 
radishes,  lettuce, 
tomatoes,  potatoes, 


This  winter  photo  of  the  1894 
campus  barn,  taken  about  1950, 
shows  the  Class  of  1917 
greenhouse  to  the  left.  In  the 
background  is  Navy  Hall  and  to 
the  right  are  swing  sets  for 
students  in  the  Ben  franklin 
Training  School. 


com  and  cabbage. 

Student  involvement  soon  ceased,  however,  and  by 
the  mid- 1920s  the  effort  produced  such  a  limited 
amount  of  food  that  it  became  a  money-losing 
endeavor.  In  1927,  President  Francis  Haas  asked  the 
Trustees  to  approve  the  removal  of  the  Buckalew 
"piggery"  and  end  all  college-sponsored  agricultural 
work.  Farming  was  completely  phased  out  a  year  later. 

The  old  bam  remained  in  use  for  the  storage  of 
plumbing  and  carpentry  supplies  and  lawn  machinery, 
but  its  days  were  numbered  when  the  carpentry  shop 
was  completed  in  1938.  With  plans  in  place  by  1955 
to  build  a  new  men's  residence  hall,  the  bam  was 
razed  during  summer  1958  to  clear  the  way  for 
Northumberland  Hall.  The  last  trace  of  the  campus" 
rural  past  was  no  more. 


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BU  alumnus  carries  his 
alma  mater  to  the  top. 
Mountaintop,  that  is.  Page  w. 

Team's  accolades  come  after  season 
of  hard  work  and  heartache.  Page  18. 

Eyewitness  to  Mount  St.  Helens 
eruption  studies,  explains  volcanic 
activity.  Page  6. 


News  Notes 


Joan  Miller 


Work  vs. 
Good  Work 

Prof  studies  personal 
values  in  the  workplace 

For  Joan  Miller,  assistant 

professor  of  nursing,  there  is  a 

difference  between  "work" 

and  "good  work" — and  that 

difference  can  turn  a  job  into  an  inspired  and 

rewarding  career. 

Miller  has  taught  in  BU's  nursing  department  for 
13  years.  During  that  time,  she  noticed  nursing 
students  were  becoming  increasingly  jaded  toward 
their  future  profession,  prompting  her  to  look  into 
ways  of  encouraging  excellence  and  moral 
accountability  among  nurses  entering  the  workforce. 

Miller  soon  discovered  The  GoodWork  Project, 
Harvard  professor  Howard  Gardner's  multidiscipli- 
nary  study  of  good  work —  work  that  is  excellent  in 
quality,  socially  responsible  and  meaningful. 

Although  research  on  business,  journalism  and  law 
were  already  in  progress,  no  studies  had  been 
conducted  in  the  nursing  field.  So,  Miller  interviewed 
24  professional  nurses  at  various  stages  of  their  careers 
to  determine  why  they  are  in  the  profession,  establish 
their  values  and  beliefs  and  leam  how  they  overcome 
obstacles  in  the  workplace  with  those  values  in  mind. 
She  found  that  the  values  those  nurses  developed 
early  had  the  strongest  hold  on  them  later  in  life.  With 
this  in  mind,  Miller  determined  that  ethical  standards 
for  nurses  should  be  taught  early  in  their  education 
and  reinforced  later. 

Miller  incorporated  the  idea  of  good  work  into  a 
freshman  nursing  seminar  course  last  fall  and  found 
that  mentors  often  inspired  these  values  in  young 
nurses.  "Role  models —  from  one's  family  or 
profession —  are  essential,"  Miller  says.  "Students 
enter  this  profession  because  they  want  to  help 
others  and,  when  asked  about  values  that  support 
their  desire  to  be  a  good  nurse,  they  say  they 
wouldn't  compromise  the  integrity  they  learned 
from  those  mentors." 


Music  to  Their  Ears 

Program  earns  accreditation 

BU's  music  program  earned  accreditation  from  the  National 
Association  of  Schools  of  Music  (NASM).  BU's  program  is  one  of 
617  programs  accredited  nationally. 

"Reviewers  visited  campus  two  years  ago  and  again  last 
spring,"  says  Stephen  Clickard,  chairperson  of  the  music 
department.  "They  examined  our  curriculum  and  facilities  and 
listened  to  our  students  and  ensembles  perform.  They  were 
interested  in  the  musicianship  level  of  our  students  as  they  enter 
and  exit  our  program.  Our  students  did  very  well." 

Enrollment  in  BU's  music  program,  which  consists  of  tracks 
in  music  education  certification  K-12,  audio/video  recording  and 
liberal  arts,  has  grown  from  14  majors  in  1997  to  76  majors  in 
2007.  The  department  has  eight  full-time  faculty  and  four 
adjunct  faculty. 


Journalistic  Perspective 

Media  pros  share  expertise 

Journalism  professor  Walter  Brasch  moderates  a  discussion  panel 
during  the  Journalism  Institute,  a  day-long  event  attended  by  about 
150  high  school  students  and  their  advisers.  Panelists  included  Mike 
Lewis,  WNEP-TV  anchor;  Justin  Walden,  national  media  specialist  for 
Geisinger  Health  System;  Brandi  Mankiewicz  '94,  associate  publisher 
of  Journal  Newspapers;  and  Joanne  Arbogast,  managing  features 
editor  for  the  Daily  Item,  Sunbury,  and  editor  of  Inside  Pennsylvania 
magazine.  Other  BU  graduates  participating  in  the  institute  were 
Andy  Heintzelman  '85,  editor  for  the  News-Item,  Shamokin;  Sam 
Bidleman  '76,  newspaper  adviser  at  Bloomsburg  High  School;  Pat 
Trosky  '95M,  features  and  entertainment  editor  of  the  Citizen's  Voice, 
Wilkes-Barre;  Danielle  Lynch  '07,  reporter  for  the  Daily  Local  News, 
West  Chester;  Maryjayne  Reibsome  '02,  graphics  and  Web  designer; 
Nicole  Clark  '07,  a  graduate  student  in  BU's  institute  for  interactive 
technologies;  Matt  Colosimo  '06,  BU  broadcast  engineer;  and 
Jonathan  Gass  '05,  copy  editor  and  page  designer  for  the  Patriot- 
News,  Harrisburg. 


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Sharing  Experience 

Program  brings  young  profs  to  BU 

A  new  program  offers  young  professors  the  opportunity  to 
develop  their  professional  skills  while  they  live,  work  and 
teach  at  BU.  The  Frederick  Douglass  Teaching  Scholars 
program,  designed  for  recent  graduates  of  doctorate 
programs  and  graduate  students  entering  the  final  stages  of 
doctorate  study,  welcomes  applicants  from  historically 
under-represented  populations  who  want  to  gain  experience 
working  as  faculty  members. 

The  program  encourages  diversity  within  the  campus 
community  and  exposes  students  to  different  cultures  and 
ideas,  according  to  provost  James  Mackin.  Frederick 
Douglass  Teaching  Scholars  are  also  introduced  to  the 
benefits  of  working  at  BU  and  have  the  opportunity  to 
become  involved  in  campus  organizations  and  initiatives. 

The  first  Frederick  Douglass  Teaching  Scholars,  Wazi 
Apoh,  assistant  professor  of  anthropology,  and  Ivan 
Turnipseed,  assistant  professor  of  business  management, 
have  created  and  taught  specialty  courses,  worked  with 
student  organizations  on  campus  and  served  as  temporary 
faculty  members  within  their  departments.  Turnipseed,  who 
specializes  in  the  hospitality  industry  and  human  resources 
management,  has  taught  courses  in  both  fields.  Apoh,  who 
is  from  Ghana,  created  two  new  courses  focusing  on  the 
archaeology  of  Africa  and  the  anthropology  of  human  rights. 


Ivan  Turnipseed,  assistant  professor  of  business  management,  left, 
and  Wazi  Apoh,  assistant  professor  of  anthropology,  are  BU's  first 
Frederick  Douglass  Teaching  Scholars. 


"The  scholars  gain  teaching  experience  and,  hopefully, 
learn  from  our  institution,"  says  Jonathan  Lincoln,  assistant 
vice  president  for  academic  affairs.  "Students  can  take 
specialty  courses  they  wouldn't  normally  have  the 
opportunity  to  take.  Current  faculty  have  the  chance  to 
mentor  and  leam  from  the  new  faculty  members,  and  our 
future  applicant  pool  increases.  In  my  opinion,  this 
program  is  a  win  for  everyone  involved." 


Forward  Motion 

Redman  Stadium  renovations  begin 

Renovations  are  underway  at  Redman 
Stadium,  home  of  the  Huskies  since  1974. 
After  gaining  approval  from  the  Council  of 
Trustees  in  late-December  2007,  work 
moved  ahead  on  the  project  that  features 
a  press  box  with  elevator,  new  rest  rooms, 
artificial  turf  field,  track  and  field  facilities, 
new  railings,  a  new  parking  lot  and  new 
visitor  bleachers.  Many  of  the  improve- 
ments will  bring  the  stadium  into 
compliance  with  requirements  of  the 
Americans  with  Disabilities  Act  (ADA). 
The  Trustees  accepted  the  bid  of 
$3.2  million,  along  with  an  additional 
$250,000  for  lights,  pending  approval 
from  the  Federal  Aviation  Agency.  The 
FAA's  decision  is  expected  later  this  year. 


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Volcano  Watcher 


STORY     BY     MARK     E.      DIXON 


CNN,  MSNBC,  Fox 

News,  USA  Today  and 

National  Geographic 

are  just  a  few  of  the 

media  outlets  that 

have  turned  to  Carolyn 

Driedger  '75  for  an 

understanding  of 

activity  at  Mount  St. 

Helens  and  Mount 

Rainier  from  her 

vantage  point  at 

the  U.S.  Geological 

Survey's  Cascades 

Volcano  Observatory. 


Snow-capped  Mount  Rainier  is  a  picturesque  - 
and  potentially  dangerous  -  backdrop  to  many 
communities  in  Washington  state. 


Carolyn  Driedger  75  left  Pennsylvania  in  the  1970s  to  study  glaciers. 
U.S.  glaciers  were  all  out  west,  so  it  was  in  Washington  and  Alaska  that 
she  first  had  the  opportunity  to  observe  these  large  chunks  of  ice  and  how 
bureaucrats  respond  to  them.  In  Alaska,  Driedger  and  her  colleagues  in  the 
U.S.  Geological  Survey  (USGS)  reported  to  officials  that  Alaska's  Columbia 
Glacier  was  calving  off  icebergs  at  an  accelerating  rate. 

"People  laughed,"  Driedger  recalls. 
Silly  bureaucrats.  In  1989,  while  trying  to 
dodge  one  of  those  bergs,  the  Exxon  Valdez  oil 
tanker  struck  a  reef  and  spilled  10.8  million 
gallons  of  crude  oil  into  Prince  William  Sound. 
Cleanup  cost  millions.  Today,  researchers 
predict  that  the  30-mile-long  Columbia  Glacier 
will  fully  disintegrate  within  50  years,  to  be 
replaced  by  a  water-filled  fjord. 

But  the  spill  wasn't  Driedger's  turning  point. 
What  changed  her  life  was  a  visit  on  May  17,  1980,  to  Coldwater  Ridge, 
an  observation  point  in  southwestern  Washington  from  which  volcanol- 
ogists  were  monitoring  a  long-dormant — though  rumbling — volcano  five 
miles  away. 

Driedger,  interested  in  the  effect  of  volcanic  action  on  glaciers,  was  there 
to  share  her  know-how.  The  mountain  was  covered  with  glaciers  and  she 
hoped  to  track  the  effects  of  its  increasing  warmth  upon  them.  "The  volca- 
nologist  on  duty,  David  Johnston,  said  it  wasn't  safe  there  and  told  me  to 

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After  the  eruption  of  Mount  St.  Helens,  politicians  realized  what  a 
volcano  could  do.  In  addition  to  the  57  dead,  Mount  St.  Helens  had 
destroyed  27  bridges,  nearly  200  homes  and  185  miles  of  highway. 
Rocks  from  the  landslide  and  lateral  blast  covered  230  square  miles. 


go  home  for  the  night,"  she  says. 
The  next  morning,  she  was  driving 
back  to  the  volcano  when  she  wit- 
nessed the  catastrophic  landslide 
and  eruption,  which  swept  away 
the  observation  point  on  Cold- 
water  Ridge,  opened  a  gaping  hole 
in  the  volcano  and  reduced  the 
volcano's  summit  elevation  by 
more  than  1,300  feet.  Johnston, 
whose  last  words  to  headquarters 
were,  "Vancouver,  Vancouver,  this 
is  it,"  was  killed. 

In  retrospect,  the  disaster 
created  a  "once-in-a-lifetime 
opportunity,"  says  Driedger. 

Suddenly,  politicians  realized 
what  a  volcano  could  do.  In 
addition  to  the  57  dead,  Mount  St. 
Helens  had  destroyed  27  bridges, 
nearly  200  homes  and  185  miles 
of  highway.  Damage  to  public 
property  alone  was  estimated  at 
$1.1  billion — in  a  rural,  mostly 
forested  area.  Rocks  from  the  land- 
slide and  lateral  blast  covered 
230  square  miles  and  the  volcanic 
layers,  which  were  an  average 
depth  of  150  feet,  measured  more 
than  600  feet  deep  in  places. 

Much  of  the  damage  was 
caused  by  the  lahar,  or  volcanic 
mudflow,  that  followed  the  erup- 
tion, not  the  eruption  itself.  A  lahar 
is  a  flow  composed  of  volcanic 
rock  and  ash  and  water  that 
descends  the  slopes  of  a  volcano, 
usually  along  a  river  valley.  The 
water — which  binds  the  debris 
together  and  provides  its  motive 
force — was  supplied  by  the  ice 
previously  on  the  summit. 

"Removal  of  snow  and  ice  on 
the  volcano  doesn't  happen  as 
quickly  as  you  might  think,''  says 
Driedger.  "A  lot  of  ice  was  prob- 
ably vaporized  on  that  day,  but  a 


Volcanic  ash  still  exists  in  much  of  the  land  surrounding  Mount  St.  Helens, 
significantly  altering  the  areas  environment. 


lot  of  it  also  went  down  the  valley 
in  the  lahar.  Some  ice  remains  on 
the  mountain  today." 

Other  disasters  re-emphasized 
this  concept.  In  1985,  the  eruption 
of  Columbia's  Nevada  del  Ruiz 
volcano  produced  a  lahar  more 
than  130  feet  high  with  a  top  speed 
of  40  miles  per  hour.  The  lahar 
swamped  the  town  of  Armero, 
killing  23,000  people.  In  the  Philip- 
pines, the  lahar  which  followed  the 
1991  Pinatubo  eruption  killed  hun- 
dreds of  people  while  the  eruption 
killed  sigrtificantly  fewer  people. 

"Around  that  time,  (USGS)  real- 
ized that  we  would  have  mud  flows 
in  an  eruption,"  she  says.  "So  we 
decided  that  we'd  better  figure  out 
how  much  snow  and  ice  we  had  to 
deal  with." 

Driedger  and  her  colleagues  per- 
formed hundreds  of  measurements 
on  Cascades  volcanoes,  using  a  por- 
table "ice  radar"  system  that  sends 
and  receives  an  electronic  pulse. 


"The  electrical  conductivity  of  ice 
is  different  than  with  rock,"  she 
explains.  "So,  by  sending  an 
impulse  and  measuring  how  long  it 
takes  to  return,  we  can  determine 
the  thickness  of  the  ice." 

More  than  a  dozen  major  volca- 
nic peaks  are  sprinkled  around 
Oregon,  Washington  and  northern 
California,  but  the  closest  to  a 
major  population  center  is  Mount 
Rainier,  only  54  miles  from  Seattle 
and  the  nearly  600,000  people 
who  live  there.  Other  cities — 
Tacoma  (194,000)  and  Puyallup 
(33,000)— are  closer. 

"As  it  turned  out,  there  is  about 
one  cubic  mile  of  perennial  snow 
and  ice  on  Mount  Rainier,"  says 
Driedger.  "It's  as  much  as  on  all  the 
other  Cascades  volcanoes  com- 
bined." Because  of  the  volcano's 
massive  ice  load  and  close  proxim- 
ity to  large  populations,  USGS  con- 
siders Rainier  the  most  dangerous 
volcano  in  the  Northwest.  Geologi- 


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Driedger  stands 
beside  the  stump 
of  a  tree  leveled  by 
a  prehistoric  lahar. 


cal  studies,  previously  performed 
in  the  1960s  and  70s,  have  been 
updated  during  the  past  decade 
and  the  mountain  is  now  studded 
with  sensors. 

"People  won't  listen  to  you 
when  things  are  quiet,"  says 
Driedger.  "Plus,  we  at  USGS  real- 
ized that  we  had  to  beef  up  the 
monitoring  of  Cascade  volcanoes." 

Today,  Driedger — assigned  to 
the  USGS  Cascades  Volcano 
Observatory — and  her  colleagues 
know  if  Mount  Rainier  so  much  as 
wobbles.  But  that's  only  the  scien- 
tific pan  of  the  story. 

According  to  Driedger,  USGS 
had  no  mechanism  of  communi- 
cating what  its  newer  studies  and 
measurements  and  sensors 
revealed.  In  the  years  since  the 
1980  eruption,  the  agency  had 
compiled  copious  statistics,  but 
they  mostly  sat  on  the  shelf. 

Driedger  proposed  an  outreach 
program  to  educate  officials  and 
the  public  about  volcanic  and  seis- 
mic hazards.  In  1995,  USGS 
agreed  and  appointed  her  to  run  it. 

"I  was  the  only  one  who  had  a 
background  in  education  because 
of  my  Bloomsburg  days,"  explains 
Driedger,  who  had  been  an  earth 
science  education  major.  "Plus,  a 
lot  of  the  phone  calls  were  already 
coming  to  me  because  I  was  will- 
ing to  talk  to  reporters." 


Thanks  to  Driedger,  USGS  today 
has  a  multi-pronged  educational 
program  that  reaches  officials, 
emergency  professionals  and  the 
general  public.  She  organizes  semi- 
nars for  teachers  and  participates  in 
drills  that  test  emergency  prepared- 
ness. She  speaks  frequently  at  pub- 
lic meetings,  where  she  has  learned 
to  strike  a  moderate  stance  on 
development  in  lahar-prone  areas. 

"You  can't  say  Don't  build  any- 
thing,' "  she  says.  "So,  what  I  sug- 
gest is  that  municipalities  avoid  put- 
ting their  hospitals,  police  stations 
and  other  critical  facilities  on  the 
valley  floor."  Typically,  only  struc- 
tures on  high  ground  survive  lahars. 

Evidence  is  abundant.  When 
builders  excavate  foundations  in 
Puyallup  Valley,  an  area  of  weak 
unstable  rock  on  Rainier's  north- 
west side,  they  frequently  unearth 
massive  tree  stumps  that  were  bur- 
ied by  prehistoric  lahars.  But  even 
that  doesn't  alter  many  building 
plans,  says  Driedger.  If  no  regula- 
tions exist  forbidding  development, 
development  will  happen. 

"The  attitude  is  kind  of,  'It  won't 
happen  for  another  hundred  years, 
so  what  does  it  matter?' "  she  says. 

Delivering  such  messages  is  a 
challenge,  sympathizes  Andrew 
Bacon,  an  environmental  activist 
who  serves  on  a  local  land-use 
commission  in  Pierce  County, 


Wash.  Bacon  frequendy  opposes 
proposed  developments  in  areas  sub- 
ject to  flooding,  lahars  and  other 
hazards.  Like  Driedger,  he  is  used  to 
being  ignored. 

"Development  laws  . . .  allow 
developments  to  proceed  which 
should  be  stopped,"  says  Bacon, 
"including  the  big  ones  near  Rainier 
which  have  a  great  chance  of  being 
wiped  out  in  an  eruption  or  lahar 
event."  Most  residents  will  be 
ignorant  of  the  danger,  he  says, 
presuming  that  they  are  safe  since 
they  were  approved. 

So,  as  at  the  start  of  Driedger's 
career,  officials  who  don't  listen  may 
be  her  biggest  challenge. 

But  she  still  loves  the  mountains. 
Driedger  grew  up  in  a  Blue  Bell,  Pa., 
family  which  headed  west  every 
summer.  She  chose  Bloomsburg,  in 
part,  because  of  its  mountain  loca- 
tion. Then,  as  a  sort  of  bonus,  she 
scored  a  room  on  the  top  floor  of 
Columbia  Hall,  where  she  lived  most 
of  her  college  career. 

"It  had  a  great  view  of  the  moun- 
tains," she  recalls.  "I  also  had  great 
professors.  Dr.  Wendelin  Frantz, 
who  chaired  the  geography 
department,  was  so  inspiring. 
He  was  always  challenging  us  to  ask 
questions  and  to  not  just 
make  assumptions." 

Married  in  1992  to  volcanologist 
Larry  Mastin,  Driedger  and  her 
husband  live  in  Vancouver,  Wash., 
with  their  daughter,  Clara,  whom 
they  adopted  from  China  in  1997. 

"Clara  is  the  most  volcano- 
knowledgeable  ballet  dancer  I 
know,"  she  says.  B 

Mark  E.  Dixon  is  ajreelance  writer  in 
Wayne,  Pa. 


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Quality  academic  programs, 

reasonable  costs  and  a 

friendly  environment  draw 

students  to  Bloomsburg 
from  across  Pennsylvania. 
The  same  traits  also 
attract  students  from 

much  farther  away. 


STORY     AND     PHOTOS     BY     ERIC     FOSTER 


Until  he  stepped  onto  Bloomsburg's  campus, 
Darpan  Singhal,  a  native  of  Indore  in  central 
India,  had  never  seen  snow.  Neither  had  Amreen 
Mosthapha  from  Bangladesh,  Xianrui  Meng  of  China 
or  Marina  Miranda  of  Brazil. 

But  Yulia  Smotrova,  a  Russian  student  in  Blooms- 
burg's master's  of  business  administration  program,  says 
one  of  the  things  she  misses  about  home  "is  the  snow." 

For  Singhal  and  Miranda,  growing  up  in  cities 
where  the  typical  winter  temperatures  are  in  the  50s 
(Fahrenheit),  several  inches  of  cold  white  stuff  on 
BU's  academic  quad  is  something  new  and  unique. 
For  Muscovite  Smotrova,  several  inches  is  a  mere 
dusting  that  hardly  counts. 

The  facts  on  the  ground  may  be  the  same,  but  the 
perspectives  students  bring  to  campus  from  different 
locations  around  the  globe  are  very  different.  These 
different  perspectives  are  a  valuable  addition  to  the 
intellectual  and  cultural  climate  on  campus,  says 
Madhav  Sharma,  director  of  international  education. 

"International  students  bring  the  knowledge  and 
experience  of  other  cultures  from  around  the  world 
to  our  Pennsylvania  students,  who  may  never  have 
traveled  outside  the  U.S.,  so  they  may  interact  and 
understand  globalization  firsthand,"  says  Sharma. 

"In  addition  to  bringing  their  perspective  to  the 
classroom,  international  students  also  spur  American 
students  to  go  abroad  by  their  example.  In  a  regular 
semester,  we  have  30  to  35  students  study  abroad 
and  during  the  summer  that  increases  to  more  than 
a  hundred." 


When  Sharma  arrived  at  Bloomsburg  15  years  ago, 
there  were  about  50  international  students  on  campus 
from  a  dozen  counties.  In  2007-08,  Bloomsburg  has 
150  international  students  representing  58  nations. 

Despite  their  varied  experiences,  international 
students  choose  Bloomsburg  for  many  of  the  same 
reasons  that  native  Pennsylvanians  do:  the  reputation 
of  academic  programs,  the  small-town  atmosphere  and 
the  affordability. 

When  Jessica  Laasonen  of  Finland  arrived  at  BU  in 
fall  2006,  she  intended  to  stay  just  a  year  as  an  exchange 
student.  But  she  found  herself  smitten  with  the  town, 
the  university  and  her  classes. 

The  latitude  that  American  students  have  when 
choosing  classes  is  something  Laasonen  finds  exciting. 
"In  Finland,  at  the  university  level,  you've  already 
selected  a  track  and  that  determines  what  courses  you 
take,"  she  explains.  "I  had  a  course  in  GIS  (Global 
Information  Systems)  here  that  I  would  never  be  able  to 
take  outside  of  a  technical  school  in  Finland." 

Smotrova,  who  earned  a  dual  undergraduate  degree 
from  both  Bloomsburg  and  the  Moscow  Finance  Acad- 
emy under  the  Government  of  the  Russian  Federation, 
chose  to  continue  her  graduate  studies  at  Bloomsburg 
because  of  the  strong  reputation  of  BU's  MBA  program 
and  of  the  American  higher  education  system  in  general. 
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"I  had  a  choice  between  Newcastle  College  in  Great 
Britain  or  Bloomsburg,"  she  says.  "The  United  States  is 
considered  to  have  the  best  higher  education  system  in 
the  world.  And  Bloomsburg  is  affordable." 

Bloomsburg  is  also  attracting  students  through  for- 
mal exchange  programs  with  universities  in  other 
countries,  particularly  China.  Xianrui  Meng  came  to 
Bloomsburg  in  January  along  with  three  other  students 
from  Shandong  University  of  Technology. 

"This  is  a  peaceful  and  beautiful  town,"  says  the 
student,  who  will  spend  the  next  18  to  24  months  at 
Bloomsburg  completing  his  computer  science  degree. 

More  than  20  students  from  China  currently  are 
studying  on  campus,  including  Meng  and  his  cousin. 
That  number  will  continue  to  grow  in  the  coming 
years  with  a  cohort  of  about  two  dozen  students 
expected  to  arrive  in  fall  2010  from  Shandong 
University  alone. 

Bloomsburg  has  formal  exchange  agreements  with 
eight  universities  in  China  and  more  than  20  universi- 
ties worldwide.  As  the  number  of  international  stu- 
dents at  Bloomsburg  has  grown,  so  has  the  positive 
"word  of  mouth." 

"My  sister  had  a  friend  who  came  here  and  said  it 
was  a  good  school  for  business,"  says  Mosthapha,  who 
looks  forward  to  a  career  in  the  U.S.  as  a  financial 
manager  or  marketing  manager. 

Miranda  chose  Bloomsburg  based  on  the  recom- 
mendation of  her  cousin,  who  earned  a  doctorate 
degree  in  audiology  from  BU.  And  Singhal,  whose 
father  is  a  doctor,  selected  Bloomsburg  because  he 
could  complete  the  well-regarded  graduate  program 
in  exercise  science  in  just  over  a  year. 


While  the  academic  programs  attract  students,  the 
charm  of  the  community  keeps  them. 

"When  I  walk  into  the  shops  on  Main  Street,  people 
remember  me,"  says  Laasonen,  a  junior  business  man- 
agement major  from  Helsinki.  "That  doesn't  happen  in 
a  city  as  big  as  Helsinki." 

"Bloomsburg  feels  very  safe,"  says  Miranda,  a  senior 
mass  communications  major  whose  hometown,  Sao 
Paulo,  has  19  million  residents,  making  it  one  of  the 
largest  cities  in  the  world.  "It  was  a  little  difficult  to  get 
used  to  such  a  small  town." 

Although  the  Bloomsburg  community  has  much  to 
offer,  international  students  still  face  challenges.  Food, 
transportation,  customs  and  manners  are  all  different 
from  home. 

"I'm  a  vegetarian  and  I  have  to  cook  all  of  my 
own  food,"  says  Singhal.  "Our  food  is  not  like  a  salad 
you  have  here.  We  cook  with  20  to  30  spices  every 
day.  Protein  comes  from  nuts  like  cashews,  almonds 
and  pistachios." 

Miranda  misses  the  beans  and  rice  that  are  a  staple 
in  Brazilian  cuisine.  And,  even  when  Smotrova  can 
locate  the  ingredients  for  a  traditional  Russian  dish,  she 
finds  that  the  end  result  just  doesn't  taste  the  same. 

Subtle  cultural  differences  can  bring  on  some 
homesickness,  the  students  admit. 

"One  of  the  biggest  differences  was  getting  used  to 
the  American  cheerfulness,"  says  Smotrova.  "In  Amer- 
ica, you  have  to  wear  a  smile  all  the  time.  In  Russia,  we 
don't  have  to  act  happy  if  we  aren't." 

International  students  also  discover  a  less-formal 
atmosphere  in  U.S.  classrooms.  "In  India,  you  can't 
drink  in  class,"  says  Singhal.  "You  have  to  wear  a  shirt 


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and  trousers,  and  you  stand  when  the  professor  walks 
into  the  room." 

Bloomsburg's  international  students  often  bring  an 
extra  degree  of  seriousness  to  their  studies.  "My  family 
taught  me  to  invest  in  education,  not  in  tangible 
things,"  Smotrova  says.  "I  think  of  education  as  a  buf- 
fet. Get  as  much  as  you  can. 

"You're  here  to  be  a  better  person,  learn  how  to 
think  logically,  become  open-minded,"  says  Smotrova, 
who  took  six  classes  a  semester  as  an  undergraduate 
and  four  a  semester  as  a  graduate  student.  "I  will  go 
back  to  Russia  and  help  my  country  and  make  Russia  a 
better  place  to  live.  I  know  1  will  be  responsible  for  my 
parents,  too." 

Singhal's  experiences  in  his  family's  hospital  have 
given  him  a  special  sense  of  purpose.  "I've  seen  the 
gate  between  death  and  life.  I  think  about  why  we  are 
here  in  this  world.  Not  about  daily  frustrations  and 
problems,  but  why  we  are  human.  We  should  do 
something  for  humanity.  Life  goes  in  seconds  and  we 
should  not  waste  it." 

Just  as  these  students  devote  themselves  to  their 
studies,  they  enjoy  opportunities  to  teach  their  class- 
mates about  their  own  cultures  and  homelands. 

Laasonen,  for  example,  says  her  American  friends 
often  believe  Finland's  largest  company,  cell  phone 
manufacturer  Nokia,  is  located  in  Japan.  "My  country- 
men are  bothered  by  this,  but  1  remind  them  that  some 
American  states  have  as  many  people  as  Finland.  Do 
we  know  the  names  of  all  the  American  states?" 

Smotrova  believes  physical  distance  contributes  to 
Americans'  lack  of  knowledge  about  the  rest  of  the 
world.  "In  Russia,  you  have  neighbors.  You  feel  it. 


When  you  live  in  the  United  States,  it's  the  center  of 
the  world.  France  seems  so  far  away." 

But  there  are  signs  of  change,  she  says.  "Three 
years  ago,  I  helped  professor  Luke  Springman  from 
languages  and  cultures  with  a  Russian  class.  There 
were  five  students.  This  year,  when  I  helped,  there 
were  25  students." 

Smotrova's  time  away  from  Moscow  has  also  given 
her  an  opportunity  to  see  her  home  from  a  fresh  per- 
spective. "When  I  went  back  to  Russia  the  last  time,  it 
was  like  I  was  the  tourist,"  she  says.  "I  was  taking  pic- 
tures everywhere.  For  me,  it  was  like  a  new  country." 

Like  Smotrova,  many  international  students 
become  informal  ambassadors  for  their  home  coun- 
tries. They  march  in  BU's  homecoming  parade  each  fall 
and,  along  with  international  faculty,  host  a  banquet 
each  spring  semester  that  brings  hundreds  of  guests 
from  the  campus  and  community.  And,  through  the 
efforts  of  the  international  education  office,  interna- 
tional students  and  faculty  serve  as  guest  speakers  with 
community  organizations. 

Laasonen  says  one  of  her  most  gratifying  experi- 
ences occurred  in  Riverside  Elementary  School  in  the 
Danville  School  District  where  she  talked  to  children 
about  her  home  country  and  its  holiday  traditions. 

In  Finland,  she  says,  "everyone  knows  that  Santa 
Claus  lives  in  Lapland,  a  northern  region  of  the  coun- 
try, not  the  North  Pole. 

"At  Riverside,  the  children  asked  me  if  reindeer 
were  real,"  she  says.  "I  told  them,  Yes  they  are,  but 
they  don't  fly.' "  b 

Eric  Foster  is  co-editor  of  Bloomsburg:  The  University  Magazine. 


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Stephan  Pettit  '89  knew  he  needed  to  set  a 
personal  goal  to  achieve  his  first  professional  success. 
A  Harley-Davidson  seemed  like  a  logical  choice. 

STORY      BY      JACK      SHERZER 


Discipline  and  Drive 


Ever  drop  off  some  old  paint  cans, 
cleaning  products  or  batteries  dur- 
ing a  household  hazardous  waste 
cleanup  drive?  Or  maybe  read  about 
some  toxic  waste  site  and  wonder 
what  happens  to  the  din  and  other 
dangerous  materials  that  are  being 
dug  up  and  hauled  away?  Stephan 
Pettit  and  his  Tampa,  Fla. -based 


company,  Clean  Earth  Systems,  often 
play  a  role  in  the  disposal  of  hazard- 
ous materials  such  as  these. 

Starting  in  1993,  Pettit,  a  1989 
Bloomsburg  grad  and  Husky  line- 
backer, has  turned  a  small  corrugated 
box  company  ("Don't  call  it  card- 
board!") into  one  of  the  main  suppli- 
ers of  hazardous  waste  containers. 


Since  much  of  the  nation's  haz- 
ardous waste  is  burned  in  special 
incinerators,  it  seems  obvious  that 
the  best  way  to  pack  the  material  is 
in  a  container  that  can  be  burned  at 
the  same  time.  But  until  recendy,  a 
lot  of  the  materials  were  put  in  stor- 
age drums.  Aside  from  being  night- 
mares to  store,  companies  were  left 


with  contaminated  barrels  that  had 
to  be  crushed  and  thrown  out  in 
expensive,  hazardous  waste  land- 
fills when  the  time  came  to  destroy 
the  contents. 

Not  so  with  a  corrugated  box. 
While  it's  built  extra  strong — the 
biggest  can  hold  three  tons  of  mate- 
rial— it  is  totally  combustible.  Pack 
it  up  once,  and  that's  it. 

"This  was  a  replacement  for  steel 
drums  but  in  the  beginning  nobody 
knew  what  we  were  selling,"  Pettit 
says.  "We  came  in  with  these  cor- 
rugated boxes  and  were  running 
into  the  old  school  network,  you 
know,  my  daddy  did  drums  and 
his  daddy  and  so  on.  It  was  a  really 
hard  sell  to  begin  with." 

But  a  desire  to  sell — and  the 
discipline  to  achieve  tough  goals — 
have  been  characteristics  of  the 
40-year-old  Pettit  since  he  was  a 
kid  growing  up  in  Middletown,  N.J. 
His  father  owned  a  printing  com- 
pany and  spent  his  entire  career  in 
printing  sales.  Pettit's  father  passed 
on  a  love  of  selling. 

Sports  also  loomed  large  in  Pet- 
tit's  life.  "I  owe  most  of  my  profes- 
sional career  to  sports,"  he  says. 
"There's  the  teamwork  and  the  dis- 
cipline and  all  of  that  comes  into 
play  in  business.  I've  said  it  many 
times — if  it  wasn't  for  football,  I 
would  not  be  where  I  am  today." 

After  graduating  from  Middle- 
town  High  School  South,  Pettit  was 
recruited  by  various  schools, 
including  Princeton  and  Rutgers. 
Then,  he  got  a  call  from  Blooms- 
burg.  It  was  1984.  Then-head 
coach  George  Landis  was  rebuild- 
ing the  program  and  Pettit  was 
excited  to  be  part  of  it. 

"I  had  been  on  recruiting  trips  to 
other  schools,  but  when  I  got  to 
Bloomsburg,  I  absolutely  loved  the 
school,  the  football  program  and 
the  coaching  staff,"  Pettit  says.  "You 
could  tell  they  were  going  to  be  a 
heck  of  a  program." 


He  was  right.  Pettit  was  pan  of 
the  1985  team  that  won  the  Penn- 
sylvania State  Athletic  Conference 
title  and  was  the  first  team  in  school 
history  to  win  12  games. 

At  Bloomsburg,  Pettit  earned  a 
degree  in  mass  communications, 
which  he  thought  would  help  him 
in  the  business  and  sales  world.  He 
headed  back  to  New  Jersey,  where 
his  father  convinced  him  to  take  a 
job  selling  photocopiers — one  of 
the  toughest  sales  jobs  to  have. 

"There  are  certain  tricks  within 
the  sales  industry  itself  that  I  was 
taught  very  early  on.  One  was  set- 
ting a  goal  for  yourself,"  Pettit  says. 
"I  always  wanted  a  Harley-Davidson, 
so  I  had  a  picture  of  the  Harley 
clipped  on  my  sun  visor. 

"After  you  get  kicked  out  of  six 
offices  in  a  row  for  bothering  the 
receptionist  as  you  try  to  sell  a 
copier,  it  always  helps  to  have  the 
goal  right  there  where  you  can  see 
it.  Something  tangible  you  are  work- 
ing toward." 

Pettit  didn't  get  his  Harley  in  the 
year  he  sold  copiers,  but  he  got  it 
soon  after  moving  to  Tampa  and 
taking  a  sales  job  with  E.  &J.  Gallo 
Winery,  where  he  worked  for  three 
and  a  half  years. 

Then  a  friend  told  him  about 
environmental  packaging.  He 
researched  the  industry  while  still 
working  at  Gallo  and,  just  a  year 
after  forming  the  business,  he 
bought  out  his  partner.  In  1994  he 
became  owner  and  president  of 
Clean  Earth  Systems. 

Starting  with  a  warehouse  and 
sales  crew  in  New  Jersey  and  Flor- 
ida, Pettit  has  guided  the  company's 
growth  across  the  country.  Clean 
Earth  Systems  now  has  12  ware- 
houses with  sales  teams  in  each, 
about  30  employees  total,  and  a  goal 
of  reaching  more  than 
$10  million  in  sales  this  year. 

Despite  the  hard  work  growing 
his  business,  Pettit  still  takes  his 


sports  seriously.  He  competes  in 
an  ice  hockey  league  and  met  his 
wife  of  almost  five  years,  Diana, 
while  he  was  head  coach  of  the 
Tampa  Bay  Cougars  minor  league 
football  team,  a  position  he  left  in 
2000.  Diana,  who  is  also  vice  presi- 
dent of  the  company,  raises  Arabian 
horses  on  the  couple's  ranch  out- 
side of  Tampa,  which  they  share 
with  four  horses  and  two  dogs.  The 
couple  often  travels  to  Vail,  Colo., 
for  snowboarding. 


In  his  business,  Pettit  is  eyeing 
the  global  market.  His  corrugated 
containers  meet  strict  United 
Nations  standards,  so  they  can  be 
used  anywhere  in  the  world. 

And  in  his  spare  time,  when 
he's  not  playing  sports,  he's 
reconnecting  with  his  love  of 
music  and  once  again  playing  the 
guitar.  This  interest  gave  him  his 
next  tangible  business  goal:  A 
Gibson  Les  Paul  guitar. 

"I  have  a  goal  of  a  certain 
dollar  amount  and  growth  rate 
for  the  company,"  Pettit  says.  "If 
we  hit  them  in  2008,  that  Gibson 
is  mine."  b 

Editor's  note:  For  more  information 
about  Clean  Earth  Systems,  go  to 
www.cleanearthsystems.com 

Jack  Sherzer  is  a  professional  writer 
and  Pennsylvania  native.  He  cuirently 
lives  in  Hanisburg. 


Stephan  Pettit, 
right,  and  Ashley 
Skrzypek,  regional 
manager,  take  Clean 
Earth  Systems  on 
the  road  for  a  trade 
show.  Opposite 
page:  Pettit's  passion 
for  motorcycles 
inspired  early 
business  success; 
one  of  his  company's 
products  (top). 


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The  mountaineer  George  Leigh  Mallory  said  in  1922, 
'If  you  cannot  understand  that  there  is  something  in 
man  which  responds  to  the  challenge  of  this  mountain 
and  goes  out  to  meet  it,  that  the  struggle  is  the  struggle 
of  life  itself  upward  and  forever  upward,  then  you 
won't  see  why  we  go.'  A  BU  alum  is  among  the  few  who 
understand  the  challenge  of  the  mountains. 


When  David  Good  played 
for  the  Huskies  soccer 
team  in  the  late  70s,  he 
dreaded  the  run  up 
Mount  Olympus  to 
Nelson  Field  House  that 
was  an  inevitable  part  of 
practice.  Nearly  30  years 
later,  Good  has  a  new 
appreciation  for  moun- 
tains— and  he  always  takes  a  reminder  of  Bloomsburg 
University  with  him  to  the  top. 

Good,  a  member  of  the  Eastern  College  Athletic 
Conference  tournament  championship  soccer  team  in 
1979,  continued  to  play  soccer  for  many  years  after 
graduation,  but  by  1996  he  was  looking  for  another  way 
to  stay  active.  When  a  friend  introduced  him  to  rock 
climbing,  Good  caught  on  to  the  sport  immediately.  "I 
started  doing  more  rock  climbing,  and  the  natural 
extension  of  rock  climbing  is  mountain  climbing.  You 


are  always  asking,  'How  much  bigger?  How  much 
higher?' "  Good  says. 

Good  climbed  his  first  mountain,  Grand  Teton,  in 
June  1998.  At  6,530  feet,  Grand  Teton  is  the  second 
highest  peak  in  Wyoming  and,  for  Good,  it  began  a 
course  of  adventure  that  would  take  him  to  some  of 
the  highest  points  on  the  globe. 

"Grand  Teton  was  unlike  anything  I'd  ever  done 
before,"  Good  says.  "If  mountain  climbing  is  some- 
thing you  enjoy,  you  find  that  out  pretty  quickly. 
There's  a  lot  of  suffering  that  comes  with  climbing, 
between  the  early  mornings,  the  cold,  being  dehy- 
drated and  hungry.  Mentally,  it's  very  tough.  People 
probably  fail  more  times  because  they  think  they  can't 
do  it,  rather  than  not  being  able  to  do  it  physically.  It's 
amazing  what  the  body  can  do,  but  they  let  their 
minds  take  over. 

"But  I  love  the  challenge  of  it,  to  see  a  mountain 
and  wonder  what's  up  there,  and  then  figure  out  how 
to  get  up  there  myself." 


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tainly  want  a  guide,"  Good  says,  "but  Aneto  was  the  first 
major  mountain  I  planned  on  my  own." 

Since  he  began  climbing,  Good  has  conquered 
mountains  in  South  America,  Europe,  Africa  and  Asia, 
along  with  the  U.S.  He  has  climbed  15  peaks  in  Colo- 
rado alone.  Of  the  famed  "Seven  Summits" — the  highest 
peaks  on  all  seven  continents — Good  has  conquered 
two:  Mount  Elbrus  in  Russia  and  Mount  Kilimanjaro  in 
Tanzania.  Although  he  and  his  wife  took  a  break  from 
climbing  following  the  birth  of  their  daughter,  Eleanor, 
in  2004,  the  appeal  of  the  mountains  hadn't  faded.  Since 
opening  his  own  investment  consulting  business  last 
year,  Good  has  been  preparing  to  climb  at  least  two 
more  of  the  Seven  Summits.  He  plans  to  climb  Mount 
McKinley — also  known  as  Denali — the  highest  peak  in 
North  America,  in  June  and  expects  Mount  Aconcagua, 


At  a  BU  Alumni  Association  event  in  Adanta,  Good 
told  former  alumni  director  Doug  Hippenstiel  about  his 
newfound  interest  in  climbing.  If  Hippenstiel  would 
send  him  a  Bloomsburg  University  banner,  Good  joked, 
he  would  climb  to  the  summit  of  his  next  mountain 
with  the  banner  in  hand. 

"I  always  had  a  soft  spot  for  Bloomsburg  and,  after 
seeing  pictures  of  people  on  summits  waving  their 
sponsors'  banners,  I  thought  it  would  be  great  to  get 
Bloomsburg  up  there,  too,"  Good  says. 

"When  Doug  actually  sent  me  such  a  nice  banner,  I 
thought,  well,  I  better  make  it  up  to  the  top  now,"  Good 
laughs.  Since  then,  the  reminder  of  Bloomsburg  has 
been  with  him  on  every  climbing  trip  and  has  graced 
the  tops  of  Kilimanjaro,  Hood,  Uncompahgre,  Bierstadt, 
Antero,  Sherman  and  many  other  peaks.  "A  couple  of 
my  climbing  buddies  know  that  on  every  mountain 
they  get  up  with  me,  they've  got  to  get  a  banner  shot," 
Good  says. 

In  2000,  Good  traveled  to  Spain  with  his  wife,  Janet, 
to  climb  Pico  de  Aneto  in  the  Pyrenees.  At  1 1,168  feet, 
Aneto  was  the  first  major  overseas  mountain  that  Good 
climbed  without  the  aid  of  a  guide.  The  couple  pre- 
pared for  their  alpine  ascent  by  running  regularly  and 
training  with  backpacks  that  weighed  between  40  and 
50  pounds.  "When  you  first  start  climbing,  you  cer- 


the  highest  peak  in  South 
America,  to  become  the 
fourth  of  the  Seven  Sum- 
mits he'll  scale. 

And  as  for  Everest?  "If  I 
can  get  Denali  and  Aconca- 
gua under  my  belt,  Everest 
may  be  a  possibility.  But  if 
it  doesn't  happen,  I've 
climbed  Island  Peak  in 
Nepal  so  I  can  at  least  say 
I've  seen  it,  that  I've  stood 
in  the  shadow  of  it." 

For  Good,  the  experi- 
ence of  the  climb  itself  is 
just  as  powerful  as  reaching 
the  summit.  'When  you're 
camping  out  at  night  at 
1 1 ,000  feet,  when  no  one's 
around  and  you're  above 
the  trees,  the  view  you  get  is  something  you  can't 
sibly  experience  in  any  other  situation.  That's  one 
most  beautiful  things  about  climbing  for  me."  B 


pos- 
ofthe 


Lynette  Mong  '08  is  an  English/creative  writing  major  from 
Kennewick,  Wash.,  and  BU's  Student  Employee  of  the  Year 
for  2007-08. 


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Many  Feet  One 


STORY      BY      KEVIN      GRAY 


In  late  December,  'CBS  Sports  Presents 
Championships  of  the  NCAA'  featured 
the  story  of  one  member  of  the  2007  BU 
women's  cross  country  team,  Bethany 
Schwing.  But,  for  this  close-knit  team,  the 
real  story  of  the  season  is  the  heartaches  and 
the  victories  that  were  shared  by  all. 


There  comes  a  time  in  every 
cross  country  race  when 
pain  begins  to  take  hold. 
Exceptional  runners  expect  the 
pain  and  push  through  it.  This  is 
true  of  exceptional  teams,  as  well. 
Want  proof?  Consider  the  amazing 
season  of  BU  s  2007  women's  cross 
country  team. 

The  hard  work  began  last  May 
when  members  of  the  team  set  a 
goal  to  qualify  for  nationals.  Their 
dedication  to  achieving  that  goal  was 
evident  from  the  first  race  of  the 
season  at  Buffalo  State  College,  says 
coach  Karen  Brandt. 

"They  went  out  there  with  the 
attitude  that  they  were  the  best  in 
the  race  and  that  they  could  beat 
anyone,"  notes  Brandt,  who  has 
coached  the  Huskies  men's  and 
women's  teams  for  nine  seasons. 
"You  need  that  kind  of  confidence  to 
go  out  and  run  as  hard  as  you  can 
when  you  know  in  advance  that  it  is 
really  going  to  hurt.  This  is  not  a 
sport  for  the  faint  of  heart." 

Off  the  course,  the  team  faced  a 
different  type  of  pain.  In  September, 


Kevin  Schwing,  father  of  junior 
Bethany  Schwing  of  Hershey,  was 
paralyzed  from  the  neck  down 
when  he  fell  while  trimming  a  tree. 
Schwing  and  her  teammates  were 
optimistic  when  his  condition 
improved  enough  that  he  could  be 
moved  into  a  rehabilitation  pro- 
gram; however,  in  mid-October,  he 
developed  a  blood  clot  in  his  lung 
and  died  suddenly. 


For  the  self-proclaimed  "daddy's 
girl,"  the  loss  was  overwhelming. 
Kevin  Schwing,  a  standout  track  and 
cross  country  runner  at 
West  Virginia  University,  was  an 
integral  part  of  his  daughter's 
athletic  accomplishments.  "He  was 
always  my  coach  and  my  best 
friend,"  she  says. 

It  was  running  and  the 
support  of  her  teammates  that 
helped  her  through  her  grief. 
Running,  she  says,  was  a  refuge 
that  "made  sense."  The  team  still 
had  goals  to  achieve  and  she 
returned  to  practice  just  days  after 
her  father's  funeral. 

"My  father  brought  me  up  to 
believe  that  you  always  finish  and 
if  something  bad  happens,  you 
find  a  way  around  it,"  she  says.  "I 
just  couldn't  imagine  being  without 
my  team.  It  sounds  like  such  a 
little  thing,  but  with  everything  in 
my  life  falling  apart,  they  were 
very  normal." 


One  for  the  Record  Books:  BU  Women's  Cross  Country  2007 


Karen  Brandt 


•  First  Pennsylvania  State  Athletic  Conference 
(PSAC)  championship 

•  First  National  Collegiate  Athletic  Association  (NCAA) 
East  Regional  title 

•  PSAC  Women's  Cross  Country  Coach  of  the  Year, 
Karen  Brandt 

•  United  States  Track,  Field  and  Cross  Country 
Coaches  Association  East  Region  Coach  of  the  Year, 
Karen  Brandt 

•  First  trip  to  the  NCAA  Division  II  Cross  Country 
Championships 

•  First  women's  runner  to  receive  Ail-American 
Honors,  senior  Amber  Hackenberg 


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Returning  to  the  routine  of 
practices  and  competition,  the  team 
made  its  way  to  the  Pennsylvania 
State  Athletic  Conference  (PSAC) 
meet  where  three  teammates  fin- 
ished in  the  top  15 — senior  Amber 
Hackenberg  of  Mifflinburg,  fifth; 
sophomore  Andrea  Kellock  of 
Lansdale,  ninth;  and  Schwing, 
13th.  The  trio  followed  up  that 
performance  by  finishing  in  the  top 
10  in  the  National  Collegiate  Ath- 
letic Association  (NCAA)  East 
Regional,  with  Hackenberg  finish- 
ing sixth,  Kellock,  seventh,  and 
Schwing,  ninth.  And,  Bloomsburg 
capped  off  its  amazing  season  by 
finishing  15  th  out  of  24  in  the 
NCAA  Division  II  National  Cross 
Country  Championships  held  at 
Missouri  Southern  University. 

"The  girls  were  motivated  for 
the  team  above  any  individual  goals 
or  leadership  roles,"  Hackenberg 


explains.  "I  truly  didn't  believe  that 

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we  would  have  a  chance  to  go  to 

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And  they  proved  it.  For  Coach 

Running  was  a  refuge  for  Bethany  Schwing,  center,  during  the  2007  season. 

Brandt,  there  were  many  highlights 

from  the  2007  season,  from 

quick  to  share  the  honors.  Her 

The  2007  Bloomsburg  women's 

the  determination  she  saw  in  her 

assistant  coach — and  husband — 

cross  country  team  demonstrated 

runners  in  the  first  race  to  the 

Jim  Brandt  has  been  a  key  architect 

that  great  effort  can  yield  great 

unbridled  joy  they  showed  at 

of  the  team's  success,  she  explains. 

rewards.  Maybe  more  important 

nationals.  "They  were  so  excited 

"The  awards  are  definitely  not 

to  their  success  was  that,  in  what 

and  happy,"  she  recalls.  "Whenever 

mine  alone,"  she  says.  "Jim  and  I 

predominantly  is  an  individual 

we  were  in  the  van  that  weekend 

work  together  in  all  aspects  of 

sport,  the  Huskies  fought  through 

they  were  singing  and  laughing  and 

building  our  team  and  then 

the  pain  together,  b 

just  feeling  in  love  with  being  alive 

training  and  coaching  the  athletes. 

and  young  and  being  at  nationals." 

Nothing  happens  with  regard  to 

Kevin  Gray  is  a  freelance  writer  based 

As  for  the  coach  of  the  year 

our  team  without  the  efforts  of 

in  the  Lehigh  Valley. 

awards  Brandt  amassed,  she  is 

both  of  us." 

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For  years,  community  recreation  programs  have 
been  dominated  by  traditional  sports — baseball, 
tennis,  basketball.  But  with  the  help  of  a  BU  alum, 
one  community's  program  is  giving  residents  a 
taste  for  adventure. 


icture  this:  Your  kayak 
is  sailing  smoothly 
down  a  river.  Mere  feet 
ahead  of  you,  the  hori- 
zon line  drops.  Nine- 
teen feet,  straight  down. 
"You  don't  know  what's  below. 
But,  you  push  yourself  through  it," 
says  Aaron  Myers  '03.  "It's  exhilarat- 
ing. You're  pushing  your  mental 
and  physical  ability." 

The  28-year-old  Harrisburg 
native  continues  to  push  himself 
and  his  fellow  adventurers,  just  as 
he  once  did  on  the  Youghieny 
River,  where  he  kayaked  and  led 
paddling  trips  as  a  member  of  BU's 
Quest  program.  Now  he  is  outdoors 
supervisor  for  the  college  town  of 
Blacksburg,  Va. 

His  love  for  adventure  is  a  deep- 
seated  one,  with  roots  firmly 
planted  by  his  parents.  "Ever  since  I 
could  remember,  there  have  been 


family  outings,  hikes,  canoe  and 
kayak  trips,"  the  Eagle  Scout  says. 
"During  summers,  Dad  and  I  would 
go  on  the  Susquehanna  Sojourn,  a 
weeklong  canoe  trip  that  teaches 
about  the  Susquehanna  River's 
impact  on  the  Chesapeake  Bay." 

After  two  internships,  Myers  was 
sure  he  wanted  a  career  that 
combined  personal  adventures  with 
continued  education.  "I  wanted  to 
work  in  the  adventure  field  and 
teach.  And,  I  ideally  wanted  a 
college  environment,"  he  says. 

"I  was  working  with  high  school 
and  college  kids  before  and  now  I'm 
working  with  the  community, 
families  and  young  professionals. 
Now  it's  the  first-timer  coming  out 
on  a  trip,  the  family  out  to  have  a 
good  time  and  doing  things  in  their 
backyard,"  Myers  says. 

Blacksburg  gives  Aaron  a  budget 
of  $30,000  to  $40,000.  With  this, 


he  offers  residents  a  chance 
to  try  something  different 
than  the  softball,  baseball  or 
swimming  leagues 
commonly  found  in 
municipal  recreation 
programs.  So  far,  Myers  has 
organized  and  led  kayaking, 
canoeing,  rock  climbing  and 
caving  trips.  Educational 
programs  examine  topics 
such  as  bike  maintenance 
and  animal  tracking. 
He  also  develops 
programs,  budgets  and 
business  plans;  coordinates 
with  outside  vendors, 
landowners  and  university 
staff;  and  interviews  and 
hires  crews  to  run  trips.  "I'm  the  only 
person  running  the  entire  program," 
Myers  says.  "I  have  to  have 
enthusiasm  and  energy.  I  deal  with 
unseen  problems  and  roadblocks  but 
have  to  stay  positive  and  keep  the 
energy  flowing  for  the  lads." 

"I'm  putting  together  an  environ- 
mental education  program  and  trying 
to  re-establish  the  nature  center  here. 
There's  also  the  marketing  side  of  it. 
It's  a  one-man  show." 

Blacksburg  appears  to  have  picked 
the  right  man  for  that  show. 

Myers  says  he  loves  to  introduce 
"raw  beginners"  to  an  activity  and 
foster  in  them  a  love  for  it.  "It's  all 
about  the  right  attitude.  We  follow  a 
'challenge  by  choice'  approach.  We 
want  to  create  a  safe,  comfortable 
environment  for  you.  You  set  your 
own  goals  and  limits.  It's  your  trip; 
there's  no  competition.  Just  have  a 
good  time."  b 

Editor's  note:  To  learn  more  about 
Blacksburg's  recreation  program,  see 
www.blacksburg.gov/recreation. 

Becky  Lock  is  a  writer,  editor  and 
photographer  who  works  and  lives 
in  Pennsylvania. 


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STORY   BY   LAURIE   CREASY 


Parents  often  say  they'll  do  anything  for  their  children. 
Ted  Williams  '85  attempted  a  grueling  physical  ordeal  to 
show  his  10-year-old  daughter  that  anything  is  possible. 


Ted  Williams  '85  always  thought  taking  on  a 
48-mile  Grand  Canyon  rim-to-rim-to-rim  run 
would  be  exciting  ...  someday.  "Then  1  real- 
ized that  someday  is  now,"  he  says. 

The  financial  adviser  for  Ameriprise  in  Lancaster, 
Pa.,  attempted  the  R2R2R  as  a  test  of  his  determina- 
tion and  stamina,  of  course,  but  he  had  an  additional 
reason.  "I  wanted  to  show  my  daughter  Mariah  that 
anything  she  sets  her  mind  and  heart  to,  she  can  do," 
he  admits.  "I  just  want  her  to  know  she  shouldn't  let 
her  physical  limitations  hold  her  back." 


Mariah,  who  turned  10  in  January,  has  cerebral 
palsy.  Like  many  girls  her  age,  she  studies  the  piano, 
does  well  in  school  and  loves  to  sing.  She  had  the  lead 
in  her  church's  Christmas  musical  last  year  and  her 
favorite  activity  is  swimming  with  her  mom,  dad  and 
younger  sister,  Gianna. 

But,  she's  also  faced  more  challenges  than  most 
children.  She's  endured  Botox  injections  and  physical 
therapy.  She  can  walk,  but  not  well,  after  several  sur- 
geries and  missed  the  last  month  of  first  grade  as  she 
recuperated  from  operations  on  both  of  her  legs. 


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The  goal  of  Ted  Williams,  left,  and  his  friend  Ralph  Hen- 
was  to  complete  a  48-mile  run  of  the  Grand  Canyon  in 
just  24  hours.  Opposite  page:  Williams  passes  an 
enormous  boulder  along  a  narrow  trail. 

"She  was  laid  up  in  bed  for  three  months,  and  it 
took  about  a  year  until  she  improved  her  walk,"  her 
father  says.  She  used  a  wheelchair  and  walker  for  sev- 
eral months,  but  refused  to  take  her  walker  with  her 
when  she  entered  second  grade,  he  adds. 

Proud  of  his  daughter's  determination,  Williams 
hoped  to  further  inspire  her  by  taking  on  a  challenge  of 
his  own.  "I  realized  if  I  told  her  she  could  do  anything 
she  wanted,"  he  recalls,  "I've  got  to  do  it,  too." 

Williams  admits  the  R2R2R  quickly  became  more 
difficult  than  he  anticipated  and,  several  hours  into  the 
24-hour  run,  he  wanted  to  quit.  The  longest  he'd  ever 
run  at  one  stretch  was  about  two  hours.  Now  he  was 
going  to  multiply  that  by  12 — a  brutal  task  that  some 
might  call  impossible.  Yet  he  couldn't  go  back.  "How 
was  I  going  to  tell  her  I  couldn't  do  what  I  planned  to 
do?"  he  asks. 

He  and  his  friend,  Ralph  Herr,  started  at  4:30  in  the 
morning  one  day  last  spring.  On  the  south  side  of  the 
canyon,  people  were  about  to  start  their  daily  routines. 
On  the  north  side  in  the  dead  of  night,  the  runners  left 
civilization  far  behind.  The  silence  was  complete. 


Williams  and  Herr  had  to  run  in  single  file  along  the 
edge  of  the  canyon — the  trails  were  narrow  and  difficult  to 
walk  on,  let  alone  run.  They  had  only  their  thoughts  for 
company.  Some  of  those  thoughts  were  bleak. 

At  one  point,  Williams  looked  down  into  a  2,000-foot 
drop.  "I  thought,  if  I  stumble  and  fall,  will  they  find  me? 
Will  I  make  it?  Will  I  stop?  What  will  I  do?  Every  step, 
you're  constantly  looking  down — it's  hard  to  look 
around.  With  every  foot  placement,  you're  stepping  on  a 
rock  that's  sliding  out. 

"In  my  business,"  he  says,  "I  come  up  with  solutions. 
But  I  couldn't  come  up  with  a  solution  to  this,  except  to 
keep  running." 

At  one  point,  the  pair  spotted  three  huge  bighorn 
sheep  perched  on  a  rock  above  the  trail.  It  was  like 
something  straight  out  of  National  Geographic,  Williams 
says.  They  chased  the  sheep  and  continued  their  run. 

In  the  predawn  light  almost  23  hours  into  their  run, 
his  eyes  played  tricks  on  him.  "I  know  I  saw  a  guy  sitting 
there  on  a  lawn  chair,  at  the  top  of  a  hill,  reading  a  news- 
paper. We  got  closer  and  closer,  and  it  was  just  a  rock." 
Williams  swears  he  heard  voices,  too,  even  though  no 
one  was  around. 

Then,  miraculously,  the  pair  did  hear  voices — they 
realized  they  were  returning  to  their  starting  point  just  as 
others  were  setting  out  on  the  rim-to-rim-to-rim  run.  They 
downed  celebratory  peanut  butter  and  jelly  sandwiches 
and  gave  each  other  a  high  five — but  Williams  didn't  feel 
a  sense  of  achievement. 

It  took  six  to  eight  weeks,  he  estimates,  before  he  could 
walk  without  pain  and  several  months  until  he  felt  a  sense 
of  accomplishment.  Unexpectedly,  he  also  found  that  the 
lonely  run  made  him  avoid  people  for  a  while.  "I  just 
didn't  want  to  be  around  the  hustle  and  busde,"  he  says. 

Williams  admits  that  Mariah  may  not  understand 
today  the  full  significance  of  what  he  did  and  why,  but  he 
hopes  that  someday  it  will  make  a  difference  in  her  life, 
as  it  has  in  his. 

The  R2R2R  has  motivated  Williams  to  take  on  other 
physical  challenges.  "Anybody  who  can  run  the  Grand 
Canyon  can  run  a  marathon,"  he  says,  laughing.  Then 
there's  the  possibility  of  hiking  up  Mount  Kilimanjaro, 
the  fourth  highest  peak  in  the  world.  Or  maybe  he'll  go 
to  South  America  or  Africa  to  try  a  vision  quest  with 
shamans.  "I've  just  been  reading  about  how  that  works," 
he  says.  "It's  a  whole  other  journey."  b 

Laurie  Creasy,  a  native  ofCatawissa,  is  working  on  her 
master  of  science  degree  in  human  computer  interaction. 


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5^  Q  Harriet  Adams  turned  99  in  January  2008.  She 

.wO  taught  for  45  years  in  the  Bloomsburg  School 
District  and  retired  in  1974. 

?  C  C  Pml  Gergen,  a  retired  teacher,  administrator  and 

%J  %J  naval  officer,  has  served  for  more  than  30  years  as 

sports  information  director  for  Mount  Carmel  Area  schools. 

9  C?("J  Glen  Spaid  was  inducted  into  the  Central  Columbia 

«_J  y  High  School  Hall  of  Fame.  He  earned  12  letters 
in  basketball,  soccer  and  baseball  and  led  the  basketball  and 
soccer  teams  to  county  and  District  4  championships. 


'68 


Russell  "Skip"  Rudy  was  inducted  into  the  Exeter 
High  School  Hall  of  Fame  this  year.  He  was  a  three- 
year  starter  at  defensive  end  for  the  Huskies  in  the  '60s. 


5^7  "1    Kay  Frances  Leonard  Baker,  Etters,  is  in  her  37th 

/  -1-  year  with  the  West  Shore  School  District.  She  has 
worked  as  a  counselor  for  the  last  31  years  and,  earlier  in  her 
career,  was  a  teacher. 

5^70  Steve  Neumyer  (right)  is  vice 

/  £*  president/sales  with  Associated  Paper 
Inc.  in  Conyers,  Ga.  He  was  installed  as  president 
of  the  Georgia  Sanitary  Suppliers  Association  for 
2008.  He  lives  in  Loganville  with  his  wife,  Kathy, 
and  their  two  sons. 

Rev.  Donald  Raffensperger,  Elizabethville, 
marked  his  40th  anniversary  as  a  minister  in  the  Central 
Pennsylvania  Conference  of  the  United  Methodist  Church 
in  2007.  He  and  his  wife,  Constance,  celebrated  their  50th 
wedding  anniversary  in  December  2007. 

Kathy  Sandy  was  appointed  secretary  of  the  board  of 
directors  for  the  Association  of  Girl  Scout  Executive  Staff,  a 
national  professional  development  and  advocacy  organization 
for  employed  Girl  Scout  staff. 


Quest  trips  span  the  globe 


Bloomsburg  Univer- 
sity's Quest  program 
offers  extended  trips 
for  BU  students,  alumni 
and  friends.  No  experience 
is  necessary  for  many  of 
these  trips,  and  most 
equipment  is  provided. 
Varied  amounts  of  physical 
stamina  are  required. 
Participants  travel  to 
destinations  in  the  com- 
monwealth, across  the  U.S., 
and  in  Africa,  South  and 
Central  America 
and  Europe. 

England:  Walking  and 
Photographing  the  Lake 
Districtjuly  1  to  8: 

Professional  photographer 
Dave  Ashby  will  lead  the 
tour  through  the  English 
Lake  District's  small 
villages  and  market  towns 
with  views  of  the  Irish 
Sea,  mountain  lakes  and 
distant  hills. 


Iceland  Biking:  A  Northern 
Adventure,  July  17  to  27:  A 

unique  way  to  see  Iceland's 
mountainous  landscapes,  the 
tour  will  take  cyclists  across 
the  country's  gravel-surfaced 
rural  roads.  Bikers  must  be 
prepared  for  any  road  or 
weather  condition. 

Walking  Across  Ireland: 
The  Dingle  Way,  Sept.  17 
to  26:  The  Dingle  Way, 
one  of  Ireland's  most  scenic 
long-distance  walking  trails, 
is  located  in  the  southwest 
of  Ireland,  starting  and 
finishing  in  the  town  of 
Tralee  in  the  County  of  Kerry. 

Costa  Rica  Mountain  Biking: 
Coast  to  Coast,  Dec  30, 

2008,  to  Jan.  10,  2009:  Cross 
160  miles  of  Costa  Rica's 
high-altitude  cloud  forests, 
towering  volcanoes,  pristine 
beaches,  raging  Whitewater 
rivers  and  dense  tropical  rain 
forests  on  a  mountain  bike  at 
a  consistent  85  degrees. 


Mountain  bikers  can  experience  the  unique  terrain  of  Costa  Rica  on 
Quests  coast  to  coast  tour. 


Walking  in  the  Cotswold: 
Celts,  Romans  and  Saxons, 

June  10  to  20,  2009:  Journey 
through  2,000  years  of  British 
history  in  a  rural  region 
sculpted  by  the  early  Celts, 
Romans  and  Saxons  who 
cared  for  a  landscape  that  is 
quintessentially  English. 

In  addition  to  the  programs  listed 
above,  Quest  conducts  day  trips 
on  most  weekends  and  designs 


customized  teambuilding  and 
other  experiences  to  meet  each 
group's  needs.  For  additional 
information,  contact  Quest  at 
quest@bloomu.edu,  (570) 
389-2100  or  check  online  at 
www.buquest.org. 


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5^7^  Barbara  Smith  Ries  is  an  assistant  librarian  at  the 
/   O  Hershey  Public  Library.  She  lives  in  Lancaster. 

5^7 /t    Debbie  Stevens  Dellegrotti  is  the  principal  at 
/  TI  Sheckler  Elementary  School.  She  taught  in  Berwick 

for  28  years  before  moving  to  the  Catasauqua  Area  School 

District  six  years  ago. 

Mary  Beth  Lech  retired  in  November  2007  from  the  U.S.  Air 

Force  after  31  years  of  service. 
Ann  Wanner  Moser  participated  in  the  Heart/Stroke  Walk 

in  October  2007.  A  stroke  victim  herself,  she  raised  more  than 

$2,000  for  the  cause. 

5^7Q  Dr.  John  Mizzer  received  the  Dade  Behring  Fellow 
/   O  designation  from  his  employer  in  recognition  of  his 
contributions  in  advancing  the  technology  of  clinical  laboratory 
science.  He  is  a  specialist  in  system  development  at  Dade 
Behring,  Glasgow,  Del.,  and  has  been  credited  with  multiple 
publications  and  patents. 

5^7Ci  Col.  George  Antochy  completed  a  one-year  deploy- 
/    S  ment  to  Kuwait  with  the  Army  Reserves  in  support  of 

Operation  Iraqi  Freedom.  His  wife,  Laura  Adolphson  Antochy 

'79,  teaches  kindergarten  in  Arlington,  Texas,  where  they  live. 
Becky  Tait  Reilly  was  the  featured  artist  at  Michelyn 

Galleries,  Doylestown,  in  September  2007.  She  paints  still  life  in 

the  traditional  style  of  the  old  world  masters. 

5  Q  f\  William  Dalius  Jr.  is  chief  financial  officer  of  the 

C3  V  Federal  Bureau  of  Prisons  and  assistant  director  of  the 
administrative  division. 

Chuck  Meachum  is  a  pilot-in-command  with  ERAMed, 
flying  Geisinger  Medical  Center's  LifeFlight  4  from  the 
Williamsport  Regional  Airport.  He  also  serves  as  a  firefighter/ 
emergency  medical  technician  for  the  William  Cameron  Engine 
Co.,  Lewisburg. 

?Q1    Ernest  Jackson  was  promoted  to  principal  at  the 
O  -1-  Chester  Academy  Middle  School  in  Chester,  N.Y.  He 

was  also  elected  the  Section  9  chairman  for  the  United  States 

Association  of  Wrestling  of  New  York. 

Patricia  Carachilo  Rossi,  Dover,  Del.,  is  director  of  retail 

services  for  Bayhealth  Medical  Center,  including  Kent  General 

and  Milford  Memorial  hospitals. 

5  Q^  Raymond  J.  Distasio  Jr.,  Mountain  Top,  was 
O.W  admitted  as  a  principal  to  the  accounting  firm  of 

Snyder  and  Clemente.  A  certified  public  accountant,  he  has  been 

associated  with  the  firm  for  more  than  25  years. 
Jeffrey  S.  Fagan  is  a  senior  commercial  loan  officer  with 

Commerce  Bank/Harrisburg  in  Swatara  Township.  Previously, 

he  was  president  and  chief  executive  officer  of  Mutual  Inspection 

Bureau  Inc.  and  president  of  capital  region  with  Community 

Banks  Inc. 

Brian  D.  Hamm,  Center  Valley,  joined  Beard  Miller  Co. , 

Reading,  as  a  senior  accountant  in  the  audit  and  accounting 

department.  He  has  worked  in  the  financial  industry  for 

22  years. 


Births 

Marsha  Childs  Dieffender 
'92/"06M  and  husband,  Wayne,  a 
daughter,  Emily  Grace,  Oct.  6, 2007 
Scott  Bird  '96  and  wife,  Sara, 
a  daughter,  Avary  Elizabeth, 
Oct.  10,2007 

Amy  Goodyear  Chermela  '96 

and  husband,  Michael,  twins, 
Charlotte  and  Gavin,  March  8, 2007 
Amy  Lautermilch  Wood  '96 
and  husband,  Paul  Wood  '95, 
a  daughter,  Kelly  Nicole, 
Nov.  23, 2007 

Kara  Morton  Kearney  '97  and 
husband,  Ed,  a  son,  Ryan  James, 
Dec.  14,2007 

D.J.  Cahoone  '98  and  wife, 
Michele,  a  daughter,  Catharine 
Grace,  Nov.  4, 2007 


Lauren  Pasini  Pursel  '98/*99M 

and  husband,  Kyle,  twin  daughters, 
Ellison,  April  24, 2006,  and 
Morgan,  April  25, 2006 
Lisa  Brem  Cutillo  '00  and 
husband,  Randy,  a  daughter, 
Kaitlyn  Anne,  Nov.  28, 2007 
Jennifer  Hart  Eberly  '00/'02M 
and  husband,  Jeffrey,  a  son,  Ethan 
Jeffrey,  June  16, 2007 

Chi-Chen  Ho  Schreibeis  '00  and 
husband,  Justin  M.  Schreibeis 
'00,  a  daughter,  Jocelyn  Lee, 
May  2, 2007 

Carly  Pagano  Weese  '03  and 

husband,  Brandon  Weese  '03,  a 

daughter,  Delainey  McLaren, 
Jan.  25, 2008 


5  Q  "2  Karen  Halderman  Murray  (right) 
f3*_J  joined  Allen  Tate  Co.'s  marketing 
and  public  relations  department  as  a  public 
relations  manager. 

7  Q/C  Christine  Honis  Lizbinski  is  a  music 

C3vJ  teacher  at  MMI  Preparatory  School. 
She  has  taught  music  through  the  Hazleton  Philharmonic 
Society  for  almost  30  years. 

Deborah  Luckett  Slattery  received  the  outstanding 
chemistry  teacher  award  from  the  Susquehanna  Valley  Section 
of  the  American  Chemical  Society.  She  is  a  chemistry  teacher 
at  Danville  High  School. 

5  Q^7  Vince  Nicastro  is  in  his  eighth  year  as  director  of 
C3  /     athletics  for  Villanova  University. 

5  QQ  Carol  Fastrich  Aranos  is  vice  president  of 

C3C3  marketing  for  AmeriChoice  Federal  Credit  Union. 
She  has  more  than  13  years  of  sales  and  marketing  experience 
and  more  than  seven  years  of  credit  union  experience. 

Diane  Gard  Brennan,  Tucson,  Ariz.,  is  serving  as 
president  of  the  International  Coach  Federation,  a  worldwide 
organization  aimed  at  advancing  professional  coaching.  She 
owns  a  coaching  business,  Brennan  Associates,  and  has  co- 
edited  a  book  on  coaching. 

Filomena  Costantino  Covert,  Shavertown,  earned  a 
doctoral  degree  in  mathematics  education  from  Temple 
University.  She  is  an  adjunct  professor  for  Luzerne  County 
Community  College  and  Wilkes  University  and  a  district 
consultant  for  the  Luzerne  Intermediate  Unit.  She  serves 
on  the  Pennsylvania  mathematics  advisory  committee  and 
has  been  nominated  15  times  for  Who's  Who  Among 
American  Teachers. 


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Husky  Notes 


7  Q  f\  Margaret  Marshalick  Faust  is  an  instructor 
O  y    of  nursing  at  Penn  College  of  Technology  in 
Williamsport.  She  has  been  affiliated  with  Evangelical 
Community  Hospital,  Lewisburg,  since  1989. 

}£\/~\  Michelle  Seibert  Appel  received  the  best 

/  \3  practitioner  paper  award  from  the  Northeast 
Association  for  Institutional  Research.  She  is  the  associate 
director  for  enrollment  policy  and  planning  at  the  University 
of  Maryland. 

Katie  McKeown  Clements,  King  of  Prussia,  sang  with 
Peter  Nero  and  the  Philly  Pops  in  December  2007  as  a 
member  of  the  Philly  Pops  Festival  Chorus.  She  is  an  itinerant 
teacher  of  the  hearing  impaired  with  Montgomery  County 
Intermediate  Unit. 

Mark  Reinhardt,  currently  ninth-grade  house  principal 
in  the  Hempfield  School  District,  will  become  associate  high 
school  principal,  effective  July  1. 

Bruce  E.  Schriner,  formerly  of  MontoursvOle,  was 
promoted  to  the  rank  of  lieutenant  colonel  in  the  U.S.  Army. 
He  serves  in  the  Military  District  of  Washington,  D.C.,  as  a 
joint  staff  officer  after  completing  a  tour  in  Iraq. 

?C\  "1    Linda  Mann  Burklow  of  New  Jersey  participated 

7  -M-  in  a  26-mile  Marine  Corps  marathon  to  raise  money 
for  injured  military  personnel. 

Richard  Remington  is  vice  president  of  product  manage- 
ment and  development  for  Reed  Construction  Data,  Norcross, 
Ga.  He  lives  with  his  wife,  Renee  Farrell  Remington  '91,  and 
their  three  children  in  Cumming,  Ga. 

?("J"^  Ricky  Bonomo,  Harrisburg,  was  honored  as  one  of 

y  ^  the  National  Wrestling  Hall  of  Fame  and  Museum's 
distinguished  members,  Class  of  2008.  He  captured  three 
National  Collegiate  Athletic  Association  titles  for  BU. 

Kenneth  Rossi  is  supervisor  of  special  education  for  the 
Blue  Mountain  School  District. 

^CJ^  Claire  Day,  a  specialist  in  dementia  education, 
/  \J  is  director  of  program  and  education 

for  the  Alzheimer's  Association's  Delaware 

Valley  Chapter. 

Tracy  Finken  (right),  a  trial  attorney 

from  Lower  Saucon  Township,  was  named 

a  2007  Pennsylvania  Rising  Star  by  Law  & 

Politics  magazine. 


Find  more  Husky  Notes  online  at 
www.  bloomualumni.  com. 

Send  information  to  alum@bloomu.edu 
or  to  Alumni  Affairs,  Fenstemaker 
Alumni  House,  Bloomsburg  University 
of  Pennsylvania,  400  E.  Second  St., 
Bloomsburg,  Pa.  17815 


Super  Statistician 


Ed  Mida  '94M,  talent  statistician  for  Super  Bowl  XLII,  center,  poses 
with  Fox  sportscasters  Troy  Aikman,  analyst,  left,  and  Joe  Buck, 
play-by-play  announcer,  last  February  in  Phoenix.  Sfida  provided 
the  yards  gained,  punt  and  return  distances  and  other  significant 
numbers  that  Aikman  and  Buck  shared  throughout  the  game.  He's 
also  been  statistician  for  the  Philadelphia  76ers  and  the  Philadel- 
phia Eagles. 


Tammy  Lee  Morsch  won  a  Mothers'  Day  poem  contest 
after  her  6-year-old  twin  sons  submitted  the  winning  poem  in 
her  honor,  with  the  help  of  their  grandmother.  She  is  a  stay-at- 
home  mom  raising  her  two  boys. 

7(^/f    Paul  Christman  was  promoted  to  director 

S  -L  of  financial  analysis  and  cost  accounting  at 
Teleflex  Medical. 

Christopher  Helt  is  a  senior  business  services  partner  at  the 
St.  Charles  Way  branch  of  York  Traditions  Bank. 

Susan  Dantona  Jolley  (right)  is  director  of 
donor  relations  for  Wilkes  University.  She  was 
vice  president  of  development/major  and  planned 
gifts  at  WVIA  Public  Television  for  four  years. 

Gretchen  Gillies  Murchison  is  director 
of  counseling  and  family  services  at  Girard 
College,  Philadelphia. 

Gwendolyn  Witmer-Belding  is  director  of  curriculum  for 
the  Blue  Mountain  School  District. 

JC\j£  Jesse  Ergott  is  executive  director  of  neighborhood 

S\J  housing  for  the  City  of  Scranton. 

Pershing  W.  Markle  Jr.,  Elysburg,  was  promoted  to 
the  rank  of  major  in  the  Pennsylvania  National  Guard.  A 
member  of  the  guard  for  more  than  20  years,  he  is  a  veteran 
of  Operation  Iraqi  Freedom  II  and  a  Bronze  Star  recipient.  He 
teaches  science  at  Danville  High  School. 

Megan  Pesavento  Murray,  an  English  teacher  at 
Easton  Area  High  School,  achieved  national  board  certifi- 
cation in  2007  from  the  National  Board  for  Professional 
Teaching  Standards. 


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Marriages 


Peter  Sobrinski  '84  and  Janice  E. 
Lee,  July  22, 2007 

John  Gnall  '90  and  Donna 
Shepherd,  June  22, 2007 

Marc  Varano  '90  and  Karen 
Barsh,  Aug.  25, 2007 

Grace  Bognatz  '95  and  Jason 
Woelkers,  Oct.  14,2006 

Kirstin  Foust  '95  and  Simon 
McElrea,  June  9,2007 

Holly  Andes '96  and  Robert 

Popovitch,  Oct.  13,2007 

Robyn  Kuhar  '96  and  Russell 
Caiazzo,  July  27, 2007 

Cheryl  Purta  '96  and  Michael 
Jaworski,  April  28, 2007 

Lori  Storm  '96  and  David  Cawley, 
Aug.  10, 2007 

Paul  A.  Cacciamani  '97  and 

Lauren  E.  Pollock,  Aug.  18,2007 

Jennifer  Adams  '98  and  Gary 
Bean,  Dec.  24, 2007 

Christopher  Embert  '98  and 

Maria  Izaguirre,  July  21, 2007 

Shane  Tamecki  '98  and  Angela 
Angstadt,  Nov.  2, 2007 

Allyson  Arnold  '99  and  Andrew 
Hackman,  June  30, 2006 

Mark  Bohr  '99  and  Jennifer 
Piazza,  Oct.  20, 2007 

Leon  O'Neill  IV  '99  and  Alissa 
Brotman,  Dec.  1,2007 

Amy  Pokrywka  '99  and  Jeffrey 
Clauss,  Oct.  20, 2007 


Lisa  Brennan  '00  and  Robert 
Siegfried,  Aug.  11,2007 

Stacie  Gottstein  '00  and  Robert 
Mehalick'98,July6,2007 

Gina  Libertore  '00  and  Dave 
Arnold,  Oct.  19,2007 

Regan  O'Malley  '00  and  Daniel 
Higgins  Jr.,  Nov.  2, 2007 

Eileen  Bell  '01  and  Elliot  Garney, 
July  19, 2007 

Pamela  A.  Brennan  '01 M  and 

David  B.  Burns,  Aug.  18,2007 

Steven  Collins  '01  and  Tara 
Carver,  April  11, 2007 

Kathryn  Curry  '01  and  Carl 
Puskar,  Nov.  24, 2007 

Elizabeth  H.  Smith  '01  and 

Micah  J.  Gorbey,  Aug.  25, 2007 

Katie  Stockinger  W03M  and 
Corey  Collier '01,  Oct  5,2007 

Danielle  H.  Zeske  '01 
and  Wayne  Vidzicki  '02, 

Aug  14, 2007 

Andrea  Brouse  '02  and  Justin 
Straus,  May  12, 2007 

Mollie  Connors  '02  and 
Lawrence  Pryzblick  Jr.  '02 

Melissa  M.  DeFinnis  '02  and 

Jared  L.  Spaide,  June  1 6, 2007 

Autumn  Gibbons  '02  and 
Matthew  Quinn  '02,  Oct  7, 2007 

Dayna  Gulden  '02  and 

Eronn  Culver 


Alicia  L.  Jordan  '02  and  James  T. 
Langmayer,  July  28, 2007 

Kenneth  Marx  Jr.  02  and 

Katrina  Yashin,  Aug.  11,2007 

Michael  Maziekas  '02  and 

Jessica  Mistretta,  Aug.  18, 2007 

Jennifer  Schott  '02  and  Blake 
Gable,  Oct.  15,2007 

Leslie  Cunningham  '03  and  Ryan 

Perryman,  Sept.  22, 2007 

Nicole  Dorzinsky  '03  and  John 
Antonelli,  June  2, 2007 

Peter  Clement  Frederick  Jr.  '03 

and  Kristen  Shomper,  July  7, 2007 

Michelle  Giannone  '03  and 
Jason  Dermes  03/05M 

Oct.  27, 2007 

Heidi  Kalafut  03  and  Nicholas 

Daley '03,  Sept.  1,2007 

William  Kaledas  Jr.  03  and 

Jessica  Lepley,  June  23, 2007 

Carrie  Montella  '03  and  Michael 
Mish,  July  21, 2007 

Billie  Jean  Nogle  '03  and 

Timothy  Tyler,  Sept.  15,2007 

Rebecca  Phillips  '03  and 
Michael  Kalmbach  '03, 

July  21, 2007 

Keriann  Nicole  Stark  '03  and 

Angel  Alvarado,  Aug.  16,2007 

Gretchen  Angstadt  '04  and  Kurt 
Biedermann  '03,  May  27, 2007 

Natalie  Moriano  '04  and 
Santino  Ferretti  '03, 

Nov.  11,2006 


Nicole  Reinert  04  and  Ryan 
Chulada  '04,  June  30, 2007 

Stacey  Sims  '04  and  John  Natt 

Veronica  Butters  '05  and  Jacob 
Lepley,  June  16, 2007 

Emily  Eaton  05  and  Jeffrey 
Nichols  '05,  Oct.  6, 2007 

Crystal  J.  Hollednak  '05  and 

Gary  J.  Rodgers  Jr.,  July  27, 2007 

Devon  Jo  Orner  '05  and  Brian 
Manney,  June  9, 2007 

Lacy  Phillips  '05  and  Adam 
Wilson,  Sept.  15,2007 

Amanda  Smith  '05  and  Jared 
Kishbaugh '07M,  Oct.  13,2007 

Amber  Yeagle  '05  and  Michael 
Spotts,  Nov.  22, 2007 

Michelle  Breneman  '06  and 

Calvin  Martin,  Sept.  8, 2007 

Allison  N.  Gill  06  and 

Christopher  L.  Husted,  July  7, 2007 

Christina  Bloom  '07  and  George 
Ritchey,  June  16, 2007 

Jennifer  M.  Davis  '07  and 

Bradley  Oravitz,  Oct.  5, 2007 

Nicole  Newman  '07  and  Kevin 
Lehman,  May  26, 2007 

Stephanie  Stacharowski  '07 
and  Michael  Hausman  01, 

June  22, 2007 


Mark  R.  Owens,  an  attorney,  was  elected  a  partner  at 
Barnes  &  Thomburg's  Indianapolis  office. 

Angela  Snader  Schadt  is  vice  president  and  portfolio 
manager  in  Fulton  Financial  Advisors'  investment  division. 

5fJ^T  Stephanie  Bombay  is  a  community  income  devel- 
S  /  opment  specialist  for  the  American  Cancer  Society. 
Rev.  Drena  L.  Hubler  Miller  is  pastor  of  St.  Paul's  United 


Methodist  Church,  Drums.  She  previously  served  churches  in 
Gilberton,  Shamokin,  East  Stroudsburg  and  Willistown. 
Sarah  Nielson  Signorelli  is  the  major  gifts  officer  for 
institutional  advancement  at  Saint  Joseph's  College,  West 
Hartford,  Conn. 

}(~J  Q  Jennifer  Adams  is  assistant  dean  at  Colgate 
/  Cjf  University. 


SPRING       2008 


Husky  Notes 


Jill  Yazwinsky  Dougherty,  a  ninth-grade  reading  specialist 
at  Springfield  High  School,  Delaware  County,  received  a 
$25,000  Milken  Family  Foundation  award  for  exceptional 
talent  and  accomplishments  inside  and  outside  the  classroom. 

Mike  Hancock,  Lemoyne,  is  a  regional  manager  for  Health 
Options  and  Management  Services.  A  former  high  school 
baseball  coach,  he  now  volunteers  as  an  assistant  baseball 
coach  for  Mechanicsburg  schools. 

Kirk  Ream  opened  a  fitness  center,  Transformation 
Training  &  Fitness,  in  Carlisle. 

Peter  Trentacoste  was  promoted  to  university  housing 
director  at  Northern  Kentucky  University. 


?(")}(")}  Jeffrey  Witts,  Dickson  City,  was  promoted  to 
W  b 


branch  manager  of  Pennstar  Bank's  Steamtown 


Mall  office. 


J(\(\  Lisa  Brennan  Siegfried  earned  a  master's  degree  in 

\J\J  instructional  technology  from  Towson  University  in 
2007.  She  is  employed  as  a  high  school  social  studies  teacher 
by  the  Baltimore  County  Public  School  System. 

Jf\  "1    Richard  Cardamone,  Harrisburg,  is  a  division  chief 
\J  A~  with  the  Commonwealth  of  Pennsylvania's  bureau 

of  financial  management. 

Christopher  L.  Reibsome  was  sworn  into  the  Pennsylvania 

Bar  Association  in  November  2007  during  a  ceremony  in  the 

Dauphin  County  Courthouse.  He  is  a  probation/parole  officer 

in  Charlottesville,  Va. 


Alums  connect  in  the  region,  workplace 


BU  President  David  L.  Soltz,  center,  spends  a  few  moments 
with  BU  Trustee  Dr.  Joseph  Mowad,  left,  and  Jim  Cleary, 
associate  vice  president  of  labor  and  employee  relations  for 
Geisinger  Health  System,  during  an  Alumni  Association 
reception  at  the  Pine  Barn  Inn,  Danville.  Nearly  75  alumni  and 
their  guests  attended  the  reception,  as  well  as  BU  faculty,  staff 
and  students.  Approximately  350  BU  grads  work  for  the 
Geisinger  Health  System. 

Anew  alumni  chapter  and  events  for  alumni  in  the 
workplace  are  two  ways  the  Alumni  Association 
is  helping  BU  graduates  stay  connected  with  the 
university  and  each  other. 

The  newest  chapter  of  the  Alumni  Association,  the 
Carver  Hall  Chapter,  is  focused  on  bringing  together 
alums  living  in  Bloomsburg  and  surrounding  areas. 

"We  had  established  chapters  across  the  state  and 
country  for  alumni  to  get  together  and  network,  but  we 
hadn't  done  anything  to  revitalize  a  chapter  for  people 
within  20  miles,"  says  Nathan  Conroy,  assistant  director 
of  alumni  affairs.  Lynda  Michaels,  alumni  affairs  director, 
recognized  the  need  for  a  local  chapter  and,  last  fall, 


helped  create  one.  A  wine  and  cheese  social,  their  first  official 
event,  brought  together  nearly  100  alumni  from  the  area. 

Conroy  believes  the  Carver  Hall  Chapter  will  play  an 
important  role  in  the  future  of  the  Alumni  Association.  "We 
need  more  local  advocates  for  the  university.  This  chapter 
can  serve  in  that  capacity  in  terms  of  town-gown  relations, 
recruiting  from  local  high  schools  and  volunteering  on 
campus,"  Conroy  says.  "In  the  past  we've  had  a  core  group 
of  alumni  in  the  area  who  acted  as  volunteers,  but  with  the 
creation  of  a  chapter  like  this  we're  opening  ourselves  up  to  a 
larger  group  of  individuals. 

"The  Carver  Hall  Chapter  will  provide  an  official  alumni 
presence  in  the  community  that  can  advocate  and  volunteer 
on  behalf  of  the  university,"  Conroy  adds. 

The  Alumni  Association  is  also  linking  alums  in  the 
workplace.  "There  is  a  trend  of  hosting  alumni  events 
with  affinity  groups  that  alumni  have  created  during  their 
professional  lives.  If  you  host  an  event  for  a  sorority  or 
fraternity,  a  sports  team  or  a  specific  graduation  year,  why 
not  host  an  event  for  all  alumni  who  work  at  a  specific 
company?"  Conroy  says. 

In  February,  BU  alumni  employed  by  Geisinger  Health 
System  met  for  a  social  at  the  Pine  Bam  Inn  in  Danville.  With 
about  350  alumni  employed  by  Geisinger  and  many  living 
in  the  Bloomsburg/Danville  area,  the  event  provided  BU 
President  David  Soltz  with  the  opportunity  to  see  the  strong 
connection  between  university  alumni  and  the  region. 

Chapter  and  workplace  events  are  just  two  of  the  many 
ways  the  Alumni  Association  helps  alums  stay  in  touch. 

"When  you  have  an  alumni  event,  it  doesn't  necessarily 
have  to  be  at  the  campus,"  Conroy  says.  "No  matter  where 
the  event  is  held — Danville,  North  Carolina,  Virginia — 
everyone  is  talking  about  Bloomsburg.  That's  the  kind  of 
unique  atmosphere  you  find  at  these  events." 


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Deaths 

Ruth  Shapiro  Dickstein  '27 
Marguerite  Minnich  Schumacher  '28 
Dorothy  Traub  Winegarden  '28 
Congetta  "Connie"  Pecora  Kotch  '30 
Kenneth  E.  Hawk '31 /'39M 
Dorothy  Foust  Wright '31 
Dorothy  Hartman  Moore  '32 
Mary  Bray  Smith  '32 
Irene  Draina  Walton  '32 
Melba  Beck  Hyde  '33 
Lucille  Gilchrist  Kindig  '35 
Mary  Frantz  Amidon  '36 
A.  David  Mayer  '36 
Josephine  Brown  Johnson  '40 
Helen  Johnson  Scammell  '41 
Eleanor  Reilly  Dolphin  '43 
Andrew  F.  Magill  '43 
Anthony  J.  Valente  '43 
Thaddeus  J.  Swigonski  '49 
Leonard  E.  Gricoski  '50 
R.  Eugene  Hummel  '53 
Joyce  Kline  Krick  '56 
James  E.  Starr  '56 


Donald  Coffman  '58 

John  E.  Danko  '58 

Donald  G.  Richards  '58 

Robert  Zegley '58 

Betty  L.  Boop  '59 

Joan  Stablum  Kristoff  '59 

John  V.Noble '59 

Michael  J.  Kenna  '64 

Janet  Seibert  Kramm  '64 

Edward  R.  Linsey  '64 

Ronald  P.  Wenzel  '65 

Sarah  "Sally"  Fleming  Hartman  '66 

Gail  Oakum-Satteson  Brunt  73 

Theresa  Zoranski  Hammer  73/74M 

Harold  "Butch"  Hoover  74 

Christine  Jendrzejewski  74 

Jean  Martin  Rinck  74 

Francis  "Frank"  Ruth  76 

Joseph  C.  Kopera  77 

Beverly  Mackes  Bafunno  79 

Marlene  Gordon  79 

Susan  Lutz  James  '83 


Brian  K.  Sims,  a  Philadelphia  attorney,  is  the  legal  editor  of 
M.D.  News  magazine  and  associate  editor  of  The  Philadelphia 
Bar  Reporter.  He  serves  as  a  member  of  the  Bloomsburg 
University  Alumni  Association  Board. 

}/\^   Colleen  Horan  Kramm  'CH/TOM  was  appointed 

\J  -w  coordinator  of  educational  technology  at  the 
Colonial  Intermediate  Unit  in  Easton. 

Kristin  Mock-Austin  is  an  associate  director  of 
admissions  with  Ross  University  School  of  Medicine  and 
Veterinary  Medicine. 

Kevin  Yurasits  is  an  applications  systems  analyst  with 
Mack  Trucks,  Allentown. 

J{\  ^J  Mario  Dianese  recently  passed  the  uniform 
\J %J  certified  public  accountant  examination. 


Kelly  Dinan,  Mountain  Top,  is  recruitment  and 
employment  manager  for  the  human  resources  department 
at  Misericordia  University. 

Amy  Hart  is  a  nurse  at  the  Lehigh  Valley  Hospital,  Allentown. 

Matthew  Kenenitz  'CB/'OSM  teaches  English  at  MMI 
Preparatory  School. 

Ryan  Messner  is  a  sales  associate  with  the  Wyomissing 
office  of  Coldwell  Banker.  He  received  his  real  estate  license 
in  2007. 

Marc  Pomarico  is  an  associate  producer  for  World 
Wrestling  Entertainment. 

Brent  Yates  '03M  is  the  manager  of  the  instructional 
systems  design  department  for  Mountain  Top  Technologies 
in  Pittsburgh. 

Jf\/i    Aaron  Zeamer,  a  graduate  of  Widener  University 

\J  JL  School  of  Law,  is  a  law  clerk  serving  a  Lancaster 
County  court  judge. 

Jf\  ^  Jessica  Barker  is  a  third-grade  teacher  with  the 
\J  \J  Easton  Area  School  District. 

Jf\j^  Heather  Bowman  is  a  registered  nurse  at  Geisinger 

\J  \J  Medical  Center's  Janet  Weis  Children's  Hospital, 
Danville,  caring  for  pediatric  cancer  patients.  She  was  featured 
in  the  fall  2007  issue  of  Susquehanna  Life  magazine. 

Michael  Celona  is  editor  of  Medstar  Television's  "Forensic 
Files,"  a  medical  detective  show  that  airs  on  truTV  (formerly 
Court  TV)  and  appears  in  142  countries. 

Dustin  Raster  works  as  a  field  production  manager  with 
Banyan  Productions,  Philadelphia,  which  produces  the  TLC 
show,  "Trading  Spaces." 

Ronald  Stump  is  a  high  school  social  studies  teacher  for  the 
Schuylkill  Technology  Centers,  Mar  Lin.  He  is  enrolled  in  BU's 
master's  program  in  instructional  technology. 

^f\^7  Anysia  Ensslen  (right),  a  speech  language 

\J  /    pathologist,  is  providing  evaluation 
and  treatment  services  at  Central  Baptist 
Hospital,  Lexington,  Ky.  She  serves  clients  with 
voice  disorders  under  a  partnership  program 
with  the  University  of  Kentucky  College  of 
Health  Sciences. 

Brian  Kunsman  was  an  intern  on  NBC-TVs 
"Late  Night  with  Conan  O'Brien." 

Jason  Lech,  Frackvflle,  is  an  advertising  department  sales 
representative  with  The  Republican  &  Herald,  Pottsville. 

Ashley  Yelinek  is  swim  team  coach  at  Connellsville 
High  School. 


Find  more  Husky  Notes  online  at 
www.  bloomualumni.  com. 

Send  information  to  alum@bloomu.edu 
or  to  Alumni  Affairs,  Fenstemaker 
Alumni  House,  Bloomsburg  University 
of  Pennsylvania,  400  E.  Second  St., 
Bloomsburg,  Pa.  17815 


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Over  the  Shoulder 


By  Robert  Dunkelberger,  University  Archivist 


Beautifying  Bloomsburg:  Outdoor  Art  on  Campus 


The  plan  to  enrich  the  Bloomsburg  campus 
with  pieces  of  art  began  15  years  after  the 
school  moved  to  the  hill  above  town  in 
1867.  The  first  major  addition  was  the  foun- 
tain near  Carver  Hall,  a  gift  from  the  Class  of  1882. 
Other  fountains  followed,  as  well  as  indoor  art  such  as 
stained  glass  windows,  sculptures  and  paintings. 

In  the  early  1970s,  outdoor  art  of  a  less-traditional 
nature  was  installed  in  the  areas  between  many  of  the 
campus'  newly  constructed  buildings.  Among  these 
were  a  wooden  oak  totem  and  a  steel  fountain 
sculpture  placed  outside  the  south  entrance  of  the 
Bakeless  Center  in  1972  and  a  steel-and-fiberglass 
tonal  sculpture  installed  in  front  of  the  Haas  Center 
the  following  year. 

Although  these  pieces  were  purchased  outright, 
others  were  completed  on  a  commissioned  basis. 
Competitions  leading  to  commissioned  work  resulted 
in  the  centerpiece  for  the  Aumiller  Plaza  on  the  south 
side  of  Kehr  Union  in  1979  and  a  statue  of  the 
Bloomsburg  mascot,  the  husky,  in  1983.  Blooms- 
burg area  sculptor  E.  Richard  Bonham  won  the 
national  competition  to  create  the  bronze  husky, 
sponsored  by  the  Community  Government  and 
Alumni  associations.  Installed  on  the  Carver  Hall 
lawn  and  dedicated  on  Oct.  22,  1984,  the  husky 
still  stands  near  the  intersection  of  Perm  and 
Second  streets. 

The  death  of  longtime  art  department  chairper- 
son Percival  Roberts  in  1984  provided  the  greatest 
impetus  for  bringing  outdoor  art  to  the  campus. 
The  following  year,  the  Council  of  Trustees 
established  the  Percival  R.  Roberts  III  Memorial 
Sculpture  Garden  in  the  mall  area  south  of  the 
McCormick  Center  and  east  of  the  former  Andruss 
Library,  now  the  Warren  Student  Services  Center. 

Two  Elongated  Forms 

'Two  Elongated  Forms'  by  James  Myford  of 

Slippery  Rock  is  featured  along  the  walkway 

between  Kehr  Union  and  Scranton  Commons. 


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Faculty  and  staff  from  the  art  department  and  develop- 
ment office  were  responsible  for  acquiring  appropriate 
artwork  for  this  space. 

The  first  piece  placed  in  the  garden  was  another 
commissioned  work,  a  bronze  bell  by  the  internationally 
known  artist  Toshiko  Takaezu,  who  had 
a  long  personal  and  professional 
relationship  with  the  Roberts  family. 

The  sculpture  garden  and  bell 
were  officially  dedicated  on 
Oct.  1,  1989.  The  quest  for 
additional  sculptures  led 
the  university  to  art  collec- 
tors Philip  and  Muriel 
Berman  of  Allentown  who, 
for  a  decade,  gave 
many  fine  pieces 
of  art  to  the 
school. 


The  Bermans  began 
collecting  paintings  in 
1948,  later  expanding  their 
scope  to  include  sculpture. 
As  their  collection  grew, 
the  couple  donated  works 
to  universities  in  the 
Philadelphia  area.  In  1989, 
the  Philip  and  Muriel 
Berman  Museum  of  Art 
was  dedicated  at  Ursinus 
College  and,  five  years 
later,  a  sculpture  park  was 
established  in  their  honor 
at  the  Lehigh  Valley 
Hospital  in  Allentown.  The 
Pennsylvania  State  System 
of  Higher  Education  also 
benefited  from  their 
generosity;  Muriel  Berman 
was  a  member  of  the  State 
System's  Board  of  Governors 

and,  throughout  the  1980s  and  1990s,  all  14  PASSHE 
universities  as  well  as  the  Dixon  Center  in  Harrisburg 
received  an  from  the  couple's  collection. 

The  Bermans  made  their  first  contributions  to 
Bloomsburg  in  1989  with  three  bronze  sculptures  by 
Minnesota  artist  Michael  Price.  One  of  these,  the 
"Standing  Adolescent,"  was  installed  in  the  sculpture 
garden  in  fall  1990.  Three  other  sculptures  donated  by 
the  Bermans  were  also  placed  in  the  mall  area— a  steel 
snake  near  the  Bakeless  Center  and  a  steel  totem  by 
Centennial  Gym,  both  created  by  psychiatrist-tumed- 
artist  Ernest  Shaw,  and  a  marble  bench  along  the 
walkway  at  the  east  end  of  the  McCormick  Center, 
sculpted  by  artist  Thomas  Sternal. 

Philip  Berman  passed  away  in  1997  and  his  wife 
made  the  last  donations  of  large  sculptures  to  the 
university  the  following  year.  She  donated  a  marble 


Tonal  Sculpture 

'Tonal  Sculpture'  by  artist  Joe  Moss  greets  visitors 
to  the  Haas  Center  for  the  Arts. 


column  and  marble  screen  by  Sternal;  two  interrelated 
sculptures,  the  "King  and  Queen,"  by  Sternal  and 
Martha  Enzmann;  and  the  "Stone  Benches"  by 
University  of  Alberta  art  professor  Peter  Hide.  All  were 
installed  in  the  area  bordered  by  Bakeless,  the  Warren 
Student  Services  Center  and  the  mall. 

With  the  creation  of  the  Academic  Quad, 
dedicated  at  homecoming  last  fall,  six  sculptures  and 
the  Class  of  1940  fountain  were  moved  from  their 
previous  locations  to  the  garden  area  in  front  of 
Andruss  Library.  The  Percival  R.  Roberts  III 
Memorial  Sculpture  Garden  is  now  part  of  the  new 
landscaped  quad. 


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Students  have  a  pickup  ball  game  outside  Lycoming  Hall. 


Academic  Calendar 

Summer  2008 

Session  I -May  19  to  June  27 
Session  II  -  July  1  to  Aug.  8 
Session  III -May  19  to  Aug.  8 

Fall  2008 

Classes  Begin 

Monday,  Aug.  25 

Labor  Day  -  No  Classes 

Monday,  Sept.  1 

Reading  Days  -  No  Classes 

Friday  and  Saturday,  Oct.  1 0  and  1 1 

Thanksgiving  Break - 
No  Classes 

Wednesday  to  Friday,  Nov.  26  to  28 

Classes  Resume 

Monday,  Dec.  1 

Classes  End 

Saturday,  Dec.  6 

Final  Exams 

Monday  to  Saturday,  Dec.  8  to  13 

Graduate  Commencement 
Friday,  Dec.  12 

Undergraduate  Commencement 

Saturday,  Dec.  13 

New  Student  Activities 

Summer  Freshman  Orientation 

Saturday  to  Monday,  June  28  to  30 

Act  101/EOP  Orientation 

Sunday  and  Monday,  June  29 
and  30 

Fall  Freshman  Preview 

Monday  through  Thursday,  June  16 
to  1 9,  and  Monday  through 
Thursday,  June  23  to  26 

Transfer  Orientation 

Wednesday  and  Thursday,  July  9 
and  10 

Adult/Non-Traditional 
Orientation 

Saturday,  Aug.  23 

Welcome  Weekend 

Thursday  to  Sunday,  Aug.  21  to  24 


Alumni  Events 

Visit  the  alumni  online  community  at 
www.bloomualumni.com  forfurther 
details  or  to  register.  For  information, 
contact  the  Alumni  Affairs  Office  at 
(5701 389-4058,  (800)  526-0254  or 
alum@bloomu.edu. 

Alumni  Association  Board  of 
Directors  Meeting 

Saturday,  May  17 

Alumni  Summer  Picnic, 
Bloomsburg 

Alumni  House;  Tuesday,  June  10 

Alumni  Summer  Picnic, 
Montoursville 

Hiawatha  Cruise;  Thursday,  June  12 

Alumni  Summer  Picnic, 
Harrisburg 

City  Island;  Friday,  June  13 

Jesse  Bryan/John  Cook 
Multicultural  Alumni  Weekend 

Friday  to  Sunday,  June  27  to  29 

Stratford  Festival  2008 

Monday  to  Saturday,  July  14  to  19 

Bloom  at  the  Beach, 
Ocean  City,  Md. 

Saturday,  Aug.  2 

Alumni  Summer  Picnic, 
Wilkes-Barre 

Lions  Pavilion;  Monday,  Aug.  4 

Alumni  Summer  Picnic, 
Lackawanna 

McDade  Park;  Wednesday,  Aug.  6 

Alumni  Summer  Picnic, 
Lehigh  Valley 

Covered  Bridge  Park;  Thursday, 
Aug.  7 

Bloom  at  the  Beach, 
Avalon,  N.J. 

Saturday,  Aug.  9 

Alumni  Summer  Picnic, 
Philadelphia 

Tuesday,  Aug.  12 

Alumni  Summer  Picnic, 
Lancaster 

Long's  Park;  Wednesday,  Aug.  13 


Alumni  Summer  Picnic, 
Berks 

Red  Bridge  Recreation  Area; 
Thursday,  Aug.  14 

Finger  Lakes  Wine  Tour 

Friday,  Sept.  12 

Special  Events 

44th  Annual  Reading  Conference 

Thursday  and  Friday,  May  15  and  16 

Trash  to  Treasure 

Saturday,  May  17, 8  a.m.  to  noon; 
early  birds,  7  a.m.;  adjacent  to 
Litwhiler  Field,  Upper  Campus; 
benefits  Columbia  County 
United  Way 

Math  and  Science  Camps 

Summer  Experience,  sixth-  through 
eighth-graders ,  and  CSI  Summer 
Experience,  ninth- through  nth- 
graders;  Monday  to  Thursday, 
July  14  to  17, 9  a.m.  to  4  p.m.; 
for  information,  emauch@bloomu.edu 
or  (570)  389-41 03 

Athletic  Hall  of  Fame  Induction 

Friday,  Oct.  10;  reception,  6  p.m.; 
dinner,  7  p.m.  Monty's 

Parents  and  Family  Weekend 

Friday  to  Sunday,  Sept.  12  to  14 

Homecoming  Weekend 

Friday  to  Sunday,  Nov.  1  and  2 

Summer  Camps 

For  more  information  and  brochures, 
call  Kevin  Wood  at  (570)  389-4371 
or  go  to  www.buhuskies.com. 

Baseball 

Rookie  Day  Camp,  July  14  to  17 
Day  Camp  I,  July  21  to  24 
Day  Camp  II,  July  28  to  31 

Basketball 

Men's  Basketball  Day  Camp, 
June  23  to  27 

Men's  Basketball  Team  Camp, 
June  27  to  29 


Women's  Basketball  Individual  Day 
Camp,  July  7  to  11 
Women's  Basketball  Team  Camp, 
July  18  to  20 

Field  Hockey 

Intensive  Team  and  Individual  Camp, 
July  27  to  31 

Intensive  Team  Camp,  Aug.  3  to  7 
Goalkeepers  Camps,  July  27  to  31 
and  Aug.  3  to  7 

Football 

Youth  Football  Day  Camp, 

June  9  to  11 

High  School,  July  13  to  16 

Soccer 

Women's  Soccer,  June  21  to  26 
Women's  Soccer,  July  6  to  10 

Swimming 

Husky  Gold,  June  8  to  12 
orJune  15to  19 

Stroke  Development,  June  8  to  12 
or  June  15to  19 

Tennis 

Tennis  Camp  I,  June  21  to  25 
Tennis  Camp  II,  July  19  to  23 
Tennis  Camp  III,  July  26  to  30 

Wrestling 

Parent/Child  I,  June  20  to  22 

Parent/Child  ll/Big  Brother, 

June  27  to  29 

Senior  High  Team  Camps, 

July  6  to  10  and  July  13  to  17 

Intensive  Training  Camp, 

July  6  to  12 

Junior/Senior  High  Technique  Camp, 

July  13  to  17 


For  the  latest  information 
on  upcoming  events, 
check  the  university 
Web  site: 
www.  bloomu.  edw 'today 


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"These  are  days  you'll  remember.  Never  before  and  never  since,  I  promise, 
will  the  whole  world  be  warm  as  this,"  sang  Natalie  Merchant  in  the  early 
1990s  as  lead  singer  of  the  10,000  Maniacs. 

The  University  Store  offers  items  all  Bloomsburg 
graduates  can  wear,  display  and  enjoy  as  they  hold  on 
to  warm  college  memories.  Consider  giftware  or 
clothing,  like  an  alumni  cap,  T-shirt,  sweatshirt,  travel 
mug,  license  plate  frame  or  decal  for  a  special 
graduation  gift.  Or,  perhaps,  a  diploma  frame,  BU 
afghan,  stadium  blanket  or  chair.  BU  insignia  gifts,  from  T-shirts,  sweatshirts 
and  caps  to  pennants,  glassware  and  stuffed  animals,  are  great  gifts  for  all 
ages,  including  the  special  high  school  grad  who  will  soon  become  a  BU 
freshman.  Can't  decide?  Gift  cards  are  available  in  any  amount. 

The  University  Store  offers  the  convenience  of  shopping  online  for  hundreds 
of  items  at  www.bloomu.edu/store.  For  a  traditional  shopping  experience, 
the  University  Store  is  open  seven  days  a  week  during  the  academic  year 
and  Mondays  through  Fridays  during  the  summer.  Stop  by  in  person  or 
online  for  everything  BU. 


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Summer  Hours 

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From  the  President' s  Desk 


During  the  height  of  this  year's  primary  election  season,  the  announcer  on 
Bloomsburg's  local  radio  station  mused  on  Sen.  Barack  Obama's  genetic 
connection  to  both  President  George  W.  Bush  and  Vice  President  Dick 
Cheney.  Genealogical  research  in  the  news  since  May  2007  shows  that 
the  senator  is  a  10th  cousin  to  our  current  president  and  an  eighth  cousin  to  his 
vice  president. 

This  political  campaign  has  focused  the  attention  of  the  American  public  on 
many  issues,  including  identity,  and  it  is  apparent  that  a  penchant  for  politics  is  a 
common  identifying  characteristic  for  these  three  distantly  related  politicians.  The 
Bloomsburg  University  connection,  on  the  other  hand,  is  much  easier  to  trace. 

There  are  the  family  connections  that  cross  generations,  like  Ruth  Yeager 
Reinhart  30  who  I  met  at  last  spring's  alumni  weekend  with  her  great-nephew, 
Brian  Collins  77,  and  his  daughter,  Victoria  Collins  '05.  There  are  connections 
between  alumni  who  work  for  the  same  organization,  like  Tim  Pritchard  and 
Sharon  Reilly  Zemaitis,  1990  graduates  who  are  being  inducted  together  into  the 
Athletic  Hall  of  Fame  and  are  employed  by  the  pharmaceutical  company 
AstraZenica.  And  there  are  connections  between  our  faculty,  staff  and  the  larger 
community,  like  the  collaborative  investigative  efforts  of  forensics  expert  and 
assistant  professor  of  anthropology  Conrad  Quintyn  and  Pennsylvania  State  Police 
Corp.  Shawn  Williams  '93  told  in  this  issue's  cover  story. 

There's  also  a  bond  grounded  in  the  affection  alumni  hold  for  their  university. 
The  English  poet  Lord  Alfred  Tennyson  said,  "I  am  a  part  of  all  that  I  have  met," 
and,  clearly,  Bloomsburg  University  alumni  agree,  renewing  connections  through 
the  online  community  (www.bloomualumni.com)  and  at  alumni  events.  I  have 
been  continually  impressed  with  the  strength  of  this  enduring  tie  as  I've  witnessed 
alumni  give  of  their  time,  treasure  and  talents  to  their  alma  mater. 

Since  beginning  my  tenure  as  president,  I  have  been  building  my  own 
connections  with  students  and  their  families,  alumni,  friends  of  the  university  and 
residents  of  this  region  and  the  state.  I  have  been  proud  to  confer  degrees  during  the 
first  commencement  ceremonies  in  the  Academic  Quadrangle  and  honored  to 
represent  BU  in  a  variety  of  settings. 

As  president,  I  will  continue  to  expand  upon  Bloomsburg  University's  legacy  of 
excellence.  That  connection  will  be  formalized  before  colleagues,  family,  friends  and 
members  of  the  Bloomsburg  University  community  on  Friday,  Oct.  3 1 ,  with  my 
inauguration  as  the  institution's  18th  president.  Please  join  us. 


/Z44&5T 


David  L.  Soltz 


Bloomsburg  University  of  Pennsylvania  is  a 

member  or  the  Pennsylvania  State  System  of 

Higher  Education 

Pennsylvania  State  System  of  Higher 

Education  Board  of  Governors 

as  of  June  2008 

Kenneth  M.  Jarin,  Chair 

Aaron  Walton,  Vice  Chair 

C.R.  "Chuck"  Pennoni,  Vice  Chair 

Matthew  E.  Baker 

Marie  Conley  Lammando 

Paul  S.  Dlugolecki 

Daniel  P.  Elby 

Michael  K.  Hanna 

Vincent  J.  Hughes 

Kim  E.  Lyllle 

Joshua  O'Brien 

Guido  M.  Pichini 

Edward  G.  Rendell 

JamesJ.  Rhoades 

ChristincJ.  Toreui 

Gerald  L  Zahorchak 

Plus  four  vacancies 

Chancellor,  State  System  of  Higher  Education 

John  C.  Cavanaugh 

Bloonisburg  University  Council  of  Trustees 

Steven  B.  Barth,  Chair 

Robert  Dampman  '65,  Vice  Chair 

Marie  Conley  Lammando  '94,  Secretary 

Ramona  H.  Alley 

LaRoy  G.  Davis  '67 

RobenJ.  Gibble'68 

Charles  C.  Housenick  "60 

A.  William  Kelly  71 

David  Klingerman  Sr. 

JosephJ.Mowad'OSH 

Nicole  Najpauer  '09 

President,  Bloomsburg  University 

David  L.  Solu 

Co-  Editors 

Eric  Foster 

Bonnie  Martin 

Husky  Notes  Editor 

Brenda  Hariman 

Director  of  Alumni  Affairs 

Lynda  Fedor-Michaels'87/'88M 

Editorial  Assistant 

Irene  Johnson 

Communications  Assistants 

Lauren  Kopich  '09 

Ashli  Yakabovicz  '10 

Agency 

Snavely  Associates,  LTD 

Art  Director 

Debbie  Shephard 


Adam  Vorlicek 
Cover  Photography 

Eric  Foster 
On  the  Cover 

Pennsylvania  State  Police  Cpl.  Shawn  M. 
Williams  '93  works  to  bring  closure  to 
victims'  families. 

Address  comments  and  questions  to: 

Bloomsburg;  The  University  Magazine 

Waller  Administration  Building 

400  East  Second  Street 

Bloomsburg,  PA  17815-1301 

E-mail  address:  bmartin@bloomu.edu 

Visit  Bloomsburg  University  on  the  Web  at 

htl  pVAvww .  bloomu.edu . 

Bloomsburg:  The  University  Magazine  is  published 

three  limes  a  year  for  alumni,  current  students' 

families  and  friends  of  the  university.  Husky  Notes 

and  other  alumni  information  appear  at  the  BU 

alumni  global  network  site,  www.bloomuarumni. 

com.  Contact  Alumni  Affairs  by  phone, 

570-389-4058;  fax,  570-389-4060;  or  e-mail, 

alum@bloomu.edu. 

Bloomsburg  University  is  an  AA/EEO  institution 
and  is  accessible  to  disabled  persons.  Bloomsburg 
University  of  Pennsylvania  is  committed  to 
affirmative  action  by  way  of  providing  equal 
educational  and  employment  opportunities  for  all 
persons  without  regard  to  race,  religion,  gender, 
age,  national  origin,  sexual  orientation,  disability 
oi-  veteran  status. 


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FEATURES 


Page  6 Chain  Reaction 

Chemistry  professor  Toni  Trambo  Bell  knew  she  had 
what  it  takes  to  become  a  teacher  . . .  and  made  it 
happen.  In  the  classroom  and  the  lab,  she  inspires  BU 
students  to  work  hard  for  what  they  want. 

Page  9 Fry  Power 

Fill  the  tank,  but  not  with  diesel.  BU  professors  create 
an  innovative  way  to  shuttle  students  around  campus, 
using  cooking  oil  from  the  Scranton  Commons. 

Page  10 Mat  Marvel 

Two  decades  ago,  Ricky  Bonomo  '92  thought  he'd 
earned  his  last  wrestling  title.  Today,  his  dedication  to 
life  on  the  mats  has  earned  him  national  recognition. 

Page  12 Fabric  of  Expression 

Professor  Meredith  Re  Grimsley  brings  playing  dress 
up  to  the  college  level,  helping  her  students  learn 
that  unusual  materials  can  result  in  unique 
artistic  creations. 


Page 


COVER  STORY 

16 Victims'Voice 


Williamsport  freshman  Charts  Ditamore  models 
a  duct  tape  ensemble,  fashioned  by  sophomore 
Dominique  Filiziani  of  Barnesville,  during 
Personal  Adornment  Day  2008. 


Shawn  Williams  '93  joins  forces  with  faculty  member  Conrad  Quintyn  to  follow  the 
blood  trail  of  murderers.  Together,  they  delve  into  cases,  both  cold  and  recent,  to  bnng 
closure  to  victims'  families. 


Page  20 To  the  Rescue 

Stacy  Pane  Segal's  childhood  passion  for  horses  has  turned  into  much  more.  Today,  the 
1999  grad  works  to  save  them  from  the  slaughterhouse. 


DEPARTMENTS 

Page  2 News  Notes 

Page  22 Husk)'  Notes 

Page  31 Calendar  of  Events 

Paee  32 Over  the  Shoulder 


News  Notes 


Change  in  Leadership 

Cavanaugh  becomes  third  PASSHE  chancellor 

John  C.  Cavanaugh,  former 
president  of  the  University  of 
West  Florida  in  Pensacola, 
became  chancellor  of  the 
Pennsylvania  State  System  of 
Higher  Education  in  July.  He 
succeeds  Judy  G.  Hample  as 
head  of  the  System  that 
includes  Bloomsburg  and  her 
13  sister  institutions  and  enrolls 
more  than  1 10,000  students. 

Previously,  Cavanaugh 
served  as  provost  and  vice 
chancellor  for  academic  affairs  at  the  University  of 
North  Carolina  at  Wilmington.  He  also  held  various 
positions  at  the  University  of  Delaware,  including  vice 
provost  for  academic  programs  and  planning  and 
associate  provost  for  graduate  studies. 

Cavanaugh,  the  third  chancellor  in  the  State 
Systems  nearly  25-year  history,  attended  St.  Joseph's 
College  in  Philadelphia  before  earning  a  bachelor's 
degree  in  psychology  from  the  University  of  Delaware 
in  1975.  He  also  holds  both  a  master's  degree  and  a 
doctoral  degree  in  psychology  from  the  University  of 
Notre  Dame. 


John  C.  Cavanaugh 


Council  of  Trustees 

Barth  named  chair;  Najpauer  appointed 

Steven  Barth,  Lewisburg,  recently  was  appointed  to  a  two-year 

term  as  chair  of  BU's  Council  of  Trustees.  Senior  vice  president 

and  loan  officer  at  Community 

Bank,  Milton,  Barth  has  been  a 

member  of  the  Council  of  Trustees 

since  1998.  He  succeeds  former 

chairperson  Robert  Gibble  '68. 

Also  serving  as  officers  are 
vice  chairperson  Robert 
Dampman  '65,  Ringtown,  a 
legislative  assistant  to  state  Sen. 
Robert  Tomlinson  and  retired 
superintendent  of  the  Bensalem 
Township  School  District,  and 
secretary  Marie  Conley 
Lammando  '94,  Harrisburg,  who  is 
employed  by  Hallowell  Bran- 
stetter  and  Long,  a  political 
consulting  firm. 

Trustees  also  are  welcoming  a 
new  student  representative  this 
fall.  Nicole  Najpauer,  a  senior 
from  Northampton,  replaces 
James  D'Amico  who  graduated  in 
May.  An  early  childhood/ 
elementary  education  major,  Najpauer  is  active  in  community 
service  and  consistently  on  the  dean's  list.  She  was  appointed  to 
the  Trustees  by  Gov.  Ed  Rendell. 


Nicole  Najpauer 


Legislative  Reports 

Local  lawmaker  videotapes  tour 
with  president 


State  Rep.  David  Millard,  right, 
who  represents  Pennsylvania's 
109th  district,  taped  a  campus 
tour  with  BU  President  David  Soltz 
in  early  June.  The  program,  slated 
for  broadcast  on  the  Pennsylvania 
Cable  Network  (PCN),  spodights 
new  academic  programs,  faculty 
achievements,  facility  renovations 
and  the  perceptions  of  the 
university's  18th  president  upon 
completion  of  his  first  semester. 
Millard  is  a  1988  graduate  of 
Bloomsburg  University. 


BLOOMSBURG 


UNIVERSITY        MAGAZINE 


Chelsea  Clinton  shares  her  mother's  views 
during  a  campaign  stop  in  Kehr  Union, 
Fireside  Lounge. 


Campaigning  for  Mom 

Chelsea  Clinton  has  'conversation'  with  BU 

Chelsea  Clinton  spoke  about  issues  ranging 

from  education  and  health  care  to  renewable 

energy  and  the  war  in  Iraq  as  she  represented 

her  mother,  former  Democratic  presidential 

contender  Sen.  Hillary  Clinton,  at  BU  during 

primary  election  season.  In  the  hour-long 

question-and-answer  session,  Clinton  asked 

the  200-member  audience,  made  up  mainly  of 

BU  students,  to  decide  which  issues  are  important,  reach  out  for  answers  and  "make 

your  own  assessments." 

"We  should  think  about  this  election  in  the  context  of  our  lives,"  said  the  former 
"first  daughter"  while  standing  in  front  of  a  banner  stating,  "Hillblazers:  Our  Voice, 
Our  Future." 

Among  the  topics  Clinton,  28,  discussed  on  her  mother's  behalf  were  public 
education,  college  affordability,  public  service,  civil  unions,  discrimination  laws,  the 
Iraq  war,  foreign  policy,  renewable  energy,  NATO,  drug  costs,  Social  Security, 
immigration  and  national  security,  universal  health  care  and  trade  agreements. 

Making  an  earlier  campaign  stop  at  BU  in  support  of  Sen.  Barack  Obama  were  TV 
actors  Dule  Hill,  star  of  "The  West  Wing"  and  "Psych,"  and  Zachary  Quinto,  star  of 
"Heroes"  and  "24."  The  pair,  touring  college  campuses  nationwide,  stressed  the 
importance  of  registering  to  vote  while  answering  questions  before  a  standing-room 
audience  in  Kehr  Union. 


Innovation  at  a  Distance 

Deaf/hard  of  hearing  faculty  receive 
national  recognition 


Samuel  Slike,  curriculum  coordinator  for  BU's  education  of  the 
deaf/hard  of  hearing  program,  and  Pamela  Berman,  instructional 
designer  for  the  Institute  for  Instructional  Technology,  received  a 
2008  International  Distance  Learning  Award  from  the  United 
States  Distance  Learning  Association  (USDLA).  Slike  and  Berman 
received  the  award,  Best  Practices  for  Distance  Learning 
Programming — Online  Technology  in  Higher  Education,  for  their 
use  of  Wimba  Classroom,  a  virtual  learning  program  that 
combines  interactive  technologies  with  traditional  styles  of 
instruction.  They  were  recognized  for  using  Wimba  to  offer 
courses  specifically  designed  for  the  deaf  and  hard  of  hearing. 
Through  Wimba,  students  have  access  to  a  sign-language 
interpreter  and  closed-caption  text,  which  accompany  the 
standard  slide  presentation  and  instructor's  voice.  "We're  making 
it  possible  for  deaf  and  hard  of  hearing  people  to  have  equal 
access  to  information  via  the  internet,"  says  Slike. 


Tickets  to  Learning 

BU  hosts  Honors  Program  to  China 

BU  took  its  turn  this  summer  hosting  the  annual 
Honors  Program  trip  for  two  students  from  each  of  the 
14  institutions  in  the  Pennsylvania  State  System  of 
Higher  Education.  The  students,  including  BU 
representatives  Sarah  Beltz,  an  elementary  education 
major  from  Perkasie,  and  Maureen  Dameron,  a  junior 
nursing  major  from  Chambersburg,  received  full 
scholarships  which  covered  the  costs  of  6  academic 
credits,  travel  and  room  and  board  in  China. 

The  students  studied  the  people,  policies  and 
preferences  of  modem  China  during  four  weeks  at 
Shandong  University  of  Technology  and  Yunnan 
Normal  University.  The  group  was  accompanied  by  BU 
faculty  members  Jing  Luo,  professor  of  languages  and 
cultures,  and  Youmin  Lu,  professor  of  mathematics, 
computer  science  and  statistics,  along  with  biologist 
Robbie  Soltz,  wife  of  BU  president  David  Soltz,  and 
Daniel  Brown,  a  BU  student  from  Howard,  Pa. 


News  Notes 


Dorothy  L.  Njeuma,  rector  of  the 
University  of  Yaounde  I  in 
Cameroon,  left,  shakes  hands 
with  BU  Provost  James  Mackin 
to  finalize  an  international 
exchange  agreement  between  the 
two  institutions. 


International  Exchange 

BU  enters  agreement  with  Cameroonian  universities 

BU  Provost  James 
Mackin  and  English 
professor  Ekema  Agbaw 
formalized  exchange 
agreements  this  spring 
with  three  Cameroonian 
universities — Buea, 
Yaounde  I  and 
Yaounde  II. 

"The  three 
universities  that  we 
have  committed  to 
working  with  are 
among  the  premier 
universities  in 
Cameroon,"  says 

Mackin.  "We  hope  to  begin  student  exchanges  with  all 
of  these  universities  almost  immediately,  with  faculty 
exchanges  to  occur  in  the  near  future.  I'm  sure 
Bloomsburg  students  will  come  away  from  a  visit  to 
Cameroon  with  a  whole  new  sense  of  their  place  in 
the  world." 

According  to  Mackin,  officials  at  Buea  and  Yaounde  I 
universities  expressed  interest  in  enrolling  their  students 
in  BU's  audiology/speech  pathology,  exceptionality  and 
institute  for  interactive  technologies  programs,  while 
officials  at  the  University  of  Yaounde  II  focused  on  BU's 
business  programs. 


In  the  Know 

Emergency  notification  system  in  place 

BU's  faculty,  staff  and  students  now  have  immediate  access  to 
campus  emergency  information,  thanks  to  a  new  system  that  allows 
messages  to  be  sent  quickly  via  e-mail,  phone  and  text  messages. 
Students  sign  up  as  part  of  the  process  when  registering  electroni- 
cally for  classes,  and  nearly  half  of  BU's  faculty  and  staff  have 
signed  up  voluntarily.  The  system,  available  only  to  students,  faculty 
and  staff  with  official  Bloomsburg  University  e-mail  addresses,  will 
be  used  solely  in  case  of  a  life-threatening  emergency.  Plans  call  for 
the  system  to  be  tested  each  semester. 


Duane  Braun 


Boots  on  the  Ground 

Retired  prof  to  keep  on  mapping 

Nineteenth  century  technology  still 
has  a  place  in  the  modem  world 
and  Duane  Braun,  recently  retired 
professor  of  geosciences,  has  the 
proof.  Over  the  last  25  years,  Braun 
charted  9,000  square  miles  of 
northeastern  Pennsylvania's  glacial 
deposits,  with  a  waterproof 
notebook  in  hand  and  the  help  of 
his  undergraduate  field  assistants. 
Later,  he  drew  the  maps  using 
plastic  Mylar  sheets  on  top  of  a 
light  table. 

"Technology  hasn't  changed  geologic  field  mapping 
significantly,"  says  Braun.  "It  is  still  a  lot  of  'boots  on  the 
ground'  stuff,  just  like  in  the  19th  century." 

With  a  global  positioning  system  as  Braun's  only  piece  of 
modem  technology  when  he  is  in  the  field,  no  one  would 
guess  that  his  Surficial  Geology  (glacial  deposits)  maps 
eventually  end  up  online,  viewable  on  Google  Earth  and  the 
Pennsylvania  Department  of  Conservation  and  Natural 
Resources  Web  site,  www.dcnr.state.pa.us/topogeo/openfile/ 
ofloc.aspx. 

Braun  retired  from  BU  at  the  end  of  the  spring  semester. 
Moving  with  his  wife  to  the  Pine  Tree  State,  he  plans  to 
work  with  the  Maine  Geological  Survey  to  map  northern 
Maine  which  is,  compared  with  Pennsylvania,  "just  miles 
and  miles  of  wilderness  to  explore  geologically." 


Star  Power 

Program  earns  accreditation 

BU's  theatre  arts  program  recently  earned  accreditation  from  the 
National  Association  of  Schools  of  Theatre.  Only  150  programs 
nationwide  are  accredited  in  a  two-year  process  that  includes 
self-study  and  an  on-campus  review. 

"The  reviewers  saw  our  performance  of  'Urinetown'  and  spent  a 
lot  of  time  with  students,"  says  Bruce  Candlish,  associate  professor 
of  theatre  arts.  "They  examined  our  curriculum  very  carefully, 
as  well." 

In  addition  to  the  quality  of  the  student  production,  reviewers 
noted  that  the  lease  arrangement  to  use  the  Bloomsburg  Theatre 
Ensemble's  Alvina  Krause  Theatre,  located  downtown,  was  a  good 
temporary  solution  for  needed  theatre  space.  The  current 
renovation  of  Haas  Center  for  the  Arts  is  also  helpful,  says 
Candlish,  as  it  will  greatly  expand  the  size  of  the  scene  and 
costume  shops. 


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Ride  the  Rails  with  Roongo 

Fourth  'Spirit  of  BU'  car  available 

Orders  are  being  accepted  by  BU's  Supervisory  Roundtable  for  the 
fourth  of  six  train  cars  in  the  "Spirit  of  BU"  series,  a  three-bay  offset 
side  hopper  car.  Proceeds  will  benefit  student  scholarships  and 
Camp  HERO  at  Camp  Victory,  Millville. 

The  metal  die  cast  coal  car, 
produced  by  Weaver  Models, 
Northumberland,  is  an  "0"  gauge, 
triple  track,  1 :48  scale  model  with 
three-rail  trucks  and  couplers,  a 
complete  brake  system,  fully  detailed 
undername  and  highly  detailed  styrene 
body.  Both  colors,  maroon  and  Union 
Pacific  yellow,  wrap  around  the  entire 
car  which  sports  the  Huskies  logo. 


The  coal  car  is  available  at  a  cost  of  $55  each,  which  includes  a 
coal  load,  plus  $4.95  shipping  and  handling  per  car.  Checks, 
payable  to  the  Supervisory  Roundtable,  may  be  sent  to  Kim 
Schmitz,  Bloomsburg  University  of  Pennsylvania,  400  E.  Second 
St.,  Bloomsburg,  Pa.  1781 5.  For  more  information,  call  Schmitz  at 
(570)  389-5107  or  Bob  Wislock  at  (570)  389-4529.  The  deadline  for 
orders  is  Sept.  30. 


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TALE  of  Two  Teachers 

BU  faculty  members  win  teaching  award 

Two  faculty  members  were  selected  for  the 
2008  Teaching  and  Learning  Enchancement 
(TALE)  Outstanding  Teaching  award.  Margie 
Eckroth-Bucher,  associate  professor  of  nursing, 
and  Jennifer  Stotter,  assistant  professor  of 
sociology,  social  work  and  criminal  justice, 
were  recognized  for  their  outstanding  teaching 
at  BU's  undergraduate  spring  commencement 
ceremonies.  Winners  were  nominated  by 
May  graduates. 

Eckroth-Bucher  was  nominated  for  her 
ability  to  inspire  her  students  to  recognize  and 
understand  the  needs  of  patients  who  have  mental  health  challenges. 
According  to  one  nomination  letter,  "She  is  the  epitome  of  what  a 
nurse  should  be:  professional,  caring,  a  teacher,  an  advocate  and 
a  listener." 

Stotter  was  nominated  for  her  "motivating  and  strengths-based" 
teaching  style,  which  inspires  her  students  to  "take  a  stand,  make  a 
difference  and  have  a  voice."  Stotter  was  recognized  for  her  ability  to 
engage  her  students  in  critical  thinking,  to  encourage  them  to 
"complete  assignments  professionally  and  with  pride"  and  to  become 
"involved  with  community  and  national  events." 

Both  faculty  members  received  $750  professional  development 
stipends,  sponsored  by  the  BU  Foundation,  and  plaques  recognizing 
their  achievement. 


Margie  Eckroth-Bucher 


Graduate  Studies  Leader 

Biolo/jist  is  BU's  newest  dean 

Lawrence  Fritz  is  BU's  new 
assistant  vice  president  and 
dean  of  graduate  studies 
and  research,  filling  a 
vacancy  created  by  the 
retirement  of  James  Matta. 

Most  recently  chair 
and  professor  of  the 
department  of  biological 
sciences  and  director  of 
the  professional  science 
master's  program  at  the 
University  of  New  England,  Biddeford,  Maine,  Fritz 
previously  taught  at  Northern  Arizona  University  and 
Dalhousie  University  in  Nova  Scotia.  He  also  was  a 
research  officer  with  the  National  Research  Council- 
Canada,  Institute  for  Marine  Biosciences,  and 
program  director  with  the  National  Science 
Foundation,  Division  of  Biological  Infrastructure. 

Fritz,  who  was  bom  in  New  York  City  and  grew 
up  near  Philadelphia,  was  a  Peace  Corps  volunteer  in 
the  Philippines.  He  earned  a  bachelor's  degree  from 
State  University  of  New  York,  Stony  Brook,  and 
master's  and  doctoral  degrees  from  Rutgers 
University  and  completed  post-doctoral  study  in  cell 
biology  at  Harvard  University. 


Lawrence  Fritz 


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STORY     BY     KELLY     MONITZ     '90 


By  any  definition,  Toni  Trumbo  Bell  was  a  'nontraditional'  student  when  she 

entered  college.  Her  persistence  and  patience  pulled  her  through  and,  today, 

motivate  students  in  the  classroom  and  research  lab. 


Toni  Trumbo  Bell  couldn't  see  herself  working  at 
Wal-Mart  the  rest  of  her  life.  She  started  at  the 
retail  giant  while  still  a  teenager  and  quickly 
rose  to  management.  But  she  wanted  something  else. 
Bell  wanted  to  teach. 

She  decided  to  go  back  to  school  to  become  a  high 
school  biology  teacher,  but  the  decision  wasn't  without 
obstacles.  Bell  was  23  years  old,  divorced,  raising  a 
preschooler  and  living  in  government-subsidized 
housing  in  Kentucky.  She  needed  to  take  the  College 
Boards,  apply  to  schools,  find  financial  aid  and  figure 
out  how  she  would  balance  a  full  class  load,  a  job  and 
an  energetic  toddler.  And  it  was  April. 

Bell  was,  as  she  still  is,  undeterred  and  motivated. 

Accepted  to  all  of  the  schools  to  which  she  applied, 
Bell  chose  the  University  of  Louisville  and  embarked 
on  a  life  path  that  would  bring  her  to  Bloomsburg 
University  where  she  has  taught  chemistry7  and  bio- 
chemistry for  the  past  six  years. 

The  path  wasn't  easy  at  first,  Bell  says.  "Basically,  I 
put  my  faith  in  God." 

She  knew  she  couldn't  work  and  go  to  school  full- 
time,  so  Bell  reduced  her  hours  at  Wal-Mart,  which 
lowered  her  rent,  and  signed  up  for  food  stamps, 
medical  assistance  and  any  other  government  program 
that  could  help  her.  She  received  grants  to  pay  for 
tuition  and  found  another  program  that  paid  for 
books.  She  also  had  help  from  her  son  Brandon's 
grandparents,  who  watched  him  while  she  worked 
and  attended  classes. 


College  itself  presented  new  challenges.  Her  adviser 
was  less  than  helpful,  she  says,  and  she  found  herself 
trying  to  schedule  classes  on  her  own  only  to  discover 
that  all  of  the  biology  courses  she  wanted  and  needed 
were  closed. 

Her  first  week  in  class  brought  another  revela- 
tion. After  spending  just  a  short  amount  of  time  with 
her  18-year-old  classmates,  Bell  learned  that  she  no 
longer  wanted  to  teach  at  the  high  school  level.  "I 
figured  I  would  get  fired  from  any  high  school 
teaching  job,"  Bell  says.  "1  decided  high  school 
teaching  was  not  for  me." 

Next,  she  realized  that  her  major,  biology,  was 
extremely  popular,  limiting  the  number  of  job 
prospects  available  after  graduation.  That's  when  she 
started  rethinking  her  course  of  study,  switching  to 
another  science,  chemistry,  a  field  where  far  fewer 
undergrads  ventured. 

Like  the  other  choices  she'd  made  since  deciding  to 
go  back  to  school,  pursuing  a  chemistry  degree  wasn't 
easy.  "I  didn't  sleep  a  lot,"  Bell  says.  "My  son  was  a 
rambunctious  preschooler.  I  couldn't  crack  a  book 
until  nine,  after  he  went  to  bed." 

Bell  studied  until  1  or  2  a.m.  and  got  up  for 
work  at  5  a.m.  She  went  to  school  year-round, 
working  more  hours  on  breaks.  And  the  cycle  went 
on  for  three  and  a  half  years  until  she  completed 
her  degree  in  1996. 

Weary,  Bell  wasn't  interested  in  going  to  graduate 
school,  as  one  of  her  professors  encouraged  her  to  do. 

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Lindsay  Baglini-Beagle  '05  works  in  the  lab  at  GlaxoSmithKline. 

Heart  in  Research 

Toni  Trumbo  Bell's  former  students  credit  her  mix  of  patience 
and  persistence  with  leading  them  to  careers  some 
didn't  anticipate. 

Chris  DeVore  '06,  who  now  works  for  Corning,  sees  her  as  a 
person  who  is  always  ready  to  help  a  student  or  colleague. 
"Toni  assisted  me  in  my  research,  helping  me  to  understand  the 
idea  of  research  as  well  as  training  me  with  the  instrumenta- 
tion," he  says.  "Toni  was  born  to  be  an  educator." 

Shelia  Hovi  '05  remembers  wanting  to  take  part  in  Bell's 
research  project,  but  thinking  it  was  beyond  her  abilities.  Hovi, 
who  now  makes  chickenpox  vaccines  for  Merck,  says  Bell  "used 
different  analogies,  explaining  over  and  over  in  different  ways" 
until  she  understood. 

"She  was  very  patient  with  me,"  Hovi  adds. 

"I  believe  one  of  the  key  traits  passed  on  from  her  is  to  be 
passionate  and  carry  along  a  strong  work  ethic  at  whatever 
career  path  I  take,"  says  Michael  F.  Pennell  '06,  who  now  works 
for  Absorption  Systems.  "She  treats  all  of  her  students  like  her 
own  children." 


And,  for  Lindsay  Baglini-Beagle  '05,  Bell's  influence  changed 
her  career  ambitions ...  but  first  she  had  to  conquer  a  dreaded 
class,  biochemistry. 

"I  enjoyed  biochemistry  more  than  any  other  chemistry  class  I 
had  taken.  However,  if  it  wasn't  for  Toni,  I  highly  doubt  that  I 
would  have  taken  as  much  as  I  did  from  that  class,"  she  says. 

That  academic  collaboration  continued  in  the  research  lab 
and  eventually  Baglini-Beagle  had  to  make  a  decision — 
whether  to  become  a  doctor  or  scientist.  Applying  to  both 
medical  and  graduate  schools,  Baglini-Beagle  eventually 
accepted  a  full  scholarship  to  Wake  Forest  School  of  Medicine 
and  earned  a  master's  degree  in  biochemistry  and  molecular 
biology.  She  recently  accepted  a  position  as  a  biochemist 
for  GlaxoSmithKline. 

"Toni  introduced  me  to  biochemistry  and  the  world  of 
research  science.  Not  only  had  she  taught  me  how  to  do  the 
science,  she  had  such  a  passion  for  the  science  that  she  made 
me  love  it,"  she  says. 


CI  mother  the  students  a  lot.  That  doesn't  mean  I  eoddle  them.  I  tell  them  like  it  is. 3 

-  Toni  Trumbo  Bell 


She  wanted  to  work,  but  four 
months  after  graduating  with  a 
bachelors  in  chemistry  she  hadn't 
found  a  job  she  wanted  and  was 
still  working  at  Wal-Mart.  That's 
when  she  decided  to  give  grad 
school  another  look. 

As  it  turned  out,  graduate 
schools  wanted  her  and  tuition 
wasn't  an  issue,  Bell  says.  Plus,  she 
became  a  sought-after  teaching 
assistant  when  her  professors  real- 
ized she  could  teach  just  about 
anything.  That  work  resulted  in 
a  paycheck. 

She  finished  graduate  school 
with  her  doctorate  in  2002,  but 
started  looking  for  a  teaching  job 
at  the  college  level  in  October 
2001.  Bell  applied  to  50 


different  colleges  and,  after 
numerous  interviews,  chose 
Bloomsburg  University. 

Bell  remembers  crafting  a 
teaching  philosophy,  but  isn't  sure 
she  has  one  now.  She  believes  in 
honesty,  caring  and  having  open 
dialogues  with  her  students  and 
encourages,  if  not  demands,  class- 
room participation. 

"I  want  the  students  to  see  me. 
They  get  all  my  stories.  I  love  to 
tell  stories,  much  to  my  husband's 
dismay  I'm  a  real  person." 

Bells  students  also  come  to  her 
with  questions  about  life.  "I  moth- 
er them  a  lot,"  she  says.  "That 
doesn't  mean  I  coddle  them.  I  tell 
them  like  it  is.  A  lot  of  them  be- 
come like  my  own  kids." 


She  encourages  her  students  to 
do  their  own  research,  working 
closely  with  them,  and  continues 
her  own  research,  taking  on 
projects  that  she  wants  to  do — a 
luxury  that  she  wouldn't  have 
been  afforded  had  she  chosen  to 
go  into  industry,  she  says. 

Bell  wishes  more  young  people 
would  consider  studying  science 
and  encourages  some  of  her  stu- 
dents to  continue  on.  "It's  hard 
and  it's  wonderful  and  there  is 
always  something  to  leam,"  she 
says.  "I  can  see  myself  doing  this 
the  rest  of  my  life."  b 

Kelly  Monitz  '90,  an  award-winning 

journalist,  is  a  staff  writer  for  the 
Standard-Speaker  in  Hazleton,  Pa. 


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Students  riding  a  shuttle  bus  between  the  upper  and  lower  campuses 
this  fall  may  detect  a  familiar  scent  in  the  air.  In  fact,  if  it's  bus  No.  5 
pulling  up  to  the  curb,  they  may  find  that  they  also  experience  a  sud- 
den, unexpected  craving  ...  for  french  fries. 

BU's  biofuel  bus,  the  brainchild  of  Nathaniel  Greene,  associate  professor 
of  physics  and  engineering  technology,  and  Mark  Tapsak,  assistant  profes- 
sor of  chemistry,  has  been  configured  to  run  on  diesel  fuel  processed  from 
campus  dining  services'  used  cooking  oil.  Cleaner  for  the  environment 
than  traditional  diesel,  the  financial  savings  are  significant  as  biofuel  re- 
places the  60  gallons  of  fuel  the  shuttle  bus  consumes  in  a  typical  week 
during  the  semester. 

The  university  also  plans  to  use  a  biofuel  blend  for  the  remainder  of  its 
diesel  fleet.  Biofuel  is  projected  to  displace  9  percent  of  BU's  diesel  con- 
sumption and  reduce  fossil-fuel-based  carbon  dioxide  emissions  by  57,000 
pounds  a  year. 

The  university  committed  $13,000  toward  the  project  from  the  BU 
Foundation  Margin  of  Excellence  Grant,  President's  Fund  for  Academic 
Initiatives  and  President's  Fund  for  Staff  Development,  b 


Biofuel  is  projected  to  displace  9  percent 

of  BU's  diesel  consumption  and  reduce 

fossil-fuel- based  carbon  dioxide 

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Ricky  Bonomo,  left,  celebrates  his  induction 
into  the  National  Wrestling  Hall  of  Fame  with 
his  twin  brother  and  fellow  wrestler,  Rocky. 


STORY     BY     MARION     VALANOSKI 


Among  the  names  that  stand  out  in  the  history  of  BU  wrestling 
are  Shorty  Hitchcock  and  twins  Rocky  and  Ricky  Bonomo.  Two 
decades  after  capturing  NCAA  championships,  Ricky  Bonomo 
continues  to  collect  accolades  as  one  of  BU's  all-time  top  grapplers. 


I  icky  Bonomo  describes  his  recent  induction 
into  the  National  Wrestling  Hall  of  Fame  in 
IStillwater,  Okla.  as  a  "humbling"  experi- 
ence when  he  compares  his  record  with  those  of 
previous  inductees. 

"When  you  look  up  at  all  the  plaques  and  read  off 
the  list  of  coaches  and  former  wrestlers  and  their 
accomplishments,  what  I  did  pales  in  many  respects  to 
them,"  says  Bonomo,  the  most  decorated  wrestler  in 
Bloomsburg  University  history  and  the  owner  of  three 
National  Collegiate  Athletic  Association  (NCAA) 
Division  I  individual  championships.  "I  am  honored  to 
have  my  name  mentioned  in  the  same  breath  as  Dan 
Gable,  Wad  Schalles,  Bobby  Weaver  and  Shamokin 
Area's  Mai  Paul." 

Bonomo  '92  and  twin  brother  Rocky,  who  is  the 
head  coach  at  Lock  Haven  University,  planned  to 
work  with  their  father  after  graduating  from  Lake- 
Lehman  High  School  despite  receiving  offers  from 
several  Division  I  wrestling  programs,  including 
Nebraska  and  Clarion.  Through  the  intercession  of 
another  Huskies  standout  and  former  NCAA  titlist 
Floyd  "Shorty"  Hitchcock,  they  overcame  several 
academic  obstacles  and  began  their  collegiate 
lives  at  BU. 

"In  high  school  we  proved  ourselves  athletically," 
Bonomo  says,  "but  we  had  to  prove  ourselves 
academically  in  order  to  compete  collegiately  on  the 


wrestling  team.  The  first  year  we  were  at  Bloomsburg, 
we  both  red-shirted  and  used  the  time  to  acclimate 
ourselves  to  the  academics  and  find  out  what  we 
wanted  to  do." 

The  first  time  they  were  allowed  to  work  out  with  the 
Huskies  wrestling  team,  the  Bonomos  knew  life  on  the 
mats  would  never  be  the  same.  "It  was  like  going  from 
competing  against  boys  to  wrestling  against  men,"  says 
Bonomo,  who  now  runs  a  wrestling  school  for 
competitors  of  all  ages  in  suburban  Harrisburg. 
"Whatever  we  accomplished  in  high  school  was  brushed 
aside  and  we  had  to  prove  ourselves  on  the  mats  to  our 
teammates  and  the  coaches. 

"Coach  (Roger)  Sanders  was  intimidating.  When  he 
walked  into  the  room,  everyone  knew  they  were 
going  to  work.  There  was  no  'dogging'  it  or  hiding,  and 
he  had  us  prepared  both  physically  and  mentally 
to  wrestle." 

During  Bonomo's  first  season  of  competition,  he  and 
Rocky  both  missed  AU-American  status  by  one  match. 
The  next  three  years,  however,  were  nothing  short  of 
outstanding. 

"What  I  learned  that  first  year  was  that  I  belong  with 
these  individuals,"  Bonomo  says.  "That  year,  I  beat  Jim 
Martin  from  Penn  State  who  went  on  to  win  the  national 
championship.  And,  Rock  and  I  developed  a  we-can-do- 
this  attitude." 


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Bonomo's  sophomore  campaign  produced  a  34-2 
record  that  included  nine  pins  and  1 1  technical  falls 
and,  after  beating  Iowa's  Matt  Egland,  the  first  of 
three  NCAA  titles.  His  junior  year  featured  a  28-3 
mark  and  his  second  championship  and,  in  his  senior 
year,  he  capped  an  illustrious  collegiate  career  by 
going  28-2  and  capturing  a  third  individual  crown. 
With  a  career  record  of  1 16-12-3  and  three  wrestler 
of  the  year  awards  from  both  the  Pennsylvania  State 
Athletic  Conference  (PSAC)  and  the  Eastern 
Wrestling  League  (EWL),  he  remains  the  third  best  in 
school  history.  Brother  Rocky,  a  two-time  Ail- 
American,  comes  in  fourth  on  BU's  all-time  win  list 
with  a  record  of  110-19. 

"I  was  nervous  going  out  on  the  mat  for  that  first 
national  title,  but  once  you  shake  your  opponent's 
hand  it  becomes  all  wrestling  and  you  forget  the 
crowd  and  television  lights,"  Ricky  Bonomo  recalls. 
"That  second  year  you  are  a  'marked  man'  because 
everyone  is  gunning  to  knock  off  the  defending 
champion.  My  third  year  I  wrestled  a  lot  at  126  and 
134  (pounds)  because  of  making  weight,  and  people 
couldn't  understand  why  my  matches  were  so  close. 

"There  were  times  going  to  tournaments  during  my 
senior  year  that  I  just  wanted  to  get  out  of  the  car  and 


walk  away  from  it  all.  Most  people  can't  comprehend 
all  of  the  pressure  that  goes  into  competing  on  the 
Division  I  level,  much  less  what  goes  into  making  it  to 
the  tournament  and  coming  out  a  winner.  I  had  the 
support  of  my  teammates,  coaches  and  brother  who 
encouraged  me  and  reassured  me  if  1  did  my  best 
everything  would  fall  into  place." 

Bonomo  credits  Hitchcock,  who  was  his  high 
school  coach,  for  pushing  him  and  putting  into 
motion  all  that  was  necessary  to  attend  college. 
"Shorty,  who  passed  away  in  2002,  was  a  happy-go- 
lucky  guy  who  showed  me  you  can  have  fun  while 
still  being  serious  about  what  you  were  doing.  The 
'bear-hug'  move  he  perfected  was  passed  on  to  me  and 
I  used  it  in  high  school  and  college,"  Bonomo  says. 

Working  with  today's  wresders  at  his  garage- 
tumed-mat  room,  Bonomo  applies  a  different 
approach  to  wrestling  depending  upon  the  age  group 
and  weight  class  he's  dealing  with  at  the  time  but 
everything  still  comes  down  to  enjoying  what  you 
are  doing. 

"I  want  the  younger  guys  to  work  hard  but  have 
fun,"  Bonomo  says.  "Let  them  get  exposed  to  the  sport 
but  don't  make  it  a  job  and  the  rest  will  fall  into  place 
if  it's  meant  to  be.  For  the  bigger  and  more 
experienced  wrestlers,  the  workouts  are  more  intense. 
You  want  to  instill  in  them  the  importance  of  peaking 
at  the  right  time."  b 

Ma/ion  Valanoski  is  a  freelance  spoils  writer  from 
Shamokin,  Pa. 


After  much  success  on  the  mats  at  the  high  school  and 

college  levels,  Bonomo  now  shares  his  winning  moves, 

like  this  one,  with  today's  young  wrestlers. 


Garments  created  of  unique  materials  take  over  the  runway  during 
Personal  Adornment  Day.  Shown  left  to  right  in  accompanying 
photos  are  Matthew  Dunbar,  a  sophomore  from  Jim  Thorpe, 
modeling  an  outfit  of  found  clothing  and  aluminum  cans 
assembled  by  Steve  Martz,  a  sophomore  from  Catawissa.  Modeling 
their  own  creations  are,  center,  Nadeen  Roberts,  a  junior  from 
Bloomsburg,  appearing  in  digitally  printed  fabrics,  adorned  with 
wire,  beads  and  hand-dyed  cotton,  and  Danielle  Urbanowicz,  a 
May  2008  graduate  from  Knoxville,  Tenn.,  wearing  an  ensemble 
fashioned  of  recycled  umbrellas  in  various  sizes. 


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STORY  AND  PHOTOS  BY  ERIC  FOSTER 

Duct  tape.  Aluminum  cans.  Vinyl  records. 
Steel.  Not  contents  you'll  find  listed  on  a 
typical  clothing  label,  but  common  materials 
for  garments  modeled  at  Bloomsburg's  annual 
Personal  Adornment  Day. 

For  the  past  four  Aprils,  some  two  dozen  student  designers  have 
shown  off  their  work  on  an  impromptu  runway  in  the  Haas  Gallery 
of  An.  For  the  students  exhibiting  their  designs,  the  show  is  the 
culmination  of  weeks  of  work. 

"Some  students  are  excited,  some  are  terrified,"  says  Meredith  Re 
Grimsley,  associate  professor  of  an  and  the  organizer  of  Personal 
Adornment  Day.  "But  they  all  have  the  experience  of  collaborating,  getting 
feedback  from  the  audience.  It's  closing  the  circle,  creating  a  professional 
experience  for  them." 

A  fascination  and  focus  on  fabric  was  something  that  Grimsley  brought 
with  her  when  she  came  to  BU  in  2003. 

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13 


'As  teachers,  we're  challenging  them  to  value  the  personal  element 
they  bring  to  the  work  because  if  they  care,  the  audience  will  care.' 

-  Meredith  Re  Grimsley 


"There's  a  sense  of  process  and 
tactile  connection  that  I  didn't  get 
with  other  mediums,"  says 
Grimsley.  "With  fabric,  I  am  using 
materials  that  I'd  seen  my  mother, 
Gail  Re,  use  so  there's  a  personal 
connection  for  me  there,  as  well." 

A  native  of  Atlanta,  Grimsley 
earned  her  bachelor's  and  master's 
degrees  in  fine  arts  at  the  Univer- 
sity of  Georgia  and  taught  there  as 
an  adjunct  professor.  She  initially 
came  to  BU  on  a  temporary  one- 
year  basis  and  was  selected  for  the 
permanent  position  after  a 
national  search  the  next  year. 

"When  I  came  here,  Karl 
Beamer  mentioned  that  he  had 
done  something  like  Personal 
Adornment  Day  in  the  '80s,"  says 
Grimsley.  "So  we  developed  it  into 
something  that  included  bringing 
in  a  visiting  artist,  which  elevates 
the  experience  for  the  students." 

Fellow  faculty  member  Karl 
Beamer,  for  one,  couldn't  be 
happier  to  have  her  as  a  colleague. 


"She  had  the  resume  and  she 
had  the  exhibitions,"  says 
Beamer,  who  will  retire  in 
December  after  teaching  at 
Bloomsburg  for  37  years.  "Her 
work  was  floating  around 
sculpture  and  installation.  I'm 
the  resident  skeptic  on 
installations,  but  she  brought 
that  component  to  the  art 
program — here's  a  space,  how 
can  I  have  you  interact  with  it  as 
a  viewer?  And  she  jumped  right 
in  with  all  that  exuberance." 

Her  exuberance  has  a  way  of 
rubbing  off  on  students. 

"I  fell  in  love  with  art,  using 
fabric  in  design,"  says  Rebecca 
Rugg,  who  graduated  from  BU  in 
May  with  an  art  studio  degree 
and  is  now  attending  the 
University  of  Georgia  for  her 
master's  of  fine  arts.  "Professor 
Grimsley  loves  teaching,  loves 
what  she  does,  and  it  inspired  me 
to  do  a  lot  of  things  on  my  own.  1 
was  in  the  studios  24/7." 


That  "personal 
voice"  is  one  of  the 
most  difficult  things 
for  students  to  find, 
says  Grimsley.  "What 
is  their  personal 
content,  their 
personal  voice  that's 
so  valuable  that 
they're  going  to  spend     Rebecca  Ru§g 
hours  and  hours  on  it? 

"They  need  to  come  up  with 
an  idea,  find  the  best  way  to 
communicate  that  idea.  And  they 
are  going  to  have  to  defend  that 
idea.  Students  have  focused 
on  childhood  disease,  family 
issues  and  memories  of  nature 
from  childhood." 

For  Rugg,  the  focus  is  often  on 
her  personal  medical  concerns. 
"I'm  diabetic,  and  I  make  a  lot  of 
work  about  my  fears  of  things 
that  could  go  wrong  with  my 
health,"  she  says.  "I  was  in  the 
library  at  all  hours,  researching 
what  1  was  going  to  make,  how  I 


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Creative  expressions  from  Meredith  Re 
Grimsleys  own  portfolio  include,  left  to 
right,  'What  Do  You  See,'  'If  It  Causes  You 
to  Sin'  and  'Blood  Money.' 


was  going  to  make  it  and  the 
concept  behind  it."  Rugg 
communicated  her  fears  with 
her  entry  in  the  2007  Personal 
Adornment  Day — a  dress 
reminiscent  of  a  straight] acket. 

Student  Cortney  Sandore's 
2008  creation  for  Adornment  Day 
had  a  lighthearted  princess  theme, 
incorporating  a  lampshade  with 
holiday  lights  woven  into  the  top. 
But  creating  the  piece  still 
required  serious  planning.  "I 
learned  how  much  work  it  takes 
to  get  something  that  you're 
proud  of,"  says  Sandore,  who 
plans  to  graduate  in  December.  "It 
took  about  a  month  of  planning 
with  sketches  and  getting  the 
materials.  And  then  a  lot  of  hands- 
on  work  to  make  it." 

"As  teachers,"  says  Grfmsley, 
"we're  challenging  them  to  value 
the  personal  element  they  bring  to 
the  work  because  if  they  care,  the 
audience  will  care." 

Through  Personal  Adornment 
day,  students  find  that  people's 
familiarity  with  fabric  and  clothing 
can  make  textiles  an  especially 
effective  art  medium.  "Everybody 
wears  it  every  day,"  says  Rugg. 
"Your  work  can  be  understood 
by  people." 


Kaitlin  McAteer  '06  takes  her 
work  to  the  public  in  a  more  direct 
way.  She's  applied  her  art  training 
to  shoe  design  for  Kenneth  Cole  in 
New  York  City. 

After  interning  with  the  firm  for 
several  months,  McAteer  joined  the 
staff  full-time  in  January  2007 
and  is  now  an  assistant  product 
development  manager  with  a  focus 
on  the  designer's  Tribeca"  line. 

"Every  part  of  the  design  is 
thought  out,"  says  McAteer. 
"Stitching  details  can  make  or 
break  the  product." 

Though  she  didn't  have  any 
experience  designing  shoes  when 
she  started  with  Kenneth  Cole, 
McAteer  learned  fast.  She  recalls 
the  first  shoe  she  designed  from 
the  ground  up,  a  flat  with  a 
jeweled  upper.  "I'm  close  to  the 
sample  size  (size  6  for  women, 
size  9  for  men)  so  I  had  a  white 
pair  that  I  wore  all  the  time," 
says  McAteer. 

It's  not  just  students  interested 
in  working  in  design  or  academia 
who  benefit  from  art  classes,  says 
Grfmsley.  About  half  of  her 
students  are  majoring  in  other 
subjects,  and  Grimsley  finds  they 
bring  a  different  perspective  to 
the  class. 


A  strong  biology  major  before 
changing  to  art,  Rugg  found  that 
the  art  classes  had  a  positive  effect 
on  her  work  in  all  classes.  "With 
the  creative  outlet,  you're  less 
stressed  and  more  focused  in  all  of 
your  classes,"  she  says.  "All 
students  should  take  an  art  class. 
It  helps  you  think  about  every 
aspect  of  a  thing." 

While  the  end  product  may  be 
a  dress,  a  pair  of  shoes  or  an 
abstract  work,  Grimsley  and  her 
students  say  a  project  usually 
starts  with  a  piece  of  paper  and 
a  pencil. 

"Drawing  is  the  foundation  of 
any  art  discipline,"  says  Grimsley. 
"Everyone  should  know  how  to 
draw  and  should  keep  a  sketch- 
book to  record  the  visual  and 
written  aspects  of  their  ideas." 

The  practice  of  drawing,  she 
says,  can  increase  awareness  and 
offers  the  artist  the  ability  to 
truly  see  the  world  and  "appreci- 
ate the  beauty  that  can  be  vital 
to  creativity." 

And,  perhaps,  for  students,  to 
inspire  the  fashions  they  create  for 
Personal  Adornment  Day.  b 

Eric  Foster  is  co-editor  of  Bloomsburg: 
Vie  University  Magazine. 


The  pieces  of  the  crime  investigation  puzzle  can  be  as 
basic  as  handwritten  notes  in  a  binder  or  as  sophisticated 
as  computer  analysis  of  DNA.  Solving  the  puzzle  often 
relies  on  the  collaboration  of  experts  united  in  the  goal 
of  bringing  closure  to  families. 


Victims 


STORY      BY     JACK     SHERZ 


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Unlike  the  gizmos  that 
help  solve  crimes  in  an 
hour  on  TV,  many  of 
Cpl.  Shawn  Williams' 
tools  are  low-tech — a 
rotary  card  file,  a  pen,  a 
three-ring  binder  and  a 
map  of  his  territory. 


It  was  the  end  of  January  2008  when  a  state  road  worker  made  a  grisly  discovery 
along  the  side  of  Interstate  80.  Trash  bags — each  containing  body  pans  of  what 
appeared  to  be  a  light-skinned  adult  woman — had  been  tossed  on  the  side  of  the 
highway  as  it  made  its  way  through  rural  Monroe  and  Wayne  counties. 

"I  remember  that  day  when  I  was  sitting  in  my  office  in  Bloomsburg  and  1  heard 
'Hey  Swiftwater  just  found  some  body  parts  on  the  interstate,'"  recalls  Pennsylvania 
State  Police  Cpl.  Shawn  M.  Williams  '93,  referring  to  the  state  police  barracks  near 
the  sites  of  the  discovery.  "In  my  career,  that  is  the  first  time  I've  seen  anything 
like  that." 


Even  as  Williams,  one  of  only  19  troopers  assigned 
to  the  departments  Criminal  Investigation  Assessment 
Unit,  made  his  way  to  the  scene,  he  knew  someone  else 
he  had  to  call:  Conrad  Quintyn,  an  assistant  professor 
of  anthropology  at  Bloomsburg  University. 

Immediately  upon  arriving  in  Bloomsburg  in  2005, 
Quintyn  offered  his  services  to  the  authorities,  who 
often  need  to  know  if  the  bones  someone  found  in  the 
woods  are  human  or  animal.  "When  I  heard  of  body 
parts  not  being  together  I  knew,  with  Quintyns 
specialty,  he  may  be  able  to  tell  us  what  kind  of 
instrument  was  used  to  dismember  the  body," 
Williams  says. 

"That  was  my  job,  to  find  out  whether  a  knife  was 
used,  a  saw  was  used,  an  ax,  whatever,"  Quintyn  says. 
"I  look  at  the  surface  of  the  bones,  and  the  striations  on 
the  surface  of  the  bones  can  give  you  an  indication  of 
whether  its  a  knife  or  saw." 

One  thing  Quintyn  looks  for  are  "false  starts,"  or 
places  where  someone  tried  to  cut  and  then  had  to  back 
out  and  start  again  because  the  going  got  too  tough. 
Such  areas  can  tell  a  lot  about  the  tool  used;  if  it's  a  saw, 
the  number  of  teeth  per  inch  can  be  determined. 

Such  information  is  important  both  before  and  after 
an  arrest,  Quintyn  and  Williams  agree.  Knowing  the 
kind  of  tools  used  in  a  killing  helps  police  when  they 
narrow  their  list  of  suspects  and  conduct  searches.  And 
after  an  arrest,  if  the  cutting  tool  is  recovered  in  the 
suspects  possession,  connecting  the  tool  to  the  victim  is 
powerful  evidence  in  court. 

In  this  case,  Quintyn  told  authorities  that  a  saw  was 
used  and  gave  them  an  idea  of  what  to  look  for.  A 
33-year-old  man  was  ultimately  arrested  and  is  awaiting 
trial  on  homicide  charges.  When  police  searched  the 
maris  Tobyhanna  home,  in  addition  to  finding  the 
woman's  hands  hidden  in  a  wall  of  the  house, 
investigators  also  found  a  saw  and  different  kinds  of 
saw  blades. 

Almost  by  Chance 

The  zeal  Williams  and  Quintyn  bring  to  their  work  is 
obvious.  But  both  came  to  their  chosen  professions  al- 
most by  chance. 

Williams,  37,  came  to  Bloomsburg  University 
intending  to  pursue  a  career  in  the  communications 
field.  Already  successful  spinning  records  at  parties — it 
paid  for  much  of  his  college,  he  says — he  was  thinking 


#~ 


'Beth  Doe' 


Unidentified  Caucasian  Female 

Located  on  Dec.  20, 1976  in  White  Haven, 

Carbon  County,  Pa. 

Vital  Statistics 

Estimated  age:  Late  teens  to  early  20s 

(bom  between  1954  and  1960) 

Approximate  height  and  weight:  5  foot  4  inches, 

130  to  150  pounds 

Dental:  Fillings  and  some  missing  teeth 

Blood  Type:  0 

Distinguishing  Characteristics:  Medium-length, 

natural  (not  dyed)  brown  hair.  Brown  eyes.  Small 

circular  mole  above  left  eye,  mole  on  left  cheek. 

Scar  on  left  leg  just  above  heel,  5%  inches  in 

length.  No  previous  fractures.  May  have  been  of 

Mediterranean  heritage. 

Cause  of  death:  Strangled,  then  shot  in  the  neck 

Other:  Carrying  a  full-term,  white  female  fetus 

Updated  sketch  by  Frank  Bender,  Nov.  IS,  2007 

Courtesy  of  Cpl.  Shawn  Williams,  Pennsylvania  State  Police 

Used  with  permission 


Continued  on  next  pa^ 


'Many  people  don't  realize  that  bones  are  a  living  tissue 
and  from  the  bones  you  can  determine  population 
variations,  individual  variations.' 

-  Conrad  Quintyn,  assistant  professor  of  anthropology 


of  a  career  in  television  and  had  an  internship  at  a 
Scranton  station  helping  to  produce  a  local  program 
about  outdoor  life. 

But  walking  through  the  McCormick  Center  for 
Human  Sendees  one  day,  Williams  was  spotted  by  a 
Pennsylvania  State  Police  recruiter,  who  gave  him  a 
brochure  about  the  department  and  a  career  as  a 
trooper.  The  hook  was  set. 

"It  was  just  the  demeanor  of  the  recruiter,  the  way 
he  spoke  to  me  about  police  work  and  the  things  that 
you  do — do  you  like  to  work  on  your  own  and  make 
important  decisions  and  be  involved  in  interesting 
investigations  and  help  people?" 

While  Williams  remained  a  mass  communications 
major  with  a  concentration  in  telecommunications,  he 
began  working  as  a  dispatcher  for  the  university's 
police  department.  After  he  graduated,  he  became 
an  officer  with  the  university  police. 

His  goal,  Williams  says,  was  to  be  a  state  trooper 
and,  ultimately,  a  detective.  But  it's  a  slow  process  to 


Conrad  Quintyn, 

right,  peers  into 

the  grave  or 

Beth  Doe"  as  her 

body  is  exhumed 

more  than  three 

decades  after  she 

was  murdered. 


get  into  the  department  and,  for  a  while,  there  was  a 
hiring  freeze.  Finally  in  1997,  he  took  the  test  for  the 
second  time  and,  just  when  he  was  beginning  to  think 
that  he  was  out  of  luck  once  again,  he  was  called  for 
further  interviews  and  testing.  In  1999,  he  left  the 
university's  police  force  to  become  a  state  police  cadet. 

"Out  of  the  12,000  people  that  took  the  test  when  I 
did,  there  were  only  300  or  400  who  made  it,"  he  says. 

In  a  career  arc  that's  come  full  circle,  he  was  made  a 
detective  a  year  after  becoming  a  trooper  and,  in 
January  2003,  was  transferred  back  to  the  Bloomsburg 
station,  where  he  worked  as  a  criminal  investigator 
with  Troop  N.  In  2005,  three  years  after  becoming 
part  of  the  elite  Criminal  Investigation  Assessment 
Unit,  he  was  promoted  to  corporal. 

"My  job  is  victim  driven,"  Williams  says.  "I  don't 
know  these  people  prior  to  them  being  murdered  but, 
by  the  time  the  investigation  is  over,  I  know  them 
better  than  some  of  their  own  family  members. 

"It's  really  the  victim's  voice  we  are  trying  to  work 
for.  They  don't  have  a  voice  and  they  need  a  criminal 
investigator  to  be  that  voice  for  them." 

Williams  acknowledges  that  he  and  his  partner, 
Cpl.  Thomas  C.  McAndrew,  put  in  long  hours,  which 
can  sometimes  be  tough  on  his  wife,  Rebecca  Kissinger 
Williams  "95A)7M,  and  their  four  children,  ages  3 
to  11.  "Rebecca  is  supportive  of  what  I  do  and 
involved  as  much  as  me,"  he  says. 

And,  sometimes,  what  he  sees  can  be  hard  to  deal 
with.  The  toughest  case  for  him  occurred  in  January 
2006  when  a  man  shot  his  wife  and  their  two  young 
children  in  a  motel  before  turning  the  gun  on  himself. 
His  wife  survived  and  summoned  help.  The  father, 
who  shot  himself  in  the  stomach,  also  survived  and  is 
now  on  death  row  after  being  convicted  of  killing  the 
two  children. 

"That  was  a  horrendous  scene  to  see  two  little  kids, 
especially  when  you  have  your  own  kids.  But  you 
have  to  put  that  aside  and  work  the  case  and  get  the 
job  done,"  Williams  says,  adding  that  he  is  helped  by 
his  faith.  "I  think  that  keeps  me  well-grounded  and  I 
feel  inspired  a  lot  of  time,  that  God  is  leading  me  in 
the  right  direction  through  these  cases." 


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Conrad  Quintyn,  left,  explains  the 
information  that  can  be  determined  by 
analyzing  bones,  including  race,  gender 
and  age,  to  students  enrolled  in 
Forensic  Anthropology. 


Fascination  with  Bones 

Like  Williams,  when  Quintyn  was  thinking  about 
what  to  do  with  his  life,  the  notion  of  anthropology 
and  one  day  helping  police  catch  killers  wasn't  even 
on  his  horizon.  Bom  in  London,  Quintyn  moved  to 
Flonda  with  his  family  when  he  was  in  high  school. 

It  was  after  serving  as  a  medic  with  the  Marines 
and  enrolling  at  Baylor  University  in  Waco,  Texas,  that 
Quintyn  found  something  that  has  fascinated  him  ever 
since:  bones.  His  interest  led  to  a  doctorate  in 
biological  anthropology  from  the  University  of 
Michigan,  Ann  Arbor,  and  a  specialty  in  forensic 
anthropology,  in  which  the  bones  and  overall  skeleton 
are  studied  to  determine  a  persons  cause  of  death.  His 
experience  includes  helping  the  military  search  for 
missing  pilots  in  Vietnam 

"Many  people  don't  realize  that  bones  are  a  living 
tissue  and  from  the  bones  you  can  determine 
population  variations,  individual  variations.  You  can 
determine  the  physique  of  an  individual,  age,  sex, 
race,  stature,  cause  of  death.  You  can  determine  so 
many  different  kinds  of  trauma  from  the  bones,  and 
even  some  diseases,"  he  says. 

After  coming  to  Bloomsburg  from  a  temporary 
faculty  position  at  the  State  University  of  New  York  at 
Oswego,  Quintyn  let  area  police  know  he  was 
available  to  help.  State  police  called  on  Quintyn's 
experience  last  October  when  they  wanted  to  exhume 
a  body  buried  for  30  years. 

"Beth  Doe"  was  found  by  a  child  playing  on  the 
banks  of  the  Lehigh  River  on  Dec.  20, 1976.  Someone 
had  tossed  three  suitcases  from  the  Interstate  80  bridge 
between  Bloomsburg  and  Hazleton.  The  suitcase 
missed  the  water  and  landed  on  the  bank,  revealing  the 
woman's  dismembered  remains  inside.  At  the  time, 
authorities  were  able  to  determine  she  was  pregnant, 
shot  in  the  neck  and  was  18  to  25  years  old. 


Williams  and  his  partner,  who  work  on  cold  cases, 
wanted  to  try  once  more  to  give  a  real  name  to  "Beth  Doe" 
and  find  her  killer.  They  arranged  to  exhume  the  body  so 
they  could  obtain  DNA  samples — something  not  done  in 
1976.  Those  samples  could  help  identify  family  members, 
and  DNA  from  the  fetus  could  help  identify  the 
child's  father. 

The  body  had  been  wrapped  in  plastic  before  being 
placed  in  the  coffin  and,  even  after  three  decades,  was  well 
preserved.  The  exhumation  was  widely  publicized  with 
the  hope  that  drawing  attention  to  the  old  case  would 
prompt  someone  to  come  forward. 

"I  can't  believe  someone  is  not  missing  this  girl.  She 
had  a  recognizable  face  and  she  was  pregnant,"  Williams 
says.  "We  thought,  why  can't  this  be  solved?  Let's  give  it 
another  shot." 

So  far,  no  leads.  But  with  the  DNA  evidence 
collected  and  other  information  being  re-examined, 
Williams  and  his  partner,  McAndrew,  hope  to  soon 
identify  "Beth  Doe." 

For  Quintyn,  too,  it's  about  bringing  justice  for  the 
victim  and  helping  their  families.  'You  bring  closure  to  the 
family,  that's  the  important  thing.  You're  not  just  an 
academic  writing  a  lot  of  articles  in  journals.  You  want  to 
do  something  worthwhile,"  he  says.  "This  is  one  thing  that 
makes  you  feel  good  at  the  end  of  the  day,  you  bring 
closure  to  families."  b 

Editor's  note:  Anyone  with  information  on  the  "Beth  Doe" 
homicide  is  asked  to  contact  Pennsylvania  State  Police  Cpl. 
Shawn  M.  Williams  at  shawwillia@state.pa.us. 

Jack  Sherzer  is  a  professional  writer  and  Pennsylvania  native. 
He  currently  lives  in  Hanisburg. 


Kescue 


STORY     BY     BECKY     LOCK 


Some  of  Stacy  Pane  Segal's 
earliest  memories  involve 
horses,  with  hooves  or 
with  rockers. 


Dogs  may  be  man's  best  friend,  but  equines  are 
lucky  to  have  one  BU  grad  on  their  side. 

Stacy  Pane  Segal's  childhood  love  of  horses  matured  into  respect, 
admiration  and  a  true  dedication  to  their  health  and  welfare,  all 
valuable  attributes  in  her  position  as  equine  protection  specialist 
with  the  Humane  Society  of  the  United  States  (HSUS). 

"There  is  never  a  'typical  day'  here,"  Segal  says  of  her  job.  "I  have  several 
ongoing  projects.  Right  now,  I'm  compiling  a  database  of  all  horse  rescue 
operations  in  the  U.S.  But,  I  can  be  interrupted  by  a  rescue  call  about  hors- 
es. We  try  to  answer  e-mail  questions,  provide  information.  If  it's  a  large- 
scale  seizure,  we  may  get  involved." 

Segal's  path  to  advocacy  for  equines  started  on  the  back  of  a  horse 
named  Skipper.  After  graduating  from  BU  in  1999  with  a  bachelor's  degree 
in  communications  and  political  science,  Segal,  31,  worked  at  Carnegie 
Mellon  University,  near  Pittsburgh.  Her  job  involved  lobbying  federal  and 
local  lawmakers  on  defense  issues  for  the  university.  "I  learned  how  influ- 
ence and  power  play  into  decision  making  and  the  appropriation  process," 
says  the  Hazleton  native.  "It  was  an  eye-opening  experience." 

In  her  free  time,  she'd  go  trail  riding  at  a  nearby  farm,  usually  on  Skip- 
per, whom  she  describes  as  "difficult,  with  a  few  bad  habits."  But,  to  the 
farm  owner,  the  6-year-old  Appaloosa-cross  gelding  was  "bad"  and  des- 
tined for  the  "meat  truck." 

Horrified  to  learn  of  the  plans  for  Skipper,  she  researched  slaughter- 
houses and  learned  that  horses  were  being  slaughtered  for  human  con- 
sumption. "I  realized  I  had  probably  passed  horse  trailers  going  to  the  New 


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'I  think  the  feeling  I  get  most  from  being  with  and  around 
horses  is  an  acute  connectedness  to  nature  and  the  ability  to 
live  absolutely  in  the  moment.' 
-  Stacy  Pane  Segal  '99 


Holland  auction,  near  Lancaster, 
where  every  Monday  they  sell 
horses  for  slaughter.  I  was  floored. 
I  could  not  believe  it,"  she  says. 

Segal  began  to  wonder  if  her 
insights  into  governmental  lobby- 
ing could  instill  in  lawmakers  an 
interest  in  protecting  the  lives  of 
horses.  Then,  while  volunteering 
with  groups  such  as  the  Equine 
Protection  Network,  Segal  learned 
of  a  bill  that  had  been  intro- 
duced in  the  U.S.  Congress — 
the  American  Horse  Slaughter 
Prevention  Act. 

"The  Humane  Society  of  the 
United  States  was  a  leader  in  lob- 
bying for  the  American  Horse 
Slaughter  Prevention  Act,  which 
has  been  pending  in  the  House 
and  Senate  for  a  few  years,"  she 
says.  "They  had  a  government 
affairs  team  working  on  federal 
and  state  levels  to  pass  laws  to 
protect  animals  and  fight  laws  that 
would  harm  them."  Those  laws 
include  a  recently  passed  measure 
that  ensures  pets  are  included  in 
disaster  planning  so  evacuees 
don't  have  to  leave  them  behind. 
Another  increases  penalties  for 
dog  and  cock  fighting. 

Segal  has  worked  for  about  a 
year  as  a  member  of  the  HSUS 
Equine  Protection  Department 


Segal  s  love  of  horses  is  central  to  her  career  and 
her  leisure  activities. 


and  has  been  involved  in  several 
high-profile  rescues.  Last  year,  for 
example,  when  three  equine 
slaughterhouses  closed  due  to 
state  action  in  Texas  and  Illinois, 
the  HSUS  found  lodging  for  all  of 
the  horses  that  were  awaiting 
sale,  housed  in  pens  or  headed 
to  slaughter. 

"One  'killer'  buyer  called  from 
Wyoming  and  we  convinced  him 
to  relinquish  his  horses  to  us," 
Segal  says.  "I  helped  with  the  tri- 
age and  care  of  the  horses  and  to 
find  rescues  to  take  them  in.  It's 
really  rewarding  to  leam  that 
horses  get  rescued." 

For  horse  owners,  Segal's  work 
centers  on  education.  "Our  main 
focus  is  the  Horses:  Companions 
for  Life  program,"  she  says.  "Its 
goal  is  to  help  potential,  current 
and  long-time  horse  owners  un- 
derstand what  is  necessary  to 
properly  care  for  a  horse  and 
make  good  decisions  for  him  at 
all  stages  of  his  life.  With  proper 
care,  horses  can  live  to  30  years 
or  more." 

In  this  role,  she's  assisted  with 
equine  cruelty  workshops  and 
helped  research  the  society's 
"Complete  Guide  to  Horse  Care," 
described  as  "the  cornerstone  of 
the  Horses:  Companions  for 
Life  program." 

The  hope  is  to  "help  horse 
owners  and  their  horses  have  suc- 
cessful relationships  so  fewer 
horses  end  up  being  victims  of 
abuse,  neglect  and  cruelty,"  Segal 
says  of  her  job.  "So  much  is  out- 
reach and  response." 

She's  come  a  long  way  since,  as 
a  3-year-old,  she  rode  an  imagi- 
nary horse  around  her  home  or, 
as  a  first-  and  second-grader,  she 
visited  a  couple  of  pastured  horses 


with  her  friend  Beth.  Riding  les- 
sons when  she  was  8  years  old 
just  strengthened  the  bond. 

"From  that  point  on,  I  was  ab- 
solutely horse  crazy,"  Segal  says. 
"I  remember  being  struck  by  how 
big  and  strong  they  seemed,  but 
beautiful  and  wise  and  gentle  at 
the  same  time.  Even  now,  when  I 
see  my  horse  out  in  the  field,  run- 
ning or  even  just  grazing,  I  am 
always  just  amazed  at  how  effort- 
lessly graceful  he  is. 

"Today,  I  think  the  feeling  I  get 
most  from  being  with  and  around 
horses  is  an  acute  connectedness 
to  nature  and  the  ability  to  live 
absolutely  in  the  moment.  Horses 
truly  reflect  back  what  you  are 
feeling,  and  that  forces  you  to  be 
aware  of  your  emotions  and  to 
mentally  'show  up'  completely  for 
your  time  with  them." 

These  days,  Segal  lives  in 
Tacoma  Park,  Md.,  with  her  hus- 
band, Stephen,  and  three  cats. 
About  40  minutes  away,  Skipper, 
that  same  "unruly"  Appaloosa 
gelding,  has  a  comfortable  stall. 
Segal  has  owned  him  for  almost 
four  years,  after  leasing  him  to 
save  his  life. 

"He's  like  a  big  puppy  dog," 
she  says,  adding  that  his  "bad  hab- 
its" are  barely  more  than  personal- 
ity quirks.  "It's  all  the  other  horses 
I  have  to  worry  about  now."  b 

Editor's  note:  The  Humane 
Society  of  the  United  States  is  the 
nation's  largest  animal  protection 
organization,  backed  by  10.5  mil- 
lion Americans.  Leam  more  at 
www.hsus.org. 

Becky  Lock  is  a  writer,  editor  and 
photographer  who  worlds  and  lives 
in  Pcnns\'lvania. 


Husky  Notes 


Dining  with  the  family 

Ruth  Reinhart  '30,  left,  was  the  oldest  graduate  attending  a  reunion 
for  alumni  from  the  1930s  and  '40s  during  Alumni  Weekend.  She 
was  accompanied  by  her  great-nephew  Brian  Collins  '77,  right,  and 
his  daughter,  Victoria  Collins  '05. 


5  J^  C*  John  Nemetz  (right),  New  Jersey,  was 

kJ  «_/  honored  by  the  National  Wrestling 
Hall  of  Fame  with  a  lifetime  service  to  wrestling 
award.  Now  retired,  he  taught  history  and 
coached  wrestling  in  Toms  River  schools 
for  more  than  20  years.  He  also  served  as  a 
wrestling  official. 


'58 


William  L.  Bower,  who  retired  from  the  business 
1  department  at  Berwick  Senior  High  School  after  30 
years  of  service,  marked  his  50th  wedding  anniversary  in  May 
2008  with  his  wife,  Kay  Hummel  Bower. 


5  £^  f\  Carl  Janetka  marked  his  10th  anniversary  in 

\J  S  his  second  career  as  an  education  consultant  for 
ProQuest  K-12.  He  retired  from  the  Upper  Dublin  School 
District  in  1997  after  38  years  of  teaching,  coaching  and 
administration.  He  and  wife,  Kathleen  Durkin  Janetka  '69, 
have  three  children  and  two  grandchildren. 


Quest  trips  span  the  globe 


Bloomsburg  Univer- 
sity's Quest  program 
offers  extended  trips 
for  BU  students,  alumni  and 
friends.  No  experience  is 
necessary  for  many  of  these 
trips,  and  most  equipment 
is  provided.  Varied  amounts 
of  physical  stamina  are 
required.  Participants 
travel  to  destinations  in 
the  commonwealth,  across 
the  U.S.,  and  in  Africa, 
South  and  Central  America 
and  Europe. 

Walking  Across  Ireland: 
The  Dingle  Way,  Sept.  17 

to  26:  The  Dingle  Way  is 
one  of  Ireland's  most  scenic 
long-distance  walking  trails 
along  low-lying  peat  bogs 
and  farms,  beaches,  cliffs 
and  mountains.  Located  in 
the  southwest  of  Ireland, 
the  walk  completes  a  circuit 
of  the  Dingle  Peninsula, 
starting  and  finishing  in 
the  town  of  Tralee  in  the 
County  of  Kerry.  Accom- 
modations include  bed 


and  breakfast  inns  and  guest 
houses.  The  leader  is  Roy 
Smith,  rsmith@bloomu.edu. 

Costa  Rica:  Coast  to  Coast 
Mountain  Biking  Adventure, 
Dec.  30, 2008  to  Jan.  10, 2009: 

Participants  will  cross  high- 
altitude  cloud  forests,  towering 
volcanoes,  pristine  beaches, 
raging  Whitewater  rivers  and 
dense  tropical  rain  forests  on 
mountain  bikes.  The  160-mile 
trip  covers  the  country's  inte- 
rior, from  the  bustling  streets 
of  San  Jose  and  the  pipeline 
waves  of  Quepos  on  the  Pacific 
Coast  to  the  canopies  of  virgin 
tropical  rainforests.  The  leader 
is  Brett  Simpson,  bsimpson® 
bloomu.edu. 

Cotswold  Ring,  England 
Walking  Tour,  June  10  to  18, 
2009:  The  Cotswold  Way  is 
one  of  the  most  scenic  walks 
to  be  found  in  the  British  Isles. 
Its  rural  character  has  been 
preserved,  with  quiet  lanes, 
thatched  cottages  and  rose  vine 
covered  stone  walls  reminis- 
cent of  an  age  long  past.  The 


land  was  settled  by  a  Celtic 
people  more  than  2,000  years 
ago  and  artifacts  are  still  visible 
today.  The  leader  is  Roy  Smith, 
rsmith@bloomu .  edu . 


houses,  inns  and  ancient 
churches  before  finishing  at 
the  North  Yorkshire  Moors. 
The  leader  is  Roy  Smith, 
rsmith@bloomu.edu. 


Walk  Across  England  -  Coast 
to  Coast,  June  22  to  July  4, 
2009:  Participants  will  walk 
across  the  breadth  of  northern 
England  through  some  of 
the  island's  most  beautiful 
mountains  and  moorland.  The 
walk  will  begin  in  the  Lake 
District  region  of  northwest 
England,  passing  through  the 
mountainous  and  hilly  land- 
scape of  highland  sheep  farms 
and  villages  of  stone -walled 

THEBfiHOTEL 


In  addition  to  the  programs 
listed  above,  Quest  also 
conducts  day  trips  on  most 
weekends  and  custom- 
designs  teambuilding  and 
other  experiences  to  meet 
groups'  needs.  For  additional 
infoimation,  contact  Quest  at 
quest@bloomu.edu  or  (570) 
389-21 00  or  check  online  at 
www.buquest.org. 


Participants  in  Quest's  Walk  Across  England  enjoy  some  of  the 
island's  most  beautiful  scenery. 


5 £l  £^  Larty  Greenly  (right)  is  vice  president 

\J  *J  and  past  president  of  South  West 
Writers,  an  organization  to  help  aspiring  writers 
which  received  the  Bravos  Award  for  excellence 
and  was  honored  as  Albuquerque's  Outstanding 
Arts  Organization  for  2007. 

?/£  Q  Robert  E.  Boose  (right),  executive 

\JC3  director  of  the  Massachusetts  Dental 
Society,  was  awarded  the  Pierre  Fauchard 
Academy's  Outstanding  Contributions  to  the  Art 
and  Science  of  Dentistry  Award. 

G.  Richard  Garman,  executive  director  of 
Wayne  Memonal  Health  Foundation,  was  named 
a  fellow  of  the  American  College  of  Healthcare  Executives 


Joseph  Dowd  '85  and  wife,  Kelly, 
a  daughter,  Audrey  Nicole,  April 
25, 2008 

Christine  Girman  Morgan  '92 
and  husband,  Shawn,  a  son. 
Cooper,  Sept.  7, 2007 
Nicole  Boyd-Hayes  '94  and 
husband,  Daniel  Hayes  '94,  a  son, 
Jack  Boyd,  March  17, 2008 
Karen  Craig  Weingarten  '94 
and  husband,  Kevin,  a  son,  Gannon 
Craig,  May  12, 2008 
Amanda  Shepard  Flaska  '95 
and  husband,  Joseph,  a  son,  Ethan 
Joseph,  March  2, 2008 
Jennifer  Bedosky  Hestor  '95 
and  husband,  Brad  Hestor  '96,  a 
daughter,  Norah  Joy 

Lori  Clarke  Steiner  '97  and 

husband,  Curt,  a  daughter,  Abigail 
Grace,  March  25, 2008 
Jennifer  Adams  Bean  '98  and 
husband,  Gary,  a  daughter,  Juliana, 
April  22, 2008 

Chrissy  Mantione  Campenni  '98 
and  husband.  Tommy,  a  daughter, 
Lucia  Grace,  March  3, 2008 
Katie  Getz  Kilian  '98  and 
husband,  Kyle,  a  daughter,  Casey 
Mackenzie,  April  4, 2008 
Crystal  Kovaschertz  Wertz  "98 
and  husband,  Gerald,  a  daughter, 
Helen  Rose,  Nov.  16,2007 
Melissa  Wright  Wilson  '98  and 
husband,  Kevin,  twin  sons,  Jake 
and  Chase,  March  13, 2008 


Jill  Young  Jacobsen  '99  and 

husband,  David,  a  daughter,  Cora 
Faith,  March  1,2008 
Jessica  Kehrer  McNamara 
'99  and  husband,  Brian 
McNamara  '99,  a  daughter, 
Avery,  February  2008 
Keri  Ambrocik  Roth  '99  and 
husband,  Chris  Roth  '98,  a  son, 
Charles  Regis,  Nov.  19, 2007 
Lauren  Balanzco  Gozzard  '00 
and  husband,  Eric,  a  daughter, 
Charlotte  Use,  May  12, 2008 
Kaci  Diem  Murphy '01  and 
husband,  Frank  Murphy  '98,  a 
son,  Ryan,  Aug.  30, 2007 
Melissa  Berringer  Pfistner  '02 
and  husband,  Michael  John 
Pfistner '01,  a  son,  Logan  Joseph, 
June  4, 2008 

Chris  Repshis  '02  and  wife,  Kiszy, 
a  son,  Chris,  Nov.  6, 2007 
Trisha  Leitzel  Hoffman  '03  and 
husband,  Mark,  a  son,  Forest,  Jan. 
18,2008 

Kelly  McCauslin  Kuntz  '03  and 
husband,  Stacy,  a  daughter,  Sydney 
Abigail,  March  27, 2008 
Lisa  Schneider  Williams  '03 
and  husband,  Derek 
Williams  '02,  a  son,  Casey 
Michael,  May  9, 2008 
Kristen  Millard  Fourspring  '04 
and  husband,  Keith,  a  daughter, 
Hannah,  Dec.  24, 2007 


Athletics  Hall  of  Fame 
to  induct  five 

The  27th  Athletic  Hall  of  Fame  class  will  be  inducted 
on  Friday,  Oct.  10,  during  a  ceremony  in  Monty's. 
The  induction  of  five  graduates — Jim  Garman  '59, 
wrestling;  Roly  Lamy  '91,  tennis;  Keith  Torok  79, 
swimming;  Tim  Pritchard  '90,  baseball;  and  Sharon  Reilly 
Zemaitis  '90,  field  hockey — brings  the  total  number  of 
members  to  125. 

Garman  was  Bloomsburg's  first  conference  wrestling 
champion  in  1957  and  went  on  to  become  the  first 
three-time  champ.  As  a  senior,  he  was  one  of  four  Huskies 
wrestlers  to  compete  at  the  National  Collegiate  Athletic 
Association  (NCAA)  wrestling  championships.  He  posted 
an  overall  dual  meet  mark  of  29-1  in  his  four  years  and 
helped  the  team  to  an  overall  mark  of  25-9. 

Reilly  was  a  two-time  AU-American  in  field  hockey. 
She  helped  Bloomsburg  to  a  four-year  record  of  82-9-4, 
two  Pennsylvania  State  Athletic  Conference  (PSAC) 
championships  and  one  NCAA  title.  She  finished  her 
career  second  in  career  goals  with  48  (now  fourth)  and 
second  in  career  points  with  108  (now  sixth).  As  a  junior, 
Reilly  scored  a  team-high  18  goals  while,  as  a  senior,  she 
finished  second  in  goals  scored  with  12  while  adding 
three  assists. 

Pritchard,  who  played  first  base  and  caught,  holds 
the  career  school  records  for  batting  average  (.443)  and 
triples  (16).  Pritchard  also  holds  the  single  season  records 
for  batting  average,  hitting  .479  in  1990,  and  triples,  with 
10  in  1990.  He  was  an  All-Conference  selection  all  three 
seasons  at  Bloomsburg. 

Lamy  was  a  three-time  All-American.  He  won  four 
PSAC  singles  titles  and  two  PSAC  doubles  titles  and  was 
nationally  ranked  in  singles  (33rd  in  1988  and  1989,  17th 
in  1990  and  sixth  in  1991)  and  doubles  (second  in  both 
1988  and  1989,  sixth  in  1991  and  eighth  in  1991).  He 
posted  a  record  of  133-42  and  holds  the  school  record  for 
most  singles  wins. 

Torok  earned  All-American  honors  in  the  200-free  in 
1977  and  was  part  of  the  400-free  relay  team  that  earned 
All-American  in  1975  and  1978.  He  was  an  NCAA- 
qualifier  all  four  years  in  a  total  of  1 1  events.  Torok  was 
also  a  three-time  PSAC  runner-up  in  both  the  200-free 
and  the  400-relay  and  had  a  total  of  15  top-six  finishes 
in  his  career.  He  set  Bloomsburg  records  in  six  individual 
events  and  three  relay  events,  one  of  which  stood  for 
28  years. 

For  ticket  information,  call  BU's  sports  information  office  at 
(570)  389-4413. 


Husky  Notes 


?/£("}  John  McKay  retired  as  principal  of  Our  Lady  of 

U/  Lourdes  Regional  High  School. 

5^T/~\  Kerry  Hoffman,  a  former  BU  swimmer,  was  in- 

/  \J  ducted  into  the  Berks  County  Aquatic  Hall  of  Fame. 
A  charter  member  of  the  Berks  County  Chapter  of  Swimming 
and  Diving  Officials,  he  worked  as  an  official  for  37  years. 

5^7~1  James  Gilhooley  (right),  Dunmore, 

/    .A.  was  appointed  to  the  Pennsylvania 
Professional  Standards  and  Practices  Commission     C^ffl^l 
by  Gov.  Ed  Rendell.  In  June,  he  offered  a  presen- 
tation at  the  Association  for  Childhood  Education 
International  World  Conference  in  Moscow, 
Russia.  A  long-time  educator  in  the  Scranton 
area,  he  currendy  is  an  assistant  professor  at  Keystone  College. 

Robert  Jurbala  retired  in  June  from  Lackawanna  Trail 
School  District,  where  he  was  superintendent  for  nine  years. 

Renee  Zimmerman  Kay  retired  as  director  of  technology 
for  Chichester  School  District  after  more  than  three  decades  as 
an  educator  and  administrator. 

1^7^  Sam  Mantione  retired  in  June  2007  from  E.L. 

/   -W  Meyers  High  School  in  Wilkes-Barre  after  35  years. 

Daniel  Rang  joined  Murphy  McCormack  Business  Group 
as  a  vice  president  for  business  development  and  relation- 
ship management. 


'73. 


Maureen  Hauck  is  assistant  director  for  business 
consulting  at  the  Small  Business  Development 
Center,  Bucknell  University. 


Evans  rings  NASDAQ  bell 

Ronald  Evans  "74,  chief  executive  officer  of  North  American 
Galvanizing  and  Coatings  Inc.,  presided  over  the  closing  bell  of  the 
NASDAQ  Stock  Market  on  May  1 .  The  company,  a  provider  of 
hot-dip  galvanizing  and  coatings  for  corrosion  protection  of 
fabricated  steel  products,  has  plants  in  Ohio,  Colorado,  Texas, 
Kansas,  Kentucky,  Tennessee,  Missouri  and  Oklahoma. 


9^7  /4  Janice  Keil  retired  from  BU  in  May  after  teaching 
/    -L  in  the  business  education  and  business  information 

systems  department  for  27  years. 

Richard  Pohle  retired  after  teaching  science  at  Honesdale 

High  School,  Wayne  Highlands  School  District,  for  the  past 

33  years.  He  was  science  department  chair  for  20  years  and 

coached  golf  for  10  years.  He  and  wife,  Susan  Burkavage 

Pohle  74,  have  two  children  attending  BU. 

Tim  Wagner  received  the  Bloomsburg  YMCA  Vanguard 

Award  for  community  service  in  2008. 


Former  BU  swimmer  returns  as  coach 


Stu  Marvin 


Former  Huskies  swimming 
standout  Stu  Marvin  78  returned 
to  Bloomsburg  as  the  head  coach 
for  the  mens  and  women's  swim  teams. 
As  a  swimmer  at  BU,  Marvin  was  an 
1 1-time  Ail-American  performer  and 
won  five  Pennsylvania  State  Athletic 
Conference  titles.  He  became  the 
university's  first  triple  All-American  award  winner  in 
1975  and  equaled  that  effort  in  1977.  In  1978,  Marvin 
finished  among  the  top  performers  in  five  races  to  gain 
All-American  recognition  in  each  race.  He  was  a  two-time 
winner  of  the  school's  underclassman  athlete  of  the  year 
award  and  was  also  awarded  the  Robert  B.  Redman  Award 
as  the  school's  top  male  senior  athlete  in  1978. 

He  was  the  first  swimmer  inducted  into  the  university's 
Athletic  Hall  of  Fame  in  1990.  Marvin  still  holds  the 
school  record  in  the  100-free  and  has  established  12 


United  States  Masters  Swimming  (USMS)  records  as  well 
as  winning  28  national  USMS  championships. 

After  graduating  from  BU,  Marvin  worked  24  years  for 
the  City  of  Fort  Lauderdale's  (Fla.)  Parks  and  Recreation 
Department  and  directed  its  aquatics  program.  He 
coordinated  the  operation  of  the  International  Swimming 
Hall  of  Fame  Complex,  Fort  Lauderdale  Ocean  Rescue  and 
the  Fort  Lauderdale  Community  Pool  system.  He  coached 
the  Fort  Lauderdale  swim  team  and  Fort  Lauderdale 
Ocean  Rescue  Competition  team  and  worked  with  Fort 
Lauderdale  Aquatics. 

"At  this  point  in  my  life,  my  passion  for  swimming  has 
never  been  deeper  and  my  loyalty  to  the  university  has  never 
been  stronger,"  says  Marvin.  "I  hope  to  attract  great  young 
talent  to  the  program,  boost  the  confidence  in  each  athlete 
and  work  towards  improving  our  position  in  die  conference 
and  returning  the  program  to  national  prominence." 


BLOOMSBURG        THE        UNIVERSITY        M    A    G    A    Z    I    N    F. 


Marriages 

Michael  W.  Williams  '88  and 

Kristin  Rhoads  02  and  Jim 

Amanda  Bartkus  '05M  and 

Kara  Wagaman  '05  and  Jason 

Michele  Richards,  Sept.  1,2007 

Kuntz'03,Nov.24,2007 

Christopher  Strobl  05M 

McCauslin,  Dec.  1,2007 

Kelly  Garner  '95  and  Craig 

Erin  Stevens  '02  and  Keith  Leal, 

Sara  Dietterick  '05  and  Jason 

Melissa  Walsh  '05  and  Ty 

Exley,  April  1,2008 

July  22, 2006 

Jarinko,  June9, 2007 

Wartman'05,July28,2007 

Michael  Ogurkis  '97  and  Lorine 

Cherie  Wallace  '02  and  Frank 

Erica  Eltringham  '05  and 

Rachel  Cianchetta  '06  and 

Angelo,  Sept.  29, 2007 

Scholl  III  '04,  Dec  29, 2007 

Thomas  Schaeffer  '02, 

Michael  Rich,  Aug.  4,  2007 

Desiree  Hockenbery  00  and 

Janel  Beaver  '03  and  Calvin 

Nov.  17,2007 

Ashley  Dreese  '06  and  Ryan 

Greg  Bisignano,  June  9, 2007 

Martin,  May  26, 2007 

Bethany  Finkenbinder 

Mensch'06,June16,2007 

Donna  Kaniewski  '00  and 

Ashley  Behrer  '03  and  Kevin 

'05/"06M  and  Jake  Ramsey, 
Oct.  7, 2007 

Jeremy  Eck  '06  and  Kaitlin 

Frank  Rabena,  Dec.  29, 2007 

Rogers  '03,  April  26, 2008 

Klotz,  Aug.  25, 2007 

Henry  Larsen  III  '00  and  Gwen 

Andrea  Falcone  '03  and 

Kristin  Graziano  '05  and 

Bruce  Shafer 

Jason  Kehoe  '06  and  Brooke 

Ketchem,  Sept.  29, 2007 

Jeffrey  Gritman  "04/05M 

Welliver,  Jan.  5,  2008 

Melissa  Shelly  '00  and  Shawn 

April  28, 2007 

Cara  Gulden  '05M  and 

Brian  Buttari,  July  7, 2007 

Alicia  Marinos  '06  and  Timothy 

Saylor,  Oct.  13,2007 

Eric  Kolva  '03  and  Carrie  Laabs, 

Seltzer,  Dec.  22, 2007 

Melissa  Zavada  '00  and 

March  11, 2007 

Natalie  Hutchinson  '05  and 

Jennifer  Smith  '06  and  Brent 

Keith  Sharp 

Kristina  Truman  '03  and 

Travis  Pena,  Nov.  3, 2007 

Bonatz  '05,  Aug.  24, 2007 

Trisha  Calderone  '01  and 

Douglas  Wilcox  Jr.,  Oct.  13, 2007 

Shannon  Killeen  05  and  Ken 

Briana  Bashore  '07M  and 

Steven  Stracka  01, 

Kristin  Barnett  '04  and  Pete 

Ferguson  '04,  June  14, 2008 

Nicholas  Smith,  Aug.  18,2007 

Nov.  24,  2007 

Lents,  June  29, 2007 

Ashley  Lux  '05  and  Bryan 

Bethany  Brensinger  07  and 

Talia  Coppola  '01  and  Richard 

Rebecca  Callas  04  and  Kevin 

Smith,  June  30, 2007 

Michael  Wysolmerski, 

Whitlock,  May  5, 2008 

Leonard  '05,  Sept.  28,  2007 

Gina  Marino  '05  and  Justin 

Aug  4, 2007 

Jenn  DiMaria  '01  and  James 

Melissa  Knapick  '04  and 

Thomas '07,  Aug.  31,  2007 

Amber  Cherry  '07  and  Travis 

Tighe,  April  26, 2008 

Mathew  Kline,  Oct.  13,2007 

Jennifer  Marshall  '05  and 

Serfass,  Aug.  25, 2007 

Michael  Fedorco  '01  and 

Adria  Kowalski  '04  and  Kasey 

Harold  Kern  Jr.,  Oct.  20, 2007 

Mary  Duke  07Au.D  and 

Jacquelyn  Muller 

Unger,  Nov.  3, 2007 

Brandy  McHenry  05  and 

Justin  Dietz,  Dec.  28, 2007 

Vanessa  Garrapy  '01  and 

Kristen  Millard  '04  and  Keith 

Christopher  Czock 

Megan  Meyers  '07  and  James 

Adam  Voorhees,  Oct.  20, 2007 

Fourspring,  July  28, 2007 

Brandi  Michael  '05  and 

Deitterick,  July  28, 2007 

Laura  Gavio  01  and 

Angela  Moll  '04  and  Ryan 

Joshua  Rogers,  April  26, 2008 

Christine  Miller  07  and 

Michael  Barletta 

Sirak  '06,  June  30, 2007 

Mark  Piermattei  '05  and 

Alejandro  Maeso,  March  31, 2007 

Melissa  Derr  '02  and  Michael 

Amy  Reap  '04  and  John  Lawlor, 

Amber  Catlin,  July  28, 2007 

Amanda  Smith  '07  and  Jared 

Angstadt,  June  23, 2007 

June  2, 2007 

Amy  Puntar  05  and  Jeremy 

Kishbaugh '05,  Oct  13,2007 

Andrea  Flowers  '02  and  Robert 

Allison  Ridge  W06M  and 

Shingler'05,  Sept.  21, 2007 

Erica  Young  07  and  Kirby 

Kramer,  Sept.  8, 2007 

Timothy  Valentine,  June  30, 2007 

Jill  Remaley  '05  and  William 

Blass'07,Dec.29,2007 

Lisa  Phillips  02  and 

Evan  Witmer  '04  and  Sarah 

Engleman,  Nov.  10,2007 

Louis  Gasper 

Deviney,Aug.4,2007 

Ingrid  Karnes  Watson  retired  from  teaching  after  31  years 

5'"7 '/C  David  E.  Coffman  is 

president  of  the  South  Central 

as  a  secondary  school  educator.  She  is  president  of  her  own 

/   \J  Chapter  of  the  Pennsylvania  Institute  of  Certified 

beeswax  products  business  in  Sanford,  Fla.  She  and  husband, 

Public  Accountants. 

Greg,  celebrated  their  25th  wedding  anniversary  in  2007. 

Barbara  A.  Wanchisen,  Nanticoke,  is  director  for  the 

board  on  behavioral,  cognitive 

and  sensory  sciences  of  the 

5^"7 C  Patricia  Strunk  Crissman,  Camarillo,  Calif.,  is  a 

National  Research  Council,  Division  of  Behavioral  and  Social 

/    «_/  senior  business  analyst 

with  Amgen  Inc. 

Sciences  Education. 

Joseph  Scopelliti,  Berwick,  is 

community  relations  manager 

for  PPL's  Susquehanna  nuclear  power  plant  in  Berwick. 

5^7 ^7  Matthew  Connell,  Brodheadsville,  is  dean  of 

/   /    Northampton  Community  College's  Monroe  campus. 

Brady  Stroh  is  director  of  the  Center  for  Geospatial  Infor- 

mation Services  at  Penn  State  Harrisburg. 

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Husky  Notes 


Teammates  cruise  into  their  50s 

Several  members  of  1976-79  men's  soccer  team  celebrated  their 
50th  birthdays  with  a  Caribbean  cruise.  Shown  in  matching  shirts 
with  the  logo  'BSC/50"  are,  left  to  right:  Toby  Rank  '80,  George 
Steele  '80,  Glenn  Chestnut  '80,  Mark  Fedele  '80  and  Steve  Buch  '80. 
They  were  joined  on  the  cruise  by  wives  Lois  Hertzog  Fedele  '80, 
Julie  Metz  Rank  '79,  Robbie  Buch,  Gaye  Steele  and  Debra  Farrell 
Chestnut  '80,  who  submitted  the  photo. 


5^0  Don  Zimmerman,  Muhlenberg  Township,  earned  a 

/   C3  real  estate  license  and  joined  Coldwell  Banker  Landis 

Homesale  Services.  He  is  also  owner  of  EZ  Packaging  Solutions. 

J^7(\  David  Harr  is  associate  vice  president  for 
/    S  auxiliary  and  facility  operations  at  the  University  of 

Notre  Dame. 
Joel  E.  Terschak,  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  is  chief  administrative 

officer  for  Bunge  North  America.  He  and  wife,  Krista,  have 

six  children. 

5  O  C\  Sam  Malandra  is  executive  vice  president  of  sales 

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and  marketing  for  CRM  manager. 


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Roanne  Heisner  Tombasco,  Allentown,  was 
promoted  to  director  of  logistical  services  for  PPL 
Corp.,  where  she's  worked  for  26  years. 


^  Q  ^  Dr.  Larry  Maturani  joined  Clarion  Hospital  as  an 
O.W  internal  medicine  specialist. 
Cheryl  Roberts  is  the  marketing  manager  at  Harbor  Lights 
Financial  Group  of  the  Lehigh  Valley. 

5  Q  A  Stephanie  Jonas-Sullivan  was  transferred  to 

Or!  Wiesbaden,  Germany,  for  a  three-year  tour  with  the 
U.S.  Army. 

9  Q  C  Marie  Tanzos  Beil,  Nazareth,  is  the  supervisor  for 
O  *_/  J.C.  Penney's  online  catalog  department. 
Sandra  O'Brien  Brettler  was  elected  to  a  three-year  term 
with  the  national  board  of  directors  for  the  American  Associa- 
tion of  Neuroscience  Nurses.  She  is  the  gamma  knife  nurse 
coordinator  at  Penn  State  Hershey  Medical  Center. 


Linda  Ebbrell  Lapp,  Bloomsburg,  is  president  of  the  local 
Ivy  Club  for  2008-09. 

Rich  Robbins  is  associate  dean  of  arts  and  sciences  at 
Bucknell  University. 

Wendy  Spease  Stafford,  Stevens,  earned  a  doctor  of 
audiology  degree  from  the  Pennsylvania  College  of  Optometry, 
Elkins  Park.  She  has  her  own  practice  in  the  Cocalico  area. 

5  Q  £l  Conrad  Haenny  was  named  teacher  of  the  year 
C3  \J  at  Woodglen  School  in  Lebanon  Township,  New 
Jersey.  After  17  years  in  accounting  and  finance,  he  now 
teaches  sixth-grade  mathematics. 

Julia  Reichel  Hertz,  a  registered  nurse,  was  named  clinical 
care  manager  for  Lighthouse  Hospice  in  New  Jersey. 

Richard  F.  King,  treasurer  and  finance  coordinator  for 
Schlouch  Inc.,  received  the  2008  Debra  Hahn  Memorial 
Award  from  the  Construction  Financial  Management  Associa- 
tion (CFMA).  He  is  a  certified  public  accountant. 

Victor  Koons,  owner  of  a  Danville  graphic  design  com- 
pany, received  a  2007  Silver  Addy  award  from  the  Northeast 
Pennsylvania  Advertising  Club  and  American  Advertising 
Federation. 

Glenn  Noack  was  inducted  into  the  Lehigh  Valley  Bas- 
ketball Hall  of  Fame.  He  is  principal  at  the  George  D.  Steckel 
Elementary  School. 

Mark  West  is  president  and  chief  financial  officer  of 
SenowA  Inc. 

}  Q  ^T  Ann  Pavkovic  Grove  has  been  president  of  her  own 
C3  /    technical  writing  firm  for  six  years  and  was  recendy 
named  president  of  a  group  of  technical  writers. 


Alumni  Association  honors  trio 

Dr.  Joseph  Mowad,  right,  a  BU  Trustee  and  Geisinger  Medical 
Center  physician  who  chaired  BU's  presidential  search  committee, 
was  named  an  honorary  alumnus  at  the  Alumni  Association's 
annual  meeting  during  Alumni  Weekend.  Also  recognized  were 
Brenda  Shaffer  Conger  '78,  center,  who  received  the  2007 
Distinguished  Service  Award,  and  Gary  Groenheim  '90,  recipient  of 
the  2007  Young  Alumnus  of  the  Year  award.  Conger  is  president  of 
CFC  International,  an  advocacy  group  for  persons  with  cardiofa- 
ciocutaneous  syndrome,  including  her  son,  and  their  families. 
Groenheim,  who  was  unable  to  attend,  is  in  charge  of  marketing 
and  advertising  for  London-based  CNBC  Europe.  Shown  at  left  is 
BU  President  David  Soltz. 


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5  Q  Q  Stephen  Bujno  owns  a  pottery  studio  in  Adamsville, 
(3  C3  Lancaster  County. 

Eileen  Finn  Colarusso,  who  works  for  the  Archdiocese  of 
Baltimore  as  coordinator  of  deaf  ministry,  signed  for  the  deaf 
and  hard  of  hearing  when  Pope  Benedict  XVI  celebrated  Mass 
at  Nationals  Stadium  in  Washington,  D.C 

Jacqueline  Kimmel  Deibert,  an  elementary  teacher  in  the 
Tri- Valley  School  District,  has  co-authored  a  second  book, 
"Recipes  and  Memories  of  Mahantongo  Elementary  School." 

9  Q  f\  Karen  Wells  Fuller,  South  Auburn,  was  promoted 

CJ  S  to  district  manager  of  the  northern  region  for  First 
Liberty  Bank  and  Trust. 

Jody  L.  Ocker  was  promoted  to  lieutenant  colonel  in  the 
U.S.  Air  Force.  She  is  associate  director  for  the  Air  Force  Nurse 
Corps  and  program  manager  for  Manpower  and  Organization, 
Office  of  the  Surgeon  General,  Boiling  Air  Force  Base. 

Tina  Trager,  a  certified  nutritional  consultant,  is  coordina- 
tor for  Activate  Phoenixville  Area. 

5fJ/\  Paul  J.  Lewis  is  a  senior  accountant  with  High 

S\J  Corporate  Services,  East  Lampeter  Township. 
Joseph  Rebarchakjr.  is  northern  region  manager  for  Mid 
Penn  Bank. 

9£\  "1    George  G.  Kinney  is  director  of  planning  for  Palmer 

Zr  \~  Township  in  Northampton  County. 

Kevin  Reynolds  was  named  men's  basketball  coach  at 
Slippery  Rock  University. 

9£J/^  Christopher  Hunt,  Wind  Gap,  is  chief  financial 

S  ^  officer  for  Moravian  Hall  Square. 

Kimm  Miller,  former  Cirque  du  Soleil  acrobat/high  diver, 
has  opened  her  own  Pilates  studio  in  Shillington. 

Robert  Mindick,  Hatfield,  is  a  senior  vice  president  in 
commercial  lending  with  Sovereign  Bank. 

Doug  Pape,  Wilkes-Barre,  is  Luzerne  County's  chief 
clerk/manager. 

Timothy  Ronan,  a  certified  public  accountant,  is  president 
of  the  Central  Chapter  of  the  Pennsylvania  Institute  of  Certi- 
fied Public  Accountants  for  2008-09.  He  is  a  partner  with 
Stanton,  Echard  &r  Ronan,  State  College. 


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Barbara  Rone  Davis  is  director  of  curriculum  for 
1  Tulpehocken  Area  School  District  in 
Berks  County. 

Claire  Day  (right),  director  of  programs  and 
education  for  the  Philadelphia  Alzheimer's  As- 
sociation, was  a  BU  Alumni  in  the  Classroom 
presenter  in  Apnl. 

Kurt  Davidheiser,  Barto,  is  a  real  estate  agent 
with  Herb  Real  Estate  Inc. 

Kevin  Watts,  Maryland,  a  major  in  the  U.S.  Army,  was 
honored  for  completing  25  years  of  military  service.  He  was 
deployed  for  more  than  20  months  in  Iraq,  Afghanistan, 
Kuwait  and  Qatar. 

Michael  Zigner,  Allentown,  is  director  of  industry 
partnerships  at  Lehigh  Carbon  Community  College.  He  is 


Deaths 

Ruth  Allen  Smith  '26 
Ethel  Moore  Moorhead  '29 
Mabel  G.  Penman  '29 
Helen  Cott  Berger  '30 
Lavere  A.  Dieffenbach  Hoyt  '30 
Myron  R.  Welsh  '30 
AlbinaZadra  Davis '31 
Elizabeth  Drumm  '31 
Peter  Evancho  '31 
Marion  Hazeltine  Meixell  '31 
Edith  Boyer  Miller '31 
Irma  Lawton  Eyer  '32 
Donald  E.  Bangs  '33 
June  Strausser  '33 
Maudmae  Edwards  Eldridge  '34 
Helen  Hestor  Merrill  '35 
Gladys  Rinard  Ruesch  '36 
Lt.  Col.  Drue  W.  Folk '41 
Howard  W.  Brochyus  Sr.  '42 
Carl  David  Snyder  '42 
Kathryn  Keener  Dildine  '43 
Andrew  F.  Magill  '43 
Julian  A.  Zinzarella '44 
Mary  Ellen  Kohrherr  '45 
Nellie  A.  Kramer  '46 
Clifton  S.  Skow  '47 
John  W.Williams '50 
Gene  D.  Search  '51 
Ukasin  Vukevich  '51 
Kathleen  Boychuck  '52 
Thomas  C.  Jones  '52 
Mildred  Pliscott  Furgele  '53 
Judith  Fry  McCarthy  '54 


John  Forgach  '57 
Charles  E.  Fahringer  '58 
Kenneth  J.  Oswald  '58 
George  E.  Renn  '58 
Barry  H.  Deppen  '61 
Charles  L.  Ditton  '63 
John  M.  Castetter  '64 
Peter  P.  Pokego  '65 
Irene  Sitler  Frantz  '66 
Joseph  P.  O'Neill  Jr.  '69 
Kenneth  D.  Schnure  '69 
Earl  Stover  '69 
Gregg  T.  Kendall  '70 
Regina  Degatis  Lubrecht  '70 
Judy  Kline  Boris  72 
William  R.  Hoover  72 
David  London  72 
Minnie  Krotzer  Watson  73 
Morris  "Moe"  Leighow  74 
Diane  K.  Blessing  75 
Maria  Russoniello  Lewis  75 
Karen  Startzel  Merchlinski  76 
Susan  Kobilis  Nesbitt  7B 
Brent  G.  Heywood  77 
D.  Keith  Sneddon  78 
Dr.  William  F.  Johnson  79 
Louis  Marinangeli  79 
Patti  Tuckett  Catizone  '80 
Deborah  Tobin  Olive  '80 
Ruth  T.  Yeager  '80 
Glenn  A.  Faulkner '85 
Vincent  G.  Solarek  '94 
Travis  L.  Hoopengardner  '07 


also  secretary  of  the  Mid-Atlantic  Region  of  the  University 
Continuing  Education  Association. 

JC\  A  Stacey  Belhumer  earned  a  master's  degree  in  educa- 

/  1  tion  and  a  certification  in  media  technology  from 
Montclair  State  University. 

Dennis  Murri  has  been  a  language  arts  teacher  at  Ridgefield 
Park  (N.J.)  High  School  since  1995.  He  has  been  an  assistant 
wrestling  coach  at  the  school  for  14  years,  earning  regional  and 
district  honors  for  coaching  in  1998,  and  also  coaches  track. 

Jf\  ^  Wade  Becker,  Etters,  is  a  partner  with  the  auditing 
7  %J  and  accounting  department  of  the  Beard  Miller  Co. 


Husky  Notes 


Matthew  Gross  earned  a  master's  degree  in  business 
administration/accounting  from  DeSales  University.  He  and 
wife,  Shelly  Smith  Gross  '95,  live  in  Doylestown. 


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Robert  "Bobby"  James  Jr.  (right)  was  ap- 
pointed defensive  coordinator  for  the  Bulldog 
football  program  at  Wingate  University  in  North 
Carolina.  He  is  also  pro  liaison  for  the  program. 

Dale  Kline,  Philadelphia,  co-owner  of  Atlantic 
States  Realty,  is  president  of  the  board  of  direc- 
tors of  the  Roxborough  Development  Corp. 

JC\/£  Matt  Hare  (nght)  is  a  faculty  member 

Zr\3  at  the  University  of  California  at 
Irvine  and  a  stnng  coach  at  Irvine,  Laguna  Hills, 
Trabuco  Hills  and  San  Clemente  high  schools. 
Jodi  Piekarski  Loughlin  '96M  has  earned  a 
doctoral  degree  in  adult  education  from  Penn 
State  Harrisburg.  She  is  a  teacher  and  reading 
curriculum  coordinator  at  the  Shenandoah  Valley 
School  District. 


^C\^7  Cheryl  Knapp  Fallon  presented  the  first  solo 

7  /    exhibition  of  her  photography  at  the  Packwood 
House  Museum,  Lewisburg,  in  May. 

Jason  Paist,  an  optometrist,  opened  a  practice  at  the  Limer- 
ick Professional  Building. 

Mindy  Flegel  Rouzer,  Waynesboro,  a  breast  cancer  sur- 
vivor, opened  a  chiropractic  practice  in  Blue  Ridge  Summit 
and  plans  to  participate  in  a  three-day  walk  to  raise  money  for 
breast-cancer  research  this  fall. 

?f^Q  Jessica  Grim  Galle,  a  senior  accountant,  has  joined 
>^0  Baum,  Smith  and  Clemens  of  Lansdale. 
Michelle  Heffner,  a  member  of  the  Pennsylvania  Bar 

Association,  has  been  appointed  as  judicial  law  clerk  at  Lehigh 

County  Court  of  Common  Pleas. 

Michael  Kogut  is  head  football  coach  for  Tri- Valley 

High  School. 

5fj))("j)  Lori  Hauser  Gibbs  is  principal  of  Northampton 

y  S  Borough  Elementary  Schools  in  the  Northampton 
Area  School  District. 

Susan  Goetz  opened  a  solo  psychotherapy  practice  in 
Sacramento,  Calif. 

Vanessa  Klingensmith  is  central  regional  coordinator  for 
the  Children's  Miracle  Network  at  Janet  Weis  Children's  Hos- 
pital, Geisinger  Medical  Center,  Danville. 

Karen  Malinowski  graduated  with  honors  from  the  Uni- 
versity of  Baltimore  School  of  Law  with  a  juris  doctorate.  She 
works  with  the  Maryland's  attorney  general's  office  and  as  a 
staff  speech  language  pathologist  with  Care  Resources  Inc. 

^€\C\  Christopher  Chappell  is  an  organizational  develop- 

\J\J  ment  specialist  with  the  Geisinger  Health  System. 


'Spice'  added  to  kitchen 

HGTVs  'Spice  Up  My  Kitchen'  team  recently  remodeled  the  kitchen 
of  Cathy  Carr  Zavacki  '99,  second  from  left,  and  husband,  Tim, 
left.  Also  shown  in  the  Zavackis'  new  kitchen  at  their  home  in 
Easton  are  the  show's  hosts,  Lauren  Lake,  second  from  right,  and 
Jeff  Devlin.  The  episode  aired  in  May  and  June. 


Dave  Marcolla,  Lansdale,  is  senior  marketing  manager  for 
the  Pennsylvania,  New  Jersey  and  Delaware  market  of  ATT, 
where  he  has  worked  since  2007.  He  is  also  associate  board 
chair  of  Gilda's  Club  Delaware  Valley,  a  local  chapter  of  the 
national  cancer  support  organization,  and  active  in  local 
Chambers  of  Commerce.  In  April,  Dave  was  a  BU  Alumni  in 
the  Classroom  presenter. 

Stacy  Ogur  is  a  planning  consultant  at  the 
Philadelphia  Water  Department. 

Shawn  Rosier  (right),  a  systems  analyst  and 
EpicCare  trainer  with  Geisinger  Health  Systems, 
Danville,  was  a  BU  Alumni  in  the  Classroom 
presenter  in  April. 

^f\  ~\    Pamela  Brennan  Burns,  Selinsgrove,  is  community 

\J  JL.  office  manager  for  First  National  Bank,  formerly 
Omega  Bank. 

Sherry  Arbogast  Glosek,  a  special  education  teacher,  is  as 
assistant  elementary  school  principal  for  the  Shamokin  Area 
School  District. 

Matt  Kaminski,  Worcester,  was  promoted  to  director  of 
first-year  initiatives  and  judicial  affairs  at  Montgomery  County 
Community  College. 

Kathleen  Lloyd-Kurtz,  Hazleton,  launched  an  online 
clothing  business. 

Brian  K.  Sims  opened  his  own  law  office  in  Philadelphia. 

}/~V^  Pamela  Pheasant,  Harrisburg,  is  employed  with 
VJ  ^J  the  Pennsylvania  Department  of  State  as  a  human 
resource  analyst,  specializing  in  position  classification  and 
labor  relations.  She  earned  a  master's  degree  in  arts  administra- 
tion from  Shenandoah  University  Conservatory. 


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At  the  head  of  the  class 

Jill  Dougherty  '98M,  a  teacher  at  Springfield  (Pa.)  High  School, 
receives  a  $25,000  award  from  Milken  Family  Foundation 
Chairman  Lowell  Milken.  The  award,  presented  at  the  2008  Milken 
Family  Foundation  National  Education  Conference  in  Los  Angeles, 
Calif.,  recognizes  exceptional  talent  and  accomplishments  inside 
and  outside  the  classroom. 


J(\  ^5  Chaza  Fares  Abdul,  office  manager  of  The  Medical 

\JkJ  House,  Adas,  earned  a  master's  degree  in  business 
administration  through  the  University  of  Phoenix. 

Christy  Carpenter  Barkley  was  named  teacher  of  the  year 
by  the  Merrimack  Elementary  School,  Hampton,  Va.  She 
teaches  fifth  grade. 

Teena  Edwards  Curnow  was  promoted  to  supervisor  with 
the  accounting  firm  of  Smith  Elliott  Reams  and  Co. 

Christina  Bilo  Felten  joined  Midwives  &  Associates  Inc. 
of  Allentown.  She  is  a  member  of  the  Pennsylvania  Associa- 
tion of  Licensed  Midwives  and  the  American  College  of  Nurse 
Midwives. 

Bethany  Samson  Fluck  was  promoted  to  human  resource 
director  at  Devereux  Pocono  Center. 

Andrea  Falcone  Gritman,  Norristown,  is  a  field  sales 
associate  for  Richardson  Electronics. 

Mindy  Putak  Harrison  joined  Coldwell  Banker  Landis  . 
HomeSale  Services,  Schuylkill  Haven,  as  a  real  estate  agent. 

Christopher  Smith  is  an  assistant  professional  at  the 
Cooper  Hill  Country  Club,  Flemington,  N  J. 

Jf\A^  Elise  Genco  Berrocal  is  supervisor  of  commumca- 

\J  A.  tions  at  Pierce  College,  Philadelphia. 

Jennifer  Feldser  is  the  author  and  director  of  "The  Other 
Woman,"  a  World  War  II  comedic  drama  that  was  performed 
this  year  at  the  Hershey  Area  Playhouse. 

Jamie  Frey  is  the  marketing  and  event  planning  manager 
for  the  Pennsylvania  region  of  ActionCoach. 

Jeffrey  Gritman  '04A)5M,  Norristown,  is  the  senior 
e-learning  designer  for  LeanForward. 

Jf\  C  Erin  Dumin  is  director  of  admissions  for  John  W. 
\J\J  Hallahan  Girls  Catholic  High  School  in  Philadelphia. 


Ryan  Kudasik  '05M,  Gettysburg,  is  an  instructional 
designer  in  the  e-learning  department  of  JPL  Productions. 

Lauren  McGill,  an  actress  with  Hazletoris  Pennsylvania 
Theatre  of  Performing  Arts,  directed  the  production  of  "Bare- 
foot in  the  Park." 

Jf\jC  Trisha  Grace  is  museum  coordinator  for  the  Ship- 

\J\J  pensburg  Historical  Society. 

James  "Jay"  Graham  is  the  owner  of  Jay's  Crab  Shack  in 
Ocean  City,  NJ. 

Jennifer  Wootsick  is  a  geospatial  analyst  at  the  Center  for 
Geospatial  Information  Services,  Penn  State  Hairisburg.  She 
was  recently  appointed  operations  manager  for  the  Pennsylva- 
nia GIS  Conference. 

5/~\^T  Robert  Biernat,  a  former  BU  linebacker,  joined  the 

\J  /    Reading  Express  indoor  football  team. 

Ashley  Geiser,  Montoursville,  was  named  wellness  director 
at  RiverWoods  Senior  Living  Community. 

Danielle  Lynch  received  a  first-place  award  from  the 
Pennsylvania  Associated  Press  Managing  Editors  (APME)  for 
a  newspaper  series  she  co-authored  for  the  Daily  Local  News, 
West  Chester. 

Jennifer  Malukas  is  a  pediatric  intensive  care  nurse  with 
Penn  State  Milton  S.  Hershey  Medical  Center,  Hershey. 

Valerie  Malukas  '07M  is  a  fifth-grade  learning  support 
teacher  with  the  Harford  County  School  District,  Bel  Air,  Md. 

Ashley  Miller  is  a  mathematics  teacher  for  the  Shamokin 
Area  School  District. 

Jason  Yeager  is  a  computer  software  developer  for 
Scientech,  Berwick. 

5/"\Q  Amanda  Dabashinsky,  Schuylkill  Haven,  who 
\JO  recently  earned  a  degree  in  special  education,  is 
student  teaching  at  D.H.H.  Lengel  Middle  School  in  Pottsville. 

Stefanie  Pitcavage,  Ashland,  received  a  Dixon  Scholarship 
from  the  Widener  University  School  of  Law. 

Brian  Wagner,  Schuylkill  Haven,  was  commissioned  as 
a  second  lieutenant  in  the  U.S.  Air  Force.  He  is  working  as  a 
public  affairs  officer  at  Ramstein  Air  Force  Base  in  Germany. 

Evan  Duane  Wickard  earned  certification  as  a  second- 
ary English  teacher,  following  in  the  footsteps  of  his  parents, 
Duane  "Butch"  Wickard  79,  pnncipal  of  Upper  Perkiomen 
Middle  School,  and  Eileen  Callahan  Wickard  '80,  gifted 
support  teacher  at  Palisades  Middle  School.  Evan's  late  great- 
grandfather, Basil  Steele  '34,  graduated  from  Bloomsburg 
Normal  School  and  was  an  elementary  school  teacher  in  what 
is  now  the  Lake  Lehman  School  District. 


Find  more  Husky  Notes  online  at 
www.btoomualumni.com. 

Send  information  to  alum@bloomu.edu 
or  to  Alumni  Affairs,  Fenstemaker 
Alumni  House,  Bloomsburg  University 
of  Pennsylvania,  400  E.  Second  St., 
Bloomsburg,  Pa.  17815 


Bill  Jones,  first  chairperson  of  BU's  special  education  department,  spent 
decades  touching  the  lives  of  hundreds  of  students  and,  with  his  wife  Joan, 
building  a  family  of  special  education  teachers  that  includes  four  of  their  six 
children,  two  daughters-in-law  and  a  granddaughter. 

To  honor  Bill  and  Joan's  commitment  to  special  education,  their  family  and  BU's 
Department  of  Exceptionality  programs  established  the  Jones  Center  for  Special 
Education  Excellence.  The  dream  of  the  Jones  Center  is  to  ensure 
that  all  individuals  with  exceptionalities  receive  appropriate 
education  and  support  services. 


Learn  how  you  can  support  the  Jones  Center  or  pay  tribute  to  the 
mentors  who  inspired  your  career  at  www.bloomu.edu/giving 


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Mdar  of  Events 


BU!s  Academic  Quadrangle  is  bordered  by,  left  to  right,  McCormick  Center  for  Human  Services, 
Waller  Administration  Building,  Andruss  Library  and  Centennial  Hall. 


Academic  Calendar 

Fall  2008 

Reading  Days  -  No  Classes 

Friday  and  Saturday,  Oct.  10  to  1 1 

Thanksgiving  Break - 
No  Classes 

Wednesday  to  Friday,  Nov.  26  to  28 

Classes  Resume 

Monday,  Dec.  1 

Classes  End 

Saturday,  Dec.  6 

Final  Exams 

Monday  to  Saturday,  Dec.  8  to  1 3 

Graduate  Commencement 

Friday,  Dec.  12 

Undergraduate  Commencement 

Saturday,  Dec.  13 

Spring  2009 

Classes  Begin 

Monday,  Jan.1 2 

Martin  Luther  King  Jr.  Day  - 
No  Classes 

Monday,  Jan.  19 

Spring  Break  Begins 

Saturday,  Feb.  28 

Classes  Resume 

Monday,  March  9, 8  a.m. 

Classes  End 

Saturday,  April  25 

Finals  Begin 

Monday,  April  27 

Finals  End 

Saturday,  May  2 

Graduate  Commencement 

Friday,  May  1 

Undergraduate  Commencement 

Saturday,  May  2 


Art  Exhibits 

Exhibitions  are  open  to  the  public 
free  of  charge.  Due  to  the  renovation 
of  the  Haas  Center  for  the  Arts, 
exhibits  will  be  offered  in  alternate 
venues  on  campus.  For  more 
information  about  shows  and 
updated  information,  visit 
www.  bloomu.  edu/today/arts.php. 

Carl  Gombert  The  Real  Me 

Renditions  of  the  human  face 

Through  Sept.  19 

Kehr  Union,  Multicultural  Center 

Pamela  Marks:  Works  on  Paper 

Paintings  and  drawings 

Oct.  6  to  31 

Reception:  Wednesday,  Oct.  1 5, 

11  a.m.  to  2  p.m. 

Kehr  Union,  Multicultural  Center 

Toshiko  Takaezu:  Works  from  the 
Permanent  Collection 

Ceramics 

November,  Dates  to  be  announced 

Andruss  Library 

Kerry  Stuart  Coppin: 
Photography 

Jan.  20  to  Feb.  13, 2009 
Reception:  Monday,  Feb.  2, 
11  a.m.  to  2  p.m. 
Location  to  be  announced 

Anne  Mondro  and  Donovan 
Widmer:  Sculpture 

March  2  to  27, 2009 
Location  to  be  announced 

Student  Art  Exhibition 

April  2009 

Dates  and  location  to  be  announced 


For  the  latest  information  on  upcoming 
events,  check  the  university  Web  site: 
www.  bloomu.  edu/today 


Celebrity  Artist  Series 

All  events  in  the  2008-09  Celebrity 
Artist  Series  season  will  be 
presented  in  Carver  Hall,  Kenneth  S. 
Gross  Auditorium.  For  more 
information,  call  the  box  office, 
temporarily  located  in  the  Carver  Hall 
lobby,  at  (570)  389-4409  or  visit  the 
Celebrity  Artist  Web  site  at  www. 
bloomu.  edu/today/celebrity.php. 
Community  Government  Association 
cardholders  pay  half  of  the  ticket's 
face  value  for  all  shows.  Programs 
and  dates  are  subject  to  change. 

Parents  Weekend: 
Forbidden  Broadway 

Saturday,  Sept.  13, 6:30  and 
9  p.m.,  $20 

Presidential  Inauguration  Event: 
Jean-Michel  Cousteau 

Wednesday,  Oct.  29, 7:30  p.m.,  $20 

Homecoming  Weekend: 
Shangri-La  Chinese  Acrobats 

Sunday,  Nov.  2, 8  p.m.,  $20 

Broadway  State  of  Mind: 
Adam  Pascal 

Saturday,  Nov.  15, 8  p.m.,  $20 

Holiday  Show:  Chestnut 
Brass  Company 

Saturday,  Dec.  6, 7:30  p.m.,  $20 

Broadway  Review:  Five  Guys 
Named  Moe 

Sunday,  Jan.  25, 2009, 8  p.m.,  $20 

Valentine's  Day  Romance: 
Simone  on  Simone 

Friday,  Feb.  13, 2009, 8  p.m.,  $20 

Classical:  Ahn  Trio 

Saturday,  March  14, 2009, 
8  p.m.,  $20 

Simply  Sinatra:  Steve  Lippia 

Friday,  April  3, 2009, 7:30  p.m.,  $20 

Concerts 

Listed  events  are  open  to  the  public 
free  of  charge. 

Chamber  Orchestra:  Fall  Conceit 

Sunday,  Oct.  26, 2:30  p.m. 
St.  Matthew  Lutheran  Church, 
123  N.  Market  St.,  Bloomsburg 


Bloomsburg  University- 
Community  Orchestra 

Sunday,  Nov.  9, 2:30  p.m. 

Central  Columbia  High  School 

Auditorium 

4777  Old  Berwick  Road,  Bloomsburg 

Alumni  Events 

Contact  the  Alumni  Affairs  Office  at 
(5701 389-4058,  (800)  526-0254  or 
alum@bloomu.edu  for  information. 
Details  are  also  available  at 
www.bloomualumni.com. 

Alumni  and  Open  5K  Race 

Saturday,  Sept.  6, 12:30  p.m. 
Contact:  Karen  Brandt,  cross  country 
coach,  at  kbrandt@bloomu.edu 

Athletic  Hall  of  Fame  Dinner 

Friday,  Oct.  10,6  p.m. 

Monty's,  Upper  Campus 

Call  BU's  sports  information  office, 

(570)  389-4413,  for  ticket 

information. 

A  Taste  of  Bloomsburg 

Saturday,  Nov.  1 ,  preceding 
Homecoming  football  game 
Fenstemaker  Alumni  House  Lawn 

Grad  Finale 

Tuesday,  Nov.  11,11  a.m.  to  6  p.m 

Quest  Reunion 

Saturday,  April  4, 2009 

Special  Events 

Parents  and  Family  Weekend 

Friday  to  Sunday,  Sept.  12  to  14 

Inauguration  of  President 
David  Soltz 

Friday,  Oct.  31, 10  a.m. 
Nelson  Field  House 

Homecoming  Weekend 

Saturday  to  Sunday,  Nov.  1  to  2 
Football,  Huskies  vs.  West  Chester 
Golden  Rams,  Saturday,  Nov.  1,  at 
3:30  p.m.,  Redman  Stadium.  Tic     s 
are  $8  for  adults  and  $3  f^     :  ents 
and  senior  citizens.  BUS'       :  with 
a  valid  ID  are  admitted  ':■■       ites 
open  two  hours  befor-:  s 


Over  the  Shoulder 


By  Robert  Dunkelberger,  University  Archivist 


Politicking  in  Bloomsburg:  Simulated  Conventions  on  Campus 


Future  President  Gerald  R.  Ford 
delivers  the  keynote  address  at 
the  simulated  Republican 
Convention  in  Centennial  Gym 
on  March  16,  1968. 


Presidential  candidates  and  their  family 
members  traversed  Pennsylvania  in  search  of 
votes  in  spring  2008,  including  former  first 
daughter  Chelsea  Clinton,  who  spoke  in 
Kehr  Union's  Fireside  Lounge,  and  her  dad,  former 
President  Bill  Clinton,  who  led  a  rally  at  Bloomsburg 
Middle  School. 

But  this  was  not  the  first  visit  to  Bloomsburg  from  a 
former  or  future  president  or  presidential  candidate. 
For  many  years,  notable  politicians  spoke  on  campus 
at  simulated  political  conventions  organized  to  help 
students  leam  how  the  nominating  process  works. 

The  first  was  held  in  the  Carver  Hall  auditorium  in 
May  1928,  with  three  more  conventions  in  1940, 
1948  and  1952.  When  the  simulated  conventions 

returned  in  1968,  nationally  known 
politicians  were  invited  to  provide  the 
keynote  address  or  distinguished 
lecture.  Gerald  Ford,  a  Michigan 
congressman  who  would  later  serve 
as  the  nation's  38th  president,  gave 
the  opening  address  for  the 
Republican  convention  in  Centennial 
Gym.  The  student  delegates' 
candidate  of  choice  was  New  York 
Gov.  Nelson  Rockefeller. 

In  1972  it  was  a  Democratic 
convention,  with  South  Dakota  Sen. 
George  McGovern  nominated  for 
president.  McGovern  returned  the 
favor  by  twice  appearing  on  the  Bloomsburg  campus. 
In  1976  he  gave  a  preliminary  address  in  Haas 
Auditorium,  with  the  convention  two  weeks  later 
nominating  Arizona  Rep.  Morris  Udall.  On  the  first 
ballot,  then-Georgia  Gov.  Jimmy  Carter  placed  third, 
behind  Udall  and  journalist  Hunter  S.  Thompson. 

McGovern  returned  in  1980,  once  again  as  a 
distinguished  lecturer,  while  student  delegates  to  the 
mock  Republican  convention  nominated  Illinois  Rep. 
John  Anderson.  Coming  in  a  strong  second  in  1980 


The  1972  Democratic  presidential  candidate  George  McGovern  receives  a 
T-shirt  from  convention  chairman  Pierce  Atwater  on  March  25,  1976. 

was  Mr.  Bill,  the  much-abused  clay  puppet  featured  at 
the  time  on  "Saturday  Night  Live." 

Bloomsburg  students  selected  candidates  creatively. 
In  addition  to  Hunter  S.  Thompson  and  Mr.  Bill, 
nominees  included  Archie  Bunker  from  the  TV  show 
"All  in  the  Family"  in  1972  and  talk  show  host  David 
Letterman  and  entertainer  Frank  Sinatra,  both  in 
1984,  the  year  of  the  final  convention.  Anderson,  who 
ran  as  an  independent  candidate  for  president  four 
years  earlier,  presented  the  distinguished  lecture  that 
year;  Colorado  Sen.  Gar)'  Hart  was  chosen  as  the 
candidate  to  face  incumbent  President  Ronald  Reagan. 

Although  the  conventions  gradually  became  more 
boisterous  and  chaotic,  they  were  entertaining  as  well 
as  educational,  with  candidates  nominated,  platfonns 
created  and  well-known  political  figures  presenting 
their  vision  for  the  country.  For  a  brief  period  every 
four  years,  the  campus  came  alive  with  debate  and 
thousands  of  college  and  high  school  students  were 
given  a  real-life  education  in  the  political  process. 


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