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President's Message

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Message from Vice President
Total Giving

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Thank You from Annual Fund

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List of Donors

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At Lycoming

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America's Oldest Worker

Started at Lycoming College

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Alumni Happenings

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Class Notes

This issue was produced by the

Office of College Relations (570) 321-4037

Director of Alumni Programs: Katie Wuestner Bell '00

Editor: Molly Costello Daly

Editorial Assistants: Sandra Jansson

Sports Editor: Robb Dietrich

Glass Notes: Patricia Karschner

Designer: Murray Hanford

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To Call The College:

Office of Alumni and Parents Programs: (570) 321-4036

Office of Admissions: 1-800-345-3920 or (570) 321-4026

College Infonnation: (570) 321-4000

Molly Costello Daly
Lycoming College
700 College Place
Williamsport, PA 17701
570-321-4137
Costello@lycoming.edu.

Operation
Iraqi Freedom

Are you serving or
have you served with
the military during the
most recent Gulf War?

If you have served in
military or in another
capacity in Iraq or
elsewhere in the Middle
East during the past year
and are willing to share
some of those stories for
an upcoming issue of the
Lycoming College
Magazine, please email
the editor:

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Correction

Update

Our story on Tanya Garcia's
teaching experience at Pine Ridge
Indian Reservation mis-stated some
facts about reservation life. Since
the 1970s, govemment-built homes
have improved the housing
situation. Most families now, in fact,
have electricity, telephones, heat and
insulation.

Tanya moved back to Williamsport this summer and is
now looking for a teaching position in the area. Several
alumni responded to her story with interest in helping the
reservation school. If you would like more information
about Pine Ridge Reservation, you may contact her at 75
Harvest St., Linden, PA 17744 or by e-mail at
Tgarcia9@cs.com.

Reach us by e-mail. You can correspond with
the alumni office and send class notes by e-mail.

alumni@lycoming.edu

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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

rom my office window I can see the new
54,000 square-foot Recreation Center
rising behind Lamade Gymnasium. New
construction always adds a note of excitement
to the campus, and I am pleased to report that
our students will be able to enjoy this needed
facility in January of 2004.
The 2002-3003 academic year was an excellent
one for the College. This past May we welcomed
the Class of 2003 into the ranks of Lycoming
alumni. When we opened in late August, our
Convocation speaker. Dr. Shannon Keane '94,
joined us in greeting both the members of the Class
of 2007 and our new transfer students.

The Lycoming model of small classes conducted
by superior faculty continues to prepare our students
well. Many recent graduates are attending graduate
or professional schools, while others have begun
new jobs. Michael Mohms "03 was one of only 52
students nationwide to receive a Phi Kappa Phi
fellowship for graduate study, and Adam Makos,
also a member of the Class of '03. received an
entrepreneurial award for his work in establishing
and editing the national, historical military
magazine. Ghost Wings. There are many other
wonderful stories to tell.

Four astronomy and physics majors, Nicole
Gugliucci "05, Adrienne Horvath "04, Erin
Mastrantonio "04 and Christina Nestlerode "04 spent
the summer of 2003 doing research at MIT, the
University of Georgia, the University of Wyoming
and the University of Oklahoma under a highly
competitive National Science Foundation program
for outstanding undergraduates in the sciences. We
also had students this past summer working and
studying at Lycoming's own archeological dig in
Cyprus, while others participated in internships in
England and learned about international business
issues in the United Kingdom, Finland and Russia.

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These and other oppoitunities for our
students were made possible in great part by
your response to our 2002-2003 Annual Fund
appeal. We take our commitment to the good
stewardship of your gifts very seriously. We
try to maximize the benefit of every dollar
given by focusing on Lycoming's students.
To serve that mission well, the College must
remain financially strong and healthy. One
measure of the College's financial health is
our bond rating of A- from Standard and Poor,
an unusually high rating for an educational
institution. We take Standard and Poor's
assessment as high praise for the enrollment
and financial strengths of the College.

As the College's reputation continues to
grow and more and more students want to
attend, we are faced with the difficult task of
constraining costs while retaining the quality
of the instructional programs that have
propelled Lycoming ahead. Keeping
Lycoming's gates open to all qualified
students, regardless of their ability to pay, may
well be our most difficult financial challenge
ahead. BaiTon's assessment of Lycoming's
academic quality vis-a-vis the cost of
attendance again affirmed Lycoming as a
"Best Buy in Higher Education." Yet, over
90% of our students need some measure of
financial aid in order to enroll. To continue to
give our current and future students the
opportunities available at Lycoming, we must
increase both the Annual Fund goals and the
College's total endowment. Now that
Lycoming has been designated as a National
Liberal Arts College, your continued support
is needed even more to help us compete in the
larger and more demanding national arena.

I know you share with our trustees, staff
and faculty our goal of continuing to provide
excellent educational opportunities for all our
students. Thank you for your support and
generosity.

( J' * James E. Douthat
President

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. This past year, 1 have had the

pleasure of experiencing Lycoming

College both as a parent of a student

and as a College administrator. My

son, Peter, is a sophomore this fall.

The opportunities and resources

available to him, and every student,

are tremendous. I have seen him

mature both academically and socially.

My wife and 1 couldn't be happier as

-Lycoming College parents.

As an administrator, 1 also view a side of Lycoming

that few students, parents, or even alumni see. The

College is managed carefully by every financial

yardstick, making certain that each and every gift from

alumni and friends is appropriately used to benefit the

students.

During a year when many institutions saw

philanthropic support drop, Lycoming experienced
growth. Total giving to the College rose by more than
14%. The Lycoming Annual Fund alumni participation
rate increased from 21% to 23%. Financial support
also increased from our friends, parents, past parents
and other constituencies.

1 am particularly impressed by our young alumni
who are "giving back" so that others may have similar
experiences as they did. Their spirit of responsibility
and commitment to the value of education and
Lycoming is heartening and suggests a wonderful
future for the College.

Lycoming College is on the move, and our future
has never been brighter. Alumni and friends have
helped us to meet our current needs. Our primary
challenge remains the same this coming year - to raise
the level of voluntary financial support equal to or
greater than other nationally recognized liberal arts
schools. We each have an opportunity to play a part in
the future of Lycoming College. Thank you again for
gifts this past year. Your continued generosity and
commitment are deeply appreciated.

Sincerely.

Thomas L. Ruhl

Vice President for College

Advancement

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TOTAL

:002 - 2003

Lycoming Annual Fund

All Giving

Donors

Amount

Donors Amount

Trustee

56

$188,141

57

$350,076

Alumni

2,731

$380,490

3,117

$1,465,759

Parents

567

$40,343

654

$95,878

Faculty/Admin

40

$7,031

63

$13,259

Friends

179

$38,951

341

$377,986

Matching Gifts

89

$40,690

96

$58,684

Corporations

26

$26,482

45

$56,089

Organizations

7

$13,079

13

$32,471

Churches

0

$0

2

$30,665

Other

0

$0

3

$846

TOTALS

3,695

$735,207

4,391

$2,481,713

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ANNUAL FUND

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Under the leadership of Julie Hottle Day "88. LycpniiTig~-^I5mni an3~Friends joined
kiycther to raise $735,207 tor ihc 200^ Lycoming Annual Fund. The College is
grateful to Julie and to the other volunteer committee members who helped achieve
this rcct)rd dollar amount. We raised over $23,000 more than last year and exceeded

number of alumni donors over last year by 304, raising our alumni participation 2
percentage points.

Volunteers played a vital role in the success of the Annual Fund this year.
Members of the Lycoming Annual Fund National Committee, the Alumni Association
Executive Board, and the Board of Tnistees made phone calls encouraging support for
this year. A special thank you goes to the following people who wrote letters on
behalf of the Lycoming Annual Fund: Julie Hottle Day '88, Jim Scott "70, Linda Porr
Sweeney "78, Noel Faddis "58, Ray Radomicki "78, Coach Frank Girardi, Tom
Pietrzak "87, Joseph Gillespie "91, Karin Plummer Botto "93, and Erik and Anne
Miller (2005 parents). For these efforts, we are truly grateful and believe that this
year's success is a result of increased volunteer activity.

Congratulations to the Class of 1970 for increasing their annual fund gifts totaling
$42,297. It was the largest increase by any class this fiscal year. Reunion giving for
the Class of 1978 marked an 8% increase in participation in the Lycoming Annual
Fund. The Class of 2003 raised money for their Senior Class Project by saving change
in piggybanks provided by M & T Bank. The project was a great success with 35% of
the class participating. While the dollar amount is important, alumni participation is
equally important to the success of
the Annual Fund and has a direct
impact on the College's ability to
secure funding from large
corporations and foundations.

Lycoming will be expanding the
Annual Fund program in 2004 to
allow for some general designations
within the fund. Donors will have
the opportunity to designate their
gifts to fiinds for academic programs,
financial aid, and student life.
Unrestricted dollars continue to be
critical to the College and have a
direct impact on the cunent students.
Gifts to the Annual Fund allow the
college to enhance the Lycoming
experience each year

Thank you to all donors of the
2003 Lycoming Annual Fund. Your
efforts make a difference each year.
Your continued support combined
with new support from alumni,
parents, and friends will fuel
Lycoming with the funds necessary to
provide an outstanding experience to
the students we serve.

Jeiinijer DesiiiunJ Wilson
Director of Annual Giving

2003 Lycoming
Annual Fund
National Committee

Chair

Julie Hottle Day '88

\ ice Chairs

Judith Fry Calistri '56

Raymond '68 and

Gwendolyn (Gehman) '71

Enstine
Linda Porr Sweeney '78
Michael Charles '96
Erik and Anne Miller

Parents '05

Trustee Chair

Carolyn-Kay Miller
Lundy '63

Corporate Chairs

Daniel and William Ertel
R & J Ertel, Inc.

CAMPUS NOTES

Katie Wuestner Bell
'00 Named New
Alumni Director

Katie Wuestner Bell '00

has been named the new
director of Alumni and
Parent Programs, replacing
Sue Bingaman McCormick

'60 who retired this past
summer.

Katie is a magna cum
laude graduate with a major
in financial and marketing
management. She was the
recipient of the Class of
1907 Prize, the John G.
Hollenbach Award, the
Marketing Management
Award and the Senior
Management Award. She
was previously a special
projects coordinator with the
Industrial Modernization

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At Lycoming

Center in Williamsport. She
is also a part owner of Julie's
Coffee in Williamsport. In
her spare time, she is active
in Habitat for Humanity and
in the Volkswagens in
Pennsylvania Club.

Katie is married to
Gregory Bell '99 and they
live in Williamsport.
Welcome Katie.
bell@lycoming.edu.

New Rec Center Nears
Completion

In a time-honored tradition
in the construction trade, 800
tons of steel were topped off
with an American tlag in a
small ceremony on August
12. The person laying in the
last piece of structural steel
was Larry Allison '96
whose father owns Allison
Crane & Rigging, one of the
sub contractors.

J.B. Construction, the
general contractor, and
Reynolds Iron Works were
part of the celebration.

Students should be able to
use the facility beginning in
January. ,,JS-

Ricky Vitcinuvec '03 (in mask)
scares Julieii Melissas in The Nerd.

Summer Theatre

This summer
marked Lycoming
College's 42nd
season of
bringing live
theatre to the
Williamsport
community. It
also marked the
first season with
Dr. N. J. Stanley,
a new member of

the theatre faculty, as artistic
director.

The season began with
-JTftFFy^Shue's rollicking farce
called The NenI directed by
David Murray Jaffe, June 5-7
and June 12-14. Bob Berry's
comedy-thriller Murder
Among Friends, directed by
N.J. Stanley, followed on
June 19-21 and June 26-28.
And those infamous Little
Sisters of Hoboken held court
for the final production of the
season in Dan Goggin's
Nunsense. directed by Jerry D.
Allen, July 9- 1 2 and July 16-
19.

The 2003 season also
marked the inauguration of
the Lycoming Summer
Theatre Company, which was
composed of 12 of the
College's best theatre
students. Members of this
company were responsible for
all aspects of the production,
from scenery and costume
construction to light- and

Jason Eller '03 in. I conicmplalcs
the murder of Wesley Speaiy '04
and Sarah Virkler '03 a! left.

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Larry Allison '96 lai left) helps lo secure the last piece of striicliiral steel on
the Rec Center.

From left: Kale McPhee. Kait Laiet '04. Sarah Virkler '03. Ann Ciccarelli '04
and Heather Myers '99 portrayed the little sisters of Hoboken in Nunsense

LYCOMING COLLEGE MAGAZINE • FALL "03

CAMPUS NOTES

sound-board operators and.
of course, actors. This new-
structure of a summer-stock
company is intended to
provide Lycoming students
with a distinctive, semi-
professional theatre
experience.

Welcome Class of 2007

Three hundred and eighty
brand new members of the
Class of 2007 passed
through the David Sykes
Gate on their way to New
Student Convocation on
August 22. Dr. Shannon
Keane '94 interrupted her
fellowship in geriatrics in
Phoenix, Arizona, to return
to campus to serve as the
Convocation speaker. The
incoming class includes 1 7
high school valedictorians or
salutatorians. Some 43
members of the class already
have Lycoming College
family connections; 14 have
siblings currently at the
college.

Dr. Shtmiioii Keane '94

Here are the alumni
connections with the class of
2007.

Dr. James Skillington, Jr.
'36 (grandson Joshua
Skillingon); Rev. Charles
Snyder '66 (grandaughter
Cori and Tami Amron):
Douglas Banks '68 (son
David Banks);Martin
Hargas '69 (cousin Laum

Paich); Barbara Allis

Orshal '70 (daughter Amy
Oishal): Mary Jane Horner
Krotzer '71 (grandson Ira
Nienhueser. II); Douglas
Pownall '74 (daughter
Melissa Pownall) Daniel
Wright '74 (niece Ashley
Adams); Rick Gonzalez '75
(son Justin Gonzalez); Diane
Morgan Gonzalez '75 (son
Justin Gonzales); Karen
Shafer Green '75 (daughter
Elizabeth Green); Daniel
Confer '76 (daughter Kristin
Confer); Preston Keller '77
(son Matthew Keller);
Michael Glennon '77
(daughter Kelly Glennon);
David Gonzalez '78
(nephew Justin Gonzalez);
Karen Rohrs Glennon '78
(daughter Kelly Glennon);
Harold Shaw, Jr. '78
(daughter Katie Shaw);
Larry Kinn '79 (daughter
Abigail Kinn); Richard
Matchett '78 (neice Melissa
Pownall) Ann Pownall
Matchett '80 (neice Melissa
Pownall); Faith Duryea '81
(daughter Shannon Town);
Donald Byerly '82 (nephew
Micahel Byerly); Becky
Meredith Wright '88
(nephew Marshall Winters);
Richard Snyder '88
(nephew Thomas Daub 11);
Jason Mover '92
( stepbrother Howard Moyer,
11); Holly Donhauser-
LaMonica Hollada '93
(daughter Amanda
LaMonica); John Telesz '94
(cousin Robert Telesz);
Tracey Havvkins-Rebuck
'97 (sister Jacqueline
Hawkins); Sarah Banks '99
(brother David Banks); Jodi
Hebel '03 (cousin Cynthia
Smith); Jamie Smith '03
(sister Cynthia Smith) Stacy
Hovverter '02 (cousin Joshua
Williard); Kevin Kile '02
(sister Amy Kile); Erin
Lubold '02 (cousin Joshua
Williard); Ryan Rupprecht
'02 (sister Katherine);

Two representatives from the Class of 2007, Brian Melvin and Lauren
McCrawIey. accept the Lamp of Learning from Dean John F. Piper. Jr Tlie
lamp ceremony symbolizes the passing on of knowledge from one generation to
the next-

Joshua Cochran '03

(brother Caleb Cochran);
Adam Makos '03 (sister
Erica Makos); Emily Mingle
'03 (cousin Elizabeth
Green); Brian Rockwell '03
(brother Seth Rockwell);
Jamie Smith '03 (sister
Cynthia Smith); Rachael
Cochran '04 (brother Caleb
Cochran); Caroline Iglio '04
(cousin Ashley
Chamberlain); Sara Iglio
'04 (cousin Ashley
Chamberlain); Frank
Loughran, Jr. '04 (brother
Matthew Loughran); Eugene
Melvin '04 (brother Brian
Melvin); Todd Puderbach
'04 (cousin Jason Smith);
Jonathan Theis '04
(brother, Jaron Theis);
Laura Dillon '05 (sister
Erin Dillon); Justin Follmer
'05 (brother Joel Follmer);
Matthew Gonzalez '05
(brother Justin Gonzalez);
Bethany Mingle '05 (cousin
Elizabeth Green); Emily '05
Lubold (cousin Joshua
Williard); Vanessa Postaski
'05 (sister Lindsay Postaski);
Faith Welch '05 (cousin
Christopher Knipe); Kelly
Howerter '06( cousin Joshua
Williard); Cara Kapson '06
(sister Cassandra Kapson);
Lindsay Keller'06 (brother
Matthew Keller); Bryan

Makos '06 (sister Erica
Makos); Kristen Reese '06
(sister Betsy Reese); Melissa
Stubbs '06 (sister Shannon
Stubbs); Jody Weir '06
(cousin Heather Weller);

Three Alumni to
Receive Awards at
Homecoming

Three alumni will be
honored at Homecoming;
October 1 8, 2003 for a variety
of achievements.

Special Achievement
Award: Harry Perretta '78,

coach of women's basketball
at Villanova. Perretta ended
this season w ith a record of
22-5 overall and his team
made it the Elite 8 in the final
ESPN/USA Today poll.

Dale V. Bower Service
Award: Sue Bingaman
McCormick '60, retiring
alumni director, became one

of Lycoming's foremost
cheerleaders and a tireless
leader of alumni. The Award
is named for Dale V. Bower
'59.

Angela V. Kyte Outstanding
Alumnus Award: Rev.
Miriam V. McAllister
Lundgren '43, is a retired
pastor and author who has
had a number of careers.

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ATURETTE

America's Oldest Worker
Started at Lycoming College

By Milton Loyer

Editor's note:

Last year in a ceremony
in Washington DC. Dr Ray
H. Crist was named
"America's Oldest Worker "
Born March 8. 1900. this
former director with the
Manhattan Project and
friend of Albert Einstein s
still puts in five days a week
conducting research and
mentoring students at
Messiah College in
Grantham Pa.

A little-known fact about
Dr. Crist is that his first full-
time job was teaching
science at Williamsport
Dickinson Seminary, now
Lycoming College. On July
24. 2003. this 103-year-old
chemist was interviewed by
Milton Lover, archivist of the
United Methodist collection
at Lycoming's Snowden
Library.

Dr. Ray Henry Crist is a
man on the go. The
interview in his chemistry
lab was interrupted every ten
minutes so that he could
collect and label the liquid
produced from a complex
configuration of glass tubes
and scientific equipment.
Visitors must sit close in
order to establish visual and
auditory contact with Dr.
Crist, but his enthusiasm for
life tills the room as he talks
of his own faith journey and
professional
accomplishments.

Ray was raised on the
family farm in Upper Allen
Township, Cumberland

County,

Pa. From

the start it

was

apparent that

he had a

passion for

learning. He

attended the

academy at

Messiah Bible

School, now Messiah

College, because his father

felt the local one-room

school "didn't give enough

homework."

In February
1915 he
joined the
Shepherds-
town United
Brethren
(now United
Methodist)
church,
which he
credits for
providing
the spiritual
foundations
that have
carried him
through life.
At age 1 8 he

was elected one of church's
trustees. Though he was
now commuting daily via

Lycoming College

salutes

Dr. Ray Crist

and is proud that

the nation's

oldest worker got

his start at

Williamsport

Dickinson

Seminary.

train to carry a full load
at nearby Dickinson College
in Carlisle, he continued
walking the two miles to
Shepherdstown several times
a week for church meetings
and Bible
study.

When
Ray

graduated
from

Dickinson
College
with a
degree in
chemistry in
1920, the
president of
Dickinson
told him of
a vacancy in
the science
depart-
ment at
Williamsport Dickinson
Seminai-y (now Lycoming
College) and provided the

highly favorable
recommendation which all
but guaranteed him the
appointment.

Compared to the fanning
community in which Ray
was raised. Williamsport
was a bustling metropolis.

Ray "liked the place very,
very much." There was
daily chapel, and the
students were "serious about
their studies." He taught all
the sciences - chemistry,
biology, and botany.

He lived in the dormitory
with the male students and
took his meals at the college
dining hall. Although he
had no official
responsibilities as a
dormitory supervisor, the
students looked to him for
guidance and more than
once he rose to the occasion
"in loco parentis." When
the 1920 presidential
election that swept Warren
G. Harding into office
generated interest on
campus, the students were
surprised to hear that their
new teacher was not
planning to vote - until he
reminded them that he
didn't meet the then voting
age of 21.

Things that Dr. Crist
remembers about his days at
Williamsport Dickinson
Seminary? He recalls
fondly that there were
school "outings on the
mountain south of
Williamsport a couple of
times each year." To keep in
good physical condition, he
"ran around the hill every

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Dr. Crist (right) is still working on research projects in his own lab..

evening." In the days when
Williamsport was expanding
north from the river, the
school was known as "the
seminary on the hill" and the
physical education building
erected in 1923 (now the
Fine Arts Building) was
known as "Hilltop
Gymnasium."

He recalls that the
students were interested in
religion, and many of the
boys were planning to enter
the ministry. Dr. Crist and
many of the boarding
students attended the
Mulberry Street Methodist
Church, which stood on
the west side of the
street between Third
and Fourth.

Dr. Crist also
remembers the fine
laboratory equipment at
the school, which he
could use after hours to
conduct experiments of
his own interest. While
he enjoyed teaching, he
felt a stronger calling to
scientific investigation.
After one year of
teaching, therefore, he
headed to Columbia
University in the
summer of 1 92 1 to see
what opportunities
might be available.

With no money, no
guarantee of admission to
the University, and no
promise of any employment
to defray his educational
expenses, Ray headed to
New York City. He rapidly
moved from "lecture
demonstrator" to a full
assistantship and earned a
PhD in chemistry from
Columbia in 1926 - where
he taught for 24 years before
being recruited for the
Manhattan Project in 1941,
a project that resulted in the
first atomic bomb.
Following World War II he

worked for Union Carbide
until his retirement in 1963.

But Ray was not finished.
He felt disappointed that
science and technology
seemed to more interested in
"progress" than in human
and environmental
responsibilities and
consequences. "What if," he
often wonders, "all the
minds assembled for the
Manhattan Project had
worked together on peaceful
ideas." A firm believer in
the liberal arts philosophy.
Dr. Crist returned to his alma
mater Dickinson College as
a visiting professor from
1963 until mandatory
retirement in 1971.

But Ray was still not
finished. He returned to his
first alma mater, now
Messiah College, where he
continues to conduct
experiments and mentor
advanced students. Since
1990 his research has been
published in 1 1 international
journals, and he is currently
preparing a paper on
environmentally friendly
methods for using certain
plants to remove lead from
the soil.

Lycoming College
salutes Dr. Ray Crist
and is proud that the
nation's oldest worker
got his start at
Williamsport Dickinson
Seminary. More
information about Dr.
Crist is available on
videotape in the award-
winning documentary A
Teacher and Student for
Life produced as part of
the Living Centiiiy PBS
series.

...There's away
to help ftiture
Lycoming
students.

...There's a way
to leave a legacy
in your name for
generations to
come.

...There's a way
to avoid costly
probate expenses
and provide for
your family and
friends.

...There's a way
to help Lycoming
College serve our
students and
community.

Let us suggest

ways to plan your

will and estate.

A bequest to Lycoming

College will qualify you

for membership

in the Tower Society.

Ask for details.

For more
information,

contact

Keith Barrows

at 570-321-4196.

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f'^^ HAP P E N I N G S

& gatherings

Crowd galhcrs for llic miniial Jiiincr lliculrc oiilmg

Dinner and Theatre
(June 27)

More than 100 alumni
and friends enjoyed dinner
in the Wertz Student Center
and a mystery /comedy
called Murder among
Friends in the Mary L.
Welch Theatre. This annual
event has become a
wonderful Lycoming
tradition.

New England
Clambake (July 12)

"This was a real nice
clambake" goes the song in
Cat ousel. And so it was. . .
as more than 35 New
England alumni and friends
cracked lobster claws at
Chauncey Creek Lobster
Pier in Kittery. Maine, for
an old fashioned New
England summer get-
together. John "68 and Roni
Bennett Trogner '69 made
the trip from Pennsylvania.

Carrie Torsch Grove '65 cms a special Lycoming culie.

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Alumni were oiil in force for the New England clambake. Standing from left: Ralph Turner '69, Joan PalmcpiisI Turner
'69. Bonnie .Slanlev. Ron Stanley '69. Keith Barrows '90. Carol Thompson Barrows '89 and daughters Rebecca. Victoria
and Su.san. Siizi Parker '68. Jim Pietrovito '71. Jim Scott '70. Donna Scott, Gail Gteason Beamer '75, Arthur Kelts '57,
.Sylvia Kelts, Tom Beamer '74, John Trogner '68, Roni Bennett Trogner '69. Sealed Molly Costello Daly (editor of the
alumni magazine). Boh Grove, Carrie Torsch Grove '65, and Wallev Brown '65. Not in photo: Jacquie Edwards Van
Allen '48.

LYCOMING COLLEGE MAGAZINE • FALL '03

ALUMNI NEWS

Jim Scott 70, Jim Pielrorito '71
and his wife Janet.

making it all possible. Hey
Lyco, did you know there are
over 450 Lyco alums who
live in New England?

Lyco Team
Timeout (July 19)

It was "take me out to the
ballgame" on July 19 when
approximately 50 alumni and
friends turned out at Camden
Yards in Baltimore to mark
the first annual Lycoming
College Alumni Association
Bull Pin Picnic. The
ballgame was a huge
success, and we're hoping to
expand our numbers next
year. The event, which
included a pre-game picnic,

was organized by
the Baltimore and
Washington DC
alumni chapters.
Final score: 8 to 4
for the Orioles.
Special thanks to
Brenda Bowser
■98, Elizabeth
Gruse '98, Steve
Simchak "99 and
Annalise de
Richemond '02 for
putting the event
together.

Hoosier Outing

(August 9)

Historic Union Station in
Indianapolis was the
gathering spot for the second
annual outing for the
Midwest Alumni Chapter.
Alumni had dinner with
Lycoming College president
Dr. James E. Douthat at the
Crowne Plaza Hotel.

Special thanks to Cheryl
Spencer '70, Scott Coley
'71, "Pete" Kline '51. Dr.
Deanna Barthlow '96,
Robert Siertle '81 and Bob
Bender '59 for organizing
the event.

www.lycoming.eaii
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CLASS NOT

Note: Class notes are
compiled from information
submitted by alumni class
scribes, newspaper clippings
received through our press
clipping sen-ice. and press
releases and letters sent
directly to the alumni office.

Information received
after May 1, 2003. will be in
a foture issue of the
Lycoming College Magazine.

Send news to:

Class Scribe or
Alumni Office
Lycoming College
700 College Place
Williamsport, PA 17701
e-mail:

alumni(a'lycoming.edu
FAX; (570) 321-4337

Congratulations to
Elizabeth ( Harrison) and
William L. Maule, Sr. on

the observance of their 60""
wedding anniversary on June
27, 2003.

Class Scribes:

Ralph Marion

110 Roswell Farms Lane

Roswell. GA 30075

(678) 461-6040 (h)

paparalph@earthlink. net

or

Dick Dingle

27 Bennett St.

Williamsport. PA 17701

(570) 322-5526 (h)

50"' Reunion
Homecoming 2003
October 17-19, 2003

Congratulations to Teresa
and Charles L. Tice
(mathematics) on the

observance of their 50"'
wedding anniversary on May
16,2003.

1958

45"" Reunion
Homecoming 2003
October 17-19,2003

Congratulations to Judith
(Little) and James D. Hart

(psychology) who observed
their 40"' wedding
anniversary on June 8, 2003.

Kermit B. Harry

(history) recently retired
after 43 years in retail
grocery sales for the first
H.J. Heinz Co., and later as a
food broker. Kennit has just
completed his first term on
the Newport School Board.
Newport, Pa., serving as its
president and representative
with the CAIU.

40'" Reunion
Homecoming 2003
October 17-19.2003

Class Scribe:

Bill Lawiy
6 Tolland Circle
Simsbwy. CT 06070
(860) 658-72 17(h)
wlawrv(a>aol. com

Bill Landau (biology)
reports that after a number of
years in education, twice as
many in headhunting, much
of the same time as an artist;
he has returned to a
workaday teaching life

serving as Science Chair at
Tuxedo Park School, a pre
K-9 independent school.
Living at the edge of a
wooded 2,500 acre preserve.
When that is not enough or a
getaway is called for. Bill
travels westward to his
home/studio in Hankins,
N.Y., near the Delaware
River. His twin daughters
will marry in 2003 and 2004.

Paul R. Mamolen

(accounting) has recently
qualified for the Million
Dollar Round Table, an
international standard of
sales excellence in the life
insurance and financial
sei"vices industry. With more
than 35 years of experience
in the financial services
industry, Paul is currently
chief operating officer of
Comprehensive Financial
Group and vice president of
Jersey Shore State Bank.

35"' Reunion
Homecoming 2003
October 17-19,2003

James Symmons

(theatre) continues his
romantic affair with the play
Lion in Winter at Main Street
Theater in Quakertown, Pa.
His love of the play began
when he first staged it at
Lycoming College during his
senior year in 1969. He has
since performed the role of
Henry twice and directed the
play three times. The play
Lion in Winter makes
reference to the Greeks,
Romans, the Middle Ages
and the Renaissance. It is
required reading in his
Theatre History course. Jim

recently traveled lo Ireland
with 1 2 students from Penn
State University (DELCO)
for nine days for a course in
Contemporary Irish Drama
and the Abby Theatre. He
will be going to France
during spring break 2004 as
part of a course. Theatre and
Politics: The French
Revolution.

Class Scribes:

Linda (Burton) Kochanov
34 Jefferson Avenue
Danbuiy. CT 06810
203-744-0393
kuchl3(d}aol.com

Class Scribes:

Virginia (Ginny) Shamlian

P.O. Box 240

Mt. Tabor NJ 07878

(908) 295-4553 (c)

shcuulian(q)optonline.net

or

Sherrie Burton Smith

103 S. Cheny Grove Ave

Annapolis MD 21401-3629

(410) 280-9086

sbsmith(a)mail.aacc.cc.md.us

30'" Reunion
Homecoming 2003
October 17-19,2003

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■^ LYCOMING COLLEGE MAGAZINE • FALL '03

CLASS NOTES

Class Scribe:

Sheny L. MacPberson
P.O. Box 167
Shiloh, NJ 08353
(856) 451-4976
slmacp@aol.com

James LaRocca

(accounting) has joined
Schaedler Yesco Distribution
Inc., Harrisburg, as
controller. With 21 years of
experience in local
distribution industry, he will
manage the company's
finance and human resource
functions. James is a
member of the Pennsylvania
Institute of Certified Public
Accountants.

Congratulations to Linda
and Daniel P. Wright
(history) on the observance
of their 25"' wedding
anniversaiy on July 22,
2003.

Joe Montagnino

(political science), a Lt. Col.
in the U.S. Marine Corps
Reserve was called to active
duty with the First Marine
E.xpeditionary Force during
Operation Iraqi Freedom
where he served as the
supply officer. "It wasn't
easy," says Joe. After
spending four months in the
Persian Gulf, he has returned
to Southern California where
he is director of operations
for a food processing
company. After 30 years in
the Marine Reserves, he will
be retiring in a few months.

David C. Raker
(political science) serves as
controller for Lycoming
County, a position to which
he was first elected in 1987.
He is currently seeking
reelection to that position in
the November 2003 election.

David Raker '76 and sou.
Chri.slaphcr David. S monlhs old

As the Lycoming County
Controller, Dave, an
attorney, earned many
awards and recognitions for
the County and has held
positions of leadership
among county controllers
statewide, including
president of the
Pennsylvania State
Association of County
Controllers. Dave celebrated
Father's Day as a new father
with his wife. Kathleen, and
son, Christopher David.
Dave enjoys spending time
on his family's farm, which
has been in the Raker family
since 1837, and making
maple syrup.

25'" Reunion
Homecoming 2003
October 17-19,2003

David Gonzalez

(English) has received the
Schenectady County
Community College
Foundation Award for
Excellence in Professional
Service/Librarianship.
David joined Saratoga Count
Community College in 1988
as athletic director and
admission's office recruiter.

Previously, he served as
head coach of the college's
men's basketball team and
continues to conduct local
basketball clinics. He has
been instrumental in the
enhancement of SCCC's
athletic fields and programs
through the Faculty Student
Union Association and
Student Government
Association. David resides
in Clifton Park, N.Y., with
his wife, Sandra, and two
children.

Class Scribe:

Jolin Piazza
416 Pine Street
Williamsport, PA 17701
(570) 321-1818

Joan Schreibeis
Mansfield (sociology),
having completed her
teaching certificate at Cal
State Long Beach in 1989,
has recently received a
master's of teaching arts
from Grand Canyon
University in Phoenix. Ariz.
Joan's brother, Robert
Schreibeis '75 (business
administration), as well as
her parents and children,
were in attendance at the
graduation ceremony. She
has been teaching the gifted
children in the second grade
for 1 3 years at Perry
Elementary School in
Huntington Beach, Calif
Joan's daughter, Andrea, is
1 5 and a sophomore at
Huntington Beach High
School where she plays
Softball and travelball; son.
Robert. 9, plays baseball on
the Fountain Valley League.
Email can be sent to:
mansfieldjoan@hotmail.com

Class Scribe:

Roy Crowe

305 North Rd

Garden City. NY 11530

roycrowe(aj.optonline.net

Caspar Rodriguez

(Spanish) was inducted into
Noitheast Catholic's
Wrestling Hall of Fame on
March 18. 2003. Gaspar and
his wife, Maxine, reside in
Malvern, Pa., and are the
parents of two children.

Michael Caffrey

(business administration) has
joined First Susquehanna
Bank and Trust in Sunbury.
Pa., as senior vice president
and senior lender. With 20
years of banking experience,
Michael will be responsible
for overseeing the bank's
commercial lending and
business activities.
Previously, he was a vice
president and senior lender
for Northern State Bank in
Williamsport.

20'" Reunion
Homecoming 2003
October 1 7-19, 2003

Class Scribe:

Tlieo Glide Truck
5 Farm Ridge
Maiildin. SC 29622
(864) 676-0675
c.triich(a>.worldnet. att.net

Deborah J. Banfield, Esq.

(political science) has
become a partner in the law
firm of Morgan. Melhuish,
Monaghan, Arvidson,
Abrutyn & Lisowski in
Livingston, N.J. Deborah

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CLASS NOTES

LYCOMING COLLEGE MAGAZINE • FALL '03

resides in Bridgewater, N.J.,
with her husband, Joseph
Rebetje, daughter, Sarah, 6,
and twin boys, Jeremy and
Nicholas, 2.

Davin D'Ambrosio

(business administration) has
been promoted to treasurer
for Suburban Propane
Partners L.P. Suburban
Propane Partners L.P. is a
publicly traded Master
Limited Partnership on the
New York Stock Exchange,
headquartered in the
Whippany, N.J. area.

Class Scribe:

Tina Miiheim
32 Summit Ave
Pool i PA 19301
(610)695-9379(10
(215) 92S-S436 (w)

Class Scribe

Cindy Smith Snydennan
3 Edwin Miller Drive
Glen Mills. PA 19342
(610) 558-0998 (h)
15"' Reunion
Homecoming 2003
October 17-19, 2003

Class Scribe:

Wendy Park Myers
10 Yorktown Drive
Shamong NJ 08088
(609) 268-5458 (h)
Kdoenit:(a>,erols.com

Class Scribe:

Coiirtenay Wells Arendt
633 Oak Farm Court
Lutherville MD 21093
(410) 561-0909

Class Scribe:

Malena DeMore Pearson

407 Winthrop St.

South Williamspori. PA

17702

(570) 320-7370

Class Scribe:

Julie Makatche
Alpharetta, GA 30005
335 Mulbeny Manor Court
(770) 753-1474
Jmakatch(§),kcc. com

Julie Makatche

(communications) has been
promoted to district manager
of the St. Louis division of
Kimberly-Clark. Julie
fonnerly was capability
development manager of the
Central Region of Kimberly-
Clark located in Roswell,
Ga.

Class Scribe:

Karin Plummer Botto
1022 Cardinal Rd
Audubon. PA 19403
(610) 660-1995 (w)
botto@sju.edu
10'" Reunion
Homecoming 2003
October 17-19, 2003

Beth Walmer Wagers

(biology) is practicing
optometry in both Lititz and
York. Her practice in Lititz
is her own while she works
with an ophthalmology
practice in York. She and
husband, David Wagers, just
had a son. (See new
arrivals.)

Class Scribe:

Michele ( Wawroski) Hogan
445 Central Avenue
Needham. MA 02494
(781) 444-2254 (h)
shell] •hogan(^yahoo. com

Amy Luckenbill

(psychology) has just
received her master's degree
in social work with honors
from Marywood University.
She is currently working for
Berks County Children and
Youth Services in the
Placement Unit. Amy
recently purchased her first
home in Blandon, Pa.

Class Scribe:

Boh Martin
2467 Route 10 East
Building 6 Unit 1-B
Morris Plains. NJ 07950
(973) 401-1983 (h)
Martin 180(a)aol. com

Ensign Paul Keller

(criminal justice) is serving
as an intelligence specialist
aboard the USS Bonhomme
Richard. Previously, Paul
served aboard the aircraft
carrier, USS Abraham
Lincoln, when it was
deployed to the Persian Gulf
following the bombing of the
USS Cole in August 2000.

Class Scribe:

.Amy J. .Ambrose
105 Nathaniel Rd
Newark. DE 19713
(302) 479-9159
ajaO 7(a)hotmail. com

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Audra Marsh (English-
literature) completed
teachers' certification in
health and physical
education at East
Stroudsburg University in
December 2002. Audra is
currently a long-tenn
substitute teacher for the
Stroudsburg Area School
District.

Tiffany Lee Snopkosky
Seidita (psychology/criminal
justice) received her master
of science degree in special
education from Marywood
University on May 18, 2003.

Class Scribes:

Lauren Kolaya
1081 Oakland Avenue
Plainjield NJ 07060-3411
(908) 755-5710 or
(908) 962-0816

lyco97(w,aol.com
or

Kirsten Schwalm Miller
122 Bressler St.
Sayre PA 18840
(570) 888-6486

kirstcnbrian(a^cyber-
quest.com

Elissa Totin (biology/
Spanish) earned her master's
in botany from the
University of Georgia in
2002. Elissa is currently
project manager for the
Pennsylvania Center for
Environmental Education,
Sli]ipery Rock University in
Slippery Rock, Pa.

Class Scribe:

Brenda Bowser

22 1 1 Greenery Lane, #T-2

Silver Spring, MD 20906

(3 01)946-4321

BrendaBowser(^hotmail.com

5"' Reunion
Homecoming 2003
October 17-19,2003

LYCOMING COLLEGE MAGAZINE • FALL '1)3

CLASS NOTES

Kelly Edwards

(psychology) is teaching the
4"' grade and is the
technology lead teacher,
along with webmaster, at
Stafford County Public
Schools in Fredericksburg,
Va. Kelly also volunteers as
a junior and cadette Girl
Scout Troop Leader.

Class Scribe:

Cinrell Falls Gamberling
RR 1 Box 456
Millmont. PA 1 7845
(570) 922-1044
coweU52@hotmaU. com

Darren Hengst (theatre)
is one of nine graduate
students from the University
of Illinois Department of
Theatre's Professional Actor
Training Program invited to
participate in the "New
Leagues Showcase"
auditions in May 2003 in
New York City. The New
Leagues Showcase is
considered the major source
of new talent for the New
York theatre, film and
television industries, {file
photo)

Joseph M. Keane
(chemistry/philosophy)
defended his doctoral work
at the University of Virginia

>, in June 2003. In September,
he began a one-year post as a
visiting assistant professor of
chemistry at Colgate
University.

Jerry Moran (criminal

» justice) graduated in May
2003 with a master's degree
in criminal justice from Saint
Joseph's University in
Philadelphia, Pa. He was the
recipient of the 2003
Graduate Criminal Justice
Award and inducted into the
honor society. Alpha Epsilon
Lambda, in recognition of
achieving a perfect grade
point average. Jerry has

accepted a position working
with the State of New Jersey
Superior Court.

Class Scribe:

Amanda Petermaii clalla

Piazza

115 Carpenter St.

Miincy. PA 17756

(570) 546-9440

arp@larsondesigngroitp. com

Katie Wuestner Bell

(business-marketing
management) is the new
director of alumni and family
programs at Lycoming
College as well as a part-
owner of Julie's Coffee in
downtown Williamsport.

Alison Shaffer
Broughton (business-
marketing management) was
recently promoted to loan
officer/assistant cashier at
Citizens & Northern Bank in
Wellsboio, Pa., after being a
management trainee for 10
months.

Emily Rose Latten. 7 months
old. daughter ofDr James
and Kelly (Engel) '00 Latten.
"sporting" her Lyco t-shirt.

Class Scribe:

Shaiina McQiiillen
2219 B Center Ave.
Charlottesville VA 22903
(434) 295-4478
mcqshau(g),hotmail. com

Keith Essig (criminal
justice-corrections) an
intelligence specialist, is a
crew member aboard the
USS Nassau, an amphibious
assault ship, currently
overseas. Keith completed
basic training from Recruit
Training Command, Great
Lakes, 111., in March 2002,
went to Dam Neck, Va., for
A School and was deployed
from Norfolk, Va., in August
2002.

Nicolle Slapikas
(criminal justice) has been
promoted to community-
release director at the Berks
County Prison Society. In
her new position, Nicolle
will be responsible for
planning, organizing and
directing community release
program activities and
supervision of the program
staff

Class Scribe:

Sharon Rogers
218 69th St.
Giittenberg. NJ 07093
(201) 679-2611
SharonR6300(d\aol.com

Deanna Andreoli

(biology) is living in
Philadelphia and working for
Cardinal Health PTS. Inc. as
a Clinical Returns
Coordinator. She says she is
actually working with a
Lycoming grad from '95.

Ellen Burns (sociology-
human services) is currently
working as a loan officer for
CitiFinancial in Brook
Haven, Pa. She resides in
Rosemont, Pa. (Working
there for 2 years)

Michael Controvich
(business-marketing
management) is cunently
working as a supervisor for
GruGeen Land

Care in White Marsh, MD.
He resides in Baltimore.

Joshua Diehl (biology) is
a graduate student at The
Pennsylvania College of
Optometry in Philadelphia.
Pa.

Donna Mongiello (art)
has taken a position at The
Country Children's Center in
Cross River, N.Y., and is
residing in nearby North
Salem. Donna has just
returned from a six-month
stay in New Zealand and has
also toured Australia.

Shevon Morris
(psychology) has accepted a
first grade teaching position
at The Wilson School in
Mountain Lakes, N.J.. and is
residing in Denville, N.J.

Sharon Rogers (English)
is beginning her second year
as a kindergarten teacher at
Anna L. Klein Elemental^
School. Sharon resides in
Guttenberg, N.J.

Matt Staffaroni
(business/marketing
management) has been
promoted to agent channel
manager with Allegiance
Telecom in Philadelphia and
resides in Rosemont. Pa.,
with roommate Joe Feerrar.

Andrea Tinsley
(psychology) has taken a 5"'
grade teaching position at
Vare Middle School in South
Philadelphia and resides in
Folsom, Pa.

Class Scribe:

Charlene Bartolotta
4317 Fiirman Avenue
Bronx. NY 10466
char26lene@bolt. com

Stephen Sharp (religion)
interned this summer with
the Speaker of the
Pennsylvania House, John
Michael Perzel (R).

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R R I A G

Cheryl R. Peters '91 and
Brian E. Koontz '91 were
married on May 3, 2003, in
Media, Pa. Heather
(Calhoun) Rothwell '92
served as matron of honor
and James Rothwell '92
served as a groomsman. The
Rothwells children, Joshua
and Kaitlyn, were the ring
bearer and flower girl.

Tara L. Taniser and
Thomas M. Keppel '95

were mairied on September
14, 2002. at Our Lady of
Perpetual Help Catholic
Church in Bethlehem, Pa.

Melanie A. Engle '96

and David R. Zembrzuski
were married on March I ,
2003, at the Oakmont United
Methodist Church.

Amy Renae Thompson
and George O. Gilbert, Jr.

'96 were married on October
5, 2002, at First Lutheran
Church in Sioux Falls, S.D.

Christa M. Zimmerman

'98 and Mark L. Anderson
were married on October 5,
2002, at St. Jerome's
Catholic Church in Tamaqua.
Pa.

Kimberly D. Kutlick '00

and Todd A. Czech were
man'ied on November 8.
2002, at St. Martha's Church
in Point Pleasant, N.J.

Joy Laughrey '00 and

Scott David White were
married June 7, 2003, at
Faith Wesleyan Church in
Williamsport, Pa.

Yunita Permatasari and
Freedian Marpaung '00

were manied on December
22, 2002.

Alison Shaffer '00 and
Ryan Broughton '00 were
maiTied on June 29, 2002. in
Lake Ariel, Pa. Members of

the wedding party were:
Katie (Wuestner) Bell '00,
Holly (Mayshock) Andretta
'98, Eric Broughton '00
and Jason Zerbe '00. Amy
(Mayshock) Bortz '00 did a
reading during the ceremony.

Devin M. Lahr '01 and

Donald B. Hetrick were
married on February 1, 2003,
at St. Paul's United Christian
Church in Hemdon, Pa.

Jennifer L. Ranck '01

and Denny L. Harer were
manied on April 26. 2003. at
Christ Lutheran Church in
Montgomery, Pa.

Julie Laughrey '02 and
Weslee Todd Delker '00

were married May 1 8, 2002,
at the Marantha Bible
Church, Cogan Station, Pa.

Melissa M. Strohecker
and Andrew J. Gutkowski

'03 were married on April 5,
2003, at St. Paul's United
Church of Christ in Urban.
Pa.

Ashley D. Peck '03 and

John C. Lauchle, Jr. were
married on May 24, 2003.
Wedding party included;
Heidi LaBelle '03. Melissa
Wert '03 and Carol
Richardson '03.

From left. Miiniv Williams. .4ngie McClo.skcv. Dlu\\ Schnng. Jenny Cruniiier.
Joy Laughrey '00. Julie Laughrey Delker '02 and Weslee Delker '00.
Rfi;un Tlioma.s. Jii.sliti Niklaiis. Aaron DIker L. Rasheem Garrison. Eric
Laughrey '98. Brian Driscoll. and Seth Sehring..

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From left: Andrea Laird. Christy Kozzi. .lenny Cranmer. Julie Lair^hrey
Delker '02. Joy Laughrey If'hite '00. Seoti White. Brandon White. Jeremiah
Alien. Seth Griener and Eric Laughry '98 In front T.J. Hostrander arid Emily
Franqiiel.

Lveoming .-iliimni present at
Townsend/Bennett wedding. Seated
(I to r): Sue (Anthony) ]'an4llen
'94, Gina (Means) Reid '94, Susan
(Burke) Derine '66. First Row
Standing (I lo r): Heather (Takach)
Bennett '9H, Megan (Townsenil)
Bennett '96 (hride), Ronald
Menello '95, Tina (Bennett) Henry
'98, Christopher G Bennett '95
(groom), Slacey (Shaffer) Bray '96,
Scott Bray '92. Back Rotf Standing
(I to r): Cathy (Geisinger) Hahn
•94, Leonard Hahn '94. Wendy
(Boyton) Dohiynio '94. Scott
Dohrynio '94, John S. Trogner, Jr.
'68, Roni (Bennett) Trogner '69,

Megan Townsend '96
and Christopher Bennett

'95 were married on June 29,
2002, at St. John's Episcopal
Church in Carlisle, Pa.

NEW ARRIVALS

A son, Christopher David
Raker, to Kathleen and
David Raker '76, October 6.
2002.

A daughter, Ohvia
Chapman, to Andrea and
David Turner '82, March
28, 2003.

A daughter, Gabrielle
Raina. to Jill (Alpert) '87

and Randy Miller, April 2,
2002.

A daughter,
Lauren Taylor, to
Jaquelyn
(Bernard) '88

and David Wallis,
May 27, 2003.
She joins a
brother, Scott, 2.

A son,
Jonathan, adopted

by Michele Jonathon Konic

(Fetterolf) '88

and Dan Kornegay. Bom
September 18,2002, in
Guatemala. Arrived in the
USA on March 28, 2003.

A daughter, Alana Faye,
to Debra (Willits) '88 and

Keith Davis, October 14,
2002.

A son, Gregoiy Ryan, to
Melina (Scherer) '90 and

Lawrence Shiner, March 12,
2003.

A son, Luke Benjamin, to
Kathleen (Ely) '91 and

Richard Lybarger, March 2,
2003. He joins a big sister,
Olivia, 2.

A son, Zachary Richard,
to Kristine (Ely) '91 and

Edward Moore, December
12,2002. He joins a sister,
Allison 1 1/2.

A daughter. Savannah
Lee. to Heather (Harris)
'93 and Michael MacGill,
October 11,2002. She joins
a brother, Dakota, 4.

A son, Zachary Thomas,
to Angela (Miller) '93 and

Thomas Cleckner, May 24,
2003.

A son, Jacob Adam, to
Beth Walmer '93 and David

Wagers, June 24, 2003.

A daughter,
Laura Morgan,
to Jill
(Blydenburgh)

'94 and Dan
Halverstadt,
December 2 1 ,
2002.

A son, Samuel
Wayne, to Julie
(Sheets) '95 and

Scott Moore, May
He joins a brother.

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8, 2003.
Seth, 3.

A daughter, Morgan
Olivia, to Tiffany
(Snopkosky) '96 and Mark
Seidita, April, 29, 2003.

A
daughter,
Emily Claire,
to Denielle
(Burke) '97
and Shawn
Bade, May
17.2003.

A son,
Nolan
Michael, to
Corina
(Marchioni)
'97 and
Michael S.
Kutney, June
2, 2003.

The Shipman Twins

A daughter, Kayleigh Ann
to Kirsten (Schwalm) '97
and Brian Joseph Miller
'95, April 30, 2003.

Twins, Jacob Robert and
Laurel Elizabeth, to Sarah
(Rabb) '98 and Michael
Shipman, March 28, 2003.

A daughter, Payton
Ashley, to Raven (Reasner)
'98 and Jeffrey R. Cooley
'98, April 29, 2003.

A son, Matthew Stephen,
to Ellen
(Giordano)
'99 and Ron

Sechler, May
17,2003.

A daughter,
Emily Ord, to
Jennifer
(Walter) '99

and Eric
Wetzel, April
24, 2003.

EiiiiIy L'hiiiv Builc

M O R I A M

1925

Margaret E. Hill of

Lexington, Md. died on
February 3, 2003, at the age
of91.

1934

Albert V. Osman of

Miffiinbiirg, Pa., died on
June 12, 2003, in the
Evangelical Community
Hospital in Lewisburg, Pa.
He is survived by his wife,
Geraldine, and two
daughters.

1940

Mary Ellen Crumbling

Epier of Wiiliamsport, Pa.,
died on June 9, 2003. There
are no immediate survivors.

1941

James C. Arnold of Canton,
Pa. died on May 19, 2003, at
Troy Community Hospital.
He is survived by a son and a
daughter.

1942

Carl F. Kackenmeister of

Wiiliamsport, Pa., died at his
summer residence in
Barbours. Pa., on July 3,
2003. He is survived by his
wife of 55 years, Bernice,
two sons and a daughter.

Walter W. Watkins died on
June 5, 2003. He is survived
by his wife, June, two
daughters and a son.

1948

Word has been received of
the passing of Herbert J.
Kocher on October 28,
2002.

1953

Eugene E. Border, Sr. died
on April 23, 2002, at the
Wiiliamsport Hospital. He
was the husband of the late
Rita (Cioffi) Border '45,

who preceded him in death,
April 11,2003. Two sons
survive, Eugene, Jr. and
Mark.

Ruth Morgan Kunes died
on May 31, 2003, in the
Hershey Medical Center,
Hershey, Pa. She is survived
by a sister.

Carl F. Schweikle of

Charlottesville, Va., passed
away suddenly on June 1 1,
2003, while fishing near his
home. His wife, Barbara
(Fite) '52, a son and a
daughter survive him.

1954

Barbara Brown Debole

passed away on May 22,
2003, from complications
from open-heart surgery.
She is survived by her
husband, Frank, sister, Janet
Brown Johnescu '50, and 4
children.

1966

Dr. Elenore L. Cole died on
June 1, 2003, after a 17-year
battle with breast cancer.
She is survived by her
daughter, Judith "Jo"
Pritchard.

Dr. Gerald L. Hawk died
on June 9, 2003, at Dubois
Regional Medical Center in
Dubois, Pa. He is survived
by a brother.

1971

Ann L. Hartman Ault of

Montoursville, Pa., died on
July 1,2003. She is
survived by her husband, G,
Keith, a son and a daughter.

56

Dr. W. Cibbs McKenney '37, member of the
Lycoming College Board of Trustees from 1964-1991,
chaimian of the Board from 1970-1984. and Emeritus
member from 1991 -present, died on Wednesday, August
13,2003, in Baltimore.

Dr. McKenney graduated from Dickinson Seminary in
1937 and went on to receive a bachelor's degree from
Dickinson College and a law degree from the University
of Virginia. He was senior partner in the law firm of
McKenney Thomsen & Burke in Baltimore. During his
career, he was listed in the volume The Best Lawyers in
America, Who's Who in the World and Who's Who is
America.

"Gibb McKenney's leadership, keen interest and
strong support of Lycoming College served the interests
of the College since his graduation in 1937. He devoted
his time, talents and gifts to many charities and always
remembered and served Lycoming College, his first alma
mater," said Dr. James E. Douthat, president of Lycoming
College.

Under his chairmanship, the endowment of Lycoming
College more than tripled. He was instrumental in
putting the College's assets under professional
management.

The McKenney Board Room in Long Hall is named in
his honor In 1984 he received an honorary doctorate
from Lycoming College. He is survived by a daughter,
Lynden King Burke, three grandchildren, G Gibbs, Kelly
C, and Shannon Burke, several nieces and a sister-in-law.

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October 30

Macabre Merriment, Concerts at Noon:

A Halloween celebration of musical ghosts

and goblins. Clarke Chapel. Free.

October 4

Admissions Science Saturday and Fine Arts
Preview Day. Cal! 570-321-4026.

October 7-11 ^^^

The Theatre Department presents Hedda

Gabler by Henrik Ibsen, in the Mary L.

Welch Theatre Director: N. J. Stanley.

College Box Office : 321-4048.

November 7

Jazz Ensemble: "A Night of Salsa."
8:00 p.m. Clarke Chapel. Free.

November 8

Admissions Open House. Call 570-321-4026

October 14

Fall Symposium "SPACE — A Revolution in

Perspective": "The First Lady of Space -

Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova" (dramatic

autobiographical reading) 8:00 p.m. Mary

L. Welch Theatre. Free.

November 11

Fall Symposium "SPACE" "Sing a Song of

SETl" with Dr. H. Paul Shuch (aka Dr. SETI)

7:30 p.m. G-11, Heim Bldg. Free.

October 15

Lecture. John R. Biggar "66. Executive Vice

President and CFG, PPL Corporation, James

W. Harding Executive Speaker Series.

7:00 p.m. G-1 1. Heim Bldg. Free.

November 14

The Lycoming College Chamber Choir,

directed by Fred Thayer. 8:00 p.m. Clarke

Chapel.

November 18-23

The Theatre Department presents Wait Until

Dark by Frederick Knott. Director: David

Murray Jaffe. The Mary L. Welch Theatre.

College Box Office: 570-321-4048.

October 17-19

Homecoming

October 25

Admissions Open House. Call 570-321-4026.

November 20

The Music of Brahmns, Concerts at Noon
Series. Clarke Chapel Free.

October 27

"One History or Two?: Black and White

Women in American History,'" lecture by

Anne Firor Scott. 7:30 p.m., Barclay Lecture

Hall (G-11), Heim Bldg. Free.

November 22

Concert Band: "By Popular Request".

8:00 p.m. Clarke Chapel. Free.

October 28

Fall Symposium "SPACE" "Onward to the
Red Planet - a Virtual Trip to Mars"
7:30 p.m. G-11, Heim Bldg. Free.

December 6

Dedication of Lycoming Habitat House.
1 1 :00a.m.

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Calendar of events is

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