WINTER 2013 Bloomsburg: The University Magazine From the President abound Bloomsburg Uni200 organizations for students. versity has nearly where students can pursue their passion, hone leadership skills and make friendships. Volunteer opportunities are readily available, with students annually performing 67,000 hours of community service worth an estimated $1.3 million. These activities are an integral part of our for fulfilling new model some general education requirements through experiential learning, known as MyCore. More than 500 dedicated faculty members teach and mentor students today, carrying What do you love on the tradition of for- eign language faculty Drs. Eric Smith- ner and Mary Lou John and others remembered by Patrick O'Neill 74. Nearly 90 percent of our graduates about Bloomsburg? find employment or enter graduate school soon after graduating, proof of the high-quality education students find here. The Bloomsburg tradition ues, just as contin- our alumni remember, in our well-earned reputation for aca- WE POSED THIS QUESTION to alumni, faculty, staff and students learned from devoted faculty and last November, expecting to hear about the Bloomsburg Town Fair, Park, the fountain on Market Square and local business establishments. We did re- made dreams come true. Alumni who graduated over the past 60 years described the essence of our institution as it existed while they we expected, but we also heard much, much more. Half of those who responded told us what were here and as it is today Certainly, we have grown from the 727 students who were enrolled in 1953, the year alumnus Gene Morrison graduated, they love most about Bloomsburg to a total of 9,950 in fall 2012. ceive the responses in fact, Bloomsburg From is, University. across the decades, they number of majors as well, to 56 we The offer has grown, undergraduate pro- Bloomsburg State Teachers College, Bloomsburg State College and Bloomsburg University. At this location, by any name, grams, alumni said they matured, found their by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, as well as many spoke of experiences at career or their true love, participated five pre-professional demic excellence and preparation for a professionally and personally fulfilling life. And, our students continue to make memories to last a lifetime. DAVID SOLTZ President, and 20 graduate programs, including the doctor of clinical audiology. Our Editor's note: outstanding programs are accredited letics, and ath- established lifelong friendships, program-specific accrediting bodies. Just as in years past, opportunities The feature. What We Love About Bloomsburg, begins on page 18. To read What We Love About Bloomsburg University, see in extracurricular activities Bloomsburg University majors mvw.bloomu.edu magazine. 10 Etched in the Liberal Arts Able to discuss Beowulf and woodcarving in nearly the same breath, the dean of BU's College of Liberal Arts how disciplines join personifies to together develop the entire person. 12 Growing Tomorrow's Leaders Sally Shankweiler Daley '90 credits her BU adviser with strengthening her focus on encouraging girls become strong to leaders. 16 Applied Knowledge BU's new Center for Community Research and Consulting transforms theories taught in liberal arts courses into real-world value for students and the region. 18 We What Love About Bloomsburg Alumni, students, faculty and staff express their affection for 'the only town Table of Contents Winter 2013 BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA IS A MEMBER OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION Pennsylvania State System Education Board of Higher of Governors Chancellor, State System President, of Higher Education David L. Bloomsburg University Soltz John C. Cavanaugh Executive Editor Guido M Pichrni. Marie Conley Bloomsburg University Chair Lammando '94, Vice Chair Dampman Aaron A. Walton, Vice Chair Robert Matthew Charles C. Housenick Baker E. Jennifer Branstetter Patrick Wilson '91 Tom Ramona Corbett Sara Dickson LaRoy Laura Marcus E. Ellsworth Michael Kenneth Bonnie M L. Jonathan Joseph F. Bonnie Martin Vice Chair Secretary , Photography Editor H, Alley Eric Foster Designer Fuller '13 J, Charles Kenneth Keener B. '60, G. Davis '67 Joseph Jarin Editor Chair '65, William Wiist David W. Klingerman Hanna K. Ronald G. Henry Rosalee Rush Council of Trustees Mowad Sr. 77 DEPARTMENTS 03 Around the Quad 07 On the Hill 24 Husky Notes 30 Over the Shoulder 32 Calendar of Events Sports Information Director Bloomsburg: The University Magazine Tom McGuire students' families McGinn Editorial Assistant C.R. "Chuck" Pennoni tion appear Irene Harold C. Shields Communications Assistants Robert S. 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Address comments and questions to: Bloomsburg: The University Magazine David Wolfe Waller Administration Building John T Yudichak 400 East Second Street Bloomsburg, PA 17815-1301 Email address: magazme@blooiriu.eclu ON THE WEB HUSKY NOTES SPORTS UPDATES ALUMNI INFO, MORE www.BL00MU.EDU Visit Bloomsburg University on the Bloomsburg University is Bloomsburg University ol Web at www.bloomu.edu. an AA/EEO institution Pennsylvania providing equal educational is regard to race, religion, gender, age, national COVER PHOTO BY ERIC FOSTER mi 1 0 and is committed accessible to disabled persons. to affirmative action and employment opportunities origin, for all byway ol persons without sexual orientation, disability or veteran status. You GD © Bloomsburg University 2013 W INTER 2013 1 Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania u nleas h your inner husky WHEN IT COMES TO BEING Bloomsburg University a well-rounded senior, Christina "Nina" Hingston has cracked the case wide open. Aside from pursuing a degree forensics with minors in digital criminal justice in and Spanish, she gives her free time to several organizations on personal campus and a to perfecting talent. Hingston. from Bath, is vice president of BU's Community Government Association (CGA). a representative on the Concert Committee and in her second year as an Orientation Workshop Leader (OWL). On weekends she can be found performing her original music around the Bloomsburg area, both on campus and in town. She recently released her first self-produced album, Love Notes, and says popularity has been her life's greatest "The mere thought that people are coming see truly me play humbles blessed to me beyond its gift. words. I to am connect with so many people through the songs I wrote about my personal experiences," she says. For Hingston, being a Husky being a student. of "It's is more than just about making the most your four years here. It's about taking every chance you are given and running with it." a- To 6 »r' Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania around THE quad Everywhere r • a sign ADAM DILTZ, junior environmental planning major, recently completed an internship with the Town of Bloomsburg collecting information about the street signs owned by the town. Armed with a GPS and a road map, he set out on foot to record observations about each sign, to create an up-to-date electronic which he used data into GIS software called interactive map. Although information is it is often used valuable in a variety of settings. "If there's a car accident, investigators can make sure the signs were correctly posted," he Additionally, Diltz dent, contacted associate professor Jeff Brunskill last this to track sign maintenance, Diltz explains map. John Barton, Bloomsburg's public works superinten- ArcMap and generated an produced tutorials that says. show how he created the database so the town's staff can easily edit and update the maps electronically, as needed. spring to plan and organize this project. According to PennDOT regulations, inventories yearly to identify signs that need to be replaced. Diltz, who completed two geographic information system (GIS) courses and assisted with a tree inventory in 2011, took this opportunity to gain more experience his field. For the inventory, Diltz collected information regarding several aspects of each sign, including date of installation, associated with his degree. in pursuing a career valuable skills computer in He is now more interested GIS and believes he has learned along the way. "The project reinforced the skills I learned in class, and time management," Diltz explains. data entry were about the organized." • sign's practical experience and investigate employment opportunities reflectivity, location and type of sign, adding comments condition and visiblity. He entered the him gain Diltz says his internship helped must be completed "All my responsibility, so I it taught me about of the planning and learned to be WINTER more 2013 3 Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania around the BU ONE OF 130 MONITORING STATIONS BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY installed an EPA RADNET Air Monitoring System on top of the Andruss Library last fall, invited by the state government and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to close a gap in radioactive air monitoring across the nation. "The station is designed to measure radiation levels and collect radioac- air," says David Simpson, associate professor of physics and engineering technology. "It's a fixed monitor — meaning that it stays in one place. It will use air filters and have a data link with the EPA, sending a tive particles in the ive feed of radiation levels." Simpson believes the university was chosen because of its location. "There was a glaring hole in the middle of Pennsylvania that wasn't being monitored," he explains. "The installation at Bloomsburg closed that hole." This station, one of about 130 across the nation, is the final one to be installed in the state. Simpson says BU was one of the first locations in Pennsylvania to report traces of radioactivity in rain water samples after the accident at the Fuku- shima reactors in very, our in Japan. "We detected it in some very small amounts, of course," he says. rain "I samples from washout EPA recognized think the capability." and equipment of the air-monitoring system were EPA asks that samples be collected and headquarters, which Simpson says offers a chance for students to Both the installation free for the university. In return, the mailed to get involved. "Part of our agreement is that we will the system. We'll be collecting the air EPA know if there to see it twice a filters week and and monitor letting the are any problems," he says. "We'll be taking students over for class and, worker helping change out the filters me during the spring semester, I hope to have a student run the system and collect samples." • Associate professor David Simpson, second from left, pauses near air monitoring equipment with, from left, Marcos Aquino and Cristina and Joe Schulingkamp, all from the US Environmental Protection Agency. - 3 Clean Stream of Health Bill Cleaning STUDY QUANTIFIES FLOOD'S AFTEREFFECTS HRSA GRANT BU'S NURSING PROGRAM a grant of director of BU's nurse practitioner received more than $638,000 programs and the to who can educate nurse practitioners director. region of Pennsylvania. Human The fund- Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Advanced Education Nursing Traineeship (AENT) Program will provide support to 54 nurses over the next two years. arships, fees become practitioners, says designed to specifically address the shortage of primary care providers Northeast Pennsylvania and the Greater Susquehanna Valley. Approxi- the costs of schol- and textbooks dents studying to is in The grant covers AENT grant program 10-county ing through the U.S. Department of Health and overall goal of the mately 34 adult nurse practitioners for stu- are expected to graduate from BU's adult nurse program by spring of 2014. • Noreen Chikotas, STEVEN RIER, associate professor of biology, received is to help meet the growing demand for primary care providers and preventive health services, which are anticipated with the expansion of health care coverage from the Affordable Care Act and an aging workforce. BU's grant provide primary care and preventive services within a rural, The grant's project two grants — $10,000 from the Degenstein Foundation and $15,000 from the Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds to quantify the effects of "stream cleaning" following — the September 2011 floods. Stream cleaning involves bulldozing and realigning the channels, creating dikes with bed materials and removing large woody debris in an effort to increase the water-carrying capacity. The project studies the effects of stream cleaning on two economically important "ecosystem services" associated with natural streams sport fishing and — nitrogen retention. The goal to provide is data to municipalities, managers and environmental regulators that establish whether there are economically significant tradeoffs A+ PASS RATE when these activities are allowed to proceed. BU'S NURSING PROGRAM had on the NaCouncil Licensure Examination October 2010 through September 2011, a 98.7 percent pass rate the highest rate tional versities. (NCLEX) for the reporting year of The among PASSHE uni- national and Pennsylva- nia average for 2011 was 88 percent. • The grants also support students a project by Rier's Freshwater Biology in class that looks at the impact of stream cleaning on the ability of stream organisms source. • to use leaf litter as an energy BU/GEISINGER PARTNERSHIP BU AND GEISINGER Medical Center bachelor of nursing program (GMC) beginning are expanding their partner- ship to provide bachelor's and master's nursing at CMC's degree programs in Danville campus. The partnership in fall 2013 and offer opportunities for further collaboration through research and practice. The will enable more students to enroll in BU's goal for is to meet the increasing demand primary care providers. • Moving Downtown TO HOUSE BU FOUNDATION SITE THE BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY How Foundation purchased the property 50-54 E. Main St., Bloomsburg, at Fast? formerly Cole's Hardware Store. The Foundation PROFESSOR FEATURED ON BBC REZA NOUBARY, professor of math, computer science and statistics, and TV was featured on BBC will relocate its staff operations to the radio downtown Additional office space for lease. and site. may be available • for interviews related to his statistical research into how fast a human can run. He appeared on the radio program More or Less from WHLM's studio in downtown Bloomsburg. His interview for BBC World News was conducted via Skype from BU's studio in McCormick Center. The interviews were broadcast in conjunction with the BBC's coverage of the Olympics. • Your Opinion Counts What do you think of Bloomsburg: The University Magazine? Please take a few minutes to complete our readers survey at www.bloomu.edu/magazine. Your opinion will help us plan future issues. Thank you! WINTER 2 0 1 5 around THE New Assignment CLAUDIA THRUSH IS CLAUDIA THRUSH, assistant vice presi- dent of finance, budget and business vices, is ser- serving as interim vice president of administration and finance following the retirement of Richard Rugen. Rugen was BU's vice president of administration and finance for the past 10 years. Thrush, a certified public accountant, has been employed by BU for 14 years. She previously served as the director of finance and business services and the assistant director of accounting, collections and office management. The executive search new vice president. • firm Witt/Keiffer is Drink Coffee, INTERIM VP assisting in the hiring of a Help Environment CAFE SERVES SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE BRAND BU DINING SERVICES/ARAMARK introduced Eco- Grounds, an environmentally and socially responsible coffee brand, in Roongo's Cafe in the Warren Student Services Center. The Eco-Grounds program, launched by a California-based coffee company, Java City, is an extensive line of coffees promoting social and environmental issues, including improvement of farmers' and workers' standards of living, sustainable agriculture and rain forest preservation. Honoring Excellence BU AMONG 54 CHAPTERS OF MERIT NATIONWIDE THE HONOR SOCIETY of Phi Kappa Phi - the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines — "We are pleased to debut Eco-Grounds on Bloomsburg's campus and are excited to offer students responsible coffee options that will ic and work economDave Giron, for environmental, social betterment," says manager of dining services. • district recognized BU's chapter of Phi Kappa Phi as a Chapter of Merit. The award is given to chapters that excel in recognizing and promoting academic excellence in all fields of higher education and engaging the community of scholars in service to others. The Chapter of Merit distinction is a part of the Society's Chapter Recognition Program, which acknowledged 73 chapters with recognition this year, including 54 as a Chapter of Merit. Thirty-two chapters were recognized in 2011. • CJnG OT OUT I SENIOR EARNS PRESTIGIOUS PASSHE SCHOLARSHIP NATALIE WAGNER, a senior anthropology Semester in Harrisburg ANTHROPOLOGY MAJOR COMPLETES GABRIELLE VIELHAUER, THIS' a junior anthro- pology major from Pottstown, completed a 15-week internship with the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission as part of The Harrisburg Internship Semester (THIS) program sponsored by the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE). She was one of 15 PASSHE students participating in THIS, which provides students the opportunity to work in areas of state government while earning a full semester's worth of credits. Vielhauer attended several academic seminars during the internship and completed an individual ized research project. • 6 BI.OOMSBl KG I MVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA and mass communications major from Milton, was among four Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) students to earn a William D. Greenlee Scholarship for 2012-13. The competitive S2,500 scholarship honors the former chair of PASSHE's Foundation Board and founder of Greenlee Associates, a lobbying and business strategies firm. Wagner working plans to put her dual major to use in a museum. A first-generation college student, she says the scholarship "really made degree." • it possible for me to complete my sports O \J V-FA ON THE HILL by IIRF ->» TOM MCGUIRE mutt FOR UP-TO-DATE SCORES and coverage, go online BUHUSKIES.COM SPORTS information INFORM 1TIHN director niRFrTnli sports -i - • 1 TALENTED WEBSTER TACKLES SECOND SPORT SCOUTS IN THE NFL look like geniuses gem" when they find the "hidden that turns into a great player. Of course, former Huskies standout Jahri Evans, a multi-year NFL All-Pro, prime example. But a name is a that has quickly popped up on draft boards around the NFL as the "hidden gem" is Larry Webster. as a dominant force who and had one pass intercep- 13.5 sacks tion. Huskies fans know the 6-foot, 7-inch Webster He also scored three ized he Webster caught a two-point conversion for a playoffs. in for a score. In total my mind, ever since I was us of 20 points. in the more than 1,000 "But the time commitment to do both would have been too much. Once I been After his basketball-playing days were over, Webster realized he had one year of athletic the son of former eligibility left. So NFL and Super Bowl champ Larry Webster II finished basketball I went to tor) and told him I was ready to give it 40 him took off. who was named to make. He can son of football played since his senior year in high the contact," says Webster. "After that, high jumper. it "Who's that?" to "Who's that!" He made was the speed and learning The interested first-team All-PSAC East, now has a big decision attend classes part- time and come back for one more sea- "The toughest part of my going back field was the getting used to plays. Nearly every team has in to see him." in a third sport went from and scouts heard of his time on the In just 13 games, Webster he quickly showed could be. (4.5 seconds), their interest return to football, a sport he hadn't school. says. also very coachable is Webster, a shot. decided to in Coach Paul Darragh (BU's defensive coordina- Hale serious, "When NFL got to Blooms- to give we thought "When we real- picked things up quickly," adds Hale. burg," says the soft-spoken Webster. points and blocking a was how good he fensive Player of the Year while scoring school-record 175 shots. a joke," "Larry "Playing football has always been on Webster decided football another try. "At first it to the Pennsylvania State Athletic his career as the 2011-12 touchdowns, two of them receiving and one a addition, He ended PSAC East De- thrilled that is blocked punt he took helped take the men's basketball team Conference (PSAC) Bloomsburg Head Coach Danny Hale 39 tackles, including a school-record next possible fact that the is amazing." NFL all is the now in 2013 or he can dabble track and field — as a While Huskies fans await Webster's decision, NFL scouts have taken notice. The outcome remains to be seen. • WINTER 2013 7 Marvin Honoredrfi MEN'S AND WOMEN'S swim coach 78 was one of six people Stu Marvin inducted into the Broward County Sports Hall of Fame (Fla.) last fall. During 24 years with the city of Fort Lauderdale, Marvin worked 16 years as manager of the aquatic complex International He Swimming at the Hall of Fame. coordinated 63 national and interna- tional aquatic championships in swim- ming, diving, synchronized swimming, masters swimming and water polo and more than 400 state, regional and local aquatic events. In his first four years as BU's head coach, Marvin's teams have established 20 new team records, many set several times. A total set and re- of 110 entries to the school's all-time top-10 lists have been added during his tenure, and his swimmers have recorded more than 450 individual lifetime-best performances. The Broward Count)' Sports Hall Fame honors coaches, athletes and others who have positively affected of the county through sports and athletic involvement • Shaffer Honored Again FOR THE SECOND YEAR men's soc- in a row, cer player Bryce Shaffer of Gettysburg has been named to the Capital NCAA Division II One Academic All-America Men's Soccer Team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Shaffer, a senior, has a ness management CPA of 3.97 as a busi- second team All-PSAC for year. son 14. was named the second consecutive major. In 2012 he He was second on in goals scored, the Huskies this past sea- with six, and in points, with Shaffer finished his career with 29 goals, tied for fourth all-time in school history BU for 10th in He was the only repeat All-American lil.OOMSBl K(i I and is tied history with nine career assists. first member of the Academic team. • MVERSITY Ol l'l,\\M l.\ \M \ National Spotlight TWO FOOTBALL PLAYERS - Franklyn Quiteh and Brian — were finalists for two Clarke of the most prestigious post- season awards in Division II nationwide. BU President David Soltz, Athletic Hall of left, and athletic director Fame: Edward Mulhern, front; Michael McFarland, and, standing from left, Irv right, welcome the newest Sigler, Danielle Faretta members of the Meghan Vernon Trego, Mozi and Jess Kircher. New Hall of Fame Class FIVE FORMER student athletes, career as the school's all-time leader in career trendsetters in their respective sports, make up the 2012 Fame class. Athletic Hall of Edward Mulhern one of the early greats in track and school's • • field Meghan Vernon Mozi '95, a standout in women's lacrosse, who held multiple school records for many years winner of the Irv Sigler '99, BU's only Harlon Hill Award top Division • The day '38, II titles, demic All-American who finished her an NCAA-first after the induction cer- BU's new Hall of Fame area in the Nelson Field House. The area features plaques dedicated to all who have been inducted into the Hall of Fame. a former BU athlete Fame, contact Tom To nominate for the Hall of football player to four straight emony, Mulhern cut the ribbon on as the country's Danielle Faretta Trego '00, an Aca- who helped the hockey team national are: wins for women's tennis Jess Kircher '00, field The newest inductees • • McGuire, sports information at Quiteh, a junior, was a ist for the Harlon second time for the seasons. He in three led Division II in rushing yards per was second final- Award Hill game and in scoring, finish- ing third in the balloting for the nation's top Division Quiteh finished sixth Harlon II As a freshman, football player. in the Hill balloting. director, tmcguire@bloomu.edu. • New Lacrosse Coach MALLORY POOLE was named the women's the new head coach of She previously served as an Stevens Institute of Technology and lacrosse team. assistant coach at Clarke, a senior, was a Dartmouth College. As finalist for a student athlete at C.W. Post, Poole helped the Pioneers to three straight NCAA tournaments and a national championship. She was a four-time Award lineman. Clarke was a key Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) All-American and was named to the NCAA component Intercollegiate for the offensive line All-Tournament team three times. She earned most valuable player honors and was featured in Sports lllustrated's "Faces in the Crowd." Division Gene Upshaw the as the nation's top II Huskies which produced two 1,000-yard rushers for the second straight year —a Pennsylvania State Athletic As the a senior, Poole IWLCA of the was a Tewaaraton Award nominee for the nation's top player and She was also the East Coast Conference Player Lacrosse and WomensLacrosse.com Midfielder of the Year. Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Year and the Inside Conference first — and allowed just eight sacks. Clarke finished seventh in Poole inherits a team that (PSAC) Championship. • won the 2012 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference the balloting. • WINTER 2013 9 Etched in the Liberal Arts by BONNIE MARTIN WORDSWORTH. Shakespeare. Vir- office James Joyce. As he ticks off the names of w ell-known poets and authors, it's easy to imagine James Brown teaching literature and com- Quadrangle testify to Brown's other side - an only child who grew up as a Pittsburgh Steelers fan in western Pennsylvania, the married father ginia Woolf. overlooking the Academic position at Charleston "The Liberal Arts teach the history of human error and success. They educate Southern University. A bit of the English professor remains in people to lead, to make decisions when Brown's second year as dean of Bloomsburg University's College training doesn't apply" - James Brown, Dean, College of Liberal Arts vania It is home. The leaves, the smells. just clicks." Brown, 48, didn't set out to lege administrator. be a He earned col- a bach- degree in English and Spanish from Slippery Rock University and master's and doctoral degrees from Ohio State University. At Charleston Southern, he directed the honors program and taught courses in British and American literature and composition before coming to Bloomsburg elor's of Liberal Arts, along University in 2004. For the next five with posters for events years, honoring Joyce, the Irish author and of two, woodworker and who fan of the couldn't resist an subject of his doctoral dissertation, Grateful Dead, and an overstuffed bookcase, w here the most visible title belongs to Irish opportunity to return to his Maeve Binchy. Mementos in his Centennial novelist 10 "I Hall BLOOMSBl RG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA home state eight years ago. loved South Carolina and he served as assistant, associand interim dean of the College of Liberal Arts and unit head for teacher education, leaving BU to become dean ate of the Arts and Sciences at Mansfield I loved teaching," BrowTi says, "but Pennsyl- University. He burg two years returned to Bloomslater. "Woodworking gives me both Becoming the dean tan- and a time for reflection hands are working," he says. The switch from faculty to administration means "you give up being 'on gible results what a university does larger level," he says. "In a posion a tion like this, you find ways to help other people promote those same "Students are successfully complet- while stage' to affect my ing programs and gaining passions to prepare passing the humanities, fine arts range of majors, minors and elective courses within the College "provides different ways of looking at human behavior," Brown says. "The Liberal Arts teach the history of human error and suc- seldom means anything good the arts give students exposure to the best of humankind. "The arts separate us from other animals in a positive way," he says. "A person should have some understanding of what humans are They educate people to lead, to make decisions when training doesn't apply" Arts prepares graduates for careers Reinforcing the importance of the Liberal Arts, a new three-credit nar for freshmen entering BU semi- without a declared major "encourages students to synthesize English, languages, history, philosophy ... to help students A broad background in fields in ranging from business to the social sciences, helps them adapt to inevitable career changes and eases adjustment to ever-evolving "It used to be, if you were an edu- Greek," he says. "Now, you have to a new personalized approach to fulfilling general education require- ments, called MyCore, emphasizes the interconnectedness of disciplines, knowledge and skills, and recognizes the value of learning experiences in the classroom and through extracurricular leadership opportunities. Prepared for a career Brown understands students may not always see the value of the courses that fulfill their general education re- quirements. He was one of them. But is editor of Bloomsburg: College of Liberal Arts The following departments are included in the College of Liberal Anthropology Art and Art History Communications Studies Joyce, a candidates' debate or their Philosophy Economics English History Languages and Cultures Mass Communications Music, Theatre and Dance discourse on Facebook." Brown says a motto etched above a doorway of Ben Franklin Hall — "Wis- he admits the course that provided knowledge he uses every relevant today as duction to Public Administration, was Bonnie Martin keep track of what we've done before, but today's technology, such as texting and other social media, means a broadening repertoire of understanding and means of expression. It's OK to expand what we understand, but students shouldn't give up on other ways of communication. To me, it's about critical thinking, whether they are discussing the works of James dom day, Intro- College of Liberal Arts blog, http://bloomuliberalarts.blogspot.com. Arts: make And Dean James Brown technology. understand how it goes together to complete person," he says. Editor's note: shares his perspectives through the the Liberal cated person, you learned Latin and a for a life- The University Magazine. capable of at their best." cess. them time of change and growth." the College of Liberal Arts, encom- A wide I chance to reflect. What all students need is permission to pursue their At BU, 13 departments make up social sciences. but a ideals." and skills, care that they don't give themselves is the fruit of reflection" opened when — is Political Science Psychology as Sociology, Social the building Work and Criminal Justice in 1930. on his schedule only because it filled an empty slot between classes at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. in the ing. He believes today's students will same build- What is MyCore? MyCore is Bloomsburg University's new distinctive model of general likewise find that spark in a Liberal education that emphasizes the connectedness of disciplines, knowledge Arts course. and Take many fine arts, for courses dwell nature" — a term, Where on "human example. Brown skills, and recognizes the achievement of general education outcomes outside the traditional classroom and across university divisions. Learn more at bloomu.edu/mycore. says, that WINTKR 2 0 13 11 \ a kweiler Daley looks over plans acre Oak Springs camp. Juliette Gordon Low started Girl Scouting in Savannah, Ga., 101 years ago with just 18 girls. Today, membership in the U.S. alone totals more than 3.2 million, in a council including 17,000 girls headed by a BU alumna. JACK SHERZER by SALLY SHANKWEILER DALEY began to doubt her decision to major in computer science at Bloomsburg University when she found herself struggling. Her adviser. Professor Charles Hoppel, let now retired, wouldn't her consider switching majors. "Studies of women in college have found that when a female went into a guidance counselor's office and said, 'I'm having trouble in my major,' the counselor would OK, we'll " something else.' Daley a boy went in, they would 'You need to stay with it.' put you says. say, say, 'That's in "But if "They found the barrier for exit for women in college was much lower than for men," says Daley, who gradu- ated in 1990 with a bachelor's degree in computer science. "It was a tough am so grateful to him for coaching me that way when so many other women were not getting that." major, but As the I CEO of the Charlotte, CONTINUES ON NEXT PAGE 12 BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA " me develop my own sense of who I am" "Girl Scouting helped — Montana Drumheller, BU freshman N.C.-based Girl Scouts Hornets' Nest — covering eight counties and serving 17,000 girls — finding the Council best ways to motivate to young women be tomorrow's leaders for Daley. a priority is And ensuring the tion remains relevant in the into what they of technology, but lean toward careers that help people," Daley says. "We need to show them how technology can help people organiza- and modern career in is a continuing focus for Daley and the entire Girl Scouts organization, which undertook a programwide review in 2004. find important. "Girl's aren't afraid 'You say, may want to consider a this.' world Yes, Girl Scouting is still about experiencing the outdoors. But only the "Right that's start. now there gram focus areas: are four The main pro- STEM fields and math), environmental education and leadership, community outreach and community building, and healthy living and well-being," Daley says. (science, technology, engineering In the single-sex environment, girls can selves feel free to and ask and answer questions girls may not do with the same when both genders are learning together. While much has been made of how women are underrepresented shown ease hard sciences, Daley says it's not that girls aren't interested, but in the how the sciences IT In 2002, Daley was a vice president at Wachovia Bank, now Wells Fargo, where she developed the institution's customer electronic payment system. The Hornets' Nest Council had just secured a three-year, $750,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for Girls Are IT, a program that teaches Girl Scouts about information technology and, today, features a classroom with 12 fully computer workstations eled school bus. express them- — something, she says, studies have they have to see Girls are equipped remod- in a When the grant was approved, she left Wachovia to oversee the program for the council and rose through the ranks, becoming CEO four years ago. "Under Sally Daley's leadership, Girl Scouts Hornets' Nest has devel- oped innovative such as STEM programs, and IT" says Anna Maria Chavez, Girl Scout Forensics 101 Girls are fit CONTINUES ON NEXT PAGE WINTER 2013 13 " legendary CEO, Girl Scouts of the USA. "These programs are not only fun, but get girls interested in STEM careers and showcase the kind of leadership Sally has brought to the council." Married to Michael Daley, a senior ter, Elizabeth, who for her stepdaughis now in college. mother was her troop leader while she was growing up in Coplay, near Allentown. As a scout, Daley Daley's Camp Mosey Wood Poconos — so much so that its loved going to in the close proximity to Bloomsburg played a big role in her choosing the uni- Throughout her time at BU, camp, leading girls in activities such as skiing, snowshoeing, canoeing and kayaking. versity. Daley volunteered at the Given her love of the outdoors, it's one of Daley's significant achievements as Hornets' Nest's CEO fitting that is the creation of the 700-acre Springs camp, which she calls Oak her council's "property of the future." Made $2 million gift, like to call 'sisters.' history, in support of the the largest in possible by the sale of three smaller camps, as well as an ongo- property's development. in 2008 and one day will be able to serve as many as 2,000 girls. The camp will be named The Dale Earnhardt Environmental Leadership Campus in honor of the BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Listening to the needs and concerns of girls and their parents While for Daley's council. In an she's not a part of Daley's Bloomsburg freshman Mon- commitment to the organization. joined her Catawissa troop was She when she and has remained active ever since, prizing the camaraderie and the sense of accomplishment she gets from scouting. 5 Drumheller earned the organizaGold Award, the equivalent of the Boy Scout's Eagle Award. To achieve the award, she and another scout designed and landscaped a butterfly garden at a local church in honor of a high school classmate who died of cancer. Drumheller also created a cancer awareness program for her Girl Scout troop and, with her mom, continues to be involved in tion's activities, mas such as organizing Christ- gift drives for patients at the Geisinger Medical Center's Janet Weis Children's Hospital in Danville and cooking meals for those staying at the nearby Ronald McDonald House. "Girl me develop Scouting helped my own sense of who am," I Drum- heller says. "It helps girls figure out what they want to do; take leadership roles. Girl Scouts gives 14 Growing Organization A Girl Scout on Campus ing $10 million fundraising effort, Oak Springs opened its tana M. Drumheller shares the same vice president with Wells Fargo, Daley was a troop leader nity to be different and stand out from everyone else. It also gives you what I council, Lifelong Girl Scout NASCAR driver whose foundation recently awarded a you it helps girls The one thing is the opportu- paying off environment is where many organizations are struggling to retain members, Hornets' Nest experienced 10 percent growth in the past year, Daley "In this economy, says. some families are having to trim back, and they find that the Girl Scouts continue to be a great value for their dollar for the programs they're getting," Daley says. "Every- thing we do is about developing girl leadership. Filling that gender equity gap, that's what a obtain leadership Jack Sherzer is of parents want chance for them to lot for their girls, that skills." • a professional writer and principal partner with Message Prose LLC, www.messageprose.com, a communications and public relations firm in Harrisburg. Double your impact The $100,000 Zeigler Henry Carver Fund Challenge is underway. 76 and JoAnn 77 Terry Zeigler believe the Henry Carver Fund, Bloomsburg University Foundation's annual giving fund, is so important to student success that they created the ZEIGLER HENRY CARVER FUND CHALLENGE. The Zeiglers will donate $100,000 to the Henry Carver Fund, but donors provide a in new total of ONLY if $100,000 or increased gifts to the Henry Carver Fund by June 30, 2013. The Henry Carver Fund helps students meet today's challenges — providing scholarships and professional development opportunities, covering Thanks in part to the Henry Carver expenses for internships and much more. Fund, Ashley Reese has the financial support to help make community a better the Bloomsburg Learn place. how you can Zeigler A double major in help meet the Henry Carver Fund Challenge early childhood/ at special education, Reese received the Presidential Leadership Scholarship www.bloomufdn.org or by calling (570) 389-4128. supported by the Henry Carver Fund. On top of a full schedule of classes, extracurricular activities and community service, Reese serves as president of the Trinity Learning Community in Bloomsburg TbB UNIVERSITY downtown Bloomsburg, which partners BU students with a group home for adults with disabilities. I travel FOUNDATION. Inc. Student Justin Gonzalez surveys guests at the annual Covered Bridge and Arts Festival at Knoebels Amusement Resort. led Knowled byd SHULTZ BU's Center for Consulting is Community Research and grounded on using expertise COLLECTING AND ANALYZING have consulting needs and we have data to benefit the local economy, students researching what shelters and agencies can do to help the rural homeless and offering real-world experience to Bloomsburg University students: BU's Center for Community Research and Consulting has become a valuable resource to the town and university before reaching its first anniversary "The center was created with the idea to use all of the expertise we have sets, are learning these but can learn so they can do on the correct path in is certainly achieving its During the three-day arts and crafts Knoebels Amusement Resort, 30 BU students spoke with visitors one-on-one and completed 340 surveys. While students learned how to conduct marketing research, skill much more if for real." help the visitors bureau target future The center received a Presidential Strategic Planning Grant of nearly $24,000 ately in April went 2012 and immedi- to work. Already, the center has collaborated on projects with the Columbia-Montour Visitors Bureau. "The students played a vital role in the economic impact assessment of the Visitors Bureau's 2012 Arts and the center's director. "The Kurecian town and surrounding community director. BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA the fact that the center the information they gathered will it on campus," says Heather Feldhaus, assistant dean of the College of Liberal 16 their genuine enthusiasm, highlighted festival at needs for services. who students demonstrated, coupled with vision." gained through Liberal Arts courses to satisfy the region's T3 and Arts Festival," says '82, "The Covered Bridge David "Otto" the bureau's executive critical thinking the promotional efforts. "We exceeded expectations with number of surveys distributed," Feldhaus says. "When the report is the finalized, the visitors bureau will have a clear picture of how far people traveled, how much money they spent at how they the event and in the area and heard about it." The center also has joined forces with Sue Dauria, professor of am says. by Steve Berg, vice president for programs and policy with the National Alliance to End Homelessness, and workshops where attendees could investigate specific parts of the problem and exchange information. to assist in the collection of oral histo- Feldhaus. "People think that because relation to the projects you don't see homeless people the center." anthropology, in a long-term project to on the economic impact of the Bloomsburg Fair. collect data "We collected demographic data us- ing surveys and observations," Dauria "With the help of Dr. Feldhaus and the center, we selected 10 students ries at last fall's fair." The accounts and stories of attend- ees will be turned into a theatrical play, Fair Stories, that will be produced next year by the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble (BTE), Dauria collaboration says. came about as The the result tion "It goes largely unrecognized," says area, they don't exist. in the The reality is camp on some in a SOLVE Office - Students Organized to Learn through Volunteerism and Employment raise — to awareness of rural homelessness. The conference included Being able to apply theory from the Pelton, SOLVE's civic engage- coordinator, says, "The overall is how the changing and what they it." to be the greatest benefits to center has given professor of sociology, also co-hosted a presenta- at "I have been able to utilize the skills and education that I have learned throughout my undergraduate studies at Bloomsburg University and apply those skills through various projects," echoes Brock Minnich, a senior social work major from Walnutport. "The Tim can do to change along with co-director Chris Podeschi, associate we work on at a time." Feldhaus and her team, including an event with BU's ogy and social Brehm, a senior sociology major from Orangeville. "There are real results for the local surrounding communities in these students. situation Rural homelessness within seems agencies get a better grasp on professional publication. falls community sociolaction," says Weston the realm of both somebody's couch for a few weeks point of the conference was to help be shared given an opportunity farmer's out-of-use field or sleep on ment also will I and shadow, classroom to real-world experiences BTE and to observe that in rural areas, they of a discussion with Richie Cannady, a actor, forms, that Observe, shadow, experience The make me the a difference ability to and inspire change." • center's student research as- sistants already see its value to their education and to the community. "The work that Dr. Feldhaus per- CJ Shultz '13, a mass communications major from Hawley, is a student writer in BU's Marketing and Communica- tions Office. A HlOXAMSl iibDiii Small Town USA. BLOOMSBURG has always been near and dear to me for many reasons. For one, I was born and pretty much raised moving only across the river during my earlier school years. After attending Bloomsburg University, I was employment with the Pennsylvania Downtown Center, a nonprofit organization now located in Harrisburg. The organization promoted the revitalization of Pennsylvania's downtowns and I began to realize and appreciate the wonderful town I live in. Several years later, I was asked to serve on the board of directors for Downtown Bloomsburg Inc. This was an opportunity for me to give back to the community I was lucky to grow up in. here, fortunate to find As a child I remember visiting Santa at the Candy Cane Cottage on Main Street, and as a parent I now take my own child. There are so many exciting events for children, adults and students continuously going on in Bloomsburg. From the front door of where I work, Bloomsburg University, I can walk downtown and grab lunch, shop, conduct business, visit my dentist, worship and have somewhere to go for entertainment without having to travel a distance. Times have changed, but Bloomsburg still has the charm, excitement and energy it had when I was small. I admit, I still slow down and admire the beautiful fountain right in the heart of Main Street. It is a sight to see, especially at night. Bloomsburg is Small Town USA, and I don't see myself leaving anytime soon. — Jennifer Williams '90, Office of the President BLOOM S HI RG LM\ F.RSITY OF PENNSY l-V-Wl "3* Home, Harmony My Favorite Things and Belonging The square and When I moved first taking to Bloomsburg from Texas in theme - that Bloomsburg itself and BU community have be- have witnessed many changes on both grow older have come to believe in a common the sense of home, harmony and belonging in the family to me. as in of the a vacuum. Instead there stems my active participation retirement from the university only served as a board and advisory an is in member in intrinsic tie activities, deliver our 1996, in 1 commuhave not various com- munity organizations but also currently volunteer in our church food as part of the Meals on Wheels program (name another place where you can see game and a view like that at the same emerging aging issues both have recently begun focusing on how locally to and globally, improve the I living in was because moving (literally) At the youthful age of 83, 1 years hap- Bloomsburg. This of my experience with the university but also the small town, in I seen in a very long time, organizing old friends to participate in alumni events. —Joe Hilgar 75 seemed be balance and to managed to get lives of our themselves will never forget working on the new playground sity in Chang Shub Roh, in town in which the univer- and town intermixed. Growing up a small town myself, and the maturing while living in diversity that Professor Emeritus (Shown with faculty emeritus James Pomfret, right) me that so that this experience had taken place Bloomsburg, magnified began has helped to take me to It was shape the many I living in still Bloomsburg. does from what return; but at the was of were nurtured gifts that always had that small-town It and other my time during same I can feel, when know tell time, it I the place that began an expansion my heart to the globalized world which — into! I understanding, tolerant, empathetic, and of populated college. Between the two, the composition of the world. - life which existed a diversely understanding, regardless of what the and to maintaining a healthy hope to demonstrate the benefits of physical exercise, regardless of age. not just students Aging Office called Let Seniors Stay Active, which draws atten- lifestyle. my most formative I In order to help seniors live healthy and produchave begun a program under the Columbia/Montour tion to eating right, of pened while senior citizens. tive lives, Home- coming and being surprised by seeing someone from my era that have not An Expansion of Heart there often and pick up trash as part of the litter crew in our community. Because of my background in the sociology of aging and interest in Field like a Some this belief my Town Danny Hale events community and society at large. Since to Sutliff Hall, the Park, the view from friends, attending I between the welfare nity. browsing campus Bloomsburg time), reconnecting with old I I world do not happen From hill, see the changes, the monumental improvements later, like the foot of the town seemed so foreign to Fair, the view of Carver Hall from to the fronts but in 1972, both the college and me. Now, over four decades come fountain at Market and Main, Steph's Subs, attending the in we live. Who in would have thought small-town Pennsylvania! Yet, and my hope is that it form young people to see and think cally, did criti- while maintaining differences. With the presence of the university, it it continues to help I believe allows the town to remain young and vibrant and ing pot it to ever expand into the melt- was when was I there! within become more - Martin Nocchi '94 CONTINUES ON NEXT PAGE WINTER 2013 19 . Town All-American Where I Live It's The Bloomsburg University campus is Nestled just southwest of the and the Susquehanna On an exceptional place. vania a beacon of intelenlightenment, open mindedness and diversity; shunning top of College lectual Hill, the Carver Hall clock tower one is ignorance and embracing acceptance. While I town for the majority of say that a life and here. tell my four years not just a place it's I I am I a decent dent my eyes when is I at as a professor on a I'm rent tells me 30th time that I his mark on me and my I may it. The Bloomsburg story or the for This town has Due my wife to the fair for her first-ever in 20 BI.OOMSBL RG to school at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana. When we walked through lower campus it San Francisco, and San Antonio, then went 35,000+ students small in under 10 min- We continued to walk downtown was. I I went to loved the town then I move back in 1772. 1 had a McClure for a pleasant place and large parks. in and university students makes We 1855, faculty seem to to live. especially enjoyed picnicking artifacts; was always a we found quite a few. great time of enjoyment Hill is the central point of the the town, provides an excellent education for students, a small town, and economic stability. 70 up coming back Bloomsburg. She grew up each passing block James McClure it. it grew up in West Hazleton and graduated from Bloomsburg University in 1990. A few years Huntsville community. local She was impressed with how She was soaking all in and enjoying was and how nice people were. Everything you could need is walking distance. The fair actually reinforced that impression and we ended in with how Tearpock Assessment visit to is reality. and the of small spirit to for It clean the town I utes she laughed at brings youthful live. Bloomsburg, the all-American town. A Fair fairgrounds. With It Pennsyl- they were related. With a population of only about if which started a wide variety of sports —Dan took wonder local population Fair, in which to plans upon retiring were to our family, even on a rainy day. The University on the town. -CJShultz'13 I I The town has a number here. afterward of geology. My today. in along the river and spending time searching for Indian roll couldn't be happier with having life it integrate well together. This certainly look like an actor cherish every minute of spent the best four years of life I love with a log cabin built by 12,000 people, the La Fontana, Balzano's payments. Although I town Bloomsburg. Unfortunately, circumstances precluded our family from that The town began built probably responsible for singlehandedly in their me for the tells from Glee, the truth indelible one waiter Larry at the laundromat cashier at Weis an can safely you what businesses we're passing on the way. and Applebee's and left I stay during the semester; I've can walk down Main Street from campus blindfolded first-name basis with at least putting and at college down- in America where one can see a superb in and the and I've lived few places of the the 1960s. to the town. is River, the only true the quintessential perfect place Bloomsburg University makes BU a unique place truly the Penobscot Mountain integration of a university always enjoy being on campus throughout the week, what is tip of noticed a change LM\ HRSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA in for the fair to family illness we agenda. The protests of rebuilding is 1 5 straight years could not make last year's it in until the horrific flood 2012, but cancelled fair and it is in 201 1 already on our 2013 resilience of this year's a sign of community strength that can only be experienced I will never understand what she was expecting, but her subsequent had taken visits reinforced all for granted. And that the great things that is why I I first exposure and had known all along but love Bloomsburg. to the her expression. first- hand. -John M. Makara '90, Member ofAlumni Board of Directors 2012-2013 'American Great Place to Raise Children Dream' Bloomsburg in 2007 as a and from day one both the campus and the town fascinated me. Of first I BU arrived to When course at was new and everything first ex- I I "American Dream." But soon involved off campus my second on Main Street in started meeting people the university and town in moved I I Bloomsburg. year, found what today are I Phillips and everything life, Hill, Prana Juice Bloomsburg. And now that life in second home at the I can events Bloomsburg treasure all my and town and, It is Legendary a big part of myself a local, even write about I my my like I know a lot Bloomsburg has a wonderful park with tennis movies and to their hearts of foreign alumni from a charming, beautiful, active far little away, town, all full just turned 3. in addition to the summer production geared specifically to children. We have many happy memories of watching The Christmas Story and A Christmas Carol. a director of weekly concerts held shell for in fireworks; the Catawissa Military who keep There over the is always something the summer. band plays for families to friends. Bloomsburg has been a great place -Julia Camara-Calvo '09 —Karen Hicks, Payroll Coordinator Bloomsburg Public trees. Its is small: small will enough come check sidewalks and alleys your own. Peonies plot at lolling town. to invite getting involved; small enough that out your streetlight or water the newly planted invite you to wander, to make the whole town by fences, the scent of mimosas blooming, and bent tomatoes beside their are getting ready: that's a good Bloomsburg walk. own-maybe just the neighborhood or the park then pockets of semi-wild greenery, the rambling, autonomous discovery that library, in many do in Bloomsburg. The diversity of meet new to raise our children! places. Its economic base is broad: Milco but also the university; Autoneum but Kawneer and Speer's Kitchen and the county seat, among also Bernardi and others. It's difficult to find that kind of class at first, and occupational diversity in a place so small. And we have a newspaper! A daily! Yes, many a Press Enterprise editorial makes me mad— not to mention 30 Seconds -but the Press Enterprise publishes my letters, too, and reminds me, as Kids walk too: to school by themselves, but then after school they can explore on their forget the Fourth of July But Bloomsburg's big enough to be a real town: downtown's a real down- driveways- maybe a swing by my the community garden, where my chard has sprouted and my peas old timers planting own existence Own Town Works And who can to a glorious fireworks display. indoor and outdoor activities provides the opportunity to be active and of wonderful people and unique spots. Your courts, walking paths, a youth baseball complex, a skateboard park, the town pool, basketball courts and a band for me, Virginia and our daughter had 1 son found Examiner.com as a local examiner. friends and memories from Bloomsburg Univer- Bloomsburg very close world. I of friends Barrel, Bella I services at Box of Light Studio. I businesses Moose Exchange, where work as film sity call perfect. group Burrito, Bar... they're all film in Go getting felt at the local beautiful Emporium, Karen's Candy Donna, VanDyke's, Top Drawer, Ready Comics, College and my and our family turned because was coming from a different country, and it felt like was living the citing moved from more than 20 years ago, our son had not yet We were new to the area and we were not sure what the Bloomsburg community had to offer a young family. We found that the area had numerous preschools and day care centers to choose from, varying from traditional preschools like Magic Carpet and the YMCA to day care centers such as Columbia Child Development and University Day Care Center. We were able to tailor our children's day care and preschool attendance to meet the needs of our family. Our children participated in the Story Time at the Bloomsburg Town Library. The Children's Museum next to the YMCA is a "must see" for area families. The Bloomsburg Area YMCA has numerous family friendly activities. The Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble has a Christmas program each holiday sea- student, I and people read them. read it with my coffee It tells people about each other every morning, that I am part of a community. but downtown, enjoying a kind has been scheduled and zoned out of —Cristina Mathews, Associate Professor, English of CONTINUES ON NEXT PAGE WINTER 2 0 1 .1 21 A Warm Embrace What is Bloomsburg may be Pennsylvania's only town, but she is a second mother to me. She nourished me during my prenatal years. Catholic Bloomsburg? school The red sunsets, the cool crisp air, From here, one's heart is stirred, For many memories have been made, From what I've seen and heard. Columba) and (St. public school (Central Columbia) my first two well for a spurt of trimesters. scaffolding for later growth (higher education). During my third of learning felt trimester (Bloomsburg University), the proliferation more metastasis. like pushed outward. So This big small town or small big town, but Has a flavor all its own. The "locals" and "the college crowd": From all the seeds are sown. continual cultivation as the key to it my coming Then, she forced me I I sought ways learned to love its it; control to stop the surge, cherish Still responsibility was find And, yes, the Bloomsburg -Luke Haile '05/08M Fair, more time (Shown with I America its at this place, best? And, neighbors When about all A hearty group of They Just all pitch in to help, like But why Because With my folk. I really love it is Bloomsburg, I son, her in schedule. me toward Samuel) think the thing I like the most about Bloomsburg seasons change each year. In California, Cabo San my is the simple beauty of the town as the career as a journalist natural beauty of places I've in traveled throughout North America Lucas, and the strength of American always looked forward they bloomed I such as the to returning to New British Virgin Islands, northern - Washington, D.C., New York, Orleans - all have their attraction. cities Bloomsburg to see the trees and shrubs as the spring around houses with Easter decorations on the doors. To witness the to Fishing shades as days get longer and warmer. Creek carrying their inner colors of the trees slowly shedding their leaves. To be enveloped in life, where God blessed Kc; my busy memory, my parents have guided tubes for long, lazy treks downstream on overheated summer afternoons. To watch high school students busily painting on the downtown business windows with spooky scenes of Halloween haunts and the glowing in the first snowfall of the season and hear the profound quiet during an evening walk down a frosted Market me lovely wife. DOMSIil educators To see kids as they hurry -Eric Koetteritz 75 HI earliest my spring greens gradually turning to dark forest faithful, a mighty oak. This special place to strengthen. my Chicago, Boston, Miami, San Francisco, San Diego, on no matter what stand strong and Since Simple Beauty But lives for and the Caribbean. The rivers bring the test. Bloomsburg solid. I pool, I to love result in became new role models to emulate. These, the greatest gifts in my life, are all wrapped in Bloomsburg's warm embrace. She even played matchmaker for the meeting of my wife. She always welcomes me home, but reminds me to The streets and parks and downtown shops, The churches and Market Square, The trees and flowers, restaurants, too, The Farmers Market and swimming The Renaissance Jamboree, The parades and celebrations, Make this the place to be. 22 needed real-world stress Yet, the foundation accepted was quite ready. A late my educational needs. As any infant, had all the However, the limbs of my intellect needed further nurturing and my good. From school to school, through one's heart do race. What's not life. I of age. out of her warm, swaddling comfort before necessities for postnatal it. and could even bloomer, two degrees did not effectuate And that's what makes this place unique The people and the place, The families, friends, and memories, were They prepared me maturation. A necessary infrastructure was laid as crucial formative stages, M\ ERSITYOF PENNSYLVANIA The scenery changes. Each new each will come back -Tim Pelton, thing has again to Bloomsburg. Coordinator, Civic Engagement its own attraction. All will arrive Street. and pass. And fill 1 Lovely and Lively Simple Stuff Bloomsburg has the best small town-university town combination. love the folks that keep Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble, The Moose Exchange, as Balzano's, the Bloom Diner and so many more. our town lovely and Brennan's Big We I lively: Chill, am from Lock Haven, born and raised. Bloomsburg and Lock Haven are facsimi- well as les of one another. It was a very easy transition to attend there for four years. What —Toni Bell, Associate Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry is great about each community is really simple: • Town Classic Bloomsburg is such as Steph's Subs, Nap's Pizza, Bal- Rose Marie's, Brennan's Ice Cream Shop and La Fontana. These restaurants all are friendly The people and everyone seems to know each whether a great place other, to raise Museum, Children's a We enjoy taking town park to play about in one of town. our daughters to the on the slides and swings during nice weather or to listen to music on Wednesday evenings Concert during the the Park series. in busy by taking them girls We meets at the summer the old Walmart building. is safe and our girls to we We came for toddlers in to the playgroup in is currently raising a new Kidsburg at the Town money Park. It is re- come freshing to see the town of Bloomsburg Our neighborhood together and enjoy these events. our backyard. We enjoy eating at —Neil Strine, Associate Political Science tattoo parlors. Four churches. The post Three banks. office, We stop at the farmers market on the Square for cherry attire in the Regional in Bloomsburg is good for the vigorous as any walker wishes or a casual can count. These are of the places I just some pass during lunchtime walks in dozen years, my walking buddy know the route by heart: College Hill, After a and I East Street, Street Fifth Street, and back up the Market Street, Main hill to campus. We see the seasons change as we pass family homes and student rentals, restaurants and bars. We stroll slip into the thrift shop and recycled It can be as when conversation about day-to-day events takes over. we have Bloomsburg. Great place to live and educate -Rob Emert '83 Lessons Learned came Bloomsburg a hick from a to lost left with the foundations to am what am I and of living in a town. today because of this I town university). —Donald G. Franklin '65 this path, a few pounds, worn out a few pairs of athletic shoes and nurtured a great friendship. Judging we pass families On I become a pre-medicine physics teacher. The town gave me an opportunity to make money to stay in school. Taught me about how to contribute to a town and college (now body and clears the mind. Courthouse and more pizza and hoagie I People who laugh • and share the fun the bridal shop's window. Walking Technology Center, the Columbia County shops than People who smile • summers, tomatoes and kale and admire the formal Two Kindness • small town. After four years and two clothing store looking for bargains. florist. Safety • Pretty simple stuff. I Professor, downtown restaurants Lunchtime Walks One • together to build a playground and are not worried about allowing play Quality education also Ensemble at the Alvina Krause Theatre. The most unique and enjoyable things about Bloomsburg are the community events, such as the annual Renaissance Jamboree in the spring and the annual Cake and Ice Cream Festival in late summer. The town recently also keep our Bloomsburg Sportsplex food and customers. atre for that their enjoy the productions at the Bloomsburg The- through church, the the university, or the civic organizations provide friendly customer service and care family. is it Peaceful • zano's, a classic American town and Beauty • by the number along our route each day, of people we aren't the only ones. -Bonnie Martin, For What We Love About Bloomsburg University, Editor, see www.bloomu.edu/magazine. Bloomsburg: The University Magazine WINTER 2013 23 Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania husky notes On the AiA PHILADELPHIA AREA COUNTRY music fans who wake up to 92.5 XTU's Doc andAndie show each weekday morning may be surprised that Andie Summers, known during her BU days Shone '96, didn't was drawn first, I Andrea every year was a different focus "Literally, - as foresee a career in radio. to advertising, then PR, then TV," she says. She found a direction she - and a career didn't expect — when she took a job at a small radio station in Bloomsburg, "I it was a classic rock girl," only took one air shift and country fan. It's WKXP. she admits, "but I became a a very personal format, so the standards for artists are high." Following graduation, she to Froggy 101, WGGY, in moved on Wilkes-Barre/ Scranton, before accepting a position with Philadelphia's only country station, 92.5 XTU. After two years on the beat, she ing traffic report was invited to co-host the morn- show in spring 2001. Summers' career gives her the opportuwhose music she plays on the air. She has watched two of her favorites, Eric Church and Taylor Swift, rise to fame through years of hard nity to connect with artists work. "Taylor is an interesting study be- cause people either love her or hate Summers says, "but and not love I her," defy you to meet her her." When not playing the latest countryhits, Summers advocates for charitable causes close to her heart. Her team in the Komen 3-Day For the Cure has more than $700,000 raised for breast cancer research since forming nine years ago, and this past holiday season she broadcast at a breakfast for families of fallen police She is also a lector at St. Joseph Downingtown, where she lives with her husband, Leonard, and their children, Victoria, 5. and Leonard III, 1. • officers. Church in 1956 1974 Roland "Rollie" Schmidt Jr. was Lillian honored by Wilkes i£ University last when the fall new multi- purpose athletic ^ * sta- dium was named in his honor. Schmidt led the Colonels for two decades and engineered the third-longest winning streak in collegiate football history winning 32 games by Paskevich Briola occupational therapy from Chatham She is more than 25 years. chair of the allied health department at Community the College of Allegheny County, as program director and well as the therapy assistant program. She CCAC 2012 National the parents of two children. ers Exchange, from Mount in 1980 Richard Donahue III is now He certified in driver training. at and marketing teacher Denmark-Olar High School tional in South Carolina. who , retired as BU's director of alumni affairs, is working time as a sales associate Hallmark store, nia's 17th '68/ 81IVI, part- at Lycoming 1975 the Robert Surridge published Mall. first his book, The Foodways and Social World of the Ladies of the Presbyterian 1970 Sylvia Silvetti Havlish published her a first book, Moments Like This, The vintage cookbook Congressional District, loss of a loved egates Night of the 58th annual County Volunteer Schuylkill fighter's Association 1977 Brita, Quantum Financial 30 years. Monie received The Each Matters Award from Presbyterian Communities and South Whitehall Township, was Financial Network Hall of Fame in recognition recognizes compassion and excel- service in the financial services lence in daily living, faith, courage industry. Brita focuses and ing investments and insurance for of 29 years of on provid- retirement, business and estate Fisherville. 1978 Paul Janssen production at Century 21 ance's Jr., Norristown, is director of the Center for Excel- Veach Johnson 72M was named agent of the month for third month in a row for her sales West Chester Alli- office. lence in Local and dean of the Bayer School part of Lists Government at providing training and technical assistance for local government. He earned a master's degree Duquesne University. Fame The Hall of Fame recognizes Duquesne faculty members whose research and work has garnered significant hockey and Softball teams. field She Props, a Western arts equipment company which has provided technical knowledge and materials for motion pictures, television, stage and live action shows. Christopher Ward Bureau of Investigation National 1983 Academy, Quantico, Patrick Kelley is superintendent in Va. Conshohocken with He lives his wife, Sandee, and three children. 1984 1988 Daniel Brewer, Bloomsburg, Brenda Condusta was appointed to the boards of an associate professor of nursing directors of Jersey Shore State at Misericordia University. Pavill Bank and the bank's holding earned a doctorate company, Penns Woods Bancorp and human development from Inc. Brewer, a certified public Marywood accountant, Brewer & is principal/owner of Pavill '88M is American University, Washington, in education University; family nurse practitioner and Master of Science in Nursing degrees from Co. LLC. Misericordia University; master's Matthew Richards was appointed chief of staff of the Army Col. Human Resources The Command at position third-highest in the is the command in early childhood education from BU; Bachelor of Science in Nurs- ing from Wilkes University and registered nurse degree from St. Agnes Medical Center. of 4,200 military and civilian DC. members. 1989 Sciences, was inducted into the at Hall of Fame. She was a four- year starter for the school's graduated from the Federal Fort Knox. administration from of Natural and Environmental Office of Research Hall of into ft Albright College, designing and in public David Seybert, a professor 1987 conservation. United Methodist Church, Patricia was of Shikellamy School District. Services Foundation. This award 1972 Valley, Management inducted into the John Hancock pastor of Faith ser- Leads at www.lvb.com. in is in audit vices at ParenteBeard, List, founder of years experience in owns and operates Western Stage David Zinkler, partner g Moment Ronald Reitz Convention. and assurance Blair integrity. Fire- featured in Behind the Joseph A. for is the Delaware Valley High School Fire Chief during Del- Lehigh ment counselor He a certified financial planner with County women. one. Havlish has been a bereave- an adviser with Jo Benson '87M was inducted book of memories of people who have experienced is Insight Financial Services. was named Honorary Schuylkill includes 450 everyday recipes contributed by 96 Township, U.S. Church of Kingston, Pennsylva- nia in 1907. MBA Mary's University Maryland. more than 20 representative from Pennsylva- Excellence Award. Douglas Hippenstiel St. the financial services industry. Timothy Holden, former Development Teaching Build- he earned an Kurt Schroeder, Mount Olive is Institute for Staff and Organiza- 1968 CEO of Mid Atlantic ously a business professor of the occupational Signal Association (IMSA). Previ- She and her husband, Marc, are University, Pittsburgh. received the in a row. R. Pete of the International Municipal of the deaf for received her doctorate in Gum is executive director Board for the past nine years and has privately tutored oral students 1979 Laurie Johnson Gaylord perintendent of schools County, Fla. She earned of science degree in is in a su- Martin master speech and attention and funding, and honors hearing education for the deaf their substantial contributions to from Washington University, their respective fields. Louis, Mo. She has been a Scott Kinzinger was 1986 inducted into the i0/f[ David Durofchalk, Downingtown, is senior environmental scientist in Rettew's natural sciences divi- sion. He earned a master's degree from East Stroudsburg University. |HgS9 Wayne Count) Spurts Hall of Fame. He has been a leader local in youth sports for 32 years. In recognition of his service, the St. mem- ber of the Martin County School Honesdale tion Little Baseball Associa- Grove Street Complex was renamed in his honor. WINTER 2013 25 Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania husky Institute. Brigham and Women's Michael Ksiazek 1991 Hospital and Children's Hospital 1998 of Boston. She earned a doctoral Craig Davidson ran Shannon Strasbaugh Harvey, degree from Penn State and con- during 2012 - one each month Gettysburg, the is vice president of ducted post-doctoral training HACC-Gettysburg Campus. at Harvard Medical School. as a college HACC community for L3 vears. 1995 a doctorate in business administration Jason Henry, who served as Parkland School District coordi- and Classrooms coach, is for the Future curriculum supervisor of secondary education. He earned He from Wilkes University. Richard Matukonis, known I Mason, was one ' ^^J j B A™ tion, the award. Mason has served ' chief spokesman for PennDOT in New York in Business Leaders of America, Tri City. Michael Devaney was promoted manager partner Jr. is a McGowan SpiHanna & Reber, emy. He 2003 is headmaster tion He earned %r in RGS earned a master's leadership and at sity. School is State University is Thomas Stone High Communications, a full- School in Maryland. service advertising and He communications firm. career with Charles District. Gilliland is and received the a CPA. physics department's outstand- ing graduate student award. ger's Jason Jacobs, a public accoun- Institute (JFI), tant, is a partner at ParenteBeard's insurance industry practice at Lancaster office. its group at the Chicago. He co-authored a paper accepted for publication and then Susan Dallabrida joined tific adviser in PHT Consulting Services. Previously, she was a biotechnology clinical trial consultant tegic adviser Idee, and DR. of Podiatric Surgery, Schlorffhas been in private practice in Jersey Shore, Pa., since 1991. stra- on PPMA's board Scientific. Podiatrist Association (PPMA). Certified by the American Board for seven years and He served as president in 2009-2010. Schlorflfis a graduate of the Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine. Zafgen. Dana Farber Cancer 26 WILLIAM SCHLORFF '85 was named of the Year by the Pennsylvania Podiatric Medical and working with Biogen Rubin Anders Alumnus named 'Podiatrist of the Year' PHT Corp. as senior scien- BLOOMSBLRG LMVF.RSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA for Integrative Science, University of Schools, starting as a high school Benjamin Stoddert Middle School. is James Franck Gordon Center journal. Sanotechnology. principal of He as part of Professor Heinrich Jae- 2001 County Public social studies teacher ex- business an Allebach at becoming vice a doctoral condensed matter completing postdoctoral research Laura Rudy Williams has spent his in perimental physics from Kansas Traci McNeal Gilliland account executive principal of Your Best Coaches. degree degree from Penn State Univer- 1997 is the children's book, Sean McBride earned management Drexel University. administrator for the Troy Area 1993 recently self-published doctorate in the educational 1994. Michael Meiser M J* pursuing his theatre director from -~^B northern New Jersey, a master's from Gwynedd Mercy is District. Louisa Luisi, a writer, teacher and v-^^^n in educational administra- College and Snyder, Wyalusing Area School STEM Acad- Downingtown High principal of is supervisor of special services with formerly was assistant degree an associate student newspaper. The Eagle's Perch. for Philadelphia Hauling. nelli He and the Hi-Y, the Class of 2013 School East. is Associates. Northcentral Pennsylvania since Disney/ABC Jasons ^ John Dillsburg. as the public information officer and School where she advises Future of the Downingtown Philadelphia. 2012 Star of Excellence Run High Davidson, an executive with Arthur Campbell with the law offices of Kelley highest recogni- an accounting underserved populations. 1999 1996 PennDOT's is Susan Singer Lipsey '03/06M with his daughter, Jamie. of 31 Suffolk School. teacher at Warrior resides in Lake Worth, Fla. employees statewide to receive 2002 Jennifer Vest Waste Management, overseeing Stephen Capriotti professionally as Rick Law homeless and other to senior district He an associate He graduated from independence and self-sufficiency Honor Society in Business, Management and Administration. Delta is Stark. Lawrenceville. an was also inducted into Sigma Beta a master's degree and principal's certificate Feet, N.J. & University from Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. nator of educational technology My - to benefit Back on for the William Lauffer '95/'97M earned 1992 marathons 12 organization dedicated to creating admin- Harvey served istrator for the with Stark in the Laura Owen working toward is Mong is Lynette an e-commerce 2004 a doctorate in criminology at site Michael DelPriore 04/*06M Arizona State University. Portland, Ore. Previously, she Taryn Gilger worked interventionist at is assistant principal at Solanco High School. He earned an 2006 educational administration Christina Foust Engie manager phia. at She Engle is '05. KPMG in Philadel- who teaches Amazon.com Stacey Minarsky, an orthopedics Coleman-Header graduated from X-ray technician at Geisinger is basic military training at Lackland Medical Center, Danville, was Air Force Base, San Antonio, part of a Rotary Texas. Exchange Team that traveled a tail School District. School FNB Rappold Richard Kachnoski, Coal Township, is & Miners Bank. Michael Levan MePush services is an IT specialist Inc., a company. computer He previ- at Innotek Computer Consulting and as president 2012 Tara Snyder Bloom '12M received the Grady is direc- YMCA. He Family 2007. coaching 2008 College. staff of is at ShiftGo Business Solutions. & Mary Roberts Writ- ing Award from the Pennsylvania tor of tennis at the Sinking Spring Yurasits. Serfass has College Personnel Association. on the Bloom Conrad Weiser is assistant director of field period program and internships at Keuka College Samuel Waite is marketing and general manager and personal social media coordinator training director at Tilton Fitness' Klunk & Mays Landing He completed facility. Brones has for three program in the personal training director at the lic Northfield club. University. at High School a master's degree media management /• Newhouse School of Pub- Communications at YWCA of Northcentral Pennsylits fourth annual Tribute to Women. honored as The award Wise is Woman 75 was of the Year. given to someone with the compassion, commitment and persever- Collegeville. life in is is Center, she earned the a direc- and radio, Susquehanna Health and the Pershing Advisor Solutions Advisor Council, and a in its Chapter Management member of the Penn- named her a member to "40 under 40" category. Bower member of the BU Foun- The award and integrity of one committed Hollick is at Woman of 'jtimF&SSa recognizes leadership, selflessness and the grace to the YWCA. an audit and tax manager A nursing clinical instructor Bower '04M were both named a mission of the commu- Department of Health. Hollick '03 and Jessica Excellence. a consultant for the state Stephanie McCauley . is nicable disease nurse dation board for 15 years. Bixler ofWVIA public TV president- countants, which watch Governors's Patron of the Arts Award in 2008. She was a CEO and Resources. She A former director of the Community Arts founding partner of tor is sylvania Institute of Certified Public Ac- quality of Hudock Moyer Wealth She Association and a northcentral Pennsylvania. Hudock for eight years. Foundation Partnership of Pennsylvania ance to make a more peaceful, productive community and enhance the Perkiomen Valley elect of the Central Pennsylvania Community is swim coach and Williamsport Lycoming Chamber of Commerce. Barbara Benner Hudock N.J. High School. of Healthcare Financial vania during Thomas Hayes at Syracuse THREE BU ALUMNAE were honored First Woodbridge. in assistant at worked former director of the a business Millan Advertising Inc. years and most recently served as S.I. is teacher at Woodbridge Township YWCA selects Women of Excellence by the New York. in Nicholas DeLuca City, N.J., is been with Tilton Fitness ously worked as a senior network engineer re- Fidelity Bank, based at the bank's been employed by the firm since Paul Brones, Ocean with is School District and Albright officer to Scranton Financial Center. Ryan Knarr, Robesonia, vice president/ commercial relationship Sugarloaf. administration specialist with to in- charge accountant at Campbell, Bank's Berwick branch. at District. Jason Serfass was promoted Group Study the Philippines. Logan Hansman, at Walk by Faith Air Force Airman Joseph Elementary, East Lycoming manager assisting in the from Capella University. kindergarten teacher at Ashkar assistant State candidate for a doctoral degree Elementary School, Methacton is Penn Hershey College of Medicine. She in is grade science at Skyview Upper Andrea Harkleroad community a is healthy eating and exercise. Stacey Rine Puterbaugh fifth- merchandiser and 2010 a is 2007 married to Scott 2011 in research program to encourage senior is Adidas an Misericordia University. She 2005 at Wash. Seattle, is assistant professor of nursing at Md. College, Westminster, as a editor at Tracy Hess Colder '06M from McDaniel certification merchandiser Pennsylvania College of Technology, she for- merly worked in Susquehanna Health's inpatient behavioral health unit. She serves on the board of the Williamsport Women's Tennis League and the YWCA of Northcentral Pennsylvania's board of directors. with ParenteBeard LLC, where she has WINTER 2013 27 2 22 Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania husky VITAL STATISTICS Alums named to Hazleton Hall of Fame FOUR BU ALUMNI recently were in- Marriages Ruth Fowler Drake '33 Lisa Breiner '89 and Jonathan Shirvinski Lorena Kutza '93 and L. David Porzi. June '95, May May 2012 Kocher '39 Leon Greenly '41 19, 2012 Julia Richard Hoffman '97 and of Fame: Brian Kasarda '00 and Jessica Ervin, June 18, 2011 Lady Panthers, who compiled a 757-163 record, won 24 Suburban One League titles, four District 1 Class AAAA crowns and two state championships in his 31-year career. Schaefer. who began his teaching career in the Cheltenham Township School District in 1968, also coached football, baseball, boys' basketball, tennis, volleyball and Edward O'Donnell prolific scorers in one of the most Weatherly Area High '72, School and Anthracite League basketball history. O'Donnell, a team leader on was a basketball and baseball umpire for more than YVeatherly's baseball team, 25 years. 79M, who earned 11 West Hazleton High School during the mid-1970s. Lonoconus served as the Wildcats' team captain in cross country, basketball and track and varsity letters for He School Kathryn Tastremski '00 and Mark is superintendent of Great Valley and the school's all-time leading Passon, who was named to Bishop ball star first Wall of Fame class in 1998, Catherine Sedlak Mueller '43 Katie Mooseberger '03 and Jason Stover '07, June Julia Welliver Driskell '45 Stacey Trump '03 and Tyler Fox, June Beth Ann Roberts '04 and Robert Gina DiVizio '05 and 15, Kelly, '05 Mary 2012 30. 2012 Jeffrey O'Neill and 1, Robert Luchs '51 Mary Anna Wright Kline John Lenhart '52 Joseph Zahora '53 Jeanne D'Andrea '06 and James Gallione. May 27. 2012 Angela Gould '06 and Eric Weathers '06. July 21 201 . Alice Socoloskie '59 Sarah Janoff '07 and Jason Balthaser '07, June 26, 2012 Sara Johansen '07 and William Westhafer. May 26. 2012 '07 Richard Staber '60 David Walker '60 John Long '61 and Anthony DeMuro '07 and Kerry Rada Zachary Herb May 19. 2012 Stacey Yerrick '07 and Joseph McCormack 06 '09. Claire Dilley Dale '63 John Grant '64 C. Edward Crim '64 Robert Hensley '64 Holly Davis '08 and David Markowski, July 27, 2012 8, 2010 Jenna Kaehler '08 and Christopher Caracino '09. June 16. 2012 Amanda Kisenwether '08 and Cody Rachau. Sept. 1. 2012 Tara Schultz '08 and Zachary Hales '06 Debra Arnold '09 and Todd Wise. July 7. 2012 Amanda Guito '09 and William Rhinier, May 27. 2012 Matthew Haddle '09 and Angela Kutchera, June 2, 2012 Jessica Hendricks '09 and Patrick Snyder. June 9, 2012 Zachary Weaver '09 and Cara Callanan. July 21 201 Emma Burrage '1 0 and Scott Jabbour '08. Sept 201 Rosanne Cavalluzzi '10 and Joseph Seidler '09. June 30. 2012 Donna Boris Uroskie '66 William Hoffman '66 Charles Rhoades '68 Arwilda Ryan O'Donnell Britain Gazda. Aug. 4, and Courtney Wehr. July '11 Frank Spencer '88 2012 7. '90 Andrew Reed 2012 Willis Riehl '90 Kaitlyn Savner '10 and Brian Smith. June 22. 2012 Denise Pyers '92 Lea Rohrbaugh '11 Jared Vedro and Todd Hitz '93 Jason Ryman She is a teacher in the District Hazleton and an assistant '11 and Aaron Price. April 7. Julie Ottaviani. Nov. 2012 11.2011 Births Bill Lady Cougars. Dawn MDRF Giles Vinton '98 and husband. Edward. a son, online at vvww.bloomualumni.com Camden Edward. Mark Bohr '99 and July 31, wife. Jennifer, Tyler Christopher, Nov. 20, Send information to: alum@bloomu.edu or Alumni Affairs Fenstemaker Alumni House Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania 400 E. Second St. Bloomsburg, PA 17815 I M\ ERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA 2012 '03 a son. Evan Robert, a son. '99 Zamon 4, 2012 Danielle Faretta Trego '00 and husband, Matthew, a Joseph Michael, Sept. 22. 2012 '03, a son, Ronald Stump '06 '03 19. Eric, 2012 and husband. Kevin Zachary Sheldon, Aug. and wife, 12. 2012 Mary Anne, 3, 2012 Christina Kunkle Stauffer '07 and husband. Josh Stauffer 2011 and husband, Andrew, a daughter. Siena Rose. Sept. May a daughter, Ella Grace. June 2012 11, '99 a son, Matthew, Bridget Smith Johnston '03 and husband. Rogers and husband. Ryan. a son, Christian Henry, Oct. Christina Hostetter wife, Beth, Ashley Behrer Rogers 2012 April 27, Lynda Colligon Wayne and 2012 a son, Blake David, Dara Pachence Schmick '99 and husband, Gregory, son. BLOOMSBL RC Buza April 15. FIND IVIWr\r_ illNL/ '07 girls' basketball coach for the Hazleton Area HUSKY NOTES '73 Rosemary Brogan Griebel '76 Mary Ann Wisniewski Dobbins '78 David Hess '78 C. Susan Confield Klingborg '81 . Ryan Dorkoski '10 and Debra Walter. May 19, 2012 Musser '10 and Leonard Astick, June 30. 2012 and '68 '71 James DeMara '72 Michele Baker Casey Norman Richards '74 Alicia '11 Shoemaker Dwight Ackerman Kelly Chester '10 and Wesley Long, Oct. 29. 2011 Kristy Clasen '52 Robert Cumens '55 David Barnhart '59 Scott Eckert '07 and Alyssa Tomlinson, June 16. 2012 McAndrew '45 Michael Kollesar '50 Nicole Wright '05 and James Brown, June 23. 2012 Colleen '45 Coccagna Charles Harmany '47 2012 Donaldson, July 14, 2012 Kristi Devitis Joseph Gulla '45 Laura Schoener Taylor Edwin Deleski '46 2012 June Desiree Hackenburg '05 and Nick Vincenzes. Sept. Chadd Sines 9. players to eclipse the 1.000-point milestone. '41 '43 was one of 12 Bishop Hafey basketball Area School 2X John Hubiak '41 Jessica Lapotsky '02 and Matthew Muscella, July 28, 2012 Eric Cleary '03 and Megan Pickett '07. Oct. 22. 2011 1 Hafey's 2012 Altavilla, April 21, , District. Kathleen Nemshick Passon '96/*02M, former Bishop Hafey High School basketscorer. Hagenbuch Howard Williams Jennifer Franklin '08 and Jason Armstrong, Aug. Alan Lonoconus field. Zinck, Harriett Ann Jasnoski '06 and John McArdle, Oct. 1, 2011 Anne Cassel '07 and Michael Nichols '07. July 7. 2012 wrestling. official Amy 2012 30. 12, ducted into the Hazleton Area Sports Hall Robert Schaefer '68, the former head coach of the Cheltenham High School Obituaries Elvina Picarella Borget '32 '07. a daughter, Sophia Mae, Dec. 26. 2011 Jennifer Franklin Armstrong '08 and husband, Jason, a daughter, Kalie Audrey, Oct. 5, 2012 Kelly Chester-Long '10 and husband, Wesley. a daughter. Carolynn Grace. Sept. 7. 2012 the Lineup reunions, networking and special events POSING AT THE STATUE: The Husky PARENTS AND FAMILY WEEKEND: BU a visit with her parents, Janet Kyle, during Parents I freshman Ashley and Brad Dix of Schwenksville, upper and her REUNION AT THE BEACH: brother, Several classmates from the speech-language time since graduation. Miller. enjoys They for, Bumbarger '04, in are: Jodi Seip, SISTERS Rohrbach CITY IN Peggy Pictured from to 41 Rose Dixon left '91 , statue near Carver Hall provides a spot for Lindsay Wallace front row: Kelly Gribbin Grimaldi '04, '03 '03, Kristin and Roy Kelly '03, Dinan '03; and back row: Jessica Dunmoyer, McGinnis '03 '02, OF BROTHERLY LOVE: DEB (BU Graduating Classes 37 Mashas and left, Jamie Ludwig Shaw Prylucki Rehoboth Beach, Nettling from Vanessa Lawrence Reeves and Lisa Snyder, Kim Kinney Kearney, Joan Cebulka Hauck, Maureen Marks Sandy Golas right, and Family Weekend. pathology graduate program's 1984-85 class got together Del., for the first Dix, a 'photo op' of sisters from 1990-1992) met recently are Gretchen Wirth Philadelphia. Lucy DiBetta Esposito '90, Tara Gosling Struckus Pledge Classes in '91 , Judy Lee Evans Rupertus '92 and Kristine Kipphut Darmohray CAREER ROAD '91 , Kathy M. '92. TRIP: BU alumni who work Shepherd Rehabilitation Network (GSRN) and their Diana '90, in at Good Allentown colleagues hosted 38 students during a Career Road Trip sponsored by the Alumni Office. Taking part are, from Affairs Emily Shotto; Lisa left, Seier '07/'09M; Laura Porter, vice president for resources; Katie Stockinger '01/'03M; Evans '96/'08M; Ray Smith '72, human Susan Williams vice president of BU's Lehigh Valley Alumni Network; Kelly Raub; Nicole Stevens; Michael Cirba Denise Stryker financial officer. '92; '81, chief information officer; and Dan Confalone GSRN '79, chief helps adults and children over- come physical and cognitive challenges and achieve maximum potential for conditions ranging from joint replacements lems to stroke, and from to neurological vision infant feeding prob- problems. WINTER 2013 29 The Early Years of Women's Athletics by ROBERT DUNKELBERGER, UNIVERSITY ARCHIVIST TALENTED FEMALE ATHLETES began to change in 1926 when Lucy McCammon was hired to teach women's physical education classes. McCammon organized the "B" Club tice compete on college fields, courts, pools and diamonds throughout the year. But this was not always the case. The struggle by women for athletic opportunities at Bloomsburg and nationwide so a story of perseverance is also were limited at Bloomsburg BI.OOMSBl RC I MVERSITY OF PEWSYIA \M club filled by Eleanor who believed strongly that women should have the same opportunities as \ male athletes. At a on May 16, 1961, she made a motion to women's intercollegiate athadopt a letics program and the motion carried unanimously. But meeting it was just the beginning. Presi- dent Harvey A. Andruss had to be convinced of the benefit to the college and 1958, Wray, and interclass competitions. This prac- 30 The competed against women from her position was to physical education classes, recreational activity did. W hen McCammon retired in days until the 1920s, athletic oppor- women men other schools in "Play Days." the Normal School's earliest tunities for could reach athletic mile- tion in sports, as and determination. From women stones and earn letters for participa- of the Collegiate Athletic Committee to female athletes, especially in terms of cost to the school. 1961, Wray provided a On Nov. 6, memo and a 10- page justification outlining her vision for women's athletics at State College. Bloomsburg 3 Women's Wray's goal was to start small. She proposed an extramural program where women's teams from other insti- basketball continued at BU, hockey wasn't as fortunate. The team lost its field following the 1964 season when construction began at its south end for the new library building. Without adequate facilities, field hockey was dropped temporar- but would provide the competition, but not at the same level as the men's intercollegiate program. She hoped support would build and athletic opportunities for women would gradually expand. The Athletic Committee unanimously approved the program as Wray recommended, and in January 1962, Andruss agreed as well. He remained concerned about the budget, however, wanting to avoid an increase in the $20 student activity fee. tutions In fall 1962, ily, returning as an intramural sport in of 1972, it stated edu- programs receiving federal cational financial assistance could not dis- criminate on the basis of sex. Although was not mentioned, it soon that this was the that would enable women's op- athletics became apparent catalyst portunities as athletes to grow. on hockey team, with the first game played at Lock Haven on Oct. 9. Although the Huskies lost a rain-shortened match, the coach was pleased with the effort. A basketball team led by another physical education instructor, Joanne McComb, began practicing over the winter, and the first game, also at Lock Haven, was played on Feb. 1, 1963. This time the Huskies fared much better, dominating the Bald Eagles by a score of 35-27. Amendments hockey got off to a slow start when it was reinstated to varsity status a year later with fields home games played on the current upper cam- In fall Wray became coordina- 1972, tor of women's intercollegiate athletics and soon more opportunities were pus. Formerly part of a country club, available for female athletes. After a the land was purchased in 1962, and decade of just two varsity women's the field was the only athletic facility sports, the first official on the field women at Bloomsburg and nationwide. Part of the Education giate sports for 1967. Field Wray organized and coached a varsity field hill until Nelson Field House opened in fall 1972. Carol Frankel '73, Bolton a four-year letter winner, remembers the when, as much as she and her teammates loved the sport and wanted to win, their roster came up short. Male students, primarily soccer players, were recruited to help field a practice squad. early years The passage of Title IX 40 years ago was the major impetus that spring by tennis. Spring 1977 saw three more five and on April 13 in matches at BuckUniversity, and track and field days later. After competing with the men sports inaugurated: lacrosse softball nell for several years, the cross country team had its first independent season in 1980 and women's soccer had its first game At a time finally expanded the number of intercolle- swim meet was held Jan. 20, 1973, followed later that was seen Sept. when as the pioneers, Lucy 6, 1990. collegiate athletics domain of men, two McCammon and El- eanor Wray, were advocates of oppor- young women. Thanks to them and others who followed in their footsteps, nearly 200 female athletes compete in nine intercollegiate sports tunities for at ABOVE: Lucy McCammon umpires a game during a in 1938. RIGHT: Center Barb Donchez Cunningham 75 takes a shot against 6, 1973, game in today. • women's physical education class on the lawn near Science Hall Marywood College during a March BU Centennial 0* Gym. WINTER 2 0 1 calendar Academic Calendar Concert Choir Carver Hall, Kenneth SPRING 2013 Saturday, April 27, 7:30 p.m. $29.50/$16.50 Child/$14 BU Student Spring Break Begins First Monday, March 18, 8 a.m. Resume Classes Saturday, March 23, 8 a.m. Friday, April 5, 7:30 p.m. University-Community Orchestra Carver Hall, Kenneth Pops Concert $29.50/$16.50 Child/$14 BU Student May S. 7:30 p.m. 4, Hotel Bethlehem for the Arts, Mitrani Hall 8 p.m. Friday, April 26, State of the University Department $34.50/$19.50 Child/$17 BU Student and Dance of Music, Theatre May Fenstemaker Alumni House address, The Healing Power of Music, at 3 p.m.; 5, Featuring 6, S. Thursday, April 25, at 7:30 p.m. Gross Nai-Ni Chen with the Bloomsburg University Players theatre Friday, recommended productions are generally May 10, II: III: July 1 to Aug. 9 For former and current student leaders for 8 p.m. Alumni Night the Arts, Mitrani Hall Scranton Penguins 7:30 p.m.; Sunday performances are at Saturday, students are $4. BU students and Concerts CGA Performing Arts Box Office, located at the open to the public free of charge. For information, see Art Exhibits Exhibitions open in With pre-game social the Haas Gallery of Art are to the public free of charge. For Alumni Weekend more Friday to Sunday, in All times and locations are subject to change. Call (570) 389-4286 to confirm events. times, the door days of performance. haas.html. visit departments.bloomu.edu/artl of 1963. True to Reunion Flood Stories, Too Tomiko Jones, photography by Gerald Stropnicky Through Feb. A co-production Reception: Feb. 11, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. of Bloomsburg Players Sunday. March 10, 2:30 p.m. Alvina Krause Theatre St. Matthew Lutheran Church 123 N. Market St., 226 Personal Adornment Day and Makeup Extravaganza installations Feb. Bloomsburg St., 20 to Thursday, March 15 Haas Center 7, 2:30 p.m. for the Arts, Mitrani Hall Featuring Melissa Marse, piano Student Art by Steve Martin April 17 to March 26 21 226 Center Bloomsburg St., Haas Center Celebrity Artist Series Events in 2012-2013 the for the Arts, Mitrani Hall Hall, Friday, April 12 Haas Center for the Arts, Mitrani Hall Special guests: John Vanore and Jazz Ensemble performs at noon Concert Band Sunday, April 14, 7:30 p.m. in the Haas Kenneth S. Gross Auditorium. For more information and to order tickets, box office at (570) 389-4409 call the or visit the Arts, Mitrani Hall dates are subject to change. The National Broadway Tour Spamalot Friday, Feb. 8, to Bloomsburg 26, 4:30 p.m. Sutliff Hall Toshiko Takaezu, ceramics Featuring presentation on technology and paintings business education and tours of April 17 to Museum May Homecoming 11 a.m. to Reception: April 17, Senior Exit Show May 8 to 2 p.m. Friday to Sunday, Oct. 11 to 13 Parents and Family 18 Reception: May in Sutliff Hall RSVP: along@bloomu.edu. Exhibition Class 1 Weekend Friday to Sunday. Oct. 25 to 27 8, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Haas Center Luciana Souza Choral Ensemble www.bloomualumni.com For the latest information on upcoming for details these and additional events or to at $34.50/519.50 Child/$17 BU Student Women's Visit Sound Sunday, Feb. and Husky Singers Bl.OOMSHl KG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (570) 389-4058 for the Arts, Mitrani Hall Sunday, April 21 2:30 p.m. for the Arts, Mitrani Hall Alumni Events on register. For 8 p.m. Choral Concert 32 Friday, April information, contact the Alumni Affairs office Haas Center Featuring 9 www.bloomu.edu/cas. Programs and Abstract Truth for Come Back Center for the Arts, Mitrani Hall, and Carver Jazz Festival Haas Center to April Presented by Celebrity Artist Series season are presented BU Show Reception: March 29, 7 to 9 p.m. Alvina Krause Theatre Percussion Ensemble Tuesday, April 9, 7:30 p.m. TBD Business Education Alumni: The Underpants Sunday, April April 25. Moose Exchange. Downtown Bloomsburg Reception: Feb. 21, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bloomsburg University-Community Orchestra Bloomsburg Luncheon graduates from the 1930s, Special Events to 17 Center for 1940s and 1950s Carlie Trosclair, full-scale March 7 June 2 11 and Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble Chamber Orchestra to Featuring 50-year reunion of the Class the lobby of Haas Center for the Arts, or at programs, dates, May 31 information, gallery hours and reception http:lldepartwents.bloomu.edu/musicl Musicjvents.html. March 23, 7 p.m. Mohegan Sun Arena, Wilkes-Barre 3 p.m. Adult tickets are $6; seniors and non- BU at the Wilkes-Barre/ Wednesday, Thursday, All cardholders are free. Tickets are available Listed events are Muses Ahn Trio Friday and Saturday performances are at May 20 to Aug. 9 May 20 to June 28 Session Husky Leadership Conference Saturday, March, 2; all-day event $34.50/$19.50 Child/$17 BU Student SUMMER 2013 Session Haas for Haas Center adult audiences. I: in Center for the Arts, Mitrani Hall. Free. Auditorium The Temptation of the May 18 President David Soltz; hosted by the Carver Hall Alumni Chapter Theatre Commencement BU BU's annual Health Sciences Symposium, 7:30 p.m. 17 Undergraduate 22, 7 p.m. present the keynote 17 Commencement Session will Wine and Cheese Reception Friday, Feb. Monday, May May Saturday, for the Arts, Mitrani Hall Kathy Mattea Carver Hall, Kenneth Friday, Lock Haven match vs. Lehigh Valley Alumni Network Monday, May 13 Graduate BU Thursday, Feb. 21, 5:30 p.m. Finals Begin Friday, Field Gross Auditorium Kathy Mattea Haas Center Sunday, House during Nelson Career Connections Reception Haas Center End May 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, Bloomsburg St., Repertory/Dance Ensemble: Finals Alumni Wrestling Social Gross Auditorium Dala 345 Market May 10 Friday, S. Presbyterian Church Saturday, Classes End and Events Activities of Brazil 17, 7:30 p.m. alum@bloomu.edu. or (800) 526-0254, or events, check the Bloomsburg University website, www.bloomu.edu. L YOU RECOGNIZE IT IMMEDIATELY. You might even have one your closet that you've worn over and over again. It's the classic Champion reverse-weave, crew neck sweatshirt and it's available once in again at the University Store for only $44.99. The University Store offers a 12-ounce cotton/poly fleece, the sweatshirt dubbed "Old Faithful," and hundreds of other items for Bloomsburg alumni and students for BU insignia gifts from to wear, display T-shirts, sweatshirts and enjoy. Shop and hats to pennants, stadium blankets and glassware. And remember to stop back often for the apparel that lets you show your Husky pride in the latest colors and Can't decide? Gift cards are available in any amount. styles. The University Store offers the convenience of shopping online at bloomustore.com. For a traditional shopping experience, the University Store is open seven days a week, with extended hours for special Saturday events. Stop by in person or online for everything BU. NON-PRO^ 1011050113 Office of ^ U.S. Marketing and Communications 400 East Second Street Bloomsburg, PA 17815-1301 O-'i POSTAGE PAID BURLINGTON, VT 05401 PERMIT NO. 73 Bloomsburg UNIVERSITY MIX FSC P; Paper from responsible sources FSC- C022085 There's so much more! Bloomsburg; The University Magazine From the President WHAT IS YOUR RELATIONSHIP with Bloomsburg University? If you are an alumnus, you may see Bloomsburg as the place where you earned your degree, made lifelong friendships. The place to which you discovered your passion and remain connected, regardless of time or distance. be all My hope is your answer would of these and, perhaps, more. Every two years, responses to Bloomsburg: The University Magazine's readers survey reveal your feelings about this institution. this year's survey showed they do, indeed, feel a The survey gives alumni Wayne School District. In a '08, a a a financial donation. us tremendous insight, but Chase Smith like made to recommended Bloomsburg to reading this magazine, have attended an event, potential student or, yes, The 724 respondents connection and, as a result of we most enjoy hearing from physical science teacher and coach in Western note to Bruce Wilcox, associate professor of chemistry and bio- chemistry, Chase said, in part: Looking back at my time at Bloomsburg I remember fondly your patience with me despite my occasional laziness and lack of initiative. If I only knew what I know now about education, I would have taken my college education much more seriously! Ultimately I write this email to thank you, and the rest of the chemistry professors that dedicated their time to help that you do Chase is and the not alone. level me get where I am of education that The Husky I received today. I am praising the work my school. on a daily basis at Pride of alumni Steve Carr and Craig Evans loud and clear in the Career Connections, beginning on page comes through 18. Alumni like Steve and Craig find abundant opportunities to share their enthusiasm for Bloomsburg while giving a career advantage to today's students. Job shadowing and in- On-campus experiences, including the College of Development and the College of Science and Technology's Career Day, give alumni a forum for sharing insights on their professions. And alumni are welcome to return to campus as their schedule permits to discuss their careers, as ternships provide real-world knowledge. Business' Zeigler Institute for Professional Rebecca (Funk) Campbell Jimmi Simpson '83, president of ABC-Owned Television Stations Group, and actor '98 did in the recent past. As our economy continues to rebound, it is imperative that our students graduate fully prepared for their professions. As alumni, you can help make that happen for Bloomsburg's next generation. DAVID SOLTZ President, (Editor's note: Bloomsburg University Find out how you can provide career experiences for today's Bloomsburg University students at www.bloomualumni.com.) FEATURES 10 Fair, Honest, Consistent Over 30 years at BU, Dean of Students Donald Young has had one focus: to point students in the right direction. 12 A Boatman's Life Adventure-seeker John Stoner 73 found his niche as a river guide in the Grand Canyon. 16 in the Wings The Concert Committee and Program Mentor Board keep students entertained, with Jimmy Gilliland, guidance from director of Student Activities. 18 Career Connections Alumni offer valuable job shadowing and internship opportunities to give today's students the tools they need to start their own careers. 22 A Distinct What do Advantage four students majoring in accounting, anthropology, digital Table of Contents Spring 2013 BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA A MEMBER OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION Pennsylvania State System Interim Chancellor, State of Higher Education ot Governors System President, Bloomsburg University David L. Soltz Peter Garland Executive Editor Guido M. Marie Conley Aaron Lammando A. Walton, Vice Richard Alloway Matthew Tom Bloomsburg University Chairman Pichini. '94, Vice Chair Chair Robert Dampman Patrick Wilson Baker E. Ramona Corbett '91 LaRoy G. Davis Laura Marcus E. Ellsworth , '60, Fuller '13 Mowad Charles E, Schlegel, Jr. Kenneth 77 F. S Taylor Ronald J, Tomalis DEPARTMENTS 03 07 24 30 Around the Quad On the Hill Husky Notes Over the Shoulder E. Stolarick Calendar of Events Assistant Vice President, '08H '60 Nancy Vasta '97/'98M Harold C. Shields Robert mass communications Professional work common? experience through academic internships. 32 William Wiist Mack McGinn Joseph Photography Editor Sr. Keener B. Bonnie Martin Eric Foster Bonnie L. Editor Designer Joseph Jonathan Vice Chair Secretary Ronald G. Henry J. in '67 David W. Klingerman Hanna Chair '65, H. Alley Sara Dickson Michael K. Rosalee Rush Council of Trustees Charles C. 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Irene John Communications Assistants Address comments and questions CJ Shultz'13 Sean Williams Bloomsburg: The University Magazine Yudichak published three times a year alumni global network David Wolfe T. is friends ot the university. inlormation appear at the to: Waller Administration Building '15 400 East Second Street Bloomsburg, PA 17815-1301 Email address: magazine@bloomu.edu ON THE WEB www.BL00MU.EDU HUSKY NOTES SPORTS UPDATES ALUMNI INFO, MORE Visit Bloomsburg University on the Bloomsburg University is Bloomsburg University of ment opportunities origin, COVER PHOTO BY BRETT SIMPSON S\I HTube for all Web at an AA/EEO www.bloomu.edu. institution Pennsylvania is and is committed persons without regard accessible to to disabled persons. equal educational and employ- to race, religion, gender, age, national sexual orientation, disability or veteran status. © Bloomsburg University 2013 SPRING 2013 1 Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania unleash your inner husky CHRIS HALL not just for his repairs '12 has a passion own for bicycles. And transportation. Hall collects, and gives bicycles to people who will use them. A registered nurse at Geisinger Medical Center. Danville, Hall reconditioned more than 100 bicycles and sent them abroad, where they found new life helping their owners get around. The project continued last Hall donated a number summer, but with a of his Bloomsburg University's Quest program, for summer camp the two-wheelers. use, twist: salvaged bicycles and helped to initially to recondition These vehicles are providing the foundation of Quest's BU Bike Project, which enables students and community members to rent bicycles a semester at a time for a nominal fee. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania around THE quad THE BRIAR CREEK ASSOCIATION for Watershed Solutions (BCAWS) is taking its first Researchers also outlined the and same time, the project is providing research opportunities for Bloomsburg University students majoring quality with a plan that looks at climate, geology, soils variety of birds, biology. At the in mammals and The watershed was each with at least quantity and quality. The assessments at each Briar Creek watershed encompasses approximately 33 square miles, spanning parts of Columbia and Luzerne which The creek Susquehanna River, Chesapeake Bay. By monitoring aims for a cleaner Chesapeake Bay flows into the in turn flows into the Briar Creek, BCAWS "Better quality here Franek, One means better quality there," says BCAWS secretary and BU geosciences Ben instructor. of the major contributors to the Briar Creek Wa- tershed Coldwater Conservation Plan, Franek outlined the stream characteristics in four sections: climate, geology, soils and biology. Research into climate is especially important, says Franek, since changes in climate affect the availability of water. BCAWS compiled data from 1899 to 2010 to come up with average monthly precipitation and temperature data. The geological section focused types at each monitor- on the watershed's bedrock — the solid rock at or near the surface — and the surficial geology — the unconsolidated solids at or near the surface. fish. divided into seven sub-watersheds, one monitoring environmental science. counties. soil ing station and discussed the watershed's importance to a step to improved water site to assess both water BCAWS members conducted site biweekly from September 2011 October 2012. Generally pH, electroconductivity and total dissolved solids levels were acceptable, though water temperatures were high at times, according to Cold Wato ter Fishes designation. Findings for the visual assessment varied from poor to fair and, at times, the creek exceeded acceptable amounts of lead and nitrate. The BCAWS team was made up of local volunteers and BU students, including Samantha Pfister, a senior from Perkasie. Pfister, along with BU faculty members Cynthia Venn and Christopher Hallen, conducted in-house water samples for pH, conductivity, turbidity, total alkalinity and dissolved oxygen. lab tests on total acidity, The BCAWS prepared the Briar Creek Watershed Coldwater Conservation Plan in conjunction with the Columbia County Conservation District and funding from the Coldwater Heritage Partnership. For more information, coldwaterheritage.org. • visit Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania around the Family Ties STUDENT DISCOVERS ANCESTRY THROUGH DNA AFTER SIGNING UP for Bloomsburg University's Cameroon-Ethiopia Winter Study Abroad program, junior English major Sonya Anderson from Millmont discovered through a DNA test that one of her ancestors came from Febe, a John Huckans, assistant professor this summer in of physics and engineering technology, standing, mentor student researchers will small village on the outskirts of Yaounde. a project funded by an Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity (URSCA) award. Cameroon's capital Atom Anatomy URSCA FUNDS STUDENT RESEARCH ONE OF THE 33 PROJECTS funded by The URSCA awards program BU Bloomsburg University's 2013 Under- to graduate Research, Scholarship and provides up to $6,000 for (URSCA) award all is city. The study abroad group accompanied Anderson to the lage, vil- where she received an enthusiastic welcome, complete with drumming and open undergraduate students and dancing. summer BU students who participate in the program earn six credits studying at undergraduate research, scholarship or the University of Buea, Cameroon, and enable students to study atoms up close. creative activity under the guidance of visiting historical Physics and engineering technology faculty mentors. Administered in Ethiopia. • Creative Activity professors will John Huckans and Ju Xin and several students will Office of bring rubidium atoms to an extremely low temperature — 100 microKelvin — where quantum easily observed. cooled and held and magnetic in The atoms place by laser coils within will be beams an ultra-high is sites promotes high- outcomes through level student-learning goal and cultural Sponsored Research and Grants, URSCA program experiences outside the classroom. mechanical properties of the atoms are more the by the Biology The to establish a university-wide, sustainable model for Bees of undergraduate research on campus. Students experience NSF FUNDS the process of research and scholarship RESEARCH PROJECT vacuum system. Absorption images of ultracold atom clouds will be captured as a creative intellectual activity. with a digital camera at near-infrared water quality economic impact, wavelengths. nity development, Pennsylvania dialects Other funded projects cover topics as diverse and as commu- JOHN HRAMTZ, biology professor and director of the Office of Undergradu- clotting. • ate Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity obtained a National Science homelessness. Locating the Homeless STUDY TO IDENTIFY PATTERNS RURAL PENNSYLVANIA ity, IN a $14,000 grant to BU's Columbia-Montour Homelessness nell University and Lycoming College to identify, gather and evaluate patterns of homelessness and housing insecurity. Researchers will report on the situation and collaborate on a long-term plan to better measure and track homelessness Consulting to support a study on rural in rural HI.OOMSBl RC UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYIA collaborating with Task Force and researchers from Buck- Center for Community Research and 4 is the Columbia County Housing Author- THE CENTER FOR RURAL PENNSYLVANIA provided BU Pennsylvania. Foundation grant of $316,000 to study the integrative biology of bees this Hranitz is of Central summer. partnering with the University Oklahoma to study the behavior of honeybees and solitary bees in natural pollination systems and their responses to environmental ers stressors. Research- on the eight-week project and Greece will in Turkey include faculty from six universities in three countries, as well as undergraduate student researchers. • Powerful Enterprise SENIOR PROJECT TRACKS THE SUN STUDENTS IN THE PHYSICS and engineering department shot for the sky when they took on "Ned" Greene's Professor Nathaniel latest project: to build an automated solar tracker control and Rebecca Campbell students during her recent '83, right, talks with campus monitoring system. visit. "The core of this work ABC Executive REBECCA CAMPBELL "YOU HAVE MADE TV PERSONAL," Rebecca (Funk) Campbell of the ABC-Owned '83, president Television Stations Group, told students during her to BU since graduating. television could be first visit "For decades, watched only one way and audiences had a choice of three channels. Today, the eight stations that are part of the tions ABC-Owned Television Group have including video phones and Sta- a total of 87 platforms, game it TALKS ABOUT TODAY'S MEDIA '83 consoles, smart telling Ghassan Ibrahim. "We now have a unit that is accessible to who was appointed president of the ABC-Owned Television Stations Group in May 2010. students to operate on, research on or use She completed by four students: to draw viewers, is said Campbell, responsible for the company's local TV stations in New York, Los Angeles, for educational purposes." The system was Ulshafer. Houston, Raleigh-Durham and Fresno in the and oversees other businesses within the scale to group, including ABC National Television Sales, The Live Well Network and the and Michael. • a senior design project Adam Zhengyan Zhou, Joe Crossin and Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, syndicated series, Live with Kelly tablets." Regardless of the platform, good story- and to the public," says project adviser associate professor and relevant information continue getting the is from the sun and presenting solar data While these projects are department, this was the be installed Reedy, Jeff typical first of this and manufactured. "Every year students need to come up with an industry-like project and then develop it," says Ibrahim. "They must use everything they've learned in their four years here and also include something new that they have explored on their own." The students were responsible for installing the solar panels, controlling them and tracking the sun amount of power to predict the that can be created every minute of the day under different weather conditions. The panels, installed outside Benjamin Franklin Hall along Second Street, will kiosk, located send data to the solar on the campus side of the building. "Other places do solar tracking," says Ibrahim. "What made ours so significant was that nobody had ever used something as small as a 100-watt panel to track the sun and use How it mainly for educational purposes. Big? BU STUDENTS GATHER VISIONS OF KIDSBURG "Not many institutions have success predicting the power as accurately as Nearly two dozen BU students visited Central Columbia Elementary School to learn what features the children would like to see in Bloomsburg Town Park's new Kidsburg. The BU students became involved through the Center for Community Research and Consulting and education professor Michael Patte. The original Kidsburg was ruined in the 2011 flood. Learn more at www.kidsburg.org. did. The system predicts the we the students built exactly power available, down to the last watt." • SPRING 2013 around THE Magnetized TALENTED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS INITIATE STEM PROGRAM TWENTY-ONE ACADEMICALLY talented high school juniors from Bloomsburg, Central Columbia and Berwick Area school districts will be admitted in this fall as the first class Bloomsburg University's Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Magnet program. Students in the program will enroll together in five courses at BU and earn a total of 15 credits. They Wayne for Whitaker, assistant director of diversity and retention, marketing and communications, greet civil left, rights leader Julian and Rosalee Rush, assistant vice president second year Bond. program History of Race but also in CIVIL RIGHTS PIONEER SPEAKS AT BANQUET CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER Julian Bond, former chairman of the NAACP, talked about race, political its role in history and today's environment as the keynote ment XL tar sands say race history are is is race." Bond's discussion spanned decades - from his participation in the for civil rights movements and economic justice during the 1960s to his observations on today's political agenda and his involve- to be successful tools in college. • pipeline at the Bond, who Geisinger Grant helped establish the Stu- tee in 1960 who on engineering, will give students interested White House. Luther King Jr. Commemorative Ban- "Those program. The in a recent protest against the Keystone dent Nonviolent Coordinating Commit- quet. in the will focus math or other sciences the needed speaker of the 20th annual Martin wrong." he said. "History will earn 15 additional credits during their and became the first presi- dent of the Southern Poverty was elected Law Center, to four terms in the Georgia House of Representatives and in the six terms "The greatest impediment is BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY received a $29,000 grant as a partner in Geisinger Health System's Weis Center for Research Georgia Senate. racial equity BU PART OF MARCELLUS SHALE INITIATIVE to achieving the narcotic belief that we Marcellus Shale program already have," he said. • Initiative. The multi- disciplinary, collaborative research is investigating the health of the region's population, including the potential health effects of natural gas mining in the Community Service Marcellus Shale region of central Pennsylvania and southern BU AGAIN NAMED TO HONOR ROLL FOR THE FOURTH consecutive year, Bloomsburg University has been named Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. The listing recognizes BU for the role it plays "in solving community problems and placing more students on a lifelong path of civic engagement by recognizing institutions that achieve meaningful, measureable outcomes in the communities they serve." The national recognition, administered by the Corporation for National and Community Service, began in 2006. Bloomsburg University has been named to the list five times since its inception. To be included, applicants are judged on quantity and quality of the service performed by faculty, staff and students, as well as the impact their efforts have on the community. • to the President's 7 6 BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA the ulty initial New York. In one of collaborative projects, Heather Feldhaus, BU fac- assistant dean. Col- lege of Liberal Arts; Christopher Podeschi, associate professor of sociology: and John Hintz, associate professor, environmental, geographical and geological sciences, will conduct community focus group studies with investigators to assess local knowl- edge and attitudes about Marcellus Shale drilling. • ON THE HILL by "I sports TIIRR TOM McGUIRE LOVE BLOOMSBURG. I love these it's time in my life that I have guys. But to step aside." With those words during a Friday af- I thank Danny making our football team one of the most respected programs in the coun- University community, and sixth in his first try," said BU President David Soltz. thank him for thousands of young as 20 years of roaming the sidelines head coach of Huskies football. Paul that he's all done men who For Hale, the decision to step away named for everything in life Hale, one of the winningest coaches completed his and now a time is the in 2012. he said. "I am else," extremely proud of the program that has been established 20th season at Bloomsburg and his 25th year coaching is time to pass the torch to someone in Division II, in for the played At Bloomsburg, he I'll here. always be a part of this school." Hale received numerous awards holds the school record for most coach- most proud of his ing victories. In 25 years as a head outstanding athletes Hale coached at (.754) and, at the end of last season, ranked in the top five among active coaches NCAA Division II in in winning percent- Bloomsburg are players. is Among the Irv Sigler, 1997 winner old man," is ... poised to break Britting- ham's school and PSAC career rushing NFL star New Orleans Saints, Hale also coached current Jahri Evans of the who is widely regarded as one of the league's top offensive linemen. players under Hale were Nine named Associ- ated Press Little All-Americans, earning Roman, Brandie, Tyson and Christina, and have 10 ents of four children, grandchildren. A national successor this year. search for a permanent will be conducted later • all-time leading rusher in the history of the school and the Pennsylvania who lowing a yearlong fundraising the Harlon "On behalf of the entire Bloomsburg who who turned a 17-year-old boy into a 21-year- top D-II player; Jamar Brittingham, when the field at Redman Stadium was named in his honor foleffort. praised Hale as "a father figure of the Harlon Hill Award as the nation's age and victories. Hale was honored in April 2012 Hill balloting Hale and his wife, Diane, are the par- during his coaching career, but he mark of 213-69-1 Harlon three years. Quiteh, a total of 13 honors. posted a record of 173-56-1 (.754) and coach, he had a in the mark next year. was not an easy one. "There season. "I for him." Darragh, assistant head coach, was interim head coach for the 2013 BUHUSKIES.COM for Danny Hale announced his retirement and coverage, go online SPORTS information INFORMATION director niRFPTOR sports .^^L. ternoon press conference, an emotional after — ^ \J \J 1 State Athletic Conference (PSAC), finished third in the balloting for Hill; and current standout Franklyn Quiteh, who finished third SPRING 2013 7 A Training Olympians Assistant Coach Works with Togolese Athletes FOR ASSISTANT TRACK and field "Seeing ings in the classroom teaching lessons abundance coach Louise Duffus, professional and afternoons on the track summer 2012 was not about learning a few new techniques at a resort. Instead, she was among an eightmember group who taught coaches and tional how the people live there makes you feel guilty about having so much here and realize how much we take for granted," says Duffus. "I do feel we made a differ- development in action. In the evenings, group members discussed their relationship with God. United ence Action (AIA). London sport and the gospel." "The says. fus. had two purposes," says Duf"We worked with the Togolese Olymtrip "It in the 2012 Olympics," Duffus "They were all so eager to learn, both about their sport and the At times, spiritual we almost Committee to help train the coaches and some of their elite-level athletes, as well as bring them a spiritual component about becoming not only a better athlete, aspect of our but a better person." was struck by the contrast between the limited resources in Togo and the pic The AIA representatives spent morn- BLOOM SliL KC I \l\ ERSITY OF I. VAN I trip. had to force them to take a break from practicing." Duffus, the Huskies' throwing coach, in States. our short time with them and, was exciting to work with some of their athletes who got to compete in athletes in Togo, Africa, through Athletes in at the na- stadium putting those lessons into in the hopefully, planted a seed, both with our In addition to guidance and memories, the AIA group left reminder of their behind a tangible visit — used running shoes and spikes. "For us they were just used shoes or spikes," she says. "For them, they were the shoes or spikes that would help them to be competitive." • Scholar-Athletes Recognized BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY HONORED 97 students as 2012-13 To be designated Scholar-Athletes. must a "scholar- athlete," a student have achieved a grade point average of 3.25 or higher during the past two minimum semesters or have a cumulative grade point average of 3.25. Additionally, 40 freshmen or transfer student-athletes who posted a 3.25 grade point average or higher semester in their first BU at were recognized as showing promise to become future scholar-athletes. • PSAC Honors Marvin, Harner THE MEN'S SWIM PROGRAM Wrestling Team Finishes at No. 15 cord, wrestling coach Stutzman Recognized honored Coach of the finished the 2012-13 season ranked 15th who completed in the country in Division USA I, according to Today/National Wrestling Coach- es Association poll. Bloomsburg was 17-3 EWL for the third time as the THE HUSKIES WRESTLING TEAM the John Stutzman was Year. Overall Stutzman, Bloomsburg, has guided the Huskies to all-time in career wins. He him third has coached on the year and beat three top-20 teams three NCAA Division - Maryland, Pitt and Edinboro. eight EWL champions, 76 EWL place The Hus- won their first Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) title and sent six wrestlers kies also to the NCAA Championships. winners and 33 qualifiers. He I All-Americans, NCAA Division also I national was named the EWL Coach of the Year following the 2006-07 In recognition of the outstanding re- with freshman Jake Harner of Philadelphia being named the Penn- sylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Men's Freshman of the his eighth season with a record of 97-56-1, ranking picked up two post-season honors and 2010-11 seasons. • Year and head coach Stu Marvin honored as the PSAC Men's Coach of the Year. '78 During his rookie season, Harner qualified for the PSAC in individual events, posting seven two NCAA "B" cut times and setting three individual school records and four school relay records. Marvin, who finished his fifth season as the Huskies head coach, led the men's team Women's Basketball Claims PSAC FOR THE FIRST TIME since Title onships this season, matching the Huskies' best finish in 1968. 1992 and just the second time in school history, BU's women's basketball team claimed the Pennsylvania State Ath- Flanagan averaged rebounds and 10.5 points, 5.5 assists. seven Bloomsburg, which earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships with the Conference PSAC championship. They captured the title after beating victory, finished the year with a Gannon Bethlehem, and Kayla Oxenrider, Ashland, earned All-PSAC honors for their play. Wieller was named first team and letic University, 74-57. Senior captain Alyssa Flanagan, named the (PSAC) Championship's Most Valuable Player. In her two games of the final four, Freeland, was to a second- PSAC champi- place finish at the of 24-6. Two players, Dana Oxenrider second team. • mark Wieller, Marvin arrived after in Bloomsburg spending 30 years Lauderdale, Fla., in Fort where he over- saw the operation of the aquatic complex at the International Swimming Hall of Fame and other aquatic facilities around the city. He was inducted into the Broward County (Fla.) in 2012. • Sports Hall of Fame SPRING 2013 9 Fair, Honest, Consistent by BONNIE MARTIN Donald Young's guiding principle is "•I a* 'We all make mistakes. That does not make people; it us bad makes us human beings.' FOR MANY STUDENTS, Donald Young is trouble. They've on campus or a meeting with bad news. They're in done something wrong, in town, and they may not be coming back to school the flip side are the students who experience. Students Office. "We handle time as a way of saying "thank you" for a whole host of issues and student advocacy and outreach," says Young, for Office." who were 30 years who at recently was BU. "The new BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA in the most serious trouble: • The student who was suspended BU for and was employed Young's office until he graduated. "He entered the graduate program here and • to me daily." Young says. student who was in "a whole The host of trouble," suspended and was so serious he wasn't allowed on campus, but asked Young meet him to share a pizza at lunch- "There are more of these stories than not," a year, returned to in fraction his guidance. Young vividly remembers some jailed for Young says. "Sometimes, students need to step back to see what factors are adversely affecting them. This college thing isn't easy and sometimes they get We want to point them sidetracked. in The last thing we separate them from the right direction. want to do is their education." several months. At the student's request, Young visited him Prison and, adjustment, academic, roommates, disciplinary 10 Standards thanks Whether he meets them through conversation or through conflict, Young often becomes more than just an adviser to the students who visit the Dean of honored to set foot students meet the dean of students at freshman orientation or elsewhere on campus, feel a connection and talk with him weekly or monthly as they navigate the college - for our office, Dean of Students, makes us much more recognizable than when we were known as the Student this semester. Or ever. On name in when he Columbia County The Right Direction returned to BU, met While with him every week for two years, just to talk. in "He graduated and found success Young says. the working world," • And the former student whose in- it is clear much of Young's success comes from his rapport with students, added steps in the university's informal hearing process reinforce the bond and provide students with the opportunity to discuss He compliance and concerns attributes this change student in '90/'93M, associate director of Residence and Mark Bauman'95/'OOM, an about adjustment, academics and living behavior to technology and reality TV. Life, environments. "Technology — the way students com- sistant professor, a "It allows us to establish more open and honest connection," he "The result is an enhanced role as a says. shows resource for students." Workshops, both in person and online, covering choices and decision making, management, civility and related also have shown a positive impact issues easier to do things and 'Jersey Shore' roommate Young credits issues springs number from students ate assistants for creating an "uplifting are socially ill-prepared and unable cope with disagreements and Over the past three decades, alcohol infractions have consistently topped the ing is more extreme." "When I first came here, there were kegs at parties, but students didn't drink to the degree they do today. Now there is punch and controlled substancThey mix drinks or ingredients to get liquor in es. intoxicated quickly. This leads to fights, vandalism and sexual Dean of assaults." Day in kindergarten," his professional staff, eight student workers and three gradu- "They must have been absent today "the degree and severity his eldest son. of increased 'Absent for Sharing Day' of violated policies, Young says, but Young as BU students or early in Young was best man at McCormack's wedding and is godfather to for their careers. arguing, fighting, dealing He believes the to list TV with conflict in that way." who adds. it like 'Survivor' show people conflict on student behavior, he makes municate they wouldn't be doing otherwise. as- both of whom worked conflict. for Shar- family atmosphere" that treats students respectfully. not "It's all doom and gloom," he adds. he quips. "We all want students to be successful. We are known for being fair, honest and Three Decades Later consistent and Young came to Bloomsburg in 1982 to work in Residence Life after earning his an education. The support system here. People around here understand bachelor's and master's degrees from what you're going through. West Chester State College. Early on, he we always stress getting "Our responsibility is to help students expected career moves to take him from find their passion, their purpose, ample opportunities, a work environment he enjoyed and strong friendships at BU. Close friends include Jim McCormack them have the college to college. Instead, he found Students Donald Young, center, shares coffee and conversation with friends Jim McCormack left, is and let best experience." • Bonnie Martin is editor of Bloomsburg: The University Magazine. and Mark Bauman WOOM, who previously worked for him. Tips for College Success Donald Young, dean of students, Campus Crusade and the known as the Iron Club.) offers these tips for success at BU: • Be open • Get involved. Part of being to activities outside being engaged in • your comfort zone. in a community is it. Find your niche in one or more of BU's nearly 200 clubs and organizations. (Young is adviser of • Make good • Balance your social He advises weightlifting club, decisions to stay out of trouble. life and your academic life. work as hard as they can academically. "If your best is Cs and Bs, that's OK," Young says. "Make the best effort you can and utilize campus resources." students to SPRING 2013 11 A BOATMAN'S LIFE: 225 Trips Down the Colorado River by AMY BIEMILLER ISLOOUSHl KG LM\ T.KSITY OF I'EWSVLX \M \ I " "The wilderness provides a wonderful setting for personal transformation." 73 Jon Stoner 73 Coatesville native Jon Stoner started path as a management trainee and, store. Then the call from Bloomsburg University with a newly minted bachelor's degree in business administration, he went lookto down what he hoped would be a career that included his love for the outdoors. He never had to settle. "Approximately a month after VW likely down trip the Colorado River quickly led to a second, which sparked a desire to take a path less traveled as a river guide. Now, 225 river trips years his later, he continues to and 32 live dream. "I adventure, excitement and personal renewal," says Stoner, who has most minor anything can, and does, happen on the nature and getting back to the basics," river. says. "I truly the rim and leaving behind all the clut- and the demands of the so-called details. Preparation enjoy venturing below is when Stoner was a relativenew river guide, the Colorado River flooded to an extreme, an event that on the backs of expe- rienced boatmen Learning New Skills Armed with his sense of adventure, Stoner began his training as a river essential because In 1983, ly raises the hairs who hear the tale. Stoner experienced the white-knuckle event firsthand. Melting snowpack and rain had guide in 1981, a more arduous process caused runoff to flood into Lake Powell than most people behind Glen Canyon Dam. To protect the dam, engineers had to release massive volumes of water, giving Grand Canyon boatmen and boatwomen a challenge not experienced since. "As a guide, realize. one must possess a mul- titude of skills, including those of the conservationist, interpreter, whitewa- get opportunities for exploration, miles while constantly anticipating the ing oneself with the intrinsic riches of real world." whitewater rafting operate and maintain the 15-passen- ger raft over the course of 300 river to is ter first "It is a guide's responsibility to safely something to be said for the value of quiet places and surround- "There wanted to experience the Colorado Rockies and the Grand Canyon." His resist. unknown and always paying attention alumnus. spaces beyond the 100th meridian," he I starlit skies and observing the color play of water and sandstone than any other BU I traveled west in a Super Beetle to explore the wide-open says. "In particular, the family hardware logged more hours hiking side canyons, sleeping under he graduation, later, in of the Colorado River grew too loud to WHEN JON STONER 73 graduated ing for adventure before settling on a traditional career ter guide, geologist, counselor, cook, mechanic, logistics medical tech, to coordinator and name a few," he says. Of particular concern was Rapid. On Crystal that day in June, the high CONTINUES ON NEXT PAGE SPRING 2013 13 "As a guide, one must possess a multitude of skills, including those of the conservationist, interpreter, Whitewater guide, geologist, counselor, cook, mechanic, logistics coordinator and medical tech, to — Jon Stoner name a few" 73 water barreled down the canyon into landscape painter on a 30-day winter the rapid's boulder delta, causing trip in the compressed water to form a wave that Stoner estimates to have been 30 feet high. "We hiked to a bluff to get a view of Grand Canyon. inner world where passengers can tap ence areas of the canyon that are and to the commercial also over the river." Joined by park rangers, Stoner ing to rocks out of the river, pulling people evacuating them to high ground, doing triage, then going back for more people," he says. While Stoner prefers to push that experience to the back of his mind, he relishes the trips that give those who are less acclimated to river adventure the opportunity to safely experience his paradise. with sensory as well as physical challenges to experi- ence the river," he recalls. "It was rewarding to share the camping, boating and outdoor experience with clients w ho had muscular dystrophy, Down syndrome, quadriplegic challenges, and visual impairments." Stoner rarely knows in advance will join him on a rafting trip. who He gets meet people from all parts of the country and the world, and some of his trips put him in contact with professionals of his own caliber. That was the case in February 2005 when he guided to a Sational Geographic senior staff photographer and a world-renowned 14 through their BLOOMSBL RG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA and relax, reflect enjoy." says. "It was artistic perspective." Looking Ahead Less of a job and more of a river lifestyle, running has proven to be a great match for Stoner, who intends to con- tinue the adventure for as long as he Old Friends BU swim team alumni to come west. "This river trip was definitely the highlight of my career," he says. "I got to spend quality time with people that I met at Bloomsburg and with whom I forged lifetime friendships. I also was able to share my love and extensive knowledge of the Grand Canyon with them." It was a trip that he hears often. said, comments elicited trip several of them 'We should have done this river adventure with you years ago instead of waiting so long.' That always makes me feel good." On each river trip, is physically able. 30-year goal: to get his fellow "During the "One of my most memorable journeys was a 16-day custom-designed trip to assist clients he Last year Stoner achieved a nearly who were clingand coursing down river. "We were exhausted, trip," rewarding to get to know these talented people and view the canyon Initiating helped rescue people into river time usually not visited during a regular would avoid the wall of water. But we also saw other rafts coming up on Crystal and people being catapulted out. People were all at the rapid set- ting for personal transformation, an extended length and nature of the trip, I was able to experi- "Due the situation and saw that a far right run wilderness provides a wonderful "I have truly been blessed by a and explora- lifetime of adventure tion. I could not write a better story of personal satisfaction and fulfillment," he says. Today, Stoner's full-time responsi- with Arizona River Runners is warehouse operations manager, making sure other river guides and their passengers have everything necessary for a safe and comfortable river trip. But he still runs two river trips bilities as the each season. "Each time that I pack out a trip and journey to the river put-in at Lees Ferry, I return to the place that I feel view of transformation — whether it is observing changes in the natural environment he has come to love, or how that environment changes most at home," he says. "Grand Canyon is where I met my wife, Ruthie, and where some of my most memorable experiences have happened. You see, Grand Canyon isn't just a place to me; it is a way of life and one that I'll really his passengers. never Stoner gets a bird's-eye "Many clients campers and may be rafters, leave." • first-time but they come Amy Biemiller is a writer with the with a sense of adventure. Others are LightStream Group. by their responsibilities in everyday life, or by concerns for safety in tackling something new," he says. "Usually three to four days into the trip there is a notable change and passengers begin to blossom. The rado River journey enjoyed last year by initially distracted (Editor's note: To read about the Colo- BU swim team alumni, see www.bloomu. edu/magazine.) We helped you prepare for your future. We can help you again. A provision in your will or estate plan will cost you nothing now, but can make a world of difference The to a student tomorrow. Including a bequest to Bloomsburg University Foundation, easiest and most significant gifts Inc., is one of the you can make. Why? / think we all have a favorite professor, someone who changed our lives It's revocable: If your plans or circumstances change, you can easily revise the bequest. It's simple: up your One paragraph in your will can set gift. we were at Bloom. I was blessed enough And it's flexible: You program or allow us are for the better while can support a particular to use for the needs that it most relevant when your gift is to have two such professors Cecil Seronsy - Dr. and Dr. Thomas Martin. I chose received. include the students at At the same time, you'll be helping a new generation of students prepare for their future. to BU in my estate plans in memory ofthose two gentlemen who did so much for me. Please visit us at bloomufdn.org or contact us at (570) 389-4128 for help in taking the next steps — Norman Watts '59 to plan a bequest. Bloomsburg TbB UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION, Not intended as legal, tax, www. bloom ufd n Inc. or investment advice. © 2013, The Bloomsburg University Foundation, Inc. . org One of the perks of being part of the Concert Committee a chance is meet performers. Members danced backstage with Kid Cudi and to watched J. Cole play basketball before his show. impressed the students by wearing a recalls J. BU hoodie Cole further for his encore, Gina Stillman 12, who adds, "The crowd went TWENTY-FIVE HUNDRED students and their friends chatter in Nelson Field activities at "It's most want BU. a lengthy process between select- House, then the lights suddenly dim. ing an act. developing promotional An tactics, excited whisper ripples through the crazy." organizing Nelson Field House, crowd, accented by an occasional scream. taking care of the Dark shadows creep between musical selling merchandise." adds artist's requests and Devin Sim- makes an do is to see. offer to Once the committee an artist, all they can wait for a response. Unfortunately, chance does not always work in the When the R&B singerBU in 2002. committee's favor. committee sought to bring instruments on stage and the noise in mons, a senior public relations major the audience grows. Suddenly, the lights from Flourtown and member of the her sudden fame got Concert Committee. exploded." Gilliland remembers. Long List of Variables to visit college Concerts can be a Committee flash back on, the crowd shrieks and bass rumbles through the speakers as the ist art- takes the stage. While the anticipation may seem unbearable for the spectators, the reward is great for members of BU's Concert Committee, who began setting up 8 p.m. concert 12 hours most people don't earlier. realize is the for the "What amount of work that goes into putting on events," says Jimmy Gilliland. 16 BLOOMSBLRG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA director of student songwriter Alicia Keyes to But although some little trickier to plan in the way. "She just artists get "too big" campuses, the Concert successfully booked famous than other activities due to the number performers such as the rock acts O.A.R. of aspects that must be considered, such (above). as artists' availabilities music. and sty les of Members of the Concert Com- Jimmy Eat World. Paramore, David Cook and Breaking Benjamin and even comic actor Adam Sandler "before mittee investigate which acts are touring he was making million-dollar movies." and willing to play college campuses, and Gilliland adds. then they discuss who students would " "The best thing to do is to get the act right before they get big," he explains. came here in get him now." "Kid Cudi couldn't fall 2010, but we the ability to help students get involved with projects." on campus and reap the rewards of their work, something he enjoyed while at- ties tending the College of Steubenville trips to Several of BU's most popular activi- in were originally students' ideas major cities like New York bus and Ohio. As a student, he was involved in Baltimore and social events like "Mid- Program Board, Too Greek night Breakfast" which evolved into Mid- As director of student served as both a resident assistant and night Pizza president of the student government menu advises the activities, Gilliland Program Board and Concert Committee, two student groups that plan campus events. He often meets played intramural sports and association. with — both in groups and individu— to fine-tune existing programs life, students the classroom, as well," he says. ally portant to provide a fun social environ- and help create new ones. While he does some of the background work, such as reviewing contracts, checking work orders and aiding in publicity, Gilliland says events are student-driven. ment for students. You learn "It's Despite his title im- the town and the university a lot of life the BU Homecoming Parade and the Renais- sance Jamboree, a held each April. festival Both allow him to become more involved in the advanced planning than of "director," Gil- liland sees himself as a two of his favorite an- nual events are collaborations between co-curricular activities." skills in a student suggested a Gilliland admits see the benefits in learning outside "I when change. he would be with most student support system for students rather than their leader. "It activities. Ultimately, however, Gilliland prefers The Program Board is responsible for many well-known activities around but students grow by being challenged," students. "What's great about college campus, including the late-night he explains. "When someone has an students party, would be easier Midnight Pizza. They collaborate with my job other organizations for events such as to the History Club's History Bingo and performances like the LGBTA-sponsored appearance by comedian Renee Santos. do to is to say, make for Part of what tion, Skills drew 1983, was do everything, to step idea, this ity happen?' ogy' says. let they're always full of creativ- "It's and development." • was yourself,' "Program Board allowed go and actually "I you want someit is and enthusiasm and trying to learn fun to be there for that time of growth major from Dingmans Ferry, has benefited from this philosophy. 'if back and act as a mentor for about themselves," says Gilliland. Tricia Forgit, a senior speech pathol- thing done right, you do Gilliland to his posi- which he has held since to 'Hmm, what do we need big on the idea that Learning Life me " Christine Heller she based is a freelance writer Bloomsburg. in me to let me other people help "I see the benefits in learning outside the classroom. important social to It's provide a fun environment for students You learn a lot of life skills in co-curricular activities" — Jimmy Gilliland, Director, Student Activities SPRING 2013 r Steve Carr '97, Craig Evans '03 and other alumni gain a certain satisfaction giving today's BU students a leg up for future career success. That's Career Connections. CAREER CONNECTIONS by THINK BACK. As graduation will give a ap- proached, what resources were available to help you land your position? first JACK SHERZER professional student an edge over other job On-campus career counseling? stitute for Professional applicants. In looking at how to best prepare Bloomsburg's students for the real world, Corporate recruiters? Perhaps a favorite the answer was clear: Reach out to the professor? Chances are, regardless of university's vast pool of successful your answer, alumni weren't a major part and For today's college graduates, talented graduates. it's more in Steve Carr '97 and Craig Evans '03 skills" of the work world, such knowing how to write an effective resume and prepare for a job interview. make no as burg University. So the managers MVEKSITY OF l*ENNSYL\ \M secret of their love for Blooms- Kreischer Miller enthusiastically agreed \ later, Sophomore Carr and at their firm Experiential Learn- And this October, just one year ZIPD conference, five Bloomsburg graduates will be among the 10 newperience. after the at Horsham-based accounting firm Equally necessary are internships that RC; I of Business and hold career-building workshops. Three months ing (SEL) program, a job shadowing ex- Jobs on the Horizon the "soft BL0OMSBI alumni meet students from the College for the important than ever to be well-versed Development (ZIPD) Business Conference, where Evans hosted four students of the equation. IK to take part in the annual Zeigler In- accountants the firm is bringing on. Carr and Evans credit this interaction ' Bloomsburg University students Sophomore Miller. From participate far left, clockwise, are Steve Carr and students John Paul Hohenshilt, James Amber Stack and Nicholas and other opportunities for paving the came way first for the firm's like the feeling and I I newest employees. "I get from giving back get to see the direct reward, like in Experiential Learning at Kreischer to the Hotel Ruffin Parisi. Bethlehem for the Career Connections Reception. University President David Soltz talked about the goal of building a network chaels '87/'88M, assistant vice president for alumni and professional engagement. "Our alumni are interested in giving stu- dents that extra edge, to launch students new hires," Carr says. "The ZIPD program and everything else of alumni Bloomsburg job shadowing, internships and possible which enhances the excellent academic employment. Another reception was preparation they receive." these five is doing to align the alumni directly with the students it's and vice versa: Husky family making it very easy great to be back in the and the university is to get involved." who engage with students as mentors and provide opportunities held this spring at the Comcast Center in Philadelphia, with in more being arranged other alumni networks. Earlier this year, more than a 125 alumni V human endowment that willing to give back," says into their careers with applied learning experiences and a professional toolkit As Carr and Evans can is asset, ready and Lynda Mi- attest, many alumni see an added benefit to working with the students "Our alumni are our greatest Career Connections for — identifying great potential employees. Daniel C. Confalone, senior vice presi- dent and chief financial officer for Cood CONTINUES ON NEXT PAGE S I' 14 I N G 2 0 1 3 Shepherd Rehabilitation Network in Al- lentown, says he applauds Bloomsburg's and was happy to arrange a "CaRoad Trip" that brought 35 students would have them efforts job and, reer way, November to his center in thought "I it 2012. would be nice to help some students with career planning and thought they could benefit from seeing what we have here," says Confalone reflect on the chal- lenges they faced in getting their he if first there had been help along the how that could have made says. "If there is it easier," an opportunity to alumni to help students. their start, I think it's very important for the alumni to assist in that process." Window to the Real World Chemicals fit for us to invite the speech therapy students here to meet the therapists and about their careers." talk Good Shepherd has hosted several students for the SEL also job shadowing program. like paying very it "It was almost forward," he says. "It was fulfilling for me to be able to do that and have that relationship established." Confalone encourages alumni to think back for Allentown-based Air Products and Inc., to the early days of their career. "I volunteered to serve on BU's Alumni Board about ago. Hilgar was an accounting profes- was president graduating class. He grew up a sor and his wife, Sharon, of their BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA offers. "I is doing to find ways for believe students at Bloomsburg or any university need a window to the real somebody every once in a while to shake them up and tell them what they are doing right and what they Hilgar took part in the Career Connections at the Hotel presenter at the ences. He Bethlehem and was a last two ZIPD confer- recently helped an accounting graduate, Jennifer Geiger Case '83 are doing not quite as right," Hilgar says. "I think we're moving in the right direction and I'm very optimistic about the Lehigh Valley Alumni Network being able to help students and support the university." Nate Conroy '06, assistant director of Alumni Affairs, says the emphasis on block from Carver Hall. Brian 20 five years 75 has deep Bloomsburg ties his father In the last year. have world, need Joe Hilgar, global sourcing manager a didn't yet the university phenomenal speech therapy program that is nationally known. So it was a good mostly who Hilgar said he's excited about the work part of helping our future leaders with made up of Bloomsburg has Bloomsburg alumni and is best students reach out to Bloomsburg students and be 79. "Our speech therapy department at Good Shepherd company after he visited the campus and asking the Career Development Center to recommend six of the with his '12, land a job bringing students and alumni together is an ongoing process. "Our goal with career-related programs and events to help is prepare students for their future careers and also tie alumni back into the life of the university in a way meaningful for the alumni and that is critical for and challenges them solving communication our students." to use complex problem- develop written and verbal skills, skills and employ Bloomsburg also developing a program designed to help freshman figure out what ate a job and a successful career, this is this general desire Bloomsburg community "While we can never guarantee a graduis resources there. "There critical thinking based on data and research. The Tools man some way resonates with is about arming them with the tools and an from the want to help others from the Bloomsburg community," Case says. "The opportunity to give back in to "I a lot of people. think everybody realizes the value of a career path they want to take, Michaels alumni network so they can be as well- Bloomsburg education. There says. positioned as possible," Michaels says. group of people there, and to take advan- Starting this fall, Experience, Apply, LEAD — Learn, Develop — will offer Huskies incoming students a chance self- assessments will to do career and develop a plan that include the appropriate academic Brian Case, manager of academic rela- both the students company PPL the Corp., says years at Bloomsburg as his life. He finds it he looks at his some of the (Editor's note: courses, along with the kind of internships and other experiences they should pursue important help to students. reer Connections event at the Hotel Beth- they are on track to meet their career lehem and frequently objectives. talk Another new initiative is Professional U, Case, a 1983 graduate, attended the Ca- campus What's the value of work experience? See wwwMoomu.edu/rnagazine. Alumni, want meet their goals. As students advance, Bloomsburg will work with them to ensure the a win-win for best in satisfying to stay con- visits is a talented who get experience and employers who get good talent." • tions for Allentown-based electric utility nected with the university while offering to tage of that connection is to learn about getting involved? See www.bloomualumni.com.) to with students about potential jobs and internship opportunities. During 2012, nine which involves alumni and organizational students received internships with PPL. partners in creating career-related, applied- And learning experiences for students. Applied ate Kelly Reynolds '12 learning takes students beyond the classroom with internships can lead to jobs. PPL as BU gradu- now works in is a professional writer and principal partner with Message Prose LLC, www.messageprose.com, a communications and public relations firm began her career an intern and Jack Sherzer in Harrisburg. hu- SPRING 2013 21 Accounting: REBECCA HM LI A JOB SHADOWING experience at accounting firm KPMG's office in Short an internship and then a job Rebecca Lieberman. Her job shadowing, pan of Hills, NJ.. led first to offer for senior the university's Sophomore Experiential Learning program, inwho soon became her mentor. Mark troduced her to an alumnus Thomas "91, a partner in the firm. 'Mark Thomas got my foot in the KPMG door." says Lieberman. who graduates in May with an accounting degree and concentration in fraud examination and begins her new position in October. Lieberman. from Randolph, N.J., came to Bloomsburg both the accounting program and to play soccer. During her internship, she calculated the revenue for KPMG on various models for company BMW. figured out currency exchange rates for pharmaceutical company Pfizer, and helped review the quarterly auto Security and Exchange Commission submission for technology firm Dialogic. She also learned that major accounting firms want to hire stuw ho can sit for the certified public examiner exam immedi- dents Knowing that, she took ately after graduation. and is additional courses graduating with 150 credits instead of the required 120. • INTERNSHIPS Anthropology: GABBY VIELHAUER GABBY YIELHAl ER of Pottstown, put her anthropology into action during an internship last nia Historical at and fall skills with the Pennsylva- Museum Commission. Vielhauer, a junior Bloomsburg, sorted through federal documents that detail archeological sites in the Allegheny National Forest to help determine whether they meet state guidelines for historic preservation. The hauer government federal says, identifies She mainly studied old and was able to identify about 40 cant sites. state's "I even small findings. Viel- but the state guidelines recognize only more archeological signifi- and logging operations that were placed on the oil rigs sites mapping system used by researchers. recognize that what they do at the Bureau for Historic Preservation is very important, and ence." she says. 'But I I appreciated the experi- I really want the focus of and be more hands-on." also learned that my career to be on education Vielhauer obtained the internship through The Harrisburg Internship Semester, offered by the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. • BI.OOMNCl l«; ( \l\ KRSITV OF I'KNNSYU AM \ ass Communications: JOSEPH FISHER JOSEPH FISHER graduates this spring after completing dual degrees in mass communications and political science in three years. But he realized early on that real-world experi- ence would be as valuable to landing a job as studies. He worked on the campus academic his TV station, BUTV; was managing editor of the student newspaper. The Voice; and interned with Bloomsburg's local newspaper, Press Enterprise. summer Fisher, Last KNBC of Huntingdon Valley, interned with where he helped produce on-air the NBC4 News at Noon. As producer, he scheduled guests and wrote scripts for on-air personalities, working more than 700 hours from May to in Burbank, Calif., segments for Today in LA and August. In honing his skills, ing programs for Fisher says he's enjoyed produc- BUTV s In Focus, In Depth, interview with Rebecca (Funk) Campbell ABC-Owned Television Stations Group, including an '83. president of when she recently returned to campus. "I'm really happy to have that connection," Fisher says of meeting Campbell. "That's just one example of what every student could be doing with an alumnus in their major." • A Forensics: igital YAN AMMERMANN RYAN AMMERMANN values the experience and connections gained during his 10-week internship last CNN, Washington, summer with D.C. Ammermann graduates this May with a bachelor's degree from BU - the study of how to retrieve in digital forensics data from computers and smart devices and the first program of its kind in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. In an internship arranged through the Washington Center, a liaison that matches students with companies, he worked on CNN's help desk, assisting staff with computer isand was entrusted with installing 14 new graphic servers after receiving instruction from his supervisor. sues, Ammermann. him of Mount Bethel, says his studies prepared for the job, but there to put the classroom is showed him what to expect "I did make of people at no substitute knowledge in to use. having a chance for The internship also the corporate environment. a lot of connections." he says. "There are a lot CNN who I can now contact and ask questions about anything. I am connected with them, and r | „ S P K 1 • that's good." N G 2 0 13 I 2 Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania husky notes IN THE YEARS since Sept. 11. 2001, more - 30,000 from Pennsylvania — put their Chilian lives, portation, Gross served continuously in the to than 850.000 Americans Army ensure a positive relationship before, deployed stateside several times as a team during and after a deployment cycle. and careers, on hold to serve their country leader for mobilization and support opera- promotes through the National Guard or Reserves. tions at Fort Indiantown Gap. Fort Dix solves conflicts When they return from deployment, these women and men are entitled to return to the Pentagon. As a traditional reservist, their careers. functions in a 13-state region. Today, she's Denise Reed Gross 79 works to make sure these military personnel are treated fairly. She sylvania is the chairperson for the Penn- Committee of the Employer Sup- port of the Guard and Reserve program, an official Department of Defense volunteer resources professional working for the Pennsylvania 24 she had responsibility for using her human Department of Trans- BLOOMSBIRG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA human and resource resources knowledge members and their employers to help and recognizes outstanding employer support. "As a whole, our ombudsmen handle three to four cases a quarter. Most employers in Pennsylvania are supportive of our reserve components and across the state to help her fellow veterans. and beyond the requirements of the Federal law entitles service members, particularly those in the Reserve and Guard, to return to their jobs and their life after when they resume civilian deployment. Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve provides resources It hiring, educates employers, re- while leading a team of 140 volunteers level of seniority position. A human Reserve from 1979 to 2009 and was many go above law." says Gross. "The cases we handle are primarily due to the employer's unfamiliarity with the law. And they are usually quickly resolved through education and mediation." • {| Margaret 1959 1975 "Peggy" 1984 Ann Smith Vickery and her husband, Jerry, were named the Troy Chamber of Commerce's Paul Richards, head coach of Goldbach Keith Boroch Dickinson College men's and Schooling 79M CEO of hospice and home care women's swim teams, gained an assistant services with Barnabas Health Persons of the Year. 400th collegiate victory Sally in a ~ his is meet over Franklin and Marshall College. 1967 The wins professor of Hospice and education ters at combined wins at in his 19 1980 Jon Horton '84M seasons Dickinson. the Onslow County (N.C.) Sheriff's employed by the University Dame as a 1978 member of Office. the guest services team and an home retired football Nicholas Giuffre was selected games. from the Pennsylvania He is is a deputy with Division. 1981 High School Achievers Hall of Bette Fame's Class of Anderson Grey, Stu Marvin, BU's head distinguished service award from Upper Perkiomen School trict. in She came first Dis- to the district winner Board member, was named Penn- has written the district by Tucker has Giovannini was Conyngham appointed presi- agent charge of the administra- individuals and businesses in the the FBI in 1990, Wash. Community is register special Bureau ment and economics at Alvernia University. Conyngham and at the FBI Headquarters is Long held Island Regional Advisory Council Rico; Miami; Bogota, Colombia; He Heather Cleaver Shivokevich executive director of the positions in San Juan, Puerto on Higher Education Brook University in at Stony New York. in Washington, DC. continues to serve as president of GateWay in at Starbucks Coffee Co., Seattle, an adjunct professor of governis Washington, DC. Since joining provide customized technical training to Arizona employers. Valley. senior execu- is development of Investigation's field office in an entity that will Dwayne Hoffman tive of channel of wills for Berks County and tive division of the Federal corporate college, more than 38 years of experi- Lehigh 1982 Colleen Community College's new and audit services for Sullivan counties. Clinic. Eugene dent of Maricopa certified public accountant, opened an accounting in tax and business Lawrence Medaglia 1979 1974 practice in Bethlehem. Is Not An Option: A View From A Free Year. serving as a substitute teacher. Robert Tucker, for 2012, book Death Medical presenting Art Smart lessons and ence swimming June 2010 and has continued to serve the retail throughout Bradford and service award coach and Alumni Association Coach of the worked with clients distinguished f sylvania State Athletic Conference 1978 as a substitute teacher, retired in and sixth grades. fifth lender for the past 17 years, he BU's alumni j houses lending team. As a commercial 2013. 1970 West, in Fawn Grove, which JefFery Aeppli joined PS Bank's Department of Education with 38 Sherry Wray Fasolka received a principal of 1985 for the Springfield is assigned to the Civil years of service. the in South Eastern Middle School- Walter Zabicki He Care Cen- Home New Jersey. Care agencies He usher for Palliative and Barnabas Health Immaculata University. raised his career Board of Education, Lewisberry. of Notre president and record to 401-204-1, with 262 Anthony Tezik is president of the West Shore School District is is College while a search for his successor is underway. Niles Becomes Dean at W&M SPENCER "SKIP" NILES 76, distinguished professor and department head for educational psychology, counseling education at Penn State, will dean of William tion this & and special become the Mary's School of Educa- summer. at William & Mary, he will be respon- sible for the overall leadership graduate programs, 39 full-time faculty, 550 students and 14 centers, institutes and projects. Niles began his career as an elementary teacher in Rochester, N.Y. He's held teaching For the past two years, Niles has overseen two undergraduate, seven master's degree and five doctoral programs at Penn State. As dean of Education, including undergraduate and of the School and counseling positions at Mansfield State College, University of Virginia, and internationally. He earned Penn State a master's degree from Lehigh University and doctorate from Penn State. SPRING 2013 25 township executive position 1986 Todd in Union Countv. Steven Winegardner. a senior legislative analyst in the Begley Carlin Congres- 1992 sional Research Service Depart- Mark Jobes ment of The Library of Congress, was recognized for 25 years of 1994 a specialist is home mortgages Leaders of America adviser at services adviser for the 1995 Pocono from the National Board for Professional 1991 Teaching Standards. Statewide, Stacey Kifolo is the manager for just East Buffalo Township. She is 1 percent of teachers hold the the certification. woman to hold a full-time ^3 [Sr.... ACS Honors Stanitski FOR NEARLY 50 YEARS. Conrad Stanitski outstanding contributions to the at the high school, higher education level. For his C. Pimentel efforts. Stanitski Award in "60 has way chemistry is made taught and professional was awarded the George Chemical Education, a nationally recognized honor presented by the American Chemical Society (ACS). Stanitski, a \isiting scholar at Franklin and Marshall College, began his career as a high school chemistry teacher, basing his curriculum for whom the award is Pimentel as a mentor named. on that of George Pimentel. Stanitski has long admired in his career. "Pimentel led an incredible doctoral and postdoctoral program at Berkeley, but steadfastly taught chemistry classes because of his passion for teaching." says Stanitski. who received the award at this year's annual meeting you 26 can't in New Orleans. "Fast forward all imagine what this ACS award means to me." BLOOMSBL RG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLV ANIA national these years, and generalist through the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. and peers 1999 na Bank as a residential mortgage 1997 banker. Aaron Pavlechko and own and his wife. operate the Bodywork School of Stephanie Sarro Shoup was the Central Susquehanna LPN Career Massage Therapy. State College. Centers Student of the Month for Rich L liasz inate students based November one of three Berwick teachers to earn certification hood Jeffrey Matyas joined Susquehan- Integrative Jennifer Bedosky Hestor was region. first Attorney" in the area of personal Leslie, PNC and banking vice president "Awesome a business Jersev Shore Area High School. is a 2012 teacher and Future Business and law. Theresa Anthony Yocum Bank is '06M certification as an early child- Magazine as area's top attorneys. Oden '98 lected by Suburban voted online for the Philadelphia Dolly Gardner Kendra Day Hare achieved national board teacher injury law. Readers care law with regard to Medicare 1998 & Mandio. was se- Life Lafavette Ambassador Bank. He writes legislative summaries, among them a summary of the Obama health in Social Security, elections senior vice is president, commercial lending for federal service. and Medicaid, and Sailer, a partner with editor for is On Bartiromo on post-production the Money with Maria MSNBC. 2012. Instructors nom- on outstand- ing achievement in the classroom and above-average performance on clinical nursing exercises. Christina Hostetter published her first Zamon cepted a post-doctoral position book. The Lone Arranger: Succeeding with an independent psychological group a Small in New York. in upstate Alumna Speaks at Commencement Repository. 2007 2000 Ashley Follmer Bower Ryan Stetz is for Greater Nanticoke Area High head Softball coach membership new BARBARA BENNER HUDOCK 75, CEO and founding partner of Hudock with the Williamsport/Lycoming Chamber School. is relations coordinator Moyer Wealth Resources, Williamsport, of Commerce. is 2008 2001 the speaker for BU's spring under- graduate commencement ceremonies. Hudock, a former member of the Bloomsburg University Foundation Heather Jordan Burke '01/*06M Danielle Lynch, county govern- the business manager/board ment reporter with the Delaware Board, has County Daily Times, assisted with financial services experience. Active is secretary for Warrior Run School coverage of the tragedy District. in New- in town, Conn., for sister newspaper, Richard Cardamone, owner of The Lynch Register. is pursuing degree the Padgett Business Services, a master's of journalism has opened a location in Archbald at offering financial reporting, payroll Media and Communication. Temple University's School of and tax consulting. 2009 2002 Molly Lorenzen Stephan Turzanski opened a State agency in development '02/'04IVI Farm insurance Scranton Plan, part of the Greater community and in professional a director of WVIA Public TV and Radio, Susquehanna Health, Woodcock Foundation for the Appreciation of the Arts and the Pershing Advisor Solutions Advisor Council. She formerly served on the boards of the First Community Foundation Partnership of Pennsylvania, Williamsport Lycoming Chamber of Commerce and the Community Arts Center. Her honors include BU's Young Alumna of the Year Award, the Governor's Patron of the Arts Award and the YWCA of Northcentral Pennsylvania's Wise Woman of the organizations, she is Year Award. Scranton Chamber of Commerce. Williamsport. 2003 Travis Petty, a full-time student at Massetti Promoted Widener Law School, Harrisburg, Aaron Carter is a sports writer with the Centre Daily Times. He focuses on Penn State men's was appointed to complete an un- SANDRA MASSETTI 75 was promoted expired term on Berwick Borough to executive vice president Council. basketball. He also is the Berwick Area ciation 2004 Molly Casey director at an economic is specialist with the the more than 36 years of is Ambulance Asso- and member of the Berwick Fire Department. Muncie 2010 (Ind.) Civic Allentown. Massetti, she oversees Justin Lockowitz is completing an internship at Pavone Advertising, Jennifer Wasilisin Burns istries, is Harrisburg. who has been with Phoebe Ministries since 2003, previously was senior vice president of health care services. In her interim artistic Theatre. and chief health care officer with Phoebe Min- a director for all new position, four Phoebe continuing care retirement communities, inpatient and outpatient rehab and at-home services, and assists in developing the Phoebe Center of Excellence for Dementia Care. services, marketing manager with Marketri LLC, a business-to-business mar- keting consulting company. 2011 Coombe Haili Shetler 2005 is a Gooch Receives Volunteer Award mar- keting specialist with Geisinger Health System, Danville. Timothy Barrett joined Wealth Professionals Inc. as an insurance specialist. Casey Fry published a novel, PARENTEBEARD PARTNER Tim DeathSpeaker: Hunt, about an assas- Gooch sin Michael Levan is MePush company chief operating officer of Inc., a services in computer Lewisburg and his target 200 years This book is the Gooch and Bloomsburg. Kristen clinical degree Tampa, Fla. She ac- in chair of the PICPA Marcel- Committee and is on the CPA Journal editorial board. Additionally, he is treasurer of the Wellsboro Area Chamber of Commerce and Roxanne Angely Swistock '12M a Accoun- North Central Pennsylvania 2012 Horan earned University, is lus Shale psychology from Argosy the Pennsylvania Chapter Volunteer Service Award. first in a trilogy. 2006 won tants (PICPA) 2013 the world was nearly destroyed by a nuclear war. '83 Institute of Certified Public after is is on the advisory board of First Citizens National Bank. an adult nurse practitioner with J.C. Blair Memorial Hospital in Huntingdon. SPRING 2013 27 Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Leading Next Generation officer, Phoebe officer and senior adviser Ministries; and Nancy Lineman to the Maryland '97, legislative affairs state attorney. Other alumni participants included: Jennifer Bosset ALUMNI SHARED life and career experiences with student leaders analyst, Prudential Real Estate Investors; and offered one-on-one networking opportunities during the sixth an- sales area manager, nual Husky Leadership Summit. Presenters who discussed career-related topics, like negotiating a managing personal finances, were: Mark Roda '04, financial Sherman Werst & Co.; Gretchen Osterman, BU's assistant dean adviser. of students; Madelyn Rodriguez fairs; Whitney Purcell '11, '95, BU's director of multicultural Susquehanna University's assistant director of career development; Jan Hoffman McAlonan New Leaf Research; of admissions Taylor '93, principal owner. Mock Austin '02, BU's assistant director and coordinator of new student orientation; and Angela Kristin Hummel '92/95M, Evangelical af- Community director of organizational development, Hospital. Serving on the alumni panel were Elizabeth Welsh Robison '88M, Dan Confalone 79, Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network; Thomas Mulhern 77, director of human resources, U.S. Department of the Interior; Dr. Thomas Renaldo 78, chief medical superintendent, Pocono Mountain School District; senior vice president and chief financial officer, 28 BI.OOMSBL RCI UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Wormuth '96, '05, compliance medical Millennium Laboratories; James D'Amico assistant director of student activities, Juniata College; salary and '06, Fred Bottone '08, Hope Edwards- director of rehabilitation, Select Medical: Todd Fay 76, director of pupil services, Methacton School District: Heather Goshert '06, registered nurse, Geisinger Medical Center; Dennis Martin 73, retired director of data Stephen Houpt '05, Heather Selgrath management. Southeast Delco School District: Houpt Insurance Agency; school counselor, West Chester School District; principal/broker, '01, Robert Smith 76, director of client relations/business development. Double Star; and Sarah Smith Susquehanna Intermediate '12, senior instructor. Head Start, Central Unit. Community Government Husky Ambassadors, Orientation Workshop Leaders, Student participants represented the Association, Resident Advisers/Community Assistants, Presidential Leadership Program, Program Board, D.A.S.L. and Greek leadership. The summit was sponsored by the Student Affairs. BU Alumni Association and the Division of 1 VITAL STATISTICS Ruth McDonald Marriages Doris Price '31 Margerum '32 Esther Saylor Lundvall '32 Christopher Potash '85 and Tara Rupert McCloskey Obituaries Mildred Bixler Sharp '33 Jennifer Pisarchick '95 and Steven Drake, Oct. 20, 2012 Re-elected to Board Matthew Guillaume '96 Mary Palsgrave M. Laurentia and Tami Heyler '37 Mayan '39 Helen Brady Jones '40 TIMOTHY MCCLOSKEY DR. Steven Gaa '00 and J. Jennifer Wert '00 April Grasso, Sept. 21, 2012 and Scott Gillespie, Oct. 1 Mary Lavelle 201 5, Elizabeth Krewson '02 and Christopher Ross, Jan. 11, Department of Pediatric Allergy Marcie Marquez '02 and David Young, Sept. 29, 2012 and Immunology at Geisinger Beth Petruzzi '02 and David Mazaika Brandy Barndt '03 2013 Robert Pick '49 re-elected to the board of trustees of the Pennsylvania Osteopathic Medical Association POMA's he serves as a delegate POMA and the American Osteopathic to Association. McCloskey is a graduate of Kara Graver '03 and Peter Sensenig, Oct. 2012 12, He completed an Joseph Ashley Mitchell '04 and Bruce Judge '04, Aug. 17, 2012 ship at Mayo Medicine Clinic, in Rochester, Headquartered is the Graduate School of Lesho '05 and Brady Bachman, Sept. 22, 2012 Jennifer Hurchalla '06 and Jason Good, Nov. official voice for POMA more than 7,000 osteopathic physicians in Pennsylvania. Shuda Miller Phillip Megan Ridge '06 and Christopher Morris '06, Oct. 7, June '05, Elaine Ulsamer '06 2012 Elizabeth Hansel '08 '10, and Shaun Palmer, Oct. June 6, 29, Ryan Murray Lauren '08 and Terrell '08 2012 2012 Richard Manley '65 Tyler Yetter, Dec. 7, 13, '62 Ned Fairchild '67 George Bushta '69 and Robert Rapp, June 23, 2012 Kayla Goss '10 and Marc Docteur, Oct. '61 Rosemary Tolerico Nardone Robert Machamer '62 Jerome Snee '62 Jessie Reppy Keker '63 Ann Giering Ritter '64 David Sugarman '64 Johanna Korteweg Lauren Shilling '09 and '59 Lockcuff '60 Edwin Kuser 2010 26, and Michael Rauch, July 28, 2012 Lauren Heagle '07 and Nathaniel Phillips '56 '58 Richard Connolley '58 John Smaltz 2012 2, Minn. in Harrisburg, Margaret Lamar Sausser Kristi '54 lies '54 Byron Bishop '55 Coleman internship at Mercy Catholic Medical Center, residency Geisinger Medical Center and a fellow- J. Hill '53 Mary Ann Depaul Duggan Heather Davis '04 and Francis DePiano, Oct. 27, 2012 Jessica Stein '06 and Robert Gladwin at '52 Robert Garrison '54 the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Herman William (POMA). Chairman of District 6, Brown Harry Marjorie Ayre Harbert '53 and Scott Szever, Sept. 28, 2012 Kristen Fabricatore '05 and Steven '52 Albert Daniel Fitzpatrick '53 Medical Center, was '43 Martha Wright 73, head of the Danville, '41 Carl Oliver '43 2012 70 Walter Fullmer Maureen Schaeffer Wagner 2012 '70 Florence Harris '72 Andrew Line Up Sibley '10 and Stephanie Carstens, Aug. LeeAnna Erway 11, 2012 Linda Fullmer '72 Linda and Brian Demelo, Nov. 30, 2012 '11 Wagner '73 Kathleen Keder Pitcavage Alyssa Zito and '11 Erik Cassandra Leeper '12 Messner, Sept. 29, 2012 and Zachary Hostler, June 16, Nanci Smith Flynn 2012 Daniel Donald Golden Births Dawn Koons Yingling '98, FIND Christina Hostetter Zamon Siena Rose, Sept. 2012 James, Nov. YEARS LATER: Two 1979 alumni, 4, Pennesi and Joe McDonald, got together last fall for the first time in more than three decades. During the visit in Jupiter, where Pennesi lives with his wife, Ginny, and family, the classmates traded Fla., stories of Elwell Hall, East Street, 8, '00, and husband, Andrew, a daughter, Send information to: alum@bloomu.edu or Alumni Danny Ferguson online at www.bloomualumni.com 2012 Killeen 77 MORE HUSKY NOTES Bill Shannon 77 and husband, Mark, a son, Sawyer 2012 Melissa Shelly Saylor '00 and husband, Shawn, a son, Colton 33 75 Wagner 76 Christopher Varndell Colton, Sept. 20, 74 Sonya Ann Hamulla 75 '05 and husband, Ken Ferguson '04, a daughter, Molly Elizabeth, Feb. 20, 2013 Affairs Fenstemaker Alumni House Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania 400 Sara Fiscus Parrish Oct. 5, '04, and husband, Sean, a son, Lincoln James, E. Second St. Bloomsburg, PA 17815 2012 Kimberly Truppo Haupt '04 and husband, Justin Haupt Cooper Justin, Jan. 3, '04, a son, 2013 Litwhiler Field and other memories. Kathryn Rosenow Smitchko Daniel John, Dec. 5, '08, and husband, Nathan, a son, 2012 SPRING 2013 29 over the [^2HS^B A View of the Past: The Morning Press Negative Collection by OF ALL THE ITEMS within the Special Collections unit of the A. ROBERT DL NKELBERGER, UNIVERSITY ARCHIVIST Harvey Andruss Library, one collection has The Morning Press mainly featured photographs of national news events during its first three decades. These undoubtedly the strongest personal wire service photos were joined by connection to Bloomsburg and Co- cal - images in 1936, when lo- the newspa- Although reused occasionally, most of the images were seen just once and some negatives were never printed or published. Even placed in so. all were saved, envelopes and stored away. per began to employ photographers The by photographers from The Morning who mately 20.000 taken between Janu- Press. black-and-white negatives, either 4-by- ary 1936 and January 1958. eventu- 5 inches or 3-by-4 inches. ally lumbia County First published RIGHT The old the images taken on March 1, 1902, Bloomsburg Opera House was located on Center Street, the current location of Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble's Alvina Krause Theatre 30 BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA used cameras that produced large first set made of negatives, approxi- their way to the helicopter LEFT: Members on of a midget football team try uniforms at the Town Athletic Park their September 1957. This photograph a display at the in now part of remodeled YMCA Field House on is Center Street. BELOW: The members pose with a truck their of the Whitmoyer family few remaining belongings Pine Township after their piled in home burned in February 1951. hangar of Press Enterprise owner Paul where they were stored two filing cabinets and sometimes Eyerly in III, pulled for use in special publications. Press Enterprise is the successor of nized by date of publication. After 1946, the newspaper to identify the cally staff attempted images more systemati- and better organize them, but became clear that many were it missing, The Morning Press and the Berwick sometimes with gaps of several months. Enterprise. What was most apparent was At the same time, as Bloomsburg University's archivist, I noticed unique images in scrapbooks of articles from the newspaper and original negatives summer 2005, wondered still if met Press Enterprise Bill Hughes at the hangar to examine the contents of the cabinets. An agreement was worked out whereby the Press Enterprise would 1 chief photographer maintain its negatives had to be preserved as a visual record of the area copyright to the content from the 1930s to 1950s. of the negatives number damaged by water. Those stuck together were placed in a negatives could be peeled apart. Most were left could be used. Paper attached to a neg- from the envelope or newspaper to negatives. In addition to this preservation nightmare, many of the envelopes, especially those containing pre-1946 negatives, were not identified and, although each envelope was given a unique number, they were not orga- stuck to the non-image side, humid- ity moistened the paper to the extent Day Run for the Diamonds. The most recent and largest use of the negatives was in a book covering the last 100 years in Columbia County, published in ing undamaged and the images If become attached of Jonestown, the Bloomsburg Moose Lodge and the Town Athletic Park and Special Collections. contained newspaper clippings that had used the the winners of the Berwick Thanksgiv- until the clipping presented a greater challenge. each other, and other envelopes requested a photograph to give to relatives as gifts. Researchers come between them ecules to ative to A member of the Whitmoyer family, who lost their Millville-area home to a 1951 tion to the history, as well. humidity chamber, allowing water mol- the property of the Andruss Library Three condition issues quickly Individuals have a personal connec- collection to help illustrate the history of the images but, otherwise, they were became apparent: some envelopes had sustained water damage, some negatives were bonded to envelopes and digital collection. fire, Preservation work rescued a the existed. In that these Bloomsburg Fair. A total of 300 images documenting the Bloomsburg State Teachers College from the 1940s and 1950s are online in an Andruss Library it March as part of the county's bicenten- nial celebration. The Morning Press images, like could be gently wiped off after several those of any daily newspaper, originally weeks, uncovering the image beneath. were created Hundreds of previously unknown images were identified through scrapbooks and the newspaper's microfilm. As restoration work continues, Press Enterprise has occasionally reprinted a illustrate to do nothing more than current events. Most likely early photographers did not foresee the valuable historic record they were pro- ducing for the Bloomsburg University community and area residents. • selection of images with their original captions. Readers have again seen cel- ebrations of past Halloweens, Christ- mases and Easters and revisited scenes from the Bloomsburg Airport and the (Editor's note: Images showing Blooms- burg State Teachers College in the 1940s and 1950s may be found at http:/Aibrary. bloomu.edu/digitization.project.) SPRING 2013 31 calendar Activities and Events Academic Calendar Alumni Night Homecoming Weekend SUMMER Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders Friday to Sunday, Oct. 12 to 13 2013 Thursday, July 18 May 20 Session I: Session II: Session III: May 20 July Aug. 9 to to 1 to Wilkes-Barre June 28 Fame Friday, Nov. 1; 6 p.m., Kehr Union, Induction Ballroom Alumni Picnic Aug. 9 Athletic Hall of Knoebels Amusement Resort Summer FALL 2013 Saturday, July Classes Begin Elysburg BU New soccer, 20 Monday, Aug. 26 Student Activities Summer Freshman Reading Day Orientation Sunday, June 30 Orientation Wednesday, Nov. 27 Sunday, June 30 each camp, Fall Freshman Preview Saturday through Monday, July 15 to 17 Finals Begin Transfer Orientation Monday, Dec. 9 Thursday and End Friday, Dec. Friday, July 18 and 19 13 Special Events Commencement Friday, Dec. 13 Literacy Commencement Undergraduate and Learning Conference Thursday and May 23 and 24 Friday, Saturday, Dec. 14 Trash to Treasure Saturday, June 8; Early Bird 8 a.m.; Alumni Events Visit Regular hours 9 a.m. to noon. Kehr Union, www.bloomualumni.com ister. 526-0254, or 389-4058 Fireside Lounge. Benefits Columbia County United Way, For information, contact the Alumni (570) and Multicultural Center for details on these and additional events or to reg- Affairs office at (570) 784-3134 or (800) Math and Science Camps alum@bloomu.edu. Summer Experience, fifth- through eighth- Math and Science CSI, Alumni Night graders, and Philadelphia Phillies through llth-graders; Monday through Tuesday, June 18 Friday, June 17 to 21. Nanotechnology, Philadelphia ninth to 11th graders, Monday through Friday, Alumni Night June 24 edu or (570) 389-4508 June 28 Parents and Family Allentown 32 KI.OOMSBl Weekend Friday to Sunday, Oct. 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Online at bloomu.edu/magazine Exclusive features Fresh stories Photos, videos THE UNIVERSIT BOSTON TRAUMA Dr. Tracey Dechert bottled the horror to save lives after the Marathon bombing Page 20. ALSO INSIDE Begins With A Shoe Vincent Ottomanelli '88: From accountant to president of legendary footwear firm. Page 10. Field Rep Nicole Premuto Fountain '03 prepares for world stage, Super Bowl XLVIII. Page 18. WWW.BLOOMU.EDU Bloomsburg: The University Magazine From the President Scholarship: So Much More THE MERRIAM-WEBSTER DICTIONARY LISTS two definitions for the word scholarship. Recent economic uncertainty has placed a much needed emphasis on the second meaning: money awarded to a student to help pay for further education. Bloomsburg University's core purpose, however, is built on the word's primary definition: the qualities or learning of a scholar. A public university, such as Bloomsburg, has unique standing in the educacommunity. We are here to serve the citizens of our region and beyond: to tional meet the educational needs of students and the employment needs of business, government and school districts. As a public institution, our goal is to provide greater support services and networks to help all of our students be successful. industry, access, I refer to public higher education and, specifically, Equalizer. The Bloomsburg University as The Great Students enrolled in a public university more accurately reflect today's society. diverse makeup of our student body means young people who otherwise might never meet work together in class, co-curricular organizations and athletics. In the process, they gain a valuable understanding of people from different backgrounds, countries, beliefs and ways of life. Recognizing that learning takes place both inside and outside of the classroom, instituted a flexible general education program, Patricia Beyer, acting assistant known as last fall we MyCore, under the leadership of dean of the College of Science and Technology. MyCore per- sonalizes the educational experience so students attain the skills and knowledge they need to become involvement lifelong learners. Outstanding faculty is key to this program's success. Faculty also are the heart of another Bloomsburg academic success story - collaborative research. At most institutions, this type of intellectual pursuit dents. At Bloomsburg, faculty part in their research. holds is reserved for graduate stu- from an array of disciplines welcome undergraduates One such professor is the chemistry department's to take Mark Tapsak, who more than two dozen patents and actively involves students in his polymer synthesis The benefits for our undergraduates are many: conference presentations, published research. journal articles and entry into the best graduate programs. Scholarship in four Colleges nology. It's Education, Business, Liberal Arts and Science and Tech- how Bloomsburg University serves the Commonwealth and, each year, nurtures thousands of scholars. DAVID SOLTZ President, Bloomsburg University FEATURES 10 A Shoe Begins With Vincent Ottomanelli 'loyalty, ... '88 tells a story of commitment' honesty, consistency, and footwear. 14 Summer By The Numbers While some think campus spring fall is commencement and quiet between the classes, there's really a lot 16 first day of going on. Glassblower's Dance Danger, and magic. Self-taught fire glassblower Bill Wise 18 shows that '69 the 2,000-year-old craft is charmed. Rep Field The thought of working an audience of more than 80,000 may seem daunting but not to Nicole Premuto Fountain senior for manager of public - '03, relations MetLife Stadium, host of Super BowlXLVIII. 20 Boston Trauma Surgeon Tracey Dechert '88 tells 'controlled chaos' following the Table of Contents Fall 2013 BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA IS A MEMBER OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education of Board Governors Interim Chancellor, State System of Higher Education President, David L. Bloomsburg University Soltz Peter Garland Executive Editor Guido M. Laura Chairman Pichini, E. Ellsworth, Vice Chair Ronald G. Henry, Vice Chair Bloomsburg University Robert Dampman Marie Conley '94 Patrick Wilson '91 Aaron A. Walton Ramona H Richard Alloway Matthew II Baker E. Tom Corbett Joseph Sara J. Bonnie L. Jonathan Joseph Hanna Keener B. F. Mack Chair Secretary , David F. Around the Quad On the Hill Husky Notes Over the Shoulder Calendar of Events Designer J. Mowad 08H Jr. '60 77 Nancy Vasla '97/'98M Wetzel '98 McGinn Assistant Vice President, Alumni and Professional Engagement Lynda Fedor-Michaels '87/'88M Sports Information Director information appear at the Marketing/Communications Coordinator Irene Tomalis Wolfe Contact Alumni Affairs by phone. 570-389-4060: fax. 470-389-4060; or email, alum@bloomu.edu. Johnson Communications John T Yudichak Bloomsburg: The University Magazine is published three limes a year lor alumni, and friends of the university Husky Notes and other alumni BU alumni global network site, www.bloomualumni.com students' families Tom McGuire Robert S. Taylor J. 03 07 24 30 William Wiist Harold C. Shields Ronald DEPARTMENTS 32 Eric Foster '67 Kenneth Stolarick E. Bonnie Martin lives. Fuller '13 Charles E. 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Forutan, professor of environmental, tions geographical and geological sciences, on the undertook research to tion identify, locate and document cemeteries and burial sites on of the Gullah and other cultures Helena Island and surround- St. Slaves working on the planta- were buried island as early as 1785. Planta- owners set aside marginal, less valuable land language between Gullah burial customs and those of the Torres Strait Islanders of Australia. The sabbatical allowed her to look bury spoken, but the customs passed tradition have down been forgotten, ing a push to keep the culture plantations, Island. Island, is once home to 55 one of several barrier sites were easier to find, thanks to island native Robert Middleton, as she researched. Since many of the cemeteries were located close to the sites were vulnerable dense vegetation. One man Each who served as a guide. System (GIS), she was able Kehoe-Forutan faced challenges erosion and others were covered in Helena which she initiat- on Helena in alive. many of in the oral coast, St. cemetery was extensively cataloged ownership name, status, GPS coby several other criteria. ordinates, and Using a Geographic Information closer at these Gullah burial customs St. Other Church, as Gullah. Their native is still some find that the was buried was inaccessible on land owned by an agricultural company. a deacon at the First African Baptist Carolina. Carolina, she found parallels slaves could Descendants of these slaves are known today sures in the "low country" of South where their dead. ing islands along the coast of South While studying development pres- many cemeteries in the grave of his grandmother, only to to asked Kehoe-Forutan to help him locate some site to map burial sites for the first time and correct the location of others. The information to the was sent collected Penn Center Inc., a historical preservation organization on the site of one of the country's for slaves. first schools • FALL 2013 Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania around THE The Greenly Center ALUMNI COUPLE GIVES BACK BLOOMSBURG NATIVE Duane R. Greenly and his wife. Susan Basar Greenly, members of the Glass of 1972, moved 14 times as his career took him from city to city. The Town of Bloomsburg became he says, and soon will become his anchor, home to a building that carries his family's name. The Greenlys are giving back to the area with a Si million gift to The donation from couple will establish on the site in the BU Foundation. the Mechanicsburg The Greenly Genter of the former Cole's Hardware downtown Bloomsburg. house the offices of the executive director of the BU Foundation. munity and the university "We are ment in this major invest- offices in the heart of The 44,700-square-foot Greenly Genter will opens the door for tenants from the com- is expected in residents presence David L. for the university want the university the when they are Town Greenly, make of Bloomsburg." who earned a master's degree from Morehead University Foundation the staff will be better able to raise funding June or July 2014. "We heard overwhelmingly BU Board of Directors, Duane Greenly believes with underground pleased to Duane As a member of the parking. Completion of the $6.5 million project Bloomsburg at The Greenly Center." Bloomsburg University Foundation and other tenants in a four-story structure to establish united in one building. in Ken- tucky, enjoyed a successful career with Deering-Milliken & Co., BF Goodrich. Newell Rubbermaid, Morgan Door, Barry Controls and Ames True Temper and that local to "There have a ful downtown Bloomsburg," says Soltz, BU president. "This move in no is finer tribute than a success- native son giving back to the two com- continues to work as a business consultant and mentor. He and Susan, a former special education teacher, have two children and munities he loves," says Jerome Dvorak, one grandson. • Stamp Confluence of Approval COLLABORATIVE MEDIA NCATE GRANTS SEVEN-YEAR REACCREDITATION INSTALLATION AT HOME IN HAAS BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY'S College of Educa- NINETEEN BLOOMSBURG tion received a seven-year, full reaccreditation for of the Susquehanna River Artists, created 18 individual the bachelor's-level teacher preparation program tiles for a and accreditation for the master's degree program through the National Council for Accreditation of 7-by-62-foot installation in area artists, all mixed media collaborative Haas Center for the Arts. The original piece celebrates the collaboration of the university Teacher Education (NCATE), a specialized accrediting body for schools, with the greater Bloomsburg community and depicts colleges and departments of education. the growth and activity of a thriving town in the "The accreditation indicates our programs meet standards related to knowledge, skills qualifications and professionalism, including field experiences, faculty and resources," says Elizabeth Mauch, dean of the College of BU's next accreditation mentioned addressed for in visit is for scheduled for improvement, related to annual reports before the For more information on edu coe; Susquehanna River Artists by, Valley. who contributed to the piece are: Dave Ash- Sara Baker, Annie Barnhardt, Susan Fulginiti. Doug Hopkins, Jeff McGreevy, Larry Ney, Dave Stabley and Education. BL 's fall 2019. assessment and visit, Mauch Deb Three areas diversity, will be adds. College of Education, see www.bloomu. more information about NCATE, see www.ncate.org. • Stabley, all of Bloomsburg; William Whitmoyer and Marcia and Richard Brown and Glen Lilley, all of Millville; Robert Klein, both of Danville; BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Pamela McHenry Thomas, Cambra; Abigail Smith Kurecian and Joan McCarty, both of Orangeville; Sarah Mika, Catawissa; and Sandy Tranor, Benton. • 4 members New Trustees WETZEL, BOWES APPOINTED Wetzel's career in corrections began in 1989 as an officer at the Lebanon County Correctional He Facility. transferred to P. of Trustees: John Wetzel nia's Pennsylva- secretary of corrections, and Judge Mary Jane Bowes of the Trio of TALEs DAVIDSON, JOHNSON AND GRANDZOL RECOGNIZED FACULTY MEMBERS Jennifer Johnson, of the Allegheny County and Pennsylvania becoming Jail in 2002. spring commencement The trio were nominated by BU seniors and graduate students. in 2011. assistant professor of school counseling How close to the Wii thing? GRADUATE STUDENT HONORED FOR RESEARCH EXERCISE SCIENCE lends itself to stumany possibilities for dent research with testing relevant theories He and his wife, Theresa, are the Bowes was elected Court in and college student — from compar- ing the physical fitness of baseball players in 2011. Chief Justice affairs, is known class the Trustees were Schlegel Jr. Sr. Reappointed to Ramona Alley, Charles and Patrick Wilson. • burg University Foundation, and a plaque to recognize their achievement. • understands and learns the material And undergraduates who nomi- nated Grandzol, professor of management, him an "outstanding teacher" who gives students the "tools when they begin ... they will need a job." TALE outstanding faculty received a $1,000 professional develop- ment stipend, sponsored by the Blooms- TALE Outstanding Faculty for 2012-13 are, from left, Davidson, John Grandzol and Jennifer Johnson. Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine's Graduate Student Research Award for his collaborative research with Andrea Fradkin, associate professor of exercise science. The Wii Free Run Treadmill Running: vs. research, "Nintendo A Comparison of Physiological and Metabolic Data," looked at whether exertion on the Wii fitness stage equal to traditional is treadmill exercise. Fradkin recently took Brightbill's theory comparing the physiological and biomechanics of playing Wii Tennis with playing traditional hard-court tennis. Results, which are still being stud- ied, are wide: Nintendo Wii. working to perfect their swings. • won as a and David Klingerman her way to ensure that each student in her research on a staple in residences nation- Brightbill as Trustees Charles "Nick" Housenick '60 Johnson's nominators said she "goes out of effects who earned Business in 1997. students." Assistant professor of psychology involving body fat percentage and cardiac degree this spring, focused his retained for a She served "demanding professor" who "challenges her a step further, responses. Charles Brightbill, named Women in Wetzel and Bowes succeed former to the state Superior November 2001 and by position to any number of variables his master's as secretary of corrections parents of four daughters. Each of the According to her nomination, Davidson, degree from Georgetown University and juris doctorate from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. She was called ers for 2012-13. Bar Associations, Bowes earned a bachelor's one of Pennsylvania's Best 50 ceremonies as the Teaching and Learning Enhancement (TALE) Outstanding Teach- A member Pardons' corrections expert in June 2007 provided." BTJ's department of an en- and confirmed John Grandzol and Denise Davidson were recognized at Montgomery and John in private practice be- supervisor of treatment services and a judicial law clerk for state Superior Court. was vironmental management firm. second 10-year term state Hester, and fore joining the legal Wetzel was appointed as the state Board of '98, and Superior Court Se- correctional officer, treatment counselor, warden of the Franklin County pointed to six-year terms on BU's Council X. O'Brien nior Judges Harry the Berks County Prison, where he was a training academic director until TWO NEW MEMBERS have been ap- Henry expected to help athletes who are the Mid-Atlantic Regional FALL 201.? Denise A Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania New Chancellor BROGAN COMES TO PASSHE FROM FLORIDA SYSTEM FRANK T. BROGAN, chancellor of the System of versity system to serve State Uni- become the Florida, will education from the University of Cincinnati and Higher Education (PASSHE) Florida Atlantic University. effective Oct. 1. He at "(Frank Brogan) understands the the conclusion of a six-month-long search. plexities their lieutenant governor of Florida and Florida's management at the facilities tion new vice Loonan. says Guido Pichini. chair of of Governors. "We are excited planning, police, pub- resources and labor relations, and right-to-know. who retired from the New York Army National Guard with 23 years of service, earned New an president for administra- and finance. MBA from Rensselaer Polytechnic a bachelor's degree in accounting College. Loudonville, N.Y. As the chief steward of BU's physical and financial resources. Loonan ov ersees the managemillion operating budget. human financial aid and ment of BUS $1% state." PASSHE Board about him becoming our next chancellor." • management and lic safety, College University of Albany, State University of BU's the success and in ensuring the economic of the business services, procurement and operations, of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE), is public universities responsible for the budget office, finance and is FORMER CNSE EXECUTIVE JOINS BU JOHN LOONAN. former vice president of York, own vitality Commissioner of Education. His academic career began as an elementary teacher in Martin County. Fla.. where he worked his way up through the New VP vital role play both in preparing students for a lifetime of Brogan was president of Florida Atlantic University, many com- and challenges facing public higher education and the Prior to serving as chancellor of Florida's 335,000-student public university system. fiscal He chancellor of the Pennsylvania State System of was selected by PASSHE's Board of Governors finance and six years as superintendent. holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in fourth He fills Institute from Siena a vacancy created by the retirement of Richard Rugen in December He 2012. • Actual vs. Simulation Seed Money NSF GRANT FUNDS TEACHING AND LEARNING RESEARCH ROSA AND ROTH EARN BACKING FOR SPORTS KARL LAPP M. in collaboration FAN VIDEO SITE with Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio, and the National Office of Project Lead the Way. was awarded a $250,000 grant over three years from the National Science gator on the project, which will comes of using hands-on compare the testing is co-principal investi- costs and learning out- equipment versus online simulation, with the goal of improv ing outcomes, reducing costs and improving teaching and learning. Students in the Project Lead the W ay network ond v is Kapp's second time as co-principal investigator for an Grant project. He is serving his last year of a five-year gi tion sponsored by the Central laboration with Hofstra University) funded by the in 6 BLOOMSRl RC. I MVF.RS1TY OF PENNSYLV NSF Discovery \M The Susquehanna Keystone the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Business Plan Competition. The network w ould allow fans to record rants using web cameras and reply to other fans' their computers' v ideo posts. Rosa and Roth expect sploops.com to draw many submissions during playoffs, tournaments and the Super Research K-12 program. • IS-sec- Innov ation Zone and S2.500 as the third-place finisher NSF ant for his where people can post pair received S3. 000 as the top concept in a competi- ! project Simulations and Modeling in Technology Education (col- a site ideo clips of themselves ranting about sports. 1 This BU tions to develop lPASSHE Student of 4.215 schools nationw ide will use the results of this project. 2013 graduates, drew financial support from two organiza- w w w.spIoops.com. Foundation (NSF) Adv anced Technology Education program. Kapp. professor of instructional technology, PAUL ROSA AND SEAN ROTH, both May Row 1. • sports FOR UP-TO-DATE SCORES and coverage, go online ON THE HILL k5 %J V-JA Lw3 !IRF. bvTOMMcGUIRE si'ORTs INFORMATION i\P()k\HTi(i\ SI'ORTS THE NELSON FIELD HOUSE renovation completed in 2010 dramatically changed the look of the building constructed on the Upper Campus has made a big in 1972. Three years impact on the building's later, another project interior. Under the leadership of Michael McFarland, director of were added to Nelson Field House, as athletics, identifiers well as the exterior of Redman Stadium. Nelson's entrances, now highlight the achieve- hallways and conference rooms ments of past and current student athletes with trophy case displays, photos outside coaches' offices and plaques featuring an image and brief biography of each member of the Athletic Hall of Fame. On a smaller scale, photos of all BU athletic di- rectors are framed and exhibited in a small conference room. Nearby, large banners on the exterior of show current Redman Stadium athletes in action, alternating with the letters, H-U-S-K-I-E-S. The stadium banner project was supported BUHUSKIES.COM nipprTou DIRECTOR by a donation from Steph Pettit '89. McFarland says the project was aimed Bloomsburg University. "We wanted at increasing pride in to focus on the history of Bloomsburg athletics and highlight our current student-athletes," he says. "The concept was for athletes to know where they are and who they are battling, and to be proud of being part of Husky athletics. "The project which stands aligns perfectly with the RA.S.S. program for Pride, Accountability Student-Athlete rience and Success on and off the . Expe- field." McFarland says the changes have been well received. "These identifiers not only look amazing, they reflect the we intended and create a sense of belonging. The Hall of Fame display also encourages some good-natured rivalry between our current athletes who tell each other, 'I sense of pride will be there before you.' " • FALL 2013 7 Almand named freshman of the year THIRD HAS KM \N Brian Almand of Haddon Town was named the 2013 Pennsylvania State \th Conference (PSAC) Kastern Div ision freshman of ship. N.J.. letie the \ear in voting b\ the conference coaches. led the 1 luskics in hits hatting w w ith 60, total mark of .357. Almand bases with 78 and RBI and runs was second in slugging percentage at .464 and doubles w ith 12. hitting two home runs and scored ith a totals. dri\ ing in \lmand as well as in Ic 1 39 runs, while scoring s game best 39. of the season was a w in over Philadelphia I niversitv where he had three hits for w ith three runs scored and six RBIs. Ic finished the year going 1" hits for 36 at hats (,4"2) over six at hats a I nine-game Ml stretch. I was le also named second team PSAC Baste TV Huskies on FOR THE FIRST TIME kies w ill football in school history, the Hus- he featured in a nationally televised game. CBS Sports Network w Bloomsburg versus Shippensburg on I lalloween. Oct. 31. The game the top players in Div ision II ill home broadcast starting at S p.m. will feature two of Bloomsburg's Frank- lyn Quitch, third in last year's Harlon Hill balloting and the Red Raiders" Zach I I ill Tropin w Coyne selected Zulli. the 2012 1 larlon inner. • for Hall of Fame MEN'S AND WOMEN'S TENNIS coach Marty Coyne will be inducted into the United States Tennis Association Middle States Hall of Fame during the 20th annual dinner and auction in October. As head coach of the men's program for 20 years, Coyne guided the Huskies to a record of 249-146 and 16 trips to the NCAA championships: over 19 years leading the women's team, he compiled a mark of 283-106 with the women earning 15 NCAA championship appearances. A member of BU's Athletic Hall of Fame and State Athletic Conference conference 111 (ii)MMll KG I M\ KRSI I V (>l I'F.NNSV l.\ \M \ titles 12-time Pennsylvania Coach of the Year honoree, Coyne won eight cn route to All-America honors as a student in 1983. • Darragh leads Huskies A NEW, BUT FAMILIAR, face is on the sidelines this fall as Paul Darragh takes over as interim football coach. Darragh served as the Huskies' defensive coor- dinator for 16 years before head coach announced Danny Hale Under his retirement earlier this year. Darragh*s leadership, the Huskies' defense has ranked in the top half of the Pennsylvania State Ath- letic Conference (PSAC) past 11 seasons and in total among the run defense finishing first II six PSAC in the top 15 in in The or second five times. Bloomsburg defense finished Division defense seven of the best in the NCAA times since the 2000 season. • Bossert repeats as PSAC champion scholar AUBREY BOSSERT of Ambler received the vania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Pennsyl- Champion Scholar Award at the women's lacrosse champion ship for the second year in a row. An exercise science major, Bossert earned a 3.94 cumulative grade point average. The PSAC Champion Scholar Awards, modeled after the NCAA's Elite 88, honors the student-athlete with the top grade point average at Honors abound YICKI arj dream of. A second- education history major from New Ringgold. named second team 2013 and was Capital One Academic Ail-American for Women's Track Cross Country. She also earned U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-Academic honors and was named a Bloomsburg University scholar-athlete. At the BU athletic department's end-of-the-year awards ceremony, Davis received the senior female scholar-athlete award and was named the Eleanor Wrav competing each of PSAC's 23 team championship finals. • Senior Female Athlete of the Year. On the track, Davis earned All- America honors Davis graduated with a 3.74 grade point average is for Davis DAMS had a year that many athletes can only who NCAA Division in II two events at the national outdoor track and field championships: fifth in the steeplechase finishing in 10:59.05 and eighth in the 5,000-meter final in 17:25.37. As a senior, Davis ran in three NCAA championships. named She was the most valuable player of both the cross country and the indoor and outdoor track and field teams. In cross country, she was the runner-up at the the NCAA. Atlantic Regional and PSAC Championships. • FALL 2013 9 37 SHOE. by ERIC FOSTER NINE-YEAR-OLD Salvatore Ferraga- shops in Honolulu, and maintains mo works through the night to make a relationships with retailers such as pair of shoes for his sister at her con- Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, firmation. is The year is 1907. The place Bonito, a very small village in the Campania region of southern Italy. Bloomingdale's and, in Canada, Holt Renfrew. "Ferragamo is a current-day fairy Twenty years later, Ferragamo, having gone to Hollywood and become "Shoemaker to the Stars," returns to Italy and sets up his business in Florence. The seeds for one of Italy's great on the love of our founder's craft and from the love the Ferragamo family has for one another," Ottomanelli says. luxury fashion houses have been sown. sion for the business echo those of the Today, the teller of this story is Vincent Ottomanelli. president and Ferragamos. tale whose foundation has been Ottomanelli's work ethic built and pas- When founder Salvatore Inc. Ottomanelli oversees Ferragamo's Ferragamo passed away in 1962, his wife, Wanda, carried on the business and now, in her 90s, she still goes to 39 North American stores, including the office every day. Ottomanelli's regional director of Ferragamo USA CONTINUES ON NEXT PAGE FALL 2013 workday begins with a 5 a.m. commute into New York City from his home in New Jersey and lasts long after the evening rush. Vara pump, designed by the founder's eldest daughter, Fiamma. He runs his hands over the shoe, pointing out the (and patented) lining, the signature bow, down to the detailing on the story and history. Vara's women in the fashion and design world were invited to sole. To mark the 35th anniversary, young customize shoes for profiles on the company's website and The in an elegant Natural businessman "Our motto A manship." raphy, Salvatore Ferragamo: Making a These are not inexpensive shoes. There are no shortcuts, no compro- Dream, mises tor 1988 accounting graduate, Ottomanelli ing who is a businessman by train- followed in the footsteps of his father. "Numbers came naturally, accounting came naturally," he He joined after college says. a major accounting firm and got an inside look to join fashion Hugo Boss He was fashion, beauty, crafts- in materials or Everything in the invited houses Coach, then Talk with Ottomanelli in the show- Avenue numbers City's Fifth and the ace businessman, a be a natural storyteller. The showroom, lined with shelves of shoes, handbags and silk scarves, is where buyers from Saks, Nordstrom and other retailers come to see the latest models and plan their guy, reveals himself to values Ferragamo employs at our company and those I that passion for the business is Ferragamo has expanded both the number of stores and retail partnerships. The USA region's revenues, which Ottomanelli "Salvatore Ferragamo was an He picks is responsible, exceed $300 million and represent ap- the Ferragamo's signature pieces, the illustra- window of the Fifth Avenue store, the in the world. love retailing. pete," And Ottomanelli says. I love to He com- also loves selling beautifully crafted items. And "The things that we create, you wear on your body. It becomes personal. We are in the business of making you feel good. This is what you want to wear to a job interview, a wedding, an anniversary. We're helping make life moments." • proximately 24 percent of worldwide Eric Foster is photography editor of Bloomsburg: The University artist," up one of company stores by noted he loves the shoes. says. paying dividends. In North America, for available in Frank Espinosa. Giant versions of Espinosa's illustrations dominate the "I my family and share: loyalty, honesty, consistency, The is founder's biog- location with the highest overall sales is revenues for the Ferragamo group. purchases. 12 "There absolutely a connection between the commitment," he says Ottomanelli. ... ... at and, in 2003, Ferragamo. room on New York showroom even is made by in Italy. coffee table book. as a graphic novel craftsmanship. the rubber jelly sandal master craftsmen businesses ranging from manufacturers to investment firms. is The tale continues The company has been Magazine. celebrating its SALVATORE FERRAGAMO SHOES ARE FAMOUS for their original- and style. But the beauty of his creations is more than skin deep. Ferragamo researched the anatomy of the foot and was one of the first shoemakers to emphasize arch support with a hidden steel plate to carry body weight and relieve stress on the heel and toes. Other innovations include the wedge sole and the use of patchwork leather. ity In his 20s, Ferragamo traveled to Hollywood and became a favorite of stars and filmmakers alike, earning the nickname "Shoemaker to the His creations were featured in Cecil B. DeMille's The Ten Commandments and in recent films including Evita, Everafter: A Cinderella Story and Australia. Stars." Ferragamo shoes were favorites of actresses Joan Crawford, Gloria Swanson, Audrey Hepburn, Ava Gardner, Greta Garbo, Anna Magnani, Paulette Goddard, Lauren Bacall and Sophia Loren. Marilyn Monroe (above) wore them They remain Jolie and Brad in Some Like it Hot. in style today, with Pitt, Gerard Butler, well-known fans including Angelina Penelope Cruz and Lady Gaga. • A SUMMER prepare to be amazed. As the weather heats up, day to the first of fall classes. Here's a NU MBERS the BU glimpse at buzzes ... from spring commencement summer 2013. SOURCES www.bloor www.bloomu.edu planning-construction-summer Kristin Austin, New Kathleen Heitzman, Athletics Karen Hicks, Student Orientation Human Resources Karen Murtin, John Polhill. Summer College ACE Program College of Science and Technology Human Resources Kate Bauman, TRiO Upward Bound Susan Lawson. Quest Ranjana Sawhney, Amanda Jing Luo, Languages and Cultures Kevin Wood, Athletic Operations Biddings, College of Science and Technology Nawal Bonomo. College Norm Manney, of Liberal Arts HI (M)MsRU KG l MVI1KSI H OK Kl \\N>(.\ \\l Summer Camps Shop Michael McFarland, Athletics Chris Donahue, Languages and Cultures 14 Paint "Reflects preliminary enrollment numbers. Every donor makes a difference. Whether you give through the Henry Carver Fund or support a specific scholarship, program or team, your Donor gifts gift matters. funded the Presidential Leadership Scholarship that enabled speech pathology major Lauren Hess to do more both in classroom and In addition to keeping up her grades and holding in down community with the in the community. a job, Lauren is deeply involved service. She's a volunteer women's shelter in downtown Bloomsburg, active with the American Cancer Society Relay for Life and a member Bloomsburg University Concert Choir. Learn how you can help students like Lauren at www.bloomufdn.org or call (570) 389-4128. of the 3 Glassblowe fry WELCOME to the sorcerer's workshop, and sparks where though, fire breathes The furnace life into glass. row of pipes, and bottles of colored ground glass sparkle Watch on clear glass onto a blowpipe work. The Right now, it's to and holds it He rolls the gather in the glory hole - an oven that operates at 2,400 degrees - to infuse the color into the glass. it in- bench and back, swinging and twirling the pipe - so the wizard gets no is to lose the rest. To shape of the finished product. When he takes it's it exactly the way he wants it, out and shapes the hot glass glass but I can do that." to tell He went it wants what you want, he will fight you. This first wanted living, and began obstacle: to experiment. His he couldn't draw what he to create. So he bought coloring breathing, "beautiful monster" can books and studied the designs, made pat- be capricious. terns from them, and began to honed his skill. He work with colored glass. The wizard But he didn't The wizard Wise glassblower. is Bill The Wise '69, a self-taught Internet abounds with stainless steel tubes, work heavy molten glass, and ovens that resemble miniature suns. Glass has fascinated his him since he and mother combed through dump in the woods was a kid. for pieces of glass sites when he But he didn't begin to work glass until the 1990s, when he and his wife decided stained glass would look new BI.OOMSBLRG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA his wife, "I think clear glass, good wet, and the glass sizzles festival pieces home, bought a glasscutter and some The block 16 wizard glass. with a block carved from fruitwood. is The expense of arts prompted the new homeowner on with blowtorches and bits of glass, not looks choreographed, with the glassblower moving from oven stop in the block," the self-taught glassblowers, but they Everything about glassblowing volves motion - to little, "It rides the consistency of room temperature honey. in color and begins glass glows light-bulb bright. shape. hot says, molten it's its explains as he spins and twirls the The shelves. as the wizard gathers complaint. Little by in takes steam while waits, the glass in the crucible white hot. Flames lick at a it LAURTE CREASY in the long windows of their in by Wesley United Methodist Church early each morning to prepare himself for the day. His greatgreat-grandfather built the Bloomsburg church, his great-grandfather built the education wing, and Wise wanted to add something of his own. "Something" grew into a 40-foot-wide stained-glass window. Church members helped cut the templates and the pieces of glass and, in 16 months, Wise put together 48 panels and 5,300 pieces. Thanks to his crew of volunteers, the window was installed in just house. start small. liked to stop two days. with jacks - pieces of metal that resemble large tweezers - to cool it First creations As much as Wise stained glass, the wanted He to it liked working in medium was cold. He work with constructed a hot, molten glass. new building with him His creation: a bowl. Well, that's first it was supposed to anyway. be, It turned out to be a circular lump of clear glass with in it. what looked Undaunted, he like a wonky with thumbprint tried again is thick, the he was - but at the time, in in others. piece This becomes the "glue" that will hold the bowl by the bottom as Wise works on the He top. attaches the punty to the bowl, then snaps the top away from the blowpipe. Now he works the glass from the other shape thrilled end. Inside the white-hot oven, the bowl begins to bloom as he twirls removes it, it. Wise spins the pipe, and the top of the bowl opens up and flows into it. The it is ready to be shaped into Wise dips an iron rod called a punty into the furnace filled with molten and Now he sees created a small glass bottle. the flaws - the glass The glass. build the ovens he needed. what places and expand a bowl. a studio attached, and a friend helped some fluted edges. place to learn more, he de- The only word was Corning, N.Y. He drove from Bloomsburg and watched every show cided, He for it is magic. snaps the bowl from the punty, the glassblowers gave that day, studying puts on what they did. Then he went home and experimented. He went back. in a enormous gloves, and places it 900-degree oven, where a computer controls the cooling. That will take about and the Repeatedly. 12 hours. Cool Finally, he took his helper, 79-year-old Max, with him. Again they sat through will explode. every show, but this time the glassblower and on stage noticed them. Between shows, that several years ago. he convinced Wise to come up to the on creating art pieces without the worry over whether or not they'd sell," he says. bench and demonstrate him glassblower urged Wise auditioned - they told him to his skills. The of 200 people go out and do the too fast, glass He's sold his creations to collectors to apply for a job. in front it retail galleries, but stopped doing "I wanted to focus Yet he sees himself as a craftsman, not an artist, since glassblowing has existed for 2,000 years. show - and was offered the job on the spot. He worked there for seven years, commuting every day from Bloomsburg. continue working with hot glass "until Always twirling he gave all his studio equipment to a young man in Bath, N.Y., who plans on making glassblowing his life's work. "So Back in his studio, Wise coats the yellow glass with a layer of clear glass, that in white in the ground glass then rolls and holds it oven again, always twirling and spinning the pipe. As he adds balance on the blowpipe heavy, and five glass, shifts. the Glass is pounds on the business end of the blowpipe may the end closest to Wise. feel like 15 He on has a trolley he can move back and forth in front of the ovens to compensate for the differ- Despite the fact that Wise wants to shrivel up and turn many people helped want to help me," he says. someone else get a "I just good start." He offers this advice to young people planning to do creative things: "Follow your passion. For sure, follow your passion. But do it with sense - get a job, do what you like on the side, when you get to where you can do and it full time, go." • ence. Wise swings the pipe, and the hot He breathes gently into and the glass expands. He touches I into dust," this July Laurie Creasy and it, Bloomsburg. social is a freelance writer media professional based glass lengthens. in FIELD REP by ONLINE EXCLUSIVE Nicole Premuto Fountain '03 talks about behind-the-scenes action at MetLife Stadium, her time at Bloomsburg University and the impact of Greek Life. JAIME NORTH Seemingly destined for a career in the entertainment industry, Nicole Premuto Fountain '03 Miramax Films and World Wrestling Entertainment and worked interned with Rolling Stone/Men's Journal before tackling FROM BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN to Jovi and WrestleMania to Bon dium website and Kenny Chesney, Nicole Premuto Fountain '03 has worked her fair share of big stages and massive on face will "Commissioner (Roger) Goodell said NFL Draft ... it we're on the clock," manager of public says Fountain, senior relations and communications for MetLife be watching. will It's going to be people lion right. is An tune will game day. As the home to two NFL in only husband I'm not going to be home facility that is Stadium hosts games at least 16 and possible NFL postseason and college games. For Fountain, a member of MetLife responsibility for media all social media channels. "We do this every week," she a small staff, but we're all sister will be right in the mi lota middle of it. "We're very excited, not nervous at all," says. "We have event-day operations." "We do this every week. We realize we're going to have a much bigger audience, but that's just more motivation says Fountain. for us." to this Super Bowl elements, along with ity to New York its players, fans in a will details be the is just first countdown kickoff. It's and halftime entertain- one of the dome. logistical still months away - a approaching. is out," says Fountain, planning is York/ still being worked adding the bulk of the being done by the NFL and the New Jersey Super Bowl Host Committee. "It's be somewhere their game. I'm sure in a social Fountain says. "Every day I'll media command center monitoring and updating our sta- is unique. Each CCFA Touch Football Tournament be held MetLife Stadium at specifics are yet to is different. comes with "When you have 80,000 people its catching the experience. it train)," year, MetLife monster trucks and entertainment You have the stadium's schedule, Fountain says she and other staff must be flexible. way of life. says. it's game-day to constantly moni- come into the event and, eventually, as they're going As Fountain works in not a 9-to-5 to make Bowl experience memorable the Super for fans, she expects to be distracted from action on the and to miss a highlight "You ing," really OK with have to Fountain says. didn't enjoy it." "I ... or two or it. like what you're do- wouldn't do this if I • the entertainment job," Fountain "During football season, we're here six to Jaime North is marketing specialist and Web editor at Bloomsburg University. seven days a week. Since MetLife Connect with Nicole Premuto Fountain during the game on Twitter of the gates, while they're interacting with along with college football matchups. "Anytime you work lot says. "Social before fans arrive, as they field industry, Fountain really taken over the three. But she's a they have a this building, events like the recent WrestleMania 29, It's be deter- questions (about parking, beverage areas, tor hosts concerts, international soccer, moto- like in October. nome. Over the course of the Much a prior- member of the New — a fundraiser she initiated in 2010 — will media has challenges." cross, and scenarios being discussed and "Our specific roles are annual Bowl. Fountain admits she seldom notices. own hectic schedule, Fountain serving as a board coming into constant reminder of how quickly the big Every event reviewed. New Super Bowl XVLIII's ary," and their son, of what she will be doing during the Super near Fountain's office displays a second-by-second days a week from early April into Janu- coid-weatner city ers won't have the protection of a The weather be the close proxim- City. It will super liowi piayeu where A digital clock event - '03 May 2013. mined, Fountain has a basic understanding "We're really nonstop here, six to seven Unique Around her in 'Where? How?' Around the clock to That family includes born Niles, Although And this former Bloomsburg campus tour guide and university Chi Brecken my this really involved in ing and communications professionals experience. all." tell Foundation of America (CCFA). The third the website and a stage - an opportunity - few market- at I Jersey Chapter of the Crohn's and Colitis relations on attendance at the stadium. ... husband Justin Fountain ity, and event-day press operations, along with and weekend makes community involvement and media It's That doesn't include concerts, soccer matches, online, in addition to the 80,000-plus fans in a year. estimated 160 miltelevision a holiday or birthday party," she adds. "There are plenty of times mean Fountain "Your family needs to understand you may miss Stadium's marketing team, these events historic." Thanksgiving and a Christmas Eve game. confident approach to Stadium, host of Super Bowl XLVIII. "The world staff from sales to guest ser- 70 full-time N.J. opened, we have had two games on sites." Fountain says her colleagues - roughly teams - the Jets and the Giants - MetLife Feb. 2, 2014. best at the media social Stadium, East Rutherford, vices to electricians - will take a simple, audiences. But none bigger than the one she PR at MetLife for @MLStadium and on Facebook atfacebook.com/MetLifeStadium. AFTER WORKING through the night Boston Medical Center, Tracey at Dechert was finally Dr. home and just thinking about a nap. Then the trauma surgeon happened in Boston would be "By the time I got to the hospital about a half hour after the explosions, we had and the already gotten patients. thumping of helicopters nearby ing triage, separating out the ones didn't circling immediately connect it with needed to They were do- who be treated right away. The call the April 15 Boston Marathon going on had gone out and we had surgeons from not too far from her house. all "One of our residents was on vacation back in saying New York. She 'Is everything sent OK in and I'm thinking 'What about?' " graduate TV. I is recalls. "Then thought 'Oh, I Boston?' says. "I she talking turned on the my God' and started Dechert could think about was size running at the same All She prayed that whatever Dechert in so tors and staff" from the near the finish hospital's other "She was close enough to the knees were cally hit; Dechert ing, so says. had been injured or whether more at- Dechert looked for a patient to treat tell talk- us she didn't feel pain in her belly [indicating possible internal damage] and other life-threatening trauma cases, didn't seem to have injuries." speed is the surgeon's byword. Fix the main problems; stabilize the patient. Procedures to address nonlife were "She was awake and she could another day. how many one leg was traumati- severely mangled, almost amputated," center to help. In the rush to get the to treatment, families bomb below the amputated and the other one was departments flowed into the trauma scattered and no one was sure line. that her lower extremities In around was controlled chaos. Doc- tacks were yet to come. alive to treat. on quickly with such severe injuries." Trade Center towers hardly anyone time," where so many patients come wounded left operating had never seen anything of this 11, 2001. The rush to set up emergency medical facilities to treat the wounded. But the collapsing World Sept. 11 in three different buildings campus the to get dressed." All rooms me an email the 1988 Bloomsburg University We were over. A woman in who had been watching the race and immediately found one: her 40s started hearing the wail of sirens She dif- ferent. threatening problems can wait for "Your goal is to do what you need because, after taking a hit like that, keep them in the OR. do you a long time, they don't do as well," Dechert says. "So just took off both legs to if and put her we in the CONTINUES ON NEXT PAGE FALL 2013 21 recovery room. You do what you have to do that first day and then you can plan Boston Medical Center saw 23 patients were admitted, 17 were initial surgeries "It's missions a year, Boston Medical Center the busiest in New England. tims from the bombing were more than facility But the could handle. In all, hospitals in the Boston area treated much "All I in to the said to her know if she were and I realized how bad her didn't ask. not usually like it is to die are the is trauma someone on TV; sadly, who ask if they're going ones who die. They are in shock and seem to know." will ask me later says. "I don't I story, it's Once you detached." over the days and weeks Still, about her patients as she continued to vic- treat them. "There was a 26 Minnesota who more did think that there woman from took shrapnel out I were a timed bombings, which three dead. members who were The woman Dechert worked on for more than two hours was her only opera- members was plenty of work to be done. Her team of seven other trauma surgeons met with the rest through a and the operations and she was lucky, Dechert caught the news from quick snatches on a start hearing the story, it's bombs — Tracey Dechert '88 Dr. "There it was pretty up-tempo," Dechert says. All amputa- Dechert readily admits trauma surgery first day, carries the a danger of burnout. You see That's lot. why it's important to make but most time, don't dwell. "You have to focus was removing shrapnel from the wounds and the orthopedic and vascular surgeons began doing follow-up opera- and treatment on the amputation patients the in dents on their emotional, that doesn't first day of rotation. You with what you us, this is the emotion you don't do, "It affected some who weren't let the lives saved. a marathon happen. It's ... and that's used ... people lose their legs and the stories or at least not outwardly." 22 is on saving lives. they were think- BLOOMSBL'Rli LMVERS1TY OF PENNSYLVANIA we "It's all skills up are learning a horrible thing that the patients that she says. "Yes, they came lost limbs, hospital." A surprising choice come out are tragic. But we first in her family to go to college, the 47-year-old Pottsville native says she didn't consider a career and young dwell on the sorrow and tragedy. Train- focus lived," and a in medicine. She earned an undergraduate degree not supposed terrible to see trauma group were not quite as The keep their but everything worked well as a system The as to seeing these kinds of injuries. This through the door, there's no time to know what to are here, in. that in. Dechert could see the horror on their faces but, When emergency cases are brought don't between surgery," from them." in "I when they here to ing kicks from surgeons often hang out trauma centers and, tients. If you get it's Bottling the horror a close relationship happened, but was hard. The patients were young entire time." is the surgery and taking care of the pa- As a trauma team, we were managing all of the many to lessons Dechert says she remains focused on on work," she says. "There were medical stu- patients. owed have expanded the knowledge says. "Military patients required additional surgeries. tions is trauma and military sure you get away, take your vacation Watertown, Mass., house. "For the next two weeks, "It be together." caused by booby traps and roadside A resulting gun battle left were done that can't Middle East - and the traumatic injuries too hard connection with Dzhokhar dead. Younger brother Tamerlan was captured after he was found hiding in a trailered boat next tions and also are going of first responders and trauma teams. older brother to a lot That hospital. when they Ironically, the fact that so detached" to stay ing for Chechen brother Dzhokhar and the attack. same to the harder ... Once you trauma center TV: Authorities were lookin also family in different hospitals the battlefield. America's wars in the hours of sleep between Tamerlan Tsarnaev it victims survived (patients') stories. treatment yet to come. stints if know any of the "I don't of the care team and began reviewing five and now - there was no time to try and get family makes Catching in a strange city of. I of people lot needed surgery. There were their patients fol- lowing the bombings, Dechert learned who were tion that first day, but there start too hard to stay than 260 victims from the pair of closely left with a that on purpose because better not to know. hearing the in how they got shot," Dechert know any of the stories, and we do think come my husband may gunshot wound and it's the only people more than 130,000 emergency and more than 2,000 trauma ad- any one don't injuries later. W ith visits didn't say 'We're going to take good care of you.' is I operated on immediately and two others had their And she woman she operated on. other operations." that first day; 21 Dechert says of the victims that ing," first day. communications and took a market- ing position with a medical publishing house. But as she interacted with doc- in the tors, medicine put the hook in her. affected, She hadn't taken any pre-med courses, but found a program at the University Dechert says she just trate tries to on the medicine. "A lot concen- of times of Pennsylvania for people like her wanted who to prepare for medical school. "I pass chemistry, figured if ing; if don't pass, I I I'll I'll keep go- stop." Dechert says Boston has mostly Aftermath In the days following the bombings, Dechert didn't stop and was accepted Dechert was among a group of doctors Temple University School of Medicine. During her third year, when and students rotate through various special- be nice for one person not to have to to attend ties, she fell in love with trauma care. "You make quick decisions. feeling that right I like the you could do something them in an operation. the immediacy of surgery and the away like I to fix fast pace." al in gener- surgery at the Medical College of Vir- in the do it all," answered questions from "We just thought it would she says. "The other hospitals were showing all of these old white men. We wanted to show there are women involved, as well." was challenging to It talk about the treatment being provided and, at the She completed her residency ginia in staff who the media. Richmond, with her fellowship Department of Traumatology and same time, ensure patient confidentiality. They would say, for example, they had patients ranging in age from 7 to 60-something, but were intentionally Surgical Critical Care at the Hospital of vague the University of Pennsylvania. Dechert tions to safeguard patients' identities. joined the trauma team at Boston Medical Center three years ago, attracted to BMC because meaning it is that, like a "safety net" hospital, Temple, neediest of patients. it treats the in their answers to follow-up ques- "The hardest part is that talk like doctors," she says. much jargon." took pride in says, a quiet pride reigns. When she thinks about the bombings and the aftermath, Dechert remembers how everyone worked for the common "When something like this happens, you look for the good and how the human spirit cannot be defeated. On good. that day, what really pulled us through was how everyone came together hospital. You see that in the this terribleness, there are can't say I ever felt in the midst of all good people. anything quite I at that magnitude." • Jack Sherzer "You realize principal partner with people aren't understanding some of the too ings, the city's residents being "Boston Strong." Now, Dechert we always things you're saying, that you're using re- turned to normal. Following the bomb- is a professional writer and Message Prose LLC, www.messageprose.com, a communications and public relations firm in Harrisburg. FALL 2013 23 Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania husky notes DURING W ORLD WAR II. men were called on millions of to serve their country health," says Hannah Karena Jones who wrote and published an said 11, account of the by her paternal grand- overseas, but conscientious objectors (COs) hospital. Inspired who parents, both former employees of Trenton to refused were given alternative duties: work for the U.S. government duration of the war, for free. for the Of the non- Psychiatric Hospital, Jones says, hearing stories about "I grew up 'We think that book should Would you like to write it?'" the contract in March 2012 exist, too. Jones signed as a part of the Images ofAmerica series. Byberry State Hospital my grandpop's work was published May 20, 2013. Being primarily a picture book, Jones as an occupational therapist." Jones, an as- faced sistant editor at Transaction Publishers in sions for the photographs and with the institutions, including Philadelphia State New Jersey, got a book deal through a post writing Hospital at Byberry. Conditions exposed on her blog The (Writer's) Waiting Room. thing about this picture and you've only got combative duties, thousands of COs were assigned to be attendants at state mental by COs during the war inspired a reform movement in mental health care across the country. "I've 24 always been interested BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF "I ing had done a random post one day ... there's this hospital there was a book about in mental by me, it." An I say- wish editor Arcadia Publishing "stumbled across it and difficulties itself. little with getting permis- "You want to explain every- 100 words to do a from some creative." it," • says Jones, "I had to get buyer 1943 for Kathleen's Collectibles, Drums. William H. Selden Jr., who served previously served as associate he oversees the dean of the College of Education affairs at as supervisor of business educa- Dr. Department of Edward J. Krzykwa of Chiro- Much Boise State University. Coil's of career and research have fo- firm's financial and serves as consultant a to clients in the areas of tax plan- ning; employee benefits, including practic Family Practice, Vicks- cused on educational psychology health and pension plans; burg, was elected to the Clinical and counseling, agement accounting; succession ducted into Berwick High School's Leaders Council of the Elisa/Act overlap with student development Academic Hall of Fame. He wrote Biotechnologies Laboratory. at all levels. tion at the state Education for 32 years, was more than 100 in- articles for Robert Traugh business and professional for Elementary School teacher manuals and keys many retired after a 40- year career as a teacher at Salem magazines, co-authored eight books, helped prepare job sheets, tests, Area School publications and wrote in District. Berwick He plans to continue volunteering in the curriculum guides. Selden served sociation Board of Directors and BU three terms on the Rooms 1975 Founda- Deborah Lugg Hartzell, associate professor at Lackawanna Col- in Sutliff Hall and Warren Student Services Center are named in his lege, received the honor. 1984 Bette Anderson Grey, director associate professor of counseling and founder of the Columbia at County Volunteers College, and colleague, Stephen in Medicine was inducted into Berwick 1963 in owner of Bowl Arena Hall, of English, gave a presentation on The Bookshelf Project, a distinguished service award in laborative literacy initiative they 2012 and the Columbia-Montour developed, at the 35th annual Citizen a 1998 inductee in the kies' Athletic Hall lence in Austin, Texas. Educators' award for outstand- Gina Spleen Jaeger retired ing service to developmental 30 years of service students. Navy. after in the U.S. Karen McCabe Rose Susan Rimby Haven 1972 was is dean of Lock University's Liberal Arts new College of member at in 1992, Ship- David Shatto and recently served as Berger Family Dealerships. Benyo pal in first female princi- Kenneth Coll Slatington and Weatherly Area schools. She is the .lersev Hf^^. h' lim I Seminary, I Paul. Minn., May chief financial 19. St. on 2013. officer at the He earned Harrisburg degree law firm of and leadership. He and Skarlatos- Karen, live outside Lock Haven. in the Doctor of Ministry congregational mission his wife, With 30 years is dean of the of accounting College of Education at the owner of and Church, Shore, graduated Zonarich. 1978 Nesquehoning, Lansford, is John St. Lutheran ~ Kk|* dean of arts and sciences. Athena Award, sponsored by assistant ^ tax collector for nearly 13 years. Shippensburg's interim associate Hazleton Chamber of Commerce is (r r ~" Township, where she served as and Education. She a faculty Rev. Kerry Aucker, pas- township manager for Kingston pensburg University, beginning 72/82M received the 2013 Greater served as the 1987 tor of 1982 1976 Hus- of Fame. Kathleen Molnar Benyo International Conference on The Coaches Association Hall of Fame. col- Teaching and Leadership Excel- West Hazleton, was inducted is A. Housenick, assistant professor Fame. She received BU's alumni of the Year award in 2013. into the District 4 Wrestling Hall Luzerne County Community High School's Academic Hall of Association of Developmental Robert planning; and business valuations. Maryann M. Kovalewski '84M, Chamber of Commerce's Pennsylvania man- 1981 Clinic, school. two terms on BU's Alumni As- tion Board. specialties that University of Nevada, Reno. experience, He Hostetter Finalist for Award DREW HOSTETTER 76, executive vice president and shares, Inc., tral CFO of Susquehanna was a Pennsylvania Hostetter, who finalist for Banc- the 2013 Cen- CFO of the Year Award. serves on the Bloomsburg University Foundation Board of Directors, was nominated in the category of a a public company. Hostetter plans to retire in after 18 years with CFO of December Susquehanna Banc- shares where, as CFO, he is responsible for corporate accounting and reporting, bank accounting and reporting, cor- porate finance, corporate treasury and investments, and investor relations. He began his career as an auditor at Price Waterhouse before entering the banking industry. The Central Pennsylvania Business Journal's CFO of the Year awards honor financial executives land, from Adams, Cumber- Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry and York counties. Finalists are selected based on career achievements, impact of contributions and leadership in other areas of management. FALL 2013 25 Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Mogel and Loraine Santee Zelna, associate days, professor of medical imaging, home was honored with the Judge Max and her and Tillie Rosenn Excellence team built a quality and regulator}' consultant mother for The five children. Worldwide commencement ceremony The 1998 FDA-regulated companies. Michael Kogut project was sponsored and co-funded by in Teaching Award during the 87th annual his for a Haitian single Village, a nonprofit 1994 John Bresney Haitian charitable organization. is Bloomsburg High School's head is football coach. of Misericordia University. senior vice presi- 1999 award recognizes outstanding dent, application Dana Creasy delivery services, of broadcasting at Jamestown for Selective Insur- (N.D.) College. contributions to student learning 1991 and development. Zelna teaches Thomas C. Gross is a registered classes in radiographic proce- INVEST dures, clinical education, patient Financial Corp. training and servicing customers John Pszeniczny, a broadcast de- member of the sen ices team at Man land ment Kelly Saegar Rosario Programs. Segments or Promotional Pieces consisted of opening segments and graphic style Harrisburg attorney, was selected programmer sened by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to sen e as the second ex- as vice president business relationship ecutive director of the Interest on director for personal lines. Lawyers Trust Account (IOLTA) Mary Theresa Gronsky Floyd was 1988, allows Pennsylvania lawyers to raise Board. IOLTA, established in Public competition. Pszeniczny's entry' TV trainee and and. most recently, Luzerne and Mon- roe counties. for art direction in the 2013 the category for in Stephanie Minnaugh Libhart, a in 1994 as a manage- creative Television, earned a Silver Telly in FNCB is Park- land School District's director promoted of curriculum, instruction and the Air Force during a ceremony professional development. She at the was director of professional morial development in the Allentown School District, where she worked development to lieutenant colonel in legal New Mexico Veterans Me- Lori Shelly was inducted into the Manheim Manheim 1990 athlete in field hockey, basketball, raised in $20,000 to take a Michael Miguelez, CEO and founder of OPTiMO-IT, hosted in Albuquerque. She was 1995 first a reporter with 1992 winter to build a house. In six won III. is self-employed s a a Greater Susque- in 2008 in the Bloomsburg Regional TechnologyCenter. Within three years, the He was firm had three offices, for his series tracking more than 20 employees and generated more the Geisinger Health System. The Jeanne Kron anniversary. fifth company, started the 2013 Keystone Press honored honor of the company's hanna Keystone Innovation Zone place in new s beat report- in a celebration in OPTiMO-IT, Michael Lester, Awards. Division to Haiti poor and mother-in-law. ing Softball. team of Germania home builders last and Park City, Utah, state's pinned by her husband, mother Press Enterprise, Bloomsburg. of Fame. She was a three-sport Craig Mogel, owner of Germania Construction Central Hall to provide civil residents. for 21 years. MotorWeek. money senices to the and disadvantaged MPT's national production, for assistant professor He joined Selective is Wealth Management Services 1988 Award He responsible for developing branch care and image evaluation. signer and ance Group. financial representative of is than S7 million in gross revenue. Business of Geisinger. Homiak is the second recipient of the Volunteer of the Year Award, is named for the late William "Bill" Derricott, Class of 1966. Alumni Honored which ALUMNI ASSOCIATION AWARDS were conferred on five BU graduates (Editor's note: Read more about alumni award recipients at www.bloomualumni.com.) during the spring awards luncheon. Two school administrators, Jon Worcester County Public Schools assistant principal of M. Andes 75, in retired superintendent of Maryland, and Highland High School in Thomas New Jersey, E. Storer 73, received the Distinguished Sen-ice Award in recognition of significant contributions to their profession. Kristin Mock Austin '02, coordinator for New Student Orientation and assistant director of Admissions at BU, and Michael Smith '01, advanced practice academic Danville, liaison for Geisinger honors the achievements of alumni And to Health System in were awarded the Maroon and Gold Excellence Award, which who graduated the William T. Derricott Volunteer of the Year Lynne Homiak BU Alumni '83, '00, in the last 15 years. Award was presented Geisinger Health System finance manager and Association Board director, w ho contributed the most hours of any volunteer in 2012. Lynda Michaels '87/*88M. assistant vice president left, and Ira Blake, Jon Andes 75. is Kerri 26 BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA BU Kristin Donald Sears provost, Mock '92. second from left, of join Alumni and Professional Engagement, alumni award recipients Austin '02, Michael Smith BU Alumni Association "01 Tom Storer 73. and Lynne Homiak '83/'00M. At Board president. right Pleistocene Evolution of Glacial his silver wings with an aeronauti- cal rating of pilot 2000 2007 Lake Jodi Merrey Albarano '00/'041VI Tyler Geist graduated from Cali- Source to the Channeled Scabland. The son of Michael fornia University of Pennsylvania He earned Christina Mallozzi with a master's degree in literacy palaeoglaciology from Simon he earned his Federal Aviation and a certification as a reading Fraser University, Vancouver, Brit- Administration private pilot license an instructional designer with is Shcctz Inc., Altoona. specialist. 2001 Sheri Cyrts Ashman '01M vice president is senior is a second-grade ish Potential Floodwater a master's degree in Columbia, and is studying for a doctorate District. mental change on a Vice Chancel- 2009 of Ulster at Coleraine, Northern lor Susquehanna Bank. A teacher in South Fayette School and group leader for marketing innovations and analytics for He Purcell: in at quaternary environ- Scholarship at the University \ * County Brandon Bendigo was promoted Funk, lead Adult Probation Officer Financial He of Fogelsville, membership in the in the Million Dollar Roundtable(MDRT.) The the College for Financial Planning. to lieutenant in the Air Force. Academy. 2012 Air Force 2nd Lt. an adult Hope McLaughlin Andrew Wentz, a member of the Maricopa County Adult is a care coor- dinator with Berwick CareGivers America. Probation Department's Northwest 193rd Special Regional Center in Glendale, Ariz. Operations Wing, Jared Peters won Guard, Harris- Pennsylvania Air leading insurance and investment their clients through first retirement planning counselor by MDRT an international network of services professionals is (Ariz.) probation officer qualified for is has been designated as a chartered Matthew A. 1" financial adviser with Janney Montgomery Scott, 2010 ent the Bloomsburg Airport during Adam Shelp, a the Maricopa adviser with Cli- and Wentz 79, 2011 Ireland. graduated from ^ftk the Air Force. '80 his senior year at BU. David Hilsdorf 2004 in who serve a Starkey-Robin- son Award, the Canadian Associa- burg, graduated award for the from Specialized Undergraduate tion of Geographers exemplary knowledge, performance, service Training Columbus top dissertation or thesis. Peters Pilot was recognized Force Base, Miss Wentz received for his thesis. Lake at Air and the highest standards of ethics. Directors' Terms Begin SIX the tors GRADUATES BEGAN two-year terms on BU Alumni Association Board of Direcon July Adam 1: resides with her family in the Allentown area. Black '07 of Weehawken, N.J., is an attorney. After earning a bachelor's degree in political science the from BU, he graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School. Jennifer Bosset '06, also a torney, is BU a compliance analyst for Prudential and criminal justice from and received a juris doctorate from Seton Hall University School of Law. Mary Frew Braccili tor at '90, at Luzerne lege chapter of honor society. Pi, col- a national She graduated from a degree in education in community Kappa Delta BU. He skills has coached high school soccer, served on the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble's Board of Trustees and participated community and Juli son's Global in religious organizations. Herring Miller '92 is vice president, Johnson & John- Surgery Group. She has 20 years BU with and earned a master's geography from Temple University. She including clinical research, regulatory strategic planning, marketing and She earned a bachelor's degree administration from worked lives for in affairs, insights. business BU and previously Wyeth Pharmaceuticals. Blue Eagle of Dimes and the Brian Roadarmel '08/TOM is a manager of capital planning with an international of experience in the health care industry, County Community College, where she started Pennsylvania's first at global business insights, for an adjunct instruc- BU, previously taught Penitentiary in Lewisburg, has been an adjunct instructor in reading and study New Jersey at- Real Estate Investors. She holds degrees in political science Jim McMenamin 78/'83M, a Bloomsburg resident and retired teacher from the Federal March Swim Team volunteers with the Miller athletic footwear and apparel retailer. He received a bachelor's degree in business eco- nomics from BU, returned degree toward an He to earn a master's business education and in is working MBA in finance and management. resides in Camp Hill. Voting for Alumni Board members is held during the annual Alumni Association meeting, part of the spring awards luncheon. Directors may serve up to three consecutive two-year terms. Completing terms were Eugene Walker '83, Joe Rado Dunn '95 and '63, '98, in June Lynne Homiak Mizan Rahman '94, Carrie Bill Schlorff'85. with her family in Nazareth, where she FALL 2013 27 I Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania husky the line up reunions, networking and special events T^BM ~ IP Jt^t^^mt y, B - «w CLASS OF 1963: A 50-year reunion during Alumni Weekend brought together members of the Class of 1963. They are. from left, seated FRIENDS FROM '49: Members of the Bloomsburg State Teachers College Class of 1949 are, from left, who get together each Crawford. Bloomsburg: Betty Bolig Slipetz, Endwell, Charlotte Young Frederick, N.Y.; Mifflinburg; and Eloise Noble Fasshauer, Honesdale. CLASS OF year Janet Page Hartt, Susquehanna: Alberta Funk on bench: Liz Pingar Dudinyak and Dottie Stanton Differ; first row, seated: Hazel Grain Anthony. Pat Biehl Cranford, Bonnie Fisher Painter, Ann Olskey Kester, Ruth Ann Shelhamer Price and Pat Klatch Shenyo; second row: Dick Rohrer, Lanny Miller, Nancy McFerran Rupert, Don Poust, Bernie Donegan, Jered Hock, William Keller, Joanne Kaczmarek Slade and Lee Jackson; third row: Gary Stackhouse, Wayne Hoch, Don Denick, Dale Anthony, Paul Bingaman. Gary Schell, James McManus, Paul Styer and John Sills: and back row: Ron Cranford. Bob Hall, William Garson, John Knorr, Dennis Reiter, Frederick Minnick. Tom Nawrocki, Ron Miller and Emil Kasarda. who reunited during Alumni June Long Gulliver, June Pichel Cook, Betsy Baer Schukis. Nellie Swartz Byham and Bill Byham; and second row: John Scrimgeour, Gene Morrison, Larry Ksanznak, Ben Duke, Charlie Brennan, Dave Weekend 1953: are, Members of the from left, Class of 1953 front row: Linkchorst and Claude Renninger. 28 lil.OOMSIll KC I MVKKSITY Ol I'KWSI l.\ \M \ DISNEY ADVENTURE: Amy Hunter Wukovitz Susan Goetz '99, Lynda Colligon Wayne '99 and Jen Ditchkus Starkey '99, from left, show their '98, Huskv Pride at Disnevland. VITAL STATISTICS Obituaries Helen Bangs Ritchie Marriages Jane Dyke Ryan Erin Jeffers '00 and Kevin Hetman, March 23, 2013 Jodi Merrey '31 Mary Louise Wildoner Fisher Rachelle More '03 and Matthew Furman '01, April 26, '41 Helen Dixon Karns W04M and Anthony Albarano, April 13, 2013 Ruth Brodbeck Mellinger Joyce Lohr Hunter '43 Victoria Collins '05 and Stephen Schenker, Nov. 11, 2012 June Oplinger Wandrus Erin Ingalsbe '05 and Matthew Derby, Oct. 6, and Jordan Mix '09 '46 '05, Sept. 29, 2012 James Hantjis '49 Marlin Smith '06 and Jessica Engelman, June 23, 2012 Andrew Paterson Kathleen Jackson '07 and Shawn Venesky, Oct. 6, Ned Knarr Ashley Graybill '09 and Thadeus Waters, 2012 Oct. 3, 2012 Hudock '09 '50 '51 Marie Yozviak Borton '52 Olive Allison and Ryan Rostocki Mouery Green Joseph Kwak '56 Rachelle Lee '09 and Matthew Mallets Joseph Costa '59 Megan Jean Lawton Funk Taylor '09 Patricia and Richard Seymore, June 30, 2012 '12 Zartman Lynn Olszewski '14 '52 '59 Robert Lesko '59 and Brandon Zimmerman, Nov. 24, 2012 and Mark Shannon '43 2012 Stephen Hotz Samantha Kahler '41 '42 H. Burnis Fellman 2013 '33 '41 Milton Lutsey '59 Jr. '11, Nov. 17, 2012 Craig Yeanish '59 Frank Bendinsky '60 WELCOME BACK: Isabelle Olah Horvath '41 represented the earliest class attend- ing Alumni Weekend 2013. Jean Rothermel Births Howard Angstadt Jr. '88 and wife, Heather, George Graeber a daughter, Hayden Edwin Correction reporter with the from Bloomsburg University was incorrect in 2007. in the Husky Donald Kleckner Lauren Konarski Polinski '02 Wendy Teschner pher, Dec. '02 and husband, Joe Polinski '99, apologize for the error. We Nicholas Vinciguerra '65 Lois and Chris Weatherford, a son, Colin Christo- Newman Clifford '68 Vicki Culton '68 21,2012 David Forney '68 Nicole Premuto Fountain '03 and husband, Justin Fountain son, Brecken Niles, May 20, '03, a Ruth Messner '68 2013 James Sterba Katie Hershour McMahon '04 daughter, Annabelle Katherine, MORE '64 '65 Daniel Rice '65 a 2013 son, Daniel Joseph, Feb. 28, Notes section of the spring 2013 issue of Bloomsburg: The University Magazine. FIND Bielski '64 and husband, Mark, a son, Logan Sharon Frasier DANIELLE LYNCH, class year Milisits '92 Mark, March 1,2013 Delaware County Daily Times, graduated Her Kochenash '63 Herbert Leeper '63 Brooke, Oct. 23, 2012 Michelle '61 Marjorie Ginnick Stover '61 and husband, Brian May 18, McMahon 2013 Alison Clewell Brooker '05 and husband, Scott Brooker son, Aiden William, June 3, '02, a '69 Richard Beierschmitt 70/76M Linda Krupovich '70 '05, a 2013 Edward Gormley Larry Beaver '71 73 Mary Shriver Hannaman 74 Julie Jakubowski Stone April 10, '07 and husband, Ragon, a son, Nolan, Barbara Beth Ross 74 2013 Joseph Anthony Lewullis 75 Bova 78 Daniel Paula Summers 79 Chris Cusatis '82 Douglas Rogers '83 HUSKY NOTES online at www.bloomualumni.com Blaine House Patricia '85 '87 Ann Hoch Smith Daniel Derwin '88 Send information to: alum@bloomu.edu or Alumni Affairs Fenstemaker Alumni House Bloomsburg University Brent Swartz '93 Amandy Ash Strzempek Jill '00 Bidelspach Rouse '03 James Connolley '05 of Pennsylvania 400 E. Second St. Bloomsburg, PA 17815 Max Weaver Tammy '08 Mistishin Franks '10 FALL 2013 29 over the de fQff ,f>c In 1948 while a member of the Cincinnati Reds, Litwhiler fecial and Kehqiout kA ATHLETIC FACILITIES posed with Jackie Robinson as part of a campaign on the the Student Council and was president of the North Hall Hutchinson, E.H. Nelson and Robert butions in the college's sporting Redman, but only one was an He athlete, Litwhiler, Class of 1938. Born on Aug. 31, 1916, in Ringtown, Schuylkill County, Litwhiler enrolled at the Bloomsburg State Teachers College (BSTC) in brothers were in 1923 and fall 1934. His older BSTC graduates, Archie Truman in 1930; another Woodrow, was a junior at BSTC. While at Bloomsburg, Litwhiler earned money working in the kitchen and sweeping the gym. He served on brother, 30 to better race relations. Legend ROBERT DUNKELBERGER, UNIVERSITY ARCHIVIST Upper Campus carry the names of Bloomsburg University sports legends. Four were coaches, Danny Hale, Jan Danny Co**'**" Relit* 1" Danny Litwhiler: A Baseball by Uixk^^ BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Government As- Earning a Bachelor of Science degree in secondary education, Litwhiler began playing professional baseball sociation. Litwhiler made his greatest contrilife. participated on the junior varsity basketball and football teams and the summer of 1936. the Philadelphia Phillies organization, he made his major league debut on Sept. 16, 1940. Over an 11-year career the National League, he also played threw the javelin on the track and in was on the baseball diamond where he truly excelled. A four-year starter in the outfield, he helped lead the team to an overall re- for the St. Louis Cardinals, field team, but it cord of 34-13, including an undefeated 12-0 season in 1935. Outstanding at bat and on the field, component of an Litwhiler was a key offense that averaged nine runs per game. in Eventually part of Boston Braves and Cincinnati Reds. A member of the Cardinals 1944 World Series Championship Team, he played in the 1942 All- Star game, enjoyed a 21-game hitting streak during his rookie year and set a major league record with 187 consecutive errorless games. Last April's release of the film 42: The Jackie Robinson Story brought back leaguers that toured during the memories of one of Litwhiler's most season, often moments off the field. member of the Cincinnati off- coming to Bloomsburg He coached coach and produced a number of major leaguers, including Dick Howser, Steve Garvey and Kirk Gibson. He developed unforgettable for exhibition games. In 1948, as a basketball team, the Valley Shawnees; Diamond served as physical education direc- wet and basketball and track coach at Ringtown High School; and spent 1945 in the U.S. Army at Fort Lewis, Wash. he was awarded the Reds, he was asked to pose for a photo- graph with Jackie Robinson, who had broken the major league color barrier the preceding season when he signed tor with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Warren Giles, president and general manager a In 1948, Litwhiler and his wife, Dorothy, moved to Bloomsburg, where he substance used to dry and the Jugs radar gun for measuring the speed of pitches. Grit, a fields, In recognition of his achievements, ciation's BU Alumni Asso- Distinguished Service Award in the first year it was presented, 1948, of the Reds, and representatives of the operated several small businesses and and was inducted into the Mayor's Friendly Relations Commit- unsuccessfully ran for county sheriff of the Athletic Hall of Fame in 1982. first class show of support would following his retirement from profes- Litwhiler passed away on Sept. 23, 2011 encourage the Cincinnati fans to wel- sional baseball in 1951. His second ca- at the come Robinson when he came reer began in 1955, tee hoped this to town when he was for the first time that season. Litwhiler as was invited to pose, he said, because he was a college graduate. moving to Michigan of the Big Ten in 1963. During his major league career, Litwhiler organized teams of major head baseball coach hired at Florida State University, State Before retiring in 1982, Litwhiler won a combined 677 games as head age of 95. From player to coach, educator to was one of the most talented athletes in Bloomsburg innovator, Litwhiler history. It is compete on his honor. fitting that today's a baseball field Huskies named in • FALL 2013 31 calendar Academic Calendar FALL 2013 Reading Day Wind Ensemble Celebrity Artist Series Nov. 12, 7:30 p.m. Celebrity Artist Series season will Haas Center be presented the Arts, for Mitrani Hall Tuesday, Nov. Activities the in for the Arts, Mitrani 26 Alumni Events Haas Center Hall, and Carver Hall, Kenneth S. Gross Thanksgiving Recess Jazz Ensemble Auditorium. For more information Wednesday, Nov. 27 Dec. 3, 7 p.m. and Haas Center office at Resume Classes for the Arts, Mitrani Hall Monday, Dec. 2 and Events to order tickets, call the box (570) 389-4409 or visit www.bloomu.edu/cas. Programs and dates are subject to change. Visit www.bloomualumni.com details on these events or to tion, for and additional register. For informa- contact the Alumni Affairs (570) 526-0254 or office at alum@bloomu.edu. Career Connections Reception Northeast Pennsylvania Classes End Friday, Dec. Guitar Ensemble 6 Finals Begin Monday, Dec. 9 Dec. 4, 7 p.m. Motown & More Carver Hall, Featuring Souled Out K.S. Gross Auditorium Friday, Oct. 11, Haas Center End Finals Graduate Featuring Concert Choir, Husky Commencement Friday, Dec. 13 Undergraduate Women's Singers and Commencement Ensemble Dec. 5 and First Saturday, Dec. 14 345 Market Concerts open Listed events are to the 7:30 p.m. 6, Bloomsburg St., Theatre Bloomsburg University Players information, see httpV/depart- theatre productions are generally ments.bloomu.edu/music or call All for adult audi- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday performanc- es are at 3 p.m. Adult tickets are subject to change. $6; seniors and non-BU students BU students and CGA are $4. Choral Concert Featuring recommended ences. Women's cardholders are free. Tickets are 7:30 p.m. First Presbyterian Church 345 Market St., Bloomsburg Box Office, located in the lobby Haas Center for the Arts, or Oct. 19, Chamber Orchestra 2:30 p.m. St. Matthew Lutheran Church 123 N. Market St., Bloomsburg Oct. 27, Percussion Ensemble 7, 7:30 p.m. Haas Center Campus $35/$17 Child/BU Student at the door days of the perfor- the Stars, American Idol and So You Think You Can Dance Saturday, Oct. 26, 8 p.m. Haas Center for the Arts, Nov. 7 to 10 at 1 p.m. Career Connections Reception 6 to 8 p.m. Homecoming Alumni Tent Party Alumni House Mitrani Hall Career Connections Reception $35/$17 Child/BU Student Carver Hall Chapter Oct. 12, Nov. 7, 6 noon to 8 p.m. Pine Barn Inn, Danville Sara Gazarek Los Angeles-based jazz vocalist Friday, Dec. 6, 8 p.m. Special Events for the Arts, Parents and Family Weekend 25 to 27 Friday to Sunday, Oct. Homecoming Weekend Alvina Krause Theatre Bloomsburg St., Exhibitions of Art are in the Haas Gallery open to the public free of charge. For of Monday, Dec. Mitrani Hall Friday to Sunday, Oct. 11 to 13 Art Exhibits 10-Minute Plays Student-directed projects for the Arts, Kutztown football game Kutztown University The Graduate With LA Theatre Works Friday, Nov. 15, 8 p.m. Haas Center for the Arts, by David A. Miller An Evening 2:30 p.m. $30/$15 Child/BU Student Avenue Q Center tour at Harrisburg Area Network Mitrani Hall 226 Reunion to 3 p.m. Sept. 21, before Huskies vs. Oct. 3, $45/$22 Child/BU Student Haas Center mance. 1 Lehigh Valley Network Tailgate Ballroom with a Twist A combination of Dancing with available at the Performing Arts of 8 p.m. Alumni House Choral Ensemble, Husky Singers and Concert Choir Nov. for the Arts, Mitrani Hall public and free of charge. For (570) 389-4286. All programs, dates, times and locations are Sept. 21, Choral Presbyterian Church to Interpreter Graduates 8 p.m. Mitrani Hall Carols by Candlelight Friday, Dec. 13 6 Sept. 11, 2, 7:30 p.m. tion, gallery and more informa- Athletic Hall of Fame Induction 6 p.m., Kehr Union, Ballroom Friday, Nov. 1; hours and reception times, visit http-. IIdepartments, bloomu. edu/art/haas. html. Theatre Lab, University Bookstore Annex University-Community Orchestra Nov. 10, 2:30 p.m. Haas Center for the Arts, An Evening of One-Act Plays Student-directed projects Mitrani Hall Friday, Dec. 6, Sage Dawson, installations on upcoming events, check Reception: Tuesday, Sept. 10, the Bloomsburg University 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Theatre Lab, University Garret Hansen, photographs Bookstore Annex Oct. 23 through Nov. 22 Reception: Wednesday, Oct. 23, 11 a.m. to 32 IS LOOMS ML KG I MVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA For the latest information Sept. 10 through Oct. 11 2p.m. website, www.bloomu.edu. Husky Pride IT'S GAME DAY and you want to show your Husky Pride What will Maybe Pride it in a new way. be? A T-shirt? a sweatshirt? A cap? The Husky Shop has you covered. New this fall, the Husky Pride Shop at Redman Stadium football is open game. From for every home pompoms to apparel and seat cushions to tailgating needs, you'll find just the what you're looking for Husky Pride Shop. Check next time you're at it at out the Redman Stadium to cheer on your favorite team, the Huskies! Can't make it to the stadium? On game day and every day during the academic year, you can shop at the University Store at in person or online bloomustore.com for giftware, clothing and gift cards in any amount. Show your Husky Pride today! 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