EDINBORO UNIVERSITY
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Office of Public Information and Publications
Edinboro, PA 16444
(814) 732-2745 or 2929
Fax (814) 732-2621

November 30, 1994

NEWS ADVISORY:

Disney animator Bill Waldman will return to his alma mater, Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, December 2-3, to discuss and show his work. The Edinboro Alumni Association
will host a reception for Waldman on Friday, December 2, at 6 p.m. in the lobby of the
University Center. At 7 and 9 p.m., the animated film Thwnbelina will be shown. Between
shows, Waldman will discuss his work on the film and answer questions. A display of his
drawings from Thumbelina, Carrotblanca, and possibly Pocahontas is planned for the event.
On Saturday, December 3, from 1-3 p.m., Waldman will show and discuss his work in
119 Doucette Hall. All events are free and open to the public.
He will also meet privately with Edinboro animation majors to review their portfolios.
For more information, contact David Weinkauf, 814-732-2799.
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Walt Disney animator
at Edinboro Dec. 2-3
EDINBORO — Walt Disney ani­
mator and 1986 Edinboro University
of Pennsylvania graduate Bill Waldman will appear on campus, on Fri­
day and Saturday, Dec. 2 and 3.
All of Friday’s events will take
place at the University Center.
From 6 to 7 p.m., the Alumni Associ­
ation of Edinboro University will
hold a reception for Waldman in the
main lobby. Drawings from his work
on “Thumbelina,” “Carrotblanca”
and possibly “Pocahontas” will be
on display. There are also plans for
a display by Phi Kappa Psi, a frater­
nity Waldman helped found.
From 7 to 9:30 p.m., Don Bluth’s
“Thumbelina” will be shown. Be­
tween the two shows, Waldman will
discuss his work on the film and an­
swer questions.
On Saturday, Dec. 3., Waldman
will show and discuss his work start­
ing at 1 p.m. in Doucette Hall, room
119. At 3 p.m., he will meet with ani­
mation majors in room G-9 to review
their portfolios. With the exception
of the portfolio reviews, all events
are free and open to the public.
A native of Williamsport, Pa.,
I family of Erie got together
Waldman majored in animation in
Great-great-grandmother
the Art Department at EUP. While a
ig the fifth generation of the
student, he designed two homecom­
ding, from left, are Carrah’s
ing floats, Alice in Wonderland and
arrows; grandmother, JanThe Wonderful World of Disney, that
won first prizes for his fraternity.
iWe Burrows.
Phi Kappa Psi.
Shortly after graduating from
Edinboro, Waldman worked as an
animator and storyboard consultant
ip for the U.S. auto industry since that for Kensington Falls Production in
million American cars were recalled - Pittsburgh. While there, he received
a Pennsylvania Council on The Arts

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for auto industry

media arts fellowship to refine his
student film “Fish Hooked.”
Waldman next worked as an ani­
mator for the Bajus-Jones anima­
tion studio in Minneapolis before be­
coming an animator at the Don
Bluth studio, which produced “The
Secret of NIMH,” “An American
Tail” and “All Dogs Go To Heaven.”
While there, he did key animation
for “Thumbelina” and “A Troll in
Central Park,” due to be released
soon.
Waldman next moved to Warner
Brothers, where he served as a key
animator working on many of the
Warner Brothers characters includ­
ing IVeety Bird, Bugs Bunny and
Pepe le Pew. His work will soon be
seen in the upcoming Bugs Bunny
short “Carrotblanca.” He also ani­
mated the new Warner Brothers
logo that appears on all Warner
Brothers family entertainment
films, music and video releases.
Last month, Waldman realized a
di eam when he signed a contract as
a key animator with the Walt Disney
studio and began work on Disney’s
newest feature film “Pocahontas.” A
key animator, who supervises as­
sistant and in-between animators,
draws the key drawings for a char­
acter or scene in a film.
In his new job, Waldman is ani­
mating the film’s lead character,
John Smith, voiced by Mel Gibson.
For more information about Waldman’s appearance, call Edinboro
University professor David Weinkaufat 732-2799.

November 28, 1994

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

EDINBORO GRAD PLANNING THE FUTURE FOR IRONMAN TRIATHLON
Robert (Pierzynski) Perry’s life story could be titled “Adventures in Paradise.” The 1988
graduate of Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has been living in Hawaii for the past three
years directing the advertising and marketing plan for the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC).
That’s the company that operates the Gatorade Ironman Triathlon World Championship in
Hawaii every year.
Perry found his job in Hawaii through a combination of hard work and luck. After
graduating from Edinboro with a major in English and a minor in journalism, he and two
college buddies - Eric Petro and Ron Ducz - piled their belongings in a car and moved to
Tampa. There they quickly discovered reality - the difference between visiting Florida on
spring break and making a living there.
Perry held down three part-time jobs: working in a public relations agency, writing for
the Tampa Tribune, and tending bar. After two years of struggling he met the man who owned
the Ironman Triathlon trademark. Dr. James Gills, a world-renowned ophthalmologist and
Tampa-area resident. He was looking for someone who understood sports and had a solid
background in business and writing. Although Perry was not a triathlete, he fit the job perfectly.
The Ironman Triathlon may be the most physically demanding athletic event in the
world, exceeding all other triathlons in sheer distance if not difficulty. Set among the lava fields
and mountains of the arid Kona coast on the big island of Hawaii, it includes a 2.4-mile swim, a
112-mile bicycle race and a 26.2-mile marathon.
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“It is the truest test of fitness,” said Perry. “If you can complete the Ironman Triathlon,
you can do just about anything.”
The event has its roots in Honolulu watering holes frequented by Navy SEALS, the
highly-trained, highly-conditioned special forces personnel. Hawaii has an abundance of
physical fitness fanatics. Around 1978, the SEALS began talking up the idea of a competition
to determine the fittest of the fit. The island already had the Honolulu Marathon, the Around
Oahu Bicycle Race, and a major swimming race.
In its first year in 1979 the Ironman drew only 15 contestants. Afterward, Sports
Illustrated ran a feature story on the event. By 1980 it was up to 100 competitors. A year later
there were 400 entries. It was originally held on the island of Oahu, but was moved to the big
island to give it more room and to add difficulty to the course from the lava fields and the
crosswinds.
In 1982 it produced one of the most dramatic moments in sports history. Julie Moss,
who had been leading for much of the race, collapsed five feet from the finish line and
struggled to come in second. It was voted one of the most memorable moments in the Wide
World of Sports program on ABC.
Following that exposure, the popularity of the new sport exploded. There are now two
million athletes worldwide who compete in triathlon events. From 22 regional qualifying
competitions, such as the Chicago Triathlon which draws 4,000 entrants, 1,500 athletes are
chosen for the Gatorade Ironman Triathlon in Hawaii.
“It has outgrown its gruelathon image,” said Perry. “The triathlon literally created the
cross-training movement where athletes train in more than one activity. It is a demonstration of
just how much the human body is able to take.”
It has also shattered stereotypes of aging and fitness. Triathletes range in age from 18 to
76, with the prime age somewhere between 30 and 37. Last year’s winner, Mark Allen, was 37.
Dave Scott, who is now in his 40s, has won the race six times.
Becoming a triathlete does not happen overnight. It takes years of training to become a
world-class competitor. The top athletes are professional, training three to five hours a day.
Even the average contestant spends 18 to 24 hours a week in training.
The 1994 Ironman was held Saturday, October 15, and will be televised by NBC on
December 11. The triathlon has also been named an Olympic event, but will be only one-fourth
the distance of the Ironman contest.
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Much has changed for Perry and the Ironman since he went to work for the company in
May of 1991. At that time, the staff consisted of Perry and another person. Today, he oversees a
staff of three and a budget of a half-million dollars. Perry is spokesperson for the WTC, but an
outside public relations agency. Hill and Knowlton International, handles media relations for the
Ironman. Perry’s primary responsibility is overseeing the overall operation. His work involves
corporate sponsorships and licensing, and coordinating with the state of Hawaii the many and
various aspects of the event.
It has not escaped the attention of Perry and others that this symbolism is highly
marketable. Timex licensed the Ironman name for one of its watches, which has become the
world’s best-selling timepiece. Perry will be spending much of his time helping the corporation
tap into those markets.
Later this year Perry will move back to Tampa to assume a greater role in the company’s
strategic planning. The Ironman is now much more than an athletic event; it has become a
symbol of the ultimate in health and fitness. “It transcends the triathlon,” said Perry.
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Office of Public Information and Publications
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(814) 732-2745 or 2929
Fax (814) 732-2621

November 23, 1994

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA PRESENTS
ACOUSTIC ROCK DUO
When you reduce a song to the basics, strip it of every embellishment so that all that is
left is the melody, harmony, and raw essentials of guitar and bass accompaniment, that’s when
you have the musical style of Ric and Brian Butler. Ric and Brian Butler take you back to these
basics, releasing the true beauty of music. The duo is scheduled to perform at Edinboro
University of Pennsylvania on Saturday, December 3, at 8 p.m. in the University Center.
This brother team is known for their perfected mix of music, chemistry, and personality
that can pull an audience in until the barrier between performer and spectator is eliminated.
Armed with only their acoustic guitars, a bass, and an abundance of talent, Ric and Brian Butler
can create an atmosphere of entertainment that appeals to all types of audiences. The duo
covers material from the classics to the top hits of today, doing justice to each and every song.
At a young age, the Butlers discovered their passion and ability for music. From high
school bands to touring with local bands, this duo has done it all. Finally, in 1990 they formed
Ric and Brian Butler, their most promising venture.
Ric Butler, who plays acoustic six- and twelve-string guitars, studied voice at Cedarville
College and Jazz guitar at Central State University. His talents extend into piano skills and
music and lyric writing.
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Brian Butler, who plays acoustic and electric bass, earned his bachelor’s degree in music
from Edinboro University while remaining an active performer in the local area. Some of his
other talents include piano and writing and arranging original material.
Included among the various artists covered by the duo are: The Eagles; Crosby, Stills
and Nash; Smokey Robinson; Dan Fogelberg; The Alman Brothers; Boston; Queen; Bruce
Springsteen; Fleetwood Mac; Jimmy Buffet; and Simon and Garfunkel.
The show is free and open to the public. Anyone wishing further information may
contact Cindy Clark, coordinator of University Programming and Activities at (814) 732-2842.
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November 23, 1994
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

EDINBORO UNIVERSITY PRESENTS CHRISTMAS PLANETARIUM SHOWS
The Planetarium at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania will present its ever-popular
Christmas Show on Thursday, December 8, at 6:30 p.m., and Tuesday, December 13, at
7:00 p.m.
The show is geared toward junior high through adult audiences. Learn the seasonal
constellations and explore the reason we celebrate Christmas when we do.
The public is invited to attend free of charge, but space is limited. For additional
information or reservations, call David Hurd at 814-732-2529, Monday through Friday from 8
a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Office of Public Information and Publications
Edinboro, PA 16444
(814) 732-2745 or 2929
Fax (814) 732-2621

November 22, 1994

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

AIDS MEMORIAL QUILT AT EDINBORO DURING AIDS AWARENESS WEEK
Portions of the AIDS Memorial Quilt will be on display at Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania as the focus of the school’s observance of AIDS Awareness Week, December 5-9,
1994. Two 12-foot sections of the Quilt will be displayed daily in the University Center
Lounge. In its entirety, the Quilt contains more than 33,000 panels from 29 countries. It covers
more than 10 acres and weighs 29 tons.
The founder and coordinator of the Edinboro event. Dr. Jan Kinch, said Edinboro is
observing AIDS Awareness Week at this time because the Quilt was made available to the
University. It also closely follows World AIDS Day on December 1.
The Quilt began in San Francisco in 1987 as a way to make the public understand what
its creators were experiencing. It has grown in size and significance to become an international
symbol of love, loss and hope. It is an icon of healing and remembrance.
Edinboro has planned several other events for the five-day observance: opening
ceremonies at 7 p.m. in the University Center on Monday, December 5, will be followed at
8 p.m. with an overview of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. John Shroeck of the Erie County
Department of Health will speak on “What Everyone Needs to Know about HIV/AIDS.” Sue
Kuebler, HIV/AIDS outreach ministry of the Episcopal Cathedral of St. Pauls, will discuss
“HIV/AIDS and the Community: What You and I Can Do.”
Tuesday morning’s program includes six videos provided by the Erie County
Department of Health with showing times at 9:30, 10:00, 10:30, 11:00, noon, and 1:00 p.m. At
7:00 p.m. the SPAVA theatre department of Erie’s Central High School will perform The Inner
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Circle, a play written by Patricia Loughrey and directed by Edinboro graduate Margo Wolfe
Urbanski. Following the play at 8:30, T. Alicia Manus of the Erie County Department of Health
will present “Enter the Circle: A World Without AIDS,” a program on HIV/AIDS prevention.
Lori Pollock of the American Red Cross and Charlene Bushyager of the Northwest Pa.
Rural AIDS Alliance will present a series of one-hour HIV/AIDS education programs from
9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, December 7. A panel discussion at 2 p.m. on “HIV/AIDS and
the College Campus” will be presented by Mary Anne Weiner, health awareness coordinator at
Edinboro; C. Anna Kebles from the University’s physical education department; and Roe
Malec, nurse practitioner from Edinboro Family Planning Services.
The program for December 8 begins at 1 p.m. with a lecture on prejudice and
stereotyping. Christopher Rowe, project coordinator for the Pennsylvania HIV Mental Health
Project in Pittsburgh, will speak. A panel discussion at 2 p.m. will focus on HIV/AIDS and the
individual. Topics will include compassion, the Quilt itself, and testimony from individuals with
HIV/AIDS. Another panel discussion at 4 p.m. will look into HIV/AIDS testing and counseling.
The panels will feature experts in health, law, ethics, religion and mental health.
Closing ceremonies on Friday, December 9, at 6 p.m. will feature remarks by Kinch,
Kuebler, Edinboro biology professor David Fulford, and students, as well as representatives
from the Edinboro Campus Ministry, local churches, and the community.
All events during AIDS Awareness Week are free and open to the public. For further
information contact Dr. Jan Kinch at 732-2617 or 734-7670.
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-------------------------------7^ /■ ^--------- =---------------- *------------Dates: Monday. Dec. 5-Fr1dav. Dec. 9. 1994
Location: University Center and the Multi-Purpose Room.
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
For Specific Times See Program of Events
(Tentative Program as of Nov. 18, 1994)

(Format: Videos + discussion; Panel presentations/discussions: 15- to 20-minute
presentation per panel member and Question-and-Answer Session following presentation)

I. Monday, Dec. 5:
7:00-11:00 D.m.: Two 12’ X 12' sections of The NAMES Project Quilt will be on display in
the University Center Lounge.

7:00-7:45 p.m.: Opening Ceremony of the Quilt at EUP
Opening Remarks: Jan Kinch
Speakers: Kelvin Wheeler, Sue Kuebler, David Fulford

8:00-9:50 D.m.: Overview of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic/Issues
Presenter: John Shroeck, Erie County Department of Health
"What Everyone Needs to Know about HIY/AiDS: The Myths, The Half-Truths, and
the Facts"
Presenter: Sue Kuebler, HIV/AIDS Outreach Ministry of the Episcopal Cathedral of St.
Paul’s
"HIY/AIDS and the Community: What You and I Can Do"

♦♦♦QUESTfON/ANSWER OPPORTUNITY

II. Tuesday, Dec. 6:
8:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m.: Two 12’ x 12’ sections of The NAMES Project Quilt will be on display
in the University Center Lounge.
9:50

a.m.-3:30 p.m.—Various videos and question sessions based on material
presented in videos (provided by the Erie County Department of Health)

--Questions you may have about any issues dealing with HIY/AIDS and sexually transmitted
diseases may be written on index cards (avalable on location) and then later they will be
answered during the 8:30-9:30 p.m. program on Tuesday, December 6
9:30-10:00 a.m.—“Don't Forget Sherrie" (running time: 31 minutes)
Story tells of a boy and his girlfriend who find out that a former girlfriend has
AIDS and dies from it. C. Everett Koop makes a statement regarding the disease
and statistics.
Narrator also makes some powerful statements concerning
HIY/AIDS.
10:00-10:30 a.m.—“Don't Get It“ (running time: 28 minutes)
Powerful documentary program that gives students motivation to change behavior
as well as the information they need to do it. (With condom demonstration.)
10:30-11:00 a.m.—“Imagine This“ (running time: 19 minutes)
College students feel immune from life-threatening diseases. This video breaks
through this misconception and the stereotypes of individuals with AIDS, by
capturing the reality of AIDS on college campuses. A short, emotionally impacting
documentary, portrays six students affected with AIDS. Tom, Michael, Brad,

Patrick, Tom and wife, Gari, and Angela candidly discuss their lives as HIV and
college students or students with AIDS. They discuss issues important to all
college students, friends, family, health, dating, sex, and their failures. College
students know the medical facts of AIDS, but they still believe they are not at risk
because they do not fit any of the stereotypes of AIDS. This video challenges its
audience to re-examine their personal views on AIDS and to know that AIDS can
happen to them.

11:00-11:45 a.m.—"lt‘s Up to You" (running time: 45 minutes)
Within five section the video deals with the following issues:
—What is AIDS?
—Discusses AZT
--AIDS Misconceptions
--Condom use and dating
—Prevention
--AIDS Testing
--Interview with a person with AIDS
12:00-12:45 p.m.—"Time Out" (running time: 42 minutes)
Join stars like Paula Abdul, Luke Perry, Sinbad, Pauly Shore, and many more as
they take an entertaining, music-filled and honest look at HIV and AIDS. You'll
get the latest facts, the important dos and don'ts. Co-hosts are Magic Johnson and
Arsenio Hall.

1:00-1:30 p.m.—"Sexually Transmitted Diseases" (running time: 19 minutes)
This examination of the STD Epidemic focuses on Chlamydia, Herpes, and Venereal
Warts. Prevention is strongly emphasized as well as early detection through new
diagnostic tests.
The program explains the complications from infections,
including infertility, tubal pregnancy, and infections in babies.

7:00-8:50 p.m. The Inner Circle (a play by Patricia Loughrey; directed by Margo Urbanski
performed by SPAVA Theatre Department, Central High, Erie, PA)

8:50-9:30

P.m.

"HIY/AIDS Prevention Program"

Presenter: T. Alcia Manus, Erie County Department of Health
"Enter the Circle: A World without AIDS"

♦**QUESTION/ANSWER OPPORTUNITY (Index-card questions from the day’s
presentations will be addressed also during this presentation.)
111. Wednesday. Dec. 7:
8:00 a.m.-l 1.00 p.m.: Two 12' x 12' sections of The NAMES Project Quilt will be on display
in the University Center Lounge.

9:00 a m.-2:00 P.m "HIY/AIDS Education"
Presenters: Lori Pollock, Red Cross, and Charlene Bushyager, Northwest PA Rural AIDS
Alliance (Program broken down into 1 -hour segments)

»»»(Certificates of attendance will be available after each session.)***
Session I: 9:00-9:50 a.m.--View Los Altos tape plus discussion about when HIV comes to your
community
Session 2: 10:00-10:50 a.m.--EnQ3oe in activities that help you define your feelings for
diverse groups of people and develop cultural sensitivity
Session 3: 11 :QQ-11:5Q a.m.—What is safe sex? What is safer sex?
Session 4: 12:00-12:50 a.m.--Open
Sessions: 1:00-1:50 o.m.— HIV/AIDS in the workplace
Session 6: 2:00-2:50 o.m. --AIDS 101 and open forum

***QUESTION/ANSWER OPPORTUNITY

2:00-4:00 p.m. “HIY/AIDS and the College Campus*
Presenters: Mary Anne Weiner, Health Awareness Coordinator, EUP, and C. Anna Kebles,
Health and Physical Education Dept., EUP; and-p6s&I^ RogMalec
Nurse
Practitioner, Edinboro Family Planning Services

***QUESTION/ANSWER OPPORTUNITY

IV. Thursday, Dec. 8:
8:00 a.m.-l 1:00 p.m.: Two 12‘ x 12' sections of The NAMES Project Quilt will be on display
in the University Center Lounge.

1:00-2:00 p.m. "Addressing Prejudice and Stereotyping"
Presenter:

Christopher Rowe, Project Coordinator, Pennsylvania HIV Mental Health

Project, Pittsburgh, PA

2:00-3:30 p.m. "HIY/AIDS and the Individual"
Facilitator: Jeanne Weber, EUP, Nursing Program
Panel Presentation/Discussion:
Presenters: Christopher Rowe, Project Coordinator, Pennsylvania HIV Mental Health
Project, Pittsburgh, PA [Psychosocial Aspects of HIV]; Mary Richardson, Case
Manager, Northwest Rural AIDS Alliance; and Sue Kuebler, HIY/AIDS Outreach
Ministry of the Episcopal Cathedral of St. Paul's; Lori Yargo, Corry Area AIDS
Task Force; Bob Saunders; and Kelvin Wheeler.

***QUESTION/ANSWER OPPORTUNITY
4:00-5:30/6:00 p.m. "HIY/AIDS: Testing and Counselling"
Facilitator: KurtSahlmann, Hope Tree, Erie, PA
Panel Presentation/Discussion:
Presenters: Mary Anne Weiner, Health Awareness Coordinator, EUP (EUP policy for
testing and referrals); Fran Reinsel, Erie County Department of Health [role of
Public Health Dept, and testing and counselling]; Jacky Kocz, Ex. Director,
Community Blood Bank of Erie County; Dana Bushnell (and-peaofbly Jim
Drane), Philosophy Dept., EUP [ethical and moral issues]; Julia Bandecca,
Northwestern Legal Services [ legal issues and concerns].

***QUESTION/ANSWER OPPORTUNITY

Y. Friday, Dec. 9:
8:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.: Two 12' x 12* sections of The NAMES Project Quilt will be on display
in the University Center Lounge.
Possibility of running videos on the VCR in Loun^ area during the day where quilt is being
displayed.

6:00-7:00 p.m.: Closing Ceremony of the Quilt at EUP
Remarks: Jan Kinch
Speakers: Sue Kuebler, David Fulford, representatives of the Campus Ministry (EUP),
and members of surrounding churches, the community, and the EUP student
population

The NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt

Quilt Facts
updated October 1,1994
Funds Raised for Direct Services
$1,298,382 (U.S.)
for People with AIDS:
Number of Quilt Visitors:

3,669,355

Number of Panels:

25,246 (Each panel measures tiiree feet by six feet or 90 x 180 cm.)

Number of Football Fields:

10 football fields without walkway between sections;
15 football fields with walkway

Number of Acres:

10 acres without walkway; 16 acres with walkway

Total Weight:

29 tons without walkway; 34 tons with walkway

Countries Contributing Panels:

29 - Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Germany,
Great Britain, Guatemala, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, The Netherlands, New
Zealand, Norway, Poland, Russia, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Spain, Surinam,
Sweden, Switzerland, Uganda, United States (all 50 states and Puerto Rico)

Panels for Parents
and their children:

Nancy & Bosco, Jr., Claire Shelley Cowles & Jonathan Claiborne; John & Matsuko
Gaffney; Courtney & Keith Gordon; Elizabeth & Maria Prophet; Valeriano & Waldo
Suarez; Kristen-Lee Tillotson and Patrick Tillotson; Alice and Heather Marie Zajkowski

Names You May Recognize:

Peter Allen, entertainer; Arthur Ashe, tennis player; Michael Bennett, director/
choreographer; Kimberly Bergalis, advocate for HIV testing of health care workers;
Amanda Blake, actress; Mel Boozer, black and gay rights activist; Arthur Bressan, Jr.,
filmmaker; Jack Caster, original staff member; Roy Cohn, attorney; Brad Davis, actor;
Perry Ellis, fashion designer; Dan Eicholtz, cartoonist; Wayland Flowers, comedian;
Michel Foucault, philosopher; Philip-Dimitri Galas, playwright; Alison Gertz, AIDS
activist; Halston, fashion designer; Keith Haring, artist; Rock Hudson, actor; Stephen
Kilzak, casting director for Cheers; Scott Lago, NAMES Project ‘88 and ‘89 Tour
Manager/Staff Legacy; Liberace, performer; Charles Ludlum, actor/director/playwright;
Robert Mapplethorpe, photographer; Sgt. Leonard Matlovich, gay rights activist; Stewart
McKinney, U.S. Congressman, R-CT; Freddie “Mercury” Bulsara, lead singer, rock group
Queen', Court Miller, actor; Ed Mock, choreographer; Klaus Nomi, performance artist;
Anthony Perkins, actor; Grethe Rask, surgeon; Max Robinson, ABC News Anchor; Vito
Russo, writer; Jerry Smith, Washington Redskin', Willi Smith, fashion designer;
Christopher Stryker, actor; Sylvester, singer; Dan Turner, AIDS activist; Dr. Tom Waddell,
Olympic athlete; Ryan White, AIDS activist; Ricky Wilson, guitarist, B-52s.

Materials Used in Quilt:

100 year-old quilt; afghans. Barbie dolls, burlap, buttons, car keys, carpet, champagne
glasses,condoms, corduroy, corsets, cowboy boots, cremation ashes, credit cards, curtains,
dresses, feather boas, first-place ribbons, fishnet hose, flags, fur, gloves, hats, human hair,
Jeans, jewelry. Jockstraps, lace, lame, leather, love letters, Mardi Gras masks, merit badges,
mink, motorcycle jackets, needlepoint, paintings, pearls, photographs, pins, plastic,quartz
crystals, racing silks, records, rhinestones, sequins, shirts, silk flowers, studs, stuffed
animals, suede, taffeta, tennis shoes, vinyl, wedding rings.

AIDS Statistics:
(Cases as of 10/1 /94)
(Deaths as of 12/93)

U.S. Reported (Centers for Disease Control):
International Reported (World Health Organization):
International Estimated (World Health Organization:

422,682 cases
718,894 cases
4,000,000 cases

220,871 deaths
--------------500,000 deaths

The Quilt represents 11% of all U.S. AIDS deaths.

The NAMES Project Foundation • 310 Townsend Street, Suite 310 • San Francisco, CA 94107
Office: 415/882-5500 • Fax: 415/882-6200

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November 22, 1994

NEWS ADVISORY:

KWANZAA CREATOR MAULANA KARENGA SPEAKS AT
EDINBORO UNIVERSITY’S MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM
The creator of the African American celebration of Kwanzaa, Dr. Maulana Karenga, will
present a lecture at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Monday, December 5, 8 p.m. in
Memorial Auditorium. Originally scheduled in the University Center, the lecture is free and
open to the public.
For further information contact professor Umeme Sababu at 732-2577, or the Dean of
Liberal Arts at 732-2477.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

LOCAL STUDENT RECEIVES SCHOLARSHIP
Jonathan Nichols, a sophomore at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, was recently
named the recipient of the 1995-96 Erie Engineering Societies Council Louis W. Baimer
Scholarship. Nichols is a cooperative engineering major at Edinboro.
The Erie Engineering Societies Council provides one annual scholarship to a currently
enrolled undergraduate who has an outstanding academic record and is majoring in engineering
or science at Edinboro University.
This scholarship is named in honor of Louis W. B aimer who has been very instrumental
in the creation and continuation of the EESC scholarship program and in the organization of the
annual Erie Engineering Week activities.
Jonathan is a graduate of General McLane High School.
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Honorable Mention

1994 Community Service
Award Recipients

Nicole Borderieux

Cabrini College
Veronica Pirollo

Jennifer Flax

Cabrini College

Jennifer was nominated for her volunteer work at the Haven Ministries
Homeless Shelter in Sunbuiy, PA. She volunteered at the shelter for two
semesters as an intern and by going well beyond the class requirements, she
became the informal Volunteer Associate Director. Jennifer was nominated by
Cart Milofsl^, Chair of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at
Bucknell University.

Mary Patricia Schuler

Cabrini College
Robert Hess

Community College ofAllegheny County

Melissa Tobias

Tacie Tonks

Melissa was nominated for her extensive volunteer work. She served as
the student coordinator Of the annual Hunger and Homelessness Awareness
Week, worked with Outreach to the Homeless, tutored inmates at a correctioncd
institution, worked with Respect Life, worked with the f>oor in West Virginia
during her spring breaks, volunteered at a camp for abused children and a home
for crippled children, trained on a hotline for Women Against Rape, and has
worked to form an organization to advocate for AIDS issues. Melissa was
nominated
Rev. Ambrose Cashman, C.P., Campus Minister at Cabrini
College.

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
Michele Schimehto

Juniata College
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Lehigh University
Kristen Pulizzi

Saint Josephus University

Jennifer Stauffer

Jennifer was nominated for her volunteer work at Open Door, an alcohol
and drug treatment center. She served as a Crisis Intervention Specialist.
Jennifer first gave a year commitment to answering crisis calls, handling the
Suicide Line, and helping walk-ins, afterwards becoming an instructor of new
volunteers. Jennifer also saw a need for additional Alcoholics Anonymous
meetings appropriate for youth and was instrumental in establishing such
meetings. Jennifer was nominated by Christine Ekas, Coordinator of Student
Community Services at Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Debra Spinella

Debra was nominated for her wide-range of activities, both in the
community surrounding her university and in far away places. She has helped
children in Tijuana, Mexico; worked with children on a reservation in South
Dakota; and taught children in BeUse, Central America. Her activities around
the univei*sity included a walk-a-thon, a festival of activities for the mentally
handicapped, volunteering at a soup kitchen, and after-school tutoring. Debra
was nominated by Kathleen McCauley, Service Learning Placement Coordinator
at St Joseph’s University.

Eugene Huang

University cf Pennsylvania
Walter Kenderski

Waynesburg College
Each day Pennsylvania coUege and university students make significant
contributions for the betterment of society.
asadkantcyeaiTF^
<alone, Pennsylvania students volunteers over two million community service
i Jtiours across the state, tn recognition of this, Pennsylvania Campus Compact |

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d^kipid a program that recognizes the unique contributions by these L
^special students: ThmPennsyUMmia Campus Compact Studmit Community j|
SSterptcc^Amard.- This yearthe^Compact will recognize the ouf^^din^*
contributions of four Pennsylvarila students
honor them at the 1994
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EDINBORO UNIVERSITY STUDENT HONORED BY
PENNSYLVANIA CAMPUS COMPACT
Tacie Tonks, a senior psychology major at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, was
recently recognized by the Pennsylvania Campus Compact as a 1994 Student Community
Service Award honorable mention. Tonks was honored for challenging her peers to become
involved in the community and for making recognizable contributions to the community.
Pennsylvania Campus Compact, started in 1988, is an organization that works with
presidents, faculty, staff, and students of universities to create and promote community service
programs and service-learning opportunities.
During the 1993-94 academic year, Pennsylvania students volunteered more than two
million community service hours throughout the state. To recognize these special students,
Pennsylvania Campus Compact has developed The Pennsylvania Campus Compact Student
Community Service Award. The recipients are chosen on their level of involvement, the impact
that they have on the community and others, and their unique approach to solving problems.
The students received their awards at a dinner banquet at the Campus Compact’s annual
conference held this year in Harrisburg.
The Pennsylvania Campus Compact extended its congratulations to Tonks and the entire
Edinboro University student body for hard work and commitment to community service.
Tonks is the daughter of Charles Tonks of East 6th St., Erie.
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November 17, 1994

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

EDINBORO’S PRESIDENT DIEBOLD APPOINTED 10 NATIONAL COMMITTEE
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania President Foster F. Diebold has accepted an
appointment to the Committee on Professional Development for tlie American Association of
State Colleges and Universities (AASCU).
The Committee on Professional Development, one of the Association’s seven standing
committees, develops and implements professional enhancement and support programs for
member presidents and chancellors. These include orientation workshops and other programs
for newly-appointed presidents, an annual fall meeting to discuss current issues in higher
education, and a summer council for informal discussions of personal and campus
developments.
AASCU is a leading higher education association of some 375 public colleges and
universities and more than 30 state higher education systems across the U.S. Its mission is to
further the cause of public higher education by acting as a resource for the continued
advancement and development of stale colleges and universities.
The 14 universities of the Pennsylvania Slate System of Higher Education, as well as
the State System Central Office, are AASCU members.
Diebold has played a number of leadership roles within AASCU as a panelist, presenter
and member of various committees, particularly as those roles relate to ethics in higher
education and orientation of new presidents. In 1988, he authored and AASCU published the
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policy statement, “Ethical Practices for College Presidents,” the first written policy issued by a
national professional association to establish principles for ethical behavior for college and
university administrators.
Diebold has been Edinboro University’s president since 1979.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOSTS WINTER STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania will host a Winter Study Abroad program in
Morocco this year from Tuesday, December 27 through Monday, January 9.
The program will offer a variety of cultural events, lectures, and special field trips which
are carefully designed to fully acquaint the participants with the rich cultural heritage of
Morocco and the influences of the surrounding regions.
Participants in the program may enroll in courses offered by Edinboro University. The
courses will be taught in English by members of the Edinboro University faculty. Dr. Renata
Wolynec will teach Introduction to Cultural Anthropology and Janis Stamm will teach Legal
Environment of International Transactions. The courses are also part of the University’s regular
curriculum. Students who successfully complete the program will receive undergraduate credit.
Accommodations will be provided for the group in hotels in the city of Rabat,
Morocco’s vibrant capital city. While in Rabat, the group will visit the grounds of King
Hassan’s royal palace which is known for its spectacular architecture and its surrounding
monuments.
Other highlights of the 14-day program include camel rides, discovering the Old
Medina, visits to potteries, markets, local museums, and even an old-fashioned buggy ride to
Bahia Palace and Lafnaa Palace. Free time will also be allotted so that participants will have the
opportunity to explore Morocco at their leisure.

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Anyone wishing further information about the program may contact the Office of
International Studies, Programs and Services at 814-732-2924.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

KWANZAA CREATOR MAULANA KARENGA
SPEAKS AT EDINBORO UNIVERSITY
The creator of the African American celebration of Kwanzaa, Dr. Maulana Karenga, will
make a public address at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Monday, December 5, 8 p.m. in
the University Center. He will speak on: “Kwanzaa and the Message of Malcolm: Moral and
Cultural Grounding.” His appearance at Edinboro is made possible by a grant from the Office
of Social Equity of the State System of Higher Education. The lecture is free to the public.
Kwanzaa is a seven-day holiday, December 26-January 1, based on African agricultural
celebrations and collective principles which contribute to the unity and development of the
African community. It was created by Karenga in 1966. He is professor and chair of black
studies at the California State University at Long Beach and is the executive director of the
Kawaida Institute of Pan-African Studies and the African American Cultural Center. His book.
Introduction to Black Studies, is the most widely used introductory text in Black studies
courses.
An internationally recognized activist-scholar, Karenga has lectured on most of the
major campuses in the United States and in Africa, the People’s Republic of China, Cuba and
Trinidad on the subject of Black life and struggle.
His address is the first of three events planned for an Africana Lecture Series at the
University. For further information contact professor Umeme Sababu at 814-732-2577, or the
Dean of Liberal Arts at 814-732-2477.

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November 15, 1994

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

EDINBORO PROFESSOR NAMED TEACHER EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR
Dr. James R. Flynn, chairperson of the educational services department at Edinboro
University of Pennsylvania, has received the Teacher Educator of the Year Award from the
Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Teacher Educators (PAC-TE).
This prestigious award is presented annually to one person for dedication, contribution,
and continued advancement in educational issues and challenges. Earlier this year he received
the Distinguished Educator Award from the Institute for Development of Educational Activities,
Inc. (IDEA).
Among PAC-TE’s activities are promoting quality programs of teacher education,
advocating the improvement of teacher performance and teacher education programs, and
providing professional growth opportunities for persons concerned with teacher education.
Flynn has been on the Edinboro faculty since 1966 and has served as department
chairperson since 1985. He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Edinboro and an Ed.D.
degree from Penn State University.
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EDINBORO UNIVERSITY TO PRESENT “THREE PAINTERS”
Three painters who produce contemplative art based on landscape, still life, and the
human body will exhibit their work from December 7 through January 28 in Edinboro
University of Pennsylvania’s Bruce Art Gallery.
Cheryl Agulnick’s still life paintings and drawings are created directly from observation
- her subject matter is in front of her as she works. Nonetheless, the meaning of her art goes
beyond everyday interpretation. What she attempts to present is the sense of wonder and
mystery that she perceives in all things. Her art also shows an involvement in dualities and in
number. For example she will pair the organic with the geometric and a single plant with
several square tiles adding visual, psychological, and symbolic implications to her work.
Agulnick is an assistant professor at Kutztown University.
Chicago artist Diane Christiansen paints very small oil on plaster paintings. Her subject
matter includes aspects of the human body, domestic issues, and the pairing of such things and
ideas as wounds/scar tissue, spiritual/bodily, tiny/gigantic, or goofy/tragic. She declares herself
to be visceral, not cerebral, in her approach to art that is created out of an attitude of freedom
from all limits.
Susan Maakestad combines a love of abstraction with an interest in the light and color
of landscapes. Her work comes from an involvement with nature as an amateur naturalist and
avid bird watcher. Her paintings are kept small in scale to allow the viewer an intimate
experience with the work. They are meant to evoke memories and moods. Poetry is cited as one
of the sources for her art. Maakestad lives in Minnesota.
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The public is invited to the opening reception for this exhibition on Wednesday,
December 7, at 7 p.m. Further information can be obtained by calling (814) 732-2513 or 2406.
Bruce Art Gallery, located in Doucette Hall, is open from 2 to 5 p.m. on Mondays through
Saturdays and from 7 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday evenings. The gallery will be closed from
December 18 through January 16 for the holiday season.
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SPECIAL TO THE SPECTATOR
NOTICE
More than 800 students will be honored at the winter commencement ceremony on
Sunday, December 11. Commencement marks the height of most students' academic careers, and
some may even be the first in their families to graduate from college. This accomplishment
deserves to be rewarded.
That's what the ceremony is for - to recognize each individual's academic achievements.
You've worked hard. You deserve this kind of recognition.
Please respect your peers and remain seated until the closing of the ceremony. This is
your day to shine! Let's make it enjoyable and rewarding.
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November 14, 1994
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
813 STUDENTS TO GRADUATE AT EDINBORO’S WINTER COMMENCEMENT
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania President Foster F. Diebold, now in the 16th year of
his presidency, will confer degrees on 813 students at Edinboro's winter Commencement
ceremony on Sunday, December 11, at 2:00 p.m. in McComb Fieldhouse. With a May
graduating class of 790 students, Edinboro granted approximately 1,603 associate, bachelor's
and master's degrees during the 1994 calendar year.
Fifteen undergraduate students will be graduating with summa cum laude honors (3.80 to
4.00 grade point average) 42 with magna cum laude honors (3.60 to 3.79), and 56 cum laude
(3.40 to 3.59).
Carrying the ceremonial mace and leading the academic procession at the ceremony will
be J. Roland (Pete) Lafferty, assistant professor in the art department. For the past 29 years,
Lafferty has served as a teacher of graduate and undergraduate courses in numerous art subjects
including ceramics, fibers, weaving, design, drawing, painting, sculpture, photography and art
education.
Featured speaker for the ceremony will be Dr. Jerry Covert, dean of the University’s
School of Science, Management, and Technologies. In his position. Covert is responsible for the
day-to-day operation of seven academic departments: biology and health services, business
administration and economics, chemistry, geosciences, mathematics and computer science,
nursing, and physics and technology. The School has an enrollment of more than 2,000 students
with 124 faculty members.
An Edinboro graduate. Covert received a bachelor of science in secondary biology in
1963 and both a master’s and doctorate in biological sciences from Penn State.

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His Excellency the Honorable Governor and Chancellor Mahmoud A. Haroon has been
selected to receive the degree Doctor of Laws (legum doctor, honoris causa) during the winter
commencement ceremony.
In recognition of his services to the nation of Pakistan and the assignments held both
within that country and abroad, Haroon was appointed Governor of the Province of Sindh in
August 1991. In that position, he also serves as chancellor of all universities in Sindh Province,
as well as patron of Handard University, an institution established by the Handard Foundation.
As governor of the Province of Sindh and as chancellor and patron of the universities in the
Province, his services have received recognition throughout the world.
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MEDIA ADVISORY:

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania will present the first of two leadership
development workshops for teachers in Erie’s Emerson-Gridley Elementary School on Tuesday,
November 15, 5 to 8 p.m., at Edinboro University’s Porreco Extension Center, 2951 West 38th
Street, Erie.
Dr. Salene Cowher, chair of Edinboro’s Department of Counseling and Human
Development, will direct the workshops, which are designed to train teachers to develop
leadership skills among elementary age students. Assisting her as small group facilitators will
be two Edinboro University graduate students.
Cowher is a widely recognized authority on leadership skills development, classroom
management, conflict resolution, and problem solving, and has conducted similar workshops for
the American Management Association, the American Counseling Association, the Regional
Plastics Engineering Association, and for Edinboro University’s Center for Excellence in
Teaching and its Institute for Ethics and Values Education.
The second workshop is scheduled for Tuesday, December 6, also at the Porreco Center.
Emerson-Gridley is one of the partnership schools participating in Edinboro University’s
“Adopt-A-School” program.
Media coverage is invited.
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Glenn Crumb (left) and Dorothy Henderson (right), residents of Springhill Senior Living Community,
recently participated in a writing project with third- and fourth-grade students at Edinboro University
of Pennsylvania's Miller School. They shared stories about their lives with Matt Retkowski and Kim
Chelton as part of the School's study of immigration. The students will use the information to prepare
biographies which, in turn, will be presented to the Springhill residents.

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GREG YARBENET: INVENTOR, FLYER, TEACHER
Look! Up in the air! It’s a plane. It’s a glider. It’s a parachute. No, it’s Greg Yarbenet aviator, inventor and all-around fanatic about almost anything that flies. By day he is a mildmannered science teacher at the Girard Middle School. But in his spare time he dons his red
cape - well, his crash helmet, anyway - and climbs into or on any number of flying machines.
Yarbenet, a 1969 graduate of Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, is a man in love
with flying and things that fly. That passion was born at the 1962 Winter Carnival on Lake Erie,
when, as a teenage, he was given a chance to be pulled across the ice by a parasail. He’s had his
head in the clouds ever since.
When the graduate of Erie’s Academy High School came to Edinboro, he started a
parasailing club. Using an old Ford Falcon and 300 feet of rope, they pulled their parasails over
a field where Mallory Lake now lies.
He earned a pilot’s license and took up skydiving and hang gliding. During a ten-year
period he flew hang gliders in the Nittany Valley and Garland areas of Pennsylvania. He also
found time to take up power parachuting and wind surfing. Ironically, wind surfing is the sport
he enjoys the most, even though he seldom becomes airborne.
“It encompasses everything the other activities offer - it has an airfoil, it operates in
three dimensions, and there is no anxiety about falling out of the sky,” he said.
Yarbenet took to windsurfing so enthusiastically that he became the first person to go
from the U.S. to Canada on a sail board.
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There is little doubt, however, that Yarbenet’s greatest accomplishments have come not
in the air, but on the drawing board. In 1973, at the age of 24, a parachute manufacturer asked
him to design something to ease the shock of a parachute opening. Until that time, parachutes
opened with a jolt, slowing skydivers from 120 mph to 12 mph in a few seconds. Sometimes
those sudden stops caused injuries and broken lines.
What Yarbenet came up with is called a “Slider,” a rectangular-shaped device that
deploys the parachute’s canopy gradually as it slides down the lines. The inspiration for the
device was his wedding ring. He used the ring on a model parachute he was experimenting
with. It worked perfectly the first time he tried it, and it worked on a full-size chute as well. The
manufacturer was skeptical until the company’s test jumper loved it. Since its invention 23
years ago, the Slider has become standard on just about every parachute made.
Yarbenet is now working on something that promises to be even more revolutionary. He
has come up with a wing or airfoil that he says defies Bernoulli’s principles of aerodynamics.
It’s more stable than conventional wings and has a tendency to work its way out of stalls. When
a wing is going too slowly to generate life, the wing stalls, causing the aircraft to fall until it
generates enough speed to regain lift.
As a result of his innovative designs, he has been offered jobs with a significantly
higher salary than he earns now as a teacher. He turned them down, opting instead to do
consulting work for them. Recently he designed a new parachute for Flight Concepts, a maker
of sky diving parachutes from Georgia.
Yarbenet wouldn’t trade teaching for anything. He loves the energy he receives from his
students. This year he is teaching science to sixth graders. His enthusiasm for flying and
working with airfoils has rubbed off on some of his former students. At least two of them have
become commercial pilots and others have become aeronautical engineers. Every year he
teaches a unit on designing paper airplanes. In 1987 his students won a paper airplane design
contest at Penn State University.
Yarbenet’s family is also caught up in his joy of flying. His wife Elizabeth, a 1975
graduate of Edinboro, is a veteran flyer, and their four-year-old son, Sean, already has two and
a half hours of flying time on a parasail. Sean and his dad now take to the air on a powered
parachute. This cross between a parachute and an ultra-light airplane is one of Greg’s favorite
ways of flying.
“You get a tremendous view,” said Yarbenet, “and it is very slow and leisurely.”
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It may seem hard to believe, but he does do other things besides flying. His wife has
introduced him to golf. “You have to have something to do when the wind is not blowing,”
admitted Yarbenet.
In addition to his bachelor’s degree, he earned a master’s degree in secondary education
from Edinboro in 1972. He was hired by the Girard School district in 1969 and has been a
teacher there ever since.
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By Jennifer Loftus
Staff writer

Greg Yarbenet is flying high.
That’s because his occupation, as
a science teacher for Girard’s
Rice Avenue Middle School, al­
lows him to devote many sum­
mertime hours to his lifelong
passion — skydiving,
Yarbenet first became interest­
ed in parachutes at the 1962 Erie

Winter Carnival on Lake Erie. A
group of skydivers from Erie had
a parasail which they used to ma­
neuver the eighth grader back
and forth across the ice.
“After that, I just never
stopped,” remembers Yarbenet
That fascination with the sport
led Yarbenet to not only become
an expert skydiver, but also to
design various parachutes and to
come up with a device that
would revolutionize the sport it­
self.
The “Slider” is designed to
slow and stage the opening of a
canopy, resulting in lower opt­
ing forces.
Yarbenet, of Girard, invraited
the device in 1973 at age 24, af­
ter a parachute manufacturer to
which he had submitted some de­
signs asked if he could come up
with an apparatus that would pre­
vent the canopy from opening so
hard.
The manufacturer was eager to
create the device because
parachuting sportsmen had bera
plagued with many injuries. Ac­
cording to Yarbaiet, people were
hurting themselves due to the ex­
tremely strong force unleashed
when the chute opened. Lines
were breaking on the chute as
well, causing malfunctions.
“When you go from 120 mph
to 12 mph within seconds, that
can cause some problems,” said
Yarbenet
The science teacher tried vari­
ous solutions with a model
parachute to no avail, until one
day, while standing on a fire esC2^, dropping the miniature
parachute, going down to get it,
then repeating the entire process.

He removed his wedding ring
and placed it around the canopy’s
strings, then released the model.
It worked! '^e ring held the
parachute in a mushroom shape,
then is forced down the lines, al­
lowing for a slow opening.
Yarbenet immediately went
home and constructed a life-size
version of his wedding ring, thai
talked one of his friends into try­
ing the invMition out. “My
friend, he’d jump anything, so I
knew he’d do this. After he
jumped, he said that it still
opened quickly, but it was much
smoother.”
To slow down the opening,
Yarbenet attached a piece of fab­
ric to the top of the device. He
was convinc^ it would do the
trick, and it did.
Yarbenet brought the model
parachute to school to show his
students, who were a little skepti­
cal. “I attached a G.I. Joe to the
parachute and let it go. They
thought I was aazy,”
The parachute manufactura*
thought so, too, at first. “The
company flew me in to take a
look at (the Slida). I was a
teacher on summer vacation. I
walked in in a T-shirt and jeans.
The eneineers were all sitting
arotmd in dark suits and ties.
They just looked at me like,
‘What are you going to tell us?’
They all pretty much laughed at
me when I told them what I’d
come up with.”
When the company’s test
jumper tried the device, however,
the engineers stopped laughing.
“(The jumper) put on his
parachute and said, sure, he’d try
it out He came down yelling and

saeaming that it was perfect”
Because Yarbenet was con­
sulting for the company, he
didn’t receive the patent He did,
however, get the royalties and
the credit for inventing the Slid­
er.
Today the Slider is used on
just about every parachute
throughout the world. According
to Yarbenet, every single
parachute was equipp^ with a
Slider during the World
Parachute Meet in West Ger­
many in 1975.
Greg has since also designed
an adaption of the Slider for ejec­
tion seats for government air­
planes.
Many top companies have
tried to lure Yarbenet away from

teaching and into designing
parachutes full-time. “I’ve been
offered three times what I make
as a teacher, but I could never
stop teaching. I like kids so
much. I always want to be
around kids — even though I
may be nuttier than they are. ’ ’
Yarbenet brings his expertise
down to the sixth-grade level
each year with a unit on paper
airplanes. These aren’t the topi­
cal fold-them-and-you’re-done
type of paper airplanes, however.
These are sleek, sophisticated pa­
per model airplanes. In 1988,
Yarbenet’s studoits won first
place in Peimsylvania State Uni­
versity’s paper airplane contest
Such lessons have both de­
lighted and inspired his students.

The 25-year teaching veteran
says he’s honored that some say
he’s been an inspiration to them.
While reading an article about
one of his former students who
went on to become a pilot
Yarbenet was credited with being
the young pilot’s role model. “I
feel so good that I’ve motivated
people to the aviation field.”
The parachute guru says that
although teaching is his first
love, he doesn’t think he’ll ever
give up skydiving. “When
you’re under a parachute, there
are no telephones. You can just
enjoy the sheer beauty of looking
at the environmenL There’s noth­
ing around you, only 3,000 feet
of air and your own posonal set
of wings.”

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November 11, 1994

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EDINBORO UNIVERSITY PRESENTS FAMILY SHOW AT PLANETARIUM
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania will present the family show “The Little Star That
Could” in the University’s planetarium on Monday, November 28. The matinee showing will
begin at 11 a.m.
The show, which runs about 40 minutes, is educational and entertaining for all ages. It
involves the adventures of the sun looking for planets in our galaxy. The little star meets many
other different types of stars along the way, learning all about them. It also meets the nine
planets in our solar system and learns many interesting facts about them. Parents as well as
children will enjoy the show.
The showing is free and open to the public. Seating is limited. For reservations, call
732-2529.
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November 10, 1994

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EDINBORO STUDENT COMPLETES WASHINGTON INTERNSHIP
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania junior Sonya Lee, pictured with Sen. Edward
Kennedy (D-Mass.), recently completed a summer internship at The Washington Center, located
in Washington, D.C., under a scholarship from the Ford Motor Company and additional support
from Edinboro President Foster R Diebold.
A nursing major from Cherry Hill, N.J., and student member of Edinboro’s Council of
Trustees, Lee interned at Kennedy’s Health Office in the Senate Committee on Health and
Human Resources.
During her internship, she gained first-hand experience participating in the formulation
of Kennedy’s health care bill. Other responsibilities included responding to constituent concerns
and participating in several special interest projects, such as nurse education for the
consolidation of nursing loans with Federal-funded loans, the Senate hearings on Lupus, Sickle
Cell Anemia, and health insurance for American and foreign employees of multinational
companies.
Lee said she spent her free time in Washington taking a class, attending workshops on
peace and conflict resolution, and volunteering at a local church’s Male Youth Project for inner
city boys from single parent households.
Founded in 1975, The Washington Center offers college students the opportunity to live
and work in Washington, D.C., while experiencing the professional world. More than 17,000
students from 700 colleges and universities nationwide have participated in The Washington
Center’s Internship and Seminar programs to complement their classroom work with real-life
applications.
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Dr. Kathleen Ansell, a professor in Edinboro’s department of speech and communication
studies, is coordinator of the University’s internship program. Since its beginning in 1990, the
program has placed more than 2,400 Edinboro University students in internships from the
White House to the Erie Art Museum, from Erie County schools to the Allegheny County
District Attorney’s office, and from KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh to the Pennsylvania senate staff in
Harrisburg.
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November 9, 1994

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NEW EDINBORO PACT WITH ZIBO ADDS
TO ERIE’S SISTER CITY RELATIONSHIP
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania and the Zibo Municipal Foreign Affairs Office, in
the city of Zibo, Peoples’ Republic of China, have concluded an agreement which extends the
“sister city” relationship currently in force between the cities of Erie and Zibo, according to a
recent announcement by Edinboro University President Foster F Diebold.
The formal agreement, in both English and Chinese, provides for “promoting mutual
understanding, tolerance and friendly relations” between the two entities. It is designed to
strengthen the partnership by providing opportunities for observation and study of Chinesee and
American culture, language and customs, and calls for exchanges of officials and scholars
selected by Zibo authorities.
“During my visit to Zibo a year ago, I discussed with Mayor Han and other leadership
officials the possibility of developing and establishing an agreement between the University and
the Zibo Municipal Foreign Affairs Office,” said Diebold. “I strongly believe that there is value
in providing separately for members of the Zibo city administration selected by them to come
to Edinboro for the purpose of study in short courses, improvement in language skills, greater
cultural orientation, and the observation of special interests related more closely to the duties of
the Municipal Foreign Affairs Office.”
Diebold said that this idea was also discussed with an official of the United States
Embassy in Beijing. “It was seen as a positive idea,” said Diebold.
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Under the terms of the agreement, the Zibo Municipal Foreign Affairs Office may send
up to two officers, employees, or sponsored scholars to Edinboro University each year for
periods of a semester or less. Likewise, Edinboro may send administrators or faculty members
to Zibo for a program of observation, study and instruction in a field of interest or
specialization.
Edinboro University has maintained a “sister school” relationship with Zibo College
also in the city of Zibo in Shandong Province, since 1987. The formal academic linkage
agreement between the two schools is an outgrowth of the 1985 sister city agreement between
Erie and Zibo to promote cooperation and exchange between the two cities in the fields of
business, education, science, and technology. Diebold was the education representative on the
original 1985 U.S. mission to China, which was headed by then-mayor of Erie, the late Louis
Tullio.
Students and scholars have been coming to Edinboro University since the 1986-87
academic year under the terms of the academic linkage agreement, which has been renewed
several times since its original signing. Diebold said that many of the Chinese have returned to
their homeland after their Edinboro stay to teach and assume elevated positions and important
assignments in government and business.
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WALT DISNEY ANIMATOR TO APPEAR AT
EDINBORO UNIVERSITY DECEMBER 2 AND 3
Walt Disney animator and 1986 Edinboro University of Pennsylvania graduate Bill
Waldman will appear on campus, Friday, December 2, and Saturday, December 3.
All of Friday’s events will be held in the University Center. From 6:00-7:00 p.m., the
Alumni Association of Edinboro University will hold a reception for Waldman in the main
lobby. Plans call for a display of Waldman’s drawings from Thumbelina, Carrotblanca (a scene
with Pepe le Pew) and possibly Pocahontas. There are also plans for a display by Phi Kappa
Psi, a fraternity Waldman helped found. At 7:00 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., Don Bluth’s Thumbelina
will be shown. Between the two shows, Waldman will discuss his work on the film and answer
questions.
On Saturday, December 3, Waldman will show and discuss his work starting at
1:00 p.m. in Doucette Hall, room 119. At 3:00 p.m., he will meet with animation majors in
Doucette Hall, room G-9 to review portfolios. With the exception of the portfolio review, all
events are free and open to the public.
A native of Williamsport, Pa., Bill majored in animation in the Art Department at
Edinboro University. While a student. Bill designed two homecoming floats - Alice in
Wonderland, and The Wonderful World of Disney - that won first prizes for his fraternity. Phi
Kappa Psi.
Shortly after graduating from Edinboro, Bill worked as an animator and storyboard
consultant for Kensington Falls Productions in Pittsburgh. While there, he received a
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Pennsylvania Council on The Arts media arts fellowship to refine his student film, Fish
Hooked.
He next worked as an animator for the Baj us-Jones animation studio in Minneapolis
before becoming an animator at the Don Bluth studio (producers of The Secret of NIMH, An
American Tail, and All Dogs Go To Heaven). While there, he did key animation for Thumbelina
and the soon-to-be-released A Troll in Central Park.
Waldman next moved to the Warner Brothers studio where he served as a key animator
working on many of the Warner Brothers characters including Tweety Bird, Bugs Bunny and
Pepe le Pew. His work will soon be seen in the upcoming Bugs Bunny short Carrotblanca. He
also animated the new Warner Brothers logo that appears on all Warner Brothers family
entertainment films, music, and video releases.
Last month, Waldman realized a dream when he signed a contract as a key animator
with the Walt Disney studio and began work on Disney’s newest feature film, Pocahontas. A
key animator, who supervises assistant and in-between animators, draws the key drawings for a
character or scene in a film. In his new job. Bill is animating the film’s lead character, John
Smith, voiced by Mel Gibson. Following Pocahontas, Disney will be producing a number of
animated features including Hunchback of Notre Dame, Fantasia Continued, Fa Mulan, and
Hercules.
Waldman’s appearance on the Edinboro University campus is funded by the Student
Government Association and the Alumni Association of Edinboro University. For additional
information, call David Weinkauf, 814-732-2799.
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November 8, 1994

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

EDINBORO UNIVERSITY CELEBRATES NATIONAL CHILDREN’S BOOK WEEK
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania will celebrate National Children’s Book Week with
a variety of activities on Wednesday, November 16, from 6:00 until 7:30 p.m. The event, which
will be held in the University’s Miller School, is targeted for children from Edinboro and all
surrounding areas ranging in age from pre-kindergarten up to the third grade. The event is
sponsored by Edinboro University’s Institute for Literacy and Center for Excellence in
Teaching.
Erieite Todd Palmer will read sections of his American Bookseller Pick-of-the List
children’s book Rhino and Mouse. Signed copies of the book will be available for purchase.
Palmer is currently a member of the business faculty at Penn State Behrend. Other children’s
stories will be read by Ron Sturga, Patricia Diebold, Ernie Dettore, and Dr. Therese Walter,
superintendent of schools at General McLane.
Some of the other activities to be included in the event are book displays and children’s
activities. Parents are encouraged to attend, and refreshments will be served. The event is free
of charge and open to the public.
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November 8, 1994

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KWANZAA CREATOR TO SPEAK AT EDINBORO UNIVERSITY
The creator of the African American celebration of Kwanzaa, Dr. Maulana Karenga, will
make a public address at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania on Monday, December 5, at
8 p.m. in the University Center. He will speak on: “Kwanzaa and the Message of Malcolm:
Moral and Cultural Grounding.” His appearance at Edinboro is made possible by a grant from
the Office of Social Equity of the State System of Higher Education. The lecture is free to the
public.
Kwanzaa is a seven-day holiday, December 26-January 1, based on African agricultural
celebrations and collective principles which contribute to the unity and development of the
African community. It was created by Karenga in 1966. He is professor and chair of black
studies at the California State University at Long Beach and is the executive director of the
Kawaida Institute of Pan-African Studies and the African American Cultural Center.
An internationally recognized activist-scholar, Karenga has lectured on most of the
major campuses in the United States and in Africa, the People’s Republic of China, Cuba and
Trinidad on the subject of Black life and struggle.
For further information contact professor Umeme Sababu at 732-2577, or the office of
the Dean of Liberal Arts at 732-2477.
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Monday, December 5, 1994
8:00 p.m.
Memorial Auditorium

“Kwanzaa and the Message of Malcolm:
Moral and Cultural Grounding”
Dr. Maulana Karenga
Professor and chair. Department of Black Studies
Chair, President’s Task Force on Multicultural Education and Campus Diversity,
California State University, Long Beach
Author of books and scholarly articles including:
The African American Holiday of Kwanzaa:
A Celebration of Family, Community and Culture

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Creator of Kwanzaa and the Nguzo Saba
Executive director, Kawaida Institute of Pan-African Studies
and the African American Cultural Center
Free admission
For additional information, contact Prof. Umeme Sababu, 732-2577 or
Linda Lacny, 732-2477
Sponsored by the State System of Higher Education’s Office of Social Equity

Dr, Maulana Karenga
Dr. Maulana Karenga is professor and chair of the Department of Black Studies at
California State University, Long Beach. He is also the director of the Kawaida Institute of
Pan-African Studies, Los Angeles, and national chairman of the organization Us, a cultural and
social change organization. Moreover, Dr. Karenga is chair of the President’s Task Force on
Multicultural Education and Campus Diversity at California State University, Long Beach.
Dr. Karenga is author of numerous scholarly articles and eight books. His latest works
are Introduction to Black Studies, 2nd edition, the most widely used intro text in Black
Studies; his retranslation and commentary on ancient Egyptian texts which is titled Selections
from the Husia: Sacred Wisdom of Ancient Egypt, the African American Holiday of Kwanzaa:
A Celebration of Family, Community and Culture, and The Book of Coming Forth by Day :
The Ethics of the Declarations of Innocence.
Dr. Karenga has taught Black Studies at California State University at Los Angeles,
Long Beach, Dominguez Hills, San Diego, and at the University of California at Riverside.
Moreover, he has served as Visiting Professor, Black Politics at Stanford University and
Distinguished Visiting Scholar in Black Studies at University of Nebraska, Omaha. An
activist-scholar of national and international recognition, he has lectured on the life and strug­
gle of African peoples on the major campuses of the U S.A. and in Africa, the People’s
Republic of China, Cuba, Trinidad, Britain and Canada.
Dr. Karenga is also widely known as the creator of Kwanzaa, an African American holi­
day celebrated also in Africa, the Caribbean, South America - especially Brazil - and African
communities in Britain and other European countries. His philosophy of Kawaida is an ongo­
ing synthesis of the best of nationalist, pan-Africanist and socialist thought. Moreover, he is
the recipient of numerous awards for scholarship, leadership and community service, including
The National Leadership Award for Outstanding Scholarly Achievements in Black Studies,
National Council for Black Studies; The Diop Exemplary Leadership Award, the Department
of African American Studies, Temple University; and The Citation for Scholarship, Leadership
and Creation and Preservation and Promotion of African American Culture, City Council of
Philadelphia.
Also, Dr. Karenga has recently completed work for his second doctorate in Social Ethics
at the University of Southern California. The title of his dissertation was “Maat, The Moral
Ideal in Ancient Egypt: A Study in Classical African Ethics.”

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November 3,1994
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EDINBORO PROFESSOR PARTICIPATES IN NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Dr. Renata Wolynec, a professor in the department of sociology, anthropology and social
work at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, was invited to participate in the annual conference
of the Society for American Archaeology.
The theme of the conference was “Archaeological Resource Protection,” and its purpose
was to develop workable, innovative, multi-faceted, and cost-effective ways to protect
archaeological sites. Workshop topics included education, law enforcement, and resource
management.
While new laws and revised Congressional directions have created opportunities for
combating the threat to archaeological sites and objects, federal, state and private lands are still
being impacted at an alarming rate by looting, vandalism, and trafficking in antiquities.
Dr. Wolynec was one of only 100 people from throughout the country invited to
participate in the conference.
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Tom Hoehn (left) and Elaine Hanks present Edinboro University of Pennsylvania President
Foster F. Diebold with a $500 check for the State Employees Combined Appeal (SEGA). The
contribution is from the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees,
local 2329, of which Hoehn is treasurer and Hanks is president. The goal of this year’s SEGA
campaign is to raise more than $30,000 from employees of the University.

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November 2, 1994

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EDINBORO UNIVERSITY PRESENTS TROMBONIST BARRY KILPATRICK
The Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Concert and Lecture Series is proud to host
trombonist Barry Kilpatrick in recital on Monday, November 14, at 8:00 p.m. in Memorial
Auditorium on the Edinboro campus.
Barry Kilpatrick is currently a member of the music faculty at the State University of
New York at Fredonia, where he is associate professor of trombone. He has been a long-time
member of the Erie Philharmonic Orchestra where he has served in the capacity of principal
trombone. In addition, he performs with the Fredonia Chamber Players and the Fredonia
Faculty Brass Quintet.
Mr. Kilpatrick has written a textbook and has reviewed more than 250 recordings for
American Brass Record Guide. In recent years he has served as brass instructor and chairman
for the Pennsylvania Governor’s School for the Arts.
Mr. Kilpatrick will be assisted on the piano by Phyllis East, also a member of the
Fredonia music faculty. She has performed in recital throughout the U.S. and Europe, has
recorded with baritone Patrick Mason, and was recently honored by Fredonia with the
President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching.
The program will include works by Rousseau, Capuzzi, Serocki, Rota and Davison.
Tickets to this event are free to students, staff and the general public. They will be
available at the door, the University Center, or the Music Department.
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For additional information on this program or any program in the series, call the
Edinboro University Office of Cultural Affairs at 814-732-2518 weekdays between
8:00 and 4:30.
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High School Juniors

Friday, November 4,1994
9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
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Presented by the Departments of
Biology and Health Services
Business Administration and Economics
Chemistry
Geosciences
Mathematics and Computer Science
Nursing
Physics and Technology
and
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
EDINBORO UNIVERSITY TO PRESENT “PROJECT INQUIRY”
On Friday, November 4, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania will host Project Inquiry,
a conference for high school juniors and their teachers to stimulate student interest in science
and technology and their applications.
More than 25 separate presentations, demonstrations and tours will be conducted by
Edinboro faculty between 9:30 a.m. and noon. Activities will range from demonstrations of
computer-aided engineering and robotics, to talks on career opportunities in nursing and
business, to tours of the University’s planetarium. One program, “Marriage Customs Around the
World,” will examine the customs in Japan, India, Morocco, and the Holy Land. Another, “It’s
Your Company!” will use a computer simulation to demonstrate what happens to your company
when you raise your salary, borrow money to build an executive dining room or sell more
products.
The day’s activities will close with a prize drawing and an address at noon by
WSEE-TV meteorologist Tim Earl, a 1975 Edinboro graduate.
Admission to Project Inquiry is free. Registration is from 9 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. m
rooms 101 and 102 of Cooper Science Hall. For more information, contact the office of
Dr. Jerry Covert, dean of science, management and technologies at (814) 732-2400.
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