EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Office of Public Information and Publications Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2745 or 2929 Fax (814) 732-2621 April 1,1997 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: DR. NAOMI JOHNSON NAMED EDINBORO STUDENT AFFAIRS VP Edinboro University of Pennsylvania President Dr. Frank G. Pogue has announced the appointment of Naomi T. Johnson, Ph.D., to the post of vice president for student affairs and student success at the University. Her appointment, which will become effective on July 14, 1997, comes at the conclusion of a six-month national search. Dr. Johnson is currently the associate dean of students at the University of California, Santa Barbara, a position she has held since 1994. “Dr. Johnson brings to Edinboro University’s student affairs enterprise the unique combination of professional acumen and experience and personal warmth that will allow our students to identify with her and she with them,” Pogue said. “She has served with distinction in a number of professional capacities that work for and support students and I’m pleased to have her on my team,” said Pogue. “She will get involved with our students and work directly with them to respond to their academic and personal needs, interests and aspirations.” Prior to her present position at UC, Santa Barbara, Johnson served as director of the Campus Activities Center and was later named assistant dean of students. Prior to her assignments at Santa Barbara, Johnson was a doctoral research assistant in the Office of the President at Arizona State University, where she represented the interests of both traditional-age college students and adult learners. Her dissertation completed there was titled, “A Causal Analysis of Academic Factors Affecting Student Retention.” -more- A member of the State System of Higher Education DR. NAOMI JOHNSON NAMED EDINBORO VP, Continued Page 2 From 1977 to 1982, Johnson served in several student affairs positions at Humboldt State University in Areata, Calif., including student resources coordinator, peer counselor coordinator, and assistant to the vice president for student affairs. While at Humboldt State she also was a lecturer in the Graduate School of Education and a faculty associate in the psychology and inter-disciplinary studies departments. Her first position in higher education was as an assistant residence hall director at Bowling Green State University in Ohio. Her work in student affairs since has taken her to three other universities in three different states. She has significant experience as a presenter and discussant at national higher education conferences and has participated and led numerous programs, workshops and retreats on a wide variety of academic, organizational development and leadership topics. Johnson earned her bachelor’s degree in sociology at Moorhead State University, her master’s degree in college student personnel at Bowling Green State University, and her doctorate - a Ph.D. in higher education - from Arizona State University. “I was impressed during my campus visit to Edinboro with the energy, enthusiasm and excitement evident in the students, faculty and staff,” Johnson said, “and I will work to create a student affairs team that operates in an atmosphere of warmth and collegiality.” Johnson said that she will encourage the University community to discover how we can best work together to ensure a well-rounded education in and out of the classroom for our students. “I had read President Pogue’s remarks from last fall’s Candle Lighting Ceremony and Convocation and the values he stressed are the same values I hold,” Johnson said. “When I visited the campus, the community and students alike echoed those same values.” Pogue also expressed his appreciation to the Edinboro Family, especially those who served so diligently on the search committee chaired by Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Robert Weber, for their patience and dedication to continued excellence during the search process. -30- WAR:bjf EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Office of Public Information and Publications Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2745 or 2929 Fax (814) 732-2621 April 2, 1997 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: EDINBORO’S CELEBRATION OF EXCELLENCE TO HONOR STUDENTS Edinboro University of Pennsylvania will recognize student achievement during the 1996-97 academic year at the 1997 University “Celebration of Excellence” on Sunday, April 13, at 1:30 p.m. in McComb Fieldhouse. Edinboro President Frank G. Pogue will speak at the event which in previous years was called the Honors Convocation. Also speaking at the Celebration will be Patrick J. Donahue of Pittsburgh, a senior in the University Honors Program and outstanding graduate student Susan Lazzaro of Erie. Student marshals Alison Pensy of Beaver Falls and Andrew Wodzianski of Franklin will lead the academic procession. Presiding over the Celebration will be Dr. Robert C. Weber, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. Among those honored will be 39 students whose degrees will be awarded Summa Cum Laude (grade point average 3.8 to 4.0) at the May Commencement. Fifty-one students will be recognized as Magna Cum Laude graduates (3.6 to 3.79 grade point average), and 57 as Cum Laude graduates (3.4 to 3.59 grade point average). Pogue will award the first annual President’s Award for Social Responsibility to Omari K. Jamal-Akinyele, a sophomore from Florence, South Carolina. Students who are enrolled in the University Honors Program, including eight graduating seniors, will be recognized, as will 22 students who will receive Outstanding Departmental Senior Awards for academic excellence from individual departments. And, for the first time, medallions will be presented to the 47 recipients of Presidential Scholarships. -more- A member of the State System of Higher Education EDINBORO’S CELEBRATION OF EXCELLENCE, Continued Page 2 Other honorees will include members of the academic honor societies, scholar-athletes, and students who were named to the Dean’s List in 1996. Several student organizations and individuals will be acknowledged for their service to the University and the regional community. The invocation will be delivered by the Reverend Penney Fujii of the Fifth Street Presbyterian Church in Conneaut Lake. The Reverend Fred Thompson of Shiloh Baptist Church in Erie will deliver the benediction. This annual event began as a day to acknowledge academic achievement by Edinboro University students and has been expanded by President Pogue to recognize student excellence in a variety of pursuits in support of the University’s mission. -30BKP:bjf Members of the Social Work Club at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania prepare for their annual phonathon to benefit the Gertrude Barber Center, April 16-27. From left, Jodie Altman of Vandergrift, Stephanie Johnson of Erie, and Darlene Lang of Springboro, are among the more than 50 Edinboro social work majors who will be phoning potential contributors. Last year’s phonathon raised more than $3,000 for the Girard campus of the Barber Center. April 3, 1997 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CLIFFORD “KIP” ALLEN APPOINTED TRUSTEE AT EDINBORO UNIVERSITY Clifford “Kip” Allen, an Edinboro business owner and mayor of the Borough of Edinboro, has been appointed by Governor Tom Ridge to the Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Council of Trustees. His appointment was effective on March 18, 1997. A native of Grove City, Pa., and graduate of Grove City High School, Allen attended Edinboro State College in the mid-1960s before being drafted into the U.S. Army during the Vietnam Conflict. For his service there as a sergeant with the 1st Air Cavalry Division, he was awarded the Combat Infantryman’s Badge and the Bronze Star Medal for heroism. Allen has been a member of the Edinboro Borough Council since 1990 and Edinboro’s mayor since 1992. He has owned and operated the Edinboro Hotel since 1976. Allen also serves as a trustee with the Penn Prime Liability Tmst Board, as well as its Workers Compensation Trust, both of which service members of the Pa. League of Cities and Municipalities. In 1995, Allen was one of five municipal mayors appointed to a steering committee to help form the Mayors’ Council of Governments, an organization of the mayors of communities where the 14 State System of Higher Education universities are located. He has been active in supporting the Council’s goal of forging mutually-beneficial relationships between the universities and the host conununities. Also active in local community affairs and in promoting positive “town-gown” relations, Allen is a member of the Edinboro Lake Restoration Foundation and the University’s Curly Halmi Athletic Scholarship Committee. He has also co-chaired the Sox Harrison Athletic Scholarship Committee. -more- KIP ALLEN APPOINTED TRUSTEE, Continued Page 2 Allen and his wife, the former Cheryl Sedler, a 1973 Edinhoro graduate, reside in Edinhoro. Their son, Christian, is a senior at General McLane High School. “I’m looking forward to working with Kip in the interests of the University, the surrounding communities and the citizens of Pennsylvania,” said Edinhoro University President Frank G. Pogue. “His years of experience in local government and with matters of economic development will bring a valued and experienced perspective to the work of the Council of Trustees and to the President’s University as a Neighbor Advisory Committee.” R. Benjamin Wiley, chairman of Edinboro’s Council of Trustees and vice chair of the State System of Higher Education Board of Governors said, “Kip Allen has long been active with scholarship programs and other University initiatives that serve and support Edinhoro students. He has always been an advocate of positive ‘town-gown’ relations and has played an influential role recently coordinating the activities of the Mayors’ Council of Governments with the State System.” Trustees at Edinhoro University and the 13 other institutions in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education are nominated and appointed to six-year terms of office by the governor of the Commonwealth with the advice and consent of the state Senate. -30WAR:bjf EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Office of Public Information and Publications Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 731-27A5 or 2929 Fax (814) 732-2621 April 4,1997 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: ART STUDENT EXHIBITION OPENS AT EDINBORO UNIVERSITY The annual Art Student Exhibition at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania opens Wednesday, April 9, at 7 p.m. in Doucette Hall. Preceding the opening will be a lecture by Tom Hubert, professor and chairman of the art department at Mercyhurst College. Hubert is a juror and successful artist working in ceramics. He will speak at 6 p.m. in Doucette Hall. Bruce Gallery Director William Mathie said the large exhibition provides a varied and dynamic viewing experience of works by graduate and undergraduate students. “Just about every kind of medium, art style, and technique is on display,” said Mathie. “Edinboro has a large, excellent art department. This exhibition is a yearly showcase for talented, creative young people who are a reflection of the department’s focus on individual visual expression and artistic quality.” Mathie said that with the wide range of subject matter and content of this show, every viewer will find art work that stimulates and appeals. Both the lecture and the exhibition are free and open to the public. The show will run through May 3. Gallery hours are from 2 to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from 7 to 9 p.m. on Wednesdays. For further information call (814) 732-2513 or 2406. -30BKP:csw A member of the State System of Higher Education EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Office of Public Information and Publications Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2745 or 2929 Fax (814) 732-2621 April 4,1997 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE; EDINBORO SOCIAL WORK CLUB TO HOST DINNER FOR NEEDY FAMILIES The Social Work Club at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania will host a Neighbor-toNeighbor celebration dinner for some 80 needy famibes in the Edinboro area on Saturday, April 12, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Our Lady of the Lake Church social hall. The families, who are clients of the Edinboro Food Pantry, include approximately 200 children. The Club has been collecting donations of food, clothing and toys from the community to give to the families. The Cambridge Springs Senior Center has also helped with the toy drive. To fund the dinner, the social work students are soliciting funds from businesses in Edinboro, McKean and Cambridge Springs. Any money left over will go to the Food Pantry, which has lost much of its funding due to cutbacks in state and federal support. If enough money is not raised, the Club will pay for the dinner out of its own funds. Already the Club has received hundreds of items - primarily clothing - but is still seeking donations of food and money. Our Lady of the Lake is donating the use of its social hall. An Easter egg hunt will follow the dinner. Students in the General McLane School District have been helping to decorate plastic eggs and fill them with candy. Social work professor Mike Wiler said the Edinboro Food Pantry is eligible to receive food items from the Second Harvest Food Bank, but not non-food items such as soap, shampoo, and aluminum foil. “The Social Work Club makes a commitment for 100 non-food items each month,” said Wiler. “We ask our students to contribute. And if we don’t collect 100 items, the Club makes up the difference.” Anyone wishing to contribute to the dinner or the Edinboro Food Pantry may do so by contacting Heather-Renee McConnell at 734-7246. -30BKP:csw A member of the State System of Higher Education EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Office of Public Information and Publications Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2745 or 2929 Fax (814) 732-2621 April 7,1997 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CREATIVE PROJECT BRINGS TOGETHER ARTISTS, WRITERS AT EDINBORO When Edinboro University of Pennsylvania opens its annual Student Art Show and Gala on April 9, among its many exhibitions will be an unusual, yet highly innovative project between poets and artists. Earlier this year the students in professor John Repp’s writing class got together with the smdents in professor Jim Vredevoogd’s drawing class to work on a project where the poetry of one class would be illustrated by the drawings of the other class. The result, still under wraps, will be a very real-world exercise in artist-client collaboration. “It’s good to have students interacting with other media, other areas of the arts,’’ said Repp. The poetry came first. The 11 writing smdents created poems in styles ranging from soimets and haiku, to lesser known forms such as sestina, villanele, and terza rima. Then in February they met with members of the drawing class where the poems were read and the artists asked questions of the writers to gain clearer insight into the writers’ intent. At that point it became the artist’s responsibility to take the lead, treating the writer as a client, and to work to create a finished project that satisfied the client. Vredevoogd said the process used by artists in a real-world situation is the same five-step problem-solving formula used by engineers and managers - become familiar with the problem, conduct research and make observations, brainstorm to create solutions, choose the best solution and execute it, and finally, evaluate the result. The challenge for the artist is to understand the meaning of the poetry and to create a drawing that makes a connection to the poem. The writer, in turn, can use the artist’s questions as a source of information to help make later revisions of the poem better. “The poem gets clearer, the art becomes more precise,’’ said Repp. “It becomes more convincing, more powerful.” -30A member of the State System of Higher Education CREATIVE PROJECT BRINGS TOGETHER ARTISTS, Continued Once the artist understands the poet’s intent he or she will work independently until the work is complete. Naturally, the client - in this case the student writer - would like to have input into the work as it is being created, in a way looking over the artist’s shoulder. But because this seldom happens in the real world the artist must tell the writer up front, “I’m going to surprise you.” That is not to say the artist works in complete isolation. One of Vredevoogd’s roles in this process is to act as the art director and facilitator. He will consult with the student artist and offer direction and guidance. But it is ultimately up to the artist to interpret and create the final work. The drawings will be displayed beside the poems on the second floor of Hamilton Hall. -30BKP:csw Edinboro University professors John Repp (left) and Jim Vredevoogd discuss a student drawing in preparation for the Art Gala which begins April 9. Repp’s writing students have written poems which will be illustrated by Vregevoogd’s art students. The results of this poet/artist Edinboro University of Pennsylvania President Frank G. Pogue (2nd from left) presents Darin Thomas Foltz (3rd 1.) his graduation diploma in a recent special ceremony. The diploma Foltz originally received at Edinboro’s Dec. 13, 1996 Commencement was destroyed in a tragic house fire on Christmas Day 1996. Foltz was seriously injured in the fire and two others - one. Brook Leigh Bode, an Edinboro junior - died. Looking on are Gary Jamison (left), interim vice president for student affairs, and Dr. Robert Weber, provost and vice president for academic affairs. Now recovered and with diploma in hand, Foltz is headed for California to seek employment in the field of communications and public relations. EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Office of Public Information and Publications Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2745 or 2929 Fax (814) 732-2621 April 8,1997 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: “PAINTING THE TOWN GREEK” MARKS WEEK OF ACTIVITIES AT EDINBORO The fraternities and sororities of Edinboro University of Pennsylvania will celebrate Greek Week ‘97, April 18-26, with the theme of “Painting the Town Greek.” This year’s Greek Week will be highlighted by two charitable events: a bowl-a-thon to raise money for a student injured in an automobile accident and a food drive to benefit the Edinboro Food Pantry. The bowl-a-thon will be held on Tuesday, April 22, from 4 to 10 p.m. at the Edinboro Lanes. Student bowlers will raise money to benefit Tricia Hess, a member of Alpha Gamma Delta sorority who was severely injured in an accident last semester and is currently recovering at home. The food drive will take place during the week in the lobby of the University Center. Canned food items will be collected and given to the Food Pantry. Greek Week will kick off at 2 p.m. on Friday, April 18, with a torch run through the campus and community, and will finish on the lawn of Reeder Hall where the Greek Picnic and field events wUl take place. Edinboro President Frank G. Pogue is expected to be on hand for those events. Saturday, April 19, marks the start of the food drive, and the Greek Dance competition will take place in the University Center beginning at 7 p.m. Other Greek Week events include football, volleyball, basketball and the traditional concluding event, Greek Sing, which will be held on Saturday, April 26, in Memorial Auditorium at 7 p.m. Although it is not a Greek Week event, many fraternity and sorority members are expected to take part in the March of Dimes Walkamerica which will be held on Sunday, April 27, at Presque Isle. -30BKP:bja A member of the State System of Higher Education EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Office of Public Information and Publications Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2745 or 2929 Fax (814) 732-2621 April 8,1997 NEWS ADVISORY Edinboro University of Pennsylvania’s Miller School will celebrate the 75* anniversary of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics on Tuesday, April 15, as they host Math Imagination Morning from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. The Miller School faculty, staff and students, along with students from Edinboro University’s elementary education department, will share a variety of teaching aids, math manipulatives and math centers. In addition, a wide variety of teaching and learning materials, math learning centers, and ideas for the K-5 math curriculum will be on display. The children will be encouraged to actively participate in the hands-on display. For additional information, contact Mary Jo Melvin, elementary education departments, Edinboro University, 732-2750. -30PSLicsw A member of the State System of Higher Education EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Office of Public Information and Publications Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 731-17A5 or 2929 Fax (814) 732-2621 April 9,1997 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: STONEBORO MAN GETS EDINBORO POST Walter D. Patterson received a baptism by fire literally as Edinboro University of Pennsylvania’s new safety officer. The Stoneboro resident joined the University on March 17; the following day an early morning fire in Loveland Hall destroyed its printmaking room. Among Patterson’s new duties are fire protection and environmental management. He is also in charge of regulatory compliance with OSHA, EPA AND NFPA laws, hazardous waste disposal, workers compensation and developing safety training programs. Patterson received his bachelor’s degree in occupational safety and health management in 1991 from Slippery Rock University. His experience includes 19 years as a firefighter and certification as a level II fire instructor in Pennsylvania. He is also certified as an industrial instructor, and in hazardous waste operations and disposal. A Pennsylvania certified level I and II im firefighter, Patterson is proficient in confined space entry and rescue. Patterson is a member of the Mercer County Fire Chiefs Association, and serves as assistant chief of the Stoneboro Fire Co. Prior to joining the University, he was corporate safety manager for Astro Aluminum Enterprises in Struthers, Ohio. Patterson, his wife Diane, and their daughter Meghan, live in Stoneboro, Pa. -30CCMCrcsw 'C' A member of the State System of Higher Education EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Office of Public Information and Publications Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2745 or 2929 Fax (814) 732-2621 April 9, 1997 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JONES JOINS EDINBORO STAFF Dr. Gordon Jones recently joined the staff of Edinboro University of Pennsylvania’s Ghering Health Center as its assistant medical director. The Canadian native moved to Meadville last August and is in private medical practice with Dr. Ronald Martin. Since his arrival in the U.S., he has also been appointed medical consultant for the Crawford County Drug and Alcohol Commission. He resides in Meadville with his wife, Allynne. -30CCMicsw A member of the State System of Higher Education April 9, 1997 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: ERIE RESIDENTS PRESENT RESEARCH AT OHIO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE Damian Bebell and Michael Skelly of Erie participated in the 106* annual meeting of the Ohio Academy of Science, April 5, at Bowling Green University. They are seniors at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania majoring in psychology. Both Bebell and Skelly have served as research assistants in the Bioacoustic Research Program for two years under the supervision of Dr. Grant McLaren of the psychology department and Dr. Carol Skinner of the biology department. Their projects concern the behavior significance of birdsong in the red-winged blackbird. These students were invited to present their research findings in a special interdisciplinary research team symposium at the Ohio meeting. -30BKP:csw EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Office of Public Information and Publications Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2745 or 2929 Fax (814) 732-2621 April 10, 1997 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: EDINBORO PROFESSOR TAKES MUSIC BEYOND CLASSROOM You’ll have to excuse David Herendeen if he seems preoccupied. The music professor at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania is just a little busy these days. In addition to teaching class voice and voice lessons to some 20 or so individual students, Herendeen is guest director for Mercyhurst College’s production of The Marriage of Figaro, directs Edinboro’s music theatre production of A Little Night Music, recently served on the board of Meadville’s Academy Theatre, will return this summer to stage direct at Brevard Music Center in North Carolina, and is in charge of Edinboro University’s Concert and Lecture Series. Perhaps his greatest achievement over the past 18 months, however, has been forging an affiliation with the Bel Canto Italia School of Opera in Florence, Italy. Herendeen met the director of the school, Carlos Della Mora, through the Internet. “We quickly realized we had like ideas,” said Herendeen. “He told me about his school and I started helping immediately. We developed a very good friendship.” The Bel Canto School educates its students in the style of opera singing and opera theater that existed during what Herendeen calls “the golden years of opera.” What especially appealed to him was one of the school’s faculty - tenor Franco Corelli: “One of the greatest tenors - my favorite tenor - of the past 30 years,” he said. What Herendeen is doing is twofold. The first is to translate the school’s style of training into the traditional American university voice training, so that credits can easily transfer between the two schools. Second, and more ambitious, is creating a formal affiliation -moreA member of the State System of Higher Education EDINBORO PROFESSOR TAKES MUSIC BEYOND CLASSROOM, Continued Page 2 agreement that will allow Edinboro students to attend the Italian school, apply those credits to Edinboro courses, obtain guaranteed student loans, and most importantly, get a big break in their singing careers. Already, two Edinboro students, Tracy Wolstoncroft of Oakdale and Christopher Smith of Williamsport, have received partial scholarships and will be attending the Bel Canto School. “I can say that two of my students are going to have master classes with one of my idols,” said Herendeen proudly. “My hope is that we will entwine all of the universities in the State System of Higher Education with this affiliation. This is our state’s and University’s goal, to allow every student access to a high-quality, diverse education regardless of their financial status. If we can get this system-wide affiliation we will have something unique. “West Chester University, for example, has a master’s program in opera and performance that would be perfect for the affiliation and will draw people from around the country into the State System.” At the heart of Herendeen’s professional philosophy is a profound belief in collaboration and cooperation. “I don’t do this alone,” he explained. “Nothing worthwhile is done alone. In the music business you have friends and colleagues and you really try to help each other. I’ve performed with Bmce Morton at Gannon for its opera productions. I’ve known Louisa Jonason at Mercyhurst for 14 years; we met when we were both in New York City. I have worked with Ben Agresti in Meadville at the Academy Theatre.” Jonason is the director of voice and opera at Mercyhurst College. Herendeen offers guest direction at Mercyhurst as a good example of how the arts and education act as a bridge between groups. She is producing The Marriage of Figaro, and he is directing. “I get a chance to work with and, in a sense, teach as I direct her lovely students. Her students and my students often join together. We shared in a master class for the National Association of Teachers of Singing.” He sees himself as a pebble in a musical pond forming ripples which reach out from Edinboro to Erie, Meadville, North Carolina and now, Italy. “I think this is part of our mission, as part of my purpose as an employee of a state institution. It’s an alignment of what I’ve dreamed of - being a performer, director and teacher. It’s nice to be in a place that really nurtures it.” -more- EDINBORO PROFESSOR TAKES MUSIC BEYOND CLASSROOM, Continued Page 3 Herendeen’s energy, enthusiasm, and genuine concern for his students is helping to pay dividends for Edinboro University. Enrollment in the music department has doubled in the past three years. Average SAT scores are up and the level of musical preparedness is also higher. When he came to the University there were eight students taking private voice lessons; now there are 40. The department now has 30-35 voice majors, and this is without a formal performance degree. The department has recently attracted other talented faculty as well - Dr. Daniel Burdick, Dr. Allen Howell, Dr. Nancy Schecter and Herendeen’s wife, Lucie, a soprano who also teaches voice. Department chair Dr. Peter van den Honert, Dr. Gary Grant and Dr. Tim Cordell have revitahzed the university’s performing groups. Herendeen attended the Oberhn College Conservatory of Music where he obtained his Bachelor of Music and Master of Music Theatre degrees. He earned his doctorate in vocal performance and pedagogy with a minor in stage direction from the University of Arizona. He has performed with many regional opera companies and orchestras including the Arizona Opera, the Michigan Opera, the Rochester Philharmonic and the Tucson Symphony. His study in Europe was highlighted by his residency at the Deutsche Oper Berlin. Herendeen created the role of Roderick Usher in the world premiere of the reconstruction of Debussy’s The Fall of the House of Usher for both stage and television in affiliation with Hartt Opera Theatre and Connecticut Public Television. In association with the Guggenheim Foundation, he was assistant to director Ian Stasfogel in the presentation of Kandinsky’s color opera The Yellow Sound. This summer Dr. Herendeen will return to The Brevard Music Center as stage director for its production of West Side Story. The Herendeens live in Edinboro with their dogs Posie and Tonka, and their cats Nook, Butch and Bumkitty. -30- BKP:bja April 10, 1997 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: EDINBORO UNIVERSITY AWARDS SCHOLARSHIP TO TOP HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has awarded an Alumni Association Admissions Grant scholarship to Jillian B. Wigham of Erie, Pa. Based on high school curriculum, grades, overall grade point average, class rank, college board scores, extra-curricular activities, and leadership qualities, the annual scholarship is renewable for up to four years. Wigham, a graduate of Central High School, is the daughter of Gregory J. Wigham and Patricia A. Wigham. An elementary education major at Edinboro, she participated in the mentorship/volunteer program, marching band, jazz band, Erie school district’s high school gifted program, metro league bowling team, and National Honor Society. The scholarship program was created by Edinboro University’s Alumni Association Board of Directors as part of a three-year plan to augment the student scholarship program. Funded with alumni gifts, the program is designed to attract the brightest high school students. Recipients must maintain a minimum 3.0 grade point average while enrolled at Edinboro to be eligible to have their scholarship renewed each year. -30PSL:dsd EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Office of Public Information and Publications Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2745 or 2929 Fax (814) 732-2621 April 11,1997 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: EDINBORO UNIVERSITY CELEBRATES 100 YEARS OF CINEMA Edison invented the motion picture, but would he enjoy what’s happened to his little experiment after a century of innovation? One hundred years of cinema will be the topic of Dr. Philip Mosley’s lecture on Thursday, April 24, at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. An associate professor of English, conununications, and comparative Uterature at Penn State University, Mosley will review the evolution of cinematography, theater, film and the art form’s stars. His lecture and video presentation will also examine movies in the 1990s and what may lie ahead in the next century. Mosley’s presentation will be held in 119 Doucette Hall at 8:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. A member of the American Comparative Literature Association, Mosley is also affiliated with the Society for Cinema Studies. Currently, he is researching the portrayal of coal mining in cinema. Mosley’s program is part of the Pennsylvania Humanities Covmcil’s Commonwealth Speakers program, a statewide speakers bureau. The Council is a private, non-profit organization serving the Commonwealth as an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. -30CCM:csw A member of the State System of Higher Education • s • EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Office of Public Information and Publications Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2745 or 2929 Fax (814) 732-2621 April 11, 1997 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: EDINBORO OFFERS SUMMER STUDY ABROAD Edinboro University of Pennsylvania is offering students a chance to broaden their personal horizons, meet fascinating people and cultures, and earn academic credit for doing it. It’s all part of Summer Study Abroad ’97. Participants may enroll in classes or just travel with the group to Morocco, Russia, Scotland or Oxford this year. Instruction will be provided by Edinboro professors. Situated at the northwestern tip of Africa, Morocco (May 13-27) is known as the “jewel of Africa.” Edinboro travelers will experience a variety of cultural events, take special field trips and enjoy lecmres carefully designed with the country’s rich cultural heritage. The University will offer a course in world civilization and a course in geography of Africa. The price of the Moroccan Experience is $1,700, including round-trip airfare from New York, two weeks’ lodging and two daily meals. Travel to and from New York, tuition, fees, textbooks and passports are not included. The registration deadline for the Morocco trip is April 15. The collapse of Communism and the unprecedented reforms in Russia make it possible for the University to offer a cultural and academic program in Moscow (June 15-29). The historic changes taking place in Russia are receiving acute international attention, and students wiU experience first hand the changes in Russian culture and heritage through a course in Russian language and culture. The price of the Russian Experience is $1,850 and includes the same features as the Moroccan Experience. Travelers must pay the same costs as they would for the trip to Morocco. The registration deadline for Russia is May 10. -moreA member of the State System of Higher Education EDINBORO OFFERS SUMMER STUDY ABROAD, Continued Page 2 Edinboro travelers to Scotland (July 25-August 9) will stay in historic Edinburgh, of course. The capital of Scotland is one of Europe’s most beautiful cities. Its setting, splendid stone buildings and intellectual tradition earned it the soubriquet “The Athens of the North.’’ Two courses will be offered: music of the British Isles and an introduction to earth environment. The cost of the Scotland Experience is $1,850 and includes the amenities mentioned above, as well as those costs not covered by the program. Registrations must be made by May 1. The Edinboro at Oxford program (August 9-23) brings an added dimension of intercultural awareness to traditional academic courses. Taught in residence at Exeter College, Oxford, the program’s goal is to relate course content to the people and culture that helped shape the content. Topics as diverse as art, politics, philosophies and literature gain immeasurable vitality in cultural enrichment and academic quality from their Enghsh setting. Courses include an art study-travel workshop, English literature and life n, the political philosophies of England, and international politics: current issues. The price of the Oxford Experience is $1,900, including round-trip accommodations from Philadelphia, two weeks’ lodging and two meals a day. The registration deadline is April 15. For further information conta,ct International Studies, Programs and Services, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro, PA 16444. Telephone the office at 814-732-2270/2924; or fax 814-732-2443. -30- CCM:csw EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Office of Public Information and Publications Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2745 or 2929 Fax (814) 732-2621 April 11, 1997 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: POGUE NAMES 46 TO EMERITUS STATUS AT EDINBORO Edinboro University of Pennsylvania President Frank G. Pogue recently awarded emeritus status to 46 retired members of the Edinboro faculty and administration. One of the most prestigious recognitions in the profession of higher education, emeritus status requires a minimum of 10 years of exemplary service to Edinboro University, retirement as a faculty or administrator, and recognition by the profession for excellence in teaching, administration, publication research, and service to the University, community, profession and relevant disciphnes. The following retirees were recognized: -30EDITOR’S NOTE: Enclosed is an alphabetical list of those faculty and administrators recognized with emeritus status, along with their departments at the time of retirement, and their current towns of residence. PSL:bjf A member of the State System of Higher Education EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA EMERITUS STATUS Ronald Anchak, History, Cambridge Springs, Pa. J.C. Armstrong, Counseling/Human Development, Edinboro, Pa. William Benoit, Unit II, Edinboro, Pa. Ralph Carls, Biology, McKean, Pa. William Cox, Art, Dublin, Ohio Daniel DeFigio, Biology/Health Services, Edinboro, Pa. Foster F. Diebold, Administration, Edinboro, Pa. Scott A. Dye, Speech/Communication Studies (awarded posthumously) James Flynn, Educational Services, Edinboro, Pa. Lee Forrest, Art, McKean, Pa. Carl Frank, History, Edinboro, Pa. Warren Fruechtel, Educational Services, Greenville, Pa. Nola Garrett, English/Theatre Arts, Spring Hill, Fla. James Goldsworthy, Art (awarded posthumously) Karl Gombert, Music, Edinboro, Pa. Lillian Hesketh, Library/Educatibnal Services, Lakeland, Fla. Estella Hyde, Nursing, Linesville, Pa. Wallace Jewell, Math/Computer Science, Edinboro, Pa. Henry Katzwinkel, Art, Erie, Pa. James Klausman, Music, Edinboro, Pa. Richard Knox, Art, Edinboro, Pa. Roland Lafferty, Art, Meadville, Pa. Paul Martin, Music, Edinboro, Pa. Paul Martinson, Philosophy, Edinboro, Pa. Charles McCleary, Art, McKean, Pa. Marilyn Melhuish, Elementary Education, Edinboro, Pa. Louis Meyer, Economics/Business/Political Science, Cambridge Springs, Pa. Edinboro University of Pa., Emeritus Faculty/Administration, continued, page 2 Donna Nicholas, Art, Edinboro, Pa. Glenn Olsen, Math/Computer Science, Edinboro, Pa. Thelma Pascaran, Library, Edinboro, Pa. John Paxson, Biology/Health Services, Edinboro, Pa. Curtis Robinson, Biology/Health Services, Edinboro, Pa. Louis Sherwood, Math/Computer Science (awarded posthumously) Ian Short, Art, Pittsburgh, Pa. Donald Snyder, Biology, Edinboro, Pa. Dean Staffer, Special Education/School Psychology, Edinboro, Pa. Roy Stonesifer, History, Edinboro, Pa. Raph Sturm, English/Theatre Arts, Edinboro, Pa. Ronald Terwilliger, Elementary Education (deceased) Paul Thomas, Biology/Health Services, Union City, Pa. Bernard Twardowski, Unit II, Edinboro, Pa. Richard Uhleman, Elementary Education, Erie, Pa. Vernon Vogel, Library (awarded posthumously) Saul Weinstein, Library/Administration, Winter Springs, Fla. LeRoy Williams, Music, Edinboro, Pa. EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Office of Public Information and Publications Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2745 or 2929 Fax (814) 732-2621 April 14, 1997 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: BLACK MARIA FILM FESTIVAL AT EDINBORO UNIVERSITY APRIL 17 The Thomas Edison/Black Maria Film Festival will be held at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania on Thursday, April 17, for shows at 7 p.m. in the University Center and at 9:30 p.m. in Memorial Auditorium. Both are free and open to the public. Black Maria is known for ferreting out, celebrating and exhibiting new talent before the public at venues from coast to coast. Its curator John Columbus said the Black Maria reaches out and touches a wider audience than any other festival. Included in this year’s program is the graceful and haunting Zahor (Remember) by Fabienne Rousso-Lenoir. The 22-minute film is a rich portrait of Jewish youth - artists, poets, activists - just before Hitler’s consolidation of power. Zahor is compellingly based on diaristic snapshots taken in the 1930s by then young people who are still alive, and employing a fluid camera and flashes of kinetic energy. The film celebrates the vitality and survival of the people who experienced the times as members of the 20-something generation prior to and during the Holocaust. Jazz has been the inspiration for a number of filmmakers resulting in titles such as The Church of Saint (John) Coltrane - a storefront church in San Francisco where Sunday services are a five-hour jam session interspersed with liturgy, sermon and fellowship - and the disarming Jules at Eight, a documentary focused on a child prodigy and his jazz guitar. Other provocative works of the Festival include two about women. Under the Skin Game by Diane Newen is an incisive documentary about the Norplant contraceptive and Jennifer Reeves’ -more- A member of the State System of Higher Education BLACK MARIA FILM FESTIVAL AT EDINBORO, Continued Page 2 Chronic is a wrenching and powerful experimental piece. Other interesting works include the lusty En Garde Monsieur, a mini-feature from Paris. The Black Maria Festival is a highly-regarded independent, non-profit festival exhibiting 50 award-winning new experimental, documentary, animation and narrative works in its annual touring collection. The Festival’s continuing mission is to nationally program and promote independent film of exceptional quality in honor of the originator of the motion picmre medium, Thomas Edison, whose Black Maria Film Studio was the world’s first. The appearance at Edinboro is part of the Alternative Film Festival and is sponsored by the Student Government Association and the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. -30BKP:bja EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Office of Public Information and Publications Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2745 or 2929 Fax (814) 732-2621 April 14, 1997 NEWS ADVISORY Edinboro University of Pennsylvania will hold its Spring Convocation on Thursday, April 24, at 8 a.m. in McComb Fieldhouse. The University-wide event, which is open to the public, will review the University’s progress since the Fall Convocation, honor retiring faculty and staff, and acknowledge employee service achievements. Edinboro President Frank G. Pogue will specifically address four university goals: a just community, enhancement of technology, enrollment and retention, and institutional advancement. He will honor 19 faculty and staff members who are retiring this year, as well as more than 80 others who are being recognized for 10 to 35 years of service. President Pogue is expected to introduce two special guests: Dr. Naomi T. Johnson, the newly appointed vice president for student affairs and student success, and the yet-to-beannounced vice president for institutional advancement and public relations. A reception will follow the program. -30BKP:dsd A member of the State System of Higher Education EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Office of Public Information and Publications Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 731-17AS or 2929 Fax (814) 732-2621 April 14, 1997 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: EUP FOCUSES ON APPLIED MEDIA ARTS As part of its Career Day 1997, Edinboro University will offer presentations from four people who work with graphic design. The quartet will speak on applied media arts Thursday, April 24, in room 118 of Doucette Hall from 6-8:30 p.m. Anne. O’Neil-Klemensic is an account executive at Merilee Advertising and director of advertising communication at Gannon University. O’Neil-Klemensic is also a graduate student in communications at Edinboro. Brad Drumheller of Drumheller Creative is creative director and video producer. David Agresti is a senior art director for STI Creative. Mike Lubowicki is an art director in digital pre-press for Gohrs Printing. Lubowicki is an Edinboro alumnus. -30CCM:dsd A member of the State System of Higher Education EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Office of Public Information and Publications Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2745 or 2929 Fax (814) 732-2621 April 14, 1997 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: EDINBORO STUDENT WINS PRESTIGIOUS FULBRIGHT AWARD Patrick Donahue, a senior English literature major at Edinboro University of Pennsylveinia, has received a Fulbright award to teach English in Germany this year. The award, a travel grant from the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board, marks the first time on record that an Edinboro University smdent has received an award from the prestigious scholarship program. The resident of Ben Avon, Pa., expects to begin teaching this fall at a high school in the German province of Saxony. Donahue, who has been selected to speak at the University’s “Celebration of Excellence,” has already been to Europe three times and his family has hosted foreign exchange smdents from Germany. As a high school smdent he traveled to Finland for a month and a half to hve with a family in the town of Hyvinkaa. As a freshman at Edinboro, Donahue went to Europe and lived with a German family for eight months. It was the same family, Bach, whose sons had lived with the Donahues in Ben Avon. Even though he was already in college, Donahue attended the 12th grade of a local high school called the Humbolt Gymnasium where he smdied art history, math, German hterature and history, and ironically, English. In the fall of 1995 he spent the semester at Palacky University in the town of Olomouc in the eastern part of the Czech Republic. He lived in a dormitory with 26 other American smdents and smdied Czech history, language and culmre. Donahue traveled whenever possible to such countries as Spain, France and Switzerland. Once, while on his way to Greece, he traveled through Serbia where the police -moreA member of the State System ofHi^ier Education EDINBORO STUDENT WINS FULBRIGHT AWARD, Continued Page 2 took all of his money. Fortunately, he was met in Greece by a fellow Edinboro student, Alexandra Johnson, whose family was from Greece. He plans to stay in Europe for at least two years before returning to the United States to enroll in graduate school and eventually teach at the university level. -30BKP:bja EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Office of Public Information and Publications Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2745 or 2929 Fax (814) 732-2621 April 15, 1997 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: EDINBORO UNIVERSITY HOSTS PA PSYCHOLOGY CONFERENCE This year marks the silver anniversary of the Western Pennsylvania Undergraduate Psychology Conference, and its growth can be gauged Saturday, April 26, at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. The conference will be held at the University Center. More than 200 students and faculty from colleges in Peimsylvania, New York and Ohio will attend this year’s conference. Teams of psychology students will present at least 100 papers and posters during the conference. These presentations will deal with areas of psychological research and clinical experience. Fifteen papers and projects have been submitted by Edinboro University students. Dr. Donald Meichenbaum, a founder of cognitive behavior modification, will give the keynote address at 9 a.m. One of the foremost contemporary researchers and clinical psychologists, Meichenbaum is professor of psychology at the University of Waterloo, Ontario. In a survey reported by American Psychologist, North American clinicians voted Meichenbaum one of the ten most influential psychotherapists of the century. His address is titled “In Search of Student Expertise: Why Do Smart Children Keep Getting Smarter and Other Children Fall Further Behind?” In addition to student presentations and Meichenbaum’s address, there will also be several special events. A display will highlight field research on songbirds in northwestern Pennsylvania. Dr. Grant McLaren and students from his bioacoustic project will demonstrate how computer technology is being used to investigate songbirds. Another display will share information about graduate schools in psychology, focusing on programs in this geographic region. -moreA member of the State System of Higher Education EDINBORO HOSTS PSYCHOLOGY CONFERENCE, Continued Page 2 Fifteen colleges and universities in western Pennsylvania make up the consortium that guides the conference. Edinboro’s Psychology Club, its Psi Chi Chapter, the University, and the Northwestern Pennsylvania Psychological Association provided financial support and volunteer help. Since the conference is celebrating 25 years, commemorative T-shirts will be sold by members of the Psi Chi Honorary Society. Edinboro University’s Psychology Club will provide volunteers to help host conference activities and provide lunch for all participants. Registration begins at 8 a.m. Saturday, April 26. The $7 fee covers conference registration and lunch. For further information contact Dr. Ken Milles at (814) 732-2773. -30CCMibja EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Office of Public Information and Publications Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2745 or 2929 Fax (814) 732-2621 April 15, 1997 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OFFERS FICTION WORKSHOP The Porreco Extension Center will be the site Saturday, May 10, of Edinboro University of Pennsylvania’s first annual Fiction Workshop. The featured instructor will be Daniel Meltzer, who has directed a number of workshops at the Chautauqua Institute and at New York University. Meltzer encourages participants to bring finished or unfinished writing samples for the workshop, though there will be time during the sessions for some on-demand writing exercises. There are no limiting qualifications for participants; beginners are encouraged to attend. Age is no factor - participants only need to bring their keen interest in writing and their life experience to the workshop. Registration is at Porreco Main House from 9-9:30 a.m.; the fee is $35. The workshop will begin at 9:30 and end at 12:30. Meltzer has published in a variety of different books and journals, written more than 200 newspaper essays and won two prizes for short stories, the 1992 O. Henry and 1996 Pushcart Prize. One story was included in a textbook on creative writing and broadcast on National Pubhc Radio’s “Selected Shorts” in 1994. Currently teaching journalism at New York University and communication at Penn State-Hazelton, Meltzer has also been a writer and production executive for both television news and entertainment programs. He also has been an actor, director and documentary film maker. -30CCM:bjf A member of the State System of Higher Education EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Office of Public Information and Publications Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2745 or 2929 Fax (814) 732-2621 April 15, 1997 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: EDINBORO UNIVERSITY TO HONOR DISNEY ANIMATOR BILL WALDMAN Walt Disney animator Bill Waldman will be honored with a reception and film screening on Saturday, April 26, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. Following the reception in the University Center will be a public showing at 8 p.m. of The Hunchback of Notre Dame in the Center’s multi-purpose room. A 1986 graduate of Edinboro, Waldman wiU be on hand with some of his original drawings from Disney films Pocahontas and The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Both events are free and open to the public. He will also conduct a seminar for Edinboro animation students at 2 p.m. in G-9 Doucette Hall. Waldman was a key animator for the John Smith character in Pocahontas and the Esmeralda character in Hunchback. As a key animator, he supervises assistant and in-between animators and draws the key drawings for a character or scene in a film. He has just completed work on the lead character in the soon-to-be-released Hercules. Since joining Disney in 1994, Waldman has also animated The Princess and the Cobbler and is expected to work on upcoming productions of Fantasia Continued and Fa Mulan. He works in Disney’s new feature animation building in Burbank where the Disney studio has more than 800 people creating its animated films. A native of Williamsport, Pa., Waldman majored in animation in the art department at Edinboro and graduated summa cum laude. While a smdent, he designed two homecoming floats - Alice in Wonderland and The Wonderful World of Disney - that won first prizes for his fraternity. -moreA member of the State System of Higher Education EDINBORO TO HONOR BH.L WALDMAN, Continued Page 2 Following graduation he worked as an animator and storyboard consultant for Kensington Falls Production in Pittsburgh. There he received a Pennsylvania Council on the Arts media arts fellowship for his student film Fish Hooked. He then worked for the BajusJones animation studio in Minneapolis before becoming an animator for 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 A Troll in Central Park. Waldman joined the staff of Warner Bros, studio where he worked on Tweety Bird, Pepe le Pew, and many of the other Warner Bros, characters including Bugs Bunny in Carrotblanca. He also animated the Warner Bros, family entertainment logo that appears on films, music and video releases. For additional information, call David Weinkauf at (814) 732-2799. -30BKPibja EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Office of Public Information and Publications Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2745 or 2929 Fax (814) 732-2621 April 15,1997 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 667 STUDENTS TO GRADUATE AT EDINBORO'S SPRING COMMENCEMENT Edinboro University of Pennsylvania President Frank G. Pogue will confer degrees on 667 students at the Commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 11, at 1:00 p,m. in McComb Fieldhouse. Pogue, Edinboro’s 15th chief executive officer, is completing his first year as president after joining the Edinboro Family on July 1,1996. With a December 1996 graduating class of 743 students, Edinboro granted approximately 1,410 associate, bachelor's and master's degrees during the 1996-97 academic year. Forty undergraduate students will be graduating with summa cum laude honors (3.80 to 4.(X) grade point average) 51 with magna cum laude honors (3.60 to 3.79), and 55 cum laude (3.40 to 3.59). Eight students will graduate in the nationally-recognized Honors Program. Carrying the ceremonial mace and leading the academic procession as the Grand Marshal at the ceremony will be Eugene M. Stoddard, associate professor and chairperson of the department of English and theatre arts. Stoddard earned an A.B. degree in English and German from Michigan’s Hope College in 1955. From 1955 to 1959 he served in the U.S. Navy as an aviator and legal officer, and was stationed in Iwakuni, Japan. His first teaching assignment came in 1959 at Cony High School as an English teacher to grades 7-9. He worked as a technical writer and production manager at Talon, Inc., in Meadville from 1960-61, while at the same time earning an M.Ed. in secondary English from Edinboro. In the summer of 1960 he attended Syracuse University as a Wall Street Journal Fellow. The following summer he attended Columbia University as an Old Dominion Scholar in psycholinguistics and sociolinguistics. From 1961 to 1965 he taught at Brocton, New York, Central High School, serving as chairperson of the English department. During that time he earned an M.A. degree in journalism studies from Syracuse University. In the summer of - more A member of the State System of Higher Education Edinboro University Spring Commencement, continued page 2 1963 he was an NEH Fellow in cross-cultural studies at Michigan State University. From 1965 to 1966 he spent a year at SUNY Fredonia where he was the James B. Conant Clinical Professor in English and English education. In 1966 he joined the faculty of Edinboro University. During his career at Edinboro Stoddard has served the University in many capacities. Within the English and theatre arts department he has been a member of the graduate faculty, and the scholarship and planning committees, as well as numerous search committees. His University service has included membership in the APSCUF legislative assembly, distance education committee. International Academic Festival steering committee, PA academic concerns committee, task force on freshman orientation. University promotions committee, teacher education committee, and liberal arts chairs. He has chaired the University promotions committee, the promotions review committee, and the freshman year subcommittee for Middle States Accreditation. He is co-chair of the University’s 21st century planning group and has served as a delegate to the APSCUF legislative assembly. -30- psl EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Office of Public Information and Publications Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2745 or 2929 Fax (814) 732-2621 April 16, 1997 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: EDINBORO UNIVERSITY PRESENTS RECORDER RECITAL A recital of recorder music will be presented by Robert Matthews on Friday, May 2, at 8:00 p.m. in Memorial Auditorium on the Edinboro University of Pennsylvania campus. Works by Handel and Frescobaldi will be featured. A member of the Edinboro music department faculty, Matthews will be assisted by Paul Martin, piano; and Aimee Pavlesich, cello. The concert is free and open to the public. -30BKP:bjf A member of the State System of Higher Education April 21, 1997 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: EDINBORO ARTIST BEN GIBSON CREATES AWARD-WINNING ART Of the nearly 40 award-winning faculty members in the art department at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, it’s hard to find one whose accomplishments stand out above the rest. But the past two years have been especially rewarding for Ben Gibson, who has received numerous honors and accolades for his paintings and drawings. At last year’s 73rd Annual Spring Show at the Erie Art Museum, Gibson won the Northwest Pennsylvania Artists’ Association Award for the second year in a row. And he won the Reed, Smith, Shaw and McClay Award (the top award) at the 86th Annual Associated Artists of Pittsburgh Exhibition at the Carnegie Museum of Art. His works were selected for shows in Pittsburgh, Chautauqua, Buffalo, and Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He was chosen for Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, and continued to be in Who’s Who in American Art. And one of his works was selected by the Greater Latrobe School District Art Conservation Trust for its exhibition, “A Unique Vision of Art.” As good as 1996 was, 1997 is starting off even better for Gibson. He received top prize for artist’s choice at the First Night Erie Exhibition at the Avalon Hotel. His greatest honor to date has been winning the top award at the 1997 International Juried Show at the New Jersey Center for Visual Arts. This show, which ran from late March to early April, was juried by Donald B. Kuspit. Of the 1500-some slides submitted for the show he chose only 140 works from 130 artists. Gibson was one of only ten artists who had more than one piece selected for the show. -more- EDINBORO ARTIST BEN GIBSON, Continued Page 2 The two works - “Executive Pool Party” and “The Operation” - were also part of an exhibition at the Erie Art Museum in 1995. At that time critic Lois Wiley commented on Gibson’s mix of realism and the surreal. “Although Gibson paints a detailed description of the figures and objects that occupy his works, the images interact with each other and with the spaces in which he places them in a way that defies the dimensions of ordinary and predictable existence.” Gibson talks readily about the sources for his works. He usually begins with objects in real life to make his works believable and convincing. From there he lets his imagination wander in a gradual process of evolution as his idea for the work changes as he creates it. “I’m trying to discover something when I do these things,” he explained. “There is a lot of accident and invention involved.” In one of his recent works, “The Singer,” Gibson began with the concept of portraying pop musicians as part human and part electronics. He intended to introduce elements which suggested the superficiality of electronic music and how electronic paraphernalia is used to create sound. But as the piece progressed, Gibson changed the focus. “It went from an emphasis on electronics to the voice - ‘man’s cry,”’ he said. Gibson spends considerable time in preparation and study. For “The Singer” he drew the skull and his own head, and even studied and drew from anatomy books. He practiced by sketching his own mouth. He uses sketchbooks extensively and keeps all of them. Even with his success as an artist, Gibson still sees his primary role as that of a teacher. He believes that if an artist is also a faculty member at a university, he or she has a responsibility to be a teacher first and to be concerned about what is going on there. In the classroom, Gibson takes time with each student, discussing techniques and asking questions to get them to understand their own thought processes as they create. He lectures about the visual components and dynamics of a painting. He explains how artists express feelings in a very human way without being obvious, and how meaning is created by the viewer of the art. “Painting is a form of discovery,” said Gibson. “Through manipulation of objects we create greater meaning.” Gibson said he creates about 10 large paintings a year and 50 other works consisting of drawings, oil studies, and mixed media on paper. Currently he is working on a project on drawing and painting the human figure which was funded by the University through a faculty research grant. -more- EDINBORO ARTIST BEN GIBSON, Continued Page 3 On April 22 he will present a lecture on his work at 8:30 p.m. in 119 Doucette Hall, which is open to the public. He will stage a one-person exhibition for the Meadville Council on the Arts, and conduct a figure-drawing workshop on April 25 and 26 from 1 to 5 p.m. for the Council at its location on Market Street in Meadville. -30BKPibja EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Office of Public Information and Publications Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2745 or 2929 Fax (814) 732-2621 April 23, 1997 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: PENNSYLVANIA’S FIRST LADY TO ADDRESS EDINBORO GRADUATES On Sunday, May 11, the First Lady of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Michele M. Ridge, will address the 667 students graduating from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, their parents and families, faculty and staff of the University, members of the community, and friends of the University. The students will receive associate, bachelor’s and master’s degrees at a ceremony in the University’s McComb Fieldhouse at 1:00 p.m. Bora in Erie, Pennsylvania, Michele Ridge is the oldest child of Margaret Nagle and the late Army Major Howard Moore. On January 17, 1995, she became the 41st First Lady of the Commonwealth when her husband, Tom Ridge, was sworn in as the 43rd Governor of Pennsylvania. The Governor and Mrs. Ridge have two children, Lesley, age 10, and Tommy, age 9. Due to her father’s military career, Mrs. Ridge and her family moved repeatedly from the time she was a small child through her teenage years, including a six-year residency in Europe. Returning to Erie, near the end of her junior year of high school, Mrs. Ridge attended Strong Vincent High School where she graduated with distinction in 1965. She then attended Seton Hill College in Greensburg, where she was a leader of the student body and went on to graduate in 1969 with a bachelor’s degree in European history. Furthering her academic studies, she earned her master’s degree in library science from tlie University of Pittsburgh’s Graduate School in 1971. In recognition of her lifelong achievements, Mrs. Ridge was presented with an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Pittsburgh’s Point Park College and Seton Hill College. Well respected in the field of library science and literacy, Mrs. Ridge secured a position as director of the Erie County Library System in 1979, where she supervised approximately 100 employees and managed a $3.8 million budget with a system of seven libraries, including a book mobile which contained, approximately 425,000 volumes of books, audiovisual materials and - more A member of the State System of Higher Education PA FIRST LADY TO ADDRESS EDINBORO GRADUATES, continued page 2 periodicals. In order to devote more time to her family and the responsibilities as First Lady, she resigned from her post in February 1995. In the past, Mrs. Ridge was also the executive producer of “Library Medley,” a monthly PBS radio program which broadcasts in Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York and Canada. Her support of education earned her the 1995 Gannon University Friends of Education Award and the 1987 Erie Reading Council Literacy Award. The Council is a division of the International Reading Association. As an active member of her community, Mrs. Ridge was one of the original incorporators of Erie’s highly acclaimed cultural arts center known as “Discovery Square.” The educational center consists of an art museum, a children’s museum and historical society headquarters. She is a sustaining member of the Junior League of Erie and the Rotary Club of Erie and is a former president of the Erie County Historical Society. Recently, Mrs. Ridge completed a nine-year term as a member of the Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwestern Pennsylvania during which she saw first-hand the need for communities and their families to get involved in helping those less fortunate. Among the special guests at the spring ceremony will be representatives from East, General McLane and Meadville high schools. EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Office of Public Information and Publications Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2745 or 2929 Fax (814) 732-2621 April 23, 1997 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NEWS ADVISORY: Edinboro University of Pennsylvania will host the second annual Augmentative/Alternative Communication Camp (AAC), April 25th and 26th, for adults and school and college-age students who use speech synthesizers to communicate. The two-day camp uses games, songs, interviews, role-playing and art as opportunities to improve the students’ communication skills. State Representative Tracy Seyfert will make remarks during the opening ceremonies which will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, April 25, in the University Center. The AAC is built around a series of activities that encourage the students to engage in interactive communication using their speech synthesizers. Friday’s activities are: communication in leisure activities at 10 a.m.; communication in food preparation activities at 11 a.m.; arts and crafts at 1 p.m.; and communication with songs, and computer access and the Internet - both at 2 p.m. Friday’s primary activity, a technology and computer lab, will take place at 10 a.m. in Edinboro’s Leader Clinic. The AAC will conclude with a barbecue at 11:30, an ice cream social at 1 p.m., and an awards ceremony at 2 p.m. The camp is sponsored by the University’s department of speech and communication studies, the NW Peimsylvania Assistive Technology Advisory Council, and the Northwest TriCounty Intermediate Unit. For further information contact camp co-director John Boylan at 732-2431, or co­ director Katya Hill at the Intermediate Unit at 734-5610, ext. 276. -30BKP:bja A member of the State System of Higher Education Edinboro University President Frank G. Pogue presents to the members of Chi Alpha Epsilon a framed copy of the new honor society’s charter. From left are Deborah Harnett, Colleen Paytas, Carol Gleichsner, Martha Zaksheske, Laurene Adams, President Pogue, Dr. Gerald Jackson, chairperson and director of Act 101, Karen Johnson, Toni King, Colleen Leftheris, and Jean Anderson. The organization is for students who entered the University in a developmental program such as Act 101 or the Trial Admissions Program (TAP). Students must have a 3.0 cumulative grade point average and a 3.0 average in the most recent semester. Edinboro University President Frank G. Pogue presents the Bronze Award from the State Employees Combined Appeal (SEGA) to Linda Zilhaver, Janet Dean and Linda A ski ns for the University’s excellence in increasing its participation in SECA’s 1996 fund drive. Zilhaver is Edinboro’s loaned representative, Dean is the SECA campus coordinator, and Askins is the loaned labor leader. A total of 342 Edinboro employees contributed $36,186.62 - both more than any other school in the State System of Higher Education - and exceeded their goals of 300 participants and $31,700. It was a dramatic increase over the 277 employees who gave in 1995. The Bronze Award is for those institutions who give $25 or more per capita. Susan Lazzaro of Erie presented the graduate student address at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania’s “Celebration of Excellence” on April 13. Lazzaro will receive a Master of Arts in counseling, student personnel services from Edinboro in May. She is currently director of student affairs at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in Erie. Lazzaro spoke on excellence in life and education, saying that excellence requires practice, patience and persistence. Lazzaro is a summa cum laude graduate of the University of Pittsburgh and holds a master’s degree in social science from Edinboro. Andrew Wodzianski of Franklin served as a marshal at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania’s “Celebration of Excellence on April 13. The son of Ruth A. Remington and Olgierd K. Wodzianski of Franklin, he will graduate summa cum laude in May with a degree in art education. A member of the University s Honors Program, Wodzianski hopes to eventually teach art. He resided in Bradford from 1985 to 1993 and is a graduate of Bradford High School. 'rO.ouiMi Alison Pensy of Beaver Falls served as a marshal at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania’s “Celebration of Excellence” on April 13. The daughter of Deborah Pensy of Beaver Falls and David Pensy of Mineral City, Ohio, she will graduate summa cum laude in May with a degree in English. A member of the University’s Honors Program, Pensy hopes to eventually teach English. She is a 1993 graduate of Blackhawk High School. Patrick J. Donahue of Pittsburgh presented the student address at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania’s “Celebration of Excellence” on April 13. A member of the University’s Honors Program, Donahue will graduate magna cum laude from Edinboro in May. He spoke on travelling as a metaphor for education, saying that travel is an act of completing oneself. A graduate of Avonworth High School, Donahue is an English literature major and plans to teach in Europe following graduation. Edinboro University librarian David Obringer, left, accepts five new books of poetry from Edinboro English professors Dr. Donald Sheehy and John Repp to establish a new poetry collection at Baron-Fomess Library. The autographed books were written by authors who spoke at the University last year as part of a visiting writers series. The five books are Hinge & Sign by Heather McHugh, The Woman Who Fell From the Sky by Joy Haijo, The Color Wheel by Timothy Steele, Boy on the Step by Stanley Plumly, and The Gods by Albert Goldbarth. The books mark the beginning of a special collection of autographed works. April 21, 1997 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: LOCAL STUDENT RECEIVES SCHOLARSfflP Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has announced that Robert Courtney Garcia n, 127 Beechwood Lane, Chambersburg, was recently named the recipient of a Board of Governors Scholarship. The Board of Governors Scholarship is offered annually to students who have exhibited academic promise and who plan to be enrolled full time (12 credits or greater) during the term of the award. It has a maximum value of the cost of tuition. Robert is the son of Dr. Robert C. Garcia and Catherine S. Derbyshire. He is a graduate of Chambersburg Area Sr. High School and is an earth/space science major at Edinboro. -30PSLidsd APR ! EDINBORO UNIVERSITY o F PENNSYLVANIA Kenneth P. Brandt, Director Margaret M. Karl, Associate Director Judith A. Viveralli, Assistant Director Ronald Swift, Assistant Director Financial Aid Office Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2821 (888)611-2680 RECEIVED APR 1 4 1997 FINANCIAL AID OFFICE SCHOLARSHIP/AWARD NEWS RELEASE DATA I. Name of Scholarship/Award: Board of Governors Tuition Waiver 1997-98 II. Description of Scholarship/Award The Board of Governors Tuition Waiver is offered annually to students who have exhibited academic promise and who plan to be enrolled full time (12 credits or greater) during the term of the award. The Board of Governors Tuition Waiver has a maximum value of the cost of tuition. III. Recipient Infomtation A. D. Name and Address Parents' Name Or. 0CirC\A 0- , yd^orrNCC |f^ci ^f€c'^tooocA B. High School and Address E. College ScVto\ ^ c'eeT C. G w<; eWOi 6face t\ School Activities , Tr^XcK Academic Major F. Hometown Newspaper ?u.b\'C I certify that I am a minority group member of black or hispanic heritage/descent. I accept the above described award and authorize Edinboro University to publicize this information. A-% Student Signatur Date J.UJXI, (I I ^ A member of the State System of Higher Education J edinboro UNIVERSITY PUlLIC RELftTIONS . .J April 16, 1997 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: LOCAL STUDENT RECEIVES SCHOLARSfflP Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has announced that Nicole S. Walker, 921 N. 50th St., Philadelphia, was recently named the recipient of a Board of Governors Scholarship. The Board of Governors Scholarship is offered annually to students who have exhibited academic promise and who plan to be enrolled full time (12 credits or greater) during the term of the award. It has a maximum value of the cost of tuition. Nicole is the daughter of Cheryl Walker. She is a graduate of Roxborough High School and is in the 3/2 engineering program at Edinboro. -30PSL:dsd RECEIVED mi5 1997 EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF Riy-ANCiraiD OFFICE PENNSYLVANIA Kenneth P. Brandt,Director Margaret M. Karl, Associate Director Judith A. Viveralli, Assistant Director Ronald Swift, Assistant Director Financial Aid Office Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2821 (888)611-2680 SCHOLARSHIP/AWARD NEWS RELEASE DATA I. Name of Scholarship/Award: Board of Governors Tuition Waiver 1997-98 II. Description of Scholarship/Award The Board of Governors Tuition Waiver is offered annually to students who have exhibited academic promise and who plan to be enrolled full time (12 credits or greater) during the term of the award. The Board of Governors Tuition Waiver has a maximum value of the cost of tuition. III. Recipient Information A. Name and Address Parents' Name S- W I I li B. 1^13/ E. High School and Address pfMtxrmhH-S C. School Activities " F. College •3/7- Academic Major Enq\fiLmnci Prdg/O/^ Hometown Newspaper ijLXlU 0 dfioir I certify that r am a minority group member of black or hispanic heritage/descent. I accept the above described award and authorize Edinboro University to publicize this information. student Signature Date, ■s]JJJXIJ R -DiNBuRO liJiV; fiir ” A member of the State System of Higher Education April 1, 1997 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE; LOCAL STUDENT RECEIVES SCHOLARSfflP Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has announced that Antoinnette Nasmith, 4512 North Reese St., Philadelphia, was recently named the recipient of a Board of Governors Scholarship. The Board of Governors Scholarship is offered annually to students who have exhibited academic promise and who plan to be enrolled full time (12 credits or greater) during the term of the award. It has a maximum value of the cost of tuition. Antoinnette is the daughter of Nathan L. Raleigh Sr. She is a graduate of Dobbins/Randolph High School and a nursing major at Edinboro. -30PSLidsd EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVA IN 1 /\ Kenneth P. Brandt,Director Margaret M. Karl, Associate Director Judith A. Viveralli, Assistant Director Ronald Swift, Assistant Director Financial Aid Office Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2821 pL* m? I 8(997 J (888) 611-268(W5=/5*inP“l!?,,?B^f^ a „r-“ R fj i-i" O EDINBORO UrJIVcRSiTV PDELIC REI /iTlfiMg MAR 1 7 1997 SCHOLARSHIP/AWARD NEWS RELEASE DATA FlNAMCiALAlD OFRCE I. Name of Scholarship/Award: Board of Governors Tuition Waiver 1997-98 II. Description of Scholarship/Award The Board of Governors Tuition Waiver is offered annually to students who have exhibited academic promise and who plan to be enrolled full time (12 credits or greater) during the term of the award. The Board of Governors Tuition Waiver has a maximum value of the cost of tuition. III. Recipient Information ^ Name and Address D. Parents' Name HaVAQA Z..^cvlo_igh Y n11 Gide.l pHt a j PPr l^,i 'to High School and Address E. B. I pK C. ^ V-)\\ad(Llphic\ -.PA School Activities ’ College Academic Major ors*i A3 F. Hometown Newspaper . Ma^fio/tai ^HoNiop jSaf^ixtW I certify that I am a minority group member of black or hispanic heritage/descent. I accept the above described award and authorize Edinboro University to publicize this information. Student Signature Date A member of the State System of Higher Education / April 1, 1997 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: LOCAL STUDENT RECEIVES SCHOLARSHIP Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has announced that Allyse Hauser, 126 Webster St., Rochester, was recently named the recipient of a Board of Governors Scholarship. The Board of Governors Scholarship is offered annually to students who have exhibited academic promise and who plan to be enrolled full time (12 credits or greater) during the term of the award. It has a maximum value of the cost of tuition. Allyse is the daughter of Michael and Cynthia Hauser. She is a graduate of Rochester Jr./Sr. High School and a commucications major at Edinboro. -30PSL:dsd EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Kenneth P. Brandt,Director Margaret M. Karl, Associate Director Judith A. Viveralli, Assistant Director Ronald Swift, Assistant Director Financial Aid Office Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2821 (888) 611-2680 SCHOLARSHIP/AWARD NEWS RELEASE DATA I. Name of Scholarship/Award: Board of Governors Tuition Waiver 1997-98 II. Description of Scholarship/Award The Board of Governors Tuition Waiver is offered annually to students who have exhibited academic promise and who plan to be enrolled full time (12 credits or greater) during the term of the award. The Board of Governors Tuition Waiver has a maximum value of the cost of tuition. III. Recipient Information A. Name and Address D. Parents' Name I certify that I am a minority group member of black or hispanic heritage/descent. I accept the above described award and authorize Edinboro University to publicize this information. Date A member of the State System of Higher Education April 1, 1997 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: LOCAL STUDENT RECEIVES SCHOLARSHIP Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has announced that Tiffany Thomas, 535 Talbot Ave., Braddock, was recently named the recipient of a Board of Governors Scholarship. The Board of Governors Scholarship is offered annually to students who have exhibited academic promise and who plan to be enrolled full time (12 credits or greater) during the term of the award. It has a maximum value of the cost of tuition. Tiffany is the daughter of Marian Marsh and Fred Marsh. She is a graduate of Woodland Hills High School and a nursing major at Edinboro. -30PSL:dsd EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA UjTr- a g f.r?u m i-j Y ' Kenneth P. Brandt,Director Margaret M. Karl, Associate Director Judith A. Viveralli, Assistant Director Ronald Swift, Assistant Director Financial Aid Office Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2821 (888)611-2680 % a W Us- -, -y 2 0 mi FIMANCIAL AiD QFRCE SCHOLARSHIP/AWARD NEWS RELEASE DATA I. Name of Scholarship/Award: Board of Governors Tuition Waiver 1997-98 II. Description of Scholarship/Award The Board of Governors Tuition Waiver is offered annually to students who have exhibited academic promise and who plan to be enrolled full time (12 credits or greater) during the term of the award. The Board of Governors Tuition Waiver has a maximum value of the cost of tuition. III. Recipient Information A. Name and Address D. B. High School,and Address E. TT^-Ponu lihC)nn^ C. College Acad§mic Major 83 2.SSO GuTB^bUrq Churchill m Parents' Name HanaNj N^rsh Fnsd Harsh '■^sz-zl School Activities re^ HecUaksr, CneerlMn-tet , CiUHi»re^ Okjp F. Hometown Newspaper Vi4isbUfQh 'Post' I certify that I am a minority group member of black or hispanic heritage/descent. I accept the above described award and authorize Edinboro University to publicize this information. td Stude; ignature fr)/}Mh Date I i.im ' fo] g A member of the State System ofHigfier Education y n n V n -'N n •2 Bor IZJ ig EDINBORO UNIVERSITY April 1, 1997 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: LOCAL STUDENT RECEIVES SCHOLARSfflP Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has announced that Antoinnette Perry, 7136 Race St., Pittsburgh, was recently named the recipient of a Board of Governors Scholarship. The Board of Governors Scholarship is offered annually to students who have exhibited academic promise and who plan to be enrolled full time (12 credits or greater) during the term of the award. It has a maximum value of the cost of tuition. Antoinnette is the daughter of James Perry and Celeste Perry. She is a graduate of Westinghouse High School and an education major at Edinboro. -30PSLidsd EDINBORO UNIVERSITY PENNSYLVANIA O F Kenneth P. Brandt, Director Margaret M. Karl, Associate Director Judith A. Viveralli, Assistant Director Ronald Swift, Assistant Director Financial Aid Office Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2821 (888)611-2680 & a 2am I SCHOLARSHIP/AWARD NEWS RELEASE DATA 'J ^ R 2 0 1997 FhVAiMClAL AiD OFFiC2; I. Name of Scholarship/Award: Board of Governors Tuition Waiver 1997-98 II. Description of Scholarship/Award The Board of Governors Tuition Waiver is offered annually to students who have exhibited academic promise and who plan to be enrolled full time (12 credits or greater) during the terra of the award. The Board of Governors Tuition Waiver has a raaximum value of the cost of tuition. III. Recipient Information Parents' Name Kr, College C. School Activities -Hc5»vcsi^ SccjeiLJ. ^ T _ _ PeRR.^ Academic Major Hometown Newspaper ^ ^ I ,^A-v+-^ certify 4-Vi-**that TI am a minority group member of black or hispanic heritage/descent. I accept the above described award and authorize Edinboro April 1, 1997 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE; LOCAL STUDENT RECEIVES SCHOLARSfflP Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has announced that Carolyn Walker, 5470 Black St., Pittsburgh, was recently named the recipient of a Board of Governors Scholarship. The Board of Governors Scholarship is offered annually to students who have exhibited academic promise and who plan to be enrolled full time (12 credits or greater) during the term of the award. It has a maximum value of the cost of tuition. Carolyn is the daughter of Carolyn Walker. She is a graduate of Peabody High School and a biology/science major at Edinboro. -30PSL:dsd EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA 1 H ® d il 0 MAR 1 T 1997 Kenneth P. Brandt, Director Margaret M. Karl, Associate Director Judith A. Viveralli, Assistant Director Ronald Swift, Assistant Director Financial Aid Office Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2821 (888)611-2680 RECEfVno ADMISSIONS OFF CE MAR 1 0 1997 SCHOLARSHIP/AWARD NEWS RELEASE DATA financial aid office I. Name of Scholarship/Award: Board of Governors Tuition Waiver 1997-98 II. Description of Scholarship/Award The Board of Governors Tuition Waiver is offered annually to students who have exhibited academic promise and who plan to be enrolled full time (12 credits or greater) during the term of the award. The Board of Governors Tuition Waiver has a maximum value of the cost of tuition. III. Recipient Information A. Name and Address 7d Parents' Name Aid, CLa iroC^/J iju/i •^"7 P(b l~f,3a B. D. 6 High School and Address E. College Academic Major itiOO'f H‘"5 • • F. UJre^rO^ Hometown Newspaper GqZ,<3 \/oU&i /6ai<- ^ f-ria^ 'Pi hi uri frosr^'^ ~ Pgh C. School Activities ..3c?r 6a lC -/Ho fU {jy^A “bc- Curt 0 1/IH 2 4 1997 SCHOLARSHIP/AWARD NEWS RELEASE DATA I. Name of Scholarship/Award: Board of Governors Tuition Waiver 1997-98 II. Description of Scholarship/Award The Board of Governors Tuition Waiver is offered annually to students who have exhibited academic promise and who plan to be enrolled full time (12 credits or greater) during the term of the award. The Board of Governors Tuition Waiver has a maximum value of the cost of tuition. III. Recipient Information A. Name and Address D. Parents' Name E. College Occv \£7lO tCOad B. High School and Address C. School Activities Academic Major vJJAH^vrecory\ vV\c>n cc.nco\ -74-)UJO-\\G-CC_P,o-(P . x F. Hometown Newspaper -rw3 a" Ocu 1-er I certify that I am a minority ^oup member of black or hispanic heritage/descent. I accept the above described award and authorize Edinboro University to publicize this information. (VWlff I Lh s. Date student Signature 1 n ® n w n fjfi APR 3 037 lil A member of the State System of Higher Education EDINBORO UNIVERSITY PUBLIC RELATIONS Pi m , April 11, 1997 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: LOCAL STUDENT RECEIVES SCHOLARSHIP Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has announced that Ben Garvin, 3738 N. 18th St., Philadelphia, was recently named the recipient of a Board of Governors Scholarship. The Board of Governors Scholarship is offered annually to students who have exhibited academic promise and who plan to be enrolled full time (12 credits or greater) during the term of the award. It has a maximum value of the cost of tuition. Ben is the son of Pearl Garvin. He is a graduate of Wilmington Area High School and a business administration major at Edinboro. -30- PSL:dsd /f. j^uQAy-t/V^ 39^8 PhJ« 6. /tZ-^B-^^ p!^ (^^)(CI^■\- n fpoPUr C. - ScW/' /I4.(i/c-^s-f/■€/ g l§ g D V g [i] APR Risg? EDINBORO UNIVERSITY PUBLIC RELATIONS bi^ri/i/Z h/>Uzgbrv iPr^L^ U-i^h /14,1a/ Is! I r- rUrl 3So F. S/r iVood 'Sf. tl/I'/m)'o^-/-o /6JHZ received APR EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA 2 t997j financial aid off/ce Kenneth P. Brandt,Director Margaret M. Karl, Associate Director Judith A. Viveralli, Assistant Director Ronald Swift, Assistant Director Financial Aid Office Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2821 (888) 611-2680 SCHOLARSHIP/AWARD NEWS RELEASE DATA I. Name of Scholarship/Award: Board of Governors Tuition Waiver 1997-98 II. Description of Scholarship/Award The Board of Governors Tuition Waiver is offered annually to students who have exhibited academic promise and who plan to be enrolled full time (12 credits or greater) during the term of the award. The Board of Governors Tuition Waiver has a maximum value of the cost of tuition. III. Recipient Information A. Name and Address D. Parents' Name B. High School and Address E. College C. School Activities F. Hometown Newspaper Academic Major I certify that I am a minority group member of black or hispanic heritage/descent. I accept the above described award and authorize Edinboro University to publicize this information. 3/34 ^AAAa / student Signature Date A member of the State System of Higher Education