November 8, 1995 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: LOCAL STUDENT RECEIVES SCHOLARSHIP Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has announeed that Susan Lee, 439 W. 57th St., Erie, was recently named the recipient of a Pre-Healing Arts Book Stipend. The Edinboro University Alumni Association established this stipend to help one outstanding junior and one outstanding senior enrolled in a pre-healing arts curriculum to afford the cost of books. These stipends are awarded annually to students with Q.P.A.’s of 3.30 or higher. Susan is the daughter of Dr. Cyrus Lee and Ms. Magdalena Lee. She is a graduate of McDowell High School and a pre-medicine major at Edinboro. -30PSL:bja EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Office of Public Information and Publications Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2745 or 2929 Fax (814) 732-2621 November 30, 1995 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: EDINBORO UNIVERSITY PRESENTS UPDATED HANSEL AND GRETEL OPERA An old fairy tale will get a new twist when the Opera/Music Theater Workshop at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania presents Hansel and Gretel ‘95, December 8 and 9 at 7:30 p.m. in Memorial Auditorium. Like bread crumbs on the forest path, the traditional Hansel and Gretel has disappeared from director David Herendeen’s production of Engelbert Humperdinck’s classic opera. Hansel and Gretel are now relocated to a city setting for their encounter with the evil witch. “Our Hansel and Gretel act differently than the storybook duo,” said Herendeen. “They are more contemporary. In opr opera they wish for McDonald’s french fries when they are hungry.” The story is still much the same. Hansel and Gretel are caught by their mother playing instead of working. As punishment they are sent out to find food. In the traditional story it is to pick berries. In Herendeen’s production they are to search the garbage cans. He points out that many elements of the original story - angry parents, runaway children and evil individuals tempting children - are just as valid now as they were then. “I am hoping the positive message the opera delivers is recognized as a reality also,” said Herendeen. “Children can help themselves, they are not powerless, and good people are out there too.” Jennifer Bischak and Jennifer Hunt are double cast as Hansel, Tracy Wolstoncroft and Lori Cordell are double cast as Gretel. Robert Roxby is the witch, Rosina Daintymouth. Jason Steele and Stephen Reisenauer are double cast as the tipsy father, and the grumpy mother is played by Lucie Herendeen. The rest of the cast are members of the opera workshop. -moreA member of the State System of Higher Education EDINBORO PRESENTS HANSEL AND GRETEL OPERA, Continued Page 2 Accompanying the opera production will be an orchestra from the University and community conducted by Dr. Tim Cordell. Joining the University performers will be singers from the James W. Parker Middle School. The choreographer and dance captain is C. J. Krahulec, costumes by Christie Linck, set design by Robert Roxby, lights by Larry Graham. Both performances are free and open to the public. -30- BKP:bja EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Office of Public Information and Publications Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2745 or 2929 Fax (814) 732-2621 November 29, 1995 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: EDINBORO’S LAWLOR SPEAKS ON DISTANCE LEARNING AT REGIONAL CONFERENCE Dr. Andrew C. Lawlor, associate vice president for academic programs and dean of the University College at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, presented the program, “Distance Learning: There and Back,” at “Training + Quality = Competitive Advantage: The 21st Century Equation,” the first regional conference of the Erie Tri-State Chapter of the American Society for Training and Development, held recently at Cross Creek Resort, Titusville, Pa. Lawlor detailed a collaborative project between Edinboro and Clarion universities and the Warren/Forest Higher Education Council that demonstrates the delivery of instruction to rural areas of the state using interactive instructional technology. The project, which was funded by a $15,000 State System of Higher Education grant, provided for two-way videoconferencing to deliver continuing education units to nursing professionals in rural Warren County, which has no college or university within its borders. The project also assisted the hospitals in Warren County, which are among that area’s largest employers, by providing instructional support not usually available to their staffs. Lawlor’s presentation also covered issues of faculty and staff training, the partnership approach to instructional delivery, the communications infrastructure of the regions involved, and the instructional value of video-conferencing. -30WAR: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 November 28, 1995 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: EDINBORO UNIVERSITY STUDENT RECEIVES ENGINEERING SCHOLARSHIP Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has announced that Shane McIntyre has been selected to receive the Erie Engineering Societies Council Louis W. Balmer scholarship for the 1996-97 academic year. A secondary education-physics major at Edinboro, McIntyre graduated, with honors from Corry Area High School in 1988. He was a four-year letterman for the swim team, served as team captain for three years, and was a swimming instructor for the Corry YMCA during high school. After graduation, he enlisted in the United States Navy for six years and achieved the rank of Second Class Petty Officer. He was a qualified nuclear reactor operator on board the aircraft earner U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt and served on board that ship in the Persian Gulf during the Gulf War. A sophomore at Edinboro, McIntyre is an officer of the local Elks Lodge and serves on the Elks’ House Committee. In addition, he is a part-time swim coach at the Corry YMCA. The Erie Engineering Societies Council (EESC) provides one annual scholarship to a currently enrolled undergraduate who has an outstanding academic record and is majoring in engineering or science at Edinboro. The scholarship is named in honor of Louis W. Balmer who was very instrumental in the creation and continuation of the EESC scholarship program and the organization of the annual Erie Engineering Week activities. Shane is the son of Jack McIntyre and Linda Triscari. -30psl A member of the State System of Higher Education November 28, 1995 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: LOCAL STUDENT INDUCTED INTO HONORARY SOCIETY Damian Bebell, a student at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, was recently inducted into Psi Chi, the National Honorary Society. Administered by the American Psychological Association, the honorary society recognizes students for their outstanding academic achievement in psychology coursework. Damian is also a member of the Psychology Club and has done bio acoustic research on the red wing black bird. He is the son of Don and Marie Bebell of Erie. -30PSLrbjk November 28,1995 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: LOCAL STUDENT INDUCTED INTO HONORARY SOCIETY Melinda L. Byham, a student at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, was recently inducted into Psi Chi, the National Honorary Society. Administered by the American Psychological Association, the honorary society recognizes students for their outstanding academic achievement in psychology coursework. Melinda is also a member of the Psychology Club and participates in a research group headed by Dr. Legin-Bucell. She is the daughter of William and Marsha Byham of Guys Mills. -30PSLrbjk November 28,1995 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: LOCAL STUDENT INDUCTED INTO HONORARY SOCIETY Linda Davis, a student at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, was recently inducted into Psi Chi, the National Honorary Society. Administered by the American Psychological Association, the honorary society recognizes students for their outstanding academic achievement in psychology coursework. Linda is also in the University Honors Program and she is a research assistant for Dr. Ken Milles with Hospice of Metropolitan Erie - H.O.M.E. Family Bereavement Program. She is the daughter of Mrs. Helen Lamb of Erie, and the late Charles Lamb, Sr. She is the wife of Roger Davis and the mother of Josh and Adam Davis of Edinboro. -30PSLrbjk November 28,1995 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: LOCAL STUDENT INDUCTED INTO HONORARY SOCIETY Joie Lynn Griswold, 691 N. 13th St., Franklin, a student at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, was recently inducted into Psi Chi, the National Honorary Society. Administered by the American Psychological Association, the honorary society recognizes students for their outstanding academic achievement in psychology coursework. -30PSL:bjk November 28,1995 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: LOCAL STUDENT INDUCTED INTO HONORARY SOCIETY Catherine A. Ferrari, 4867 Daniels Rd., Erie, a student at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, was recently inducted into Psi Chi, the National Honorary Society. Administered by the American Psychological Association, the honorary society recognizes students for their outstanding academic achievement in psychology coursework. -30PSLrbjk November 28,1995 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE; LOCAL STUDENT INDUCTED INTO HONORARY SOCIETY James W. Lanegan, 512 W. 29th St., Erie, a student at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, was recently inducted into Psi Chi, the National Honorary Society. Administered by the American Psychological Association, the honorary society recognizes students for their outstanding academic achievement in psychology coursework. -30PSLrbjk November 28,1995 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: LOCAL STUDENT INDUCTED INTO HONORARY SOCIETY Robert H. Makrush, 3334 W. 39th St., Erie, a student at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, was recently inducted into Psi Chi, the National Honorary Society. Administered by the American Psychological Association, the honorary society recognizes students for their outstanding academic achievement in psychology coursework. -30PSLrbjk November 28,1995 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: LOCAL STUDENT INDUCTED INTO HONORARY SOCIETY Dawn M. Meiers, a student at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, was recendy inducted into Psi Chi, the National Honorary Society. Administered by the American Psychological Association, the honorary society recognizes students for their outstanding academic achievement in psychology comsework. Dawn is also the vice president of the Psychology Club, she is in the Student Government Association - Special Programming Committee, and in the EUP Honors Program. She is the daughter of Rose Meiers of Pittsburgh. -30PSLrbjk November 28,1995 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: LOCAL STUDENT INDUCTED INTO HONORARY SOCIETY Julie B. Nelson, a student at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, was recendy inducted into Psi Chi, the National Honorary Society. Administered by the American Psychological Association, the honorary society recognizes students for their outstanding academic achievement in psychology coursework. Julie is the daughter of Bruce and Colleen Nelson of Lexington, Ky. -30PSLrbjk November 28,1995 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: LOCAL STUDENT INDUCTED INTO HONORARY SOCIETY Michelle A. Nelson, a student at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, was recently inducted into Psi Chi, the National Honorary Society. Administered by the American Psychological Association, the honorary society recognizes students for their outstanding academic achievement in psychology coursework. Michelle is the daughter of W. John and Cassie Smith of Carry. -30PSL:bjk November 28,1995 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: LOCAL STUDENT INDUCTED INTO HONORARY SOCIETY Michael Skelly, a student at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, was recently inducted into Psi Chi, the National Honorary Society. Administered by the American Psychological Association, the honorary society recogni2es students for their outstanding academic achievement in psychology coursework. Michael is also a member of the Psychology Club. He is the son of A. James and Sharon Skelly of Erie. -30PSL:bjk November 28,1995 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: LOCAL STUDENT INDUCTED INTO HONORARY SOCIETY John R Smagner, a student at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, was recently inducted into Psi Chi, the National Honorary Society. Administered by the American Psychological Association, the honorary society recognizes students for their outstanding academic achievement in psychology coursework. John is also a member of the Social Work Club. He is the son of John and Linda Smagner of Dunkirk, N. Y. -30PSLrbjk November 28, 1995 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: LOCAL STUDENT INDUCTED INTO HONORARY SOCIETY Janet Steuart, a student at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, was recently inducted into Psi Chi, the National Honorary Society. Administered by the American Psychological Association, the honorary society recognizes students for their outstanding academic achievement in psychology coursework. Janet is the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Larry Smith of Erie. -30PSLrbjk EDINBORO UNIVERSITY mm o F PENNSYLVANIA Department of Psychology Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2774 MEMO TO: FROM: Ms. Patti Loomis Public Relations Officer JagieS, Ki.D. Psi Chi Advisor DATE: November 16,1995 SUBJECT: Request for publicity for students to be inducted into Psi Chi, the National Psychology Honorary Society Please send out releases to local & hometown papers for the following students who have been selected for induction into Psi Chi. The Edinboro University Chapter of Psi Chi was established in 1971. This Honorary Society which is administered by the American Psychological Association recognizes students for outstanding academic achievements in psychology coursework. I have listed the students local papers, and their parents names and addresses for your releases. In addition, I have included any other activities in which they cite participation. Thank you for your help in this matter. Enclosure 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 November 28, 1995 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: EDINBORO PHONATHON SURPASSES GOAL Edinboro University of Pennsylvania’s fall 1995 phonathon fund-raising campaign achieved its fall goal of $125,000 “and then some,” according to University advancement officials. Fourteen volunteer student callers staffing 15 phones for 19 nights in October raised the funds, contacting Edinboro alumni with histories of previous giving, said Mark Carter, assistant director of development. “More than 3,700 Edinboro alumni responded positively to the fall phonathon’s ‘Supporting Scholarships’ theme,” Carter said. The phonathon is held each fall and spring. Carter said, and is one of the contributing components of the Annual Fund, the year-to-year drive that raises money for student scholarships and other University programs and initiatives. Carter said that alumni giving during 1994-95 increased by 20 percent over the previous year, and that more than half of the donations from the school’s alumni came from gifts and pledges to the Annual Fund. Most of those came during the two yearly phonathons, he added. “Supporting scholarships for Edinboro students has been a goal of the Edinboro University Alumni Association for the past several years,” said John (Jack) E. Martin, associate vice president for institutional advancement. “Edinboro alumni have continued to embrace the Association’s initiatives to increase the amount of scholarship funds available to Edinboro students.” -moreA member of the State System of Higher Education EDINBORO PHONATHON SURPASSES GOAL, Continued Page 2 Martin said that through giving to the Annual Fund the Association has been able to create individual scholarship endowments for each of the University’s three undergraduate schools of study: education, liberal arts, and science, management and technologies. He added that another $30,000 has been raised to create an admissions scholarship fund to bring top academic students to Edinboro. -30WAR:bja EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Office of Public Information and Publications Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2745 or 2929 Fax (814) 732-2621 November 27, 1995 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: EDINBORO NURSING FACULTY ATTEND BOSTON CONFERENCE Drs. Mary Louise Keller and Judith Schilling of Edinboro University of Pennsylvania’s department of nursing recently attended the 1995 Nurse Practitioner Associates for Continuing Education (NPACE) Primary Care Conference in Boston. More than 1,200 nurse practitioners from 39 states attended the conference, which was held during Massachusetts Nurse Practitioner Week. Nurse practitioners are registered nurses with advanced education and clinical training in specialties such as geriatrics, women’s health and pediatrics. They work autonomously, as well as in collaboration with physicians and other health care professionals to diagnose and monitor clients’ health care needs. In 47 states, nurse practitioners can write prescriptions independently or when co-signed by a physician. Session topics at the 1995 Boston conference ranged from cardiology to computerized nursing resources, and from lipid disorders to leadership in the health care dialogue. NPACE is a non-profit educational organization founded in 1980 to meet the continuing education needs of nurse practitioners through national primary care conferences, specialty conferences, and quality abstract publications. Edinboro University’s Master of Science in Nursing - Family Nurse Practitioner program was approved by the State System of Higher Education Board of Governors in January 1995 in recognition of the increasing need for primary care providers in Pennsylvania’s rural communities. Program approval was granted earlier by the State Boards of Nursing and -moreA member of the State System of Higher Education EDINBORO NURSING FACULTY ATTEND CONFERENCE, Continued Page 2 Medicine. Keller and Schilling, who are both doctorally-prepared nursing faculty, oversee Edinboro’s Family Nurse Practitioner program, which has been operated as a pilot project for the State System as well as a model for other System universities. -30- WAR:bja EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Office of Public Information and Publications Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2745 or 2929 Fax (814) 732-2621 November 27, 1995 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: EDINBORO UNIVERSITY PRESENTS PLANETARIUM SHOW The Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Planetarium will present its annual Christmas program on Thursday, December 7, at 7:00 p.m. in Cooper Hall room 104. If you’ve ever wondered why Santa Claus goes south for the winter or why we celebrate Christmas on December 25, you can find out the answers and see the beautiful winter sky during this ever-popular show. Reservations are needed and may be made by calling 814-732-2493. -30psl 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 November 22, 1995 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: EDINBORO TRUSTEES ELECT WILEY, THOMAS, DOMBROWSKI TO TOP POSTS R. Benjamin Wiley, longtime executive director of the Greater Erie Community Action Committee (GECAC), was elected to another term as chairperson of the Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Council of Trustees at the Council’s recent reorganization meeting. One of the original trustees appointed in 1983 when Edinboro attained university status under Act 188 of 1982 - the enabling legislation for the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education - Wiley previously served two terms as Council vice chairperson before assuming the chair in 1994. In July 1995, Wiley was also nominated by Governor Tom Ridge to serve an appointment as a member of'the Board of Governors of the State System of Higher Education, an appointment later confirmed by the state Senate. Most recently, Wiley headed the search committee for the successor to Foster F. Diebold, who will retire as Edinboro University’s president in June 1996 after 17 years in office. Attorney Harry Thomas was elected to a two-year term as Council vice chairperson. A 1963 Edinboro graduate and a trustee since 1990, Thomas is a partner in the Erie law firm of Knox Graham McLaughlin Gomall and Sennett, and is a past trustee representative to the Edinboro University Alumni Association Board of Directors. He also chairs the trustee committee on financial operations and administration, and is the Council’s representative to Edinboro University Services, Inc. -moreA member of the State System of Higher Education EDINBORO TRUSTEES ELECTED TO TOP POSTS, Continued Page 2 Retired Erie educator and administrator Edwin D. “Corky” Dombrowski was elected Council secretary. An elementary school principal for more than 20 years, as well as a>teacher of social studies and English, Dombrowski holds degrees from Gannon University and Allegheny College, and has done graduate work at Edinboro, Case Western Reserve and Syracuse universities. He has been an Edinboro trustee since 1991 and is the Council’s representative to the Pennsylvania Association of Councils of Trustees (PACT), the organization of 154 State System university trustees dedicated to volunteer service, advocacy and support for public higher education in the Commonwealth. Several new trustee committee assignments also were announced by Wiley. Mrs. Patricia Barber Heasley will chair the trustee committee for academic and student affairs, as well as serve as the Council’s representative to the Edinboro University Alumni Association. A 1962 Edinboro graduate, she is currently a teacher at the McKinley Elementary School in Erie. William C. Schulz of Edinboro and Cambridge Springs, Pa. will chair the trustee committee on institutional advancement. Schulz previously served as an Edinboro University trustee from 1983 to 1991, and was Council chairperson for two terms. He is chairman of the House of Edinboro, a local furniture manufacturer and interior design firm, and co-owner of the Riverside Golf Course in Cambridge Springs. Active in community affairs, Schulz serves as a director on a number of local and regional boards. Trustees at Edinboro University and the 13 other public instimtions in the State System of Higher Education are nominated and appointed to six-year terms of office by the Governor of the Commonwealth with the advise and consent of the state Senate. Officers of each university’s Council of Trustees are elected by the local membership to terms of two years. -30WAR:bja November 22,1995 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: LOU PORRECO TO BE HONORED AT EDINBORO UNIVERSITY At winter Commencement ceremonies on Sunday, December 10, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania President Foster F. Diebold will confer upon Erie businessman and community leader Louis J. Porreco the degree of Doctor of Public Service - Doctor Beneficiorum Publicorum, honoris causa. The honor recognizes Porreco’s leadership, long-standing support of higher education, commitment to public service and entrepreneurial contributions to the regional economy. A lifetime resident of Erie, Porreco graduated from Erie East High School and attended Western Reserve University in Cleveland and Gannon University. In 1987, Porreco made the largest single contribution to Edinboro University’s capital campaign, a 27-acre, $1.1 million estate in Erie’s Millcreek Township. The estate and its 11 buildings have been transformed into the Edinboro University Porreco Extension Center, giving the University the presence and capability in the greater Erie area to offer both undergraduate and graduate coursework, as well as continuing education courses. The property’s 12-room main house, named Mary Porreco Hall in honor of Mr. Porreco’s aunt, is also available as a conference and seminar facility to business, corporate and civic organizations in the community. In recognition of his generosity to the University, Edinboro nominated Porreco for the prestigious Philanthropist of the Year award, a program of the Western Pennsylvania Chapter of the National Society of Fund Raising Executives. He received the award in 1988 at a special banquet in Pittsburgh. - more - LOU PORRECO TO RECEIVE HONORARY DOCTORATE, continued page 2 Porreco’s contributions to the Erie area are well known and go beyond his special gift to Edinhoro University. He currently serves on the Board of Trustees at Gannon University and is a trustee of the Erie Community Foundation. He is also on the Board of Corporators of the Saint Vincent Foundation for Health and Human Services and is the president of the S.S. Niagara Museum Corporation. Seven hundred thirty-two students will be awarded associate, bachelor’s and master’s degree at the winter Ceremony. With a May graduating class of 732 students, Edinboro granted approximately 1,464 associate, bachelor's and master's degrees during the 1995 calendar year. -30psl EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Office of Public Information and Publications Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2745 or 2929 Fax (814) 732-2621 November 20, 1995 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: DIEBOLD NAMES 12 TO EMERITUS STATUS AT EDINBORO Edinboro University of Pennsylvania President Foster F. Diebold recently awarded emeritus status - one of the most prestigious recognitions in the profession of higher education - to 12 retired members of Edinboro University’s faculty and administration. To be named emeriti, the University requires 10 years of exemplary service; retirement as a faculty member or administrator; and nomination by colleagues in the profession for excellence in teaching, scholarly research and publication, administration, or service to the University, community, and to the profession and disciplines of the academy. Honored for past distinguished service were: Dr. Robert Connors, Edinboro, Pa.; Clifford L. Cox, Edinboro; Dr. Robert Dowling, Erie, Pa.; Dr. Mary Alice Dye, Edinboro; Dr. Charles Glendinning, Edinboro; Dr. Jose Gonzalez, Edinboro; Stephen Hazlewood, Edinboro; Dr. C. Gordon Hitchings, Edinboro; Dr. Myron L. Morford, Edinboro; David M. O’Dessa, Edinboro; Dr. R. Harriet Phillips, Edinboro; and Christopher Tan, South Burlington, Vt. -30WAR:bja A member of the State System of Higher Education SUNDAY 105,194 NOU 28 1995 120 .cecMi 12 retired faculty members awarded eu^neritus status Edinboro University of Peruisvlvania ^sident Foster F. Diebold recentFy awarded emeritus status, one of the most prestigious recognitions in the profession of higher educa­ tion, to 12 retired members of the school’s faculty and administration. To be named emeriti, the univer­ sity requires ten years of outstand­ ing service, retirement as a faculty member or administrator, and nomi­ nation by colleagues in the profes­ sion for excellence in teaching, scholarly research and publication, administration, or service to Edin­ boro and the community, and the profession and disciplines of acade­ my. Honored were th^oMowiig^^^^ Dr. Robert Connors, Clifford L. Cox, Dr. Maiy Alice Dye, Dr. Charles Glendirming, Dr. Jose Gon­ zalez, Stephen Hazlewood, Dr. C Gordon Hitchings, Dr. Myron L Morford, David M. O’Dessa and Dr R. Harriet Phillips of Edinboro; Dr Robert Dowling of Erie, and Dr James Tan, awaiffed posthumousK EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Office of Public Information and Publications Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2745 or 2929 Fax (814) 732-2621 November 20, 1995 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: DIEBOLD NAMES 12 TO EMERITUS STATUS AT EDINBORO Edinboro University of Pennsylvania President Foster F. Diebold recently awarded emeritus status - one of the most prestigious recognitions in the profession of higher education - to 12 retired members of Edinboro University’s faculty and administration. To be named emeriti, the University requires 10 years of exemplary service; retirement as a faculty member or administrator; and nomination by colleagues in the profession for excellence in teaching, scholarly research and publication, administration, or service to the University, community, and to the profession and disciplines of the academy. Honored for past distinguished service were: Dr. Robert Connors, Edinboro, Pa.; Clifford L. Cox, Edinboro; Dr. Robert Dowling, Erie, Pa.; Dr. Mary Alice Dye, Edinboro; Dr. Charles Glendinning, Edinboro; Dr. Jose Gonzalez, Edinboro; Stephen Hazlewood, Edinboro; Dr. C. Gordon Hitchings, Edinboro; Dr. Myron L. Morford, Edinboro; David M. O’Dessa, Edinboro; Dr. R. Harriet Phillips, Edinboro; and Christopher Tan, South Burlington, Vt. -30WAR:bja A member of the State System of Higher Education November 20, 1995 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: DIEBOLD NAMES 12 TO EMERITUS STATUS AT EDINBORO Edinboro University of Pennsylvania President Foster F. Diebold recently awarded emeritus status - one of the most prestigious recognitions in the profession of higher education - to 12 retired members of Edinboro University’s faculty and administration. To be named emeriti, the University requires 10 years of exemplary service; retirement as a faculty member or administrator; and nomination by colleagues in the profession for excellence in teaching, scholarly research and publication, administration, or service to the University, community, and to the profession and disciplines of the academy. Honored for past distinguished service were: Dr. Robert Connors, Edinboro, Pa.; Clifford L. Cox, Edinboro; Dr. Robert Dowling, Erie, Pa.; Dr. Mary Alice Dye, Edinboro; Dr. Charles Glendinning, Edinboro; Dr. Jose Gonzalez, Edinboro; Stephen Hazlewood, Edinboro; Dr. C. Gordon Hitchings, Edinboro; Dr. Myron L. Morford, Edinboro; David M. O’Dessa, Edinboro; Dr. R. Harriet Phillips, Edinboro; and Christopher Tan, South Burlington, Vt. -30WAR:bja FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: DIEBOLD NAMES 12 TO EMERITUS STATUS AT EDINBORO Edinboro University of Pennsylvania President Foster F. Diebold recently awarded emeritus status — one of the most prestigious recognitions in the profession of higher education — to 12 retired members of Edinboro University's faculty and administration. To be named emeriti, the University requires 10 years of exemplary service; retirement as a faculty member or administrator; and nomination by colleagues in the profession for excellence in teaching, scholarly research and publication, administration, or | service to the University, community, and to the profession and ‘ disciplines of the academy. Honored for past distinguished service were: Dr. Robert Connors, Edinboro, Pa.; Clifford L. Cox, Edinboro; Dr. Robert Dowling, Erie, Pa.y Dr. Mary Alice Dye, Edinboro; Dr. Charles Glendinning, Edinboro; Dr. Jose Gonzalez, Edinboro; Stephen Hazlewood, Edinboro; Dr. C. Gordon Hitchings, Edinboro; Dr. Myron L. Morford, Edinboro; David M. O'Dessa, Edinboro; Dr. R. Harriet Phillips, Edinboro; and Christopher Tan, South Burlington, Vt. WAR/30 DATE WJET-TV _ WICU-TV. WSEE-TV. 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Assoc, for Highor Frt, Chronicle of Higher Education Higher Education Reporter Chronicle of Philanthropy Penn World News One of the highlights of Edinboro University’s recent observation of AIDS Awareness Week was the public recognition given AIDS activist DonPaul Lucas by U.S. Rep. Phil English, R-21st Dist. English (right) presented Lucas with a Congressional Certificate of Merit for “his remarkable courage, his commitment to AIDS awareness, and his compassionate services to those affected by the AIDS virus.” Lucas, a hemophiliac who contracted the HIV virus from tainted blood products during treatments, accepted the award by thanking “the people of the community who have joined me in the fight against this terrible disease.” Said English, “DonPaul Lucas carries an HIV prevention message that has a profound impact when combined with his personal experience of living with this disease.” The award kicked off the week-long series of panel discussions, lectures, films and workshops event coordinator Dr. Jan Kinch described as Edinboro University’s largest-ever observance of AIDS Awareness Week. EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Office of Public Information and Publications Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2745 or 2929 Fax (814) 732-2621 November 20,1995 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE; EDINBORO STUDENT WORK IN ART EXHIBITS Art students from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania recently had their work displayed at the McDonough Museum of Art in Youngstown, Ohio. Sponsored by Youngstown State University, the competition was open to student artists enrolled in a college or university within 100 miles of Youngstown. Edinboro students selected for the show were Greg Harrison (Cambridge Springs), Scott Dow (Edinboro), Richard Sayer (Meadville), Anthony Montagna (Pittsburgh), Kate Bender, Jim Walters (Conneautville), and Abe Fotta (Lemont Furnace, Pa.). Walters received a juror’s cash award for his portraits done in oil, while Fotta had a landscape purchased by the McDonough Museum for inclusion in their permanent collection. An exhibition of Edinboro University student artwork was also held at the Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts in New Castle. The exhibition was part of a program designed to provide college and university art students with experience in a gallery setting. Students were involved in the selection and preparation of the art, installation, and publicity. The students taking part in this year’s program were Thomi Berdine (Sugar Grove), Atilla Farkas (Erie), Melissa Garcia (Normalville), Patrick Lee (Edinboro), and Mark McLaughlin (Edinboro). -30psl 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 November 20, 1995 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: DIEBOLD HONORED BY EDINBORO ROTC Edinboro University of Pennsylvania President Foster F. Diebold was the guest of honor and speaker at the Army ROTC’s recent Pride of Pennsylvania Regimental “Dining In” ceremony. Diebold spoke on the leadership value of ROTC training to both military and civilian careers, saying that ROTC graduates have found that their background and experience in ROTC and the Army is a valuable asset while on military duty and once they pursue a civilian career. In the civilian community ROTC is recognized as valuable for its leadership, management and team-building skills. “The practical experience ROTC graduates gain by leading people, managing money and equipment, and making things happen have enhanced their competitiveness for top management positions in business, industry, government, education and other fields,” he said. Diebold said also that he considered integrity to be the most important of all the qualities a leader must have, and cited a survey in which America’s top business and government leaders unanimously responded that integrity was the quality they thought most important to their success as leaders. “It was my belief 17 years ago when I became Edinboro University president that a university which attempts to teach integrity and ethical responsibility to its students - and not just ROTC cadets, but all students - must itself be a model of that behavior, and indeed, a leader. -moreA member of the State System of Higher Education DIEBOLD HONORED BY EDINBORO ROTC, Continued Page 2 “I believed then and now that the university president has a special role to play by setting the moral and ethical tone across the campus and at home and in the communityj” Diebold said. The origin of the U.S. Army Dining In can be traced to the customs and traditions of the British Army officers mess: a formal gathering of officers and senior noncommissioned officers to share a meal and foster bonds of fraternity, loyalty and esprit by paying tribute to the unit’s current and past accomplishments. Diebold was presented a plaque and certificate at the Dining In for his longstanding support of Edinboro’s ROTC program. Cadets and cadre from both Edinboro and Gannon universities attended the 1995 ceremonial event. -30WAR:bja Edinboro University President Foster F. Diebold (right) was accorded special honors at the Army ROTC’s recent Dining In ceremony. Making the plaque presentation is Army Lt. Col. James Breckenridge, professor of military science and battalion commander of ROTC cadets at both Edinboro and Gannon universities. EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Office of Public Information and Publications Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2745 or 2929 Fax (814) 732-2621 November 17, 1995 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: EDINBORO STUDENT INTERNS WITH PENNA COMMISSION FOR WOMEN Geoffrey Joslin is thoroughly enjoying his last semester at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania even though he is hundreds of miles from campus. Joslin, a 1984 graduate of Meadville High School, is an intern with the Pennsylvania Commission for Women in Harrisburg. Much of his work involves helping people - primarily women - find answers to their problems and questions. “We’re a resource and reference service,’’ said Joslin. “We handle all types of calls and requests.” In addition to directing constituents to the right source, the Commission also helps women find grants and scholarships to start businesses or fund their education. For one woman who was starting a business, Joslin found $2 million in loans and $300,000 in grants. As just one of five staff members in the office, he always has more than enough to keep him busy - everything from answering the dozens of daily calls to preparing mass mailings to investigating important legislative issues. Helping people comes easily for Joslin. Before returning to Edinboro in 1993 to complete his degree, he served as a social worker supervisor for five years at Bethesda Children’s Home in Meadville. At Edinboro he was a resident advisor in a dormitory and a member of the marching band. Even though he is considered an employee at the Commission he is not paid for his internship and still must pay tuition at Edinboro this semester. Nevertheless, by his own admission, he is having a blast and would like to continue working in state government following graduation this December. -moreA member of the State System of Higher Education STUDENT INTERNS WITH PA COMMISSION FOR WOMEN, Continued Page 2 The Commission is a branch of Governor Tom Ridge’s office and its two executive directors are appointed by him. Joslin learned of the position through his parents, Braci and Karen Joslin of Meadville, who are active in the Republican Party. He was hoping to become a liaison for U.S. Senator Rick Santorum between his Washington and Harrisburg offices, but that position would have required him to be on the road too much to fit in with Edinboro’s internship program. He is delighted, however, to be working for the Commission and has been involved in some timely and important projects. This year is the 75th anniversary of women’s suffrage and the 100th anniversary of women in the legislature. His first day on the job in August happened to be the rally day for the women’s suffrage anniversary. He worked on many of the events, including an address by the wife of the lieutenant governor, an ice cream social, and a formal ball. The office also coordinated the kickoff in Pennsylvania of a national ad campaign for young women called “Expect the best from a girl and you’ll get it.’’ All of the local women’s colleges were represented, and the president and vice president of MTV and aviator Vicki VanMeter of Meadville were on hand. Joslin is involved in a research project on rape victims and domestic violence which may result in legislation. For the project he is talking to hospital and police and rape crisis counselors. Much needs to be done to improve the treatment of sexual assault victims. “There is a real inconsistency in the way these incidents are handled,” said Joslin. “People are not properly trained.” Another program the Commission is involved in is its Court Appointed Special Advocacy, where lawyers represent children in court for free. Joslin represents the Commission on several boards including the local adult literacy board. One of his current projects is contacting all of the associations the Commission works with, and updating all of their information which the Commission passes on to its clients. -30BKP:bja EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Office of Public Information and Publications Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2745 or 2929 Fax (814) 732-2621 November 17, 1995 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: TWO EDINBORO FACULTY ELECTED INTO PRESTIGIOUS SOCIETY Two members of the Edinboro University of Pennsylvania faculty - Dr. Kenneth Adams and Dr. JoAnn Holtz, both of the Educational Services Department in Edinboro’s School of Education - were recently elected as Fellows in the Society for Values in Higher Education (SVHE), which is based at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Adams is co-director of Edinboro University’s Center for Excellence in Teaching, and participated in the Society’s 1995 regional conference held on the Edinboro campus in March, as well as their 1993 annual national conference. Through his committee work on the State System of Higher Education grant, “The Examination of Academic Integrity,” a joint effort between Edinboro and Shippensburg universities, he has been involved with State System-wide matters of ethics and values. Holtz, a member of the University’s Institute for Ethics and Values Education - one of the four institutes housed within the Center for Excellence in Teaching - also participated in the Society’s 1995 regional conference at Edinboro and the August 1995 national conference at Scripps College in Claremont, California. Holtz chairs the Institute’s subcommittee on the freshman values audit, and also teaches with the University’s interdisciplinary faculty team in the general education course offering. Ethics and American Education. A learned society, the SVHE was founded in 1923 by Yale professor Charles Foster Kent. Members, who now number some 1,400 internationally, include post-doctoral faculty, administrators and other professionals in the fields of ethics, philosophy, humanities, theology, sciences, and the professions, -moreA member of the Slate System of Higher Education EDINBORO FACULTY ELECTED FELLOWS, Continued Page 2 Fellowship in the SVHE involves members in national and regional projects to work at fulfilling the Society’s mission of promoting classroom teaching that illuminates the moral issues inherent in serious inquiry, reinforcing engaged teaching and learning, and fostering community environments conducive to the intellectual fellowship that is the basis of professional and personal development. November 17, 1995 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: EDINBORO’S FORCUCCI TO RECEIVE NATIONAL AWARD Dr. Richard A. Forcucci, professor in Edinboro University’s department of speech and communication studies, is the 1995 recipient of the Honors of the National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA). The award, the highest bestowed by the Association, is presented to individuals whose work with students has significantly contributed to both the Association and the discipline of human communication sciences and disorders. Forcucci was chosen for the award for his professional training and leadership of students, as well as for his continued involvement and consistent support of the NSSLHA. According to the Association’s announcement, his contributions have been of such magnitude that their impact on the NSSLHA and the discipline is recognized throughout the professional community. A 1964 Edinboro graduate with master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Illinois, Forcucci is also clinical director of the Northwestern Pennsylvania Cleft Palate Institute at Hamot Medical Center, and was an NSSLHA consultant-at-large from 1976 to 1982, as well as a consultant tot the Hamot Department of Physical Medicine, Speech-Language Pathology, and the Cony Memorial Hospital Department of Speech-Language Pathology. He is a member of the American Cleft Palate Association, the American SpeechLanguage-Hearing Association, the Pennsylvania Foundation of Cleft Palate Clinics, and the Pennsylvania Speech and Hearing Institute. Forcucci will be presented the Honors of the NSSLHA next month during recognition ceremonies at the annual convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. -30WARrbja EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Office of Public Information and Publications Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-27A5 or 2929 Fax (814) 732-2621 November 17, 1995 SPECIAL TO THE SPECTATOR NOTICE More than 700 students will be honored at the winter commencement ceremony on Sunday, December 10. 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. -30psl 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 November 16, 1995 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: EDINBORO GRAD LEADS PIONEERING LIFE IN ALASKA If you think there are no more pioneers in late 20th century America, you haven’t met Dorothea Taylor. For the past 30 years the 1958 graduate of Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has been crisscrossing the state of Alaska - either as a teacher or, more recently, as a partner in her husband’s business, Alaska Bush Expeditions. In a state larger than Texas, California and Montana combined, it would be hard to find a location that Taylor hasn’t hiked through, boated down or flown over. She has “adventured” through more physical hardships than most of us would care to imagine, let alone experience first hand. She has gladly taken on tasks that would try the patience of Job. Yet she has lived her life exactly as she has wanted, and on her own terms. The native of Sugar Grove, Pa., almost had her career end before it started. She dropped out of school in the tenth grade to get married and have two children. The responsibilities of early marriage and motherhood, however, did not dissuade her from obtaining an education. Despite the disapproval of people who thought that the public school was no place for a married woman, especially a teen-aged mother, Taylor returned to Sugar Grove Joint Vocational School and earned her diploma. She enrolled at Edinboro University, but just prior to graduation she obtained a teaching job in Tidioute, Pa., in 1956 where she taught for two years on an emergency certificate. “I was making $3,200 a year,” she said. “I was rich!” She earned her degree at Edinboro in 1958 and landed a job at Youngsville High School teaching English and serving as a guidance counselor. After four years, she developed a severe case of wanderlust. Her daughter, Sandra, had graduated from high school and joined the U.S. Air Force, and her 17-year-old-son Chip was enrolled for his freshman year at Mansfield State - more - A member of the State System of Higher Education EDINBORO GRAD IS PIONEER IN ALASKA, continued page 2 College. It seemed like the perfect time to seek adventure in a place she had visited only in her dreams. She wrote to the school officials in Juneau, Alaska, and received a list of locations where teachers were needed. So, in the summer of 1962, she and her son drove a new customized Volkswagen to Prince Rupert, British Columbia, where they expected to catch a ferry to her first teaching assignment in Petersburg, Alaska. Several days passed with no sign of the ferry. She turned to the town’s mayor for advice. He told her there was no way of knowing when the ferry would return and advised her to take a plane. The plane turned out to be a PB Y, a military seaplane left over from World War II. Taylor rode in what had been the plane’s machine gun turret which aggravated a painful spinal condition. When she emerged from her cramped position, she was met by the “terrible stench” of the fish processing plants. For the first time she doubted her decision to come to Alaska. “I told my son, ‘If it’s not raining tomorrow, and I can walk down the street without pain. I’ll go on.’” The next morning dawned overcast and gloomy, but without rain, and she could walk pain free. That first year in Alaska was almost too much for Taylor. In addition to teaching a full schedule of English classes, she was Petersburg’s guidance director, overseeing career days and testing programs. She returned to the “lower 48” to Jamestown (New York) High School in 1963 for another English teaching position. It turned out to be a timely decision. On Good Friday, 1964, Alaska was shaken by one of the strongest earthquakes on record. Anchorage was especially hard hit. After a year in Jamestown, Dorothea was tom between returning to the challenge and beauty of Alaska or staying for the great professional experience in Jamestown. She opted for Alaska and spent the summer attending graduate classes at the University of Alaska while living in a camper. She felt the mmble of aftershocks nearly every night. That fall she accepted a position as an English and American government teacher and guidance director for Fort Yukon, located just above the Arctic Circle. All of the students were from native Alaskan tribes except the two children of Federal Aviation Administration employees stationed there. Although Dorothea escaped the earthquake, she was not lucky enough to miss another force of nature. Shortly after Thanksgiving, the temperature dropped to 50 below zero and rose above that mark only once in two months. At times it got down to an unimaginable - not to mention unbearable - 78 degrees below. - more - EDINBORO GRAD IS PIONEER IN ALASKA, continued page 3 Taylor lived across from the school in a log cabin without running water. Her bathroom was an outhouse. Some of her fellow teachers kept a toilet seat near the wood-burning 'stove and took it with them when they visited the outhouse. Taylor didn’t do that. “I was fast,” she said simply. In the fall of 1965 Taylor signed a contract with the Kodiak Independent School District to teach at the one-room school at Port Wakefield on Raspberry Island in the Kodiak Island group. Located in what Taylor calls a gorgeous, mountainous area between Kodiak and Afognak Islands, Port Wakefield was a company town owned by Wakefield Fisheries. Her small apartment - this one had an indoor bathroom - was directly under the school house. Every morning she rang the school bell to summon the 15 or so students in grades one through eight. Big changes took place at Port Wakefield during the summer of 1966. Because of subsidence problems caused by the 1964 earthquake, the entire town had to be moved on barges to a new location known as Port Lions. Although the new town was not as nice as Port Wakefield, it did have a long airstrip. Taylor went down to the airfield to meet the first plane she saw land there. On board was a student pilot - George Murphy. “I offered him a piece of spice cake,” said Taylor. ‘Then I had to take him back to my apartment to bake it!” It must have been good cake; they got married six years later. She taught at Port Lions Elementary School for a year before taking a year off to attend graduate school at the University of Alaska. She applied for and received an experienced teacher fellowship that allowed her to take on a special project in the spring of 1968 at Point Hope, Alaska. “I wanted to go to the most remote village in Alaska and introduce them to photography to see if learning a skill like photography would make any difference in school. The money she got paid for chemicals, film, and cameras. Their darkroom was a mop closet. The project surpassed all expectations and culminated in a village show of student work. She returned to teaching in the fall of 1968 at another school in the Kodiak Independent School District at Larsen Bay. It was a troubled school, to say the least. The people had physically run off two previous teachers and vandals had broken all the windows and severely damaged the interior. By this time, Taylor had developed a well-deserved reputation for making do with whatever resources were available. She told the people of Larsen Bay that it wasn’t her school, it was their school. When school opened that fall, the windows had been replaced, and much of the damage had been repaired. “We had a good year. Everybody passed, and we had a graduation ceremony.” - more - EDINBORO GRAD IS PIONEER IN ALASKA, continued page 4 In 1969 she earned her second master’s degree and took an assignment at Whittier, because she wanted to be closer to George Murphy. Even though it is approximately 70 miles from Anchorage, there were no roads to Whittier. For Taylor, the only way out of the town was on foot. It was either an 8- or 14-mile hike from Whittier to the Portage River - depending on where she was able to cross the river - that included hiking under the mountains through a threemile railroad tunnel and another shorter tunnel. She made the journey every weekend both ways, rising at 4:00 a.m. on Mondays for the return trip to Whittier. After a six-year, long-distance courtship, Taylor and Murphy were married in 1972, and she finally got a teaching job in Anchorage in 1974 at the Ursa Minor Elementary School. She taught in Anchorage schools until 1983 when she left to complete her doctorate at the University of Montana. She also taught methods courses at the University of Alaska, Anchorage, and became a mentor teacher in the bush and an educational consultant. Today she continues to consult, but most of her time is spent helping her husband with his business. Alaska Bush Expeditions flies customers to remote areas of the state for business or pleasure. Most are adventurers who want to see and experience one of the world’s great wilderness areas. Taylor and Murphy plan expeditions for business people and adventurers, as well as rafting trips down some of Alaska’s many rivers. George is sometimes asked to transport hunters into remote areas or just fly adventurers to their remote cabins. “We determine what level of experience and skills they have,” said Taylor. “Most people have never been completely alone in the wilderness. Often George or I will stay with them.” One of their busiest times of the year is the first Saturday in March during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. As volunteers, they fly people back and forth to the race site. Although the course is more than 1,150 miles long, Taylor and Murphy know it intimately, having flown over it many times in their bright yellow 1948 Aeronica Sedan, the classic seaplane used by bush pilots for years. At an age when most people are slowing down, Taylor shows no signs of stopping. Just this past summer she floated the Copper River from Chitna to Cordova. ‘There’s so much left to see and do,” she said. -30BKP:psl EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Office of Public Information and Publications Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2745 or 2929 Fax (814) 732-2621 November 16, 1995 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: EDINBORO APPOINTS HOLLER DIRECTOR OF PURCHASING Angela Holler has been named director of purchasing at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. Prior to her appointment she was the University’s assistant director of purchasing for more than seven years. She has been with the department for 18 years. Holler said her goal for the office is to promote cost savings for the University in all of its purchases and to serve as a centralized service agency for the entire campus. “We are a costsaving area, not just an order processing department,” said Holler. “We intend to be more proactive rather than reactive in our efforts to save on costs.” A resident of Erie, Holler is a member of the National Association of Purchasing Managers, the National Association of Educational Buyers, the Erie Opportunity Trade Fair Committee, and the Statewide Joint Purchasing Committee of the State System of Higher Education. -30BKPrbja A member of the State System of Higher Education Edinboro University President Foster F. Diebold (right) and Chris Adams, president of the University’s Student Government Association, recently paid a visit to a meeting of the Miller School Student Council. Both presidents spoke briefly and answered questions. President Diebold said after the meeting that he found it “refreshing” and that the students should be applauded for the thoughtful debate which framed their discussions and for their splendid job handling the meeting overall. Adams told the students that the SGA deals with many of the same issues they discussed, and advised them to “stay involved” with student government. During their business meeting, the Miller School students voted in favor of a new system of bathroom patrols comprised of 3rd and 4th graders; a similar agenda item concerning bus patrols was tabled for a future meeting. WSEE-TV35 reporter and weathercaster Leila Feinstein, shown here with Edinboro University’s dean of science, management and technologies, Dr. Michael Mogavero, was the special guest at Edinboro University’s Project Inquiry 1995, the annual conference the school sponsors for high school juniors to stimulate interest in the sciences and technologies and their applications. More than 450 high school students attended the array of free presentations, demonstrations and tours conducted by Edinboro faculty. EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Office of Public Information and Publications Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2745 or 2929 Fax (814) 732-2621 November 15, 1995 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 732 STUDENTS TO GRADUATE AT EDINBORO'S WINTER COMMENCEMENT Edinboro University of Pennsylvania President Foster F. Diebold, now in the 17th year of his presidency, will confer degrees on 732 students at Edinboro's winter Commencement ceremony on Sunday, December 10, at 2:00 p.m. in McComb Fieldhouse. With a May graduating class of 732 smdents, Edinboro granted approximately 1,464 associate, bachelor's and master's degrees during the 1995 calendar year. Twenty-seven undergraduate students will be graduating with summa cum laude honors (3.80 to 4.00 grade point average) 23 with magna cum laude honors (3.60 to 3.79), and 55 cum laude (3.40 to 3.59). Carrying the ceremonial mace and leading the academic procession at the ceremony will be Donald James Renn, associate professor and chairperson of the department of chemistry. Since 1965, Renn has served as a teacher of graduate and undergraduate courses in all levels of chemistry. Featured speaker for the ceremony will be Dr. Philip P. Kerstetter, dean of the School of Education and acting dean of the School of Liberal Arts. Serving in his dual role since October of this year, Kerstetter is responsible for the overall administrative leadership of both schools. A native of Danville, Pa., he earned his bachelor’s degree from Bucknell University in 1969, a master’s from the University of Delaware in 1971, and a doctorate from Gallaudet College (Washington, D.C.) in 1985. -30psl 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 November 14,1995 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: EDINBORO MARKETING STUDENTS COMPLETE RESEARCH FOR PENNSYLVANIA AQUARIUM Marketing research students at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania recently completed a research study for the Pennsylvania Aquarium at the request of Chris Baldwin, chairman of the Aquarium board, and Dr. Jerry Covert, Aquarium director and president of the Pennsylvania Aquarium Consortium. Students conducted a telephone survey of more than 1,300 Erie area residents to find out what kind of support exists for the proposed Pennsylvania Aquarium, which is slated to be built on the Erie Bayfront. The survey, which was designed and administered by the students, asked opinions of randomly selected adults who live within 25 miles of Erie. The students were supervised by Edinboro professor Latanya Smith, who teaches marketing research in the business administration and economics department. According to Smith, the results of the survey were overwhelmingly positive. "Sixty-eight percent of the respondents indicated that they would be very likely to visit the new facility," said Smith. "When a cross-analysis was run to determine the percentage of homes with children under 18 who would be very likely to visit the facility, results ranged from 71 percent to 100 percent." Another question asked respondents about their likelihood of buying a yearly membership at the Aquarium. Only 22 percent said they would be very likely to do so. Smith pointed out this luke-warm response was probably due to the fact that respondents had no idea how much a membership would cost, nor how often displays would change. -moreA member of the State System of Higher Education EUP MARKETING STUDENTS COMPLETE RESEARCH STUDY, Continued Page 2 A key question asked by the survey was whether or not the Aquarium should be financed in part by taxes. "Over 58 percent of the respondents agreed that a portion of tax dollars should be allocated to help fund the new facility," said Smith. The responses ranged from 54 percent to 82 percent in favor, depending on the number of children in the home. When participants were broken down according to annual household income, 60 percent of those earning less than $15,000 yearly answered yes. The lowest positive response (56 percent) came from households earning between $15,000 and $25,000 annually. Well over 60 percent of households who earn $25,000 to more than $50,000 agreed that tax funding should be used along with private donations. Many of these residents felt that the utilization of tax dollars would be more than offset by the additional revenues from the increase in tourism. In addition to Smith, who interpreted the data and prepared the final report. Dr. Phillip Kerstetter and Dr. Michael Hannan assisted in calculating the statistics generated by the survey. Kerstetter is dean of education and Hannan is assistant chairman of the department of business administration and economics at Edinboro University. -30BKP Edinboro University of Pennsylvania’s Porreco Extension Center in Erie’s Millcreek Township was the site of a recent meeting of the Erie County Counselors Association. The University has traditionally hosted the Association’s first monthly meeting of each new academic year. Terrence Carlin (pictured), Edinboro’s assistant vice president for admissions, was the University’s official host, as well as a featured speaker. Some 20 counselors heard Carlin give updates about programs and activities at Edinboro University. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania’s Porreco Extension Center in Erie’s Millcreek Township was the site of a recent meeting of the Erie County Counselors Association. The University has traditionally hosted the Association’s first monthly meeting of each new academic year. Terrence Carlin (pictured), Edinboro’s assistant vice president for admissions, was the University’s official host, as well as a featured speaker. Some 20 counselors heard Carlin give updates about programs and activities at Edinboro University. SpecTaifcf EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Office of Public Information and Publications Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2745 or 2929 Fax (814) 732-2621 November 13, 1995 NEWS ADVISORY: Documentary filmmaker Zev Kedem, who survived the horrors of Auschwitz by being one of 1,100 Schindlerjuden on businessman Oskar Schindler’s now famous list, will speak at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania’s Memorial Auditorium on Tuesday, November 14, at 8:00 p.m. He will be available to meet with media backstage at 7:30 p.m. Kedem will speak on the Holocaust, Schindler, and what happened to himself during World War H. Because of his experiences, he consulted on and appeared in Steven Spielberg’s Schindler’s List. A native of Krakow, Poland, Kedem was sent to Auschwitz at the age of eight. By the time he was freed three years later, he had been in six concentration camps. After liberation in 1945, he was sent to live in a'British orphanage. He received an engineering degree from Oxford, married and moved to Jerusalem. His visit is part of Edinboro University’s Concert and Lecture Series. -30BKP 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 November 13,1995 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: VICTIM DESCRIBES HIS STRUGGLES AGAINST BULLIES At one time or another, probably everyone has encountered a bully. For most of us, the encounter is unpleasant but temporary, and passes with adolescence. For a few others, like Brandon Wertz, the hurt from severe bullying is deep and long lasting. Wertz, a freshman at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, became the target of bullies in grade school because of his weight. The abuse, in the form of verbal insults and taunts, continued into his teens. As he matured, the pain of isolation and rejection was compounded by the realization that girls were unlikely to show any interest in him. Loneliness caused him to contemplate suicide. Looking back on that period today, Wertz said he wonders why he didn't go through with it. Now he believes he was not meant to die. As a victim of bullying, Wertz is not alone. According to the September/October 1995 Psychology Today, bullying exists in virtually every western culture. It often begins at an early age but continues into adulthood. Its effects can be traumatic and may last a lifetime. Bullying can happen anywhere, but is most likely to happen at school - especially on the playground and in unsupervised areas. Perhaps most surprisingly. Psychology Today reports the ones most hurt by bullying are the bullies themselves: "Most bullies have a downwardly spiraling course through life, their behavior interfering with learning, friendships, work, intimate relationships, income, and mental health. Bullies themselves turn into antisocial adults, and are far more likely than nonaggressive kids to commit crimes, batter their wives, abuse their children — and produce another generation of bullies." -moreA member of the State System of Higher Education VICTIM DESCRIBES STRUGGLES AGAINST BULLIES, Continued Page 2 At 15, Wertz and his mother and older brother moved to a new town. He hoped a fresh start in a smaller school might end his nightmare. It only got worse. The insults began on the first day and peaked during lunch in the cafeteria. After that he ate his lunch alone - moving from room to room to avoid the bullies. But his actions just seemed to goad them on, as they tracked him down and on at least two occasions spit on him. The torment took its toU on Wertz. He withdrew into his own world, taking solace in computer and video games. His grades dropped, and he failed tenth grade. Surprisingly, it wasn't the upperclassmen who picked on Wertz, it was a group of freshmen. At first, Wertz tried to ignore the taunting, but it didn't work. He complained to the school office, but got little satisfaction. At no time did he receive any counseling from the school. Wertz once became so frustrated that he took the principal by the arm and led him to those who were harassing him. In another, more telling incident, Wertz lashed out at one of his tormentors by grabbing him by the neck and choking him. Neither he nor his assailant were disciplined by the school, indicating its failure to take bullying seriously. With his hope all but exhausted, Wertz found a surprising ally - a television talk show. Wertz often watched the Leeza Gibbons' show when he came home from school in the afternoons. In December of 1993, Wertz bared his soul in a letter to Leeza, detailing his life and the depths of his anguish. Within days he received a response from the show's producer, John Redmann. They talked by phone frequently over the next two months. In March, Redmann invited Wertz and his mother to appear on a show about bullies. There was also a girl from Ohio who had been the victim of bullies, another girl who was a bully and her mother, and a young man who was a bully. The show was a turning point in Wertz's life. Gibbons was a sympathetic ear and a champion for his cause. "Leeza was so nice," said Wertz. "She is even more glowing in person. She was very sympathetic to me and pummeled those guests on the show who were the abusers." By the time he returned home from taping the show in Los Angeles, the bullying was over. Word of his appearance on the show had gotten around school, even before the show aired. "Everybody at school knew where I had been," said Wertz. "I wasn't picked on again." Indeed, not only did the abuse stop, he actually started making friends. One female classmate, who also now attends Edinboro, started talking to Wertz. "I had no idea who she was," he said. -more- VICTIM DESCRIBES STRUGGLES AGAINST BULLIES, Continued Page 3 A month after the show aired, Wertz was invited back for a follow-up show. That first program also led to appearances on the Susan Powter show for a segment on teens who hate being overweight, and on the Mark Wallenberg show. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette asked Wertz to write a piece on weight discrimination. He responded with a column on his experiences and began a letter-writing campaign to every Pennsylvania senator and representative. He even contacted the American Civil Liberties Union in hopes of finding legal sanctuary. The ACLU in effect told him their hands were tied. The most rewarding thing to come out of his experiences has not been his own salvation, but what it has meant to others. The Leeza Gibbons' Show has gotten dozens of responses from people who have been bothered by bullies. "I'm glad other people have been helped," said Wertz. "I'm so glad to hear that." So, what can kids do to handle bullies? Psychology Today makes several suggestions: Avoid the bully when possible - there is nothing to be gained by being picked on. Use humor or make a joke to defuse the situation. Be assertive by telling the bully to get a life, and then walk away. Make friends and stick with them. Among the things parents can do are teach your children to be assertive and have selfconfidence. Ask your children how peers treat them. Increase the social opportunities for all kids, invite groups of children over to the house. Get your child involved in group activities. Help your him or her develop a set of clever verbal comebacks. Perhaps most importantly, do not encourage your child to fight back. This can be the worst defense. Because most bullying takes place at school, it is important to get the school involved in curtailing anti-social behavior. Psychology Today suggests that you ask the school to declare bullying off-limits. Demand that the school administration transfer bullies to other classes or schools. Every child has the right to a safe school environment. -30BKP EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Office of Public Information and Publications Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2745 or 2929 Fax (814) 732-2621 November 10, 1995 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: EDINBORO UNIVERSITY PRESENTS GALLERY EXHIBIT “Southern Landscapes of Memory,” an exhibition of paintings and drawings by Cincinnati artist Denise Burge, will open at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania’s Bruce Gallery on Wednesday, December 6, at 7:00 p.m. As the title suggests, the artwork alludes to personal perception, experience, and narrative content. It is about memory, space, and light. According to the artist, the work is built around memories which are of “dusks, heat, and the damp closeness of the dirt and foliage.” Burge was bom and raised in North Carolina. Her interest in theater and art was augmented by reading such southern writers as Eudora Welty and Tennessee Williams and by French writers like Alain Robbe-Grillet and Jean Cocteau. Burge currently teaches at the University of Cincinnati. In that capacity, and through her art, she states that she is “working to preserve and interpret memory through the making of images.” The exhibit can be seen at Bmce Gallery through January 27, except while the Gallery is closed from December 15 through January 16. Gallery hours are 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. on Wednesdays. For additional information, call Edinboro University at 814-732-2513 or 2406. -30psl A member of the State System of Higher Education EDINBORO UNIVERSITY O F PENNSYLVANIA Office of Public Information and Publications Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2745 or 2929 Fax (814) 732-2621 November 6, 1995 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: DRANE DISCUSSES THE RIGHT TO DIE American society seems to be moving towards legalized suicide and euthanasia. Zealots like Jack Kevorkian claim it will be a more humane and moral America. Will it? Will it make any difference, and should we care? Dr. James F. Drane will discuss these topics on Wednesday, November 15, at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. His lecture, “The Right to Die: the Kevorkian Solution,” will address the tangled ethics and dubious morality of assisted suicide in today’s high-tech world. Drane is the Russell B. Roth professor of clinical medical ethics at Edinboro. Recipient of the Distinguished Teaching Chair of Pennsylvania, his articles have appeared in publications such as the Journal of the American Medical Association, Health Progress and the Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic. The author of Becoming a Good Doctor, Drane provides educational programs and clinical consultations for Pennsylvania hospitals and nursing homes. Edinboro University’s Technology and Human Values Committee is sponsoring Drane’s lecture. The lecture will be held from 7 to 8:15 p.m. in Cooper Hall, room 102. -30CCM: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 November 6, 1995 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: EDINBORO UNIVERSITY TO PRESENT “PROJECT INQUIRY” On Friday, November 10, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania’s School of Science, Management and Technologies will host Project Inquiry, an annual conference for high school juniors and their teachers to stimulate student interest in the sciences and technologies and their applications. More than 25 presentations, demonstrations and tours will be conducted by Edinboro University faculty between 9:30 a.m. and noon. Activities will range from demonstrations of robotics and Hubble space telescope images, to nutrient analyses of fast food and group participation in stress reduction, to tours of the University’s planetarium. One presentation, “Business Buzzwords and Alphabet Soup,” will explain many of today’s popular business terms. Another, “Streptococcus and Other Critters That Make You Sick,” will demonstrate techniques used by clinical microbiologists to identify infectious agents. The day’s activities will close with a prize drawing and an address at noon by special guest Leila Feinstein of Erie’s WSEE-TV35. Admission to Project Inquiry is free. Registration is from 9 to 9:30 a.m. in rooms 101 and 102 of Cooper Science Hall. For more information, contact the office of Dr. Michael Mogavero, dean of science, management and technologies, at 814-732-2400. -30WAR: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 November 6, 1995 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SALLY STANFORD AMONG fflGHEST RATED WRESTLING OFFICIALS Sally Stanford is a world traveler. Several times a year she and her husband John take off to some exotic location. They have been to Finland, France, Spain, Sweden, Hungary, Brazil, Argentina, Greece, Poland, Norway, Bulgaria, Japan, and Russia. She is neither a travel agent, a secret agent nor international business executive. In fact, both she and John are teachers at Meadville Senior High School. It’s her part-time job that takes her all over the globe. She is one of the most respected and highest rated wrestling officials in the world. She is one of only five people in the United States - and one of only two women in the world - to hold the “Exceptionelle” or “E” rating given by FILA, the international wrestling federation. Since officiating her first kids’ tournament in Meadville in 1979, Stanford has participated in just about every major wresthng event around the globe. The 1965 graduate of Edinboro University of Pennsylvania did not plan to become a wrestling official. She fell into it because of her two sons, Douglas and Keith, who are now in their mid 20s. As youngsters, they were involved in everything - soccer, swimming, diving, and wrestling - since they were in grade school. As dutiful parents, Sally and John got involved too. “Every weekend we went somewhere,’’ said Stanford. “They really loved wrestling and they stuck with that.’’ As with many sports for children, it was difficult to find good wrestling officials. “They were always having trouble finding people to keep score or to keep time. So when the kids were 9 or 101 started helping at the table,” said Stanford. -moreA member of the State System of Higher Education SALLY STANFORD WRESTLING OFFICIAL, Continued Page 2 The idea of becoming an official did not come to her until she saw two women officials at a freestyle tournament in Shippensburg. It suddenly occurred to her that she could do it too. She wrote to the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) and told them she was interested in officiating kids’ tournaments. They sent her the rule books, and she attended a meeting of officials in Erie. It felt strange to be the only woman among all those male officials, but they were friendly and helpful. In her first year she officiated a couple of junior high tournaments and some kids’ tournaments. In the spring of 1980 their oldest son turned 13, becoming eligible to wrestle freestyle. So Stanford began officiating freestyle tournaments. Within a year she was doing varsity tournaments for the PIAA. From there her involvement with wrestling “just grew and grew.” In the mid 1980s she began officiating for the NCAA and has worked at Allegheny, Gannon, Lock Haven, Slippery Rock, Oklahoma State, the University of St. Louis and Youngstown State in addition to Edinboro University. She became state chairperson for USA Wrestling in 1982 and has been an official or clinician at national tournaments since then. By the time her oldest son graduated from high school she was working PIAA matches four or five nights a week. In USAW, all officials start out as category III, and can work up to category II and I. Category I officials are permitted to work national tournaments and may apply to be an international official with FILA, the organization which sanctions wrestling in the rest of the world. Then they start over as a category III and work their way up again. Stanford earned her FILA membership in 1984 and became a category III in 1985, category II a year later, and category I in 1988. She earned the exclusive category Exceptionelle ranking in 1992 and has maintained it every year since. To advance from one category to the next, officials continually have their performance at international tournaments evaluated. At the end of the year all of the evaluations for each official are accumulated by FILA in Lucerne, Switzerland. At its annual commission meeting, every official in the world is evaluated. All of the paperwork for each official is projected onto a big screen to be voted on. Some maintain their rating, others are promoted, and a few are demoted. Stanford said she is required to officiate at least two world tournaments a year - such as the World Championships, the Olympics, or the World Cups. Officials with an “E” rating like herself are the only ones who can work those events. And those are the only tournaments where Es are evaluated. -more- SALLY STANFORD WRESTLING OFFICIAL, Continued Page 3 She participated in the World Championships in Atlanta earlier this year where Edinboro wrestling coach and Olympic gold medalist Bruce Baumgartner retained his heavyweight crown. There she was on the mat 20 times, and a judge 20 times. At no time in those 40 matches was she involved in a protest. Avoiding protests is a big incentive to wrestling officials. It’s about the only way they can lose their ranking. If an official’s call is overruled because of a protest, the entire threeperson group of mat official, judge and chairperson may be dropped to a lower category. In 1995 she also officiated in the World Cup in Chattanooga and the Women’s World Championship in Moscow in September. Last year she did the Greco-Roman World Championships in Finland and the Women’s World Championship in Sophia, Bulgaria. The only major tournament she has yet to work is the Olympics, where officials must try out just like the athletes. The World Championships in Atlanta and the Greco-Roman Championships in Prague were the first-round tryout sites. From those two events some 50 officials will go to Budapest for the European championships next year. At Budapest about 35 will be chosen for the Olympics. Stanford believes she did well enough in Atlanta to be selected for Budapest. But she will not know until next spring if she made the final cut for the Olympics. It’s an honor to be considered among the best in the world in one’s field, but what is it that makes Stanford a standout in an almost exclusively male environment? “As you can see by my tournament record, I work” said Stanford matter-of-faculty. “I referee all the time. And you can’t help but get better if you work a lot. I’ve worked at it and gone to all the clinics, and now I give clinics myself It’s just years and years of work.” Sally and John agree that the greatest rewards from officiating are the friends they have made all over the world. They estimate they know about two-thirds of the international officials well. “We get invited to their homes for dinner,” said Sally. “We exchange letters and gifts all the time. It’s really great - it’s just like a family.” Things haven’t always gone smoothly for a woman in a traditionally man’s sport, especially in America. “I was so happy to do the World Championships in this country because I wanted people here to see that I really belonged here, and I can do as well as everybody else because in this country we are a little bit chauvinistic. They ask, ‘what do you teach, phys ed?’ No, I teach secondary math. It’s just a concept people have that if you are a woman and you do something like this there must be something wrong.” -more- SALLY STANFORD WRESTLING OFFICIAL, Continued Page 4 Stanford discovered that Europeans have a different attitude toward women. “They don’t care if you are a woman or a man on the mat, as long as you do the job and do if right. “The first international tournament I did was in Scandinavia. A coach came up after the tournament and said, ‘when we first saw you we thought you couldn’t be an official - too pretty. But soon, we didn’t notice - good official.’” At the most, Stanford has 10 more years of officiating before she will be required to retire. She will be able to look back at having achieved the highest rank in her field. “I don’t do it to get where I am. I do it because I enjoy it and it’s challenging. I didn’t have any intention of going international. I didn’t know anything about international. I just wanted to be a good official.” And that she certainly is. -30BKPrbja EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Office of Public Information and Publications Edinboro, PA 16444 (814) 732-2745 or 2929 Fax (814) 732-2621 November 6, 1995 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: VARNUM ADDRESSES COLLEGE CULTURAL DIVERSITY What steps should a college or university take in establishing a multicultural environment? Once established, what can be done to sustain that ambience? In the sixth of its Visiting Scholars Program in Psychology, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has invited Dr. Dwight L. Varaum to address these and other questions. Vamum will present “Examining Multicultural Education and Various Stages and Steps in the Diversity Process” on Friday, November 10, at Edinboro. The lecture will focus on the various steps and stages a university must take to create and sustain a multicultural environment. Vamum will also discuss such issues as recmitment and retention of minority students and faculty in higher education. The program will begin at 3 p.m. in Doucette Hall, room 119. Currently an assistant professor of education at Texas Tech University, Varnum received his Ph.D. in curriculum, instruction, and professional development, with a minor in educational administration/higher education and black studies. He also serves as a mentor to AfricanAmerican students and minority faculty at the Lubbock campus of texas Tech. -30CCMrbja 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 November 1, 1995 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: EDINBORO UNIVERSITY NAMED TO RUGG’S RECOMMENDATIONS ON COLLEGES Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has been included in the 1995 edition of Rugg’s Recommendations on the OoHeges as one of author Frederick E. Rugg’s “One Hundred Colleges ... Just Dam Godd Schools.” / nine Pennsylvania schools listed and the only State System of Edinboro is one ofionly ; ■*' Higher Education university on the list of 100 in Rugg’s 12th annual edition. Besides Edinboro University, the other Pennsylvania schools named to Rugg’s list of 100 were Allegheny College, Haverford College, Juniata College, Moravian College, University of Pennsylvania, University of Pittsburgh, Susquehanna University, and Washington & Jefferson College. Rugg, a former secondary school college counselor, said in his foreward that his staff of 20 polled students at the 715 quality four-year colleges and universities chosen for the study. «• “I’ve always found that if you want a straight answer, the young folks seldom waver, so we began a campaign asking college students what departments at their college they would recommend md|t to high school seniors,” Rugg said. A \ “Ojjr research staff made phone calls to random college dormitories and visited college \ ■ campuses, always questioning smdents,” said Rugg who publishes from California. Rugg said thab 10,000 smdents were contacted with a minimum of 12 smdents queried per college and that student input represented 70 percent of his recommendations, with 20 percent divided between Secondary school counselor input and college personnel participation. -moreA member of the State System of Higher Education EDINBORO NAMED TO RUGG’S RECOMMENDATIONS ON COLLEGES Page 2 “The remaining 10 percent came from unsolicited tips from many individuals, frequently parents, some who have spent hundreds of hours studying and visiting colleges and trying to decide,” said Rugg. For the special list of 100, the list on which Edinboro University appeared, Rugg said that he also asked more than 900 secondary school counselors to respond to the question, “What colleges do you believe offer students the best opportunity to maximize their education?” “The list of 100 good schools is the most valuable list in the book,” said Rugg. “I hear more nice things about these schools than any others.” -30WARibja