July 2013

Vol. 60 No. 2

www.clarion.edu

CoNTENTS

Research

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Dear Golden Eagles,
Research endeavors distinguish a university.
Research, frankly, makes a university a university.
It was not long ago that conducting research,
pursuing the truth and creating original pieces
of scholarly work were the exclusive realm of the
faculty and perhaps the occasional stellar graduate
student.

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Today, undergraduates with passion, curiosity and
the ethic of hard work, along with the mentorship of
dedicated faculty, are making significant discoveries
of their own. I am proud to tell you that Clarion
University students are involved in research projects
that make a real difference in our lives.
Translating research to practice is one way Clarion
University transforms lives and communities.

Go Eagles!

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Karen M. Whitney
President, Clarion University

President: Dr. Karen Whitney
Executive Editor: Tina Horner
Co-Editors: Rich Herman (sports)
David Love (’86, ’87)
Design: Debbie Henry/PAGES
Brenda Stahlman/PAGES
Contributors: Chris Rossetti,
S.C. Nolan, Carol Roth
Photographers: Rich Herman,
David Love, George Powers (’81),
Carol Roth, Jason Strohm (’01,
M.F.A. ’05) and Brett Whitling
Cover: Criminal justice program
director Dr. Paul Klenowski and
program graduate Ethan Fritz
discuss evidence from a cold case
murder.

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University of Pennsylvania, 216 Carrier
Administration Building, Clarion, PA
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Spirit

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Cold case

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News briefs

Ernie the Eagle is sporting a new look with renewed
spirit to match.
Criminal justice graduate Ethan Fritz is starting his
career working on a cold case.

Development
Benefactors pay it forward to current Clarion
students.

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Extravaganza

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Planned giving

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Academic excellence

Distinguished awardees and an elegant atmosphere
make for a memorable night at Extravaganza 2013.
Giving was part of Wid Logue’s life, and now it’s part
of her legacy.
Clarion University students reap the benefits of
research.

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To be, or not to be?

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Homecoming preview

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Sports

Faculty member Mel Michel is using her sabbatical
to draw parallels between yoga and acting.
Pull open the doors to the past and see what
memories await at Homecoming 2013.

Alumni notes
Thank you, Clarion
Alumnus Terrance Vaughns appreciates how his
Clarion University experiences still help him on his
career path.

Pennsylvania State System of Higher
Education Board of Governors
Guido M. Pichini, Chairman,
Marie Conley Lammando,
Vice Chair, Aaron Walton,
Vice Chair, Leonard B.
Altieri III, Rep. Matthew E.
Baker, Jennifer Branstetter
(designee for Gov. Corbett), Gov. Tom Corbett,
Sarah C. Darling, Sara Dickson, Rep. Michael K.
Hanna, Ronald G. Henry, Sen. Vincent J. Hughes,
Kenneth M. Jarin, Bonnie L. Keener, Jonathan B.
Mack, Joseph F. McGinn, C.R. “Chuck” Pennoni,
Sen. Jeffrey E. Piccola, Harold C. Shields, Robert S.
Taylor, Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Education,
Christine J.Toretti.

Council of Trustees
R. Lee James (’74, M.B.A. ’83), chairperson,
James L. Kifer (’83), vice chairperson, Howard
H. Shreckengost, secretary, Dr. Syed R. Ali-Zaidi,

Milissa Bauer (’84), Susanne A. Burns, J.D.
Dunbar (’77, M.S.’79), The Honorable Donna
Oberlander (’91), Larry C. Pickett (’77), Randy
Seitz (’09), and Jeffrey J. Szumigale (’82).

Alumni Association Board of Directors
Robert Dandoy (’74), president, David Bailey
(’65), president-elect, Deborah (McNerney ’06,
’07) Eckelberger, treasurer, Jean (Weaver ’59, ’74)
Mills, secretary, Dr. S. Floyd Barger (’58), Daniel
Bartoli (’81), Angela (Groom ’80) Brown, Jonathan
Catanzarita (’11), Kay (Ordiway ’61) Clark,
Merrilyn (Murnyak ’93) Dunlap, Elisabeth (Sibley
’64, ’80, ’97) Fulmer, Patrick Kahle (’92), Terri
“Tiki” Kahle (‘87), Kraig Koelsch (’95, ’97), Nancy
(Terwilliger ’75) Lendyak, Ronald Lucas (’82), T.J.
McCance (’06, ’08), Paul Palmer (’61), Mary Rose
(Vescio ’55) Reno, Adam Ruffner (’06), Lt. Col.
Brian Schill (’88), Ashley Stroup-McCauley (’06),
Meredith Sepesy, president of Eagle Ambassadors,
and Laura King (’09), executive director.

Ernie sports a new look

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fter two years of dancing, cheering and
all-around spiriting, Ernie the Eagle
was looking a little worse for
wear. Fortunately, after some
reconstructive surgery,
Clarion University’s
proud mascot is leaner,
meaner and more
pumped up than ever.
Ernie’s previous
getup – designed by
former theatre faculty
member Julie FindlanPowell – served the
bird well through six
athletics seasons.

According to Shawn Hoke, director of the
Center for Leadership and Involvement,
though, structural and
functional challenges
began to take their toll.
“A significant amount
of wear and tear was
put on the costume
in that
two-year
period,
and
many
of the

Clarion
Spirit

performers who wore the
costume found the
oversized head to
be challenging to
wear,” Hoke said.
“So we decided to
pursue a new suit.”
Designed by
BAM! Custom Mascot
Creation and Design,
the new Ernie takes
after the university’s
“strutting eagle”
logo.
According
to Zack Rosen, one
of Ernie’s student
handlers, the bird’s
new digs come with a
fresh attitude.
“We’re going for a new
look and a new image to
promote a new, younger side
of Clarion,” Rosen said.

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Ernie Eagle

Clarion’s proud mascot is
leaner, meaner and more
pumped up than ever.

Rosen and the rest of the mascot’s team
are hoping to develop Ernie as a campus
icon. To support his superstar status, Ernie is
becoming a larger part of campus life, often
attending university-related events. When he’s
not rallying the troops at a football game or
lending a feathered-hand at Community Service
Day, though, Ernie can occasionally be spotted
strutting around the university grounds.
Apart from his on-campus role, Ernie will
serve as one of the university’s community
ambassadors.
“We want to strengthen the ties between
campus and the community,” Rosen said.
So far, it looks like Ernie is the right bird
for the job.
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COLD CASE 101
finally solving the case,” Fritz said.
A full-time emergency medical technician,
Klenowski recommended Fritz for Clarion
volunteer firefighter and member of the U.S.
University Honors Program, in which the
Army Reserves, 20-year-old Ethan Fritz of
student must take an honors class or
Falls Creek lives his life doing things that most
complete an honors project. Fritz opted to
20-year-olds don’t do. The summer 2013
do a project, and as they discussed ideas,
graduate of Clarion University’s associate
Klenowski suggested that Fritz consider
degree program in criminal justice, who is
applying to the Pennsylvania State Police
when he reaches the minimum age of 21 in
September, is also doing something many
law enforcement personnel never get the
opportunity to do: work to solve a cold case
homicide.
Fritz is assisting Dr. Paul Klenowski, assistant
professor and director of the criminal justice
program at Venango College, in his volunteer
work as a criminologist with the ohio Valley
Cold Case Task Force. Fritz, Klenowski and
other task force members are re-examining
evidence to try to solve a decades-old murder
case. This unique task force is completely
comprised of volunteer members, many of
whom are retired federal, state and local
investigators and detectives. Aside from
retired officers, a number of criminologists
and investigative journalists have offered to
volunteer their time and skills to assist the task
force in their attempt to solve a number of cold
case homicides in the greater ohio Valley area.
The textbook definition of a cold case,
according to Fritz, is “any unsolved crime; a
crime in which all potential leads have gone
‘cold.’” It usually refers to
homicides. After some time
“A lot of (law enforcement personnel)
goes by with no new leads,
can spend their whole career in the
law enforcement personnel
field and not get to be involved (in
must discontinue the
a cold case investigation). I’m just
investigation in order to
a student and I have already been
pursue investigative leads
exposed to this experience.”
on current cases. It’s the
task force’s objective to
open it back up and attempt to solve the crime. joining the volunteer efforts of the task force’s
investigation as his final project.
Fritz said in some instances, his role was
“He wanted to incorporate (in the project)
simply to observe and learn, but he has also
what he wants to do for his career, so why not
been given the unique opportunity to play an
get him involved in an investigative experience
active part as an investigative assistant.
“My role is to help the task force look through to introduce him to what it will be like to work
with current and retired investigators and police
the evidence and pick out irregularities,
officers, crime scene analysts, criminologists,
discrepancies and inconsistencies; to revictims’ families, attorneys, and, of course,
examine everything, trying to find that one
witnesses and persons of interest,” Klenowski
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said. “I wanted Ethan to understand and
experience the very strong emotional and
psychological component to this type of work;
it does impact one’s life, whether you want it
to or not.”
Klenowski said working on the cold case
gives Fritz the unique opportunity to apply

Dr. Paul Klenowski and Ethan Fritz

what he has learned in the classroom to a real
life case. According to Klenowski, roughly
19,000 people are murdered in the U.S.
every year. of that number, nearly 5,000 of
these cases become cold cases due to the
lack of significant evidence. Many cities and
states simply do not have the funds or the
manpower to reopen cold cases since so many
new crimes are committed on a daily basis.
As Klenowski points out, police agencies are
spread very thin and are in need of assistance
when it comes to these types of cases.
Thus, the goal of the task force is to do just
that, provide as much volunteer assistance
as possible so that these departments can
hopefully solve all of these homicides.

“We are simply a group of volunteers who
want to see justice served for the victims and
their remaining family members and friends,”
Klenowski said.
“Ethan has assisted us by providing a fresh
pair of eyes as we continue to comb through
countless files comprised of hundreds of pages
of case-related information and evidence,
including official statements, police and medical
reports and other case-related documents,”
Klenowski said. “In particular, Ethan was asked
to assist me in looking for irregularities and
inconsistencies in the file information, especially
official statements and reports.”

“When it comes to cold cases,
sometimes it’s something
small that, once teased
out, rekindles that fire that
provides a new source of light
for a case.”
In addition, Fritz was also able to participate
in talking to victims’ families, asking them to
recall anything at all out of the ordinary, beyond
the point of the tragedy, talk to current members
of law enforcement who are the liaisons for
this case, along with witnesses and others who
may have direct and pertinent information that
may be beneficial for solving this case. When it
comes to cold cases, sometimes it’s something
small that, once teased out, rekindles that fire
that provides a new source of light for a case.”
Fritz, Klenowski and the task force have
made progress on many of the cold cases.
Although Fritz completed his honors project and
formally graduated from Clarion, he continues
his volunteer work with Klenowski and the
task force, hoping to finally solve the case he
was assigned, to bring closure and justice for
the family. At this time, the task force cannot
release details of any of these investigations,
due to the ongoing status of the cases.
“A lot of (law enforcement personnel) can
spend their whole careers in the field and not get
to be involved (in a cold case investigation). I’m
just a student and I have already been exposed
to this experience,” Fritz said.
Becoming a Pennsylvania State Police trooper
is a lifelong dream for Fritz. He said he doesn’t
feel as if he chose that career, but rather that it
chose him.
“I’ve always been attracted to the opportunity
to help people,” he said. “I work at the
ambulance station and volunteer at a fire
department. If someone is having a bad day, I
like being the one to make it better.”

Justice
for all

Clarion University’s Associate of Science
in Criminal Justice degree program, housed
at Venango College in oil City, provides a
comprehensive educational experience for
students seeking potential employment in
one of the many areas that comprise the
American criminal justice system. Upon
completion of the degree, students will
have acquired the foundational knowledge
necessary to gain entry-level employment
within the field. The entire degree is offered
in two distinct formats: face-to-face classes
for traditional students or completely online
to accommodate the working professional or
preferred at-home learner.
Dr. Paul Klenowski, assistant professor and
director of the criminal justice program, said
his program has been described as rigorous,
thorough, yet enjoyable.
“As professors in the criminal justice
field, we have to give our best to prepare
our students for the next step. The stark
reality is that within six months to a year
of graduation, most of my graduates will
have obtained employment, completed their
formal academy training, and will then be
in a discretionary position of power, literally
having the authority, if need be, to take
another person’s life,” Klenowski said. “That’s
a great deal of responsibility bestowed to a
young man or woman who is starting their
professional career. Thus, as professors in this
discipline, we are responsible for ensuring
that our students have the requisite skills and

juvenile probation departments, juvenile
correctional centers, federal investigative
agencies, and drug and alcohol
rehabilitation centers.
“The program introduces and familiarizes
the student with the various and extremely
complex components of the criminal
justice system,” Klenowski said. “Students
gain a foundational understanding of all
the interrelated agencies that comprise
all levels of law enforcement, courts and
corrections. In addition, students are also
introduced to such areas as criminology,
juvenile justice and criminal law and
procedure.”
Upon completion of the Associate of
Science in Criminal Justice, students
may wish to continue their educational
experience at Clarion by obtaining a
Bachelor of Science in Rehabilitative
Services with a court and community
services concentration, a program approved
by the American Bar Association and the
only such program in Pennsylvania.
In addition, Clarion is also set to launch
in 2014 a new post-bachelor’s certificate
in forensic nursing, a collaborative effort

“That’s a great deal of responsibility bestowed to a young
man or woman who is starting their professional career.”
knowledge base necessary to progress to more
formalized training, leading to entry-level
employment.”
For Ethan Fritz, the degree provided the
necessary 60 hours of educational instruction
required for someone to be eligible to apply to
the Pennsylvania State Police.
In his six years of directing the program,
Klenowski has witnessed a large percentage of
his graduates, like Fritz, obtain employment
within various local, state and federal criminal
justice agencies and departments. More
specifically, past graduates of the program
have acquired employment with state and
local police agencies both within and outside
of the commonwealth, local, state and
federal correctional organizations, adult and

between the university’s nursing and
criminal justice faculty. This specialized
certificate will not only prepare nurses to
treat victims of violent crimes who enter an
emergency room of a hospital, but it will
also train them to formally assist criminal
justice officials with formal investigation
and ultimate prosecution of the responsible
parties.
For information about the forensic
nursing certificate, contact Venango
College admissions at 814-676-6591, ext.
1211.
For information about the criminal
justice program, contact Klenowski at
pklenowski@clarion.edu.

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N e w s
News from the campuses
Clarion partners with BC3 for degree
completion program
Clarion University of Pennsylvania and Butler
County Community College signed a joint
degree completion agreement April 29. Through
the agreement, BC3 graduates with associate
degrees in early childhood education will be able
to remain at BC3 to complete the bachelor’s
degree from Clarion University, an opportunity
not previously available to them. Students in
the program will enroll with Clarion University
for their junior and senior years and will be
instructed by Clarion faculty who will travel to
the BC3 main campus. The program will begin
in fall 2013.

B r i e f s

Clarion University SBDC recognized for
service excellence
The U.S. Small Business Administration Western
Pennsylvania District Office presented the
Clarion University Small Business Development
Center with the 2012 Small Business
Development Center Annual Impact Award
for the center’s outstanding service to small
business owners and entrepreneurs.

Spike Lee speaks with communication students before his
evening lecture.

Natalie Olson-Urtecho, regional administrator for the
Small Business Administration, presents the SBDC Annual
Impact Award to Clarion University SBDC director
Dr. Kevin J. Roth (MBA ’81).
Clarion University President Karen Whitney and Butler
County Community College President Nick Neupauer (M.S.
’93) sign the joint degree completion program agreement.

Venango College offers new professional
pilot program
Clarion University Department of Applied
Technology at Venango College is partnering
with Clarion State Aeronautics to offer in fall
2013 a new professional pilot concentration in
Clarion University’s Associate of Applied Science
in industrial technology degree program. The
program will provide the foundation that students
need to begin their path toward becoming a
professional commercial pilot. Students who
earn the associate degree can continue on in
Clarion’s fully online Bachelor of Applied Science
in technology leadership program to achieve
leadership and management training while
working as a professional pilot, accruing flight
time. Students who attain a bachelor’s degree
and a minimum of 250 flight hours are eligible
to seek a commercial pilot’s license.

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Lee met with communication students and
answered questions about the film industry in
the afternoon, and in the evening, he lectured.
King presented “The True Meaning of the
Dream.” Their visits were part of the Mary L.
Seifert Cultural Series, “Realities of Race.”
The Mary L. Seifert Cultural Series Endowment
of the Clarion University Foundation, Inc., was
established to provide the Clarion University
community with cultural experiences that inspire
learning through thoughtful discussions.

Online MSRS program cited as ‘Best Buy’
In 2012, Clarion University SBDC provided more
than 9,700 hours of one-on-one consulting to
644 clients. The SBDC assisted 79 clients with
securing financing for projects totaling almost
$9,000,000, and a total of 76 clients started
businesses. In addition, the SBDC provided
more than 6,300 hours of training to 1,513
individuals at 94 events.

Spike Lee, niece of MLK speak at Clarion
Director Spike
Lee visited Clarion
University April 3,
and Dr. Alveda King,
civil rights activist
and niece of Dr.
Martin Luther King
Jr., visited April
8, both as part of
the Mary L. Seifert
Cultural Series.

Dr. Alveda King

Geteducated.com has recognized Clarion
University’s Master of Science in Rehabilitative
Sciences as a top “Best Buy” for psychologists,
counselors and
social scientists
seeking high
quality, low-cost
online master’s
degrees. This
is the third CU
program to earn a
Best Buy ranking.
Clarion’s part-time,
online Master of
Business Administration program and the online
Master of Science in Library Science program
were named Best Buys in 2012. Clarion’s Master
of Science in Rehabilitative Sciences ranks
14th on Geteducated.com’s list of Best Online
Master’s in Psychology programs for 2013.

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students

Student news
Clarion University singers perform with
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

faculty

Rapp, organized the Meg 5 and 10 Kays in her
memory, donating the $1,400 in proceeds to the
local YMCA.

Twenty-four members of Clarion University
Chamber Singers joined the Pittsburgh Symphony
Orchestra and 2,500 singers from the Pittsburgh
area April 20 at University of Pittsburgh Petersen
Events Center, for a performance that featured
the finale from Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony
and Dies irae from Verdi’s Messa di Requiem.
The “Singing City” concert was directed by
Dr. Manfred Honeck, and the chorus was
rehearsed by Grammy-award winning conductor
Dr. Robert Page.
Chamber Singers include: students Jared
Albright; Joe Bazzone, Natalie Bond, Hayley
Bowders, Alecia Collins, Michelle Dew, Drew
Dismuke, Nick Duffy, Jennifer Grenus, Kyle Hart,
Maura Keck, Paola Madero, Emily Manhart,
Corbyn Minich, Cas Morris, Chelsea Patterson,
Seth Robertson, Carrie Rugh, Holly Symosky,
Taylor Thomas, Tom Thompson, Nikki Toy, Josh
Warren and Matt Younger; and community
member Dave Parsh. The ensemble is directed
by associate professor of music, Dr. Hank Alviani.

‘Meg 5 and 10 Kays’ race memorializes
’12 alumna
The evening of Jan. 7, 2013, Megan Kays (’12)
posted on Facebook: “3,228.5 miles biked,
883.88 miles ran, 3 charity bike rides,
2 sprained ankles,
1 pelvic stress
fracture. Couldn’t
ask for a better
life!” While she was
running the next
day, she was hit by a
truck and died from
her injuries, less
than a month after
having graduated
early from Clarion
Megan Kays
University with a
bachelor’s degree in
business marketing. Students Josh Domitrovich,
Rachel Farkas and Dan LaFata, all spring 2013
graduates, along with spring 2012 alumnus Cody

Megan Kays’ mom, Michelle Kays (right), and lifelong friend,
Mary McLachlan, finish the 10k loop of the Meg 5 and 10
Kays.

Students’ work combined 532 hours on
Community Service Day
With a combined total of 532.5 hours served,
205 Clarion University Golden Eagles volunteered
at 19 sites during Community Service Day in
April. Of the sites, a number of participants
volunteered at the homes of private citizens.
Always happy to help out the community, Ernie
the Eagle was able to clear his schedule and
serve alongside the service day volunteers.

Students rake leaves in a park at Marianne Estates. It was
one of 19 local work sites for Community Service Day.

Keep up with what is happening at Clarion, news.Clarion.edu

staff

Faculty and staff news
Alumna publishes book of Clarion
professor’s poetry
Poets Dr. Philip Terman, professor of English at
Clarion University, and Jamie Wyatt (’12), Clarion
University alumna, read their work together
April 26 in
Franklin and
April 30 in
Clarion. The
readings were
to launch
Wyatt’s
recentlypublished
book of
Terman’s
poetry,
Dr. Phil Terman holds “Among the
“Among the
Scribes,” a book of Terman’s poetry
Scribes,” a
published by Jamie Wyatt (’12).
project for
her MFA in creative writing program at Chatham
University. Wyatt read poetry from her graduate
work, and Terman read from the book.

Sabatose elected
to lead PiRSA
Clarion’s Student
Recreation Center
director Lori
Sabatose has
been elected to
a two-year term
as president of
the Pennsylvania
Intramural and
Recreational
Lori Sabatose (’92)
Sports Association.
At Clarion, Sabatose is responsible for the
supervision of the 48,000-square-foot Student
Recreation Center, is in charge of the indoor
climbing wall, fitness areas (cardiovascular and
weight room areas), open recreation, indoor
track, three gym courts, scheduling, staffing,
employment, training, budget and community
membership sales. Sabatose holds a bachelor’s
degree in business administration from Clarion
and a master’s degree in physical education
recreation sport management from Kent State.

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In Meredith’s words:
“The idea to run 26.2 for Poppy
came in the wee hours of a sleepless
night … in that early morning
sleeplessness as I thought about my
dad, I decided it would be extremely
worthwhile to figure out a way to
connect my running to the newly
established scholarship in Dad’s
name at Clarion University. I felt like
I was channeling my “inner-Dad” that
night, so I was satisfied and excited
to personally connect in assisting a
young athlete to his higher education
while honoring my Pops … I called
Mom the next morning.
My talk with Mom led me to
work with the fine folks at Clarion
University Foundation, Inc. … I hoped
to raise 100 times the mileage I
would run: $2,620. I don’t think I can
clearly articulate the amount of love I
felt when I would receive texts, emails
and letters from Clarion updating me
on the fundraising progress.

JIMMy KNoWLES grew up on the campus of Clarion

University, often tagging along behind his father, former baseball
coach Joe Knowles. After high school, he attended Clarion.
Although he completed his degree elsewhere, he always had an
affinity for and cherished his memories of the university. Knowles
passed away of heart attack in August 2012, leaving his wife,
Maxine, and three adult children: Jim Jr., Meredith and Marley.
After Knowles’ death, his family established The Jimmy
Knowles Football Scholarship at Clarion University. Football, too,
was among his passions. Daughter Meredith Knowles Abramson,
a long-distance runner, was training for the April 2013 Knoxville
(Tennessee) Marathon at the time.

Clarion University Foundation, Inc. at 814-393-1832 or email swood@cuf-inc.org.
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Spirit oF philAnthropy

Clarion University Foundation, Inc., recognized individuals who created
scholarships at Clarion University by bringing them together with the students
who were the recipients of their generosity at a Spirit of Philanthropy event
May 7. Twins Jarred ray Gerasimek (far left) and Justin John Gerasimek (far
right) from oil City received the Dr. Glenn R. McElhattan Scholarship. Jarred
is an early childhood/special education major; Justin is a liberal studies
major. They are pictured with Mary (’72) and Glenn (’56) “Dick” McElhattan.

on the morning of the race, I did not get those
typical pre-race jitters. I was calm. I was ready. I
can’t say I’ve ever approached a starting line with
such a sense of serenity, but I attribute (the love
and support of donors) to that feeling … All the
names of those who supported me in this effort
were listed on the back of my shirt. on the front,
my dad’s signature smiley face.
When I finished the race on the 50-yard line of
Neyland Stadium … I slipped under the rope that
kept runners on the outside perimeter of the field
and proceeded to the middle of the field to pay
homage to my dad. He also had a thing for college
football and getting into stadiums to stand on the
50-yard line, so it seemed appropriate to … take a
moment to send some love to my dad.
Like all marathons, this trek was a special
and emotional one, and I thank (everyone) for
supporting me along the way. To date, we have
collected close to $4,500 for the scholarship that
will enable a student athlete to play football at
Clarion University in my dad’s name.”
(Meredith finished the race in 3 hours, 51
minutes, 26 seconds. For information about
contributing to the Jimmy Knowles Football
Scholarship, contact Shawn Wood, Clarion
University Foundation, Inc., at 814-393-1832 or
email swood@cuf-inc.org.)

Alex Sandusky Football Scholarship
After a respected college football career at Clarion University, a
successful 13-year NFL career with the Baltimore Colts, and induction
into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame, what other ways are left for
Alex Sandusky (’54) to make his mark?
Ensuring that others will have the same opportunity that led to his
success: a Clarion University of Pennsylvania education. He has done
that by establishing the Alex Sandusky Football Scholarship.
To be eligible for the scholarship, a student must be a member of the
Clarion University football team, meet eligibility requirements of the
NCAA and maintain at least a 2.0 QPA at Clarion. Coaches will make the
offer to one of those student athletes in his group of recruits and team
members.
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Extravaganza 2013
C

larion University Alumni Association hosted Extravaganza
2013 April 13 at Phipps Conservatory, Pittsburgh.
Four alumni received Distinguished Awards: Mark Demich
(’79), Distinguished Alumni; Brenda Schull-Carll (’85), Venango College
Distinguished Alumni; Colleen A. McAleer (’75), Distinguished Faculty;
and John “Jack” Bertani (’61), Distinguished Volunteer. Proceeds from
the evening will benefit the Alumni Endowment and the Alumni
Association Athletic Endowment, which provide funding for student
scholarships, including the Clarion University Alumni Association
Scholarship.
The CUAA Scholarship is awarded to full-time undergraduate students
who have earned an overall QPA of 3.0 or better; will have completed
at least 30 credit hours at Clarion University prior to the 2012-13
academic year; not graduating in or before December 2013. Special
consideration is given to children and grandchildren of Clarion
University alumni, as well as members of the Eagle Ambassador
student alumni group. Scholarships are awarded up to $1,500.

John “Jack” Bertani (’61), Distinguished Volunteer; Brenda Schull-Carll (’85),
Venango Distinguished Alumni; Colleen A. McAleer (’75), Distinguished Faculty;
Dr. Karen Whitney, Clarion University president; Mark Demich (’79), Distinguished
Alumni; and Bob Dandoy (’74), Clarion University Alumni Association president.

CUAA Scholarship Recipients

Anne Brady

Michelle Clay

Samuel Allen Curtis

Nicole Moira McCullough

Danielle Nespor

Junior

Junior

Senior

Junior

Senior

Rehabilitative Sciences,
Developmental Disabilities
Concentration

Molecular Biology/
Biotechnology

Mathematics Major,
Honors Minor

Speech Pathology Major,
Psychology Minor

Communication Major,
Public Relations/Advertising
Concentration

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Giving beyond a lifetime

W

ilma E. Best Logue, better known as Wid,
passed away last September, but decisions
she made in her lifetime ensure that her
spirit of philanthropy will live on.
Evidenced by one of her earliest acts of
generosity, Logue was passionate about helping
Clarion University students. As an undergraduate in
the early 1930s, she was aware that many women in her
class could not afford dresses to wear in their senior
pictures. She arranged for the students to borrow
dresses from her mother’s small dress shop in Knox.
Her love for Clarion continued after graduating
in 1932 with a teaching certificate. Logue not only
advocated for a Clarion education, but also recruited
new students, driving them to campus, paying their
application fees and, in 1992, establishing the Wilma
Best Logue Scholarship for education majors.
Her giving, including support of various funds
and campaigns, as well as donations of artwork, led
to recognition in Clarion’s lifetime giving society.
In 2011, Clarion University Alumni Association
honored her with a Distinguished Service Award.

sparked the idea of the foundation’s move toward
expanding its ability to help others in supporting other
community organizations.
Like Logue, the late Robert Crawford, a former
geography professor, physical plant director, and vice
president for finance and administration at Clarion
University, believed in giving to others. Along with his
wife, Dorothy, who survives, Crawford was a generous
annual donor to Clarion University, and they wanted
their giving to continue after their passing.

“He believed in education
and knew that not everybody
had the money to attend college.”
Dorothy Crawford, talking about
her late husband, Robert.

To that end, the couple began directing their
annual gifts to a fund that eventually became the
Robert E. Crawford Scholarship Endowment.
“We had been talking
about it every year when
we made a donation to
the university,” Mrs.
Crawford said. “We
thought it would be nice
to have a scholarship
in my husband’s name.
He was very interested
in education.”

Logue graduated in 1932 with a teaching
certificate from what was then Clarion State Teachers
College and began a 10-year teaching career, first in
the one-room Criswell School in Richland Township,
then teaching sixth grade at White Memorial School
in Knox. She continued helping people
in her subsequent career with the
Bureau of Employment Security,
Clarion, where she matched
unemployed people
with available
jobs.

CRAWFORD

LOGUE
Her generosity, with both her time and
financial resources, went beyond Clarion University.
As a member of the Knox Junior Civic Club, she was
part of a group that established the Knox Public
Library, which she supported generously in her
lifetime. She arranged for the support to continue
after her death, through a bequest that is being
administered by Clarion University Foundation, Inc.
Because Logue wanted to support the university
and other community organizations, she and others

Charitable IRA
Rollover Provision
reinstated for 2013

Dorothy completed
the establishment of the
Crawford endowment
utilizing a benefit
of the recent
reinstatement
of tax legislation,
the Charitable IRA
Provision. The Charitable
IRA Provision allows individuals
to make tax-free direct
transfers from certain
retirement funds
to qualified charities.
Clarion University
Foundation, Inc., is
eligible to receive
such transfers.

Mrs. Crawford knew her
husband since he was 16, and she recalls
on one of their early dates, he talked about going to
college. He believed in education and knew that not
everybody had the money to attend college. Crawford,
himself, struggled to afford college. He earned his
bachelor’s degree in geography from Slippery Rock
University and his master’s degree from University
of Pittsburgh. He did additional studies at University
of Washington.

ATRA 2012 allows individuals
to make tax-free direct
transfers from traditional
and Roth IRAs to charitable
organizations such as Clarion
University Foundation, Inc.
The American Taxpayer Relief Act (ATRA)
of 2012 provides for reinstatement of the
Charitable IRA Rollover Provision, allowing
favorable opportunities for donors and
charities. ATRA 2012 allows individuals to
make tax-free direct transfers from traditional
and Roth IRAs to charitable organizations such
as Clarion University Foundation, Inc.
The Charitable IRA Rollover Provision,
permits donors aged 70½ or older to make
tax-free withdrawals from certain retirement
assets and transfer any amount up to
$100,000 per year to a qualified charity.
Donors may make a 2013 qualifying gift
any time before Dec. 31, 2013, by contacting
their custodian and arranging for a transfer.
Who should consider this option?
•

Donors who do not itemize deductions.

•

Donors for whom withdrawal of IRA
income would cause more Social Security
income to be taxable.

•

Donors already giving at the 50 percent
deduction limit (30 percent for long-term
appreciated assets).

•

Donors who exceed income levels that
would cause them to lose a portion of their
itemized deductions.

•

Donors who pay state income tax but
cannot claim charitable deductions on
their state return.

For additional information contact
development officer John Mumford (’73),
Clarion University Foundation, Inc., at
814-393-1926 or jmumford@cuf-inc.org,
and contact your personal advisors to
determine if the Charitable IRA Rollover
may provide some worthy options for your
tax planning as you consider your annual
charitable support.
The above information is intended to provide general
information, not legal or professional financial advice.
Because individual circumstances vary greatly,
we recommend you consult your own advisor/s
when considering these ideas.
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Clarion University
2013 graduates
Marissa
Beveridge, a

May graduate
of Clarion
University Honors
Program with a
bachelor’s degree
in psychology,
examined the
psychological
benefits of pet
ownership for
her senior honors
project.
Beveridge, of
Punxsutawney, expanded upon prior research
that focused on the connection between pet
ownership and psychological symptoms such as
loneliness and depression. She created an online
survey that added two variants – effects of pet
ownership on psychological well being and how
pet ownership is related to personality.
The online survey consisted of four sections:
• Demographic information, including age,
gender, marital status, average annual
income, etc.
• Big 5 personality scale
• Well being measure
• Pet-specific questions such as how many
and what kinds of pets

raphael
williams, a

May graduate of
Clarion University
with a bachelor’s
degree in molecular
biology, conducted
a study of protein
interactions
between
components of
nano-syringes – or
molecular syringes
– on bacteria.
As Williams, of Monroeville, explained,
some forms of bacteria have become resistant
to common antibiotics, including penicillin.
Salmonella, for example, injects bacterial proteins
that mimic proteins of the host cell and help the
pathogen avoid destruction.
In studying the nano-syringe proteins found on
bacteria, Williams, under the tutelage of Dr. Helen
Hampikian, hoped to explore how many proteins
must fit together to have a syringe that functions.
By potentially blocking proteins from interacting,
the syringe could be disabled in bacteria, making
them less harmful.
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of the 418 participants, 350 were pet owners
and 68 were not pet owners; of the pet owners, 66
percent felt closer to a dog, 27 percent felt closer
to a cat, and 7 percent reported feeling closer to a
different species of pet.
“Those closer to a dog reported a higher level
of extraversion and higher levels of environmental
mastery – dog owners perceive more control of their
environment than cat owners,” Beveridge said.
As a whole, results indicate that pet owners are
more emotionally stable and less reactive to stress
than non pet owners.
Beveridge, recipient of the France Allison Honors
Scholarship, said her interest in the study was
piqued by her love for her 12-year-old border collie
mix, Hershey, and her involvement in a Christian
summer camp for kids in which horseback riding is
a prominent part of activities.
The research process itself was a valuable
learning experience for her, allowing her to put into
practice research methods she learned through her
course work.
“It was rewarding, and I feel that I learned a
lot,” she said. “When you start (a research project),
it’s yours, you know everything about it. you’re the
expert on that topic.”
Beveridge plans to pursue a master’s degree in
educational psychology at Indiana University of
Pennsylvania, where she has been awarded a full
graduate assistantship.

College of Business
Administration
Department of
Accountancy

lauren M. Anderson

Small Business and Etsy
Etsy Inc., an online
marketplace, appears to
be a great opportunity for
craft-related entrepreneurs
to market their products and
develop small businesses.
Indeed, several entrepreneurs have used the Etsy.
com website as a starting point for their new businesses
with great success. However, Etsy is not without its
controversies. For example, Etsy was recently caught up
in a privacy scandal that involved several other online
businesses, leaving many users feeling vulnerable and
victimized. Another problem that faces Etsy is resellers,
people who take advantage of the system in order to sell
mass-produced goods, which defies the very nature of
what Etsy is about. Users of Etsy are also faced with a
common problem for many small businesses: accounting
systems.
This proposed research highlights the successes and
failings of Etsy through careful analysis to show potential
users whether or not Etsy is the place to start their new
business, along with accounting system implications.

College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Biology

help the scientific community better understand
how these work together,” Williams said.
“Understanding how the secretion system (nanosyringe) builds itself and which proteins are
essential for function can lead to a novel target
for drug delivery against emerging pathogens with
similar syringe systems.”
Donning his lab coat in the winter of 2012,
Williams began by copying six genes from nanosyringe proteins. He then studied which proteins
connected with one another – a sign that the
proteins are functioning together – and inserted
them into yeast . If two proteins match up together,
it allows the yeast to grow in an environment that
normally would kill it.
Directed by Hampikian with background help
from graduate student Tracy Smith, Williams
performed all of the lab work on his own.
“(The experience) brings practical application of
what you do in the classroom to real life,” Williams
said. “I had more freedom to figure out how to
solve the problems that came up, and was able to
use more convenient methods than the long-form
methods taught in the classroom.”
This summer Williams will begin work at
Aptagen LLC, a biotechnology company in Jacobus,
Pa. Williams also hopes to attend graduate school
for molecular biology.

rachele Siegel

The Development of BiofilmResistant Eye Care Materials
Biofilms are multi-cellular
communities of microorganisms
that form by attaching
to various solid surfaces
including living tissue, medical
equipment, household items
and, particularly for this study,
contact lenses and cases.
After adhering, biofilms are
notoriously difficult to eliminate
by providing a protective exopolysaccharide matrix for
the organisms that live within, making them resilient to
disinfecting agents and antimicrobial compounds. Eye
infections can occur due to bacterial biofilm formation on
eye care materials and severe cases can damage the eye
permanently, resulting in blindness.
The focus of this study is to develop an antimicrobial
that will reduce or eliminate the formation of biofilms on
contact lens materials. Commonly encountered infectious
agents that cause microbial keratitis in contact lens
wearers, including Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus
auereus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Serratia marcescens
and Pseudomonas aeruginosa were grown overnight on
contact lens and case materials in the presence of the
antimicrobial substance. The amount of biofilm produced
was assessed via phase contrast microscopy.

aCademiC researCh
College of Education and
Human Services
Stephanie Spence

Literary Discrimination: The Inclusion and
Exclusion of Graphic Novels in Pennsylvania
School Library Collections
Graphic novels are a
unique kind of book that
offers a different format
for storytelling. There are
many benefits from reading
graphic novels for all people,
and especially students.
These benefits include
an increased vocabulary,
increased interest in reading,
increased understanding
and development of visual
literacy, different formats for a different educational
experience, they create an expansion effect and they
help students that generally do not read, such as
reluctant readers and visually dependent readers.
Despite these findings, many professionals
characterize graphic novels as being childish and
believe they have no place in the school setting. Fifty
Pennsylvania high schools were selected at random to
look at their collections to determine whether schools
are providing graphic novels to their students.

Venango College

Koren Beardshall

Training of Speech-Language Pathologists for the
Assessment and Intervention of Bilingual Clients
In the United States,
the number of people
who represent culturally
and linguistically diverse
backgrounds continues
to increase. Bilingual
individuals are often either
over-assessed or underassessed due to speech and
language concerns. This may
occur when speech-language
pathologists are unfamiliar
with how best to provide services to bilingual clients.
The purpose of this research study was to determine the
extent to which SLPs believe graduate school and other
training prepares them to work with bilingual clients. A
20-item questionnaire was developed and distributed to
395 SLPs in Pennsylvania employed in a school setting.
The survey items were developed to collect information
pertaining to the SLPs’ experiences assessing and
treating bilingual clients for speech and language
concerns, as well as their educational background
related to bilingual clients. The results of this study
will explore the importance of graduate education and
continued training for SLPs in Pennsylvania to meet the
needs of bilingual clients.

Venango Humanities and Sciences

rebecca webb

A Volleyball-Specific ACL Injury
Prevention Program
More than 200,000 athletes suffer an
injury to their anterior cruciate ligament every
year. Moreover, there is a two- to eightfold
greater rate of injury in female athletes than in
males, and the majority of these ACL injuries
are non-contact injuries.
Research has shown that it is possible to
decrease the risk of these injuries through the
implementation of one of the many possible
prevention programs. The objective of my
project was to study the risk factors associated
with the injury,
research the
programs already
available and their
effectiveness, and,
ultimately, create a
volleyball-specific
prevention program
that is readily
accessible to both
high school and
collegiate teams.

Clarion university libraries:
the one-stop shop for research
Clarion University’s libraries, apart from
being great places for students to catch up on
homework and reading, are the go-to sources of
academic research for both faculty members and
students.
When an undergraduate, graduate or
professional researcher undertakes a project,
Clarion’s talented reference librarians at both
Carlson Library in Clarion and Suhr Library at
Venango College serve as navigators, directing
those seeking information to the best sources
available.
“We assist (researchers) in defining their
information needs during a reference interview,”
said Mary Buchanan (MSLS ’93), librarian
at Carlson LIbrary. “Then we assist them in
locating the information resources, guide them
in determining if the resource is appropriate
for their needs, and educate them in citation
management.”
Buchanan mentioned that research tasks may
range from simple to challenging, but that the
library’s commitment to helping information-

seekers remains the same.
“In some situations, after the reference interview,
the librarians consult with one another and then
conduct database searches and email results to the
student or faculty member to evaluate (the item’s)
usefulness for their project,” Buchanan said.
Clarion’s extensive collection of resources ranges
from books and eBooks of all varieties, to scholarly,
peer-reviewed journals and access to online
databases.
In order to further aid student researchers in
their academic pursuits, the staff at Carlson Library
has created a program called “Roving Reference.”
With convenience in mind, librarians set up shop
in various areas around campus – Still Hall, the
Science and Technology Center, Gemmell and
Reinhard, to name a few – to provide research aid
for those unable to take their research to the library’s
physical location.
“We want students to be aware that not
everything is available on the open Web, and that
being successful in college means you have to start
using resources that scholars in your field of study

Mary Buchanan helps a student locate resources.
use,” Buchanan said.
Though Clarion is not known as a “research university,”
Buchanan believes research is important to the betterment
of the university and the educational community as a
whole.
“The benefits of academic research for faculty are
important to their teaching here at Clarion, but also to
their profession in contributing to the body of knowledge in
their discipline,” Buchanan said. “For students, academic
research introduces them to and educates them in the
scholarly activity of their professions of choice.”
Buchanan believes research skills to be vital even in
non-academic environments.
“Learning about research makes us better consumers of
research; that is why we have the skills to better evaluate
the ‘research’ used in our daily lives.”
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To be,

or not

to be?

I

t starts with a connection – a
single spark that leads to a series
of discoveries, eventually known
as “academic research.”
For Clarion University theatre
professor Marilouise Michel, that
initial link appeared between two of her
fields of expertise: theatre and yoga.
While training to become a certified
yoga instructor, Michel noticed a number
of similarities between the mental, centerseeking aspect of yoga, and the mindset
actors must adopt in order to perform
believably. The latter mindset was
first accounted for by Russian
director Constantin Stanislavski,
whose work Michel has studied
extensively.
“In both yoga and acting – in
order to be successful – you
can’t be thinking about what
you need at the grocery store,
or the fight you had with
your boyfriend,” Michel
said. “You have to be
in the moment, which
requires what
both yoga

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Michel
explores
parallels
in yoga
and
acting.

“Practicing
yoga
shows
you what
it means
simply to
be.”

instructors and Stanislavski
call ‘dual consciousness.’”
Essentially, as Michel
explained, this duality allows
one to separate the internal
voice that worries about
what to make for dinner from
the more peaceful voice
focused on the task at hand.
“Practicing yoga shows
you what it means to simply
be,” Michel said. According
to Michel, if an actor can get into this “in
the moment” mindset, he will be more
successful at portraying his character.
Despite what appeared to be a clear
connection for Michel, for years, she was
unable to find any scholarly evidence to
support the link between Stanislavski and
the ancient practice of yoga. Nonetheless,
she began to explore the two concepts on
her own, developing a course called “Yoga
for Acting,” in which student actors learned
to apply lessons and techniques from yoga
to their on-stage performance.
Through teaching the course three
times, Michel said the relationship
between Stanislavski and yoga became
more and more clear, but it wasn’t until
she discovered the work of Russian
theatre professor Sergei Tcherkasski

that she could
find a genuine
association.
Head of the
Acting Studio at
St. Petersburg
Theatre Arts
Academy in
Russia, Tcherkasski
published an essay
in 2012 that proved,
through Stanislavski’s letters
and in-text notations, yoga’s influence on
the director’s theatrical assertions.
Excited that someone else could
demonstrate the connection, Michel
contacted Tcherkasski and the two have
communicated regularly since. In fact,
Michel will take her sabbatical during
the 2013-2014 academic year in order
to further her research and work toward
publications of her own. During this time,
she hopes to visit Tcherkasski in Russia
and share their findings in person.
Using Tcherkasski’s foundation, Michel
will explore the more practical nature of
the Stanislavski-yoga connection, hoping
to further the impact of Stanislavski’s
acting system by combining with it her own
studies in yoga.

Homecoming & Reunion Weekend

Opening doors to the past

www.clarion.edu/homecoming

W

hat if you could open a
door that, once you step
through, would magically
transport you back to Davis Hall for
Dr. Dana Still’s memorable antics
during his lectures or to Becker
Hall, where Dr. Mary Hardwick
slipped Winnie the Pooh references
into her communications lectures.
What if there was an entryway
that could bring everything you love
about your present life and introduce
it to the cement block room in Nair
Hall that you called home for four
years, or that secluded corner of
Carlson Library where you crammed
for finals, or Tippin Gym, where you
cheered wrestler Kurt Angle to
victory.
What if you could turn a knob
and go back to being 19 years
old, laughing with your friends,
hanging out at ALF, eyeing that cute
undergrad that now stands beside
you as your spouse.
You can, at Homecoming and
Reunion Weekend 2013!
“Homecoming is the largest
annual gathering to celebrate what
Clarion stands for,” said Jessica
(Tenfelde ’04) Zacherl, assistant
director of alumni relations and
annual fund. “It is a great way to
relive memories and make new
ones.”
If homecoming means reuniting
with cherished Golden Eagles
friends from your college days,

we’ve got you covered.
If it means learning about the
people, organizations and students
that continue to make Clarion
University thrive, we can help.
If it means introducing your
children to Clarion University while
they enjoy games and activities with
Ernie the Eagle and eat blue and
gold cotton candy, look no further.
If it means restocking your
supply of Clarion University t-shirts,
mugs, bumper stickers, banners,
stationery and key chains, there’s no
better place to be.
If it means all of the above, plus
lining Main Street to watch the
Autumn Leaf Festival Parade, eating
way too much food, having way too
much fun, seeing gold and blue
EVERYWHERE and cheering the
Golden Eagles football team to victory,
then don’t miss Homecoming 2013!

Sept. 27

The weekend officially gets
under way from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.,
when members of Clarion University
Alumni Association Board of
Directors will be on hand to greet
visitors to Golden Eagle Landing.
Board members will serve cookies,
coffee and tea, and provide
information about the association.
This year’s honored class is the
Class of 1963, which will celebrate
its 50th anniversary. Class members

are invited to an exclusive reception
at the president’s residence from
4:30 to 6 p.m. for an early cocktail
or lemonade, while getting to know
Clarion President Karen Whitney.
Park at Eagle Commons; a shuttle
will take alumni to the president’s
home, then to Gemmell for the
alumni banquet.
All alumni are invited to the
banquet from 6 to 10 p.m. to
celebrate the Class of 1963 and
Half-Century Club members. Cost is
$35; preregistration is required.
Also from 6 to 10 p.m.,
Homecoming Headquarters in the
courtyard of Holiday Inn, Clarion,
will be the place to gather with
fellow alumni and affinity groups.
Enjoy snacks and prizes while
reconnecting with friends.

Sept. 28

Saturday begins with brunch
at Eagle Commons from 9 a.m. to
1:30 p.m. Enjoy all of the delicious
food you can eat for $7 for adults
and $4.50 for children ages 6-12.
Children 5 and younger eat free.
Check out the Alumni
Association parade reception from
10 a.m. to noon in Hart Chapel
parking lot. Family and kid-specific
activities are planned, with a fun
photo opportunity, music, contests
and a visit from the new Clarion
University mascot. Alumni and

their families can snack on free hot
dogs, popcorn, blue and gold cotton
candy, and drinks. Alumni groups,
campus groups and academic
departments will be on hand. The
History Club will have an open
house in Founders Hall.
If you love the tramping of feet
and every beat you hear of the
drum, downtown is the place to be
for the Autumn Leaf Festival Parade
at noon. University groups and
community groups will march down
Main Street playing music, twirling,
dancing, honoring and celebrating,
and, of course, throwing candy to
youngsters.
After the parade, join fellow
alumni in the Eagle Endzone to
cheer the Golden Eagles football
team to homecoming victory. The
party begins at 1 p.m., and the
game begins at 2 p.m. Get a bird’seye view from the field as each
play unfolds. Free t-shirts to the
first 100 people, prizes and snacks
make the Eagle Endzone the place
to be to show off your Clarion
pride. Alumni and their families
are invited. Tickets are available in
advance for $9 per person. A game
ticket is required for entry into Eagle
Endzone.
Free shuttles from designated
alumni lots to Memorial Stadium
will be available from noon to
1 p.m., and return trips will be
made at designated times.
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Jamie (Wolf) Jackel
Success is in her DNA
triving to be on top has always been part of Jamie (Wolf ’07) Jackel’s
DNA.
A seven-time NCAA Division II diving champion for the Golden
Eagles from 2004-2007, Jackel is now hoping to be a champion in
another way – finding a cure for cancer.
Jackel, who earned a bachelor’s degree in molecular biology/biotechnology
from Clarion University, recently earned her doctorate degree in molecular
genetics from Ohio State University.
While at Ohio State, Jackel spent time studying the DNA of genetic diseases,
including cancer.
“Cancer is a heavily genetic disease,” said Jackel, who attended Ohio State
on the prestigious NCAA Post-Graduate scholarship. “In my research, I was
working on the DNA level, the genetics of the cell.”
Jackel, who is living in Albany, N.Y., with her husband Matt (the couple was
expecting their first child in June) recently defended her dissertation and is
hoping to study the viruses that are known to cause cancer and find a way to
defeat them.
“A lot of viruses are known to cause cancer,” Jackel said. “I would like to
move into an applied science like vaccines, something where people can see
the tangible benefits of my research. I really like studying the viruses.”
The experiences she had as a diver at Clarion, where she won seven of a
possible eight national titles in her four years – the only NCAA Division II diver
to do that – and earned eight All-American awards, have a carry-over effect in
her work as scientist.
“Both diving and molecular biology take a lot of self-motivation,” Jackel
said. “Beyond the obvious one of time management, (Clarion diving) Coach
Dave (Hrovat) taught me a different level of focus.”
The level of focus is one of three very
important similarities Jackel sees between her
diving and being a scientist – knowing she isn’t
going to be perfect all the time and being able
to do her best and work hard every day are the
other similarities.
“All scientists, like divers, want to be
perfect,” Jackel said. “It’s frustrating when
you aren’t. But you aren’t going to be perfect
when making a dive. Mistakes are bound to be
made. But like every dive, you learn from those
mistakes with every experiment that goes wrong.
You learn from it. You have to forget about it and
move on. Knowing those things help me maintain
focus on a daily basis.”
Jackel was well decorated for her classroom
achievements as well. She was a 2008 NCAA
Top VIII Award Winner (most outstanding
student-athletes in NCAA recognizing athletics
success, academic achievement and community
service), 2007 NCAA Woman of the Year finalist,
as well as an ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA
Academic All-American of the Year and the 2007
PSAC’s Pete Nevins Award Winner as the PSAC
Scholar-Athlete of the Year as well. She believes
the education she received at Clarion through the
biology department set her up to succeed in life.

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“I can’t tell you how grateful I am for
my experience at Clarion,” Jackel said. “My
husband and I talk about the difference
between a small-school atmosphere and a
large-school one all the time. I wouldn’t trade
Clarion for anything.”
When she first started her graduate
classes at Ohio State, Jackel wondered if she
belonged with students from bigger, so-called
more prestigious universities. She quickly
found out that she more than belonged, she
excelled among them.
“I was really nervous when I started
graduate school,” Jackel recalled. “How can
I, a girl coming from such a small school,
succeed with students from large universities?
What I truly found was Clarion prepared me on
so many levels. I felt really prepared because
of the one-on-one teaching experience I got
at Clarion. I had the experience at Clarion of
working with PhDs that students from bigger
schools don’t get. Like at Ohio State, when
undergraduates came into the lab for the
first time as junior and seniors, I was the one
working with them as a graduate student. At
Clarion, full professors were working with me.
The hands-on-experience with undergraduate

Matt and Jamie Jackel
research at Clarion is better than at bigger
schools.”
Jackel also believes Clarion’s classes are well
designed for students who go on to graduate
school.
“Biology, as an undergraduate degree, is a
lot of memorizing,” Jackel said. “But once you
get to graduate school they want you to think,
to design experiments and the like. At Clarion,
you learn to critically think. The experience is
phenomenal. I was extremely well prepared for a
graduate career.”

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2013 Golden Eagles
Football Preview
Eagles return 19 starters and 36 lettermen
Clarion is looking for an exciting
2013 football season led by the return
of 19 starters and 36 lettermen under
the direction of eighth-year head coach
Jay Foster.
The Golden Eagles were 4-7 overall
last year and 2-5 in the PSAC-Western
Division. Wins came against Fairmont
State (7-0), Gannon (13-7), East
Stroudsburg (31-27) and Lock Haven
(30-28).
Foster also led the 2009 team to an
8-3 overall mark, second in the PSACWest with a 6-1 record and an eighth
place ranking in the NCAA Division II
East Region’s final poll.
Six home games dot the 2013
schedule. Foster hopes to jump start
the season with four straight home
games, including the Family Day opener
against Kutztown (Sept. 7), Lock Haven
(Sept. 14), Mercyhurst (Sept. 21) and
Homecoming versus Gannon Sept. 28.
The offense could be potent with the
return of eight starters on a unit that
averaged 17.1 ppg and 387.6 yards per
game a year ago. Clarion averaged 156
rushing yards and 231.6 passing yards
per game.
The offense will center around
senior, dual threat quarterback Ben

Fiscus. A first team PSAC-West
selection last year, Fiscus rushed for
678 yards and 5 td’s a year ago, while
passing for 2,480 yards and 15 td’s. In

Fiscus
three seasons he has rushed for 1,997
yards and 16 td’s, while passing for
4,341 yards and 27 td’s.
The running game will feature junior
Bobby Thomas and sophomores Travis
Day and Chris liberto at running back.
Thomas rushed for 534 yards and 3

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td’s in six games, while Day garnered
295 yards and 3 td’s, and Liberto 201
yards.
Back to lead the receivers are Jon
reid (52 catches, 849 yards, 2 td’s) and
Mark Nicholas (7 grabs, 94 yards, 2 td’s)
and tight end Mike Deitrick (12 catches,
163 yards, 1 td).
The “o” line is anchored by two-time
All-PSAC tackle Mike Felker (6-4, 285,
Sr.), tackle ryan Barrick (6-6, 280, Jr.),
center Terrance Perfilio (6-3, 280, Sr.)
and guard Matt Kundick (6-2, 290, Jr.).
Also vying for time are Tyler Edwards,
and brothers Cameron and Shane Cress.
Defense wins championships, and
the Golden Eagles are hoping for big
improvements on “D” with 10 starters
returning on a unit that yielded 29.5
ppg and 387.1 yards per game.
opponents rushed for 142.5 yards per
game and passed for 244.6 yards per
game.
The defensive front looks strong, led
by the return of third team All-America
defensive end Julian Howsare (58 hits,
14 sacks, 16 tfl’s). Also back up front
are Adam Bostick (29 stops, 7 tfl’s),

Andrew Fragale (23 hits, 8 tfl’s), Jacob
Heintz (53 tackles, 14 tfl’s, 9 sacks),
Matt Shuey (31 hits, 7 tfl’s).
The team’s two top tacklers return
at inside linebacker with Brian Palmiere
(89 stops, 8 tfl’s) and rocco Yauger (64
jolts, 8 tfl’s).
The secondary returns Cory
McNamara (31 hits, 1 int.) and Malik
King (18 stops, 1 int.) at the corners,
with safeties Matt long (54 tackles, 5
tfl’s), Kyle Mcwreath (29 hits, 5 tfl’s),
Mike Zak, Peter rivera, ren Yonker,
Tyler Tucker, Kwaku Asamoah, Cory
lauer and Adam lynch all looking for
time.
The punting chores will rest with
three-year starter Nathan Conway, who
averaged 36.4 yards per punt in 2012.
The placekicking position is wide open.
CLARIoN NoTES: Clarion is tradition
rich in football ... 27 straight nonlosing seasons from 1961-87, with a
52-year (1961-2012) record of 284233-6 and 10 PSAC-West titles (1966,
‘67, ‘69, ‘77, ‘78, ‘80, ‘83, ‘92, ‘96
and ‘00).

wrestling posts top 10
recruiting class
Clarion head wrestling coach Troy Letters and his staff
have posted the ninth-best NCAA Division I recruiting class
according to a May 28 release by Amateur Wrestling News and
The open Mat.
Michigan had the top ranked class, with two-time defending
national champion Penn State ranked eighth and Clarion next in
line at ninth.
“It is really an honor to have a top 10-ranked recruiting
class,” Letters said. “This was an important year for us to step
up and get some top recruits if we want to be one of the best
teams in the country.”
Heading the impressive class for 2013-14 are: #28 ranked
Austin Matthews (reynolds); #31 rated Quinton Murphy (2012,
Holley Central, N.Y./indiana); and #97 Justin Arthur (Huntington,
w.Va.), of the top 100 wrestlers in the nation.
Matthews is a 2013 PIAA state champion at 152-pounds
with a record of 49-1. He was second at PIAAs in 2012 and at
140 pounds in 2011. He posted a career record of 184-17.

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Murphy is a four-time state champion, including the last
two years at 138 pounds. He had a career record of 30212 and is transferring from Indiana University.
Arthur is a three-time state champion, winning in 2013
at 145 pounds. He has a career record of 142-15.
Clarion’s overall class of 24 recruits includes three state
champions and 13 state place winners. A total of 12 of
those 16 wrestlers hail from Pennsylvania. Read more at
www.clariongoldeneagles.com.

Michigan
North Dakota State
Virginia Tech
Missouri
Pittsburgh
South Dakota State
North Carolina State
Penn State

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Eagle spikers set high
expectations for 2013
With four straight trips to the NCAA
Division II playoffs and nine appearances
in the tournament in the past 11 years,
the bar has been set high for the Clarion
University volleyball team entering the
2013 season.
“our expectations are high,” said
Jennifer Mills, Clarion’s seventh-year head
coach, who became the winningest coach
in school history last season. “But as
always, the most important thing each year
is working hard in the gym and working to
get better. If we do that, everything else
takes care of itself.”
Clarion returns five of its top seven
players from last year’s 24-12 team
including All-Region and All-PSAC West
performers Hannah Heeter (RS/MH; Seneca,
Pa./Cranberry) and laura Subject (S; Novi,
Mich.).
Last season, Heeter, who is also the top
women’s basketball player at Clarion, came
into her own in volleyball, ranking third on
the team in kills (285, 2.65 per set) and
blocks (102, 0.81 per set), while adding
89 digs and hitting .259 (285 kills, 111
errors, 671 attempts), the second-best
mark on the team.
Subject, meanwhile, moved into
the starting role as setter, and as the
quarterback of the Golden Eagles had
1,157 set assists (9.56 per set) while adding 304 digs (2.51 per set) and 90 kills.
Joining Heeter and Subject as returning starters are seniors Corinne Manley
(MH; olmstead Twp., ohio) and Emily Stewart (oH; Huron, ohio) and junior Carlie
Bieranowski (oH; Freeport, Pa.).
Manley led the Golden Eagles with 112 blocks (0.90 per set) while adding 176
kills (1.41 per set). Stewart tied for the team lead with 314 kills (2.66 per set)
while adding 254 digs (2.15 per set), and Bieranowski was fourth with 248 kills
(2.32 per set) and added 242 digs (2.26 per set).
Additional returnees who saw key action a year ago include senior defensive
specialists Megan Condit (Cranberry Twp., Pa./Seneca Valley) and lauren Magalski
(Spring Grove, Pa.) and sophomore Morgan Seybold (Coraopolis, Pa./West Allegheny)
who can play both offensive and defensive spots.
“Even with an experienced
team, you still have
challenges,” Mills said. “We
have six very strong athletes
coming in as freshmen who
are eager to compete, and we
expect them to do that. I don’t
think anything is set in stone.
Kids always come in and
surprise us. It’s about finding
the right combination of kids
to be on the court.”

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SUBJECT

women’s soccer building
success in 2013
Coming off the best defensive season in school history, Clarion
University women’s soccer team is looking to build off that defensive
play with stronger offensive production.
“Scoring goals is the key,” said Clarion’s fourth-year head coach
rob Eaton. “We’ve pretty much broken all the (school) records since
I’ve been here, but the two records that haven’t fallen are the most
goals scored and, because of that, the most overall wins. We just
haven’t done that. In fairness, we have done very well except for that
final putting the ball in the net.”
In 2012, thanks in large part to allowing a school record 1.29
goals per game, the Golden Eagles won a pair of games while tying
five others, and goalie laura Saussol (Jr., Pittsburgh, Pa./Baldwin) set
the school record for individual goals against average at 1.29.
But Clarion struggled to score goals, netting just 13 in 17 games.
Eaton, though, believes that can change by getting players into
roles in which they feel most comfortable.
“We have a couple of kids coming in who might help, and we
have moved some players into more attacking positions,” Eaton said.
“our spring was very
productive. We score
more goals in six
spring (exhibition)
games than we did in
the fall. It’s all about
having people in the
right place at the right
time.”
The Golden
Eagles should be
buoyed by a healthy
Cassaundra Soars
(So., Williamsport,
Pa./Loyalsock Twp.),
who had already
scored three goals
before suffering a
season-ending injury
in the early part of
the season. Despite playing in just four games, she was the team’s
leading goal scorer and was second on the team in scoring behind
defender Casey Harsch (Jr., North Huntingdon, Pa./Norwin), who had
seven points, including a pair of goals and three helpers.
Four additional players who scored a goal each return in
Jordan Bahr (Sr., Wyomissing, Pa.), Autumn rosenberg (Jr., South
Williamsport, Pa), Alyssa Katz (Sr., Allison Park, Pa./Hampton) and
Kathleen warner (Jr., Port Matilda, Pa./State College).

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Golden Eagles athletes enjoy success during winter/spring
During the winter and spring
seasons, Golden Eagles
athletes enjoyed success
both on and off the fields of
play, earning both Academic
and Athletic All-American
awards while competing at the
highest levels of their sports
and bringing pride to Clarion
University.

Winter sports
Wrestling

The Golden Eagles had a pair of
athletes qualify for the NCAA Division
I championships held in Des Moines,
Iowa, with both senior James Fleming
(West Mifflin,
Pa.; 157
pounds) and
junior Tyler
Bedelyon
(Lewistown,
Pa./Indian
Valley; 149
pounds)
earning berths
to the national
tournament.
Fleming,
who was
voted the
Fleming
PSAC’s Most
Outstanding Wrestler at the PSAC
Championships in December after
winning his second PSAC title, earned
his second consecutive Division I AllAmerican award with an eighth place
finish at the NCAA Championships
after finishing second at the EWL
Championships. He finished the season
with a 34-5 overall record and was 12621 in his Clarion career, the fourth most
wins in school history. He was the first
multiple All-American for the Golden
Eagles since Mark Angle won three in a
row from 1998-2000.
Bedelyon, meanwhile, was third at
the PSAC Championships and fourth
at the EWL Championships, and
got key experience in his first NCAA
appearance.
Clarion had a successful run in both
the EWL and PSAC Championships as
well.
The Golden Eagles were fourth at
EWLs with Tyler Fraley (Fr., Freehold,
N.J.; 125 pounds), Sam Sherlock (So.,
West Mifflin, Pa.; 141 pounds) and
Ryan Darch (So., Batavia, N.Y.; 174
pounds) all adding third-place finishes,
and Clarion took second at the PSAC
Championships Fleming’s PSAC title
and Bedelyon’s third-place finish were
backed up by runner-up finishes by
Sherlock, Darch and Justin Ortega (Sr.,
Oxford, Pa.; 197 pounds), and third-

place endings by Fraley and Joe Waltko
(Sr., Allison Park, Pa.; 133 pounds).

Swimming and diving

It was another solid season for
Clarion’s most consistent program, as
the women finished second at the PSAC
Championships and 17th at the NCAA
Division II meet, while the men were third
at PSAC’s and also 17th at NCAA’s.
The women’s
team had six AllAmericans with
Kayla Shull (Sr.,
Franklin, Pa./
Rocky Grove),
Gabriella Schaffer
(Fr., Reading,
Pa./Muhlenberg),
Kristin Day (So,
Reynoldsville,
Pa./DuBois),
Shull
Sarah Zerfoss (Fr.,
Shavertown, Pa./Dallas) and Lauren Slayton
(Fr., White Lake, Mich.) each earning two
All-American honors, and Emilee Gysegem
(So., Warren, Ohio) earning one.
Shull, a 15-time All-American
in her career, was fifth in the 100yard backstroke and 16th in the 200
freestyle; Schaffer, who earned her first
two All-American awards, was 10th in
the 200 backstroke and 13th in the
100 backstroke; Day, who has four AllAmerican awards, was third on the threemeter diving board and fifth on the onemeter board; while Zerfoss was seventh
on the one-meter board and 11th on the
three-meter board; and Slayton was 10th
on the one-meter board and 16th on the
three-meter board. Gysegem was 10th in
the 400 IM.
At the PSAC Championships, Gysegem
earned a pair of PSAC titles (200 IM, 400
IM), while Shull won the 100 backstroke
while finishing second in both the 50 and
100 freestyle. The 400 medley relay team
of Schaffer, Shull, Samantha Van Dyke
(Sr., Maineville, Ohio) and Rachel Tano
(Sr., Butler/Knoch) also earned a PSAC
Championship.
Schaffer was also named the PSAC
Freshman of the Year, while Shull earned
Capital One/CoSIDA First Team Academic
All-America honors and her second PSAC
Champion Scholar Award.
Four Golden Eagle men earned AllAmerican awards with Joe Ward (Sr.,
Johnstown, Pa./Westmont Hilltop), Heath
Calhoun (Jr., Renfrew, Pa./Butler) and
Justin Duncan (Sr., South Park, Pa.)
each earning two and Nick Larmon (So.,
Lemoore, Pa./Lemoore Union) one.
A six-time All-American Ward was sixth
in the 100 freestyle and 15th in the 200
freestyle, while Duncan, an eight-time
All-American, was third on the 1-meter
board and fifth on the three-meter board.
Calhoun, a four-time All-American,
finished second on the 3-meter board and
ninth on the 1-meter board with Larmon, a
two-time All-American, taking 16th on the
1-meter board.

Ward also won a pair of PSAC titles
taking first in both the 50 and 100
freestyle while finishing second in the
200 freestyle.

Women’s Basketball

The Golden Eagles qualified for the
PSAC playoffs for the first time since
2009 and were led by second-team AllRegion and first-team All-PSAC West
performer Hannah Heeter (So., Seneca,
Pa./Cranberry).
Heeter, the only sophomore or
freshman named All-Region, recorded her
second consecutive season double-double
with 14.4 points and 13.3 rebounds per
game making her the only player in the
PSAC this year and one of just two in
the Atlantic Region to average a doubledouble. She broke Lisa Zitalone’s 33year old school record for single-season
rebounding average and finished first
in the PSAC
and third in
the nation in
rebounding. It
was the highest
rebounding
average in
the PSAC
since 1999,
and she also
led the PSAC
in shooting
percentage
(51.7 percent).
She had 16
Heeter
double-doubles,
22 double-digit scoring games and 19
double-digit rebounding games including
nine of 15 or more rebounds, in 25
games while recording the most rebounds
in game this year in D-II with 25 vs. Lock
Haven, the second time in her career she
has recorded 25 rebounds in a game.
An outstanding student and two-sport
star (volleyball), as well, Heeter earned
her second Capital One/CoSIDA Second
Team Academic All-American award in
the same school year for her athletic
and academic success in basketball.
She was also a second-team Academic
All-American in volleyball becoming the
first Golden Eagle to earn Academic AllAmerican honors in two separate sports.

Men’s Basketball

Junior Mike
Kromka (Monroeville/
Gateway) became the
first Clarion men’s
basketball player
to earn Academic
All-American honors
when he was named
a second-team
Capital One/CoSIDA
Academic AllAmerican. Kromka
Kromka
had a solid season
for the Golden Eagles averaging a teambest 12.5 points and 8.5 rebounds per
game.

Women’s Indoor Track & Field

Thanks to a pair of All-Conference
athletes The Golden Eagles earned their
most points at a PSAC Indoor Track & Field
championship since 2009.
Allyson Cress (Jr., Butler, Pa./Knoch) and
Kristen Belko (Fr., Hermitage, Pa./Hickory)
both earned All-Conference honors with
Cress taking third in the shot put and Belko
third in the Pentathlon.
Sarah Loughner (Jr., Jeannette, Pa./PennTrafford) also scored by taking sixth in the
high jump.

SPRING SPORTS
Women’s Outdoor Track & Field

Megan Toddy (Jr., Wadsworth, Ohio)
qualified for the NCAA Division II
championships in the 3,000-meter
steeplechase and finished 15th in the
nation in the event after taking sixth at the
PSAC championships.
Toddy was joined at the PSAC’s by four
additional point scorers, including All-PSAC
performer Cress, who earned her second
All-PSAC honor in less than four months
when she finished third in the shot put.
Belko, meanwhile, followed up her strong
indoor showing with an eighth-place ending
in the Heptathlon outdoors, while Loughner
(seventh in high jump) and Anna Pfingstler
(eighth in 100-meter dash) also scored.

Softball/baseball

Amanda Gough
(Sr., Chesterton,
Ind.) became the first
Golden Eagle infielder
selected first-team
all-conference since
at least 1993 (PSAC
records start in 1994)
and the fifth Golden
Eagle first-teamer in
Gough
that span when she
was named a first-team All-PSAC Central
at-large infielder. She had a solid senior
season that saw her lead Clarion with 15
RBIs, 14 runs, 12 extra base hits and
nine doubles while tying for the team lead
in home runs (2), triples (1) stolen bases
(2) and hitting .357, the seventh-highest
single-season average at Clarion since
1993.
It marked the second sport in which the
rare three-sport athlete, who was a two-year
member and starter at shortstop for softball,
earned All-Conference honors, as she was
also a three-time All-PSAC West performer
in volleyball, a sport she played for four
years, ending last season. Gough also was
also a member of the women’s basketball
team this year.
Meanwhile, on the baseball diamond,
freshman infielder/designated hitter Jordan
Mesoraco (Punxsutawney, Pa.), the brother
of Cincinnati Reds catcher Devin Mesoraco,
had a solid rookie campaign, hitting .303
while finishing the season on a 13-game
hitting streak that saw him rake to the tune
of .474 (18 of 38).
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2013-2014 Clarion University Fall and Winter Sports Schedules
FOOTBALL Coach: Jay Foster
Sept.
14
21
28
Oct.
12
19
26
Nov.
9
16

7 SAT KUTZTOWN (FD)
SAT LOCK HAVEN
SAT MERCYHURST
SAT GANNON (HC)
5 SAT at E. Stroudsburg
SAT at California
SAT at Slippery Rock
SAT SETON HILL
2 SAT INDIANA (SD)
SAT at Edinboro
SAT at West Chester

1
6
6
6

p.m.
p.m.
p.m.
p.m.
TBA
TBA
2 p.m.
1:00
1 p.m.
Noon
1 p.m.

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL
Coach: Jennifer Mills

Sept. 6-7 F-S TONY BANNER INV.
6 FRI GOLDEY BEACOM
1 p.m.
6 FRI	OHIO DOMINICAN
7 p.m.
7 SAT URBANA
9 a.m.
7 SAT CONCORD
7 p.m.
20-21
F-S at Region Crossover+
27 FRI vs. Lock Haven^
2 p.m.
27 FRI vs. Pitt-Johnstown^
5 p.m.
28 SAT vs. Shippensburg^
2 p.m.
28 SAT vs. Millersville^
5 p.m.
Oct. 4 FRI at California
7 p.m.
5 SAT at Seton Hill
TBA
8 TUE at Indiana
7 p.m.
11 FRI at Mercyhurst
7 p.m.
12 SAT at Gannon
TBA
15 TUE JUNIATA
7 p.m.
18 FRI at E. Stroudsburg#
11:30 a.m.
18 FRI vs. Cheyney#
5 p.m.
19 SAT vs. Kutztown#
11:30 a.m.
19 SAT vs. West Chester#
5 p.m.
22 TUE at Wheeling Jesuit
7 p.m.
26 SAT EDINBORO	
7 p.m.
29 TUE SLIPPERY ROCK
7 p.m.
Nov. 1 FRI SETON HILL
7 p.m.
2 SAT CALIFORNIA
1 p.m.
5 TUE INDIANA
7 p.m.
8 FRI GANNON
7 p.m.
9 SAT MERCYHURST
1 p.m.
15 FRI at Edinboro
7 p.m.
16 SAT at Slippery Rock
TBA
19 TUE PSAC Playoffs
22-23
F-S PSAC Final 4
			
#- at Gannon/Mercyhurst;
^- at California; #- at E. Stroudsburg

WOMEN’S SOCCER Coach: Rob Eaton

Aug. 22 THU
Sept. 5 THU
7 SAT
10 TUE
14 SAT
18 WED
21 SAT
27 FRI
28 SAT
Oct. 2 WED
5 SAT
8 TUE
13 SUN
19 SAT
22 TUE
26 SAT
30 WED
Nov. 2 SAT

PITT-BRADFORD (Exh.)
SETON HILL
at Pitt-Johnstown
SLIPPERY ROCK
at California
at Millersville
SHIPPENSBURG
at Kutztown
at Mansfield
at E. Stroudsburg
WEST CHESTER
at Edinboro
ALFRED STATE
INDIANA
MERCYHURST
at Gannon
at Bloomsburg
LOCK HAVEN

7 p.m.
7 p.m.
TBA
7 p.m.
TBA
TBA
Noon
3 p.m.
3 p.m.
TBA
1 p.m.
TBA
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
7 p.m.
TBA
TBA
7 p.m.

CROSS COUNTRY Coach: D.J. Bevevino (’77)

Aug. 31 SAT
Sept. 13 FRI
21 SAT
28 SAT
Oct. 5 SAT
19 SAT
Nov. 2 SAT

at Westminster
at Slippery Rock
UNITED WAY	
at St. Francis
at Carnegie Mellon
at PSAC’s (Kutztown)
at NCAA Reg. (Lock Haven)

10 a.m.
5 p.m.
9 a.m.
11 a.m.
10 a.m.
11 a.m.
11 a.m.

MEN’S GOLF Coach: Marty Rinker
Sept. 8-9		
16-17
29-30
Oct. 7-8		
19-20

S-M HAL HANSEN (Clarion Oaks)
M-T at Charleston (Glade Spring G.C.)
S-M at Vulcan Inv. (Mystic Rock G.C.)
M-T at Robert Morris Inv. (Shadow Lakes)
S-S at PSAC’s (Hershey Links)

WOMEN’S GOLF Coach: Marie Gritzer
Sept. 7-8		
15-16
22-23
29-30
Oct. 11-12
19-20

S-S at Mercyhurst Inv. – Downing G.C.
S-M at Gannon Inv. – Whispering Woods
S-M CLARION INVITE – Clarion Oaks G.C.
S-M at Allegheny Inv. – Meadville C.C.
F-S		at Seton Hill Inv. – Hannastown G.C.
S-S at PSAC’s (Hershey C.C.)

WOMEN’S TENNIS Coach: Joshua Thorpe
Sept. 14-15 S-S at PSAC Ind. –Bloom.
Oct. 4		 FRI vs. Bloomsburg+
5		 SAT vs E. Stroudsburg+
				
+ - at Shippensburg

10 a.m.
1 p.m.
9 a.m.

WRESTLING Coach: Troy Letters

Nov. 3 SUN KNIGHT POINT OPEN
7 THU at Pitt
TBA
16 SAT at E. Michigan Duals
TBA
22 FRI RUTGERS
7 p.m.
30 SAT at Northeast Duals- Troy, NY
Dec. 7 SAT at PSAC’s (Mercyhurst)
15 SUN EDINBORO	
TBA
28 SAT at Wilkes Open
Jan. 11 SAT at Pitt Duals
TBA
18 SAT at Bucknell
TBA
18 SAT vs. Brown
TBA
31 FRI LOCK HAVEN
7 p.m.
Feb. 1 SAT GEORGE MASON
TBA
2 SUN at Bloomsburg
TBA
8 SAT at Ohio University
TBA
9 SUN CLEVELAND ST.
TBA
14 FRI at West Virginia
TBA
15 SAT	OKLAHOMA ST.
1 p.m.
23 SUN at Penn State
TBA
Mar. 8 SAT at EWL’s (Cleve. St.)
Mar. 20-22 T-S at NCAA’s (Oklahoma City)

MEN’S BASKETBALL Coach: Ron Righter
Nov. 16
20
23
Dec. 4
17
18
21
Jan. 3
4
8
11
15
18
22
25
29
Feb. 1
5
12
15
19
23
26

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WED
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WED
TUE
WED
SAT
FRI
SAT
WED
SAT
WED
SAT
WED
SAT
WED
SAT
WED
WED
SAT
WED
SUN
TUE

PS-DUBOIS
at Slippery Rock
INDIANA
PITT-JOHNSTOWN
KUTZTOWN
MANSFIELD
at Lock Haven
at Bloomsburg
at E. Stroudsburg
WEST CHESTER
GANNON
at California
SETON HILL
at Mercyhurst
EDINBORO	
SLIPPERY ROCK
at Indiana
at Pitt-Johnstown
at Seton Hill
CALIFORNIA
at Gannon
MERCYHURST
at Edinboro

7:30
7:30
7:30
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7:30
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15 FRI
16 SAT
20 WED
23 SAT
26 TUE
Dec. 4 WED
14 SAT
17 TUE
18 WED
21 SAT
Jan. 3 FRI
4 SAT
8 WED
11 SAT
15 WED
18 SAT
22 WED
25 SAT
29 WED
Feb. 1 SAT
5 WED
12 WED
15 SAT
19 WED
23 SUN
26 WED

F-S CLARION CLASSIC
(Charleston, W. Liberty, Millersville)
CHARLESTON
6 p.m.
WEST LIBERTY	
6 p.m.
at Slippery Rock
TBA
INDIANA
5:30 p.m.
WALSH
7 p.m.
PITT-JOHNSTOWN
5:30 p.m.
at Wheeling Jesuit
6 p.m.
KUTZTOWN
5:30 p.m.
MANSFIELD
5:30 p.m.
at Lock Haven
TBA
at Bloomsburg
1 p.m.
at E. Stroudsburg
1 p.m.
WEST CHESTER
5:30 p.m.
GANNON
5:30 p.m.
at California
TBA
at Seton Hill
TBA
at Mercyhurst
5:30 p.m.
EDINBORO	
5:30 p.m.
SLIPPERY ROCK
5:30 p.m.
at Indiana
TBA
at Pitt-Johnstown
TBA
at Seton Hill
TBA
CALIFORNIA
5:30 p.m.
at Gannon
TBA
MERCYHURST
1 p.m.
at Edinboro
TBA

SWIMMING & DIVING
Coach: Mark Van Dyke (’80)

Oct. 19 SAT
20 SUN
Nov. 2 SAT
Dec. 6-8 F-S
Jan. 3-18
			
25 SAT
31 FRI
Feb. 1 SAT
2 SUN
9 SUN
20-23 T-S
Mar. 12-15 W-S
			

FALL CLASSIC
10 a.m.
DIVING INVITE
10 a.m.
at Carnegie Mellon
11 a.m.
at Zippy Inv. (Akron)
10/6
F-S at CSCAA Forum
(Ft. Lauderdale)
EDINBORO	
1 p.m.
at Pitt (Diving)
6 p.m.
at Pitt
11 a.m.
at Youngstown (Div.)
TBA
DIVING INVITE
TBA
at PSAC’s (C. Valley) 10 a.m./6 p.m.
at NCAA’s
(Geneva, Oh.) 10:30 a.m./ 6 p.m.

INDOOR TRACK Coach: D.J. Bevevino (’77)
ALL CAPS HOME CONTEST

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26th Annual
2013 Clarion University

TBA
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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Coach: Gie Parsons

Nov. 29
Jan. 18
25
Feb. 1
8
15
22-23

FRI
at Youngstown Inv.
SAT
at Edinboro Inv.
SAT
at Geneva, Oh. Inv.
SAT
at Mount Union Inv.
SAT
at Bucknell Inv.
SAT
at Kent State
S-S at PSAC’s (Edinboro)

4 p.m.
Noon
10 a.m.
11 a.m.
11 a.m.
10 a.m.
11 a.m.

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Four-person scramble
Lunch is 11-11:45 a.m. • Shotgun start at noon
Entry fee: $175 • Hole sponsor: $200
Fee includes greens fees, cart, lunch, tee prizes, hole prizes, par 3
prizes including hole-in-one and nearest to the pin, team prizes,
Clarion
door prizes, refreshments, buffet dinner and much more.
Registration info: Contact A.D. Dave Katis (’85, M.Ed. ’88)
or Dede VanEpps: 814-393-1997.
Make checks payable to Clarion University Foundation, Inc.

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Alumni, boosters and friends
of Clarion University…

NCAA recruiting rules you
should know
Clarion University is committed
to full compliance with all NCAA
and Pennsylvania State Athletic
Conference rules and regulations.
It is our responsibility to ensure
that boosters are in compliance
with the NCAA guidelines. Please
take a moment to read this article
carefully. It is important to Clarion
University and its student athletes.
If Clarion University and/or anyone
associated with the university (e.g.,
booster, alumnus, faculty, staff or
coach) violates an NCAA rule, the
following penalties may be applied:
* The student athlete may be
declared ineligible to represent
Clarion in intercollegiate
athletics;
* Clarion may have to forfeit a
conference and/or NCAA title;
and
* The NCAA may place Clarion
on probation (i.e., ineligible for
championship participation).

General recruiting rules
Division I (Clarion’s wrestling
program): Only coaches are
permitted to be involved in the offcampus recruitment process. No
one else is permitted to contact
a prospective student athlete or
members of his/her family by
telephone, letter or in person for the
purpose of encouraging participation
in athletics at Clarion University.
Division II (all Clarion programs
except wrestling): Only coaches and
certified athletics department staff
are permitted to recruit off-campus.
Telephone calls and correspondence
from individuals outside the
athletics department must be
coordinated by the coaching staff of
each individual program.

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Joe Boros 2013 West Penn Hall Inductee
Joe Boros (’84), an All-American golfer at Clarion
University from 1982-84, was one of nine athletes
honored with induction to the Pennsylvania State
Sports Hall of Fame – Western Chapter, May 4 at Four
Points Sheraton, Mars, Pa.
Along with Boros, the inductees included Brian
Baschnagel, Dick Bowen, Kirk Bruce, Jarrett Durham,
Ken Macha, Bill Priatko, George Smith and John
Wehner.
Boros was presented for induction by Western
Chapter president Robert “Tick” Cloherty (‘62) and
master of ceremonies Larry Richert (’81), KDKA
Morning Radio show host, both Clarion alums.
Boros was a four-year starter on the Clarion golf
team, coached by Frank Lignelli (’50), and a 1999
inductee of the Clarion Sports Hall of Fame.
He led Clarion to the PSAC team title in 1982
and second place finishes in 1983 and ‘84. As a
player, Boros was a third team All-American and PSAC
runner-up in 1982, first team All-American and PSAC
champion and team captain in 1983, and an AllAmerican, team captain and PSAC runner-up in 1984.
Boros missed PGA Tour qualification by only two
strokes in 1987; made four cuts on the Pro Golf Tour in

1988; was Pennsylvania
Open Champion in 1989
and runner-up in 1993;
Tri-State Open Champ
in 1995 and ‘96 and
runner-up in 2011; and
he has won many other
regional, local and club
championships.
Boros has been the
head golf professional
at Treesdale Golf and
Country Club in Gibsonia since 1996, after being
the assistant pro at the Pittsburgh Field Club from
1989-96.
A native of Emlenton, Joe and wife Kimberly
have two boys, Joseph and Jack.
CLARION NOTES: Along with Cloherty and Richert,
Clarion was also represented at the event by former
athletic director Frank Lignelli (1986 West Penn
Hall Inductee), current athletic director Dave
Katis, sports information director Rich Herman and
assistant basketball coach Al Modrejewski.

Joe Boros (second from right) inducted into the 2013
Pennsylvania West Penn Sports Hall of Fame. Left to right,
standing: Herman, Cloherty, Richert, Lignelli, Boros and
Katis.

2013 Clarion Sports
Hall of Fame inductees
Clarion University Sports Hall of Fame inducted five new members
May 10 at ceremonies held at Eagle Commons Dining Facility.
Inductees (seated, left to right) are: Jackie (Hill) Saad (’04 women’s
volleyball) and Shelly A. Respecki (’92, ’97 women’s basketball).
Standing (left to right): master of ceremonies Barry McCauliff (’72),
inductees Cecil D. Willoughby (’51 basketball, football), Cary D. Grubb
(’87 baseball), Alex F. Murnyack (’64 football, wrestling, baseball)
and the welcome provided by provost and academic vice-president Dr.
Ron Nowaczyk. Nearly 250 guests attended the induction, which also
included a reception prior to the dinner and ceremonies. Founded in
1989, the Clarion Sports Hall of Fame celebrated its 25th induction
class in 2013, bringing the induction total to 150.

Athletics donates to Clarion Cancer Center
Clarion University athletic department donated nearly $4,000 May 1 to The Cancer Center at Clarion Hospital.
Spearheaded by the efforts of eight Clarion athletic teams, Golden Eagle athletes and coaches raised $3,840
that was donated to The Cancer Center at a luncheon hosted by the hospital to thank the department for its
continued support of the center.
Helping with the fundraising efforts during the 2012-13
seasons were women’s volleyball, football, men’s and women’s
swimming and diving, women’s basketball, softball and women’s
track and field and cross country teams.
With this donation, Clarion University athletics has now raised
and donated more than $11,000 in the past three years for The
Clarion Hospital Cancer Center.
Left to right: Mary Rearick (Cancer Center receptionist), Mike Felker
(football), Tracy Myers (nurse manager at The Cancer Center), Rebecca
Webb (volleyball) and Amanda Gough (volleyball, basketball and softball).
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family pride
March 8, Clarion University’s Justin Duncan prepared for his final
collegiate dive. But it wasn’t just any dive.
At the 2013 NCAA Division II Nationals, on the one-meter board, Duncan
was looking to become the third member of his family to get his photo placed
on “The Wall” (of honor) at Tippin Gym. He needed a third place finish to
realize his, his family’s and his mother’s quest.
Needing a big dive, Duncan and Coach Dave Hrovat changed his final dive,
moments before performing it, from a 5333 to a 5335, which added an extra
twist and the necessary degree of difficulty to potentially get him to third place.
Duncan was not facing the dive alone. Huddled together at the Crossplex
Facility and supporting him, as they had so many times before, were his sister
Julie (Murray ‘99) Heynes, brother Ray Murray (’05), and his parents John and
Debbie. Julie, a six-time All-American, and Ray, an eight-time All-American at
Clarion, already had their photos hanging in Tippin.
“I was relaxed and having fun, like Coach Hrovat told us,” Duncan said. “I
just tried to do what I’ve done so many times in practice.”
It happened. Justin nailed the dive, the huddled family members and Clarion
supporters went wild, and Duncan joined the family tradition of success and
“The Wall.”
“As I reached the bottom of the pool after my last dive, I stood on the
bottom for just a second to take it all in,” a smiling Duncan said. “I could hear
them all screaming; it was a big moment for me. I knew I hit the dive.”
Spanning three decades, the entire family, including Clarion’s trio of divers,
have attended 11 NCAA Division II Nationals to support each other at the
championships. Julie participated at nationals from 1997-99, Ray from 20022005 and Justin from 2010-13.
“We looked at going to nationals as our family vacation,” John and Debbie
Duncan said. “We are a family – we always supported each other.”
The family trail to Clarion started with Julie in the fall of 1995 in an
unconventional way.
“Originally I was going to attend Allegheny, but changed my mind after
attending a meet at Allegheny in February of 1995 where Clarion was also
competing. My high school coach, Bob Kane (South Park), had told me I should
look at Clarion, but I wasn’t listening then. What I saw at that meet made
me change my mind. I actually followed the team back to Clarion and walked
around the campus. As soon as I stepped on campus I knew this is where I
wanted to be. I enrolled immediately.”

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“We looked
at going to
nationals as
our family
vacation. We
are a family
– we always
supported
each other.”
Julie narrowly missed qualifying for nationals as a freshman,
but qualified in 1997 and placed at nationals on both boards. In
1998 she finished sixth on both one- and three-meter boards, but
hadn’t finished high enough to get her photo on “The Wall.” She
accomplished that her senior year, placing third on one-meter in her
final event – similar to her brother’s accomplishment 14 years later.
“Getting my photo on the wall at Tippin was a big motivational tool
for me and a lot of other athletes,” Murray said. “I wanted it so bad.
My senior year I finally relaxed at nationals, and it happened. I was so
happy.”
Ray followed in the 2001 season, but red-shirted his first year.
He placed second at nationals on three-meter in 2003, was second
on one-meter and third on three-meter in 2004, and second on onemeter and fifth on three-meter in 2005.
“There was never a doubt I was coming to Clarion – I loved it here
and just followed Julie,” Ray said. “I didn’t even look anywhere else. “
Between them, Julie, Ray and Justin have earned 22 NCAA
Division II All-America honors, and they proudly displayed their
hardware in May at Tippin Natatorium.
“We are a proud Clarion family,” Mrs. Duncan said, pointing out
that daughters Brandi (‘00) and Cheri also attended Clarion, along
with Julie’s husband, Christian Heynes, a 1999 Clarion grad and
former swimmer.
Success. It’s written all over this family. But attending Clarion,
supporting each other and returning to their alma mater is a matter of
family pride.
“Best decision we ever made and best four years of our lives,” Julie
said. “If we had to make the decision all over again – hands down it’s
Clarion.”

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Alumni Notes
1965
Linda Keener is a volunteer with
Edgar Cayce’s Association for
Research and Enlightenment and
the Judeo-Christian Outreach
Center. The center, sponsored by
more than 100 synagogues and
churches, provides food and shelter
for the hungry and homeless. She
resides in Virginia Beach, Va.

1970
Dr. Linda Lauer was recently elected
to the New Hampshire House of
Representatives. Linda retired
in 2006 from Lockheed Martin
Corporation, where she managed
the Orlando facility’s Materials
Evaluation Laboratories. She resides
in Bath, N.H.

1972
Galen and Laura (Schreiber ’73)
Kilmer reside in DuBois, Pa. Galen

retired after 40 years of teaching
in Dubois Area School District.
They have two children, Andy and
Rachael ’12.

1974
Nancy (Eiswerth) Carroll recently
retired from Zurn Industries where
she was an engineer. She resides in
Burkeye, Ariz.

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Daniel Roseman is retired from
YRC Worldwide, where he was an
account executive. He resides in
Nazareth, Pa. He has three children:
Matthew, Jamie and Benjamin.

1976
Sandra (Rose) McCoy recently
published a book, “The Seductive
Schoolhouse Scandal.”

1975

1977

Carolyn (Clark) Kucharcik is retired.
She resides in Curwensville with her
husband, Steve. She has a son, Jim.

Kim (Lehman) Dismuke is a director
of rates, budgets and resources for
Northrop Grumman, McLean, Va.
Kim was recently appointed chair of
the Women in Technology mentorprotégé program. She resides in
Alexandria, Va., and has a son,
Drew.

Scott Drake, CPA, member of
the firm Smith Elliott Kearns &
Company, serves on the Financial
Institutions Community of Practice.
Scott focuses on providing
specialized services to financial
institutions and is the lead member
of Smith Elliott Kearns & Company’s
Financial Institution Services Group.

1978
Raymond Woloszyn is a legal entity
controller for Tyco Electronics

Ukraine Limited, Ukraine. He will
be based in the Western Ukrainian
city of Ivano-Frankivsk and will
oversee financial operations at a
manufacturing operation there and a
representative office in Kiev.

1979
Wendy McIlvaine recently retired after
27 years as a telecommunications
officer for Westmoreland County
Department of Public Safety. She
resides in Greensburg.

1980
Daniel Devine (M.B.A. ’83) retired
after a long career with AT&T and its
related companies and is now vice
president of community relations for
PBS39 WLVT-TV, Bethlehem, Pa.
He resides in Slatington with his
wife, Sherry, and children: Amanda,
Lauren and Nicholas.

Ion: Positively charged to save lives
associate degree in nursing and is
a few semesters shy of earning his
bachelor’s degree.
His journey to this point has
been both non-traditional and
exciting. He credits Clarion with
helping him open doors.
“I went back for a degree
because I wanted to make myself
recession-proof,” said Ion, 41. “I’ve
been married for 16 years and have
two sons, so I wanted to provide
more stability in our lives.”

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aving a life in a helicopter at
3,000 feet, attending to a
patient in a hospital intensive
care unit or burning the midnight
oil to study for a final – that’s a
typical day for Joseph (Jody) Ion
(‘10), who graduated from Venango
College of Clarion University with an

Going back to school after so
long was daunting for the Knox
resident who grew up in East Brady,
but attending that first open house
at Clarion reassured him he was in
the right place.
“I thought I would find a lot of
18-year-olds, but when I walked in,
there was a room full of people just
like me,” Ion said. “The average
age was 34. They were all people
needing a new start.”
Ion found his professors to be
supportive. “They always had time
and worked with me, because they
understood I had a life beyond
college, with kids and a family,”
he said.

Now a flight paramedic and
intensive care nurse, Ion began his
medical training by taking a ninemonth paramedic course in 1992.
He began working as a paramedic
for a local hospital in 1993.
“I will never forget picking up
a guy on one of my first calls who
eventually died. There was nothing
we could do and his death was
inevitable, but this lit a fire in me,”
Ion said. “I didn’t want to stand by
and be helpless. I wanted to further
my education so I could be there to
do all I could to save them.”
Five years later, Ion became a
flight paramedic for STATMedEvac,
where he continues to work. In
2007 he began nursing classes at
Venango. Ion got his Associate of
Science in Nursing degree in 2010,
graduating with honors. He is now
completing his bachelor’s degree
online through Clarion University.
Two years ago Ion began
working as a casual nurse in the
intensive care unit and currently
holds this position at Butler
Memorial Hospital.

the nursing education, I only
saw one side of the story as a
paramedic. I really have the best of
both worlds now.”
In addition to his paramedic
and nursing responsibilities, Ion
is building a salon in his home for
his cosmetologist wife, Jolene, and
enjoys hunting and geocaching with
his sons Nathan, 12, and Austin, 15.
He is contemplating pursuing a
master’s degree in education.
“I have taught EMT and
paramedic classes, as well as
specialty certification classes, and
I really enjoy showing people new
things. I would like to someday
teach at the college level,” Ion
said. “I would really like to give
something back and make those
apprehensive students feel
comfortable. I know what it’s like
to be in their shoes.”

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“I can now see the whole
picture,” he said. “Before having
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Authority on
human resources
Gamble, whose previous
writing experience was
handbooks and policies,
initially planned to pen a howto book for human resource
professionals, but when she
began to write, it quickly
evolved into a fictional piece.

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ometimes the first time
is the charm. Such is the
case for Sheila Gamble’s
(’82) foray into writing. Her
book, “The HR Suite at Erie
Technical,” was published
in 2012 and is receiving
favorable reviews.
Gamble, who worked in
the human resources
field for 13 years,
used that experience
and her imagination
as the basis for the
novel.
The story is
about a human
resource director,
Carla Blackstone,
and how she deals
with twists and turns
in her workplace,
as they related to violence,
betrayal, dating, legalities,
sexuality, drug trafficking,
safety and more. Although
fiction, this human resource
department could be located
within any company.
“Almost everyone has a
job or has had a job and will
find something they relate to,”
she said.

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She wasn’t sure if she
would ever submit it to
a publisher, but during a
time of unemployment in
2009, she pulled out the
manuscript, which she had
begun in 2005, and gave it to
a neighbor to read. With that
neighbor’s encouragement,
she finished the last couple
of chapters and submitted
it in late 2011 to Tate
Publishing, which accepted
the manuscript.
The book became
available to the public in
January 2013. Sales are
good and reviews have been
positive. The book
is available through
Gamble’s website,
www.gam-books.
com, as well as online
through Amazon and
Barnes and Noble.
Gamble said
her Clarion education
has been integral
to her success.
In particular, an
internship, required as
part of her psychology degree
program, helped her hone the
skills necessary to talk with
people about sensitive issues.
“I worked at a family
planning clinic, which allowed
me to be very comfortable
talking about sensitive issues
with young ladies,” Gamble
said. “For me, being a shy
person at the time, that was
probably the best experience I
had while I was at Clarion.”
Gamble enjoyed writing
“The HR Suite” and is close
to completing a science fiction
novel.

William “Chip” Richards is production
manager for WLRN, Miami. William
was elected president of the Suncoast
chapter of the Emmy Awards and
trustee to the national daytime Emmy
Awards. He resides in Weston, Fla., with
his wife, Nancy, and son, William.

Va., with their children, Seani and
Sean II. Sean is a middle school
assistant principal and Antoinette is an
elementary school assistant principal,
both in Prince William County Schools.

1984

Barbara and Richard (’00) Beideman
reside in Pittsburgh with their sons,
Calvin and Micah. Barbara homeschools their children.

Chris Clewell is a program director for
WQXA-FM, The X and WHBG Sports
Radio 95-3 and 1400 (Cumulus Media),
Harrisburg. He resides in Hummelstown
with his son, Jake.
Edward and Cheryl (Liko ’89) Finnegan
reside in Cary, Ill. Ed has just become
qualified on the North American B-25
Mitchell bomber. He is employed by
American Airlines as a captain on the
Boeing 737, based at Chicago O’Hare
International Airport.
Mike Ferlazzo is a media specialist II
for Geisinger Health System, Danville.
He resides in Northumberland with his
wife, Kim, and children, Kaitlyn and
Kristopher.

1990
Laura (Kidder) Reese published her third
novel, “Stardust Summer,” under the
pen name “Lauren Clark.” She resides
in Mobile, Ala.

1992
Jeff Walch is an Allstate Insurance
agent, owner of the Walch Agency.
He resides in Wexford with his wife,
Kristen, and daughter, Alexa.
Betsy (Littlejohn M.S. ’93) and Carl
Siewert reside in Downingtown with their
children: Jaclyn, Christina and Katie.
Betsy is a speech language pathologist.

1993
Sharon (Grove) Johnson is deputy
general counsel for VCE Company,
LLC, Richardson, Texas. She resides
in Grapevine, Texas, with her husband,
Tommy, and son, Pierce.

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1999
Jason and Kara (Heaverly) Neuhoff reside
in Glenmoore with their daughters,
Lauren and Paige. Jason is a learning
support/gifted support teacher for
the Lower Merion School District. He
recently received a Master of Education
in special education from Penn State.
Carla Johnson is a laboratory manager
for the University of Pittsburgh. She
resides in Brackenridge.

2000
Cory Neely is a career studies teacher
for Sparrows Point High School in the
Baltimore County School District. He
resides in Nottingham, Md., with his
wife, Jennifer, and daughters, Maggie
and Zoey.

2001
Mackenzie (Maricone) Fleischman is a
learning support aid for Central Valley
School District, Monaca, Pa. She
resides in Beaver Falls, Pa., with her
husband, Justin.

2003
Nicole (Bonini) Cristini is a technical
business analyst for Highmark, Camp
Hill, Pa. She resides in Harrisburg
with her children: Aidan, Celeste and
Nicholas.
Cheryld Emala is a clinical director
for SPHS Care Center. She resides in
Crafton with her husband, Tim Leidig,
and daughter, Leona.

Kerry Beveridge is owner of Half Nych
Hot Dogs, Sewickley. She resides in Fair
Oaks with her children, Sky and Malika.

Dr. Doug Marshall (‘M.S. 07) recently
finished his doctorate in rhetoric at
Duquesne University.

John Zenone is supervising producer
of Lifetime’s #1 reality hit, “Dance
Moms.” It’s his second season working
on the show, which shoots around
the Penn Hills/Monroeville area. John
resides in Los Angeles.

2004

1996

Emily Bugbee is nominated to be Cecil
County Teacher of the Year. She resides
in Elkton, Md.

Lisa (Bane) Twomey resides in Millville,
N.J., with her husband, Damon, and
daughters, Clare and Charlotte.

1997
Sean (M.Ed. ’01) and Antoinette (Parker
’00) McDonald reside in Woodbridge,

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1998

Jodi (Latosky) Oppel is an emotional
support teacher in the Bellefonte Area
School District, Bellefonte. She resides
in Phillipsburg with her husband,
Nicholas.

Michael Falcon is a sergeant in the
United States Army. He resides in
Greensburg.

2005
Chad Quinones is an assistant
director, Seaver & GPC Alumni
Affairs, for Pepperdine University,
Malibu, Calif. He resides in Los
Angeles.
Patrick Chovan was recently named
to Shenango Valley/Lawrence County
Chamber of Commerces’ Top 40
Under 40. He is a vice president
for Omega, Inc. Patrick also serves
as sales representative for Troymill
Wood Products (Middlefield, Ohio)
and director/coach of PA Kings
Basketball Club (Sharon). He was
recently nominated to join the
Sharon Community and Economic
Development Commission. He
resides in Sharon with his wife,
Kyleigh, and daughter, Pearl.
Diane (Rylander) Baranski is
employed at Bechtel Plant
Machinery, Inc., Monroeville. She
resides in Apollo with her husband,
Chris.

2006
Sara Collins is a human resource
manager for Community Care of
Western North Carolina, Asheville,
N.C. She resides in Asheville.

2008
Elizabeth Presutti is a senior centric
district manager for ADP, Pittsburgh.
She resides in Coraopolis.

2009

Pittsburgh. She resides in
Pittsburgh.
Kimberly Jacobs is finishing her
first year of dental school at
Temple University. She resides in
Philadelphia.

2012

Brady Young is an environmental
engineer for The Fourth River
Company, Crafton Heights. He
resides in Monroeville.

McCullough credits Drs. Susan
Prezzano and Laurie Occhipinti as
two professors who helped influence
him in the research and writing of
his novel.

Samantha Tenfelde is an organ
recovery coordinator at the Center
for Organ Recovery and Education,
RIDC Park, Pa. She resides in
Monroeville.
Kelsi (Wilcox) Boyles recently
received a master’s degree
in education, technology and
instructional technology specialist
certificate from Clarion University.
She is a 7th grade English teacher
and cyber school monitor for the
Keystone School District. She
resides in Emlenton with her
husband, Charles.

Marriages
Nicholas Oppel and Jodi Latosky ’04,
June 16, 2012
Steven McNulty ’09 and Gina
Fazenbaker ’09, Oct. 6, 2012

Danielle (Allen) Churchill is a teacher
at Erie First Christian Academy,
Erie. She resides in Erie with her
husband, Tim, and son, Colton.

Mike ’84 and Kim Ferlazzo, April 6,
2013

Justin Keally is a business
development analyst for FedEx Corp
Services, Reston, Va. He resides in
Herndon, Va.

“You won’t see terms like
‘cultural ecology,’ ‘transhumant
pastoralism’ or ‘historical linguistics’
in my writing, but all of these ideas
– and many more – play a role in
‘The Fallen Odyssey,’” he said.

Joseph Fornataro is an advertising
specialist for the Pittsburgh PostGazette. He resides in Delmont.

Gina (Fazenbaker) and Steven
McNulty reside in Somerset.
Gina is program director of The
Boys and Girls Club of Somerset
County. Steven is a property service
representative for Jones Lang
LaSalle, Pittsburgh.

Benjamin Kunkle is a recruiter for
The Dubin Group, Bala Cynwyd. He
resides in Philadelphia.

Research maps
unknown land

Jesse Sayre and Deserie Vendetti ’09,
March 23, 2013
Chad Dolby ’10 and Breanne
Biernesser ’10, May 26, 2012

Births
Tim ’02 and Sarah (Zygowski ’04)
Connors, a son, Logan Alexander,
Feb. 27, 2012

McCULLOUGH

C

orey McCullough (‘10)
published his first novel “The
Fallen Odyssey” in March,
after eight years of development.
An anthropology major with a keen
interest in history, McCullough
worked on the novel as an
undergraduate student at Clarion
University.

Beyond anthropology,
McCullough studied history at
Clarion as well. Drawing from
lectures throughout his years at
the university, he has incorporated
features of various ancient
civilizations and cultures into the
societies of the novel.

“I was actually writing this book
while I was a student at Clarion,
in the wee hours of the morning,
beneath a desk lamp in Nair Hall,”
he said.
Three years after his graduation,
the book is now available on
Amazon under his pen name, C.B.
McCullough.
A fantasy novel about a 17-yearold boy who finds himself in an
unknown land, “The Fallen Odyssey”
required a great deal of research for
it to take shape. In fact, McCullough
credits his Clarion education for
expanding his ability to research for
the book.
“Anthropological theory has had
a profound effect on my writing,”
he said. “Studying anthropology at
Clarion taught me that there is much
more to the world, and certainly
much more to human culture.”

McCullough also used his
research skills in determining the
best method for publishing his novel,
choosing to self-publish via Amazon.
“Self-publishing is akin to
starting a small business, so I had a
lot to learn about the industry before
I could attempt this undertaking,”
McCullough said. “I read books on
the subject. I studied trends in the
sales of similar titles.”
Even after seeing the book
published, the author continues his
studies.
“I’m still learning. Every day I
put time aside for market research.”

2011

Michael Bartley Jr. ’13 and Megan
Bush ’11, a son, Aiden Bartley,
March 20, 2013

“I was actually writing this
book while I was a student
at Clarion, in the wee hours
of the morning, beneath a
desk lamp in Nair Hall.”

Amanda Vita is a financial sales
consultant III for PNC Bank,

Patrick ’05 and Kyleigh Chovan, a
daughter, Pearl, March 26, 2012

Corey McCullough

Britney (Olsavsky) Berezansky is
employed with Cambria County
Association for the Blind and
Handicapped, Ebensburg. She
resides in Revloc with her husband,
Nathan.

Jeff ‘92 and Kristen Walch, a
daughter, Alexa Marie, Sept. 4,
2012
Cory ’00 and Jennifer Neely, a
daughter, Zoey, Nov. 19, 2012

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Lea (Ward ’72) Banner, Feb. 16, 2013
Michael Joseph Kopnitsky ’55, Feb. 17,
2013
Stephen M. Webb ’80, March 8, 2013
Wilda F. (Faison ’63) Hunter, March 15,
2013
Herb E. Elias ’52, March 18, 2013

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Doreen A. Hanlon ’92, March 28, 2013

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Dixie Humphrey, April 4, 2013

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Chester Jay Billings ’58, May 3, 2013
John Garneau, May 14, 2013
Richard J. Hosey ’62, May 17, 2013

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Lisa A. Mitchell ’96, May 24, 2013

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William Bradley Girt ’96, May 26, 2013

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Dr. Van Meter graduated from
Hastings High School in 1951 and
Hastings College in 1954. In 1953, she
married Robert Van Meter. She earned a
PhD in history from Indiana University.
She subsequently taught in Clarion
University Department of History until
her retirement in 1993, offering the first
courses in African American History.
She is survived by three children:
Catherine, of Portland, Ore.; Richard,
of Duluth, Minn.; and Frankie Condon
of Lincoln, Neb.; and 11 grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her
parents and husband.

MITCHELL

Melvin Mitchell
Melvin Mitchell, 79, of Graham
Avenue, Brookville, passed away April 4,
2013, surrounded by his children and
grandchildren.
Born Oct. 5, 1933, in Punxsutawney, he
was a 1952 graduate of Punxsutawney High
School and served in the United States Air
Force from 1951 to 1955 during the Korean
Conflict with both foreign and domestic duty
stations. Later in his work life, he took great
pride in participating in educational liaison
efforts by the United States Navy.
In 1965, he joined Clarion University,
eventually rising to the rank of professor
of mathematics until his retirement in
1991. He was one of the developers of the
mathematics curriculum for the school of
business in 1966. During his academic
career, he was recognized for excellence
as an educator: He was a Commonwealth
Distinguished Teacher, and he received
Clarion’s Distinguished Teaching Award in
1981. His efforts to help teachers integrate
personal computers into the classroom were
recognized by the governor’s office. His
former students describe him as having high
expectations but possessing a passion for
helping his students to meet and exceed
those expectations.
Mitchell served as a member of the
board of directors of Clarion University
Foundation, Inc., from 1982 to 1995.
Mitchell was an advocate for students
and for scholarships for students. Along with
colleague Tom Carnahan, he established
a scholarship endowment that continues
to benefit Clarion students enrolled in the
secondary education mathematics degree
program. In 1994 he received the Clarion
University Alumni Association Distinguished
Award for Service.
He is survived by his six children:
Melvin Jr. (’80), Louisville, Ky.; Mary Ann
Himes Fields, Charlottesville, Va.; Maggie
Montana (’82), Fryburg; Michele Hetrick,
Brookville; Mark, Myrtle Beach, S.C.; and
Matthew, Knox. He is also survived by many
grandchildren, great-grandchildren and
step-grandchildren. He was preceded
in death by his wife of 53 years, Mary
(Pattison) Mitchell, his parents, and his
brother, Hans Eugene “Fritz” Mitchell.

Thank You, Clarion!
Terrance Vaughns ’07

Bachelor’s degrees, management and industrial relations
Manager of territory sales with W.W. Grainger

“The culture
and the people
are what make
any institution
worth its salt,
and at Clarion,
everyone wants you
to be successful.”

Former Clarion University student athlete
Terrance Vaughns (’07), who graduated with a
double major in management and industrial
relations from the College of Business
Administration, was considered a scholar-athlete
because of his excellent grades, as well as his
role in the basketball team as shooting guard and
point guard. His sports skills led him to being
named Male Athlete of the Year in 2006 when
he was a senior.
Currently a manager of territory sales with
W.W. Grainger, a Fortune-500 industrial supply
company, Vaughns, who lives in Elgin, a suburb
of Chicago, believes his quickly ascending
management path is connected to life lessons
he learned at Clarion University.

That personal touch
“I remember being a freshman and taking
a business course with Dr. (Kevin) Roth, and
I wasn’t doing my absolute best. He put some
time aside from his busy schedule and sat down
with me to talk through how I could get better
with the coursework and pointed out some
additional things I could get out of the class. He
recognized potential in me and was concerned
I might be dropping the ball. It’s that personal
touch that remained with me.”

Life after basketball
“I spent a lot of time with my grandma
because I was raised in a single-parent home.
She instilled a lot of my DNA with her core
values such as work ethic and treating people
with respect … But my grades were always
important to me. It’s important to not go through
your high school and college career and just play
a sport, but to use your brains as well, because
there’s got to be life after basketball.

Personal development
“Clarion had a lot to do with helping me
develop as a man. You come into college young,
eager, mischievous. Clarion helped me face
life in the real world. I learned a lot of those
life lessons through the classroom and the
people I interacted with, and that helped me be
successful at an early age in my career.”

Success
“The culture and the people are what make
any institution worth its salt, and at Clarion,
everyone wants you to be successful. That really
shined through.”

Retirees for 2012-2013
Clarion University held a reception in April to honor and
wish well its retiring faculty members. Also included in the
photograph are: Dr. Karen Whitney, president; Dr. Ron Nowaczyk,
provost; and Dr. Jamie Phillips, faculty APSCUF representative.
Row one, seated: Dr. Patricia Kolencik (education); Dr. Barrie
Brancato, M.Ed. ’80 (education); and Catherine Joslyn (art).
Row two, standing: Constance Gamaluddin (libraries);
Dr. Lynn Smith (economics); Dr. Paul Kim (economics);
Dr. Andrea Miller, M.A. ’82, M.S.L.S. ’91 (library science);
Karen Bingham (academic enrichment); and Dr. Karen Whitney.
Row three, standing: Dr. Jamie Phillips; Dr. Soong Nark
Sohng (economics); Norbert Baschnagel (health and physical
education); Marilyn Stempeck, M.S.L.S. ’83, M.Ed. ’04 (libraries);
Dr. David Howes (anthropology, geography and earth science);
and Dr. Ron Nowaczyk. Not pictured: Dr. Larry Bering (chemistry
and biochemistry); James Blake (communication); James
Gaggini (special education and rehabilitative sciences); Kathy
Linnan ’73 (communication sciences and disorders); Dr. William
Stine (economics); Dr. Joanne Washington (communication); and
Dr. Chin Yang (economics).
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