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From the
Desk
President's
was any doubt about
there
economic
If
crisis
dislodged
the interconnectedness of our world, last
Day by
it.
day,
we watched Wall
spike and plunge, along with Japan's Nikkei index, Britain's
others.
It isn't
As one would
weapons
economy
just the world's
another country's
go, the rest
political
would
that
is
fall's
Street's indices
FTSE 100 and
follow.
intertwined.
We all feel the effects of
upheavals, a foreign power's establishment of a nuclear
arsenal or a nation's lax environmental standards. Likewise,
we share
the
hardships of those whose lives are disrupted by floods, famine, earthquakes and
other natural disasters anywhere
maps, but precise border
lines
on
the globe. Boundaries are skillfully
do not
shield us
drawn on
from danger or from need.
all of us to live together on this fragile planet, we must understand each
More than three decades ago, former president Jimmy Carter said, "Only by
knowing and understanding each other's experiences can we find common ground
on which we can examine and resolve our differences.
As the world becomes
more and more interdependent, such mutual understanding becomes
For
other.
...
increasingly vital."
Early in
my presidency here,
I
met
founded an organization based on
International (GASI); you'll
University Magazine.
I
retired professor
this tenet, the
meet Dr. Roh
Chang Shub Roh, who
Global Awareness Society
in this issue of Bloomsburg:
was immediately struck by
his
The
work to promote awareness
and enhance understanding of diverse cultures, begun long before "globalization"
became a buzzword. In an address at GASI's annual meeting in San Francisco
last spring,
I
focused on the important role international education plays in
furthering these goals.
In
my speech,
I
quoted James Manning,
who was serving as acting assistant
Department of Education when
secretary for postsecondary education for the U.S.
he
testified
before the U.S.
"Our nation's schools and
House Committee on Foreign
universities
should teach
all
Affairs in June
of us to see
2007.
beyond our
borders and boundaries, to overcome stereotypes and appreciate cultures other
than our own," he
said.
"(They) can also help with the broader mission of
sharing our values with the global community, advancing freedom, opportunity
and understanding."
For
this simple, yet
profound, reason
we
at
Bloomsburg University strongly
encourage our students to study abroad, become involved in organizations
like
GASI and warmly welcome
we're
in this together.
David
L. Soltz
international students to our
campus. After
all,
all
.
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania is a
of the Pennsylvania State System of
member
Higher Education
Pennsylvania State System of Higher
Education Board of Governors
as of December 2008
Kenneth M. Jann, Chair
Aaron Walton, Vice Chair
C.R. "Chuck" Pennoni, Vice Chair
Matthew
E.
Baker
Larry L. Brink
Jessica E,
Paul
FEATURES
Carson
Lammando
Marie Conley
Dlugolecki
S.
Daniel
P.
Elby
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Michael K. Hanna
Signs of Faith
Vincent j. Hughes
Ryan
Kim
Those
R. Jerico
E. Lyttle
hymns from
Guido M. Pichini
Edward G. Rendell
faith,
Christine J. Toretti
from the pulpit and
the choir can participate fully in their
thanks
to the
work of deaf ministry
coordinators, such as Eileen Finn Colarusso '88.
L Zahorchak
Gerald
who cannot hear sermons
Pius three vacancies
Chancellor, State System of Higher Education
Page 9
John C. Cavanaugh
Gotta Dance!
BU students found a creative
outlet long before
Bloomsburg University Council of Trustees
'Dancing with the
Steven B. Barth, Chair
Dampman '65, Vice Chair
Robert
Marie Conley
Ramona H.
LaRoy
Lammando
Dance' were
'94, Secretary
the
Alley
G Davis '67
Stars'
TV hits.
and
'So
You Think You Can
Nearly 200
BU Dance Ensemble
members now make
the university's largest
student organization.
Robert j. Gibble '68
Charles
Faculty emeritus
C Housenick '60
A. William Kelly
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Global Villager
Da\1d Klingerman
Sr.
Faculty emeritus
JosephJ.Mowad'08H
David
celebrating diversity.
Chang Shub Roh built on lessons
learned decades ago to form the Global Awareness
Nicole Najpauer '09
President,
Chang Shub Roh looked
Society International, an organization to promote
Bloomsburg University
L Soltz
peace and understanding.
Executive Editor
Rosalee
Rush
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From
Blueprint to Green Space
Co-Editors
Professor Sandra Kehoe-Forutan transformed from urban planner in Australia to
Eric Foster
Bonnie Martin
campus planner
Husky Notes Editor
in
Columbia County,
meet students' academic and
Brenda Hartman
Director of Alumni Affairs
Pa.
The end
result? Facilities
and open spaces
to
recreational needs.
COVER STORY
Lynda Fedor-Michaels '87/88M
Editorial Assistant
Irene
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Johnson
Communications Assistants
Lauren Kopich
It's Official:
The Inauguration
On an unseasonably warm
'09
HailiShetler'll
October
day,
David
18th president and shared his vision for the
Ashli Yakabovicz
L. Soltz
took the oath of office as BU's
institution's future.
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Snavely Associates,
Field Assignments
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Art Director
Internships can be found in a variety of locales:
on land
Debbie Shephard
diamond. Three students share
out their future careers.
stories of trying
...
on sea
...
or on the baseball
Designer
Adam Vorlicek
Cover Photography
DEPARTMENTS
Eric Foster
On
the Cover
BU
President David L. Soltz receives the university
Page 2
News Notes
mace during his inauguration.
Address comments and questions
to:
Page 22
Husky Notes
Page 31
Calendar of Events
Page 32
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WINTER 2009
News Notes
Corporate Climb
MBA students learn Leadership on the Edjje
Twelve
MBA students spent Labor Day weekend climbing Mount Katahdin in Maine as part
of the Leadership on the Edge program. The program
is organized by BU's Quest program
and management professor Damn Kass. In the photo above, Shane Malia, right, helps Justin Colon ascend. Other participants (inset) included
Tatiana Astapova, Luann Byerly, Maryanne Feno, Michael Griggs, David James, Vincent James, Kristi Puterbaugh, Michael Rakestraw, Lhakpa
Sherpa and Joe Yannes. A film crew recorded the trip and created a documentary scheduled to air this year on WVIA-TV.
Stamps of Approval
Ship' Floats
Prof's book nets
The
latest
Brasch,
EETand exercise science programs accredited
awards
book by Walter
BU's master's and bachelor's degree programs in
been accredited by the
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health
mass communications
exercise science have
professor and editor-in-chief
of
Spectrum magazine, has
Education Programs.
BU
has one of only 12 programs
received three awards.
in the nation to be accredited at the undergraduate
"Sinking the Ship of State:
level
The Presidency of George
graduate
W.
Walter Brasch
Bush" was named the
outstanding non-fiction book by a Pennsylvania
journalist in a competition sponsored
Pennsylvania Press Club;
finalist for
by the
an Indie Award,
sponsored by the Independent Book Publishing
Professionals Group;
Political
News
and
and winner
in the Current Events:
USA Book
USA Book News is widely regarded as
Social Issues category in the
competition.
the nation's largest online
book review service.
and one of four programs accredited
level.
at the
Each program has been accredited
for five years.
BU's electronics engineering technology program
recently received
full
accreditation from the
Accreditation Board for Engineering Technology
(ABET). The program could not seek accreditation
until the first students graduated; the first graduating
class
earned bachelor's degrees in 2006. Other
programs accredited by
computer
ABET
BU
are health physics
and
science.
book was also selected for display at last fall's
World Book Fair in the United Arab Emirates.
Selection is based upon sales, critical acclaim and
national awards. The book fair annually attracts about
Brasch's
Sharjah
250,000
registrants.
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Bridge to Biology
Cherokee Pharmaceuticals contributes
BU received a
$20K to
research
$20,000 grant from Cherokee
Gap
Pharmaceuticals, formerly Merck, for "Bridging the
Through Summer Research Experiences
in Molecular
by biology and allied health
and John Hranitz.
Biology" run
faculty
members
Kristen Brubaker
The grant helped
to
fund a program to promote inquiry-
based education in molecular biology to secondary
As
students.
part of the program, three
BU undergraduate
students and five high school students participated in
research projects.
The BU undergraduate students
are
continuing their research through the spring semester.
In addition to Hrantiz and Brubaker, faculty
members
Discussing 'Bridging the
Gap Through Summer Research
Experiences in Molecular Biology' are,
left to right,
Kristen
Brubaker and John Hranitz, faculty members; Robert Marande,
dean of the College of Science and Technology; Justin Noll,
Cherokee plant manager; and Betse Humphrey, Cherokee public
affairs
manager.
spirit,
Cherokee
Cynthia Surmacz and Angela Hess also advised the
student researchers.
spokesperson, said, "As a
new company, Cherokee
by Merck, while forging its own
pleased to offer continued support to
important role in our community.
Pharmaceuticals plans to carry on the philanthropy long
practiced
is
Bloomsburg University, which we recognize plays an
Humphrey, Cherokee Pharmaceuticals
Betse
identity. In that
We look forward to
continuing our partnership in an ongoing
effort to
enhance
science education."
Federal Funds
BU
receives grant for audiology services
The
U.S.
Department
of Education
$780,000 to BU. The funding
results for deaf
in
will
Career Booster
BU receives NRC nuclear education grant
awarded a four-year grant totaling
be used to improve services and
and hard of hearing children by educating students
audiology.
"I
am
pleased that
this grant will
allow the university to increase
the quality and quantity of students pursuing their doctorate of
audiology.
I
commend Bloomsburg
University for
its
foresight
applying for this competitive grant," said U.S. Rep. Paul
in
Bloomsburg University is one of 60
nuclear education and expand the workforce for nuclear
energy. Congress provided
NRC with
$15 million
to
supplement the commission's grant program. BU's
$17,280 grant
E.
Kanjorski(Pa.-11).
institutions sharing
more than $20 million in grants from the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission (NRC) designed to boost
is
among the
$6.4 million designated for
education scholarships and graduate fellowships.
"We're delighted to receive
this
major funding for our
doctor of audiology program," said David Soltz, president of
Bloomsburg
"Professor
2+2+2
University.
Tom
Zalewski, the project director, pursued this grant to
achieve three goals: to train audiologists to help students
in
Grant awarded for partnership
kindergar-
ten through high school achieve academic success, to recruit doctoral
BU was awarded
a $95,000 expansion grant from the state's
students from underrepresented populations and to conduct an
Department
of
Community and Economic Development
for continua-
ongoing review to ensure the quality of our doctoral program."
BU
will receive
same amount
$195,81 5 the
first
tion of the
Workforce Leadership 2+2+2 grant program
forensics.
BU has
in
computer
year and approximately the
for the next three years.
The grant
is
joined with secondary schools-Columbia-Montour
part of the
Area Vocational Technical School, Northumberland County Area
Personnel Preparation Program. These grants assist states
in
Vocational Technical School and the North Schuylkill School
meeting their responsibility
for providing personnel to serve
District-and postsecondary partner Luzerne County
Community
children with disabilities.
College to develop a seamless articulation of credits
in
the computer
forensics curriculum from secondary to two-year postsecondary to BU.
WINTER 2009
News Notes
America's Oldest Brewe
Yuengling speaks
to
business students
Dick Yuengling, the
fifth-generation
owner and
president of D.G. Yuengling
and Son Brewery, recently
spoke
to business education
and business information
systems students about his family's company. Yuengling
shared a history of 'America's oldest brewery,' which has
been in continuous operation and family owned since 1829,
with students of faculty member Melanie Wiscount. Shown
from
left
David
are Yuengling, Wiscount
and
BU President
L. Soltz.
Members of the
field
NCAA Division II
hockey team celebrate the
field
hockey championship.
Three
in
Row
a
hockey captures championship
Field
Jamie Vanartsdalen scored three goals and assisted on one other to
MSIT in the Capital City
IT program
comes
to
lead the Bloomsburg University field hockey
Dixon University Center
UMass-fowell (UML)
championships
BU's Master of Science in Instructional Technology (MSIT)
program, a long-standing program
campus,
is
University Center.
skills
at the
Bloomsburg
now being offered at Harrisburg's Dixon
The program aims
to give educators the
they need to lead today's students as they direct their
own learning through the use
D-ll title in
blended mix of online and
a
computing with information on multimedia,
Web design,
e-leaming, product evaluation and project management.
designed for teachers and information
who
develop multimedia for
educational and professional training, as well as individuals
who
was
school history and the
1
to a 6-2
II
field
the third straight for the
It
was
also the
5th field hockey
Vanartsdalen of Huntingdon Valley also
win over
hockey
away was
was named
1
2th
title overall.
to the
game
a great start."
the 2008
of technology.
MSIT is
technology professionals
title
the last seven years.
early scoring. "Getting three goals right
Hockey Player
are seeking certifications or
want
to learn
about newly
introduced software.
of the Year. Six of her
honors for the 2008 season.
classroom studies that integrates experience in instructional
is
in
team
Division
Bloomsburg head coach Jan Hutchinson said the key
was
Vanartsdalen,
The program
November. The
Huskies and the sixth
NCAA
NCAA
the 2008
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division Field
Offered through BU's Office of Corporate and
Continuing Education,
last
in
Argyl,
Named
Samantha Kropa
and Venessa Witman
Whitney Miller
of fancaster
of
teammates earned All-PSAC East
first
team All-PSAC East were
Tunkhannock, Chelsea Due of Pen
of Oley, while Kelsy Kress of Littlestown,
and Allison Ziants of Winfield were
named second team All-PSAC
East.
Going Green
Students, faculty and staff participate in
environmental
initiative
For information on MSIT or other e-leaming programs,
see http://iit.bloomu.edu or contact
Timothy
Phillips,
A team
of residence
chair of BU's instructional technology program, at
staff
tphillip@bloomu.edu or (570) 389-4875. For information
competition last
on MSIT or other programs offered at the Dixon
University Center, call 717-720-4080 or e-mail
info@DixonUniversityCenter.com.
life,
living
and learning communities,
faculty,
and student organizations on campus established a recycling
more aware
fall
to
encourage students to recycle and become
of environmental issues.
The competition, "Get Your
Green On," pitted Northumberland and Montour residence
halls
against each other, and Northumberland edged out the competition by recycling the
electricity.
English
most materials and using the
least
amount
Advisers Claire fawrence, associate professor of
and creative
writing,
and Stephanie
Schlitz, assistant
professor of English and linguistics, hope to continue promoting
environmental awareness on BU's campus.
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of
Lucky Seven
Quick Takes
PASSHE tops record enrollment again
was named "Mikeshepard" by the
Asteroid 20392 recently
honor of Michael Shepard,
For the seventh consecutive year, a record number of
International Astronomical Union
students are taking classes at the 14 Pennsylvania State
professor of geography and geosciences. The citation
System of Higher Education (PASSHE)
Shepard
universities.
is up for the 12 th year in a row across
PASSHE, with nine of the universities, including BU,
breaking their own all-time enrollment records. The
PASSHE total of 1 12,597 for fall 2008 topped fall 2007
figures by 2,169 students. Also at an all-time high is
Enrollment
(b.
1
962), a professor of geology
Bloomsburg University
optical
in
of Pennsylvania, specializes in radar
remote sensing of the minor and the
The name was suggested by
Steven
PASSHE
students taking classes at
and
terrestrial planets.
S.J. Ostro."
D. Hales, professor of philosophy, edited
published by Open Court Publishing,
minority enrollment with a record 13,064 minority
"Michael
is
and geosciences at
two books
"What Philosophy Can
You About Your Dog" and "What Philosophy Can
Tell
Tell
You About
universities, 11.6
Your Cat."
In
the
first
book, 20 philosophers and dog lovers give
percent of the total student enrollment.
An official enrollment
the
number of students
of 8,855 places
BU fourth in
enrolled at individual
PASSHE
their insights
on canine-related themes of metaphysics and
ethics. In the second,
18 philosophers answer these questions as
they relate to felines.
universities,
14,310;
behind Indiana University of Pennsylvania,
West
Chester, 13,619;
and Kutztown, 10,393.
first
political science,
Creek Cleanup
How China
"The Dragon's Hidden Wings:
Power," the
Plowman &
book by
was
Sheng
Rises with
Its
Soft
Ding, assistant professor of
published by Lexington Books, an imprint of
Littlefield Publishers.
Volunteers take part in environmental project
Ferda Asya, assistant professor
Wharton
Edith
of English,
won
the 2008/2009
Collection Research Award, a competitive grant
offered to one scholar each year by the Edith
The grant enables Asya
Wharton
Society.
to conduct research on the Edith
Wharton
materials at the Beinecke Library of Yale University.
An
analytical afterword of French
Canadian Alain Denis' novel,
"Bidou Jean, Bidouilleur," by Nathalie
Goodisman Cornelius,
associate professor of languages and cultures,
was
published
with the novel's second edition. The annotated edition
for
use
Andrea Fradkin,
November 2008, she was quoted
on the proper
way to warm
times less
likely to
Manek
in
"Science and Golf
New York Times
a
story
up before athletic activities. Fradkin's
research suggests that, even
V.H.
intended
assistant professor of exercise science and
athletics, published three chapters in the book,
V." In
is
French classes on Quebec literature and for the public.
in
in golf,
those
who warm up
are nine
be injured.
Kirpalani, associate professor of marketing,
received the Helsinki School of Economics (HSE) medal for his
contributions as a distinguished visiting professor
program.
Students in the Helping Professions Living/Learning
Community
Water Pennsylvania environmental protection project along Fishing Creek. Shown are: Sharon
Solloway, associate professor of developmental instruction; and
freshmen Rashida Barnes, Philadelphia; Jesse Gomez, Shenandoah;
Isabelo Amparo, Philadelphia; and Miracle Brown, Philadelphia.
recently participated in a United
Two
tons of trash
was
collected, including a large
recyclable bottles, cans
and
tires.
amount of
is
worldwide that
one of fewer than 20 business
is
in
the doctoral
institutions
accredited by agencies from the United States,
the European Union and the United Kingdom.
Michael M.
was
Parte, associate professor of educational studies,
recently appointed to the Pennsylvania Governor's Early
Learning Council. The newly created council
is
responsible for
planning the expansion of effective early learning and develop-
ment
WINTER 2009
HSE
services for young children and their families.
Signs^
of Faith
BY SUE A. BEARD
A 1988 BU graduate combines her religion and her skills in American Sign
Language to
Finn
For —what
—came
Eileen
career
jobs"
translate "signs
Colarusso, the highlight of her
she
calls "the
job to end
in April 2008,
when
all
she signed for
Pope Benedict XVI and a crowd of 45,000
in Nationals
from above" to the deaf community.
Stadium in Washington, D.C.
at a
Mass
"I tell
for)
my friends the only way to top that is (to sign
God," says Colarusso, a 1988
BU graduate who
coordinates the deaf ministry for the Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore.
live in
Some
the archdiocese,
half-million
Roman
Catholics
which includes the City of
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1/
c
means so much more when a deafperson
It
teaches another
y
deafperson about the faith.
- Eileen Finn Colarusso
Baltimore and eight Maryland counties, and
an estimated 1,800
to
The Wilkes-Barre,
is
home
first visit
Pa., native
and mother of five
whose
passionate about the deaf ministry,
goal
is
is
same way hearing members
Her ultimate
enabling
goal: to
members
community
to
and
history
arate
its
own
cultural
from the hearing
its
nuances that make
it
own
sep-
life
deacons
who
own language. Priests and
who are fluent in
better in their
are deaf themselves or
and professional
to train deaf people
is
interpreters to
deaf parishioners in a religious setting. That
way, deaf people can participate in
same ways hearing members
the
their parishes in
can, serving in such
ushers, acolytes
and counselors.
sign language interpreter at a Christmas
Mass during her sophomore year
light
bulb went
off,"
Mowl, who was an
tion disorders
and
BU
at
"it
was
like a
she says. Shortly after that, Gary
assistant professor of
special education
man I had ever met,"
suggested she
communica-
and
"the
make
first
deaf
signing
some
"For
I've
reason,
never questioned his advice,
I
never looked back.
she never expected to wind
"I
didn't
know the
I fell
up
in love with
in her current position.
for the deaf in a Catholic
parish in 1993 and continued that
moved
to
work when she
Maryland in 1994. Colarusso accepted a
part-time position with the Archdiocese of Baltimore's
deaf ministry in 1997 and,
nator position
ed
over the world to the Vatican.
"The Holy Father greeted us and waved
became
to
us
who lived in
Rome really
turned that around for me. It really took me out of my
Rome. But
the
Mass and the
day-to-day Catholic
life
in
visit to
my parish.
The
universality
been a career highlight, she points
certainly has
to others.
National award
Colarusso has received national recognition for a
DVD and accompanying book produced in collaboraMary O'Meara,
the executive director of the
Washington, D.C.
The National Conference
when the
for Catechetical
awarded the 2008 Technology Award
women for their much-needed
Signs and Prayers:
The
to the
Leaders
two
resource, "Liturgical
A Resource for Deaf Ministries."
DVD is the only resource of its land in the
United States and can be used in a number of ways.
and
DVD,
the
Mass
is
by a hearing priest
The rites for such
illustrated
a sign language interpreter.
common sacraments as weddings,
baptisms and
it." Still,
deaf ministry existed."
She began by interpreting
second
Before she signed for the pope, Colarusso says she
In the
her career.
and
a
she participated in a pilgrim-
Center for Deaf Ministries in the Archdiocese of
When Colarusso, a parochial high school graduate,
first
moment."
from the Popemobile."
tion with
volunteer positions as lectors, Eucharist ministers,
saw her
exciting
meet the pope
While meeting Pope Benedict XVI
of-hearing.
Given the scarcity of deaf priests, Colarusso'sjob
I
of our faith really hit me."
sign language are best able to minister to the hard-
work with
when
to
was
when
thought of the pontiff "as somebody
culture, Colarusso explains.
Like those of another foreign culture, deaf people experience
other. "1
lost focus briefly.
I
was a very
all
no
"There were 1,200 deaf people from 31 countries," she
recalls.
own language,
its
the aisle,
It
age of the deaf from
run the
programs by themselves.
The deaf community has
me.
like
Nationals Park) and,
(at
She had the opportunity
time in June 2008,
can.
put herself out of a job by
of the deaf
United States was
saw him walking up
That's not like
to
enable the hard of hearing to participate in their faith
in the
to the
standing on the stage
2,000 deaf Catholics.
to
'88
funerals are also illustrated.
Interpreters can use the
DVD to see how the rites
can be illustrated in sign, parishes can use
how
to use interpreters in their
most importantly, Colarusso
use the
it
to learn
own churches and,
says, hearing parents
can
DVD to teach their deaf children the faith.
Colarusso notes that 95 percent of deaf children are
full-time coordi-
available in 2005, she respond-
bom to hearing parents.
sign language, they
Even when those parents leam
may not leam the signs for faith
to the challenge.
Although Colarusso has signed
for
hundreds of
Masses, she admits the encounter with the pope on his
concepts,
making it
difficult to
DVD will go a
long way toward opening that land of communication.
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teach their children
about Catholicism. Colarusso hopes the
There are only seven deaf priests
United
feels
to
States, so Eileen
in the
Finn Colarusso '88
fortunate that she had the opportunity
work with one of them,
Depcik,
now a priest in
An opportunity
There are only seven deaf priests
in the United States. Colarusso
feels fortunate that
Mike
the Rev.
Chicago.
Success, she says, comes when
members of the deaf community
become trained and feel they can
do the job without outside
she had the
help.
means so much more when
a
opportunity to work with one of
"It
them, the Rev. Mike Depcik.
deaf person teaches another deaf
Depcik volunteered
Mass once
a
month
to celebrate
for the deaf
community
in Frederick, Md.,
home
Maryland School
to the
a
had 100 people coming to
those Masses," she says and, eventually,
"We had
commu-
Masses twice a month.
nions...
It
first
was wonderful
to see."
Depcik has since been
hoping she
is
the opportunity to
will
have
work with
a
are parents to
and Dominic, 8.
Her passion for her work may
have rubbed off on at least two
13; David, 11;
man
at
Mount
Saint Mary's, a
Catholic university in Emmits-
burg, Md., has expressed interest
in youth ministry,
deaf priest again.
While Colarusso continues
interpret for Masses
and weekend work.
The Colarussos
of her brood. Gabriella, a fresh-
reas-
signed to the Chicago area, but
Colarusso
lot of night
Gabriella, 18; Gina, 16; Michael,
Depcik was conducting
babies baptized,
their five children, since the sign
language interpretation requires a
parish has a deaf priest.
"We
out the support and understanding of her husband, Ralph, and
when
possible
is
faith."
Colarusso says she could not
continue to perform her job withfor
the Deaf. There, Colarusso says
she saw what
person about the
to
and archdioc-
and the
youngest, Dominic, with
whom
when he was a
she used signs
esan events such as funerals, wed-
baby, often reverts to American
dings and school events, she says
Sign Language
the major part of her job
cating with his mother.
make
ments
to
"We thought he was speech
sure the Catholic sacraare available to
of the deaf
"If
is
all
members
munity need
of the deaf com-
training,
1
make
sure
they have access to that training,"
she explains.
are
"I
workshops
make
delayed," she says.
"He wasn't
we soon discovered
he didn't need to. He was the
baby, and we were waiting on
talking,
community.
members
when communi-
but
him hand and
foot."
B
sure there
for interpreters
who work in a liturgical setting."
Freelancer Sue A. Beard recently
retired as editor of
The Record
Herald, Waynesboro, Pa.
BLOOMSBURG THE UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE
GoK3
Dance!
BY LYNETTE M
N G
'08
German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche once
said, "We should consider every day lost on which
we have not danced at least once." Students in
Bloomsburg
Dance Ensemble have
their hearts
and their feet.
University's
taken that message to
—
Before she even enrolled at Bloomsburg University, senior Ashley
Kunkle knew she wanted
ble.
Pa.,
An avid
to
be a member of the
had seen her older sister, Christina
spring performance.
knew I wanted
"I
show every year and it just looked
Kunkle
is
BU Dance Ensem-
dancer throughout high school, Kunkle, of Slatington,
'07,
dance
at
the ensemble's annual
to audition," she says. "1
like so
saw
one of nearly 200 Bloomsburg University students
tion, rehearse
and perform with
the
much fun."
the dance ensemble each year.
who audi-
As the en-
semble's co-president, Kunkle helps lead the largest student organization
on campus with
Like Kunkle,
keep dancing
to
fellow senior Stephanie
Loeb of Limerick,
many ensemble members see
the
Pa.
group as an opportunity
high school dance careers are over, says Sheila
after their
Kaercher, one of the ensemble's two advisers and assistant professor of
"We have a lot of students who come in with a dance
who can't necessarily pursue a degree in dance, but still want
exercise science.
background
Senior Ashley Kunkle
stretches before a
BU Dance
Ensemble rehearsal.
to
be involved. They need
is
an opportunity
Kaercher
for
that creative outlet,
them
the ensemble unique
according to Kaercher,
students run
it
is
that
from
their
by
organizations,
student run, despite
its size.
"The
Kaercher says, noting the group's well-
and dedicated student
instructors.
skill levels,
recommend
exemplar)' danc-
take over the teaching position the following
wide range of dance
from beginning
Continued on next page
through the dance ensemble, and
students. Instructors
own classes to
year. This allows for a
WINTER 2009
among student
classes are offered every year
classes are taught
various
is still
an environment of peers teaching peers," Kaercher adds. More than
20 dance
ers
it
like a business,"
structured executive board
all
and the dance ensemble
extend their dancing for a few years,"
says.
What makes
"It's
to
styles to
be taught each year
ballet to the prestigious
competition
at
Students follow the dance moves of
adviser Sheila Kaercher (below)
and
perform a high-energy dance number
during last springs
show
(right).
c
We have a
lot
ofstudents who come in with a dance
background who can't necessarily pursue a degree in
dance, but still
want to
be involved. They need that
Creative OUtlet. ' -Sheila Kaercher,
adviser
team, which performs at university events and has
style of
competed throughout the Northeast.
Over the
years, everything
swing
ballroom and break dancing has been taught.
Because the ensemble rehearses throughout the
school year, "participating in the dance ensemble
significant time
commitment
is
to
from
line
it
as a class."
dancing and
Kaercher and Kunkle both note that the benefits of
a
for these students, par-
dance are encouraged to teach
the ensemble extend far
beyond
the world of dance.
ticularly the teachers," says
Sue Dauria, associate pro-
The group
and
the ensemble's co-adviser.
dents to meet and connect. "To have students teaching
fessor of anthropology
"They come into
this
group knowing a
lot is
expected
But their dedication pays off at the ensemble's enerperformance, which
getic end-of-year
is
one of the
It
says.
notes. "Students in each class tend to think,
teacher, but she's also
performs in Mitrani Hall, located within Haas Center
give her our respect
people.
Performing Arts, which seats more than 1,800
The
hall is
always
filled to
event, according to Dauria.
event
I
have ever seen on
er Hall's Kenneth
S.
status of the current
campus," she
to
Carv-
more
creative license
According
to
Kunkle, the ensemble has also had
As an elementary and
a professional standpoint.
early childhood education
own
ensemble instructor as excellent preparation for
is
much more
extensive than
more than 10 years
ago. "I taught a beginning dance
first
class within the exercise science
we had some
department and
Encouraging the students to take
"It's
really
been
a great
way
their
to get ready for the real
world," she says. "Teaching dance
for teaching in the classroom.
really talented dancers,"
experiences as an
her future career.
organized the group
over that fear of getting
up
It
is
good preparation
requires
notes, will always
rehearsed once a week.
love the chance to perform," she says.
styles
number
to nearly
who
up
to dance.
"It's
good
friends
and show them what you can do."
Lynette
Mong
it.
feeling to get
in front of
'We
just such a
your family and
of students involved has
b
"There are always
the basic dances, like hip-hop, ballet
says, "but students
be the opportunity
200, and the range of dance
has expanded along with
to get
and
But the general appeal of the ensemble, Kunkle
organize an intramural-style dance group that
Since then, the
you
in front of people
walking them through the steps they need to know."
dancing more seriously, Kaercher and Dauria helped
climbed from 30
and
much harder."
major, Kunkle views her
Dauria
says.
gives the dancers a bit
to
do.'
Gross Auditorium, depending on the
Today's ensemble
Kaercher
and show her what we can
Haas Center renovation.)
when Kaercher and
noticed that
This is the
one of us, and we're going
an impact on her from
says.
show may be moved
(Editor's note: This spring's
It
pushes them
the biggest attended
"It is
this
capacity for the
for stu-
also fosters a bit of friendly competition, she
most popular events on BU's campus. The ensemble
for the
environment
the classes creates a great sense of camaraderie,"
Kaercher
of them."
also offers a positive
and
tap,"
Dauria
express interest in a different
as
'08 lives in Seattle, Wash.,
a hooks merchandising specialist
at
where she works
Amazon.com.
BLOOMSBURG THE UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE
Global
Villager
MARK
BY
DIXON
E.
At age 79, faculty emeritus Chang
Shub Roh remains a fixture on BU's
campus and in the community.
His volunteer activities include the
Friends of the Bloomsburg University
Library Association, the Northeast
Pennsylvania Alliance for Homeless
and the
Meals on Wheels, but
local
The
Japanese
until the
on
explains
who
occupied Korea from 1915
end of World War
II
placed
little
value
And that, in a very basic way,
diversity.
why in 1991
sociology professor
Chang Roh
founded an international organization dedicated
its
his
Awareness
special joy is the Global
Society International.
to
celebration.
"Always, in the world,
says Roh,
we have war and
whose Global Awareness
tional (GASI)
now has liaisons in
poverty,"
Society Interna-
five continents, in-
cluding a student chapter at Bloomsburg University.
"Since
I
experienced two wars,
key. After 'sickness' takes place,
I
see prevention as the
it's
too
Dedicated to promoting "awareness
late."
.
.
.
understand-
GASI works
primarily through universities where faculty members
ing
.
meet
.
.
sensitivity
at
.
.
.
(and) support,"
annual conferences, publish an annual journal
and organize
Members
activities
through student chapters.
of the Bloomsburg student chapter sponsor
speakers, host social opportunities for interaction be-
tween domestic and international students and are
active
with the Model Organization of American States
(OAS) and Model European Union.
Continued on next page
WINTER 2009
—
Bloomsburg so long, but then
sociology department chair. And when
something like that happens, you can't just take off.'
'I
didn't intend to stay in
became the
I
-
Chang Snub Roh
"Nobody used
home," says Roh,
must search
these
names
for official records
from his youth under
would be
There were also
penalties for speaking Korean,
and
many cultural artifacts were either
during that period. According to
for instance,
80 per-
Korean Buddhist paint-
all
now in Japan.
ings are
Roh helped
for labor
and the
Japanese military, including per-
haps 200,000
Chang Shub Roh: in Tokyo in 1944
(top) and in Korea in 1955.
who were
which
once got him in trouble.
at least
"I
a duty
used respectful language
the prisoners and, for that,
Korean
officers reported
communist," he
to
two
me as a
says. "But the
observed the Geneva Convention,
which required respect even
prisoners. So,
I
for
was OK."
When the war ended, two
American
sponsored Roh
soldiers
ery for the occupier's soldiers. In
as a student at Louisiana State
1919, an estimated 7,000 non-
University.
were
killed
while demanding independence.
1929 in Korea's
North
—
Korean prisoners
women and girls
forced into sexual slav-
violent demonstrators
Bom in
States.) Often,
interrogate
Americans told them that they
In addition, millions of Koreans
were conscripted
useful after they con-
quered the United
destroyed or removed to Japan
cent of
who
thought a bilingual population
Forced name-changing was
Newsweek,
(He had learned
English from the Japanese,
part of a larger effort to suppress
culture.
served as a front-line interpreter
for U.S. troops.
his
Japanese name.
Korean
During the Korean War, Roh
at
who even today
"Overall, the Japanese
were
A foundation paid his
Roh earned
tuition.
gree in sociology,
a master's de-
and then spent
Hamyang Valley near Pusan,
Roh was one of six children of a
very suspicious of Koreans," said
where
Roh, "and Koreans didn't
other benefactor. In 1959, he ar-
school teacher. Teaching was a
anese, either."
high-status profession in Korea
so,
perhaps
for that reason, Japa-
nese authorities focused on his
family
ment
when they began to
their "Soshi-kaimei"
imple-
name-
names.
ment was about to collapse," recalls Roh. "It had been corrupted
the Chinese village from
which
actually
to
Roh explained,
to make the
was a subtle effort
name-change palatable. But
had none of it.
his
need
failed to
all
the emperor's
the Doolittle
those that followed
then returned
home and
ated from Seoul's
versity in
when he
stayed in Japan until
—enduring
Raid and
that,"
who was nevertheless
bow to
He
gradu-
Dong-A Uni-
1952 with
a bachelor's
degree in economics.
"When I
arrived, the govern-
by bribery." Instead
politics,
of going into
he joined the faculty
at
Ewha Womans University where,
propaganda.
beaten by other students
1945
Choosing a name with a link
less
"The Japanese 'knew' they were
Korea a thousand years
family
had
superior, so they didn't
palace.
the family history,
An unexpected bonus
that the Japanese curriculum
Roh's ancestors had immigrated to
earlier.
a Japa-
nese education was considered
laughs Roh,
for
home in Korea with a new
doctorate, intending to run for the
would be physicians and
superior.
"Toyokawa" was Japanese
was paid by an-
South Korean congress.
was
their
his tuition
him to Japan to study. The elder
Roh intended that all his sons
The Roh family became the
"Toyokawa" family. Chang Roh
parents and siblings also changed
rived
At age 13, Roh's father sent
changing policy in 1939.
became Toyokawa Masao. His
like Jap-
a
year at Georgetown University
at
age 34, he became a
sor. In
1968,
full
to teach in the Philippines,
which he
profes-
Roh left South Korea
later
moved on
from
to East
Texas Baptist University and, in
1971, to Bloomsburg, from which
he retired in 1996.
"I
didn't intend to stay so long,"
says Roh, "but then
I
became the
(sociology) department chair.
when something
like that
pens, you can't just take
And
hap-
off."
BLOOMSBURG THE UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE
—
The Global Awareness Society
International works primarily through
where faculty members
meet at annual conferences, publish an
universities
annual journal and organize activities
through student chapters.
Today, in addition
to his
ing work with GASI, he
is
a
ongo-
mem-
ber of the advisory committee for
the
Columbia-Montour Area
Agency on Aging. He's
—where he
church
his
as
is
known
—and
the Northeast Pennsylvania Alli-
ance Against Homelessness.
up
picks
hood group and
Roh
petite
In
is
and
GASI
He
trash with a neighbor-
Wheels. Locals
delivers
call
him
known
also
Most
for his ap-
his love of spicy food.
circles, there is a story
own
think,
I
he stayed so
menu. Asked how
Roh is
alleged to
have answered that he was "exercising
"I
on the
think
edges.
Roh
inside."
it's
Retired professors
true,"
he acknowl-
on the
his vision
hood village
of about 50 families.
Unlike even smaller villages in
which everyone had the same
name,
his neighbors
had
different
names. The community was big
enough
that there
ally conflict,
ficient
was occasion-
but there were suf-
common principles that
problems were resolved.
Usry, the chapter's faculty adviser, the
now
has more than 50 members,
"I
think
it's
is
no course
credit.
a group that just
wants
finance and legal studies professor
came
to
who
Bloomsburg a year ago from
James Madison
University.
political
science majors, history majors,
Usry had previously considered starting
make
b
international connections, then discovered GASI.
ties for
Bloomsburg students.
In
is
a hot topic, which presents
in
Wayne,
Pa.
Border Protection and other
fall
opportuni-
three days of
election by officials at the
World Bank,
entities.
Those meetings were to be followed by a
reception of Bloomsburg alumni from the Washington area.
"The chances are
government
in
really
good that D.C.-area alumni
some way," says
Usry. "So, that
will
be linked to the
networking opportunity might lead
students places."
tion of
planned spring 2009 series of "games" with the Organiza-
American States (OAS). Students are assigned
international negotiations. This past year,
Deborah-Mae
"It's
first
to represent a country in
Bloomsburg was assigned
to
briefed by the Antiguan ambassador,
Lovell.
a great opportunity to research and learn about the country we're
assigned," says Usry.
events are purely social. "This past Sunday,
Bloomsburg's international students," said Usry
in
we
sponsored a picnic with
mid-October. Everyone brought
a dish from his or her country. They played volleyball and carved pumpkins,
enjoying together
WINTER
many
November 2008, the chapter had
the International Monetary Fund, Department of Commerce, U.S. Customs and
Some
Mark E. Dixon is a freelance writer
Hopson-Shelton, Millersville University.
group to help business students
According to Usry, globalization
Geoffrey
Chang Shub Roh;
Jay Nathan, St. John's University; James C. Pomfret,
BU faculty emeritus; Ransford Palmer, Howard
University; George Agbango, BU; and Patricia
biology majors."
new
Madhav P. Sharma, BU;
Palmer, Bowie State University;
represent Antigua, and students were
the well-to-do. Everyone lived
are, left to right:
a nice mix of undergraduates
his autobiography. "The
not get jealous or hostile toward
Global Awareness Society International officers
"And there
mock
poor did
to
understand other people," says Usry, a
the poor," he wrote in a draft of
harmoniously."
And,
particular career motive.
A bit farther out is a
"The rich did not undermine
advance
of
briefings on the perceived impact of the
sur-
potential to
Chang Roh.
the long term,
James Pomfret and
Mark
a
of a peaceful world to his child-
most
offer the
group
outside, with daily calisthenics
and weights.
Today, he compares
may
In
Bloomsburg's GASI chapter. According to
is
also exercises
education will have a global dimension."
James Huber were founding members
ate large portions
thin,
meet
import those ideas to their
try to
international understanding.
of course, there
section of the
all
however, GASI student chapters
ings were held in Chinese restau-
where he
International (GASI) occur
at universities around the world. Professors
trying to disseminate our ideas to the world," says founder
"In the future,
most with no
of entrees from the three-pepper
members
curricula.
"We're
that the organization's early meet-
rants,
faculty
with other professors, exchange ideas and then
Meals on
"George."
Awareness Society
activities of the Global
between
active in
an expert hoagie-maker
To Understand Others
what might be considered an
"exotic" U.S. custom.
From
Blueprint to
STORY BY TRACEY M. DOOMS
As
chair
of the Master
Facilities
Plan Advisory Committee,
Sandra Kehoe-Forutan led a group intent on the vision of
Bloomsburg University as 'a fun, enlightening and exciting
place to live, study and work.' A decade later, the campus
community enjoys the changes brought about during
implementation of the plan.
When
Sandra Kehoe-Forutan signed on as a
Bloomsburg University
in 1992, she naturally
assistant professor
assumed
that she
would spend most of her time teaching in the department of geography and geosciences. In her spare
time, she would continue her research into Australia's
remote Torres
Strait Islands. Little
would help
eight years later she
sity as
it
did she
know that
to guide the univer-
developed a plan designed to meet the needs
of current
and future students.
to
current
office in Hartline Science
open space
green."
and regional planning from Ohio
The committee envisioned
A native Canadian,
city
State University.
to Brisbane, Australia,
expected
new traffic
Kehoe-Forutan
campus.
It
"Carver Hall
space.
I
is
we
—should
facilities
ties
campus and town, and they never lost
their enthu-
of meetings," Kehoe-Forutan recalls.
also just
always going to be our keystone
came
I
also try
into play (professionally, she
Bloomsburg Historic Preservation
on
this
campus
the
"It's
campus
ample,
is
that
were important
One
collected items
to past students,"
those accents that really
fabric."
Society).
we
"I'm really proud of the fact that
Plan Advisory Committee.
siasm over the two-year period of hard work and
it
see things as individual projects, but
she says.
the
"the focal point of
layout of burial grounds, and she has been president of
Kehoe-Forutan was
"The committee was composed of individuals from
Academic Quadrangle.
quad
researches necrogeography, or the reasons behind the
development.
a natural choice to chair the university's Master Facili-
the
Throughout the planning process, Kehoe-Forutan's
the
to her planning expertise,
calls
to think of the whole."
interest in history
including Bloomsburg
approved the option that
didn't have that central gathering
in to teach planning courses. Meanwhile, the Pennsyl-
—
later
for today's
gives us that sense of place, plus
building, but
Forutan to Bloomsburg University, where she settled
vania State System of Higher Education decided that
and
provides a space where students can have fun.
where in 1991
A desire to return to North America drew Kehoe-
BU's Council of Trustees agreed to
after
patterns
became the blueprint
sciences at the University of Queensland.
Thanks
a large, unobstruct-
ed lawn surrounded by key academic buildings,
McCormick Center and renovated Centennial Hall.
library green became even more than the commit-
she completed her doctoral degree in geographical
universities
Center and see the vast
that the original plan called the "library
The
a planner with a pri-
Queen's University in Ontario and a master's in
develop a master plan to guide
needs, historic iden-
Today, Kehoe-Forutan can take a few steps from
her
she had earned a bachelor's degree in geography from
all its
related to the university's
facilities
campus atmosphere, expected enrollment growth,
traffic patterns and the desire for more outdoor spaces.
Bloomsburg from the other
where she was
vate firm in Melbourne, Australia.
Then she headed
anticipated
tity,
tee
side of the world,
and
including the "new" Andruss Library, expanded
From 'Down Under' to Bloomsburg
Kehoe-Forutan came
was shaped by key elements
become
part of
of those "accents," for ex-
a water fountain that
was
a gift
from the
lots
Class of 1940.
The master plan
BLOOMSBURG THE UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE
Sandra Kehoe-Forutan, professor of geography and
geosciences, believes the Academic Quadrangle
provides a much-needed central gathering space
wiBg honoring campus history.
Vm really proud of the fact that we collected items on this campus that were
c
important to past students.
CampUSfabric.
}
Itfs those
accents that really become part of the
- Sandra Kehoe-Forutan
Those viewpoints included
Building Consensus
Kehoe-Forutan says former
BU President Jessica
representatives. "I
worked
and the zoning
planning and development process and would have
pliance," says Kehoe-Forutan,
the state. She also credits
if it
weren't
facilities
mandated by
management's Colin
and neighborhood
hard with the town
sure we were in comwho was a Bloomsburg
make
Kozloff was one of the key players throughout the
launched a master plan even
city
really
officer to
planning commissioner in the mid-'90s. In addition to
complying with
BU planners dealt
city regulations, the
Reitmeyer and Gary Hilderbrandt, and Eric Milner,
with next-door neighbors' concerns, which could be
assistant vice president for administration.
as simple as redirecting university lighting that glared
"The master plan
is
a living, breathing
Milner says of his seven-year
effort to
turn words
paper into structure and form. Starting
arrived at
the
initial
BU
document,"
in 2001, Milner took the
on
framework of
master plan and instituted the updates that
The concept
for a
tion" of planning,
quad caused
Kehoe-Forutan
homes.
"I
saw our
relationship really
reality.
Facilities
Committee, which examines space needs as
planning, renovating and building continues. In
Kehoe-Forutan's
office, architectural
a "chain reacsays. "Parking is
Center spread across her
office table.
occupying the quad land had
the tennis courts displaced
excited about.
moved
to
to be moved. Then
by the new student
upper campus, and the
"It's all
people," Kehoe-Forutan says. "You have to
Milner says Kehoe-Forutan was very helpful in
more
goals she's
nine years from now," Kehoeis
to
have an updated
but an ongoing master plan will shape the
university's
campus
for years to
come,
b
"It's
Dooms
hard to make change because of the number of differ-
Tracey M.
ent viewpoints involved," he says.
State College, Pa.
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of
is
master plan in place." Personnel come and go, she
says,
get the right people together at the right time."
gaining consensus as the master plan evolved.
"When I retire
facilities
Forutan says, "our challenge
chain reaction continued.
Looking ahead,
—making
— one many
the "greening" of campus
environmentally friendly
lot
drawings for the
renovation of the old portion of Hartline Science
always a sensitive issue." The parking lots formerly
commuter
improve
says.
Today, Kehoe-Forutan chairs BU's Space and
when he
allowed objectives of the master plan to become
into
with our neighbors," she
is
a freelance writer and
editor living in
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PHOTOS BY ERIC FOSTER AND WILL MICHAEL
Day-to-day met
pomp and circumstance
c
When we first walked
as students
walking through the Academic Quadrangle on their way
to classes were
met by faculty,
guests dressed in
full
delegates
academic
regalia.
and platform
into the
Two very distinct,
—the
yet integrated, aspects of any college or university
—came together
academic and the ceremonial
inauguration of
out of the library
quad dressed
our academic
in
regalia,
we allgot emotional.
It has been such
for the
and
a
great experience.'
BU President David L. Soltz.
- Nicole Najpauer
'09,
Northampton, elementary
With
an eye
to the future
18th president, David
and
nod
a
to the past,
Bloomsburg University's
was inaugurated
L. Soltz,
major and Bloomsburg
during a ceremony in the Student Recreation Center.
After receiving well wishes from representatives of students, faculty,
istrators,
versity
The
staff,
admin-
alumni, the Bloomsburg University Foundation and the Pennsylvania
System of Higher Education (PASSHE), Soltz spoke of the
education/language arts
Friday, Oct. 31, 2008,
University Trustee
State
role of a public access uni-
with specific vision for Bloomsburg University.
president,
who
took
office in January
2008, talked of the importance of in-
corporating diverse experiences into the institution where 40 percent of those enrolled are first-generation college students.
academic and co-curricular opportunities
building
on
He spoke
of new initiatives to
for students
and update
a history of excellence in education, science
He
also addressed
other
fields.
of the
commonwealth and
programs
to
future students
and math,
expand
facilities
while
allied health
and
meet the educational needs of residents
who may be
time- or location-bound or
non-traditional. (Editor's note: See excerpts from his speech on page 19.)
BLOOMSBURG THE UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE
'
Scenes from the inauguration,
president Jessica
S.
left to right:
BU
President David
L. Soltz
inauguration ceremony; Bloomsburg Mayor
Dan Knorr
'07
follows former
Quad before
Kozloff in a procession around the Academic
welcomes
the
Soltz; Kozloff
members of BU's Gospel Choir perform
presents the university medallion to Soltz;
as part
of the ceremony; a well-wisher congratulates the president.
Soltz said private donations continue to
faces
appropriation. "A Bloomsburg education
it
be important
to
BU
as the institution
economic challenges while receiving just 36 percent of its budget from
affordable
and
is still
state
"We must keep
a bargain," he said.
accessible, while raising the level of scholarship."
Calling himself "privileged" to serve as Bloomsburg's president, Soltz said he looks
forward to "the opportunities and challenges of these uncertain but promising times."
Also speaking during Soltz's inauguration was his mentor and friend Jerilyn
Mclntyre, president of Central Washington University, where he was provost for
nearly seven years.
"This
C
I was pleased with the
ceremony and happy
hear President
speech.
is
more than
the celebration of a
now and for the
of all, a celebration for
new president," Mclntyre
said. "It
future of university tradition, a
is, first
commemora-
work of teaching and learning and of the ideal of a
renewed by society's changing needs. It is also a
particular university and all that its rich tradition means both to its
tion both of the day-to-day hard
to
Soltz's
lam excited to
hear his new plans and
university education, continuously
celebration of this
students and to this region. And,
finally, it is a
celebration of the inauguration of
David Soltz as he assumes the presidency of this outstanding
institution."
Former Bloomsburg University President Jessica Kozloff presented the
university
his direction that he
medallion to the
wants to take
the official delegate from his alma mater, the University of Pennsylvania, Kozloff
the
new president.
Returning to
BU with husband
Steve,
who served as
spoke of the sense of pride the cast bronze symbol of leadership conveys. Calling the
university.
- Christine Moore
medallion both "substantial and heavy," Kozloff said
'11,
Philadelphia, psychology
sponsibility of the
it
symbolizes "the awesome re-
who wears it."
who has a heartfelt commit-
"Today, Bloomsburg University inaugurates someone
ment
major and member of the
one
have no doubt that the best days of
to facing challenges," she said. "I
this
be-
loved university are yet to come."
BU Gospel Choir
The two-hour ceremony was
filled
many similar moments:
with
"I'm always impressed by the integrity and high quality of this university
and confident Bloomsburg University will continue
tion.
I
welcome you, your family
.
.
.
to build
and your horses
.
.
.
and
on
its
strong founda-
congratulate
you on
your inauguration today," said Kenneth Jarin, chair of the PASSHE's Board of
Governors,
who
administered the oath of
"For our students,
common
.
.
.
and
judgment and
it is
our charge
to
office.
urge them to reach beyond what
to instill a lifelong love of learning.
integrity,
is
Use your leadership, sound
along with the strengths of this university in teaching,
research and public service, to benefit the students of the
Pennsylvania," said John Cavanaugh,
PASSHE
commonwealth
of
chancellor.
Continued on next 'page
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17
"I
'It
was nice how all ofthe presidents from
14 PASSHE
universities were represented, (as delegates).'
communication
1
-Jamie Smith
'09,
cannot say enough about (President
Lcvittown, psychology major
skills.
Soltz's)
and
approachability, down-to-earth nature
the
great
who
He's the kind of person
can agree with and work together with but, more
importantly, the kind of person
with and
still
tremendous
an
asset to
asset to
1
1
1
can disagree
think
our university,
our town, and
choice," said
who
work together with.
think he
1
he'll
think
was
be a
he'll
be
a great
Dan Knorr '07, mayor of the Town
of Bloomsburg.
The Inauguration Ceremony
The following individuals and organizations participated
"Your presidency brings enthusiasm and hope.
Your legacy will be determined by your
connect.
in
the inauguration of BU's 18th president, David
John Cavanaugh,
Kenneth Jarin,
chancellor, Pennsylvania State
chair.
System
L.
Soltz:
of Higher Education
Board of Governors, Pennsylvania State System of
Higher Education
S. Kozloff president emerita,
Steven B. Barth,
James Mackin, BU
Bloomsburg University
president,
BU Community
Government Association (CGA)
president,
BU
,
BU
member
Richard G. Anderson,
associate professor of history, presented the
mace to Soltz. The mace, first used
commencement ceremony in August 1963,
university
at a
professor, history
Protestant
Campus
William Freed '58 gave the president a framed copy
Bloomsburg
Literary Institute.
Incorporate the institute, "a
County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
Gillespie from
and Univer-
Faculty (APSCUF).
of the six-page, handwritten charter establishing the
incoming president. Local 2361 American Federation of State,
Richard G. Anderson, associate
William Freed
and president of BU's chapter of the As-
represents the authority of the office of president.
chapter. Association of Pennsylvania
State College and University Faculty (APSCUF)
Maggie
statistics
Senior faculty
provost and vice president for academic affairs
Giovanna "Gia" Adometto
Shawn Makar
importantly, as our colleague," said Stephen
Kokoska, professor of math, computer sciences and
sity
Bloomsburg University Council of Trustees
chair,
Stephen Kokoska.
more
sociation of Pennsylvania State College
Jerilyn Mclntyre, president, Central Washington University
Jessica
ability to
We welcome you as our president but,
The Act
company
to
for the
provision of education, both in the ordinary and
higher branches of English Literature and Science,
Ministry
and
'58
in the ancient
and
modem languages," was
recorded in the Columbia County deed book in
Christopher Beadling
'94, president,
Allison Watts
'80, treasurer,
Dan Knorr '07,
mayor,
BU
Town
Gospel Choir
BU Alumni Association
BU Foundation
1856. The charter serves as a tangible
the institution's past, present
and
bond between
b
future,
of Bloomsburg
Bonnie Martin
is
co-editor of Bloomsburg: the University
BU Marching Band
Magazine. Haili Shetler
BU Chamber Singers
major from Bloomsburg.
'11 is
a mass communications
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.
.
ȣ
Scenes from inaugural week events,
left to right:
Community Government Association,
Nicole Najpauer, student Trustee,
left,
and Gia Adometto, president of the
and his wife, Robbie, listen to the
represent students at the inauguration; BU's president
shown in third photo from left; the Soltzes speak with Gilford
Homecoming Parade; the Soltzes' children, grandchildren and special guests join
inaugural lecture by oceanographer Jean-Michel Cousteau,
Howarth, marching band
director, before the
in the celebration; President Soltz shares dinner with second shift employees.
From
Inaugural Speech of BU President David
the
We are a university of access. Not open access, but
access to the wide range of students
intellectually capable
take
full
we
and academically prepared
that
to
offer.
most
The number
the largest,
is
and best prepared academically.
of historically underrepresented students
now
efforts,
I
be done.
to
...
To
assist
our successes
.
.
.
attract
more
will
me and
as a center for
be producing a workforce
science-
and technology-
increasing rate,
emerging
ready to prepare our students for them.
is
under way
is
and meeting the needs of an
science master's degrees
to allow students to
...
highly valued by employers
area of distinction at
BU
is
our health science
The
case of audiology, the doctoral levels.
Bloomsburg University and
the 13 other universities in the Pennsylvania State
must
strive to
a bargain.
.
.
.
We
maintain the quality of the Bloomsburg
accessible.
We must look to private
donors to make up the funding gap.
Bloomsburg University exemplifies the
successes to
.
.
.
six core
We (must) build on our
student success.
We will begin a new strategic planning process
anticipate that the strategic planning
process will lead to the identification of several areas of
distinction for
will
Bloomsburg University and from these
technology,
engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines.
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in
community colleges.
assist us in educating more
These approaches will
.
.
Bloomsburg
There is a possibility of establishing a branch
campus of Bloomsburg University in the Sunbury
area. Another option that is on the table is the
establishment of a new community college with which
we would partner. The next step in this process will be
to
conduct a
feasibility
study that looks carefully
demographics and the current and future postsecondary and workforce needs of the
area.
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emerge a few centers of excellence.
BU has strong programs in the science,
expand our degree-completion programs
approximately 10,000 students.
of a university of choice and to increase our high
... I
will
citizens to higher levels while maintaining
make Bloomsburg University even more
this semester.
We must continue to increase our offering of
courses by distance and multimodal education. We
as a residential university at the right size of
values of access, opportunity, inclusion, excellence,
success and value.
the undergraduate, master's and, in the
partnership with regional
University degrees while keeping tuition affordable
and our university
at
skills
Another long-standing
programs
is still
One approach
while simultaneously developing workplace
on
the university in building
System of Higher Education
an
the development of professional
increasingly diverse student body.
cost of attending
at
and Bloomsburg University must be
pursue advanced training in science or mathematics,
further these
intend to establish an External Diversity
Council to
can
we
based industries.
that
represents 10.1 percent of our student body, but there
much work
disciplines,
New jobs and professions are
Our fall 2008 freshman class
is still
As Bloomsburg University grows
STEM
are
advantage of the educational and intellectual
opportunities
diverse
who
Soltz
David
Soltz's
inaugural speech
may be found at
b
www.bloomu.edu/president/InAugText.php
.
.
at the
students gain valuable
experience while trying
out an employer or
for proper career
fit.
equipment. Despite long hours and intense
GRAY
BY KEVIN
search
Whether searching deep waters
for a
promoting a Class AAA baseball
team, internships and cooperative assignments often
take
Bloomsburg University students
and Travis Behler recently
participated in experiential
assignments that allowed them to handle unique job
Jacob Lex
Jacob Lex, a junior electronics engineering technology
major, found himself involved in a high-profile missing person case as
pan
of his co-op with Alternative
Positioning Solutions (APS) of Lafayette, La.
pany,
owned by Lex's uncle,
is
The com-
During
all territorial
months
his eight
Lex worked in
for the
remains of
Natalee Holloway, an Alabama teenager
tence
May 2005. The crew aboard
—APS's
flagship boat
making sonar runs
don't naturally appear
sible
on
the
all
for
disap-
RA/
Persis-
of the materials that
the seafloor, including pos-
human skeletal remains and pieces
Lex was responsible
who
—worked 18-hour days
to identify
is
predictable
coming together
us
Lex
closer."
when you're
out at sea, but
to fix things or find solutions
says. "It's like a
made
brotherhood."
Following the completion of his co-op, APS
Lex a future position
as a geophysicist,
of-
which
would require additional schooling beyond his
Bloomsburg degree.
"I always work hard in whatever I do, but I really
took advantage of my time with APS," Lex
liked the
work and
quickly as
I
could.
learned as
I
much as
I
says. "I
could as
think this experience will pay
off."
Erin Loughlin
Erin Loughlin grew
U.S. waters.
on-site.
Aruba searching unsuccessfully
peared in
but he bonded with other members of the crew.
"Nothing
a navigation, position-
ing and sonar services firm with responsibility for the
Gulf of Mexico and
Lex's next
Gulf of Mexico. The days and weeks were long, he
says,
fered
responsibilities.
the
assignment centered on mapping the seafloor in the
into the realm of
the unexpected. Students Jacob Lex, Erin Loughlin
effort,
came up empty.
When the work in Aruba was complete,
vanished
some big
18-year-old, enriching the lives of
cats or
field
of clothing.
running the ship's computer
dogs and
cats,
up around
animals. Besides
her family had pet iguanas, rabbits,
hedgehogs and hamsters, and raised turkeys, ducks
and chickens.
It
seemed
natural for Loughlin to seek out
with animals. She found the perfect venue
Cats of the
World
wildlife refuge in
at
work
T&D's
Perms Creek,
about an hour's drive from Bloomsburg. While T&D's
specializes in big cats, the refuge also takes in other
exotic animals, such as bears,
monkeys and parrots.
BLOOMSBURG THE UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE
Internships take Jacob
Lex, Erin Loughlin
Travis Behler,
left
and
to right,
out of the classroom to
try potential careers.
Loughlin served as an intern
at
T&D's during
the
2007-08 academic year and the experience was so
positive that she has stayed
"I
on
"Volunteering at
est in
T&D's has
really
me
animals and has led
Hill, Pa.
my inter-
deepened
to a greater appreciation
Among her responsibilities at T&D's are
animals, cleaning their areas
such as play or changing around
feeding
activi-
their enclo-
"Many of the animals that come
T&D's have been neglected and have suffered.
"People get them without realizing the care that
they require," she adds. "The work I have been doing
sures," she explains.
to
has been very rewarding."
It
also will
would be given more meaningful
As a marketing intern, Behler coordinated
clients
were
and checked contracts
fulfilled.
He
also
like
to ensure all
"It
be
was a
of hard work, but
lot
it
was
perhaps the most famous
Travis Behler
a lifelong passion
—an
"The Phanatic ran out onto the
Behler
recalls.
field
"We made like we were
when selecting an internship,
stadium was being
would be home
all,
and
I,
along
who
all
off the
going to escort
field,
but music
just started dancing.
It
was
a
summer."
graduated in December, hopes his
experience in minor league baseball will help
him land
a full-time marketing position with a franchise in a
different sport, the National Basketball Association,
b
for a sports franchise.
A resident of Slatington, Behler knew that a baseball
and we
way to cap
Behler,
enthusi-
mass communications major with a marketing
work
Phillie of
the Phanatic.
great
to
got to see
On his last day on the job, Behler created the onfield stunts for
started to play
minor wanted
I
the kids having fun," Behler says.
as a zookeeper.
the
also great to
a part of the on-field activities because
the Phanatic out for running onto the
astic interest in sports. So,
in-
between-innings snowshoe races
with another employee, dressed as IronPigs' security,"
go a long way toward helping her
had
agreements
booked bands and hosted
achieve her career goal of working for a zoo, possibly
Travis Behler also
the
and promotions. He met with
and T-shin launchings.
and providing them with
enrichment. "Enrichment includes stimulating
I
an intern with the IronPigs than
team's entertainment
stadium events,
for them."
ties,
responsibilities as
says
this,"
Loughlin, a senior biology major from Red
believed that
with a pro franchise," he says.
as a volunteer.
always wanted to find a job like
"I
built in
nearby Allentown that
to the Philadelphia Phillies'
Kevin Gray
is
a freelance writer based
in the
Lehigh Valley.
new Class
AAA affiliate, the Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
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21
Husky Notes
9
A
Q June Novak Bones
TtO
and husband, Salvadore,
wedding anniver-
Hughesville, observed their 60th
sary in July 2008.
'54 Kenneth
members
Kirk and Patricia Edwards Kirk, both
of the class of 1954,
wedding anniversary
9 P?
Q
Rev. Douglas
•3C3
marked
their
50th
in 2008.
Boden and Eunice Miller Boden,
both members of the
class
1958, celebrated their
50th wedding anniversary in 2008.
Rev. Jim Johnson and wife, Elva, Lewisburg, celebrated
their
Friends return to campus
50th wedding anniversary in June 2008.
Byron Krapf retired
after
Friends
45 years of pastoral ministry in
Method-
ist
Church. During those years, he served as tour host
for
department chair
tion
offers
Bloomsburg University's
Quest program
extended
offers
BU
trips
students, alumni and
No
friends.
experience
necessary for
is
alma mater. During the
Alumni House and toured campus. Shown
row: Edith
Capp Mariani '66, Carol
Kaminski Grippen '66 and Linda Ransom Shivery '65 and, back
row: Ann Calisto Geisinger '66, Ann Snyder Allen '67, Darlene
Bryce Buick '54/65 and Theresa Zotcavage Lodanoski '67.
Queensbury
at the
(N.Y.)
is
many of these
and most equipment
provided. Varied amounts
extended
rural character has
trips
been
preserved, with quiet lanes,
thatched cottages and rose
vine-covered stone walls
reminiscent of an age long
The land was settled by
more than
years
2,000
ago and artifacts
past.
a Celtic people
of physical stamina are
are
required. Participants
Walk Across England - Coast
travel to destinations in
the
the 1960s hold a yearly reunion and,
District.
Quest
trips
BU in
for the first time at their
Paul Bingaman retired as teacher and special educa-
\JCJ
for
met
are, left to right, front
East.
5/^ ^y
School
attended
reunion, they visited the
nine international trips to Europe, the Mediterranean and the
Middle
who
in 2008, they
the Central Pennsylvania Conference of the United
commonwealth, across
the U.S.,
and
in Africa,
South and Central America
and Europe.
1
to 7.
A trip
for
visible today.
to Coast,
June 22
Participants will
to July 4:
walk across
the breadth of northern
England through some of the
islands
Backpack the Grand Canyon,
March
still
tains
will
most beautiful moun-
and moorland. The walk
begin in the Lake District
experienced hikers only led
region of northwest England,
by Tabitha Chlubicki.
passing through the
Cotswold Ring, England
Walking Tour, June 10
to 18:
The Cotswold
Way is
one of the most
scenic walks to be found
in the British Isles. Its
Participants in Quest's English walking tours will visit traditional
villages like this one.
moun-
tainous and hilly landscape of
highland sheep farms and
vil-
lages of stonewalled houses,
In addition to these programs, Quest also conducts
day
trips
on most weekends and custom-designs teambuilding and other
inns and ancient churches
experiences to meet groups' needs. For additional information,
before finishing at the North
contact Quest at quest@bloomu.edu or (570)
Yorkshire Moors.
online at www.buquest.org.
389-2100 or check
LOOMSBTJRG THE UNIVERSITY MAGAZIN
Births
Rich Benyo pens
childhood memoirs
James Vopal
Emma
Lee and
Benyo '68 recently published
Rich
18th book, "Jim Thorpe Never
'88 and wife,
Erika
Sharon, twin daughters, Rebecca
2008
Avery, July 17,
tribulations of
The book
Michael Williams
and
'88 and wife,
Mauch Chunk as the town prepared
with Mauch Chunk and change
its name to Jim Thorpe in honor of the
East
to join
Rich Benyo
Indian athlete.
BU, Benyo was editor of the student
newspaper, Maroon and Gold. After graduation, he was
managing editor of the Lehighton Times-News and held
editorial positions
with Stock Car Racing magazine and
Runners World. Currently, he
is
and Mackenzie
Elizabeth, Sept.
12,2008
editor of
Alicia Bergonia Slachta '99 and
May,Jan.31,2008
growing up in the 1950s in
a student at
Marathon
&
'95
Theresa, June 22, 2008
and husband, Adam, a daughter,
John Bender
Lucy Kathleen, July 1,2008
Jacqueline, twins, David Joseph
and Clara
'95 and
Karen Yezerski Volpi
'00
Faith,
and wife,
May
19,
Victor Brozusky '00 and wife,
Joseph, June
Michelle, twin daughters, Erin
2,
2008
Tracy Fisher Alvy
Catherine and Rachel Elizabeth,
and
'96,
husband, Alex, a daughter, Soren
Lidia,
May 9, 2008
Robert Walton
May
18,
Erin
Walsh Parsons '00 and
2008
husband,
'96 and wife,
Ryan Parsons
Barbara, a son, Benjamin Fletcher,
May 2, 2008
Melissa Chivere Hare
marathons. His collection of eight short
Dawn Appleyard Sherwood
"Leap
on Mauch Chunk,
will
be
published in April by the University of Scranton Press.
Some
of the other books
Benyo wrote or co-wrote
include "Making the Marathon Your Event," "The Running
Encyclopedia," "Eating Right for a
New You" and "The
'97
and husband, Gregg, a son, Aiden
Matthew,
April 21, 2007,
and
/i
Frank
Nov.
5 /I f^ Donald Franklin
\J %J
teaches physics at the
Dunham
Marilyn Sheerer is provost and senior vice chancellor
for academic and student affairs at East Carolina University,
Greenville,
9/£ /£
OO
N.C
Gerald "Jerry" Robinson
Jim Rutkowski was
is
Xs /
a real estate sales
ERA, Westfield,
District after
32 years
retired
from Selinsgrove
as a teacher.
Landers and Gail Bower Landers '69
observed their 40th wedding anniversary in
Phillip
L. Elaine
Jennifer Tursi Hengge '98 and
Irene,
Eric, a
Aug.
3,
daughter, Gabriella
Wyoming Area
2008
WINTER 2009
a son, Logan Joseph,
'01,
Alison Necci Snyder 02
and husband, Christopher
Snyder
'03,
a daughter, Alexandra
2008
Erica Heffelfinger
Groblewski
'03 and husband,
'02, a son,
Logan Michael, March
Chris, a
12,
daughter, Bjork
'98 and
2008
Lisa Hunsinger Millard '03
and husband, Lee Millard
husband, Mario, a son, Ryan Mario,
Maura Luciano
'02,
Irving '04 and
husband, Patrick, a daughter, Mia
'99
Joslyn Sherry Neiderer 04 and
and husband, Stephen, a son,
husband, Anthony, a daughter,
Brenton Darick, March
Hannah Lenore,
4,
2008
Aschettino Fetterman '99
Trevor, a daughter,
Lindsay Alexis, Sept. 21 2007
,
Kindt Hippenstiel
W01M and husband, Rob
Hippenstiel
a
Marie, June 14, 2008
May 10, 2007
Megan
'02
2008
4,
21,2008
'98,
a daughter,
Julia Faith, Nov. 30,
~
June
daughter, Brielle Catherine, Aug.
School
District after teaching for 20 years.
William Wyckoff retired from Wayne Highlands Middle
School, ending a teaching career that began in 1973.
Melissa Berringer Pfistner
and husband, Michael
Jeff Groblewski
Dawn Marie Cacciamani
Lori
Kuffa retired from
'01
Nicole Miller Jeandell
Paige, July 15,
2007
and husband,
Q
V/C3
and wife,
Melissa Gromis Feathers
August 2008.
5 /I
2008
daughter, Ella Caroline,
Casey Hardy LaMalfa
N.J.
selected for the Central Pennsylvania
Bowling Association Hall of Fame. He
5/£ ^7
9,
Kelly '98 and husband,
associate with Burgdorff
Area School
8,
husband,
School in Baton Rouge, La.
Ryan Charles, Feb. 29, 2008
Pfistner
'97, a daughter,
C. Filipovits '98
Kristie, a
Sports Hall of Fame.
and
Daphne Leigh
Bowman Taylor '97 and
Margaret Renee, Sept.
\J
'01
'01, a son,
12,2008
Kristi
Daryl Vetter
Eugene "Gene" Kapes, a retired teacher, counselor
JL and coach, was inducted into the Hazleton Area
Tim Hare
and husband, Jason, a daughter,
May 5, 2008
?/£
husband,
'00, a
May 30, 2008
a daughter, Kira Nicole, June
husband, Jamie, a son, Aidan Jay,
Death Valley 300."
2008
husband, Stefano, a son, Tomas
daughter, Elsa Claire,
stories,
Emma
husband, Joe, a daughter,
Donovan Conish
Beyond magazine. He has written numerous books about
running, dieting and workouts and participated in several
of Faith," which are centered
and
Slept
relates the joys
Elizabeth
While
'99
his
Michele, a daughter, Michaela
Here."
Strawn Kuntz
husband, Matt, twins, Cohen Allen
2007
Sept. 21,
Nikki Ferguson
Elicker,
2008
'05 and Lance
a daughter, Bella Rhyan,
Aug. 19, 2008
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Husky Notes
^^f A Tom Konas retired from Donegal School District in
/ TT 2008 after a 26-year career in education.
Michael
Flock
F.
is
vice president
trator overseeing training
and
and branch adminisNorthumberland
security for
National Bank.
Robert McCormick, a teacher
School,
was
at
a featured painter at the
Blue Mountain Area High
Tamaqua
Art Center Gal-
lery in June 2008.
5^7 Cm.
/
Susan Evans has worked
O
teacher at
as a special education
Wyoming Valley West
School District for
32 years.
Barbara Hudock, Williamsport, received the Governor's
Award for the Arts' 2008 Patron Award.
Thomas Sweitzer, owner of Central Perm Tennis Service,
the last
received the U.S. Professional Tennis Association's Alex Gor-
on
Kelly 'marshals'
don Award
former Bloomsburg Area School District superintendent, served as parade marshal for last fall's BU/Bloomsburg High
School homecoming. Kelly, who retired last month, is shown with
for professional of the year.
'73,
Joe Kelly
his wife Nikki
5 J^C\
\J y
Powlus Kelly
David
/
W
Virgin School, Middlesex, N.J.
'84.
L. Price retired after nearly
field of
5^7 /£ ^nn G- Major is principal of Our Lady of Mount
40 years
in the
5^T^T
/ /
Kathryn Anderson, Bethlehem, is the purchasing
manager for Northampton County.
education, serving most recently as superin-
5^TQ
tendent of East Lycoming School Distnct.
Susan Shadle Swartz
is
a purchasing
/
and export agent of
O
Calvin Barto retired as principal of the
supplies for the Jicamarca Radio Observatory near Lima, Peru,
career in education.
under a National Science Foundation grant subcontracted
through Cornell University, School of Electrical and Computer
president
Engineering, Ithaca, N.Y.
White Corp., where he
Nicholas J. Giuffre
and
(right),
West
Chester,
Lansdale, retired from the Central
Jr.,
is
responsible for corpo-
Heating
Systems and Bradford White Canada.
/ \J Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist
Church
in June 2008.
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Schuylkill
program.
2005
He
after
Keep
retired
Mark
Pringle (right)
it
Pretty, a
is
executive director of
county environmental
from Minersville Area School
District in
zol in 1991,
he has served in a variety of business
development,
management
field sales
retired
from teaching
at
Holy
5^7CJ
/
Rosary School, Duryea, in June 2008.
S
Lee Jacobs
Bruce Ash
former
(right),
Dollar General,
is
CIO
now a retail industry
Calif.,
served in Iraq as a special
try of Interior,
2003 and 2004 and
in
Counter Terrorism Directorate.
Cheri Bohler Rinehart
Gayle Thorpe Baar opened a second school
library for the Carrollton Farmers Branch IndeDistrict, Carrollton,
San Diego,
Army colonel after 30
Afghanistan as senior adviser to the Afghan Minis-
business intelligence.
pendent School
He
forces operation planner in
for
adviser for lOlOdata, a provider of ad-hoc analytics for
(right),
retired as a U.S.
years of service.
/ JL
and global account
roles.
teaching government and economics for 35 years.
Nancy Domheim Musso
5^T~1
vice president, sales
is
Americas for Lubrizol, Ohio. Since joining Lubri-
Robert J. Stablum, Minersville,
SKIP
is
chief operating officer of Bradford
rate operations, including those of Laars
^^f\ Doyle Klinger
is
president and chief
executive officer of Pennsylvania Association of
Community
Health Centers.
Lynda Wiest,
Texas.
professor in mathematics education
cational equity at the University of Nevada, Reno,
5^7^
Duane
R. Greenly, Mechanicsburg,
is
president and
/ .w CEO of Ames True Temper Inc.
&
Barry E. Ansel
is
division of Fulton
president of the
72-mile shore of Lake Tahoe with
in
Christine Yanish Levin is a sales associate with Prudential
Roach's Haverford Station office.
Fox
Donald Raffensperger and wife, Constance, celebrated
their 50th wedding anniversary in December 2007.
5^7 /2
/ %J
Muncy
Junior-Senior High School, ending his 35-year
Lebanon Valley
Bank of Lancaster.
5
August 2008
Q f\
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\J
to raise
and edu-
kayaked the
Maureen "Mo" McDonald
'83
funds for animal welfare organizations.
Paul Brutto, vice principal
at
Cardinal Brennan High
School and former Shenandoah Valley coach, was
inducted into the Marian High School Hall of Fame.
H. Jane Huffnagle and Suzanne Huffhagle are twins who
have followed identical career paths. Both received the
Degree of Fellow of the American Osteopathic College of
BLOOMSBURG THE UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE
Marriages
Susan Kropinski
'82 and
William Haas, July
4,
2008
Brian Foelsch '89 and Molly
June
O'Brien,
Shelley Jones '92 and Scott
Pfirman,
March
2008
22,
Cassandra Buela
Michael Nevel
Nicholas
June
'95
and
'91
Lowe
Joshua Keck, July
00,
'01
'04 and
Amy Smoker
Brent Leibelsperger
Kelch'06, July
04.
June
Kristina Landaeta '02 and
Christine Loftus '04 and Kyle
Nicholas Caprioli, July 14, 2007
Hughes
McGlone
'02 and
2008
28,
'04, July 12,
McMullen
Erin
Becca Mulutzie
Mary Motichka
April 26,
June
Kotoulis,
2008
2008
2008
20,
2008
Beth Yendrzeiwski '02 and
Amy Tribendis '04 and
Nancy Burke
David DePolo, Oct. 20, 2007
Zehner, July 19, 2008
'98 and
Jonathan
Bombulie, July 26, 2008
Jessica Deters
Lesko,
'98 and
Eric
John
Elliott '98
June
Hallett,
14,
1
Christopher Herbert,
June
27,
Andrea Gredzinski
2008
Chad Neitz
Peiffer,
'98 and Jessica
1
Aug.
Saltzer,
Tim Jadick
9,
2008
Emily Costa '05 and Larry
Jodi Kahanowitz '99 and Brian
Dennette Krolikowski
'03
and Daniel Yarnell
Nov.
'02,
Angela Fluck
'05 and Joshua
2007
Gossler, Aug. 3,
Leonard
Loni Lukatch '03M and Brian
Brianne Shulski
Regan Kwiatkowski
'99 and
Cinoski, July 5,
Jeffrey Haberl, July 11,
2008
Julia Przywara '03 and Carmen
Lisa Kessler '99 and
Matthew
2008
6,
Ca-Tisha Ashlock '00 and
Jason Adams, July
11,
2008
'00 and Jason
Kristi
Byrne
Fuller,
July 26, 2000
Farrah Ryan '00 and
June
7,
Melissa Walsh
2008
Katie
VanNote
Barrett, Sept.
Faith S.
n
1,2007
*
Barry Bastian, June 17, 2008
Michael Hallinan, Aug.
and Wendy
13,2008
1
June
O^
21
Theresa White
1
1
II
j_i.
A
,
Brian
nnnn
2008
9,
2008
Donlin
W05M and
Seth Bordner 01 and Michelle
McQraw,
Bethany
4,
2007
and
W06M
onm
1 a
and Brian
Matthew Coleman
June
Benninger, July 19, 2008
Elliott '04
28,
'06,
'07
May
Alanna Ramin
Timothy Greer,
Kristin
and Scott
17,
'07
2008
and Justin
Standridge
26,
'07 and
May 31, 2008
'07
2008
'07 and
Jamie Badman, May
13,
Taryn Fox
'08 and
Wagner '08, May
Drue Graham
Brian
10,
2008
Adam
'08 and
Amanda Kisenwether '08
Greenwood, Aug.
16,
Michelle Myers
_i
,
Messner, Dec. 29, 2007
'08 and
Shannon Mallonee
'06 and
June 21 2008
Campbell
'07,
July 26, 2008
Tiffany Stahl '08 and Brandon
,
Savidge,
May 23, 2008
Philadelphia. She also received the
Fox
Fox School of Business Excellence
in Teaching awards.
Allison D. Watts,
Q
Carlisle,
earned a doctor of philosophy
Crystal Apple
and
the
BU Alumni Association board
was named v ice president loans and grants
at the Empire State Development Corporation (ESDC), New
York State's economic developm ent agency. She has been with
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degree from the Fox School of Business at Temple University,
Adam
i
anesthesiology and co-director of obstetric anesthesia at
of education at
and
2008
Lindsey Horn '06 and Shawn
o-i
onnn
Leidy, June 21, 2008
r-i
Justin Ziegler,
King's College.
2008
Coe 08 and Dustin
Jackson '08, June 7, 2008
Anesthesiologists. Both serve as an associate professor of
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.
Robert Richards '80M is assistant professor
and
07,
Derek Willoughby
Paul
and
2008
Gilmore'06,
Shelly Manning '08 and John
r-
and
i
2008
2007
Matthew Dunkelberger 06
onnn
n a_
o-i
Erica Eberwein, May 31 2008
_i
Megan
Fullmer, Dec. 21,
Richmond, July 19, 2008
'04 and
Robert Wallace, Aug.
'01
Ty
Lee Hollett, Aug. 11,2007
Dan Bauman
Jessica Dincher
'05 and
Warner '05 and
Beamer '04M and
Aubrey Budzyn
April 26,
i
Bentley,
'07 and Corey
Kelli
'03 and Kelly
1
'01
Sierer '05 and
Wartman'05,July28,2007
Nikolle
Eric
2008
Christopher Brown, April 26, 2008
Olszyk,
McHugh
Sarah Nettleton
June
III,
Alisa Schaefer '03 and Kyle
Mosley, Aug. 15,2008
Phillips, Sept.
17,
Amanda
May17, 2008
Insalaco,
Keith Steimling '99 and
Kimberly Shaner, Sept.
May
2008
4,
Brock Carpenter
'05 and
Carmen DeFrancesco
2008
Harry Martin, Oct.
Diana Rubenstein
Chiarelli 05, July 26, 2008
10,2007
and
VanFleet, July 12, 2008
'03 and Robin
2008
'07
III
I
Victoria Centini '05 and Jeremy
Nov. 12,2007
Belardo. July4,
May 25, 2008
i_
i
Robert Nenstiel
Jared Musser 07 and Melissa
2007
1,
'03 and Kirk
Kalbach, April 12, 2008
Martin,
04, Sept
Carissa Borich '05 and Seth
^ o nnnn
Hench, July 12, 2008
2008
Rehrig, July 12,
2008
Kuzmak, June 28, 2008
Jodi Bruscino '03 and Kyle
and
7,
'06 and Gregory
Bergey, April 26, 2008
Colleen
and Joseph "Mickey"
2008
and
Nicole Livelsberger '07 and
Chad
Lindsay Wallace 04
Bumbarger
May 24, 2008
Shannon
'03 and Stephanie
Alsvan
Jr. '06
Michelle Manning, June
Heather Hoffman
'04 and Dylan
Beitler '03, July
2008
19,
Jamie Wemple
'04 and Timothy
Wascavage,
4,
06 and Chase
John Sobrinski
Luke Diers, Oct. 18,2008
'02 and Ian
McGowan '06 and
Nico Reggie
Kathryn Jeffers '04 and
and Angelica
Bombay '97 and
Jesse Teitelbaum, May 10, 2008
Stephanie
Charisa
2008
12,
Adamcik, June 28, 2008
Jennifer
Kim Rosencrance '95 and
Dennis Owens Jr., Oct. 13,2007
Adams
2007
23,
Daniel
2008
21,
Melissa Hartman
Kristin laniero '01 and
Sheri Lippowitsch. a
director,
ESDC since
1998.
Husky Notes
Edward Bosso
'
Center
at
officer for the
is
dean and chief administrative
Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education
Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C.
Albert L.Jones, executive vice president commercial
real estate
a
lending for Penn Liberty Bank, was appointed to
two-year term on the advisory committee of the Penn-
sylvania Bankers Association's Central Atlantic School of
Commercial Lending.
Albert C. Mabus, a BU
wrestler from
inducted into the Warrior
Run
Gregg Schumacher
is
1979
to 1982,
Robert
Hall of Fame.
Donna Loeb
and
}Q/~V
S \3
at the Central
years, has retired,
Frey
is
Columbia School
ending a 40-year career
vice president of
Penton Media's
numerous crop
company for 16 years.
agriculture group, overseeing
publications.
managing engineer of
senior vice president, chief financial
is
Bank
of Pennsylvania.
California, is vice president, associ-
ate creative director for
Rubin Postaer Associates
Sharon Ford Bixler
He has worked
Judith Mariotz Maloy
for the
(right) is
at
director of operations for
Braccili, Schnecksville,
is
assistant professor of
faculty member since 1997.
Wagner Hinnenkamp is controller
been an adjunct
Catherine
is
Hous-
the compliance officer at Guthrie Clinic.
on
She
recently
Medical Education and Information Association.
is
also vice president
the board of directors for
MEDIA-
growing privately held company in
}Q
New Hampshire.
Frank Minishak is vice president of sales, eastem division, for the About.com web site, owned
by The New York Times Co.
Pamela Shupp, Plowville, was promoted from director of
economic development to vice president of the Berks Economic Partnership.
'85
for the
ing Development Corp. of Lancaster County.
Polaris Direct,
as the fastest
Wilmac
Lehigh Carbon Community College, where she has
Laura Pascucci
co-owner of
which was launched in 2003 and
recognized by Business NH Magazine
is
Corp., a continuing care community.
Mary Frew
Q AA Greg
Rickert
treasurer of Affinity
John Barbush,
education
C3
is
Advertising.
in education.
5
Preston Jr., Limerick,
F.
Bursich Associates' government services division.
was
international sales director for
Judy Wright, who taught
25
special education before retiring.
officer
Spenco Medical Corp.
District for
Q C\
O
y
Karen Wells Fuller was named a Paul Harris Fellow
by the Tunkhannock Rotary Club. She is treasurer of
the club and district manager for First Liberty Bank and Trust.
Dana Smith Mansell has released her second book
published by New Horizon Press, "The Smith Family's New
Puppy." She worked for more than 23 years in the field of
9
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Douglas A. Hein, Scranton, is the business manager/
Coolbaugh Township. He is a member
of the Government Finance Officers Association - Pennsylvania
and the Pennsylvania League of Cities and Municipalities.
Zr
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controller for
Richard Pettine, senior director of global business
development
for
Siemens Healthcare, Malvern, was
issued a U.S. patent in the field of healthcare and telecom-
munications.
William Voros earned
a master's degree in organizational
dynamics from the University of Pennsylvania. He
is
a client
partner with Fair Isaac Corp.
5
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es vJ
5
Jack Rubio, Bethlehem, participated in an NFL charity fitness program to raise funds for the United Way.
Q/
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^7
Fame
Marianne Fidishin Cassidy of Illinois was inducted
into the Hazleton Area School District's Sports Hall of
2008 in recognition of her success in track and field.
Shawn Gelnet is general manager of the Palm Beach
in
Five inducted into Athletic Hall of Fame
Five
first
Q
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BU
right with
Cardinals.
5
members of the BU Athletics Hall of Fame were inducted last
Members of the 27th Athletic Hall of Fame class, shown left to
October.
Chris Edwards, Royersford, earned a master's
degree in organizational leadership from Immaculata
University in 2008.
He
is
the rehabilitation
manager
at
President David Soltz, are seated: Jim
Garman
'59,
BU's
Pennsylvania state conference wrestling champion; Sharon Reilly
Zemaitis '90, a two-time All-American in field hockey; and Soltz and,
standing:
Tim
Pritchard '90, a
lead the baseball team to
first
its first
baseman and catcher who helped
Pennsylvania State Athletic Confer-
hall.
aim '91, three-time All-American for
and Keith Torok '79, a three-time All-American
in men's swimming. To nominate a former BU athletic standout for
induction, send the name, sport and years played for BU to Tom
tion of Realtors, after serving as a director for six years.
McGuire, sports information
Pottstown Memorial Medical Center.
ence playoff appearance; Roly
I
the men's tennis team;
Mark Molchany has opened a real estate business in WhiteHe is president of the board of the Lehigh Valley Associa-
director,
tmcguire@bloomu.edu.
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Alumni gather
Zeta Psi alumni
who
held a
recent get-together are,
Bogdan
'94/'98M, Doug Dyer
left
to right, Jim
Thomson
Jeff
'79,
'96, Jeffrey
Nietz '81, Kelly Lewis '86,
Chris Malatesta '92, Bob
Braun
'85
and Jim
Warnagaris
Kathryn "Kate" Baker '27
Dunn
Ethel Stoyack
Thomas
'27
Berkheiser Gattey '27
Edna
Ruth Crumb Howells '27
\
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Anne
DEB sisters hold mini-reunion
F.
Elva
Delta Epsilon Beta sorority sisters from the 1990s recently held a
get-together.
Shown
in the photo, left to right, are
Rau
Ellis
Gerald
R.
Plinke '92, Kristin Buffler Stewart '93, Theresa
Weber Beadling '93,
Kelly Bracken Tail
Ascani Carr '90 and Jen Carey Rosztoczy
'91.
5C"JO Todd Neuhard is the high school principal at the
S .w Lower Dauphin School District.
IU
a behavioral support assistant for
13, received a certificate in autism
from Perm
Nora
Jeffrey P. Reber
is
E.
Crider '59
E.
Painter '63
Frank G. Angelo
'34
Markunas
Bayliff
John
'38
James
Rev. Charles
George A. McCutcheon
Erma Latshaw
Herman
'64
'65
Ritter '65
executive vice president of Mifflinburg
& Trust. He recently graduated from the American
Bankers Association Stonier Graduate School of Banking,
E.
'39
R.
70
Mary Walton Veet 70
Jr.
'43
Kenneth Koharski 71
Samuel Trapane 72
Marchakitus '46
Glenn W. Shaffer
David M. Price
Stratton '50
Joseph Papania
'66
Davis '67
Robert R Sheptak
'42
75
76
Charles "Chuck" Yost
'50
Swales
Willis B.
L.
David M.Miller '69
C. Diehle '50
William
Foster '66
Douglas
'41
Vonderheid
Virginia King
T.
George Machinchick
Marian Zong Huber '45
Owen
State University.
Bank
James
John N.
Elda Henrie Taylor '41
7 %J
Zegley '58
Howard W. Vanderpool
'32
M. Vera Foust Olsen
}Q *2 Tammy Ludwig,
J.
Robert
'30
'31
Moore
Robert
Sue McWilliams
Amy Schmauk Lepping '93, Jill Kirlin Kelly '94,
'92, Judy
Morgan
Zelinske '58
Rose Pavlick Radzinski '59
Goldberg '28
G.
Geraldine
P.
'70.
77
Sharon Petrusnek Durbano
'51
Deborah Kellerman
Gilpin
78
79
Philadelphia.
Charles T.Woll
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y
Marc Goodhart,
Ephrata,
is
president of fabrication
operations of his family's business, Goodhart Sons Inc.
Theresa Opeka, Hernck Township, is a reporter for the
News and news director, anchor and reporter for
Honesdale radio station, Sunny 105.
Forest City
sultant
Wentworth McDonald
and career conwith Frederick County (Md.) Workforce Services.
Patty
}(") ^f Michael
y %J
officer for
a business
5,
2008.
He
is
New York Stock
chief accounting
Hersha Hospitality Trust,
investment
F.
Chesley Harris Moroz
'51
Laux '52
Michael
Vivian Brennan Burness '53
Flora Kissinger
Clement
J.
West
Elgin '87
Kenneth W. Quigley '89
Neidig '56
Delores Dora Roode '89
Christopher Capitano '96
'56
Joseph R Malczyk
'57
Cameron
Jr.
S.
'81
Blake '83
'54
Buckalew
Betsy Hendershot
Mark J.
S.
Myers
Ryan McCleary '06
'57
Gillespie (right) helped ring
the opening bell at the
Exchange on June
is
Richard
a real estate
trust.
Lisa Johnstone, Detroit, Mich.,
development and communications
munity Action Agency.
Scott Kinney
development
is
for
Communication,
vice president of outreach
a leader in digital, video-based learning.
Brian E. Kitchenman
is
director of
for
Wayne Metro Com-
office of
and professional
Discovery Education, a division of Discovery
is
branch manager of the Bensalem
Fulton Bank's premiere division.
Stephanie McDonald
^/^M owns Austin Adventure
Camp in Austin, Texas. Her company recently won accolades as Exercise TVs top trainer/best boot camp.
Boot
Husky Notes
Victoria Harrison Kidd
Scott Richardson, a psychotherapist, earned a master's
work from Marywood University in May
Award in recognition of
outstanding field work during his internship at Geisinger
He won
the Albert Geffen
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practice of Dr. Robert
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e-marketing and public relations
Dutch Convention
and Visitors Bureau.
Marcie Hickey, former Softball AU-American at BU, is head
Softball coach at the University of North Florida.
Marilyn Lenig Paul, a former art teacher from
Northumberland, had her printmaking artwork exhibited at
for the Pennsylvania
Calif.
& Trust, graduated from the 2008 Pennsylvania Bankers
Association's advanced school of banking at Bucknell University.
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High
Joseph's University, Philadelphia.
Brian
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Bloomsburg fam-
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School, Statesville, N.C. She earned a master's in educational
leadership from
Dr. Lorren
at
University of Pennsylvania.
Medical Center's Intensive Outpatient Program.
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advancement com-
Susquehanna University.
Michael D. Moore received a master's degree in science in
law and public policy, Homeland Security, from California
degree in social
2008.
director of
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planner with Rettew Associates.
Dr. Lisa Strawser, Millville, joined the radiology
staff at
Adams teaches pre-kinderganen
Ca-Tisha Ashlock
for the Philadelphia
School
District.
In collaboration
with the University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Edu-
Jersey Shore Hospital.
cation, she is
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working on a
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member of the
from Perm
manager for the
Geisinger Health System. She won the silver award in 2008
gram
Healthcare Marketing Report's national awards contest.
staff
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service line marketing
Shaw Hones
tional technology
She
is
'98/'00M earned a doctorate in educa-
field
hockey Ail-American
U.S. National Indoor Field
State University.
support
at
Bloomsburg,
is
Hockey team.
She teaches in the nursing pro-
Cedar Crest College.
Brian K. Sims, attorney and
at
BU Alumni Board member, is
counsel for policy and planning for the Philadelphia Bar
Association.
Vincent Urickjr. received the 2007 Department of the
from Drexel University, Philadelphia, in 2008.
employed by Wyeth Pharmaceuticals,
Mifflinville, is a learning
Sharon Melincavage earned a doctor of education degree
a senior financial analyst for Quest
Diagnostics Inc., Collegeville.
Keri Gaito
Adams,
teacher at the Bloomsburg Area School District's
WW. Evans Elementary School.
Credit
JC\
Julie
Navy Top
and Engineers of the Year Award as an
for his role in the research and development of long-haul analog-photonic systems. He has worked as
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a research physicist at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory in
Washington, D.C., since 2001.
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Clifton, N.J.,
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Danielle
Yahoo
in
New York City.
Wagner Koser '02/'04M
communication
skills
and
is
teaching 12th-grade
British literature at Line
Junior-Senior High School,
Mountain
Hemdon.
Heather J. Painter, Reading, earned a doctoral degree
and cellular biology from Drexel University,
in molecular
Holiday tradition continues
alumnae from the class of '97 have reunited for a Christinas
celebration for more than a decade in a tradition that dates back to
their days living in Elwell Residence Hall. Shown, from left to right,
are Jen Steckel Sosik, Shani Weston Evans, Stephanie Gallagher
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Philadelphia.
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management implementation. He was ac-
leader for treasury
cepted to Widener University School of Law.
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in BU's English
Crystal Skotedis
ship office of Boyer
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&
manager of the East Pennsboro TownRitter, Certified Public Accountants and
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an auditor
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Christopher Snyder
a critical care nurse at Capital Health,
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Lloyd Wohlschlegel,
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Trenton, NJ.
awarded the Dr. Conine Santerian Memonal Scholarship
was
in
a bassist with
Kelly Cormell '04/'08Au.D., has joined Susquehanna Val-
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recently toured with rockers Anti-Flag.
Michael Morgan,
assistant technical professor in televi-
sion production at King's College,
pediatrics.
inventory control
is
supervisor at Jacobson Companies.
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at
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine,
Arthur R. Becker, Harrisburg,
purchased a Hazleton radio
is
part of a
group which
station.
ley Hearing Professionals in Lewisburg.
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is
employed by
Pitts-
burgh Ear Associates.
Sarah Douglass Groff, Duncannon,
communications
Kyle Hughes
specialist at Central
is
public relations and
Pennsylvania College.
manager with Fulton Bank.
Elizabeth Kulyeshie, Bloomsburg, graduated from the
Thomas M. Cooley Law School, where she was on the dean's
list and honor roll.
Nicole Hartranft Rhoads, a field hockey Ail-American at
BU, is head field hockey coach at Alvernia College of Reading.
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Newseum in Washington DC.
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is
a branch
Zeamer is an
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of Russell, Krafft
associate attorney with the
Scranton Board of Realtors.
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for
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middle school language
with the Bloomsburg Area School
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marketing
senior director for clinical services
for Ultimate
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vice president
William
Newman is
Jones, Stroudsburg.
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a
music teacher
for the Baltimore
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exercise physiologist at Associ-
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insurance exam.
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High School
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a
Colo.
a second-grade teacher for
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director of the Pennsylvania
Business Education Association. She teaches at Pine Grove
Area Middle School.
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executive for CBS-3
Ocean
City Elemen-
Brent Postal is the sports and marketing manager at the
Pocono Mountains Convention
Visitors Bureau. He has
had numerous articles on fishing and hunting published in
is
a pre -school teacher at Hildebrandt
Lyndsey Snyder
is
a staff accountant
with Boyer
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sales
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the Philadelphia area.
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Razorfish,
an
interactive services firm
which
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Philly.com website.
Hallahan
in Philadelphia.
Angela Fluck Gossler is
Perkiomen School District.
Jennifer Kunetz
third grade at
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office in State College.
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Wayne High-
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Learning Centers.
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Emerson School District of New Jersey.
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train
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director of
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Alan Baker, associate professor of music.
third from right, directs the band backstage
during the Bloomsburg University Players'
recent performance of 'Batboy:
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Spring Break Begins
Saturday, Feb.
Celebrity Artist Series
Alumni Events
All events in the 2008-09 Celebrity
Contact the Alumni Affairs Office at
Tickets for theatrical productions
(5/0) 389-4058, (800) 526-0254 or
are available at the box office,
Artist Series
28
season
will
be
presented in Carver Hall, Kenneth
Classes Resume
Monday, March
9,
S.
Gross Auditorium. For more
8 a.m.
information, call the
box office,
temporarily located in the Carver Hall
Saturday, April 25
lobby, at (5/0)
389-4409 or visit the
Web site at www.
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Monday,
April
alum@bloomu.edu for information.
Details, including times
Classes End
Finals Begin
cardholders pay half of the
Directors Meetings
Saturday, Feb.
8 to 21 Alvina Krause Theatre, 226
,
and dates are subject to change.
Wednesday,
Day Romance:
8 p.m.
Wednesday through
April
Huskies
22
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Your Hometown
in
March
14,
8 p.m.
Feb. 19 to
$20
Due
Friday, April 3, 7:30 p.m.
to the renovation
5 to
1
Concerts
exhibits are being offered in
Listed events are open to the public
updated information,
visit
www.
bloomu.edu/today/arts.php
free of charge.
Bloomsburg. For show
Board ticket
call
the Program
office, (570)
389-4402.
Monday, March 23
City,
Thursday, April
New Jersey, Thursday,
Special Events
Saturday, April 4, afternoon
1
23
April
Weekend
Friday to Sunday, April 3 to 5
carnival with food
and games.
Academic Quad
30
Quest's High Adventure
Wrestling Alumni Day
13
Sunday, April
5,
Day
2 to 6 p.m.,
Spring Concert
Men's/Women's Basketball
Climbing wall and high ropes course
Sunday, March 15, 2:30 p.m.
Alumni Day
open to alumni, students and
Saturday, Feb. 14
community members,
Matthew Lutheran Church
St.
123 N. Market
2 p.m.
St.,
times and tickets,
Friday, Feb.
Photography
Reception: Monday, Feb. 2,
Saturday, April
Alvina Krause Theatre, 226
Chamber Orchestra:
Kerry Stuart Coppin:
Through Feb. 13
8,
Siblings and Children's
March 19
Pittsburgh, Thursday, April
of the Haas Center for the Arts,
more information about shows and
Philadelphia, Thursday,
New York
389-4402.
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Mixer, Friday, Feb. 27
Baltimore,
to the public
on campus. For
Thursday to Sunday,
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Simply Sinatra: Steve Lippia
open
San Antonio, Houston and
Dallas, Texas,
III
alternate venues
Wednesday,
Austin,
Saturday,
show
Program
Bloomsburg Players: The
25
Winter's Tale
Ahn Trio
II
Exhibitions are
Feb.
office, (570)
Wednesday, March 25
Harrisburg, Thursday, Feb. 12
Classical:
Bloomsburg. For
tickets, call the
Board ticket
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Art Exhibits
St.,
times and
Center
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Session - May 8 to June 26
Session - June 30 to August 7
- May 1 8 to August 7
Session
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May 16
ticket's
$20
11 a.m. to
Fridays from
4 p.m.
Wednesday through
1
Carver Hall Chapter Meetings
Friday, Feb. 13,
May 2
free of charge.
of
face value for all shows. Programs
Valentine's
1
Undergraduate Commencement
Saturday,
Mondays through
to
Bloomsburg Players: Wit
Alumni Association Board
Saturday, Feb. 28
May 2
May
noon
www.bloomualumni.com.
Community Government Association
Graduate Commencement
Friday,
temporarily located in the Carver Hall
lobby,
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End
Saturday,
and
locations, are available at
Saturday,
Finals
Theater
St.,
upper campus
Bloomsburg
free
Italian Fest
Symphony Ball
Bloomsburg University-
Hosted by Carver Hall Chapter
Saturday, April 25, 6 to 10 p.m.
Community Orchestra
Friday, Feb.
Sunday, March 29, 2:30 p.m.
Anne Mondro and Donovan
Berwick Senior High
Widmer: Sculpture
School Auditorium
March 2
1100 Fowler Ave., Berwick
27 (snow date,
Saturday, Feb. 28)
Rolling Pines Golf Course
Banquet
Facility,
and
Route 11,
Bloomsburg-Berwick Highway
Alumni Weekend
Contact:
BU Music Department,
Friday to Sunday, April 3 to 5
to
27
(570)389-4289
Saturday, April 4: Quest reunion,
Location to be announced
Student Art Exhibition
April dates
to
and location
Gospel Choir Gospelrama
9 a.m. to noon: Quest climbing wall
Sunday, April
open,
5,
3 p.m.
Kehr Union, Ballroom
be announced
1
p.m. to
4 p.m.;
Parents and Family Weekend
Reception, 5 p.m.
Friday to Sunday, Oct. 23 to
Tuesday and Wednesday,
latest infoiiriation
on upcoming
events, check the university
www. bloomu. edu/today
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Web site:
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Grad Finale
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Homecoming Weekend
April
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The Musical/
Over the Shoulder
By Robert Dunkelberger, University Archivist
Carver Hall:
The Alumni
A Monument to BU's First President
Association of the Bloomsburg State
Teachers College approved a resolution in June
1927 renaming the
on campus,
oldest building
Institute Hall, after the school's first president,
Carver.
The
resolution
Henry
was approved not only because
Carver had revived the Bloomsburg Literary Institute
in 1866, but also because
and
tute Hall
he designed and
a dormitory,
built Insti-
and was instrumental
Bloomsburg's recognition as a
state
in
normal school
for
teacher education.
Henry Carver was
bom in
N.Y., the sixth child of
1820 in Greene County,
Henry and
Sally
Carver and
grandson of Johannes Kerber, a Hessian soldier who
deserted from the British during the Revolutionary
War. Young Henry decided
after
to
marrying in 1843, taught
become
at
a teacher and,
schools in Valatie
and Kinderhook, N.Y.
By 1853, Carver moved
to
Binghamton, accepting
teaching positions in the public schools, academies
and
and
a seminary there
in nearby Cortlandville.
and
the latter positions, he served as principal
At
in-
structed the upper-level students in mathematics
and
the sciences.
After
two decades of teaching in
was looking
for a real
New York, Carver
change when he accepted a
Henry Carver poses around 1870 for what is believed
the only portrait taken while he was in Bloomsburg.
to
be
teaching position at the Oakland (Calif.) College
School in 1864.
He returned
after
to
Binghamton, however,
an October 1865 hunting
accident cost
him his
left
hand.
Following his recuperation, he
moved on
he worked
to
Bloomsburg, where
to create the literary
institute that
would become BU.
Leaving Bloomsburg, Carver
The
efforts of BU's first president,
Henry
Carver, resulted in construction of
Institute Hall,
first
left,
and the campus'
moved
to Denver, Colo., fol-
lowed by positions
in Belleville,
NY., and Vineland,
dormitory.
tered the
N.J.
He
en-
New Jersey Insane Asylum in Trenton after
an 1877 suicide attempt, but he recovered by the
following spring and taught for a year in Muhlen-
berg College's Normal Department.
Carver spent the next six years in
New Jersey, lead-
ing an academy in South Orange, N.J., and teaching
there
and
at three
school
districts
along the Jersey
Shore. Returning to the family farm near Binghamton
in 1885, he
hoped
to teach again,
once more to a mental
ily
moved
to
Colorado
facility
but was committed
the next year.
after his release
The fam-
and Carver
died on Feb. 20, 1889, during a stay at the spa in
Glenwood
He is buried
Springs.
in Denver's
Riverside Cemetery.
Henry Carver was
hailed wherever
and
a driven, charismatic individual
he went
disciplinarian.
as
an unsurpassed educator
One visible symbol of his
determi-
nation stands today, 120 years after his passing, the
building he designed, Carver Hall,
b
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Sometimes by taking a look back we are able to glimpse, with an air of
nostalgia, the
way we were and
see just
how far we have come.
That
is
the
concept behind "Over the Shoulder," the column archivist Robert
Dunkelberger writes for each issue of Bloomsburg: The University Magazine.
and successful
Likewise, a look back can also renew our appreciation of a long
history.
Such
Institute,
is
the case with our teacher education program. Bloomsburg Literary
which had more
in
common with a high school than a college, was
in 1839. Thirty years later, the addition of "and State
District" to its
—
calling
name
indicated that this institution
Normal School of the
had discovered
the education of teachers to serve the students of the
its first
founded
Sixth
true
Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania.
In this issue of Bloomsburg magazine, you will
Central Columbia Middle
visit
School, a public school for students in grades 5 to 8. Located five miles from our
campus, the Central Columbia School
District,
not surprisingly, employs
alumni as teachers, some of whom serve as supervisors
are following in their footsteps. Middle school principal
masters degree in curriculum and instruction from
many of our
who
to the student teachers
Chad Heintzelman earned
a
BU in 2007, and his wife, Apryle,
fourth-grade teacher at Central Columbia Elementary School,
is
a
pursuing a masters in
elementary education.
The students who completed requirements
and
State
Normal School would most
preparedness and stringent
likely
More than 130
them
to affect
at
years ago,
the "normal course"
was
Bloomsburg
Literary Institute
level of
GPA requirements for todays teachers.
behind preparing teachers in the 1870s
Teachers College or today
at the
be proud of the high
at the
Normal School, the 1920s
Bloomsburg University
Normal School
is
remarkably
improvements in the
our teacher education program
its
philosophy
at
the State
similar.
Principal T.L. Griswold said the
"to teach teachers for the profession of teaching
sentiment, while appropriate for
academic
Yet, the
aim of
and through
common and high schools of the state." That
time, has
been expanded and improved upon, as
now espouses a commitment
of education through a comprehensive program
"to
improving the
which recognizes
its
field
unique
contribution to society, both as a reflection of that society and as an agent for the
improvement of society."
Today, teachers
young students
and
as far
away
who graduated from Bloomsburg University instruct and inspire
in school districts as close as
as Florida
and Hawaii. The
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Bloomsburg Area and Central Columbia
tradition of excellence continues.
.
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania is a
of the Pennsylvania State System of
member
Higher Education
Pennsylvania State System of Higher
Education Board of Governors t
as of April
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to
most Baby Boomers,
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Gerald
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succeed. After starting three businesses and winning
numerous awards before he was
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Roben Dampman
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personal struggles.
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it
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persons without regard to race, religion, gender,
age, national origin, sexual orientation, disability
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09
but they
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Aid to
Bill funds
Law Enforcement
Center for Computer Forensics Research
Medical Imaging
Bloomsburg University received $200,000 through
2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act to expand its
Center for Computer Forensics Research. The
Program prepares
the
radiologist assistants
A mid-level radiology carter,
emerged
radiologist assistant, has
to
the
help bridge the gap between
demand
the
technicians,
devices,
Christine
for radiologic
who
operate X-ray,
Mehlbaum
CAT scan or sonogram
and the number of radiologist physicians, who
analyze the images.
BU
one of only 10
is
assistant is
training so
Christine
Mehlbaum,
Working under
after
and conditions before
and treatment
on
the
tasks that only they can do."
BU's 45-credit program offers a combination of online
and on-campus components
to help
meet
a shortage in the
radiology field predicted to continue through 2030. In their
semester, students complete courses online; courses
for the
second and third semesters, spring and summer, are
offered
on campus. The
first
class
was admitted
series of training
while conducting investigations.
seminars for law
and software
for
Serve as a national resource center for law
•
enforcement and government personnel.
The Center for Computer Forensics Research builds
upon BU's recently established bachelor's degree
program in computer forensics. The program combines
computer science
computer
training with specialized courses in
forensics, criminal justice, ethics
and
accounting fraud.
in 2006.
The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists
(ARRT), which administers certifying examinations,
declared BU's program to be in compliance with
recognition criteria through July 31, 2011,
may use
Develop a
latest
law enforcement
conducting computer forensic investigations.
procedures, explain techniques and obtain
diagnostic
that
personnel
applications of hardware
RA can
the supervision of a radiologist, an
Computer Forensics
enforcement personnel emphasizing the practical
and
assistant professor of biology
consent. "This allows radiologists to concentrate
first fall
•
and the program's coordinator.
evaluate patients' medical histories
and
equipment and software
he or
she can take on a larger role in medical imaging," says
for
are:
Provide a "clean" environment with the
an experienced radiologic
who has undertaken additional
allied health sciences
Major goals of the Center
Research
•
radiologist assistant (RA) master's degree program.
"A radiologist
information from digital media.
universities in the
country, and the only program in Pennsylvania, offering a
technician
funding was facilitated by U.S. Rep. Paul Kanjorski
and Sen. Bob Casey.
The grant will allow the center to expand partnerships
between BU and law enforcement agencies by providing
training, service and research related to extracting
its
Great Shape
In
BU, LCCC form exercise science agreement
meaning BU
who
earn associate's degrees
exercise science -fit-
graduates are automatically eligible for the certifying
Students
exams. BU's program
ness leadership from Luzerne County Community College
is
also accredited
by the American
Society of Radiologic Technologists and the American
move seamlessly
College ot Radiology.
program under a
To be eligible for BU's program, a prospective student
must have a bachelor's degree, ARRT certification in
two
radiologic technology
and
at least three years of full-time
work experience as a technologist. For information, contact
Mehlbaum at (570) 389-4527 or cmehlbau@bloomu.edu.
in
into BU's exercise science bachelor's
new articulation agreement between the
institutions.
According to
Tom
Martucci, assistant chair of BU's exercise
science and athletics program, students
at
may
degree
LCCC and
receive associate's degrees
who complete
61 credits
may transfer to BU
where, after completing 61 more credits including an internship,
they will earn bachelor's degrees.
BU
currently has about 180 students enrolled in the exercise
science bachelor's degree program, as well as graduate students
who
are pursuing master's degrees
training.
Degrees
in
in
exercise science
exercise science or athletic
may
lead to careers
in
education, corporate wellness, cardiac rehabilitation, health care,
sports medicine and research.
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Third
Power
EET program receives
support from
L3
Communications
The
Electronics Engineering
Technology (EET) program
received a monetary
3
L
from
gift
Communications, Williams-
port, to establish
a student
chapter of the Institute of
Electrical
and Electronic
Engineers
(IEEE).
The
gift
the fees for students to
covers
become
IEEE members.
EET students' professional
growth
is
now
supported by the
Industrial Electronics Society of
IEEE,
under the supervision of
Ghassan Ibrahim, associate
professor of physics and
engineering technology,
who
serves as adviser to the newly
Extraterrestrial
Sample
formed chapter.
BU's electronics engineering
Prof tests lunar soil
technology program recently
received
full
accreditation from
the Accreditation Board for
Engineering Technology (ABET).
Other BU programs accredited
by
ABET are
health physics and
Michael Shepard, professor of geography and geosciences,
properties of lunar
enough to
mission.
the
way
fill
soil.
a small bowl. Shepard's tests are part of a research project for NASA's next lunar orbiter
light reflects off of
planetary
soils.
He has used
it
to
measure analogs
were used on the Mars
time Shepard worked with an authentic extraterrestrial sample.
Financial Services
PSECU contributes $16,000 to scholarships
The Pennsylvania State Employees Credit Union
(PSECU) contributed $16,000 for academic scholarships
at Bloomsburg University. The credit union, which
operates an e-Center in the lower level of the Warren
Student Services Center, was awarded a five-year
contract for cm campus ATM and banking services in
June 2007. The current contract is PSECU's second for
ATM/banking services for the university. Shown from left
are Jachelle Yingling of Williamsport, student assistant
manager, a senior speech pathology and audiology major;
David
Soltz,
BU president; Marlene Latzman, PSECU
manager; Jim McCormack, assistant director of resident
life
for administration
and technology; Jim
Hollister,
assistant vice president for university relations;
Brittany Delaney, student assistant manager.
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selected to test the light reflection
The samples were tested with a goniometer that Shepard constructed
lunar soils, as well as calibrate targets that
computer science.
was
Shepard spent a recent Saturday testing a 30-gram sample of the material,
and
T.
1
years ago to measure
(look-alikes) of
Exploration Rovers. This
is
Martian and
the
first
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a View
Upper campus apartments
to
A new apartment complex with
units
is
campus
open
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opening on BU's upper
this
fall.
Each unit contains
four single bedrooms,
two
bathrooms, a living room and a
kitchen with a dishwasher, as well as
campus network data jacks, cable TV
service and air conditioning. Laundry areas are located on each floor, and parking is allocated on site for each resident.
A community building includes a fitness room, office, mailboxes and study space. Students who lived on-campus during
the spring semester were eligible to apply for spots in the
new apartment complex.
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His Father's Vision
Namesake speales at BU banquet
Mass Communications
renovates studios
A project under way to
renovate the mass
communications department's
television studio in
I
A
McCormick
Center and upgrade video
equipment and
lighting
designed to help
BU
is
students
Michael DiGiorgio
create professional-quality projects.
According
instructional
spoke on 'My Father's Dream,
Martin Luther King
III,
My Mission' at BU's
16th annual Martin Luther King Jr.
center,
Commemorative Banquet. More than 400 members of the
campus community and area residents attended the event
where the following received humanitarian awards: Robert
Wislock, deputy to the president for equity and interim
director of accommodative services; Kambon Camara,
assistant professor of psychology and counselor at the Center
for Counseling and Human Development; Donna Miller
Counterman '91, a teacher at Danville Area High School; Andy
Stout, a senior English major from Berwick, and Ashley
Ryman, a junior secondary education/English major from
Danville. Shown in the accompanying photo, left to right, are
Judy Wright '82M, King and Irvin Wright, assistant to the
provost for diversity initiatives and director of ACT 101/EOP.
to
Michael DiGiorgio, manager of
media
ago by converting
definition
All editing
services, the project
all
and upgrading
work
began about a year
equipment from analog to high
all
systems to Apple software.
stations, switchers
and teleprompters
have been replaced to support high definition, he
says.
Along with DiGiorgio, Matthew Colosimo, chief
electronic engineer,
and Asa
Kelley,
media
specialist,
have been instrumental in the project, which has cost
approximately $420,000 to date. The
project, to
be completed
this
summer,
final piece of the
will enable
campus-
wide Internet streaming.
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Toward a Cure
Walk
Quick Takes
raises $8,000 to fight breast cancer
Ralph M. Feather
Jr., assistant
professor of educational
foundations and secondary education,
The BU community raised more than $8,000 during the annual Breast
Cancer Walk/Run. Over the past
six years,
Run has raised approximately $60,000
amount
largest
Pennsylvania. This year,
in
the walk/run had 91 runners and about 500 participants overall
who
raised funds to benefit the Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition.
coalition,
founded
in
1993,
is
by Glencoe/McGraw-Hill starting
for breast cancer research, the
any college or university
of
the Breast Cancer Walk/
the consulting author for a
is
new, three-year middle-level science program that
in
2010. During
will
be published
2008, Feather
fall
published a three-book series of state-coordinated middle-level
science textbooks for Tennessee. Additionally, he presented two
sessions of his "Dr. Ralph's Teaching Inquiry Science with Toys and
The
a non-profit organization dedicated to
Treats" at each of the three National Science Teacher Association
regional conferences last
ending breast cancer through education, outreach and research.
total
fall.
attendance of nearly
1
The peer-reviewed workshops drew a
,000 elementary, secondary and higher
education science educators.
Student Leaders
Amarilis Hidalgo de Jesus, professor of languages and
was
CGA president,
cultures,
semiannual paper competition
invited to serve as a judge for the
treasurer
sponsored by the Latin American Studies Association's section on
re-elected
Venezuelan studies. She was selected based on her scholarly work
in
Venezuelan studies.
Gia Adometto, a junior
speech pathology and
Maureen
audiology major from
accommodative services
Eagle ville, was elected to her
National Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf Certificate of Interpretation
second term as president of
performance examination. The exam
the
Community Government
Anikka
Brill,
A poem
vice president,
sophomore
an intensive evaluation of the
is
Michael Stephans,
statistics,
assistant professor of mathematics,
was
orchestrated and published for
mixed-voice chorus. The piece, "Memorandum,"
University of
Elizabethtown; Jeff Bajorek, treasurer, senior finance
Miami
choral concert.
In
was premiered
at a
addition to teaching technical
writing for BU's College of Science and Technology and writing several
and economics major from Vowinckel; and Knstina
books of poetry and
Kachur, secretary, junior geography major from
fiction,
Stephans
is
a jazz musician
who
recently
released a CD.
Duncansville. Bajorek served as treasurer during
last year's
by
computer science and
speech pathology and audiology major from
2008-09, and Kachur was
passed the
Gia Adometto
Others elected to lead BU's student government during
are:
staff interpreters in the
for students with disabilities,
usage of American Sign Language, both receptively and expressively.
Association earlier this spring.
2009-10
Tess Deckert '07,
A. Hill and
parliamentarian.
David Randall, associate professor
of English, published an essay in
the anthology "Literature, Writing and the Natural World" titled
"Evolutionary Film Theory: 'Crash' and The End of the
Helping Others
Susan Dauria,
Students spend spring break
in
Oral Histories of the
Bloomsburg
Fair."
The book was published
through the Bloomsburg Fair Association and highlights the
Ten BU students and two staff members
who
are involved
in
Film."
professor of anthropology, published "Voices from the
service
Fair:
Road
life
histories
the
of fair vendors, volunteers
and administrators.
Northeast Pennsylvania Alliance Against Homelessness spent
spring break
in
New
Orleans. They
worked with the United Saints
Michael
1st Street Recovery Project, helping families affected by Hurricane
Katrina
work on
their
homes. The Northeast Pennsylvania Alliance
Against Homelessness, founded by professor emeritus Gary Clark,
Collins, professor of theatre arts, appeared
Men
of
Mah
Queens Theatre
in
the Park,
premiere of "The
at the
is
Jongg," a
new
New York.
directed by Tony Award-winning playwright
in
the world
play by Richard Atkins,
The production was
Mark Medoff.
based at BU.
In
a separate project, seven students involved in Catholic
Campus
Ministry, Sister
Debbie Borneman and Father Don Cramer served the
poor and needy
in
Pittsburgh during spring break, staying with the
Millvale Franciscans. They took
more than eight boxes
of
for a charity they chose.
more than 400
pairs of
new
socks,
books for teens, and a monetary donation
The students raised
their
own money for
Dianne Mark, dean
SPRING
was an
speaker at The Pennsylvania Governor's Forum: Linking Ready
Kids to
Ready Schools
in
Philadelphia.
The Education Commission
of
the States and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation co-convened the meeting
with governors
in
selected states to provide lessons about the
importance of strengthening pathways between early learning and
the early grades.
this first-time trip.
of the College of Professional Studies,
invited
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From his home office,
Karl Kapp maintains
a blog, kail kapp.
blogspot.com, focused
on online learning and
instructional technology.
BY LAURIE CREASY
is receiving validation from some unexpected
sources, including the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of
Education, the Federation of American Scientists and private foundations.
Members of Generation Y, those born between 1977 and 1994, are not surprised.
The learning value of video games
A
military medic
performs
lives
scene. Just
Sure
triage
comes upon an
on the
patients
while the ambulance
what you'd expect,
— except
that this
is
and saves
on the way
in the military,
Army,
is
isn't
...
This video game, sponsored by the
called "America's
Army"
OK,
let's
try this:
of another
You hear "World of Warcraft," the
If you're a certain age, you
imagine zombies with week-old stubble staring
piled
up
article,
Generation
to
Y is learning how to
team of people dispersed across the globe
And
the great thing
is
that
to
"World of Warcraft"
gives these unwitting students of global
safe place in
which
commerce
a
to try out different leadership
Democracy doesn't work? Try tyranny for a
Then take what you've learned and apply
those skills to leading a real virtual team collaborating on a project.
styles.
latte
at a
cups
Games, gadgets, gizmos
world coming
to? Karl
for learning
Kapp knows.
In
—what's
the
fact, he's
written the book. Literally.
"We
until they're spilling over onto a floor
covered with dirty socks and jeans.
May 2008
accomplish goals.
MMORPG.
computer terminal, eyes glazed, empty
future global
By playing "World of Warcraft," according
while.
And it actually happened.
title
a
well
work he learned
MMORPG (massive multiplayer online
role play game).
U.S.
to the
leaders.
lead a
isn't
a medic. Everything he has put to
by playing an
their
right?
medic
has never had a day's formal training, and
...
The Harvard Business Review sees
accident,
talk about information overload, but these
kids have never had information underload. They
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3ADGETS, gizmos
create behaviors to adapt to continual
communication
"It
helps you encode that knowledge more richly
stimulus," says Kapp, professor of instructional tech-
and deeply
nology and author of "Games, Gadgets and Gizmos:
games teach problem solving and higher
Tools for Transferring Knowledge from the Boomers
thinking
In
fact,
Kapp
says, Jon Burgess,
development
level
skills."
As part
Gamers."
to the
video
for future recall. Additionally,
of a multi-university team,
Kapp
recently
received an $800,000 National Science Foundation
game
math and
executive at Apple, estimates that the average
grant to create a video
Generation Y consumes 20 hours of media each
engineering concepts to middle-school students.
—
day
The premise: You
in seven hours.
that teaches
are competing with three other
How is that possible? By having a computer, cell
phone, MP3 player and various other electronics in
people to be the host of a survival show set in a frozen
use simultaneously.
you how
"Walking into some classrooms," Kapp
on an airplane
like getting
—'Turn
off
electronic devices.' So today's students
electronics
all
the time
This, he believes,
and
is
all
end up using
in the classroom."
a mistake. Teachers, faculty
instructors should leverage the potential of digital
devices. "Otherwise,"
the
— except
says, "is
and stow
myth
he
says, "I think
we perpetuate
that older people are out of touch
and
don't
know what's going on."
But can this whole game thing be good? Don't they
Games
teach.
Kapp uses his son as an example.
about World War II. He can tell
all
you about the Axis powers and the Allied powers and
these things as host of the fictitious show. Students
leam about
combustibility, the R-value of materials
and formulas
for heat flow, surface area
But there's a twist.
four contestants have to
shelter,
war fought almost 70 years ago.
seem to have time to cover
while keeping the group
It is
again
—and
it,
to the
fun of playing the game.
you'll play again
that's
"We know from
research
learning events together,"
Kapp
says, pointing to
the passion players
put into the games.
SPRING
and
how we leam.
that strong emotions tie
together to construct a
warm enough to
it
snow
survive the
an action-adventure video game with a
learning outcome.
"We have
to teach the kids for the
world they're
going to have to deal with," Kapp says. "In the future,
maybe
they'll listen to podcasts,
fellow student."
during the school year.
His son played "Age of Empires," and the learning
enjoy
work
using what they previously learned to build
World War
If you
velocity.
mini-game, the plane crashes in the wilderness. All
online role play with a
was secondary
and
On the player's way to the last
Yet his teachers never
II
that teach
and rappel
across a ravine, because you'll need to talk about
night.
other details from a
You earn points in mini-games
to build a shelter, start a fire
strong enough to combat high winds and heavy
just waste time?
His son knows
wilderness.
play a game, do an
'We talk about information overload, but
these kids have never had information
underload.'
He
-
Professor Karl Kapp
becoming
sees brick-and-mortar universities
secondary to the content and knowledge that can be
gained.
"What technology allows us to do
and learning beyond the
extend
is
the classroom
classroom period."
Kapp
In fact,
lives. Instead,
when we no longer
and then go on with the rest
sees a time
to college to learn,
stop,
go
of our
he sees games, gadgets and gizmos as
weaving knowledge into the everyday flow of life, making learning a true
"Under the
life -long
experience.
right conditions,"
Kapp
points out, "a
video game player will see each frustration, each failure
in the game, as an opportunity to get
which has wonderful learning
try,
player gets
it
right, establishes a
something more
and making
be instructional as well as fun. Multiuser games such as "World of Warcraft"
allow players to experiment with different types of teams and styles of
leadership.
Shown above
are screenshots from a
through a National Science Foundation grant.
game Kapp
is
developing
The
the promise
highly motivating. This
all
day playing a
surely, learning a
new skill at
steady, visible progress
their goal of defeating the
Karl Kapp, professor of instructional technology, says that video games can
is
part of the reason gamers can spend
game. They are slowly, but
level
on the next
new skill and tries
new skill and
of learning a subsequent skill
each
right
difficult.
"The act of obtaining that
is
it
implications."
toward
game, bettering their time or
finding the hidden treasure."
own job. How
new skill in a classroom
being lectured to by someone who expects you and the
others in the group to progress at the same rate? Or by
Think about
would you
this in
terms of your
—
rather learn a
playing a game, being able to try and
succeed,
all
fail
and
try
and
without ruining the product or risking
lives?
Doctors already learn surgical techniques through
the use of video game-like programs. Pilots use
simulators to learn to
fly
Soldiers learn to respond
where the walls can
soldiers in
tell
under adverse conditions.
under
where
fire
in "smart" rooms,
bullets hit
one room will be avatars
—and
soon,
for soldiers in
another room.
But what about the potential
who
didn't
digital
lives
spend our
for
entire lives
abuse?
If
those of us
with technology are
immigrants, and the people who've never
without technology are
known
digital natives, there's got to
possibility that some of today's students will
become digital savages.
"My belief is that we, as educators, must teach students the limits, boundaries and proper use of technology for learning and communication," Kapp says. "If you
put a tool like a knife on a table and say, 'Don't touch
that knife,' eventually they're going to touch it and
potentially hurt themselves. But instead if you teach
them how to safely and properly handle that knife,
be a
they're less likely to get hurt."
Writer Laurie Creasy
Philadelphia area.
lives
b
and works
in the
Motivated to
Succeed
BY SUE A. BEARD
After Carlos Ojeda
'97 spoke at West Chester
Jr.
University, a student in die audience said,
'Colleges are always in need of motivational
speakers.
You
are
and
Carlos Ojeda
take,
Jr.
The
by
Great, motivating
captivating.'
believes
but rather
it.
the
"life is
not measured by the breaths you
moments
oldest of three children
that take
your breath away."
and only son of immigrant
Puerto Rican parents, Ojeda says the hurdles he surmounted only
him
stronger
the streets
him
and more determined. Many
and wound up dead or behind
of his
boyhood
made
friends chose
A teacher once called
bars.
had ever seen. But instead of
the stereotypes with which he was labeled, the 34-year-
"the greatest piece of garbage" he
conforming
to
old educator,
—and
communicator and poet proved everyone wrong
continues to inspire minorities to reach for the top.
vational speaker, he has
A full-time moti-
spoken in more than 20
states
and
averages 60 speaking engagements a year, most to
Hispanics and other minorities.
Finding his motivation
Ojeda grew up with a "wonderful mix of cultures" that
gave
him
the ability to speak fluent English
Spanish, thanks to a father
Rico to Newark,
who came
to the
N.J.,
who
and
emigrated from Puerto
when he was 8
or
9,
and a mother
United States as a teenager and
remained culturally grounded in her native land.
When Ojeda was
to
Reading, Pa.
the cultural
"I
mecca
happy
to
of the world, just across the river from
New York City," he remembers.
in bilingual classes even
already
moved from Newark
move to Reading from
10, the family
wasn't
though
"And when they put
I
knew what the school system thought
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me
spoke fluent English,
of me."
I
College
was
ojmy
'the greatest jour years
four years and the most
difficult
life,
most transformative
the
times of my life.'- Carlos Ojedajr.
that position.
With Ojeda as the
community
Latino school and
liaison,
Kutztown's minority
enrollment quadrupled in three
years.
Kutztown
U.S. Hispanic
By the time Ojeda got
to
crowd.
And while
some good
there were
and
Mima
apart.
organization's Latino youth
My grades suf-
entrepreneurship program,
I
"She
needed
to live for the
whose
was cut
life
needed
Fuchs, the talent
toiled so
full
hard in the
had never been tapped." The
reinstated at
two
women helped
start a
for his
Ojeda prepare
SATs and secure
He
Latino fraternity; got
became
describes college as "the
my life,
him
BU where he helped
debuted in his
own radio show;
editorial director of the
student newspaper, The Voice;
the
began
and the most
mentor other students; and was
times of
my life."
a
brotherhood program
hired as the
Ojeda admits he struggled
first
to
employee of the
Multicultural Center.
He gradu-
early on, but his perspective
ated in 1997 with a multitude of
changed when he became godfa-
leadership awards from a univer-
ther to Zachary, the
of his cousin
newborn son
and best
sity that, today,
friend Jose
"Joey" Negron.
"1
started to
apply myself.
I
work harder and
got
responsible.
I
found
myself earning more per hour as
an intern than
ever
made
All that
says, is
my parents had
in their lives."
ended when Zachary,
then 18 months old,
fell
from an
open seven-story window. He and
at
the
Pennsylvania Statewide Latino
The same
Coalition.
year,
he
Month
at
Colgate University.
Ojeda was hooked, and his
enthusiasm was contagious.
Inspired to reach minority teens
with his message of education,
empowerment and
progress, he
much
he was 30: Third Millennium
Innovations, a marketing firm
that connected businesses
with Pennsylvania's Latino
community; Distinct
Communications, a motivational speaker clearinghouse
more diverse than the institution
he and fellow minority students
and bureau where Ojeda mentored, developed and marketed
found in the early 1990s.
speakers;
an internship
with a banking corporation and
became more
'
he
note speaker
founded three businesses before
most transformative four years
difficult
first
launched Hispanic Heritage
involved in student government;
a full
scholarship to Bloomsburg.
greatest four years of
who had
fields."
Ojeda's determination got
of potential
that
Coatesville.
speaking engagement as key-
him, for my
my mother and for my
migrant grandmother
didn't see in myself.
his involvement in
In 1997, he accepted his
to live for
me
They saw I was
and
short. "I
High School, saw something in
and
workshops in Kennett Square
godson
father, for
I
Bizfest,
bilingual business development
The following New Year's Eve,
search coordinator at Reading
that
got kicked
Ojeda says he realized that he
from Bloomsburg
life.
I fell
that kind of
felt
out of school," Ojeda admits.
Faye Ortiz, a Latino
University, entered his
Ojeda's support of the
had never
fered and, eventually,
fueled the fire of
When he was a high school
recruiter
pronounced dead.
pain.
resentment building in him.
senior,
Commerce Foundation
President's Award based on
"I
teachers, the "garbage"
comment only
gency room when the toddler was
the boy's father were in the emer-
high
was getting into trouble
and hanging out with the wrong
school, he
also received the
Chamber of
and Carlos Ojedajr.
Inc.
(www.carlosojedajr.com), his
Inspiring others
professional speaking company.
After BU, Ojeda earned a master's
degree in business administration
He serves as national
director
SLiCK (www.iamslick.com), a
leadership development program
of
from Kutztown University and
became the university's assistant
director of admissions
and an
adjunct professor in the College of
Business, the
first
Latino to hold
he developed with his mentor
and fellow
Consuelo
who
inspirational speaker,
Castillo Kickbusch,
retired
from the
Army as
the
BLOOMSBURG THE UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE
highest-ranking Hispanic
in the
Combat Support
woman
Field.
He's also developing CoolSpeak,
a speakers'
bureau that will pro-
vide motivational speakers for
middle school, high school and
Speak the Culture
college students.
Although
Ojeda's other projects
represent his varied interests.
He
published a book of original
poetry, "Mi
Alma" ("My
Soul")
students of color have
behind whites
member of
first
college, Carlos Ojeda
movie
based on
script
Spanish
growing up and Zachary's
all
He
also
is
into a
DVD that will
'97 has
Jr.
made
it
from
his mission to
when
need to speak
reaching out to Hispanic youths. They've got
have to speak the
"If
you want to
the urban culture
take his message of
culture.
the world
determination to
know what they
able to communicate on their
in
which they
believe and speak to that.
understand someone
Ojeda's wife,
Sandra de Jesus
level, to
You've got to
live.
It's
all
about being
leave your world and
else's."
People of color face myriad obstacles
higher education, he says. They
Ojeda, will earn a
understand
recruit minorities, you've got to
...
more youths.
when
it
comes
to
may be hampered by the
degree in optom-
lack of resources at inner-city schools or a lack of informa-
etry this spring,
tion on the grants, loans
and the Ojedas
Close-knit families can stand
are expecting a
child leaving for college as a
When
second child in
August. Their
his
first,
Carlos Alberto Ojeda
was born
"I live
fullest,"
III,
and
financial incentives available.
in
the way, too, often seeing a
form of abandonment.
Ojeda speaks to a group of young Latinos, he breaks
message down and engages students on a basic
one conference, he
recalls,
who had assembled
in 2004.
my life to the
Ojeda
he
was seated
says. "I'm
"I
watched him give
his presentation,"
"He had a very professional Power Point
moments
my
into far too
to help other people.
doesn't matter
live, it
me
how long you
live."
talk,
B
much
detail.
was
last year
retired
as editor oj The
Record Herald, Waynesboro, Pa.
SPRING
lost the kids,
he went
and at the end of
his
next on the speakers' platform and, at the end
of his talk, not a single packet of information
remained on
the stage. "Recruiters must be dream-makers, not gatekeepers," he says.
Parental involvement
Sue A. Beard
He
Ojeda remembers.
display, but
not one single student picked up the packets."
Ojeda
It
matters what you do
while you
At
a packet of helpful information about the
for
breath away and enable
level.
beside a recruiter
financial resources available to students.
on a constant hunt
that take
it
wrong, according to Ojeda, a full-time motivational
speaker. Recruiters don't have to speak the language; they
editing
of his speeches
college,
his Puerto Rican family to graduate
Often, university recruiters think they
about their experiences
death.
in
turn those statistics around.
Negron's book, "1ZER09,"
some
lag
still
according to the American Council on Education. As the
Negron, he
writing a
significant gains,
the rate at which they enroll
in
and, with his cousin Joey
is
made
African American and Hispanic students
is
crucial to the process,
he
believes.
"Once you've convinced the parents that this
dream
possible, they
in
is
their child's life."
become the most powerful
influence
—
A Path
to
BY
MARK
According to the U.S. State
E
Scott Peterman's first extended visit to Asia was
as a fellow at
Department, 6.6 million
Americans, excluding military,
live
abroad in more than 160
countries.
BU alumnus Scott
Peterman is part of this group,
li\ing and working in Tokyo
and Hong Kong.
Taiwan University's Stanford
immerse
upcoming Asia experts in Chinese and other Asian
languages. He came home fluent in Chinese
Center, founded in 1961 to
"fairly
good, but not
dissertation
'native' fluent"
and went
to
work
in
—
finished his
marketing
for a
Philadelphia company.
The phone
rang.
It
Peterman had known
maker in
was an acquaintance whom
at
Silicon Valley.
an
earlier job
with a software
Would Peterman be
inter-
ested in working for Apple Computer, developing
its
Asia market? There were lots of marketing experts the
Apple guy could have
called,
but not
many who
spoke Chinese. Already, Peterman was part of a
small pool.
He took
the job.
Based in Hong Kong and working in 15 Asian
countries,
Peterman used focused philanthropy
introduce the Apple brand and create
demand
to
for the
company's products. The company donated 1,500
W
"^*=3»-.
"
computers
to
impoverished schools across Asia, then
them with heavily discounted Apple
ware to use on those machines.
supplied
In addition,
soft-
Peterman negotiated software pur-
chases from other suppliers so teachers could develop
computer-based learning programs.
for
an Australian professor
to teach
He also
arranged
week-long courses
in courseware development at universities
where
Apple had made donations.
"You wouldn't believe the reactions people gave
me," recalls Peterman 73.
tions to very
"We were making dona-
Lumpur. Places with no computers
students
Scott Peterman '73
office.
poor colleges in Seoul, Taiwan, Kuala
had no money. The
at all
reaction
All of which,
"trishna"
could see himself topping out in marketing. Soon, he
finished in three
and
is
now a
offices in
Tokyo and Hong
Kong, flying regularly between the two locales
to
advise clients on high-level corporate issues: mergers
and
acquisitions, corporate finance, venture capital,
—
"I
I
say
I
ital
markets.'
Peterman.
"All
do
I
smooth functioning
On the other hand,
live in Asia, a
is
it
make
up and
of the cap-
him
Peterman's work allows
region that began to draw
when he came
(in
much
though some might dress
'contribute to the
was
Chinese religious studies) from Stanford, two master's
do," says
rich people richer,
London and Vienna.
from Georgetown University, he has a doctorate
say, is so
term connoting excessive
am not sure there is any socially redeeming
value in what
hedge funds. He's worked in Washington, D.C.,
In addition to his law degree
Peterman might
a Buddhist
him
across a history of Buddhism.
at
to
age 15
The seed
planted, though didn't sprout until he entered
graduate school.
"I
was so naive
that
I
didn't
know you
could
degrees (one in religion, one in political science) from
study Buddhism as a student," says Peterman,
Vanderbilt and Ohio State universities and, of course,
became
his Bachelor of Arts (with honors) from Bloomsburg.
leaving Stanford.
a Buddhist himself in the
Continued on next page
Hong Kong
a Gaikokuho Jimu
attachment to the impermanent things of this world.
and
partner in Sidley Austin, his third firm since 1996.
Peterman works from
is
was just
Other marketing jobs followed, but Peterman
a half years while employed full time
a partner in Sidley Austins
Bengoshi, or registered foreign lawyer.
and whose
overwhelming."
was taking night law classes. He
is
In Tokyo, seen below, he
mid-1980s
who
after
Asia
is
place to
'a fun
live
because you're
new
constantly confronting
experiences
and also confronting yourself
- Scott Peterman 73
themselves off while waiting
trasts
stop lights. Such con-
at
annoy Peterman when he
jam surrounded by hundreds
during
wife and daughter,
visits to the U.S. to see his
Swarthmore
a student at
"Taxes are a
in a traffic
is sitting
of idling gas engines
College.
higher in Japan," he says, "but
bit
don't recall ever seeing a single pothole in the
country." Japanese are "big"
Peterman,
who notes
I
whole
on maintenance, says
Chinese are quite
that the
the opposite.
Are there downsides
Peterman
adherence to
a
many ways, he says, Buddhism has made living
In
in Asia possible.
"It's
a fun place to live because you're
constantly confronting
new
experiences and also con-
fronting yourself," says Peterman,
more
in
who has become
appreciative of the powerful influence of culture
how we
interpret experiences.
are reluctant to look
in the face," instead glancing slightly
the side.
As someone taught
away from
the person to
Peterman had
to adjust.
conscious that
I
that
down or to
rude
it is
to
look
whom one is speaking,
"Over time,
I've
alien,
he pays the same $4
visiting California
charged a higher
filter."
staff's
swim
caps.
Asian
The businessman
is
is
as
an
overcommitted person.
energetic,
and suggested
things."
and, to
sensibility to the influence of
culture,"
he
says, citing
seen going on in U.S.
Traits of that "energetic,
overcommitted person"
On one recent work day, Peterman got up
went
Tokyo
to his
and worked on
office
ple of hedge funds. That night, he
young
artist;
he'd been her
first
is at
commercial
Open
the trunks of many Japanese automobiles and you'll
find a large propane tank like those
our barbecues. The country's
we use
electric
sale
and
touch with her work. The next
was more fund work, followed by a weekly
points of Japanese law. Peterman
is
the only foreigner
engagement
letters,
followed by dinner with a banker.
In a way,
it all
ties together,
or fund
whom
says Peterman.
manager or lawyer, many of
he works are struggling to deal
with a changing world.
management,
the top of the industrialized world."
a cou-
had dinner with a
lawyers meeting with a study session on some fine
the people with
consumption must be half of ours,"
says Peterman. "In terms of energy
to stay in
Whether artist
overconsumption and energy use.
Japan
day, there
our reluctance to tackle long-
term problems such as Social Security reform,
"Japan's energy
of six stu-
department on curriculum.
political science
in these meetings. Later, he wrote
I've
knew me
volunteered
student election board and a group that advised the
disgruntled outsider.
what
I
He was president
he wanted
haven't liked
"Rules are rules."
not be surprised by his career path. "People
Buddhism and enjoys working in an environment in
which others also understand such concepts.
Though still a U.S. citizen, Peterman now
looks at his home country as an outsider. Often, a
"I
zealous enforce-
swimmers wear
completely bald. The
Peterman says his friends from Bloomsburg might
says.
now seems the most "correct" view.
attributes this
A
use the pool, but what
all
early,
He
tariff to
of a policy requiring that
varying viewpoints can
—
fee as local residents.
ment
remain.
be valid
at
a resident
businessman he met recently was
annoyed the executive was the
Asians seem more conscious than Americans that
all
rigid
Tokyo, Peterman swims laps
dent organizations, including the debate society, the
become more
see things through a different
No single viewpoint is inherently correct, he
Peterman, that
rules. In
government recreation center where, as
"Japanese people are very polite," says Peterman, "but
many Japanese business people
to living in Asia? Absolutely.
an example of Japanese
philosophy, Peterman explains,
Like different interpretations of etiquette.
you
offers
"The Buddhist in me," he says, "wants to reach
out and to give
them
this transition."
b
a leg
up
as they try to
make
to light
mini-buses turn
Mark
BLOOMSBURG
E.
Dixon
is
a freelance writer in Wayne, Pa.
UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE
Fairway
Stretch
BY KEVIN GRAY
A professor's research shows what a
does before the club connects
ball can cut strokes off his
golfer
with the
or her score.
On
frigidly cold mornings, some experts
recommend warming up vehicles for several
minutes before driving them to heat the oil
and allow
it
to circulate.
Doing so, experts
say,
could
Andrea Fradkin demonstrates a stretch designed
prevent future engine trouble. Similarly, research
to lessen golfers'
potential for injuries while improving their scores.
conducted by Andrea Fradkin, assistant professor of
exercise science, demonstrates
how warming up
properly before driving a golf ball can prevent
injuries
Between 31 and 37 percent of golfers sustain an
injury over a
and improve performance.
Fradkin studied the prevalence and
who warmed up
effects of
warming up before golfing, then developed and
tested a warm-up routine based on the physiology
properly sustained an injury, while 34.9 percent of
those
who
"Still,
and biomechanics required
12-month period. Fradkin's research
found that just 5.6 percent of golfers
She
to play the sport.
found that fewer than 2 percent of amateur
warm up
sustained one.
tend to be more focused on the per-
formance-improvement benefits associated with the
golfers
perform an appropriate warm-up prior to playing a
round of golf and fewer than 0.5 percent
didn't
golfers
warm up
warm-up than
the injury-prevention benefits,"
Fradkin explains.
In order to measure performance-improvement
before practicing.
benefits,
"I
also found that less than
speed of the club the
know what constitutes an effective warm-up,"
Fradkin adds. "An appropriate golf warm-up consists
of three steps, can take less than eight minutes
requires nothing
more than
Fradkin correlated club-head speed (the
percent of golfers
1
and
measure of performance. As she points
head speeds than
"Golfers
•
•
Two minutes
of
dynamic
stretches,
as a
Static stretches of the wrists, elbows, shoulders,
their
injuries
—
areas
where
commonly occur.
activity that
mimics
muscle memory.
"Meanwhile, golfers
who used the warm-up program
conditioning program
for five
weeks improved
club-head speeds by 24 percent, which
translates to a
drop in approximately seven
In a sport in
Air swings of the golf club, because doing
an
golf
their club-
12.8 percent, equaling a drop in
approximately four strokes [per round]," Fradkin says.
jumping jacks or trunk twists, to get the blood
and oxygen flowing throughout the body.
lower back and hamstrings
•
such as
out, golfers
less-skilled golfers.
who warmed up improved
head speeds by
includes:
the ball) as a
with lower handicaps tend to generate faster club-
a golf club."
The warm-up she developed
moment it strikes
most valuable
which every
tool just
strokes."
stroke matters, a golfer's
might be
a proper
warm-up.
B
golf will spar]
~
-
Kevin Gray
is
ajreelance writer based in the Lelxi§i Valley.
.
Preparedjx)
STORY BY JACK SHERZER, PHOTOS BY ERIC FOSTER
School
districts
employ
nationwide
BU alumni as
teachers, principals
and
superintendents
Central Columbia Middle
School exemplifies
alumni's
commitment
As
the eighth-grade
draws
watches
girl
a small volcano
carefully,
on the margin
Bloomsburg University student
Francesca
teacher's
small rocks flying from the volcano's top.
"See?"
Womack says, smiling at
the student.
the rocks are pouring out, exiting. Exiting. So
"Extrusive!" the girl says, giving
the multiple choice answer.
"It's
"We have our volcano and
what kind of rock.
Womack a big smile and
coming
out,
it's
the field of education
and to nurturing the
next generation of
classroom teachers.
assures
Womack she is ready to take a retest.
For
she
is
embarking on the
"I've
Womack,
working with
that
I
kids," says
made something a
study to do well for a
girl
in the midst
Columbia
moment confirms
again that
right career.
always wanted to teach.
love
class, the
outside."
more minutes, the
of her eight-week student teaching placement in the Central
Middle School's learning support
.?"
.
pointing to
formed on the
After going over the geology quiz for about 10
to
Womack
The 22-year-old
pen starts working on
of the quiz.
little
I
guess
Womack,
I
have that motherly instinct and
of Morrisville, Pa.
easier to understand, that
I
"I
like feeling
helped them
test."
Training teachers to help students succeed was one of Bloomsburg
an endeavor formally recognized in 1869,
30 years after the institution's founding, when the name was changed to
Bloomsburg Literary Institute and State Normal School of the Sixth
University's earliest missions,
District.
Today's education majors receive a
mix of practical experiences
that begin with classroom observations even before they are accepted into
BLOOMSBURG THE UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE
—
'My grandfather always
This
is
told
me teaching isn't something you choose
Something you are chosen
to do.
'
- BU senior Jessica Gonzalez
to do.
(above)
dent teaching opportunities in a
and professors who serve on
we teach the theory
method behind the madness we also teach practical
variety of districts, ranging from
various planning and education
solutions to everyday problems
the program. There are also a
the university, with student
wide array of seminars and
teachers
rural areas like Central
School
Columbia
miles
District, just five
from BU's campus,
to
stu-
urban
experiences in Philadelphia,
who
that while
are well prepared
the
—
committees. The university's
they are going to run into in the
education majors are also prime
classroom. In terms of the kind
candidates for teaching positions,
of teachers
Heintzelman
and putting out in the schools,
adding
says,
at least
we
are producing
Harrisburg and Allentown.
half of his school's staff has a
when
Chad Hemtzelman,
bachelor's or master's degree
they are doing the job they need
from BU.
to
principal
of the 725-student Central
Columbia Middle School, earned
Associate professor Michael
Patte '92/'94M, a supervisor for
and instruction at Bloomsburg.
Heintzelman says schools like his
student teachers
benefit greatly
from
their ties to
Gonzalez of Boonton,
N.J.,
who is
placement in Central Columbia
says,
the students appreciate
be successful."
in the midst of her eight-week
Central
Columbia Middle School,
"What
to
Just ask senior Jessica
his master's degree in curriculum
at
do
the rubber hits the road
is
Middle School's
life skills
class for
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SPRING 2009
17
students with learning disabilities.
In addition to basic reading,
writing and
skills
math
skills,
the
life
students learn to be as
self-
sufficient as possible in the class-
room's kitchen and during weekly
field trips to the
grocery store.
Sitting at a table flanked
three boys
by
working on basic
math and reading exercises,
Gonzalez easily switches from
one
to the other as she helps the
students puzzle through the
work. "You were supposed to use
the ruler, see?" Gonzalez says,
pointing to a ruler next to a picture of a ball
and explaining the
measurements
as the
one boy
smiles and nods, getting
Student teacher Melissa Browne brings
math and science savvy
it.
"Remember what three-quarters
is? If you had a pizza and you cut
to class.
Urban Experiences
Bloomsburg
University has long had close relationships with
neighboring school districts
in
mostly
Central Pennsylvania. But as part of
its
its
rural
and suburban
commitment to
giving
teach
districts,
summer
school
and
education majors can help
in
Harrisburg or be part of a
program that gives them classroom experiences
in
program focusing on pre-school
in
a
children.
The Philadelphia Urban Seminar
is
open
Bloomsburg and the 13 other universities
to students from
in
the Pennsylvania
"The population of today's classroom across
two weeks
1
is
changing;
it is
not the classroom of
980s," says Charles Starkey, chair of early
of the district's school year, live in La Salle
University residence halls and spend their days observing and
helping to teach, Patte says. The seminar includes profes-
development
and community
childhood and elementary education. "There are
sional
more and more
service. Last year, for example, students revived
children
where
English
is
a
second language and from diverse cultures
important that
we
... it
prepare our teachers so they
are equipped to interface with the various groups
and be effective
In
IS
elementary or special education majors can take part
State System of Higher Education. Students arrive for the last
the
Michael Patte
Michael Patte '92/'94M, associate professor of educational
Philadelphia, Allentown or Bethlehem.
the country
is
and then
they spend with the kids. Additionally, early childhood,
as well.
addition to working with the Hazleton
In
half of the day,
students are paid $1 2 an hour as tutors for the academic time
university continues to reach out to urban
Williamsport
first
assist with recreational activities in the afternoon, says
studies and secondary education. Participating Bloomsburg
students a wide range of teaching experiences, the
districts,
through eighth grades for the
BU
summer
students help pupils
in first
in
an over-
a project that culminated with a multicul-
tural celebration.
"It
gives
cut out to
instructors."
the Harrisburg School District's
school program,
grown park
talks in the evenings
them
do
a flavor
this' or 'No,
and they come out either saying
I
could never teach
setting,'" Patte says. "Either
feelings,
and
it's
in
'I'm
an urban
way, they have veiy strong
an incredible experience for them."
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it
them
into four pieces, three of
would be
three-quarters."
Gonzalez, 22, will graduate
this spring
with a dual
tion in special
certifica-
and elementary
education and begin graduate
school at
"I
believe
New York University.
my academic achieve-
ments, the
experience in
field
Bloomsburg's program and
my
work in summer camps helped
me
get in," she says.
For Gonzalez, the desire to
teach children with special needs
is
Principal
highly personal. She comes
from a family of educators and
the library at
completed renovation project.
an observation made by
recalls
her grandfather, a teacher
years.
Chad Heintzelman drops by
Central Columbia Middle School, part of a recently
"He always
this isn't
told
for
30
me that
something you choose to
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Practical Information
From the start of his master's degree program,
Chad
For example, one of her classes demonstrated a
Heintzelman remembers his Bloomsburg University classes
gave him real-world, practical information he could use.
"There
was an
your job
job I'm
Columbia Middle School.
You would have
was to respond
in
picture
five
to
problems
them.
It
in
"It
was
a timed
from Bloomsburg
a fourth-grade teacher
now working on
in
in
2007, and his wife, Apryle,
her master's
in
and BU are neighbors, which helps foster
the university. But proximity
isn't
its
teachers and
the only reason education
I've
samples and techniques
life in
all
been
in
taken so
my teaching,"
practical to
the classroom."
far, I've
what
been able to use
Apryle Heintzelman
is
going on
in
my
Professor
her
over.
He
Tom Starmack, who taught the
in
the
field.
all
faculty in the education
five
years of experience
program relevant to what teachers
Tammy
real
Tom Starmack
They concentrate on making the
Dyer, a
life skills
Bloomsburg builds
will
into
its
experience.
support teacher at Central Columbia
practical experiences
program are
her bachelor's and master's degrees
in
key. Dyer,
who
districts
when she
earned
special education from
the university, says she immediately had offers from
two
graduated. "There can be a big difference
between theory and
SPRING 2009
in
so proud of having the answer."
Middle School, says she believes the
professionals turn to the university.
the three courses
The
had one student that was so excited
in-box problems, says
elementary education at
the close interaction between the district and
says. "They've
"I
department have at least
Central Columbia
card.
Introduction to Administration class with the
district, is
the university.
"In
classroom.
was
curriculum and
the Central Columbia
for
to identify the words.
The technique worked extremely well
he jumped up fast and knocked his desk
now."
in
method
which students draw a
and write a sentence with the word on a
and asks pupils
your in-basket, and
certainly transferred to the
Heintzelman earned his master's
instruction
in
teacher then collects the cards, holds them up for the class
in-basket activity," says Heintzelman,
principal of Central
exercise.
helping kids learn vocabulary words
practice,"
she says.
do. This
is
something you are
chosen to
do," she says.
But
more than
it is
brother, Shaun,
the pupils, learn the school's culture
that.
Her
who is one year
older than she, has Asperger's
Syndrome,
a
form of autism.
"Just
seeing the struggles he had to go
through and the struggles
my
mom went through to see that he
had
a proper education
want
made me
to get involved,"
says Gonzalez.
The semester before her
and
feel at
home when she
began student teaching. Not
all
education majors complete the
PDS where
but
all
they'll
student teach,
do
are required to
a
semester-long practicum with a
school
district.
While Gonzalez works in the
classroom, two other
life skills
student teachers are delving into
Senior Jessica Zschack of
Gonzalez took part in a
(PDS) practicum, spending two
on drugs and
on the human body,
while Melissa Browne of High
days a week in the same classroom where she is student teach-
bulletin
The experience allowed her
get to know the teacher and
of the student quartet.
N.J., is
Farewell Note
going over an
Franklin,
Development School
Anthem at commencement with other members
sixth-grade science concepts.
student teaching placement,
Professional
Jessica Gonzalez, right, sings the National
exercise focusing
Since she was a
their effects
Bridge, N.J., prepares
an
activity
board on types of worms
on the
families of the
ing.
for a unit
to
animal kingdom. Both spent the
previous semester in the school as
part of the
PDS program.
Zschack says she began doing
special place
little girl,
her
in
life.
At BU,
and alma mater as part of a student
when she
sings at her
own
graduation. "I'm relieved to finally graduate, but
I
don't think
will really hit
it
I'm not there,"
which, along
Anthem
quartet.
This spring she will perform with the quartet
for the last time
sophomore
year,
hold a
put her on stage
three years, she has sung the National
December when graduation
classes,
it
ceremonies where, over the past
for graduation
classroom observations in her
with her
Jessica Gonzalez of
knew music would
Boonton, N.J.,
improved her
me
until
rolls
next
around and
she says.
Starting with the choir
in fifth
grade, Gonzalez
teaching and assured her that she
sang
was in the right career. "From the
second I walked into this major,
she wanted to carry her love of music into college
they kept
with
me on track,
meeting
my adviser, making sure I'm
taking the right classes," she says.
"They
really prepare
make
sure you
you and
know what
you're doing."
Browne
agrees.
"When they
we do have
a
good
makes the placement
They know that
Bloomsburg has really good
student teachers, and the districts
want us to be in their schools." b
her high school graduation. She
about
1
Chamber
Singers, a select group of
6 students.
From her involvement with the Chamber
Singers, Gonzalez
quartet,
which
One
at BU's spring
ceremonies.
is
became
Gonzalez.
a lot easier.
and they are
"I
a professional writer
and Pennsylvania
native.
He
currently lives in Harrisburg.
of four volunteer
of their regular events
is
singing
and winter commencement
"It's
kind of
is
make sure
all
my
responsibility to
organized," says
that
we
have singers,
ready to go."
Gonzalez recalls members of the platform party
thanking the quartet and complimenting their
performance.
"I
have had many supervisors and
professors," she says, "so
is
part of the student
composed
make sure everything
reputation
Jack Sherzer
knew
as a freshman, she joined the Bloomsburg
University
vocalists.
place the student teachers, the
fact that
so,
until
them another aspect
it's
been great
to
show
of myself."
-HailiShetler'11
Employment for speech language pathologists is expected to
grow 11 percent by 2016, according to the Bureau of Labor
Many of these job opportunities are likely to be
school settings, where early diagnosis and treatment of
speech disorders is vital to student success.
Statistics.
in
Love You'
I
...
For the First Time
MONG
BY LYNETTE
'08
Joneen Lowman understands how speech
therapy can markedly improve a child's qualitv
of life.
Lowman,
assistant professor of audiology
and
speech pathology, began her career as a special educa-
an emphasis on teaching
tion teacher in Florida, with
Her love of working with
speech pathology. "I liked working
the mentally handicapped.
children led her to
with children with
wanted the
disabilities,"
ability to
work in
Lowman says,
different settings,
"but
I
which
speech pathology provided."
Speech pathologists focus on the diagnosis,
ment and prevention
treat-
of disorders related to language,
articulation, stuttering
and swallowing. Returning
to
new career in mind, Lowman received
school with a
her master's degree and doctorate from Florida State
University,
where she specialized in normal language
development and the prevention and treatment of
speech disorders in children.
Her classroom experiences confirmed her belief
an essen-
that school-based speech pathologists play
tial role
gists
7 love this profession because it is
constantly evolving. It's amazing to see
what we're accomplishing when the field is
full
of such innovation.'
Lowman
- Joneen
in the lives of their patients. "Speech patholo-
have the power
and a
family.
mom
'I
love
you
The power
dren
is
to give
communication
to a child
We can give a child the ability to tell his
for the first time,"
to foster basic
a driving factor for
Lowman says.
communication in chil-
Lowman.
It's
a passion she
passes on to her students, as well.
"It's
because of Dr.
Lowman that
I
stayed with this
Gina Connolly, a senior speech pathology
major from Carlisle. Connolly worked with Lowman
major," says
Continued on next page
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'At Bloomsburg, the emphasis is on teaching. We are
a clinical program and are training our students to be
knowledgeable and experienced therapists.'
Lowman
- Joneen
on
a year-long
independent study project
to research
vocabulary acquisition in children. The experience,
Connolly says,
is
one of the reasons she plans
to pur-
sue a graduate degree in speech pathology.
Like
much of Lowman's
project focused
on the
research, Connolly's
practical application of
pathology in the classroom. "A
school students can't keep
lot
speech
of elementary
up with
the reading
requirements of their grades," Connolly says.
"Teachers don't have enough time to explicitly teach
every vocabulary word, so Dr.
on teaching morphemes
Lowman and
focused
I
With Lowman's
guidance, Connolly taught students root words and
then determined
roots. After learning the roots of
just six words, Connolly says,
to
of speech pathology at any level.
it is
"I
love this profes-
constantly evolving.
It's
what we're accomplishing when the
see
pathologists to
"We
amazing
field is full
such innovation." She notes that a traditional
an
in schools.
Lowman says,
initially
effort to
focus
meet the demand
Lowman believes
the
program
distance-learning nature of the
her
BU
students by working with classroom teachers
to enrich the
students.
language and vocabulary
Lowman's
skills of at-risk
participation in such a project for
pre-kindergarten pupils in the Southern Columbia
School
District,
Catawissa,
recent cover story in
Pathologists
was recognized with
Advance
for
to
expand
in the public schools proves to
their
working in schools
advanced degree,"
Lowman says. And, just as important,
"those in the
program can implement what they learn
in their
classrooms immediately."
Pending approval from the Pennsylvania
the
program
open
will be
exceeds the number of qualified speech pathologists,
rienced therapists."
experiencing a
critical
—
"At
Bloomsburg, the emphasis
The
are
shortage of school-based
a clinical
Bloomsburg University
me
it
school-based language pathology.
petence and
While BU's current master's program
is
are
and expe-
worked," she says.
skills
"I
am privileged to see
their
com-
grow daily." b
in speech
focused on generalist
training that allows graduates to
teaching,"
they used a strategy they learned in class and that
distance-learning master's degree program in
and language pathology
on
Lowman as it is to her students. "It's
me when my students tell
incredibly rewarding for
creating a part-time,
is
program and
practical application of their education is as
important to
speech pathologists. To help meet the demand,
is
to students
by summer 2009.
training our students to be knowledgeable
including Pennsylvania
State
System of Higher Education's Board of Governors,
children diagnosed with speech disorders far
—
who
program means those
Lowman says. "We are
states
a vital
will not have to take time out of
Lowman that fully prepared speech pathologists are
needed now more than ever before. The number of
and many
fill
knowledge and experience
their current jobs to earn the
Lowman hopes
and Audiologists.
Her involvement
will help
without sacrificing their careers. "The part-time,
a
Speech Language
speech patholo-
need, not only for schools, but also for educators
new teaching strategies learned through research.
with
for
ensure the quality of speech therapy programs
hope
to share
new
within the region. "The masters program helps
room exercise, such as a vocabulary lesson, can
become more efficient and effective by implementing
She also believes she gains insight
adding that the
on eastern Pennsylvania
within local schools."
of
class-
community,"
gists
to
to
work
ages, the
designed to certify speech
is
recognize the need for speech therapists in
program will
in
Lowman sees research as an essential component
and with individuals of all
proposed program
this
most students were able
form an additional 30 words.
sion because
variety of settings
the students could form additional
if
words from those
instead."
work in a wide
Lynette
Mong
'08 lives in Seattle, Wash.,
where she works
as a books merchandising specialist at Amazon.com.
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ie Celebrity Artist Series
Through the generous contributions of sponsors, Bloomsburg
Hosting
Celebrity Artist Series has brought professional artists
region for
today's
more than two decades.
This year, Celebrity Artist sponsors will also help support scholarships
and other learning opportunities for BU students in music, theater and dance.
And the 2009-2010 season marks the grand reopening of Mitrani Hall
in
performers.
Haas Center for the
To learn
Arts.
how to become a
generation of performing
Supporting
Celebrity Artist Series sponsor
artists, call (570)
and help the next
389-4047. The 2009-2010 season
includes the following performers:
2010
2009
Sept. 19
tomorrow's
University's
and entertainers to the
Oct.
24
Nov.
07
Nov.
14
Nov.
19
artists.
— Ventriloquist Kevin Johnson
— Cirque Le Masque
— Yamato Drummers of Japan
— Ten Tenors
— Lecture by Titanic
Feb.
03
Feb.
21
05
River North Chicago
Dance Company (above)
— Monterey Jazz
Festival
50 th Anniversary Tour
April
10
discoverer Robert Ballard
Dec.
—
— Turtle Island String Quartet
. . .
and more to be announced.
— Annie, the musical
Dates and shows are subject to change.
Complete information
will
be available
on the Web at: www.bloomu.edu/CAS
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Stetten and his wife, Margaret,
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The couple has four
children, 11 grandchildren
great-grandchildren.
Von
Stetten,
who
and 14
played football at
Bloomsburg during the 1946-48 seasons, remains an avid
Huskies
fan.
Jj£C\ Alan T. Harris, Shillington, a real estate agent with
KJ S Keller Williams Realty Group, Exeter Township.
is
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Among 90
Hawaii were,
Poust
to right, first row: Carol Poust
left
and, second row: Denise Berg '82,
'63,
and Jerry Manhart
Quest
Bloomsburg University's
Quest program
extended
offers
for
BU
friends.
No
experience
necessary for
trips,
is
trips
students, alumni
many
and
is
of these
and most equipment
provided. Varied amounts
of physical stamina are
extended
commonwealth,
the U.S.,
and
across
in Africa,
South and Central America
and Europe.
Central Pennsylvania Chapter of the
for Training
and Development for service as
more than 20 years
resource professional, including
Academy
He
The land was
are
still
visible
today
Walk Across England - Coast
to Coast, June
22
Participants will
to July 4:
walk across
the breadth of northern
England through some of the
tains
will
most
beautiful
moun-
and moorland. The walk
begin in the Lake District
region of northwest England,
passing through the
moun-
Quest has sponsored climbing trips in the United States and South
and Central America. In July, a Quest team
Cascade Mountains.
will tackle Washington's
Cotswold Ring, England
highland sheep farms and
lages of stonewalled houses,
A variety of terrain will be
In addition to the
inns and ancient churches
covered, from volcanically
listed
Way is one
before finishing at the North
devastated forest to high
day
Yorkshire Moors.
alpine
most
in the British Isles. Its
rural character has
been
preserved, with quiet lanes,
thatched cottages and rose
vine-covered stone walls
currently
settled by
more than
2,000 years ago and artifacts
past.
Walking Tour, June 10
to 18: The Cotswold
of the
is
for Learning.
trips
tainous and hilly landscape of
scenic walks to be found
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a Celtic people
island's
the
a
Ken Marquis received the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of
Commerce's small business owner of the year award for 2008.
He runs an art and picture-framing business.
and Donald
Mary Lou Manhart
required. Participants
travel to destinations in
is
Allentown's Civic Theatre.
director of the Keystone
Friends trip to
'68.
offers
human
at
with the Pennsylvania Office of Administration.
PASSHE Alumni and
participants in the
Emmaus
Robert D. Jackson was honored by the
American Society
a
(right), a retired
.A. High School English teacher,
vil-
Three Peaks of the Cascades,
July 18 to 26: Participants will
climb three of the Cascade's
stratovolcanoes:
Helens,
Mount
Adams and
trips
on most weekends and
custom-designs teambuilding
on Washington's
largest
and other experiences
mountain. This
trip is
groups' needs. For additional
to
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designed for strong hikers
information, contact Quest
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Sonya Rutkowski Villari retired in June 2008 from the
Township School District. During her 35-year tenure,
she taught third, fifth and sixth grades and was a special education resource room teacher. Her honors include communicaBristol
awards from the Pennsylvania
tions
tion, Gift of
Time Award and Who's
State
Education Associa-
Who Among America's
/
-1.
District.
for
14 years as
elementary principal in the Berwick Area School
She previously taught
at
Tamaqua Area School
District
19 years.
Joseph McGavin
is
Association for Sport
publications director for the National
& Physical Education, Reston, Va.
He has more than 28 years of experience in journalism
and publications.
Rick Van Horn, Nesquehoning, was inducted into the
Weatherly Area High School Sports Hall of Fame in 2008. He
retired from teaching and coaching in 2007 after 33 years in
the Weatherly district.
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was
as associate
retired
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and wife,
Sheree, a daughter Elizabeth Anna,
2008
from the Federal Bureau
more than 27 years of service. His
warden at the federal correctional
Melissa Shelly Saylor 00 and
husband, Shawn, a son, Logan
Patrick, Nov. 24,
2008
Laurie Pflugier Werkheiser '92
Nicole Bruccoliere Bennett
and husband, Chuck, a daughter,
and husband,
Aubrey Robin,
Mallory Sophia, August 2008
Oct. 24,
2008
Jennifer Kraatz Falkoff '95
Christine
and husband,
Ratkiewicz
Gil,
a son, Joshua
Makara
W03M and
husband, Frank, a son, Garrett
Natalie Clipsham Lucca '97 and
James,
husband, Todd, a daughter, Molly
Peggy Romanic Fetchko 04
Jane, July
7,
2008
Mike Moore
'01
Paul, a daughter,
Michael, Dec. 12,2008
April 29,
2008
and husband, Greg, a son, Zachary
'98 and wife, Katie,
Kody, Aug. 28, 2008
Ronk
'04 and
a daughter, Allison Theresa,
Katie Miller
Dec. 27, 2008
husband, Chris, a daughter, Lauren
Dawn
Elizabeth, Dec. 30,
Giles Vinton '98 and
2008
husband, Edward, a daughter, Bryn
Laura Clement Harbold '05 and
May, Dec. 17,2008
husband,
Beth Edwards Logsdon
lead psychologist for the School District of Clay
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to
Fla.
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last
Coleen McDaniels-Stoffa was promoted
James Thomas
Oct. 16,
Teachers. She lives with her husband, Nicholas, in Yardley.
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Births
Ryan Harbold
'02,
a
daughter, Caitlynn Margaret,
'99
and husband, Ben, a son, Bodie
Jan. 11,2009
Michael, Oct. 12,2008
Ashley Howard Gardner
Stephanie Risser
husband, Jedd, a daughter, Audrey
McPherson
Ann, Oct. 15,2008
'00 and husband,
'06 and
Justin, a daughter, Brianna Marie,
Dec. 11, 2008
institution at Otisville, N.Y.
Former governor joins
PRWT
Former Pennsylvania Gov. Mark Schweiker 75
accepted a position as president of the business
PRWT Services Inc.,
PRWT is an enterprise of business
process outsourcing unit of
effective June 30.
processing services, pharmaceutical manufacturing
and
distribution, facilities
management and other
related businesses.
Since leaving the governors office in January 2003,
CEO
Schweiker served as president and
Philadelphia
Chamber
of
of the Greater
Commerce. During
his
chamber
tenure, he assisted in creating Select Greater Philadelphia,
an economic marketing partner designed
retain
companies
in
an 11 -county
Delaware.
From 2006
to 2008,
and
new operations
in
chambers paid internship program from 440 to 1,500
students. Through his leadership, the chamber generated
two best years
financially in
its
was
elected to his
first
Before he
208-year
history.
government
1979, Schweiker worked for Merrill Lynch and
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9
second from
left,
and David Cohen,
president for
chair. Greater Philadelphia
Chamber
of Commerce.
New Jersey and northern
Schweiker helped expand
the
its
'75,
PRWT Services. Also
shown, left to right, are Harold T. Epps, president and CEO, PRWT
Services Inc.; Willie F.Johnson, founder and chairman, PRWT
was appointed BPO
Services;
region, Schweiker
helped more than 40 companies create
a region that includes southern
to attract
Former Pennsylvania Gov. Mark Schweiker
recently
office in
McGraw-
Hill
and formed
a
management consulting
15-month experience
background
in business have prepared
responsibilities
with
firm.
as Pennsylvania governor
PRWT, which
him
Schweikers
and
for his
his
newest
include back-office sup-
port and outsourcing services to local and state government
agencies across the country.
Husky Notes
James Nagy
(right)
was promoted
which is
of Solar Manufacturing Inc.,
to president
part of the
Solar Atmospheres Inc. family of companies.
Debra Heffner Surdoval was promoted
to
business manager for East Perm School District.
5
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Inc.,
}
Mark Derr
"1
is
service-group manager
of financial services for Herbert,
Rowland
& Grubic
serving Central Pennsylvania.
O^
Rick DiLiberto was awarded second prize in the
G.W Delaware
State Bar Association's fiction writing
World Series Ring." The
was published in the Bar Association publication and a
public reading was conducted at Border's Books and Music in
contest for his short story, "The
story
Wilmington, Del, in March.
Charles "Chuck" Muller, Souderton, retired as chief
Classmates celebrate in Colorado
from
investigator, special investigations division,
Alumni
1980 met recently in Colorado for
a reunion and 50th birthday celebration. Shown, from left to right,
friends from the Class of
Mindy McMaster
Nancy Whitman Peterson, Sue Kingeter Puderbach,
Marianne Deska Braithwait and Annie Silvonek Dempsey.
Department of Corrections. He
Dame High
is
head
football
New Jersey's
coach
at
Notre
School.
are Jill Laylon Confair, Terry Mizdol Giordano,
Hefilefinger,
5
O C* Mike Modrovsky
is
varsity baseball
coach
at
Honesdale High School.
De Stefano among
'86
<40 under 40'
Michael
F.
De
Stefano '94
was nominated
Richard
F. King,
CPA,
treasurer
and finance
2008
Deborah Hahn Memonal Award from the Construction
Financial Management Association.
'
9
to the
Q/
O
coordinator for Schlouch
Inc.,
received the
^7 Noreen Hanus Weatherstone
tive
is
a sales representa-
with Century 21 Hughes-Riggs Realty
Inc. in
New Jersey.
Pennsylvania Institute of
Certified Public Accountants
(P1CPA) top "40 under 40:
to
Watch"
young
list
of
leaders.
Members
up-and-coming
Michael
F.
De
Stefano
Nominees
demonstrate commitment
to the
accounting profession
through support of PICPA programs and committees.
De
in
Stefano began his career in public accounting
1995 when he joined the tax department of Reinsel
& Co., now Reinsel Kuntz Lesher. He worked two
years in the tax department before he transferred to
the audit department
and
is
now manager in
the audit
services group.
De
Stefano,
who
earned his
CPA designation
in
1999, serves as the treasurer for PICPAs south-central
chapter and
CPAs
on the board of directors of
Mental Health America in Lancaster County and is a
group.
He
member
is
co-chairperson of the Emerging
of the finance committee for the Lancaster
Public Library.
Ed Horvath
Shown
'95
and
their three children,
Stefano will join the accounting team of Petroleum
Products Corp., Middletown, this spring.
'72 hosted
BU
students recently in Washington, D.C.
are, left to right, front
row: junior Brett Jacobs,
Douglassville; junior Gina Progen, Coopersburg;
Michaels
Residing in Elizabethtown with his wife Kristin
Lindeman De Stefano
De
Connecting in the Capital
also serves
and Lynda
^/^M, director of Alumni Affairs; middle row: seniors
Alana miliar, Sayre, and Aaron Rohlin, Russell: and back row:
Tony Stampone
Kusturiss,
'77;
Newtown
and seniors Thomas
Fisch, Honesdale;
Gordon
Square; Michael Cox, Ephrata; Chris Massell,
Bloomsburg; and Keith Gastearl, Philadelphia.
BLOOMSBURG THE UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE
Marriages
Roberts. Shelly 70 and
L.
Huggins, April
Phyllis
2007
7,
Constance Shope
Christopher Shaffer
'80 and
Steven Crawford
Ingram
Kristin
'80 and
and
Rebecca Doersam
Damon
'02 and Daniel
2007
Miller, Dec. 2,
Ann Marie Stelma
'01
May 3, 2008
Erin Hill,
Shannon Kremski
'02 and
Daniel Young '87 and Heather
Matthew Neeb
Alexandra Grega
12,2008
Anne Marie Tellup
Edward
'91
'02 and Angela
Caruso, Oct. 18,2008
and
2008
Reppert '02 and
Kristie
Shingler
Julie Garrison '04 and Michael
Kruse, Aug. 2,
McCue '05 and Jason
Amy Puntar '05 and Jeremy
Hulme, July 12, 2008
Rafael Freitas, Aug. 23, 2008
Oct.
Rachel
Hayes, July 11, 2008
'04 and Steve
Riane Fisher
David Graff, Oct. 18, 2008
McGarvey,
'04 and
Kopp, July 12, 2008
2008
'05, Sept. 21.
Michael Shuey
2007
'05 and Deidre
Stutzman, Oct. 18,2008
'04 and
Lisa Vergari '05 and David
Thomas Fedorko
Boguski
Nicole Jones '04 and Shane
Kelly Zelenack 05 and
Matthew
11,2008
'06, July 12.
2008
Geoffrey Weitzel, Sept. 26, 2008
Reichert, Oct.
Amy Brosius '96 and Jeffrey
Steven Adsitt
Michelle Lachawiec '04 and
Kelly Brislin '06 and Nathan
Bartholomew, Oct. 11,2008
Schumaker, Aug. 16,2008
Frank Curcio, July 25, 2008
DeBalko
Christopher Jordan '97 and
Ashley Behrer '03 and Kevin
Angelina Nicolicchia
Jennifer Rush, Oct. 18,2008
Rogers
Joseph Geraci,
Ellex
Sept. 20,
Jr.,
David Lussier
'97 and Lynn
Groves, Oct. 18,2008
Rachel Trefsger '97 and Scott
Hettinger, Oct. 3,
2008
Suzanne Owens
Joshua
Kile,
June
'98 and
Melissa Mauro,
'00 and
May
17,
Eileen Bell
'01
and
Gamey, July
19,
2008
Patrick
April
Price, Oct.
Courtney
QS
O
Norbury
11,2008
'03 and Bryan
Kisco, N.Y.,
Oct. 4,
Aurora DiRocco
2007
2008
7,
Valerie Drake '05 and
Christopher Baltzley, Aug.
Christopher
Megan
Ambrose
8,
2008
'04 and
White, Aug. 23, 2008
8,
Lauren DeRose
2008
'04 and
Thomas Ackerman
Abby Henderson
Walter
Schenley Herman
Joseph Slabonik
Lauren Fowler '06M and Trevor
III,
July 26, 2008
Sarah Patterson '07M and
'07
Frantz, Oct. 4,
and Kassondra
2008
Anthony Threet '07 and
8,
2008
'05 and
Pittenger, Oct. 4,
'06 and Justin
Bankes, Oct. 11,2008
Kevin Ritter
2008
Christopher Novakoski 03
2008
Michael Ciampoli, June 21, 2008
'05 and
Joshua Boner, June
Lavelle, Aug. 9,
Jacquelyn Chyko
Hillier
Michelle Benedict '05 and
Andrew Hess,
2008
2008
Depew, Nov.
Emily
7,
Watson
Erin
2008
'07
and Benjamin
Artman, Aug. 23, 2008
'05 and
05,
Aug. 23, 2008
'02, April
2008
f\ Laura Spicer Rice owns a tutoring business in
Mount
12,2008
and Ashley Wheary, Aug.
26,
5
McGraw '03 and
Pugliese, Aug.
and Jamie
'04 and
11,2008
Oct.
Allison Turi '04 and Michael
Aug. 16,2008
Jr.,
Kevin Brace '04 and Jayme
Elliot
McHugh '01
Dennebaum,
2008
2008
Laura Lawson '03 and Charles
Cole, Oct. 12,
2008
Jason Gottschall
'03, April 26,
Young
Erin
Nov. 29, 2008
14,
and Georgina
Philip Zinser, July 26,
Scott Kopatz '99 and Trisha
Brooks,
'03
and has published a
set of read-
lic
Sean D. McDonough was named
Television Network Commission.
to the Pennsylvania
Pub-
ing games with Nasco, an educational publisher.
9tf^/"V Kevin J. Kotch (right) is serving a twoy' \J year term as co-chair of the Asbestos
vice president and
5(jj) ^y Christopher Budzynski, is
Zr *3 treasurer of Baltimore Gas and Electric Co.
Tracy A. Finken,
a trial attorney in Pennsylvania
Subcommittee of the American Bar Association,
New Jersey,
Section of Litigation, Insurance Coverage Litiga-
Smalley, Philadelphia.
Cohan, Feldman
Todd Hitz, a Hodgkiris lymphoma survivor,
tion Committee.
of the law firm,
He
is
an associate and member
Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell
6 Hippel LLP, Philadelphia. He also served
as panelist at the bar's Section of Litigation
Coverage Committee
5("J
Nov.
"1
3,
2009 Insurance
CLE Seminar in Tucson, Ariz.
Yvonne Verberg Dockey, and her husband, Kim,
observed their 35th wedding anniversary on
2008.
and
a partner in the firm Anapol, Schwartz, Weiss,
&
won
the
Livestrong.com/Nike Give 100 Percent contest in 2008.
He
was nominated by his wife, Krissy. The contest is supported by
the Lance Armstrong Foundation and Nike.
Janeen Schrann Sutryk, Sayre, was promoted to shareholder and officer for the accounting firm of Piaker & Lyons.
J(~\
S
A
David J. Maurer, Cumru Township, is manager of
services group, at Reinsel Kuntz Lesher in the
JL audit
Reading
SPRING
is
area.
Husky Notes
Seuyong Soo Park '00M.
official, is
a South Korean education policy
studying education in Connecticut as
pan
of a
fel-
lowship program.
Tricia DiBiasi
Thomas, Dickson
director of the board of the Boys
City, is the executive
& Girls Clubs of Northeast-
Rhonda Wynn Shimko.
Shimko Insurance Agency.
Selinsgrove,
is
an agent with the
em Pennsylvania.
Erika Hoffman Wilkinson '94M. Landisville,
education coordinator
J(\ £^
Zr
field.
as a senior professional in the
is
a
human
is
online
Central Pennsylvania College.
Matt Lutcavage, Danville, earned
%J
He
at
certification
human resources
resources talent manager for
Weis
'02 Matthew
1
E.
Ashenfelder, Berwick,
is
employed
in
the chemistry department at PPL.
Matthew T. Neeb is the county senior planner with the
Monroe County Planning Commission in Stroudsburg.
Ryan Van Noy (right) is assistant coach of the
Mansfield University women's basketball program.
Markets, Sunbuiy.
Maria Barnes Sock received a Master of Science degree in
classroom technology from Wilkes University in January. She
is
a secondary mathematics teacher at Southern
Columbia Area
J(\ /2 J am e Zeigler Stiely, Domsife, joined
the staff of Libert)' Travel after complet\J
i
O
ing training to be a cruise specialist.
Hieh School.
J(\A
Candace Lord Baran '96M is the director of
financial aid at Perm College of Technology.
Heidi Hodder, a U.S. Army Medical Corps major, joined
the physician staff at Pine City and Guthrie Medical Elmira.
'96
^
Jf\
\J ij
Pam
^f\f\ Laurie Namey, assistant principal at Edgewood
\j\J Middle School and a behavior-intervention
specialist,
co-authored the book "Character Education
A Blueprint
by Design,
Initiatives" for a
Naomi Kolberg earned
Lisa Vergari Boguski
for the
Cianni
High School,
Melissa
is
a special education teacher
Western Wayne School
is
the head field
District.
hockey coach
at Palisades
Kintnersville.
Cox is
a
marketing assistant with Playworld
Systems, Lewisburg.
and School
Jessica Horst
Pennsylvania Department of Education's
Good Samaritan
for Successful District
a master's of sociology
V/^t degree from the University of South Carolina.
is
the supervisor of nuclear medicine at
Health System, Lebanon.
program on character education.
EOF award
Gray wins
Alum trains
Mickey Rourke
Shalanda Gray '96, an
instructional technology
Trosky 'OSAOSM trained actor
Rowan
Camden campus, has
been named a New Jersey
specialist at
Jon
Mickey Rourke
University's
Educational Opportunity
Wrestler,"
Fund
efforts.
The
EOF is a
and appeared
referee in the final scene.
(EOF) champion in recognition of
her volunteer
for his lead role in
the award-winning film, "The
also
nominated
for
as the
The
film,
two Academy
Shalanda Gray
a fictional account of a
state-supported initiative to provide
Awards,
admission
bumt-out professional wrestler who
higher education for
to
economically and educationally disadvantaged students.
Gray,
who
the campus'
computer
mentor
has worked
Rowan
at
since 1999, joined
EOF program instructing a summer
literacy course in
to students
and
2001. She also serves as a
as staff adviser to the student
organization, Alliance of United Cultures.
Gray
is
ship from
pursuing her doctorate in education leader-
Rowan University.
BLOOMS
is
Jon Trosky
tries to rebuild his life.
Trosky has been involved in commercials,
and
films.
He was
a stunt double in the
TV
2008
and a Coke Zero commercial,
2008 Super Bowl. He also
appeared in the television shows "Law & Order:
Criminal Intent," "Life on Mars," "WWE Smackdown" and "WWE Velocity."
Trosky teaches at Lehigh Carbon Community
College and previously taught at DeSales University
Perm State Berks and Lackawanna Colleges.
film "Tell Tale"
which
aired during the
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The
Mount Arlington,
Travis James,
specialist at Picatinny Arsenal in
Ryan
S.
Male joined
from Hofstra University
Justin Neal
J.
He earned
TyLean
his
in 2008.
a senior process engineer at
is
Coaldale,
is
employed by Garland Com-
Paisley earned a master's degree in music com-
position for film
and
television
from the University of
Bristol
in England.
BAE
Jessica Sabol
is
an associate
for the
Center for the Child
Care Workforce with the American Federation of Teachers,
Systems, York.
Richard Price released his
Mommy,
Thomas Moyer,
mercial Industries.
the law firm of Schwartz, Simon,
& Kessler in Morristown, N
Edelstein, Celso
juris doctorate
weapons contract
N.J., is a
New Jersey.
fifteen years later,"
book
first
AFL-CIO, Washington, D.C.
entitled "Dear
published by AuthorHouse.
It is
the story of the relationship between a mother and son.
Amy Puntar Shingler is a high school English teacher with
Lakeland School
District,
Jeremy Shingler
Allied Medical
is
Jermyn.
a licensed practical nurse coordinator at
and Technical
Institute, Scranton.
Ji~\jC David Boguski is an electrical engineer for the
V/U Lockheed Martin Corp., Archbald.
Norman
Financial
Eifler
is
an insurance agent with Keystone
Management/John Hancock, Harrisburg.
Amy Holter,
Berwick,
a mathematics teacher at Crest-
is
wood High School.
Beth Ann Howey, Mount Arlington,
N.J., is a
resources technician at Picatinny Arsenal in
Brett A. Leinbach, Williamsport,
is
human
D.C.-area alumni socialize
New Jersey.
Washington, D.C.-area alumni
an accountant with
Holly McCullough
is
Columbia Area School
a
life skills
who shared
a social evening earlier
this year are, left to right, first row: Teresa LaForgia '82,
Larson, Kellett and Associates, Montoursville.
Capone
teacher in Southern
District.
Couple makes unique wedding request
Curt
and
Fessler '05/'06M
Valerie
Hakes
Fessler '03,
Bloomsburg, asked a
unique favor of guests
at their
wedding in October 2008.
The newlyweds
established a
BU in memory of
father who passed away in
scholarship at
Valerie's
2003 and then placed favor cards
on tables inviting their wedding
guests to
"It
dad
that
tion,
life
make
donations.
was very important
I
my
receive a college educa-
and he worked hard
to save in
so," the
to
order for
new Mrs.
"So Curt and
I
me
his entire
to
established the Jeff
an outstanding senior from
ville
High School, who
SPRING
do
Fessler explains.
Hakes Memorial Scholarship
to be
'our'
awarded annually
to
high school, Montours
will attend
BU."
Angela
and Andrea Daly '03; and second row: Allison
Viola '92, Phillip VanGavree 06, Chris Campbell 00, Kerri
Sears '92, Alumni Affairs Director Lynda Michaels 'ST/'SSM and
Belitza Hernandez '03.
'99
The newlyweds
photo with the
are seen in the
BU graduates and
attended their wedding.
accompanying
students
who
Husky Notes
Tad
K. Schantz
is
semi-senior accountant with the
Lansdale-based firm of Baum, Smith &r Clemens.
Anthony
Serafini
is
a special education teacher in
Wilkes- Barre.
Mary
First-year reporter
Shortledge, a senior accountant with Parente Ran-
dolph, Williamspott, completed her
CPA examination and
earned a license to practice in Pennsylvania.
garners awards
IC^^J Katie Gelok a fourth-grade teacher at
\J / Independence Central School, Great Meadows, N.J.,
is
Danielle Lynch '07, in her
year as a reporter,
first
and head
received an honorable
Rachel Bedford Kehrer
mention from the Suburban
Newspapers of America
A
News,
Emily A. Smith
Danielle Lynch
place from the Philadelphia Society of
Professional Journalists
and
is
is
an account executive with
marketing coordinator for GreenWorks
Development, formerly Powers
'08
from the Pennsylvania Associated Press Managing
first
a third-grade teacher at Kleberg
& Associates, Harrisburg.
first-
place award for the best example of public service
Editors,
is
Dana Roush, Middleburg,
reporter for the Daily Local
Lynch earned a
High School,
Sire Advertising.
poverty in Chester County.
Chester,
at Belvidere
Elementary School, Kingsville, Texas.
for a four-
part series she co-wrote about
West
coach
varsity cheerleading
Belvidere, N.J.
Michael Marra
is
a staff accountant at Beard Miller Co.
Lindsey Tretina
is
a special education teacher at
North Philadelphia Community High School.
third place from the
Philadelphia Press Association.
Deaths
Pauline Welliver Beishline '27
Doris
Fritz
Norma
Audrey Buckley Stump '64
Hassert '27
Oswald Olson
A. Ruth
'27
Knoll Craythorne '30
'31
Erma M. Hefferan
Henninger Wagner '60
Phyllis
Susan Lathrop Miers '65
Patricia Yost Miller '65
Joanne Nelson Pineno
'65
Evelyn Heiser Keefer '33
Judith
Kathryn John Evans '36
Betty Ruth Keller Luchak '68
Mearns
Heitz '66
•AW*
Alums return
Five alumni returned to
Mary Grosek Kuc
Mae
'37
Kenneth Mattfield '68
Weikel Meek '40
Carol
Kanasky '40
William
F.
L Ward
Lichtel '41
Cavanaugh Morris
Gregory Horan
70
Ann Perch Hackney 72
Helene "Nellie" McGonigle '42
James
EaFiueE. Gunnison V1 2, '44-'45
John Vadyak 74
Bernard
F.
Edward
J.
E.
Kolodgie '50
Lester G. "Bud" Long
Stephen Fago
Mary J. Koch
79
Mollie Pringle DeLauretis '80
'51
Dennis N. Swanger
David C. Evans '52
William G. Gillespie
'81
Beth Ann Wallace Hess '83
Sr.
'53
left
to right, are
Brad Hestor
'52
R.
Monica Walker
'07,
'96,
a liability adjuster with
'07,
a
BU graduate student;
a financial analyst for General Mills; Jennifer
Bedosky Hestor '95, an elementary school counselor; and Shawn
Munford '04, a faculty member at East Stroudsburg University.
more Husky Notes online
www.bloomualumni.com.
Find
RomaAungstKoehler'78
Seebold
Alumni Career Exchange
Morgan 73
Rodgers '48
Genevieve Straw '50
John
'68
Nationwide Insurance; Judy Harry
Aleta Stiles Ehrhart '42
T.
for the
coordinated by Career Development and Alumni Affairs. Shown,
70
Bernice Obzut Lazar
for career fair
campus
Todd Sullivan '88
Judith Schmidt
at
Send information to alum@bloomu.edu
or to Alumni Affairs, Fenstemaker
Alumni House, Bloomsburg University
of Pennsylvania, 400 E. Second St.,
Bloomsburg, Pa. 17815
Hahn '98M
Julie Grillo '05
'57
'58
Donald
F.
Hemler
Donald
I.
Steinhart '58
Bryan
J.
Pascoe '07
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Families and friends gather in the Academic
Quadrangle to witness spring commencement.
Alumni Events
Academic Calendar
Summer 2009
Session - May
I
Session
II
Session
III
Visit
1
information, contact the
Affairs office at (570)
389-4058 or
526-0254, oralum@bloomu.edu
2009
Directors Meeting
May 9,
Saturday,
Way.
Monday, Nov.
June
6 p.m.
11,
23, 10 p.m.
•
Monday, Nov. 30,8 a.m.
Finals Begin
Monday, Dec. 14
28
Hockey
Math and Science Camps
Field
Hockey Camp
I,
Summer
Field
Hockey Camp
II,
Experience, sixth- through
graders,
Aug. 2 to 5
Aug. 9 to
1
Summer
nth-
Monday to Thursday,
July
June8to10or11to13
13 to 16. Exploring Emergence, ninth-
19, 7:05 p.m.
Football High School, July
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees,
7 p.m.
graders,
to 9
Monday to Thursday,
and July
1
information,
3 to
1
6.
For
July 17, 7:05 p.m.
or (570) 389-41
Soccer
more
Women's Soccer
June 28
Fame
Friday, Oct. 2,
Dec. 18
June 21
to
26
to July
1
Induction
Men's Soccer - NSCAA, July 6 to
July 24, 7:05 p.m.
•
Plus,
Men's Soccer Youth Camp,
03
Athletic Hall of
26 to 29
July 6
emauch@bloomu.edu
Lehigh Valley IronPigs, Friday,
• Philadelphia
Phillies, Friday,
End
6 p.m.
Men's Soccer UK
Lancaster Barnstormers, Saturday,
July
Elite,
1
1
9 to 23
Kehr Union
Aug. 15,6:35 p.m.
Graduate Commencement
Alumni Summer Picnics
Undergraduate Commencement
• Hershey,
June
Softball
for tickets
Softball Pitching Clinics,
and information
Hershey Park, Sunday,
June 22
Homecoming Weekend
21
Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 17 and 18
Saturday, Dec. 19
• Harrisburg, City Island,
New Student Activities
Summer Freshman
389-4413
Call (570)
18
Orientation
Saturday to Monday, June 27 to 29
Sunday and Monday, June 28
June
•
Thursday,
Parents and Family Weekend
25, 6 p.m.
Elysburg, Knoebels
Amusement
Resort, Saturday, July
Friday to Sunday, Oct.
29
Thursday, June
1
and Monday through Thursday,
June 22 to 25
Saturday, July
1
3 to
For more information
go
Transfer Orientation
Thursday,
Kevin
Saturday, Aug.
1
II,
June 20
to
24
July 25 to 29
to
June 19
www.buhuskiessportscamps.
June 26
to
ll/Big Brother,
28
Wrestling Senior High
Md.,
I,
to 21
or
Team Camp
July 12 to 16
House
@ the Beach
City,
I,
Camp
Wrestling Parent/Child
Wood at (5701 389-437 1
Baseball
Ocean
Camp
Tennis
com. All dates are subject to change.
Saturday, July 25, Alumni
Seacrets,
Tennis
Wrestling Parent/Child
and brochures,
1
Roger Sanders Alumni
Alumni Bloom
Tennis
23 to 25
Summer Camps
Wrestling Reunion
Freshman Preview
26
Wrestling
call
to
to
1
Stratford Festival 2009
Monday to
Act 101/EOP Orientation
Wednesday and
to
Team Camp,
389-4329
Call (570)
Experience, ninth- through
Phillies, Friday,
Friday, July 10,
1
•
8,
June 26
25
to
Basketball
Youth Football Day Camp,
Reading
June
•
Classes End
1
Women's
Football
Classes Resume
Monday through
to 21
Basketball Individual
Camp, June 22
Upper Campus;
eighth-graders, and CSI
Alumni Baseball Outings
to
Women's
Field
Alumni Hiawatha Cruise/Picnic
Williamsport, Thursday,
Fall
June 19
9 a.m. to noon;
benefits Columbia County United
May 1
No Classes
Thanksgiving Recess Begins
Friday, Dec.
Men's Basketball Team Camp,
Trash to Treasure
Litwhiler Field,
Monday, Sept. 7
Friday,
8
early birds, 8 a.m.; adjacent to
Saturday,
Finals
May 7 to
Friday,
Alumni Association Board of
Monday, Aug. 31
Friday, Dec.
June 15to 19
Thursday and
7
Classes Begin
Labor Day,
Men's Basketball Day Camp,
45th Annual Reading Conference
Alumni
Aug. 7
-May 18 to Aug.
J
Fall
for
details or to register to attend. For
8 to June 26
- June 30 to
Basketball
Special Events
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Wrestling Intensive Training Camp,
Baseball Rookie Day Camp,
July 13 to 16
Baseball Day
Baseball
July 12 to 22
Husky Training Camp Special
Camp
Day Camp
I,
II,
July 20 to 23
July 27 to 30
July 15 and 16
students only)
Wrestling Junior/Senior High
Camp, July 19
Non-Traditional/ACE Orientation
for
Wrestling, July 12 to 23 (local
to
Team
23
Saturday, Aug. 29
Welcome Weekend
Thursday through Sunday,
For the
latest
information on upcoming events, check
Aug. 27 to 30
the university
SPRING
Web site: www.hloomu.edu/today
Over the Shoulder
By Robert Dunkelberger, University Archivist
A Tradition of Giving:
Scholarships at
Bloomsburg University
90 percent
About
University students
of today's
financial aid in the
positions, loans
and
some form
of
form of grants, work study
scholarships.
was just
financial assistance
Bloomsburg
receive
The need
for
as great in our days as a
normal school.
state
The Class of 1893 offered the first student
loans. The fund, later administered and enlarged
by the Alumni Association, provided no-interest
loans which students later repaid to keep the
program going.
Since the fund held only a few thousand dollars,
just a handful of students benefited at a time, but
1940 the fund increased
determined
efforts of R.
to
by
Bruce Albert, Class of 1906,
When
Albert died suddenly in 1945, the association believed
the best
way to honor him was
to create a scholarship
paid with interest generated by the loan fund. The
R. Bruce Albert
first
was
and the first award was
The fund was built by donations
from veterans and the Bloomsburg University
the children of veterans,
made
in 1990.
Foundation, along with bequests from the estates
alumnae Anna Miller Freyermuth
upon which
made. For example, in 1984
a
has given generously
Muller,
the awards
'23
and Edith
'24.
Mildred Quick Muller '34
scholarships have been created since
criteria
memory
established in
150th anniversary in 1989. The Veterans Memorial
Behr Shuman
1946. Along with the funding for scholarships,
are
scholarship
Another scholarship was established by BU's
of
Memorial Scholarship became the
donors establish the
named
military veterans in celebration of the institution's
in school history.
Many more
first
of R. Bruce Albert.
Scholarship fund was created primarily to assist
$15,000 through the
longtime president of the Alumni Association.
BU's
is
another alumna
who
to the university over the years.
who was very involved in
collegiate activities
as a student, created a scholarship in
1999
to help
freshmen entering the College of Business. The
businessman
was
from Shenandoah, Fred G.
scholarship
Smith, decided to provide schol-
of the sacrifices her parents
arships through a trust fund in
school and the principles they instilled in her to help
his will. Smith hadn't graduated
others, especially
established, she said, in recognition
made
with regard
to
send her
to
to education.
Bloomsburg University has come a long way
from high school, but he wanted
Mount Carmel, Smith wanted
first $300 in scholarship money was
awarded in 1946, reaching more than $600,000 by
2008. As the scholarships have grown, the prin-
the scholarship to go to students
ciple
who
of
to give others
an opportunity
to
earn a college degree. Born in
lived in
and graduated from
since the
has remained the same as alumni and friends
Bloomsburg University generously enable thou-
high schools in the Ashland,
sands of students to gain an education
Mount Carmel and Shenandoah
a lifetime,
to last
b
areas. After his death in 1985,
the Fred G.
Smith "Golden Rule
Editor's note:
To learn about
available scholarships,
Mildred Quick Muller '34 created a
Trust Fund" scholarship
see http://departments.bloomu.edu/finaid. For
scholarship for freshmen entering
was
information on providing financial support to
established.
BU
the College of Business.
scholarships, see www.bloomu.edu/giving.
BLOOMSBURG THE UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE
The University Store.
"Here's to the nights
you'd
cry. Here's to
we
felt alive.
Here's to the tears
you knew
goodbye, tomorrow's gonna come too soon,"
A
sang the rock group Eve 6 in the early 2000s. The band's song
"Here's to the Night," written about a time of transition, could also
sum up
the bittersweet emotions students experience as they
leave college to enter the "real world."
The University Store
offers items all
Bloomsburg graduates
can wear, display and enjoy as they hold on to
warm college
memories. Consider giftware or clothing,
like
an alumni cap,
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Semester Hours
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Friday: 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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mug,
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a special graduation
diploma frame,
-
i
gift.
Or, perhaps, a
BU afghan, stadium
BU insignia gifts, from
blanket or chair.
T-shirts, sweatshirts
and caps
to pennants,
glassware and stuffed animals, are great
gifts for all ages,
soon become a
available in
including the special high school grad
BU
who will
Saturday:
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a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday: Noon to 4:30 p.m.
Summer Hours
Monday through
Friday: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Closed on Saturday and Sunday
freshman. Can't decide? Gift cards are
any amount.
The University Store offers the convenience of shopping
online for hundreds of items at www.bloomu.edu/store. For a
traditional shopping experience, the University Store is open
seven days a week during the academic year and Mondays
through Fridays during the summer. Stop by in person or
The University Store
400 East Second Street
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General Information: (570) 389-4175
Customer Service: (570) 389-4180
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dn$m Sun
with
BU Alums
summer's alumni calendar of events
with
This
warm-weather
where you can meet up with
is filled
Alumni Hiawatha Cruise and Picnic
Williamsport, Thursday, June 11,6 p.m.
Alumni Baseball Outings
free
Reading
Phillies, Friday,
June
19, 7:05 p.m.
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees,
Friday, July 10,
7 p.m.
activities
your old
BU buddies and make new ones. From picnics
and amusement parks
to
beach
trips
and baseball games,
BU alumni are invited to break out the
lotion
and join
Visit
events.
at
flip-flops
Lehigh Valley IronPigs, Friday, July 17, 7:05 p.m.
Philadelphia Phillies, Friday, July 24, 7:05 p.m.
Lancaster Barnstormers, Saturday, Aug.
1
5,
6:35 p.m.
and suntan
the pany.
www.bloomualumni.com for updates and to register for
For more information, contact the Alumni Affairs Office
Alumni Summer Picnics/Amusement Pari
Hershey, Hershey Park, Sunday, June 21
Harrisburg, City Island, Thursday,
Elysburg, Knoebels
Amusement
June
25, 6 p.m.
Resort, Saturday, July
(570) 389-4058, (800) 526-0254 or alum@bloomu.edu.
Bloom
at the
Seacrets,
Ocean
Beach
City,
Md., Saturday, Aug.
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Archaeologists identified the Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age according
to the trait that categorized
to reason that
it
the
era's tools.
Following that
logic,
it
stands
may look back at our era and name
Communications Age.
We've witnessed
which messages
each
tomorrow's researchers
a dramatic transformation over the past century in the
are written
manner in
and transmitted. Handwritten correspondence gave way
series of letters on the printed page, thanks to manual and electric
word processors and computers. Alexander Graham Bell's invention
morphed from crank phones mounted on the wall to rotary, touch tone and, now,
to a
uniform
typewriters,
cell
phones
The
that
can
travel
traditional type of
anywhere.
communication seems
Bloomsburg: The University Magazine.
on
the plays
immersed
But, just as
their
through
this issue of
quarterback
the football field to professor Steven Hales
David McCormick sharing wisdom through
issue is
to flow
From Huskies
words, each of those featured in
we once were limited in the manner of conveying messages,
arrival of cell
calling
this
in communications.
communication opportunities abound, both one-on-one and with
The
Dan Latorre
and commencement speaker
today
a larger group.
phones, e-mail, the Internet, blogs and a variety of social media,
including Twitter and Facebook,
world as often and as closely
as
means you may connect with BU and
the wider
you wish. Likewise, we can connect with you.
In the case of an extreme emergency,
we can instantly contact students,
faculty
A quick posting on the university's
Today page conveys a weather-related change in our class schedule. My office and the
and
staff
Alumni
by
message and voicemail.
Affairs office distribute newsletters
results of
game
e-mail, text
an
athletic contest, in
by
e-mail.
140 characters or
less,
Huskies fans quickly learn the
through a Tweet sent as the
ends. And, our Facebook presence allows those with an interest in
BU to
stay
connected to us and to each other.
am now an active participant in this Communications Age, as well, with my own
I share my perceptions on events related to Bloomsburg University. I invite
you to read my blog and communicate with me by posting your own comments.
I
blog where
David
L. Soltz
Editor's note: Links to BU's social
be found
at
media
sites
and President
BU Today, www.bloomu.edu/today, and BU
www.buhuskies.com. Bloomsburg: The
www.bloomu.edu/media/magazine.
University
Soltz 's blog
may
Sports Information,
Magazine
is
online at
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania is a
member of the Pennsylvania State System of
Higher Education
Pennsylvania State System of Higher
Education Board of Governors
2009
Kenneth M. jarin, Chairman
as ojJuly
C.R. "Chuck" Pennoni, Vice Chair
Aaron Walton, Vice Chair
Rep. Matthew E. Baker
Marie Con ley
Paul
Lammando
Hanna
Rep. Michael K.
Sen. VinceniJ.
Ryan
FEATURES
Dlugolecki
S.
Hughes
R. Jerico
Joseph
Deployed
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Richard Kneedler
McGinn
F.
Lt. Col.
Sen. Jeffrey E Piccola
20
Guido M. Pichini
Gov. Edward G. Rendell
Heal
Jody Ocker '89 has served in the Air Force
years.
for
She considers her deployment to Iraq as
nurse manager of the emergency department to be
Harold C. Shields
Thomas M.
to
her most rewarding and profound experience.
Sweitzer
Christine J. Toretti
Gerald
L.
Zahorchak
Pius two student vacancies
Chancellor, State System of Higher Education
JohnC. Cavanaugh
Inspired by Arnold Schwarzenegger,
Bloomsburg University Council of Trustees
B.
Robert
Dampman '65, Vice
Marie Conley
Ramona
Lammando
himself to the top of the profession.
Chair
'94, Secretary
'67
TO
C Housenick
David Klingerman
JosephJ.
'60
Ever smell an enticing candle scent and wonder
St.
Mowad '08H
who could evoke such an aroma?
Nancy Vasta '97/'98M
Patrick W. Wilson '91
President,
Keep the Candles Burning
Page 14
Terrell j. Garrett
David
'90
lifted
H. Alley
LaRoy G. Davis
Charles
Tom Venuto
took his teenage hobby of bodybuilding and
Barth, Chair
Steven
No Gimmicks
Page 11
answer
scents, the
is
For nearly 50
Pat Bird Hess 79,
owner
of Colonial Candlecrafters.
Bloomsburg University
L. Soltz
COVER STORY
Executive Editor
Rosalee Rush
Page 16. Athleticism, Toughness, Intelligence
Co-Editors
Eric Foster
Bonnie Martin
Huskies quarterback Dan Latorre '09 proves that a
Husky Notes Editor
talented athlete can also excel in academics.
Brenda Harlman
Lt. Col.
Jody Ocker '89
initially joined the
In the process, she built a military career.
Director of Alumni Affairs
Lynda Fedor-Michaels '87/'88M
Growing Up
Page 19
Director of Sports Information
Tom McGuire
Spending his childhood on campus
Editorial Assistant
Irene
Buckalew
at
son of former
Johnson
graduates
Communications Assistant
Haili Shetler 11
.
.
.
BU
and
president James
left
a lasting impression
McCormick. He returned
to search for trap
on David H. McCormick,
to
BU
to
speak to
doors in Buckalew Place.
Agency
Page 20
Snavely Associates
Art Director
Debbie Shephard
Everyday Philosopher
Professor Steven Hales finds philosophical connections in day-to-day events, like time
spent with a favorite pet. He draws on those connections while
who are studying philosophy for the first time.
Designer
Adam Vorlicek
teaching
BU
students
Cover Photography
Gordon Wenzel/lmpressions
DEPARTMENTS
On the Cover
Huskies quarterback Dan Latorre
on the
field at
is all
business
Redman Stadium.
Address comments and questions
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and Garrett join
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From the Editors
Three
And the survey says.
September meeting
.
.
new members joined
after
council
BU's Council of Trustees for the
being nominated by Gov. Ed
Rendell and confirmed by the
The winter 2009
issue of Bloomsburg: The University
Magazine asked for your impressions of
Nearly 2,000 of you responded to our
notes section),
(class
alumni and News Notes (campus
their top three parts of the
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'91,
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who
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League
International, Baseball
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College of
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anytime to bmartin@bloomu.edu.
where she
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We continually strive to make this magazine relevant
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who
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Williamsport,
issues.
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term of Robert Gibble
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state Senate.
this publication.
Softball,
and
Wilson joined the
Eric Foster, co-editor
organization in 1993. His
Bonnie Martin, co-editor
affiliations
include the
Williamsport/Lycoming Chamber
of
Commerce Board
of Directors,
Patrick
Leadership Lycoming Board of
Due
Directors
Credit
and United
Way of
Lycoming County loan
B U launches Principals Academy
Terrell Garrett '10,
W Wilson
executive.
an
interpersonal communications
Principals
Academy, beginning
at
BU
this
fall,
allows
major from Philadelphia,
is
the
continuing education credits close to home. Approved
new student Trustee, replacing
Nicole Najpauer, who graduated
by the Pennsylvania Department
in
local principals
and school administrators
to earn
of Education principal
induction program and written to meet the Pennsylvania
Inspired Leadership Core Standards, the
designed for
first-year principals,
program
is
but also open to
veteran principals and school administrators. State
legislation requires
newly hired principals
an induction course and administrators
to
complete
to get special
executive board
and
member of the
Frederick Douglass Learning
Institute, Garrett
Terrell Garrett
has been a
student director and founder of the mentorship program,
Men
of Intelligence, Notability
and
Desire.
Three current members also were reappointed. They
continuing education credits.
Thomas J. Starmack,
May. Former vice president of
the Black Cultural Society
Steven B. Barth, Lewisburg, chair; Robert N.
assistant professor of
educational studies and secondary education,
is
the
Ringtown, vice
chair;
and LaRoy G. Davis
'67, Feasterville.
academy's lead instructor, assisted by Tracy Wetzel
Krum '84,
principal of
are:
Dampman '65,
Donald H. Eichhorn Middle
School, Lewisburg.
BLOOMSBURG THE UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE
Chief Fundraiser
Forensics Funding
Evans leads advancement division
University receives $295,000 to expand center
Erik
Evans joined BU
in late
July as
Bloomsburg University received a
total of
$295,000 to expand the
vice president for university
Center for Computer Forensics Research. U.S. Rep. Paul Kanjorski
advancement. An advancement
and Sen. Bob Casey
professional with
more than
1 1
facilitated
$200,000
in
funding through the
years
2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act; U.S. Sen.
of experience at public
facilitated
institutions,
Evans
is
Aden Specter
and private
responsible for
$95,000
in
funding through the Consolidated Appropria-
all
tions Act of 2009,
awarded by the
U.S.
Department of Education,
aspects of the advancement functions
Office of Postsecondary Education.
of the university, including
The grants allow the center to expand partnerships between BU
development, alumni relations,
and law enforcement agencies by providing
training, service
and
communications and government
research related to extracting information from digital media.
relations.
He works
closely with the
Bloomsburg University Foundation.
The Center for Computer Forensics Research
ErUt Evans
bachelor's degree program
builds
upon BU's
computer forensics. The program
in
Evans previously served as associate vice president for advance-
combines computer science
ment
at Juniata College
and executive director
computer forensics, criminal
development at Lock Haven
training with specialized courses
in
alumni and
for
justice, ethics
and accounting
fraud.
University.
Middle States Reaccreditation
Commission reaffirms BU quality
Bloomsburg University received accreditation from the
Middle
Commission on Higher Education
States
(MSCHE)
for the seventh time, reaffirming the quality of
and
the university's education, leadership
process.
BU was
first
accredited in 1950,
commission approved the
at its
latest
self-study
and the
10-year reaccreditation
summer meeting.
The university-wide
BU's newest apartments, located adjacent to the tennis courts on
accreditation
the U.S. Department of Education
remains
eligible for federal
is
recognized by
and ensures
funding, including federal
student aid and research grants, according to Richard
Baker, chair of the Middle States steering committee.
Among the highest commendations, MSCHE
activities.
BU
Notable Designations
Kozloff,
McCormick
honored-
BU
said
remains financially strong because of its extensive annual
planning and budgeting
the upper campus, will be dedicated in honor of former president
Jessica Kozloff.
BU
also ranks near the
top of the 14 institutions in the Pennsylvania State
Two
former
BU presidents have been honored for their
devotion to higher education.
BU's Council of Trustees voted to
name
the university's
System of Higher Education (PASSHE) on several
newest apartment complex in honor of Jessica
measures key to attracting new students.
who retired in December 2007
MSCHE is
membership
a voluntary,
nongovernmental
association that defines, maintains
promotes educational excellence across
president.
and
institutions
with diverse missions, student populations and
resources. For
more information,
edu/middlestates.
visit
cob.bloomu.
after nearly
The $31 million apartments opened
house 544 students in
S.
Kozloff,
14 years as BU's
this fall
three, four-story buildings.
and
The
apartments will be dedicated Friday, Oct. 16, to kick off
homecoming weekend.
James H. McCormick, BU's president from 1973 to 1983
first chancellor of the Pennsylvania State System of
and the
Higher Education (PASSHE), was named chancellor
emeritus by PASSHE's Board of Governors.
currently
is
McCormick
chancellor of the Minnesota State Colleges and
Universities system.
News Notes
Program
Pilot
Migrant youths attend
institute
Twenty-two youths attended Pennsylvania's
middle school students this
institute for
week-long
pilot
Department
community
of
first
summer
program, a collaboration of
migrant leadership
at BU.
BU and
The
the Pennsylvania
Migrant Education, grew from BU's migrant
project that has served mostly younger students for the
past 13 years.
The migrant middle school students
field trips
communication
the
same
participated
and discussions to promote leadership,
skills, critical
time, 16
with individuals
thinking
in
workshops,
civic responsibility,
and personal development. At
BU education majors gained experience working
whose backgrounds
are different from their
own
as
part of a three-credit practicum.
Barbara Wilson and Michael Karpinski
The Central Susquehanna Intermediate
program invited BU to
Top Profs
pilot the institute,
Unit's
migrant education
which received support
from a BU Foundation Margin of Excellence award, student
Karpinski, Wilson
named TALE winners
scholarships provided by the
BU Student Pennsylvania
State
Education Association and funding from the state migrant
The spring 2009 TALE (Teaching and Learning
Enhancement Center) Outstanding Teaching Award
recipients are Barbara Wilson and Michael Karpinski,
exceptionality programs faculty. Honored at May
commencement ceremonies, each received a $750
professional development stipend, sponsored by the
Bloomsburg University Foundation, and a plaque to
recognize their achievement. The award winners were
nominated by members of the Class of 2009 and graduate
students
who
received their degrees this spring.
education program.
Like the Pros
NFL camp experience links to BU program
In his three-day stint working with the Minnesota Vikings at
their offseason
similarities
minicamp, Joe Hazzard noticed a
lot
of
between the
athletic training staffs of a
NFL team and BU's clinical
Free Training
12,000 benefit from BU's
athletic training
WEDnetPA program
program,
including the equipment
used and the treatment
that
Nearly 12,000 Pennsylvania residents have gained work-related
skills
was
given.
Hazzard, program
during the past decade through BU's partnership with the
Workforce and Economic Development Network of Pennsylvania
director of BU's graduate
(WEDnetPA). Across the commonwealth, more than 800,000
athletic training
employees
was
at 14,000
companies have taken advantage of
WEDnetPAs Guaranteed
in
Free Training Program since
it
Vikings'
began
Fletcher, BU's director of corporate
WEDnetPA funding
to
trainer, Eric
and continuing
education, says Bloomsburg University has provided $2.6 million
more than 100 companies
in
in
northeastern,
south-central and central Pennsylvania during the past 10 years.
Nearly 12,000 employees benefited from basic
skills
and
is
Joe Hazzard
one of 33 educational partners statewide that make up
WEDnetPA, an
organization created to provide training that will
help companies
Sugarman,
become more competitive and strengthen the
Philadelphia Eagles and at
BU
football
BLOOMSBURG
West Chester
University,
when
coach Danny Hale coached there 20 years ago.
Based on his minicamp experience, Hazzard says he can
levels.
make
how similar athletic
training
Hazzard's main responsibility at the
to cool
assisted
down.
is
on
camp was
sure the running backs stayed hydrated
enough towels
Hazzard
statewide business environment.
who Hazzard has known for more
than 16 years. Sugarman previously worked with the
explain to students
information technology programs, he adds.
BU
minicamp by the
team's head athletic
1999.
Tom
program,
invited to help at the
all
to
and had
Among the star players
were Adrian Peterson and Chester Taylor.
UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE
In Agreement
Representatives of
Exercise Science accord formalized
BU and
Luzerne County Community College
formally signed the exercise science articulation agreement at
LCCC's President's Room. The agreement allows students who
earn associate's degrees in exercise science-fitness leadership from
LCCC
to
move seamlessly
degree program. Shown,
into BU's exercise science bachelor's
left to right are, front
row:
Dana
Clark,
LCCC provost and vice president of academic affairs; Thomas P.
Leary, LCCC president; and Jonathan Lincoln, BU assistant vice
president for academic affairs; back row: Joan Bush, LCCC
associate dean of counseling and student support services; Tim
McConnell, chair of BU's exercise science and athletics department; Tom Martucci, assistant chair of BU's exercise science and
athletics department;
and Robert Marande, dean of BU's College
of Science and Technology.
Quick Takes
A
Sam Slike,
paper by Angela R. Hess, assistant professor of biological and
allied health sciences,
melanoma
and
tumorigenicity,"
six co-authors,
"EphA2 as a promoter
was
in
published
The research study was conducted
in
1
2009,
,
professor of exceptionality programs, served as
accreditation site visitor for the national Council on Education of
the Deaf (CED). His
the journal Cancer
Biology and Therapy and highlighted on the cover of the Feb.
issue.
of
team reviewed the
University of Texas Health
Science Center-Deaf Education Teacher Preparation Program
in
San Antonio.
collaboration with
researchers from the Children's Memorial Research Center and
Mark Decker,
Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine
in
assistant professor of English, presented "The
Chicago.
Mysteries of Los Angeles;
Michael Patte '92/'94M,
awarded a
UK
was
the United Kingdom.
in
lecturing
He
will
spend four months
in
Annual Conference
computer science and
among 30
in
committees of
Wales, Germany, Belgium, England,
was the
Mark Noon,
by
published
the Dictionary of Literary Biography: American Radical
assistant professor of English,
were
who
led the Knights of Labor
Regina Bobak,
from 1879 to
893, and Rose Pastor Stokes, an early 20th century reformer
journalist, public speaker,
conferences and workshops.
who
Wolfe,
in
Conference on High
Bangalore, India.
He gave an
Sathya Sai University at Prashanthi Nilayam,
"Computer Forensics:
and Reform Writers. The essays focus on former Scranton mayor
Terence Vincent Powderly,
served on the external review
student research symposium coordinator
Performance Computing held
Two essays
worked as a
six international
Srinivasan also
talk at Sri
1
assistant professor of mathematics,
statistics,
for the 15th annual IEEE International
and Thailand.
in
an Update of the City
board of four international journals and on technical program
Baltimore, which included participants from the
U.S., Italy, Australia, Brazil,
Israel
was
presenters at the International Patellofemoral Joint
Research Retreat
Live as
Atlanta.
in
Avinash Srinivasan,
of exercise science,
They
the
and conducting research.
Marilyn Miller, associate professor
or,
Mysteries Genre," at the Science Fiction Research Association
Fulbright Lecturing/Research Scholarship to study the field
playwork
of
associate professor of education,
A New
invited
India, titled
Education Major and Career Path."
instructional technology specialist,
and Julie
instructional support specialist in the Instructional
Media
and Design Center, presented "Lessons Learned from Standardiza-
poet and playwright.
tion Selection
and Small-scale Implementation" at the 2009 Turning
Technologies Regional Users Conference at Temple University.
An
in
article
by Camille Belolan, assistant professor of writing
developmental instruction, "Can Color Boost
Creativity?"
was
published
in
the
PADE
Margaret O'Connor,
Memory and
Penn State Altoona
the Pennsylvania Association of Developmental Educators.
tion Association
Eric S.
Rawson,
associate professor of exercise science, published a
book chapter, "Doping
Athlete:
in
Children and Adolescents,"
The Encyclopedia
International Olympic
of Sports Medicine.
in
The Young
The book
is
Approach
won
(MBAA)
Distinguished Paper
tive
an
Committee Medical Commission Publication
associate professor of business education
and business information systems, and co-author Tulay Girard from
Informer, a publication of
for
the 2009 Midwest Business AdministraInternational McGraw-Hill/lrwin
Award
for their research paper,
from a University Setting" at the 2009
in
Conference
in
"A Collabora-
Developing Interactive Case Studies: Learning
MBAA International
Chicago.
collaboration with the International Federation of Sports Medicine.
Gilford Howarth, assistant professor of music,
Deborah
S. Stryker, assistant professor of exceptionality
and president of the Association
programs
of College Educators of the
Deaf and
Hard of Hearing (ACE-DHH), presented her research, "Distance
Education Beyond the Classroom: Preliminary Results," at the national
conference
in
New Orleans.
tional adjudicator this
in
summer
for the
Kerkrade, The Netherlands. The
years, and the participating groups
was an
interna-
World Music Contest (WMC)
WMC takes place every four
come from around the world.
Howarth adjudicated the percussion ensemble, marching band and
drum corps categories during the month-long
contest.
On the Hill
Work
Pardon Our Dust
"Pardon our dust while
we remodel to serve you better."
Anyone who has been
upper campus of
to the
Bloomsburg University recently might
would be
While the changes
coaches and
athletes,
type of sign
feel that
appropriate, since there has been a construction
continues on the Nelson Field House
swimming pool.
are readily visible to BU's students,
staff,
they have not gone unnoticed by
others in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PS AC).
"Nearly every school in the
PSAC has inquired about our
project involving a university athletic facility each of the last
renovations and construction," Gardner says. "Other schools
few years.
have asked
BU has constructed
Starting in 2006,
Sports Stadium for the field hockey, soccer
teams;
the
moved
and
the tennis courts from the lower
field;
Field for baseball.
and made improvements
Now the
final piece of the
bringing Nelson Field House, a
up
1970s,
to
for football
puzzle
Field
Not only
during the year,
it
House
is
is
the early
used by most teams
also
is
used by
—men's
at
some point
many physical
education
when it opened
in
—used Nelson
20
sports split equally
many teams and
Among the
1972. The athletic program
fall
so
between
men and women.
now has
renovations to Nelson
press box, dedicated locker
additional storage space
rooms
is
for
a
each sport,
and improved
include improved lighting, bleachers,
facilities will
allow us to better serve the needs of high
school athletes, their families and the community."
over the
last
offices for
head
new starting blocks
three decades.
to the Division
BU
II
philosophy of a balanced
athletic director
"The recent renovations and
Mary Gardner.
new construction,
million, exemplify this
All indications
the
way for
The
sports season
fall
are that another exciting
1
5th by
II
team was featured
If
sports season
USA Today
in
on
three national pre-season
in
in
News and
Sports Weekly.
field
title in
hockey team
2009
will
be seeking
its
fourth
after posting a record of 23-1 a year
the Huskies can win the national
second time
is
The Huskies were ranked seventh
by Lindy's Football Annual and the Sporting
Jan Hutchinson's
ago.
fall
Bloomsburg.
football
Division
title, it
would be the
won
school history the team has
four-straight
championships (1996-99).
The women's soccer teams
will
be looking for a return to the
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) and National
Collegiate Athletic Conference playoffs, while the men's soccer
team
"Throughout the years the university has been
program," says
Exciting
on the way
straight national
and an improved timing system and record board. The
project also provides enhancements to both upper and
lower entrances that will showcase the awards teams have
$18
to Nelson Field House will also serve
campus community. "We have hosted
numerous high school playoff games at the Sports Stadium
and at the tennis center," Gardner adds. "Nelson's updated
publications this summer.
coaches and assistant coaches. The pool renovations
nearly
we
agree that
all
PSAC."
those outside the
Space for
come by.
coaches was hard to
new bleacher
system for the main gym area, a new scoreboard, new
wrestling room on the lower level, a new and expanded
athletic
in the
basketball, men's
swimming, men's indoor track and wrestling
committed
facilities
the centerpiece of the athletic
is it
classes. Just four sports
won
drawings and plans. They
modem standards.
The Nelson
facilities.
to
to Litwhiler
facility built in
for
have some of the best
The renovations
lacrosse
campus
upper campus; remodeled Redman Stadium
and track and
known as
the field
will feature
a young squad poised to
make
a run at the
post-season. The cross country teams will be under the guidance
of interim
tennis
head coach Bernie Empie, while the men's and women's
teams use the
fall
season to prepare
for the spring season.
totaling
commitment."
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or at the office?
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out the
completely secure and offers buyers a
chance to purchase photos from a variety of sports.
Student-athletes honored for
work in classroom
The Pennsylvania
State
Athletic Conference's
(PSAC)
list
Sports Information adds
of scholar-
athletes for the
2008-09
social
media
sites
season includes 92
Bloomsburg University
student-athletes
earned recognition
work in
For years the Huskies
who
for their
in-depth coverage of BU sports, fans can
Among those honored
now follow the
Huskies on Twitter, the Huskies Daily Blog and
football
co-captain Jon Ochs,
Web site continues to offer the most
news. While the
the classroom.
was 2008 Huskies
Web site, www.buhuskies.com,
has been the place to get Bloomsburg University sports
YouTube.
Wind
Fans can get up-to-the-minute news through Twitter
Gap, a College Sports
delivered right to their cell phones as text messages
Information Directors of
(standard text messaging rates apply) or get a daily
America (CoSIDA)
update in a short blog format by going to
http://
team Academic Ail-
buhuskies.blogspot.com. Also available
the
American and the 2008-09
Info channel
Bloomsburg University
uploaded
Senior Scholar-Athlete.
Huskies student-athletes.
Also honored was
first
on YouTube. Among
to the
is
BU
Sports
the items to be
channel are short features on the
field
hockey player Jamie
Vanartsdalen, Huntingdon
Valley, a
Transactions
CoSIDA third
team Academic
Brad
All-District
selection. In addition,
to
both
town
Ochs and Vanartsdalen
were named
to the
PSAC Fall Top
from the
2008
July.
10
1
77.
to
must compile
a
minimal
,859 student-athletes from around the
were named scholar-athletes.
worked
McLaughlin passed away
'00
was named
to
part time football coach
as a full-time intern
PSAC
for the Pro Football Hall of
Fame
in
1
in
in
986.
charge
for
to
Bloomsburg from Rensselaer Polytechnic
was an
the Office
full-time assistants
men's and women's cross country and track and
comes
in
He formerly
Canton, Ohio.
Louise Duff us and Liam Smith were named
Smith formerly
FALL 2009
Eli
He served as the head coach from 1 961
of Sports Information, Athletic Marketing and Promotions.
cumulative grade point average of 3.25 for the year.
Overall,
He was
Ryan Rebholz has been appointed
Jamie Vanartsdalen
receive the distinction, they
comes
College.
Jeremy Winn
sports season.
For student-athletes
basketball assistant coach. Karli
of the running backs.
student-athletes
fall
was named men's
Former BU men's swim coach
honoring the top 10 male
and female
Karli
Bloomsburg after serving as an assistant coach at Elizabeth-
field.
Duffuss
Institute,
assistant at Lehigh University.
while
4
•
BY JACK SHERZER
testimony before the Senate
Appropriations Committee's
defense subcommittee last
March, Maj. Gen. Kimberly
A. Siniscalchi, chief of the Air
Force nurse corps, said, "Our
warriors and their families
deserve the best possible
care we can provide. It is the
nurses' touch, compassion and
had been a series
In
care that often wills a patient
to recovery or softens the
transition from life to death.
There has never been a better
time to be a member of this
great Air Force nursing team."
of tiring plane rides that started in Baltimore
and
Itended with the big Air Force transport C-130 touching down at the
Balad Air Base in central Iraq.
For Jody
L.
Ocker
'89,
who had
taken a direct commission as a second
lieutenant in the Air Force after getting her Bachelor of Science in nursing
from BU, everything led up
to this
The Air Force Theater Hospital
tents, all
inside.
moment.
at Balad.
A connected series of 30
linked together. Dusty. Hot. About 120 degrees outside and
Even with the
air
handlers cranked, the operating theater was a
sweat-dripping 100-plus.
Then
there were the
injuries are messy.
injuries, and combat
came through every month,
wounds. These were combat
Around 800
patients
many choppered in after getting blown up.
"Patients in Iraq
came
in with multiple, catastrophic injuries
—limbs
who
now a lieutenant colonel, commander of the
missing or barely hanging on, multiple limbs gone. There was a guy
lost three limbs," says
Ocker,
65th Medical Operations Squadron
at Lajes Field, a
base on the Azores
in Portugal.
"The other difference
road
when an IED
in with their uniform
their truck got
is
they are
dirty.
They may be scooped off the
off. They may come
(improvised explosive device) goes
still
smoldering, with the smell of gasoline because
blown up or gravel in the wounds and on the
stretcher,"
she says.
Ocker spent 123 days between May and September 2007 caring for
Iraqis, civilians and soldiers, adults and children. In
addition to working hands-on, Ocker supervised five other nurses and
Americans and
13 medical technicians,
all
assigned to the emergency department.
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.
emergencydept;
When not working on a
12-hour
shift, six
days in a row,
Ocker and most of the other military personnel were confined for
which
came under mortar
attack. But for all the stress and
exhaustion that came with the
deployment, Ocker says it is an
their safety to the base,
periodically
experience she treasures.
"Absolutely
I
would do
it
my guys are still
again, because
over there getting hurt," says
Ocker,
who received BU's 2009
"1
Distinguished Service Award.
wanted
to
be part of the team;
wanted
to
be the person that
going to take care of them
I
is
when
they get hurt."
When Ocker and
the other
medical personnel arrived in
Iraq, they had just three days
work with those whom they
to
were replacing. Additionally,
Ocker received about four weeks
of intensive training at the
University of Illinois in
where the military
St.
Louis,
up field
equipment and special mannequins to mimic serious battlefield wounds.
The preparation helped, Ocker
says, but the first days seem like a
So
blur.
set
much to learn. And the
pressure of knowing lives are
erally in
"It's
your hands.
hard
for
me
to
remember
specific cases of those first
days.
lit-
They run
few
injuries,"
one that
together: really
pened
she says. "There
early on.
personnel
is
An IED blew up
carrier,
says. "If you get fluids
a
and these guys
were badly burned.
still
alive
...
He was
he was breathing
.
.
Ocker
didn't start out thinking
career in nursing.
blood and other fluids can be
bered
Ocker
says.
"These are young
men and
the
reason they are in cardiac arrest
is
not because of a heart attack,
The Sunbury
Penn
native studied engineering at
After returning
stabilized,
in
start beat-
of a military career, or even a
many times as long as enough
replaced quickly, the patient can
she
and blood
ing again."
worked
be
loss,"
them, the heart would
98 percent survival rate. In the
modern battlefield, the injured
can be airlifted by helicopter, and
"One was burned over almost
100 percent of his body.
had
a
remember, that hap-
I
but because of blood
"We took him off to
a separate room and some of the
nurses stayed with him to make
him comfortable. People stood by
him until he passed away."
Despite the severity of many of
do," she says.
the injuries, the trauma unit
mangled limbs, shrapnel wounds,
head
but there was nothing we could
State for a couple years,
office
then
in a hospital's business
during a year in Florida.
home, she remem-
how she liked caring for
nursing home patients while at
Penn State. And two of her three
older sisters were
becoming nurses,
including Kelly Ocker George,
graduated from
BU in
Continued on next page
1988.
who
'When you
who
look at a
man
early 20s
in his
both legs, you wonder how
this guy is going to deal with this. But they
do adjust, and many of them can and do
has
lost
live fulfilling lives.' -
"Once
I
started
ing classes,
with the nurs-
knew it was
I
good
a
decision," she says. "I think
it
blends nicely with the science
my brain and the human
compassion side of my brain."
side of
Settling
down in one place and
working in
didn't
a
community hospital
sound appealing.
Still,
she
hadn't thought about the military
and
and
dents, toured the hospital
met the head nurse.
"I
ture
ity of
going overseas," she says.
"I felt, for
a three-year
and
but
it's
"I
Ocker
enlisted,
at
the air
Ocker
not easy.
do
to
.
.
.
and sometimes
Of all her experiences, she
stayed for just
there, she
for the troops in Iraq
how
well
and
many
later
are able
cope with life-changing inju-
wounds
been
that
would have
a death sentence before
going
to deal
do
her master's in nursing
at
and do
University of Maryland
at
man in
adjust,
with
this.
But they
live fulfilling lives."
During her deployment in
base hospital was
Iraq, the air
three-year commitment.
moved into permanent buildings
with new equipment, and the
Ocker says the constant chal-
and
series of
30
tents
was being dis-
each posting and increase in rank
mantled. As a Congressional del-
bring more responsibility, more to
egation toured the base,
learn.
So
far in
her Air Force
nursing career, Ocker's responsibilities
have ranged from
civilian
at the
Museum of Health and
Medical Center in Washington,
are
comment from
on the museum's
Ocker,
Web site.
"Some people wounded
venue that helps them
their experiences,"
talk about
Ocker
says.
"People can talk through what
healing
is
to
them, and more
being done
there."
Ocker has served 20 years and
could
retire
next year
current posting
is
after
her
done, but
that's
not in the cards. Instead, she
would
like to eventually
be a
stand-alone chief nurse at a large
she said.
hang in there
and become a colonel and see
what other things they can offer
me," Ocker says, b
"I'm going to
Ocker
Editor's note:
the
at
To learn more about
Trauma Bay II,
the National
and Medicine
D.C., go to
Balad, exhibit
Museum
in
of Health
Washington
www.nmhm.
washingtondc .museum.
Jack Sherzer
is
a professional writer
He
pointed to the old trauma room's
and Pennsylvania
scarred and stained floor, espe-
currently lives in Harrisburg.
cially in
in Iraq
go there with families and have a
and many of them can
Baltimore in return for another
lenges keep her enthused,
and
treated
cared for them.
were recreated
II
facility,
a
who has lost both
legs, you wonder how this guy is
spent a year and a half earning
the
who were
DC Pictures of the exhibit, as
nothing compares to caring
seeing
ries,
Bay
happened
they envy her experiences.
his early 20s
From
and
she says. She sometimes
Desert Storm. She arrived in
over a year.
who
Consequently, parts of Trauma
a lot of great
modern technology.
"When you look at
May 1993 and
I
thinks of her married sisters and
their children
those
well as a
handle expected casualties from
base hospital in Turkey to help
says,
took a different path and
things, adventurous things
to
after
possible to have a family
have been able
a win-win."
Soon
It's
a military career,
says,
volunteers were needed
told the story of the
thousands
Medicine, next to Walter Reed
2003.
commit-
I
markings
San Antonio, but they divorced in
would get good nursing
experience and maybe get to
travel somewhere. It would be
ment,
treat-
National
travel,"
wanted more advenand there was the possibilreally
stations to
room nursing and
Jody Ocker '89
ment of cancer patients.
The lifestyle does have a price.
Ocker was briefly married to a
man she met while stationed in
until she visited Langley Air Force
Base with two fellow nursing stu-
trauma
battlefield
delivery
Lt. Col.
Trauma Bay
II.
native.
The
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No
Gimmicks
BY KEVIN GRAY
—
—
One-third of U.S. adults more than 72 million are
obese, according to The Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention. Tom Venuto '90 has a common
sense
Tom
Venuto '90
way of fighting fat.
didn't
know it at the
time, but while he
Arnold Schwarzenegger wield his broadsword as the
character in the 1980s film
embarking on
renowned
"I
a
life
"Conan the Barbarian," he was
journey that would lead him to become a
diet/fitness expert and, eventually, a bestselling author.
saw Arnold's physique in
ible that a
person could look
that
like
movie and thought
he
did," recalls
Bloomsburg's adult health and fitness program,
cise science. "After that,
about him.
became
I
was
I
it
was incred-
Venuto, a graduate of
now known as exer-
read Arnold's book and magazine articles
inspired
by him, and as a
result,
bodybuilding
my hobby."
Venuto saw
himself.
watched
title
him to keep pushing
when he was 19, entered 28
results quickly; they motivated
He took up
competition training
bodybuilding competitions throughout his career and
won state
New Jersey and New York.
"I love bodybuilding because it's an individual sport where I am
responsible for my own results," Venuto explains.
championship events in Pennsylvania,
Just as the sport transformed Venuto's body,
it
also transformed
his career path. Since the late 1980s, with bodybuilding serving as
Continued on next
Everything write has a strong focus on
motivation and how to stick with the diet
and fitness program.' -Tom venuto 90
I
Stick To
It
Tom Venuto '90 says any diet that puts
you into a calorie
deficit will help
you
lose weight.
"However, the most important thing for
the foundation, Venuto has constructed a career that included jobs as a
success
personal trainer, nutrition consultant, motivation coach, fitness model,
health club manager and freelance writer. Each position allowed
him
to
Venuto
CEO of the Burn the Fat Inner Circle,
and
the founder
community centered on his
online
vides information and support to
two books
and
— e-book, "Burn
diet
and
fitness
philosophy that pro-
members. Venuto
its
also has written
and
the Fat, Feed the Muscle,"
shelves
fat
with
diet
is
that
fitness,
common sense.
much what diet you
is
to lose
so.
Weight
is
1
00 pounds, make
loss of three
pounds per
appropriate.
Social support
he has no gim-
knows that people are looking for a magic diet. He also
there is no such thing. Instead, Venuto focuses on the psy-
chology and mental side of diet and
your goal
week
mick. Venuto
that
he explains.
sure you set a suitable deadline for doing
books, what makes Venuto's
philosophy stand out? His gimmick, quite simply,
knows
it,"
Set big goals and realistic deadlines.
If
his recent
from succeeding.
social factors that often prevent dieters
With bookstore
with
fitness program:
an
work, "The Body Fat Solution," which addresses the psychological, emotional
stick
Venuto for succeeding on a diet and
his brand.
is
not the minutiae of the diet, but
Following are several tips from
gain knowledge and broaden his perspective, which ultimately helped
him launch
is
whether you can
is
important.
Enlist a training partner
and push each
other to get the most out of your
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Keep
the
The National Candle Association
Candle 4
estimates
on
The most important
The
U.S. consumers spend about $2 billion
candles each year.
characteristic?
Three-fourths of candle
buyers say
it is
fragrance.
50 aromas,
cinnamon bun,
scents are enticing. Nearly
including applesauce cake,
coconut
toffee bar, spiced tea,
strawberry
melon, ocean mist and Pennsylvania Woodlands,
come packaged
in jars, encapsulated in floating
candles and formed in endless shapes and
sizes.
Each
is
the creation of Pat Bird Hess, a 1979
Bloomsburg grad and proprietor of Colonial
Candlecrafters in Lewisburg.
For 37 years, Hess has helped keep the candles
burning
at
Colonial Candlecrafters, taking a hobby
shop begun in 1972 in her parents basement
to a
business that today boasts nearly a half million
dollars in annual sales.
nized earlier this year
Her
efforts
when
were recog-
named one
she was
Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell's "Best 50
in Business,"
based on dedication
to
of
Women
business
growth, professional and personal accomplishments, community involvement and advocacy
women
for
entrepreneurs.
Hess'
hands
are literally all over the products. She
decorates the personalized
wedding and anniversary
candles and "Critter" candles introduced two years
ago.
She uses a small
hammer to create
line of distressed candles,
marketer,
and
designs
on the
she's the accountant,
Web designer and photographer, as well.
Living above the business with her husband of 30
years, Greg,
who works in
the construction industry,
allows Hess to put in her customary 10-hour days
(17-hour days from Thanksgiving to Christmas)
A dedicated volSUNCOM
before heading into the community.
unteer, she has a long history with
Industries of Northumberland, a nonprofit agency
that helps people
with
disabilities find
meaningful
employment, and the Greater Susquehanna Valley
YMCA.
She's vice president of the
Susquehanna River
member of the Greater
Susquehanna Valley Chamber of Commerce, where
Valley Visitors Bureau
and
a
1
'I
am a firm believer in teaching people
why things work the way they do.'
- Pat Bird Hess
she
facilitates
the Small Business Support Group.
Hess also helped market the
SUN Area Career and
Technology Center's expansion
its
strategic
efforts as a
planning committee and
women entrepreneurs as
member of
assists
they launch their
other
own
"We
Hess' mother, Beverly Bird, a retired nurse with seven
children, launched the
hobby on the kitchen
stove
who worked at a
Beverly and her husband, Howard,
steel mill in Milton,
were making hundreds of candles
and marketing them
weekly farmers
at the
In 1971, the Birds purchased a building on Route
March
15 south of Lewisburg and on
the building where they
made and
3,
1972, opened
sold their candles.
worked
years, six of their children
Hess was just 14 when she began helping
When she
and buy something
in
candles joined the product
2007
line in
that looks pretty,
warm ambiance
of a sturdy
candle flame."
Hess says she could never do
all
she does
if
not for
and hard work of her four employees and
which includes daughter Angela, a chef.
her family,
She'll
the job
away.
know when it's
"It's
warm where
What more
out.
time to
retire,
she says,
when
fun anymore. For now, that day seems
isn't
get messy.
I
work,
could
I
it
smells good
want?"
and
far
I
can
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enrolled at Bloomsburg, Hess
would be no job market when she
graduated. So, armed with her experience at her
parents' shop, Hess aimed instead for a degree in
told there
Editor's note:
Find Colonial Candlecrafters on the
Web
atwww.colonialcandlecrafters.com.
Sue A. Beard
retired last year as editor of
The Record Herald,
Waynesboro, Pa.
business administration.
things
come
smells good and has the
there;
intended to become a secondary math teacher but
"I still
'Critter'
may not go out and spend big
money to redecorate a room, but
the support
market in Lewisburg.
explains.
remain respectable
sales
find that people like to
they will
with one mold and a single aroma pack. Soon,
was
Hess says
keep their cozy spot cozy. They
The spark
Over the
Tapering off?
While Colonial Candlecrafters may
be a disposable income business,
in the current recession.
small businesses.
at a clip
79
consider myself a teacher, though," Hess
"I
am a firm believer in teaching people why
work the way they
do."
Following that philoso-
"ictor"
Colonial Candlecrafters, whether they arrive individually or as part of a bus tour of area artisans.
and Victor
Abigail
phy, she enjoys sharing her craft with visitors to
'
and "Abigail," characters born
in
H
the imagination of Pat
Hess 79, have entertained Lewisburg area radio
listeners for
1
years while subtly extolling the products of Colonial Candlecrafters. The
60-second mini-dramas, which describe the couples ever-evolving
The flame
relationship, are set
and Greg purchased Colonial Candlecrafters from
her parents in 1982 and have taken the business
in
the colonial era,
when
life
was much, much
simpler.
Pat
through two expansion
projects. In 1995, they
they added a
Those
and
a
wax
—
cats
creatures in
—have
between
renewed enthusiasm. Before the
and Greg were
their boat
—
to write
2 to
given
Critters,
new candles, which
are
she
to
made using between 150
1
listening,"
says Hess,
who
of Victor
and
that
is
not
likely to
"Right now, Abigail
that Abigail has
know
airs for
two weeks.
brown
is
a teacher
hair
like,
and that
is
how
it
life
on four
local
But, although fans
on Colonial Candlecrafters
happen.
in
a one-room schoolhouse.
We
and Victor has blue eyes, but beyond
nothing. Everyone has their
specifically for the line.
give Hess the time
Abigail's story debuts this fall
and each "episode"
have encouraged Hess to bring the couple to
Web site,
—
5 vignettes for the coming year.
The 12th season
look
FALL 2009
decompress while
from the stress of running a business
far
radio stations,
adds her personal touch
and 200 molds purchased
1
frogs
seriously talking about selling the busi-
ness. Today, she happily
the
the "Critter" candles.
and dogs, ducks and
think that people
writes the commercials by hand while relaxing with husband Greg at their
completed and two years ago,
new product line,
Critters
lots of
Hess
is
like to
cottage along the west branch of the Susquehanna River. Leisurely days on
opened an adjacent 2,800-square-foot building where
the manufacturing
"I.
own image
should be."
of
what
Victor
know
that,
we
and Abigail
Athleticism
Toughness,
Intellige
STORY BY JIM DOYLE
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'72
At its post-championship press
conferences, the National Collegiate
Athletic Association mandates
competitors be referred to as
"student-athletes," not "players." The
ruling body of collegiate sports has
become very sensitive to critics who
think the term "student-athlete" is an
oxymoron. Those naysayers would be
silenced if they met Huskies starting
quarterback Dan Latorre.
Playing in his last season at Bloomsburg
University,
who
degrees
Dan Latorre
—
in finance,
Bloomsburg offered
surely
is
a graduate student
already earned three undergraduate
management and French.
a degree in time
would have one more, based on
accomplishments academically and
If
management, he
his
athletically
during the 2008 season.
In the
fall
semester he took 19 credits and came
through with a grade point average of 3.78. Despite
that academic workload, Latorre led the Huskies to
an 11-2 record, including
Athletic Association
named
a National Collegiate
(NCAA)
playoff win,
and was
first-team All-Pennsylvania State Athletic
Conference (PSAC).
"When I look back,
it
was
ridiculous," Latorre says
wake
up early and go to football meetings and watch film.
Then I'd go to class. From class, I'd go straight to
practice, which finished up between 6 and 6:30. After
that, it was a quick supper before heading to the
of the busiest semester of his college career. "I'd
library
where
I
stayed until midnight.
"When I came home,
morning and then
the
again.
and
It
It
I
studied until about 2 in
started the process
definitely took a toll
all
over
on me mentally
physically."
wasn't an ideal situation. Because
some
of his
classes extended late into the afternoon, Latorre often
arrived late for practice. Huskies head coach
Danny
Hale revised the practice schedule to accommodate
his starting quarterback, but he did not discourage
'Dan Latorre has an internal
drive that is rare to see.'
-
Nathalie Cornelius, assistant professor
Latorre from taking 19 credits.
"He's a goal-oriented young man," says Hale. "He
knows what he wants to do. It's hard to deny somebody the opportunity to have that triple major, which
he
felt
he needed
Hale,
for his future."
who is in his
17th season as head coach of
many attributes more
the Huskies, believes Latorre's
than
make up
command presence
other kids pick
come up with
"He has a
for his lost practice time.
up
—
on.
that
winning
They
attitude that the
believe that
Danny can
the play."
Latorre joins seniors Jesse
Cooper and Stefan
Adams as the Husky captains
for the
2009 season.
Entering this season, he had started 37 consecutive
games and ranks
third in school history in career
touchdown passes and passing yardage.
He has
and
the full package of athleticism, toughness
intelligence. But,
Coming into
the
above
as a starting quarterback at
Latorre
all,
2009 season,
his
is
a winner.
combined record
Southern Columbia Area
High School and Bloomsburg was 59-8.
In his senior year
backed the Tigers
Southern, Latorre quarter-
at
to a
15-0 state championship sea-
son and was named the
Class A.
He was
state's
recruited
player of the year in
by a number of schools,
but chose Bloomsburg, pleasing the
his family,
mother Kim
'97
BU
graduates in
and brother Dave Jr.
'05/'08M, as well as his grandfather Ray, perhaps his
biggest fan,
who has attended
more than 20 years.
But on Aug. 5, 2005,
career appeared to
Huskies games
Latorre's college football
end just one
when he went to Hale's
for
practice after
office to tell
it
began
him he was leav-
ing the team. His heart wasn't into football, he told
the coach,
and he had too many things on his mind.
high school saw not only
Latorre's senior year in
astounding success, but also incredible sorrow. Prior
to his final football
season with the Tigers, friends
and teammates Tarik Leghlid and
a
drowning accident
camp
at
after a
Eric Barnes died in
day of summer
football
BU. In the spring, friend and classmate
Carissa Berkheiser died in a
Those
traffic accident.
tragedies, the long, emotional football sea-
son and the summer that disappeared too quickly
took a
toll
on
He thought
Latorre's desire to play college football.
the desire
Continued on next page
would be rekindled when he
in
'Dan Latorre
a goal-oriented young man.
is
He knows what he wants to
-
Danny
Hale. Huskies
do.'
coach
J.
seasons removed from the I-AA national championship and in front of a raucous, capacity crowd of more
than 14,000. To make things even tougher, the
Huskies had
without their leading rusher,
to play
Jamar Brittmgham, who was sidelined by an injury.
Under those trying circumstances, Latorre gave
Huskies fans an exciting glimpse of the future and
won
over those teammates
him
for quitting a
year
who may have resented
He completed his first
earlier.
five passes and finished 14-17 overall in a game in
which the Huskies led into the fourth quarter of an
eventual 14-3
With
loss.
Latorre at the controls, the
Huskies would not lose another game that season
until the
NCAA Division II semifinals at Northwest
Missouri
State.
This season, with a more reasonable class schedule
of nine graduate credits, Latorre
he went
He
to see
Coach
When that didn't happen,
get that football 'bug' back,
team, but
I'll
definitely
If
I
be com-
ing back to this office and asking your permission to
come back to
Latorre will always appreciate the
even gave
situation.
way his head
"He wished
me a hug and told me
but
chapter of my
life,
like a father figure. He's a
I
of
to play at
would
defi-
which for me, is graduate school."
up in the rural community of
hopes
to
earn a master's of business administration or
master's of international business
institution in
Fordham
University,
...
or both
at
...
an
New York City, such as New York
or Columbia.
to
keep in touch. You
gentleman and great
is
to
and
cultures,
who
taught about three quarters of the
he took toward his French major.
classes
"Dan has the
and
ability to
Toward the end of the 2005 season, Latorre
regained his passion for football. With Hale's permis-
time and do well in
team and participated in the
2006 winter and spring drills. Just a few days before
the opening game of the 2006 season, he was named
on the recommendation
of Nathalie Cornelius, assistant professor of languages
ent classes
to the
dream
my focus is moving on to the next
be around."
he returned
the
got a call for a tryout,
I
that,
these schools, he can count
me well and
wouldn't hear that from other coaches. Coach Hale
sion,
"It's
keep going,
When Latorre begins the process of applying to
the team."
coach handled the
level. If
says,
football to
Elysburg and matriculating to Bloomsburg, Latorre
for leaving the
added, "Please, Coach, leave the door open for me.
do
do
who plays
After growing
Hale.
explained his reasons
another run in the
Bloomsburg, Latorre
at
the next
practice.
NCAA
Regarding his future beyond his playing
nitely
opening
to lead the
playoffs.
days
to
hopes
to a
everyone
went
PSAC title and
Huskies
balance a variety of differ-
a quantity of different courses at
all
of them," she says.
internal drive that is rare to see.
sibility,
would
and
tell
he wants."
his
work is
He takes
full
respon-
top quality. That's what
the graduate school.
one
"He has an
I
He can do anything
B
the starting quarterback.
He would
face
perhaps the most challenging debut
of any starting quarterback in school history.
The
Huskies opened the season in Harrisonburg,
Va.,
against a James
Madison University team just two
Jim Doyle 12
retired after teaching at
High School for 32 years.
He is
Southern Columbia
the radio play-by-play voice
for Bloomsburg University football and men's basketball on
WHLM-AM.
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Growing Up
J
at
Buckalew
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BY BONNIE MARTIN
young
ForBloomsburg
for his
boy,
a
State College
was a "magical
place."
A
place with ball fields in his
backyard, two
and
swimming pools
gymnasium. His home, the
a
stately
Buckalew
Place,
trap doors to the attic
had
away, were a dining
with an
ice
commons
cream bar and
student union with a
All around,
baby
a
game room.
were hundreds of
sitters.
David H. McCormick was just
8 years old when his
father,
James
Bloomsburg's president.
He lived
A veteran of the first
Gulf War, he earned a doctoral
degree from the
Wilson School
mencement address
International Affairs at Princeton
to BU's 1,181
spring graduates.
University.
Now married and the father of
Dave McCormick
and
8,
referred to his
homecoming" in his
commencement speech, calling
"very special
Woodrow
of Public
and
McCormick enjoyed
entrepreneur and business leader
before serving as the U.S.
Treasury Department's undersecretary for international affairs,
deputy national security adviser
brothers and sisters
for international
I
never had."
He also issued a challenge to the
May graduates. "It is your destiny,"
he
said, "to
address today's
and the
and connected.
economic policy
president's personal rep-
Group
resentative to the
of Eight
industrialized countries.
Now Distinguished Service
that are compli-
cated, expansive
Professor of Information
on campus with his parents,
Maryan and Jim, and brother
lenges
Doug until 1983 when he
but your generation will be and
at
must be part of the
McCormick admits growing up
on Bloomsburg's campus had a
gradu-
ated from Bloomsburg Area
Senior High School and
the U.S. Military
West
Point.
father
left for
Academy at
That same year, his
became the
first
chancellor
.
.
.
The magnitude
of these chal-
may seem overwhelming,
He urged the
solution."
2009 to
be inspired by members of World
War II's
Class of
Greatest Generation,
"seized the opportunity of a
when Providence
who
life-
of the Pennsylvania State System
time
of Higher Education.
looked within themselves and
The McCormick family
returned to Bloomsburg in
2009
tion.
for
Technology, Public Policy and
Management
at
the Heinz College
Carnegie Mellon University,
lifelong effect. "I will
to
be close
to a
always want
campus," he says.
"The students' optimism and
ambition
make
a
campus an
energizing place."
b
found greatness. In such
May
an anniversary celebra-
Jim McCormick was hon-
ored on the 25th anniversary of
both the founding of the State
System and the groundbreaking
FALL
called,
moments
of decision, destinies
Bonnie Martin
is
co-editor of
were shaped. The same will be
Bloomsburg: The University
true for you."
Magazine.
McCormick's
call to action
was built upon his own
ences in business and
experi-
a
successful career as a technology
yesterday's students "the big
many problems
H. McCormick, became
for
Human Services. A day later, he
four daughters, ages 2, 4, 6
basement, and just a short walk
government.
building, the
watched his son deliver the com-
secret
and
namesake
James H. McCormick Center
Everyday
Philosopher
BY LYNETTE M
What do
cats,
dogs and beer have in
O N G
'08
common with Aristotle, Locke and
Plato? Everything, according to Steven Hales, professor of philosophy.
Through teaching and research, Hales attempts to connect the dots between
ancient philosophy and modern life.
Steven Hales finds that engaging students in
philosophy requires the
ability to
merge the
modem with the ancient to ultimately make
students see the role philosophy can play in
everyday experiences.
The pleasure
the discipline
is
of introducing non-philosophers to
not only evident in the classroom,
but also in Hales' body of published work. Tucked
among the academic
texts the
BU
philosophy
professor has authored or edited, including
and the Foundations of Philosophy"
and "Nietzsche's Perspectivism," are several less traditional volumes: "What Philosophy Can Tell You
About Your Dog," "What Philosophy Can Tell You
"Relativism
About Your Cat" and "Beer and Philosophy."
It's these books that show how intrinsic philosophy can be to everyday life. "The whole idea is to
take these ideas and topics to people who might not
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—
'A
neuroscience, a
little
little
these things expand your
probability theory, a
own
little
physics
...
understanding and application of
philosophy' - Steven Hales, philosophy professor
have an
interest
and show them there
normal events," he
cal implications to
"For introductory classes,
are philosophisays.
It's
a con-
'sexy'
Sacks.
works
"The Simpsons and Philosophy" and "Star
like
and popular
a link
between philosophical
making philosophy
culture,
simultaneously more applicable
for
then works by Plato and David
Hume become more accessible.
Philosophy."
These books create
conceits
that,
usually
that's a bit
by a modern author like Oliver
Once they digest something like
cept that has been successfully adapted to a variety of
subjects in recent years, Hales adds, citing similar
Wars and
I
have students read something
try to
make
everyday experiences."
—and approachable
non-philosophers. "Beer and Philosophy," for
I
discussions and readings relevant to their
His strategies are paying
one of two recipients of the
off.
In 2006, Hales
TALE
was
(Teaching and
example, addresses questions like "Are beer buddies
Learning Enhancement Center) Outstanding Teacher
and "What's the difference between
an authentic beer and a facsimile?" The book not
Award, nominated by graduating
only features contributions from philosophers, but
materials engaging
true friends?"
also includes essays
by individuals within the
way
While Hales enjoys the
come from publishing,
changed since
interest as a
high school student.
understood most of it, but
this Plato is saying
college,
His
I
remember thinking,
something
I like.'
So,
when 1
introductory philosophy course
a
He earned his
got to
University of London's School for
tion, offered
Brown
been winning
BU students to philosophy for 15 years.
What attracts modern college students to one
the oldest disciplines in human
through an international competition.
the traditional realm of philosophical debate to find
a
When he
ics
of
what the
relativity
skills for
themselves in classrooms
"A
knowledge of philosophy. While
this
can be a challenge, he says,
"it's
always exciting
for
me
to teach
lower division classes, where stu-
theory
I
went out
states."
one of the most valuable
philosophy professors usually find
previous
to focus
example, he
This collateral learning, Hales
says, is
little
for
bears on this philosophical debate, so
to learn
history? Hales acknowledges that
students with
decided
popular debate in metaphysics,
consulted a physicist. "The relativity theory of phys-
over
of
little
philosophers to develop.
neuroscience, a
little
prob-
ability theory, a little physics
...
expand your own
understanding and application
these things
philosophy.
I
like
really
become
engaged in the material and
conversation on these topics."
clearly take a lot
the class.
away from
Lynette
Mong
'08 lives in Seattle,
Wash., where she works as a
books merchandising specialist
at
Amazon.com.
of
being part of the
dents rarely have a background in
philosophy. They can
He
Study.
Hales understands the value of looking beyond
on
full
Advanced
received one of two fellowships for the research posi-
answers in his research.
he's
as a
fall
professorial fellow at the Institute of Philosophy of the
Georgia State University in Atlanta before accepting a
where
focus on the
questions surrounding rational intuition this
University and completed a three-year appointment at
position at Bloomsburg,
He will
favorite aspect of the discipline.
at
doctorate from
in a
it
can understand,"
For Hales, figuring out the puzzles that are an
huge impression" and confirmed he'd made
the right choice.
field...
I
Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas,
"made
excels at
'Hey,
started as a philosophy major."
I
first
course
inherent part of philosophy has always been his
piqued his
can't say that
"I
difficult
and understandable. "He
that even novices in the
was
seniors. Hales
make
according to one student nomination.
creative challenges that
the true appeal of philosophy
Plato's "Republic"
ability to
taking complex subject matter and presenting
beer industry.
hasn't
recognized for his
b
Husky Notes
5^J
© George
OO
J^7(\ Monique Cavalliero Lautenschlager retired from
/ \J Honesdale High School in the Wayne Highlands
School District
Sharp, editor of the 1938 Obiter, released
his 10th
book,
"New Tales
book includes sketches by his
for Old," in
March. The
late wife.
Ron
after teaching
French and English
37
for
years.
Reitz was appointed to the board of directors of
the Mental Health Association of the Capital Region Inc.
He helped
Hope
organize the Harrisburg-area Festival of
in March.
5 J^ (\ Wayne Von
was presented
Columbia
Education Foundation. An educator for four decades and an
author of three books, he was recognized by the Bloomsburg
University Alumni Association with a Distinguished Service
Stetten, Spring Run,
\J \J the distinguished alumni award by the
Award
in 1997.
5 /I
^ Owen "Bob" Lagerman was named
^ /f
A
citizen of the
\J^ year by the Sunbury Rotary Club.
\J
A
Edward
A'zary, Danville, retired from Quest
Diagnostics and teaches chemistry part-time at BU.
Event held in Austin
Attending a recent alumni event in Austin, Texas, are,
?/£ /£
Robert Gering
is
a property
management and
real
\J\J estate appraiser for Northern Virginia Association
of Realtors.
left
to right,
Touey '87, Robert Latsha '66, Stephanie McDonald
'"^raSM and Lynda Michaels '87/'88M, director of Alumni Affairs;
and standing: Jim Hollister '78, BU assistant vice president for
University Relations; BU President David Soltz; Dan DiFeo '70,
Andrew Lyman '00, Ronald Konkol '79 and Tom Fowles '67.
seated: Paul
Births
'90 and
W01M
Melissa Schneider
Laura Yeager Acri
Laosongkram, a son, Nathaniel
Vonderhaar '95 and husband,
and husband, Charley, a son,
David, Oct. 14,2008
David, a daughter,
Toby Charles,
David Girio
Natedao
Lily
2009
Joyce Bradley Humphrey '90
Feb. 20,
and husband, Jim, a daughter,
Tara Rothenberger
Meghan
Chauhan
Jean, Jan. 22, 2009
Wells,
Christine
'96 and husband,
Maya Renee,
April 27,
Amy McCormick
Rosenbaum '01 and
2009
husband,
Scott, a daughter, Paige Ellen,
Feb. 28,
Laubach
2009
Donmoyer '00 and husband,
Lorren Donmoyer '96, a
Chad Mohr '02 and
daughter, Catrina Nicole,
April 16,
wife,
Jacob
Danielle, a son,
Allen,
2009
Jeffrey Pallante '90 and wife,
Dipesh, a daughter,
Maureen, a son, Aidan
May 3, 2009
April
Andrea Liacouras Kapsilis
Justine Boer Frantzen '00 and
husband, Jeremiah, a son, Duke
Jennifer Lindberger
W99M and husband, Michael,
husband. Drew, a son. Chase
Charles, July 21,
Jonassen
a son, George Alexander,
Erik,
Aug. 26, 2008
Alice Newhart O'Brien '00
husband, Michael Anthony
and husband, Joe, a daughter,
a son, Michael Anthony
Sept. 24,
Eric
Jeffrey,
2008
'91
and husband,
Jonassen
Claire Lorraine,
Christine
'92, a daughter,
March
5,
2009
Girman Morgan
'92
and husband, Shawn, a son,
Cooper, Sept.
7,
2007
Renee Remsky Antes
'93
Jennifer
Adams '98 and
1,2009
March
Michele Hlib Slusser '02 and
2009
5,
Carrie Montella
husband, Gary Bean, a son,
Greta Marie, on Feb. 12,2009
March
Jackson Adams,
Adam
Timothy Staub
April 15,
2009
"Pic" Picinich '00 and
'03 and wife,
Denise, a son, Noah,
and husband,
Hayden, Jan. 27, 2009
14,2009
Brian, a daughter,
Bianca Theresa, Aug. 16,2007
Holly
Megan Dougherty
husband, Lou, a son, Louis Robert
Carmosky
Cipollo, Jan.
'98 and husband,
and husband, Jaime, a daughter,
Michael Carmosky
Payton Elizabeth, April 2008
Tyler Joseph. Nov. 21
'98,
.
a son,
2008
Goldman
Cipollo 01 and
Jessica Fickinger
Krevinas '06 and husband,
Oct. 7,
Sarah Duncan'01
May
Michael, a son, Connor Michael,
12,2009
Wisniewski
III,
IV,
2009
wife, Allison, a daughter, Alexis
and husband, Jim, a son. Jack
Janeen Schrann
3,
Mish 03 and
Christina Bianchi Birstler '98
William, Nov. 10,2008
Sutryk '93
2008
and husband,
2008
Ashley Green
Adams '07
and
Kristina Kett Fleming '98 and
Michael, a son, Connor Michael,
husband, Bernie, a son, Michael,
and husband,
husband, Christopher, a son,
March
July 10, 2008
'92/*94M, a
Drew
Meghan
Maria Kolbush Klass
'94
Matthew Klass
daughter, Emma
Elizabeth, July 10,
2008
Nicholas, April 8,
Amber Wenckus
2009
Scott '98 and
husband, Jeffrey, a son, Jethro
Brenner, April 7,
2009
24,
2009
Friedland Piazza
and husband,
a son,
March
Dan Piazza
Wesley
4,
2009
Christopher,
'01
'00,
Jocelin Tuomisto Bailey '07
and husband, Joshua, sons,
Keegan.Aug.
10, 2006,
Reiley Lincoln, Feb.
and
12,2008
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5 ^7 ~1
/
Rev. James Cavallero became pastor of First United
_1_ Methodist
Tamaqua
in
and Salem United Methodist churches
Patty
Veach Johnson
is
a sales associate with
/ -W Century 21 Alliance in Exton.
November 2008.
Michael Shull
retired
June 2009
from the Manheim Township School
38 years teaching fifth and sixth
grades. He also coached wrestling and baseball for a combined
24 seasons. His awards include "Who's Who Among America's
Teachers" and the Junior Achievement Outstanding Teacher
Award. Shull and wife, Rose, live in Lititz.
District in
9^70
in
J ^7 ^2 James
R.
Wehr,
/ %J with Klein
after
a certified public accountant
Rizzo
Inc.,
Williamsport, was elected
president of the north-central chapter of the Pennsylvania
He
Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
also serves
on
the
board of directors of the north-central chapter of the American
Red
Cross.
BSC class ring surfaces after three decades
Robert Anderson lost his Bloomsburg State College
ring
it
more than 30 years ago and was stunned when
suddenly turned up this summer.
flabbergasted,"
Anderson
"I
was
said, after receiving a call
from
Alumni Affairs that the ring, which he hadn't seen since
1975, was found.
How and where the ring was located after so many years
is not known, but Anderson isn't concerned with those
details.
and
Anderson, 62, graduated from Bloomsburg in 1972
shortly afterward
field at
began working in the mental health
One day in
Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.
the
winter of 1975, he was walking along a path from Geisinger
to the
nearby Pine Barn Inn
a fast-moving storm that
left
when it started
to
snow.
and
the path slushy
It
was
slippery.
was an unexpected snow ... I wasn't even wearing a
recalls. "I was walking down the hill and
slipped and fell."
Anderson used his arms to break the fall. In the process,
"It
coat,"
Anderson
the ring flew off his finger into a
path.
gave
wooded
area next to the
He searched and searched for the ring. "I finally
up because I was wet. I was cold. I was uncomfort-
able,"
he
times before giving
up
Anderson worked
and
his wife, Kathleen, retrieve his
Trustee and Geisinger physician Dr. Joseph
many years,
eventu-
moving into management and leaving the Danville
He was vice president of the health system's eastern
when he departed in 2001 to begin private consultHe and his wife, Kathleen, now live in Dallas, Pa.
region
Despite the passage of time, he never got over the loss of
and thought "wistfully about it" over the
Anderson feels a special connection to Bloomsburg.
his college ring
Both of his brothers graduated from here:
after
it
BSC
was given
to
Mowad.
ring.
His wife often
him monetary gifts for holidays or birthdays and
encouraged him to do just that. But since Bloomsburg is
gave
now a university,
the search.
for Geisinger for
area.
years.
'72, left,
Fenstemaker Alumni House
Anderson considered replacing the
the area again.
He looked around for his lost ring more than two dozen
ing.
class ring at the
says.
He went back the next day and scoured
ally
Robert Anderson
his style of ring
was no longer
Recasting the ring would have been
In July, a patient
Mowad, head
showed up
available.
costly.
at the office of Dr.
Joseph J.
of Geisinger's urology department, with a
Bloomsburg ring in hand. Knowing the physician's long
association with the university as a Trustee, he turned
it
over.
Mowad had no idea that the ring had been missing for
34 years and simply gave
Anderson's
it
to a university official.
name was inscribed inside
the ring, allowing
1972. His wife, Kathleen, graduated in
Alumni Affairs to locate him. When surprised with news
that the ring had been found, Anderson and his wife drove
1990 and his son, Morgan,
immediately to Bloomsburg
Michael in 1965; the
a
sophomore
at
late
Douglas A. in
is
a currently
BU, majoring in geosci-
ences and geology.
"It's
a joy to have
it
to retrieve
back," he says.
—Brenda Hartman
it.
Husky Notes
?^7 /f Debbie Stevens Dellegrotti, Allentown, is an
/ TT educational consultant with McGraw-Hill Inc., after
retiring as
an elementary principal from the Catasauqua School
District in
2009.
Mike Kopp, Lower Nazareth Township, became
ningest
girls'
wins in March 2009
he coaches
teacher,
at a District II
at Central Catholic
Marian Repella Kozak, Kulpmont,
Alumni dine
High School.
FUTURES
companies.
Krall, Ohio, took a fourth place in the over-55
division of the U.S. Racquetball Association's National Singles
Hollister '78,
Championships.
Tony Saraceno, Bethlehem,
Township,
last
26 years
BU assistant vice president for University Relations.
middle
retired after teaching
school for 30 years, including the
in Dallas
Alumni and others who enjoyed a recent dinner in Dallas, Texas,
are, left to right, seated: Laura Antochy '79, Theresa Manisealco '82,
Rick Manisealco '80, BU president David Soltz, Nicole Garvey '97
and Paula Lyons 71; standing: Lynda Michaels '87/'88M, BU
Alumni Affairs director; George Antochy '79; Marti Prima '77;
Sharon Hammer, guest; Gary Hammer '74; Gayle Baar '71; and Jim
traveled to France in
to renewable/alternative energy
Joseph
789
3A semifinal. A math
February to unveil the Northumberland County
program
the win-
basketball coach in Pennsylvania, reaching
Cyndy Landis Kryder '76/77M
in Readington
reference
N.J.
books
for
released
two nonfiction
medical writers, "Nude Mice" and "The
Accidental Medical Writer," co-authored by Brian Bass.
?^7 Cl ^au Ree der retired after 34 years with the Mifflin/ \J burg School District, where he taught first through
Lester Loner received the Ray J. Keyes Sports Award
from the Lycoming County, Brotherhood County, USA.
He is the office manager for the Williamsport Municipal
Water Authority.
^
fourth grades
and served
as
head teacher since 1998.
Joe Rutecki received the 2009 Edward A. Howe Impact
Award from the Association of Government Accountants,
Virginia Peninsula chapter.
the U.S.
He is a senior defense
Government Accountability
analyst with
Office.
5^T^T Kim McNally de Bourbon is the executive
/ / director of the Pennsylvania Freedom of
Information Coalition.
5^7/£ Bob DeCarolis, athletic director at Oregon State
/ \J University, was recognized as a distinguished
}^7Q Ron Bucher
/ C3
alumnus by the University of Massachusetts Sports
Management Program.
Several
honored
Air Force
.S.
u,
Lt. Col.
at
CEO
a banking operations specialist at
BR
awards luncheon
Jody Ocker
'89 and Cheri Bonier Rinehart
president and
is
Solutions of Wormleysburg.
79
of the
Pennsylvania Association of
Community
Health Centers, received 2009
Distinguished Service Awards during the
Alumni Association Awards Luncheon.
The award recognizes alumni who have
Shown
plishment, given outstanding service to
Alumni Association Awards Luncheon in April were, left to right:
BU Alumni Association president; H. Preston Herring '09H;
Chang Shub Roh '09H; David Soltz, BU president; Ivonne Gutierrez Bucher '91;
Martha and Sid Ocker, parents of Lt. Col. Jody Ocker '89; and Eugene Walker '98,
Alumni Awards Committee chair. Dr. Herring, vice president for University and
BU
Student Affairs, lost his long battle with cancer injury.
achieved a significant professional accomor the
Alumni Association and dem-
at the
Chris Beadling '94,
onstrated a significant contribution
to
humanity.
H. Preston Herring, BU's vice president
Also honored was Ivonne Gutierrez Bucher
named
2009 Young Alumnus
the
'91,
who was
of the Year. Bucher, the
first
Hispanic to be appointed a deputy secretary in Pennsylvania,
currently
is
International,
were named honorary
BU
alumni.
the Governor's Office of Administration liaison to
Pennsylvania's Cost Containment Council and special
Editor's note: See story about Lt. Col.
adviser to the secretary of Public Welfare.
military career
24
for University
and Student Affairs, and Chang Shub Roh, BU professor
emeritus and founder of the Global Awareness Society
on page
Jody Ocker's
8.
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—
}^7Cj George Antochy retired from the U.S. Army
/ >^
is
Reserve as a colonel after 30 years of service.
a supervisory
computer
9
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v/
Margaret Powell Piper '80M and husband,
John, Williamsport, observed their 50th wedding
anniversary in June.
specialist for the Federal Aviation
Fon Worth, Texas, where he lives with wife,
Laura Adolphson Antochy 79, a kindergarten teacher.
Administration in
Larry J. Mussoline Jr.
town Area School
is
District.
He
previously
was superintendent
of the Wilson School District in Berks County.
Kim Hershey Studenroth is the
Human Resources.
director of the State Police
Barbara Yob Wagner, a fifth-grade teacher
School
District,
was
Technology Integrator
Hemp-
in the
9
selected as a regional Keystone
for
Frank Berleth
nursing
is
facility,
Philadelphia.
Bureau of
field
QI
an administrator at Trinity Mission
Shenandoah Heights.
Gus Borkland, North Wilmington, Del., is the manager of
health, environment, safety and security for Sunoco Logistics,
5
C3 .A.
superintendent of the Downing-
^
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Dr. Larry Matruani practices medicine at Clanon
Hospital and Health Services in Clarion.
79 celebrated
Richard Pugh and Christine Ritro-Pugh
2009.
their
25th wedding anniversary on June 30, 2009.
Six to enter Athletic Hall of Fame
The
28th Athletic Hall of Fame class will be
inducted Friday, Oct.
2, in
three
the Kehr Union,
Randy
Ballroom. The induction of six graduates
Watts 75, wrestling; Bob De Carolis 76, administrator;
Gisela Smith '92, field hockey; Stephanie
Campbell
and
'95,
football;
swimming; Chet Henicle
and Jen German
Humphries
'95, baseball
'97, basketball
a record of
swimming relays. She
PSAC champion, winning three con200-butterfly titles. Campbell finished as a PSAC
was
also a five-time
named
five times.
She capped
off her career
by being
the top senior female athlete for 1994-95. She
holds the school record
for
still
her time of 57.24 seconds in
the 100-yard butterfly.
posted a career record of 79-27-3 with a dual-meet
won
a five-time individual All-American
a three-time All-American in
runner-up
brings
number of members to 131.
Watts was a two-time Pennsylvania State Athletic
Conference (PSAC) champion at Bloomsburg and
of 49-16-3. In his wrestling career, he
Campbell was
and
secutive
—
the total
mark
PSAC championships and compiled
84-8-2. Smith served as team captain her senior year.
Henicle, a two-sport standout,
or
ball records for the Huskies.
He competed against
Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) I
still
He is tied
holds several basefor the all-time
placed in 25 open tournaments.
lead in career doubles with 50, fifth all-time in hits, runs
10 National
scored and
champions, three Olympians and one world champion
and was named
and
"Who's Who in American Colleges
and "Outstanding College Athletes
to
Universities"
of America."
De
Carolis earned letters for football
and baseball
at
the University of Michigan
He
istrative assistant.
director at
Oregon
accomplishments
where he was an admin-
currently
is
the 12th athletic
State University.
at
OSU, De
Among his major
Carolis developed
and
executed the financial recovery plan that helped the
athletics
department eliminate a $12.5 million accu-
mulated
deficit
and grow the
overall budget
by more
than $20 million.
Smith was
as the field
a two-time
hockey National Player of the
team Ail-American, the PSAC
year and a
member of the
field
Year, a first
hockey
athlete of the
NCAA All-Tournament team.
She scored 13 goals and had 14
assists
during her four-
year career at BU. During that time the Huskies
FALL 2009
was
won
a two-time
American by the sports information
named
All-PSAC East
and was named third-team All-
He was
directors.
first-team All-Eastern College Athletic
Conference (ECAC) twice and as a senior was chosen to
play in the
Snow Bowl,
the top Division
II
all-star
game
in the country
German
is
the No. 2 all-time leading scorer in the his-
tory of Bloomsburg
women's
basketball, finishing her
career with 1,853 points. She
steals
is
also third all-time in
with 26, second in 3-pointers made with 158 and
third in career assists with 387.
winner of the Broderick Award
a
two positions and was All-North Atlantic Region as a
senior. In football, Henicle
first-team selection
BU. His career in athletic administration began in 1979
at
and ninth in home runs. He was
triples,
three-time first-team All-PSAC East choice in baseball at
named both
the
As
a senior she
team All-PSAC East and All-ECAC South
18.1 points, 3.6
was
PSAC East Player of the Year and
rebounds and 3.6
For hall of fame
information office
assists
after
per game.
ticket information, call the
at (570)
389-4413.
first
averaging
BU
sports
Husky Notes
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Mike Blake was posthumously honored with New
Upper Saddle River Education Foundation's
"Award of Educational Excellence" as a positive role model for
5
Jersey's
kids and benefactor for the community.
Mike Lewis
is
'84!
"
the assistant director of the Mifflin-
Tri Sigmas hold picnic
Juniata Career and Technology Center.
human resources
Stephenie Jonas-Sullivan, a
was promoted
to chief of the Civilian Personnel
professional,
Q /I John Nicodem,
OvJ
Taylor,
is
Tri
Sigma alumnae attended a picnic at The Barn at
Shown, left to right, are former
Dam in Bloomsburg.
student Donna Mazzoni, Nancy Cotton Lansberry '83, Molly
Wagner Troutman '84, Cindy Haas Begg '83, Marta MarceUi
Moyer '83, Val Reilly Metzger '92, Karen Craig Weingarten '94r95M,
Dorothy Howard I all urn '82, Kathy Savitts '82 and Gloria
Center in Wiesbaden, Germany.
5
About 20
Boone's
Advisory
a real estate agent with
Classic Properties.
Hazeltine Williams '83.
Lt. Col.
John Pace
participated in the 56th presidential
inauguration as part of the largest contingent of National
Guard members to serve in Washington, D.C.
Rev. Chet Snyder '86M, former BU Catholic campus minister,
published his
book, "A Sabbath Shared," a spintual
first
travelogue about his five-month
2007
sabbatical in
9
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Camilla
the
office of
is
branch manager
at
is
the director of rehabilita-
ManorCare.
Timothy Grunstra, Etters,
& Fritz, was named
sylvania Food Bank.
Sheridan
assistant
Swineford National Bank.
Christopher Edwards
tion at Pottstown
right) is vice presi-
Affairs
(BNA), a specialized
He
publisher.
a principal with
to the
Brown Schultz
board of the Central Penn-
5(*J/\
j7 \J
Kevin J. Kotch (lower
right) served as
a panelist for the Insurance
&
master's of business administration in health care
analyst for
Education/Teacher Advancement Program Conference in
one of 70 teachers of kindergarten
to receive this year's award.
a
model
for effective
for
teaching within the Response to
DVD
is
assistant profes-
Greg Lewis, Newton
of
M3
(right), is
president
Health, a healthcare communications
company.
Alice
in social
works
Wesner Vislocky earned a master's degree
work from Temple University in 2003 and
for Catholic Social Services in Hazleton.
leading a classroom viewed as
was featured in
commissioned by
Intervention (RTI) framework. She also
"Teaching Matters," a
Susan Dillmuth-Milier, Coplay,
sor of audiology at East Stroudsburg University.
May 2008.
Educator Award during the 2009 Milken National
Carney was honored
from
She earned a doctorate in audiology from Salus University in
teacher at Tri-
School, Bressler-Steelton, received a $25,000 Milken
through 12th grade
"1
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Community Elementary
is
a certified public accountant
as a partner in the audit services group.
9("J
Duckart Carney '97M, a
management
an appeals technical
has joined the Lancaster office of Reinsel Kuntz Lesher
Lititz,
LLP
is
Independence Blue Cross.
Timothy M. Zechman,
Teacher wins
Milken award
Los Angeles. Carney
Coverage
Committee Seminar at the 2009 conference of the
American Bar Association's Section of Litigation. He works in the litigation department of
Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell
Hippel.
L. Evelyn Thompson, Harrisburg, earned a
from the University of Phoenix. She
Lynn
kindergarten
on
serves
the board of Llesiant Inc., Arlington, Texas.
Zimmerman
Sunbury
Bureau of National
news and information
Rome,
Jerusalem, Greece and Turkey.
9
Richard A. Montella (top
dent and director of strategic resources of the
Pennsylvania's secretary of education that highlights
}£\^ Jane Mehlbaum Farrell, Camp
/ j£j
master's degree in library
Hill,
earned a
and information science
from the University of Pittsburgh in April 2008.
John Miknich is an information security specialist
for the
Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare, Harrisburg.
effective teaching practices in action.
In the accompanying photo, Carney receives the
award from Lowell Milken, Milken Family
Foundation chairman.
9Q
^J Jodie A. Gibble, Lower Heidelberg Township,
>^
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is
director of marketing for
Wyomissing,
a continuing care
The Highlands
at
community.
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Shannon
Sunbury, was promoted to executive
L. Miller,
director of the Central Pennsylvania
Workforce Development
Greg Orth,
Lancaster,
is
the director of
Henry Rak
Consulting Partners.
Corp., administering seven regional CareerLmk centers.
5(")^7 Cheryl Knapp
S/
9(^/1
Tina DelVecchio Jones was featured as one of
JL the top 25 women in business by the Northeast
S
Pennsylvania Business Journal. She
is
the director of
Fallon, Paxinos, a photographic
showed her work
artist,
in
by The Arete Living Arts Foundation
human
Chashama
an exhibition presented
at
Manhattan's
Gallery.
Amy Shaner Rogers '97M is chair of Lycoming College's
resources at Mercy Health Partners, Scranton.
Education Department and chief teacher certification
JC\
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Kellie
Root Cruz
is
Ocean
Rehoboth
a real estate agent with
Atlantic Sotherby's International Realty in
officer,
teaching courses in content area literacy and curriculum
and
instruction.
Beach, Del.
Group
Philly alums socialize
gathers in Jersey
BU alumni from New Jersey gathered for a social event. Shown, left
to right, are Nathan Com oy '06, assistant director of Alumni
Affairs; Scott
Kulick 84; Theresa McGrath
Tom Martin '87; Shawn
Fountain
'03;
'94;
Kevin McGrath
'93;
BU alumni
for
was
Shannon KremskiBetsy Kugler Hopkins '91,
living in the Philadelphia area
held recently. Those attending,
left to right,
Freitas '02, Valerie Reilly Metzger '92,
are
Karen Craig Weingarten '94/'95M and Jen Endress
Laverty '95; Vanessa Beaus '05; Justin
and Nicole Premuto
A social event
'02.
'03.
Marriages
Carla Zeeger '83 and Richard
Gotshall, Nov. 8,
Michael Brown
'88 and
Shawn
Marie Gabriel, Aug. 30, 2008
Theresa Bahner Sweeney
and Joseph Ganc, Nov.
4,
'89
2006
Donna Kahler '92 and Todd
'94 and
4,
2008
2009
Stillo '98 and
Melanie
Langen, June 20, 2008
Fred
W. Schmidt '99 and
Deborah Lapp, June 21, 2008
Ryan Bilger '00 and Amanda
Brosious,
May 12,2008
Charles Penn
Emiliani, Oct.
'01
Dana Leigey '02 and
and Janice
11,2008
P.
Flynn '05 and Rebecca
2008
Slayton, Oct. 4,
Robert
Kathleen Kostick
McDermott '07 and
Tiffany
Christopher Sallemi
'05 and
Ashley Miller '07 and Jason
Yeager
Alison Freshwater '03
Shannon Steward
Anthony Threet '07 and
and Michael Boyle
Larry Schnerr
Aug.
2,
5,
2008
'97,
2008
III,
May 2, 2009
'05 and
Aug.
Lauren Warliga
2,
2008
'05 and Joshua
Kelly Deininger '06 and
Eric
Newswanger,
Wascavage,
Melissa Newpher '06/'08M
Feb. 28,
2009
Chadd Sines
Kelly Ernest '04 and Kevin
and
Kolmer, Nov. 22, 2008
June
Amanda
Finan '04 and
Matthew
Forcine, Aug. 31
Billy
Oct. 20,
21,
2008
Thomas '04 and Monica
Rachel Bedford
Marinos, Dec. 27, 2008
Kehrer, Dec. 27,
Carissa Borick '05 and Seth
Leah
Hench, July 12, 2008
Heise
Amy Breidinger '05 and
2,
Ashley Green
2008
Jeremy
Adams, May
'07 and Jordan
2008
and Jeremy
'04, Oct. 5,
2008
'07 and Bernie
26,
2007
Erin
2008
Jocelin Tuomisto
'07 and
Bailey, Sept. 6,
2008
Maria Wright '07 and
Christopher Morreale,
July 19, 2008
Kriesher, Dec.
'06 and
Buck, Oct. 18,2008
Diltz '07
8,
18,2008
Maryjane Butler '08 and Jon
'05,
2008
Alisha Stover
,
2007
'07, Oct.
Depew, Nov.
Joshua
Masino, Nov. 28, 2008
Brian Carr '04 and Jennifer
Michael DePalma, Aug.
FALL 2009
John
Jonathan Bet 05/06M
Seiger,
Peter Calabro '94 and Carolyn
John
Ryan
2008
Allison Bauin '04 and Michael
Creighton Douglass, Oct.
Angeli, Aug. 7,
'02 and
'02, April 24,
Smetana, July
Bender, Nov. 1,2008
Heather Bolich
Sarah Branin
Bakley
2008
31,2008
Ashley Nutt '08 and John
Lawley, July 19, 2008
Philip
Waltz
'08 and Brandi
Burrows, Oct. 11,2008
Danielle
Zarambo '08M
and Kevin
Aug.
9,
West '03M,
2008
Husky Notes
Sharele Tucker Hatfield, Johnstown, received the Lady
Liberty
Award from
YWCA of Greater Johnstown, in
the
recognition of her service with the U.S.
Police
a
from 1997
to
Army
Reserve Military
2005, including a tour in
law degree from Widener University, and
Iraq.
She holds
an attorney
is
Local chapter defeats winter blahs
adviser with the Social Security Administration Office of
Disability Adjudication
and Review.
The Carver Hall Chapter held a Winter Night Out
Andrea Liacouras Kapsilis '97/'99M, Gaithersburg, Md.,
earned a doctorate in audiology
at
Gallaudet University in
Phillips
the vice chairman of the
is
20th anniversary celebration.
editor with
CNBC for
Q Ryan
>^0
Bmghamton. She
A video
12 years, he serves on BU's
Allen, Canton,
also
owns and manages
John Christmas
is assistant
vice president
and
'99i
mentary
District in Alaska.
Hill
filmmaker, has created a docu-
series called "East of Liberty,"
and
issues of race, class
is
New Haven, Conn.
an account manager
for Estes
Forward-
Jeffrey M. Rott, CollegevUle, completed seminary studies
and was ordained into the priesthood at a ceremony at the
Cathedral Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul, Philadelphia.
a real estate rental business.
Hess Geffken earned a master's in education
from BU and accepted a teaching position with the
Chris Ivey, a Squirrel
a post-doctoral associate at Yale University
ing Worldwide, Richmond, Va.
Jessica
e
Lake and Peninsula School
is
School of Medicine in
controller of First Citizens National Bank, Mansfield.
He
husband, Robert; Crystal Wertz '98 and husband, Gerald; and
J{\f\ Kelly A. Bordner earned a doctorate in behavioral
\J\J neuroscience from the University of New York,
Alumni Association Board of Directors.
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at Balzano's.
Karen DiRienzo '95 and
Northumberland
County Republican Party.
Rich Uliasz (right) helped ring the closing
bell at the New York Stock Exchange as part of
CNBCs
left to right;
Michael Trelease '06 and wife, Michelle.
December 2007.
Tony
Among those attending were,
which addresses the
Jf\ "1
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Matthew Day, Red
Jf\^
Michael Brinkos received a fellowship from The
John Frederick Steinman Foundation for his master's
\J
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Lion,
teacher with Harford
study in the
field of social
is
a special education
County (Md.) Public Schools.
work.
gentrification.
New Orleans Saints' Jahri Evans '07
establishes annual scholarship
New
Orleans Saints offensive lineman Jahri
Evans '07 has established a
full
from Texas
scholarship for
out-of-state minority students enrolled in BU's
Master of Science in
clinical athletic training
Lauren James-Penn, of Houston, Texas,
recipient of the annual Jahri
began
this
fall.
Evans,
exercise science
and
the
first
Evans Scholarship, which
earned a bachelor's degree in
from BU, has pledged
fees for a student
"It's
who
is
program.
to cover tuition
on an annual basis.
always good to help someone in need further
where
up
to
to
and
BU. "Bloomsburg was instru-
at
mental in getting me
I
am today. was brought
I
always give back and be grateful
for
what
you have."
James-Penn,
in health
level master's
letic
program
in ath-
and one of 16
nationally. "This was
training
offered
exactly
what I was looking
BU graduate student Lauren
left, meets Jahri
Evans '07 in a campus lab.
James-Penn,
for
in a graduate program,"
James-Penn
says. "This
program
really prepares
Evans says the scholarship allows him
connected to the university.
"It
who recently earned a bachelor's degree
Prairie
for
View A&M
University, says the scholarship enabled her to relocate
to stay closely
will always feel like
home," he adds.
Evans, picked by the Saints in the fourth round of the
2006 NFL
draft, recently
signed a one-year contract as a
restricted free agent. In addition to the
and kinesiology from
you
the national certification exam."
their education," says Evans, a Philadelphia native
two-time All-American
to study in
Pennsylvania's only entry-
annual scholar-
ship,
Evans has
table
purposes that provides scholarships
bound
a foundation for educational
and
chari-
to college-
students and sponsors an annual football camp.
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Michael Guyer,
Bank's
Gap
Coatesville,
is
branch manager
Jamie Longazel spoke
Fulton
at
at
BU's Immigration Matters Forum,
discussing the events leading
office.
up
to the passage of the Illegal
Immigration Relief Act in Hazleton.
}(\ ^y Jason Biser is a senior professional information
\J \J technology recruiter for Apex Systems Inc., Blue Bell.
Sara Kosteva-Straut graduated from the Philadelphia
School of Art. She
is
owner
unit at
ric intensive care
is
a registered nurse in the pediat-
Cooper University
Camden,
Hospital,
She received the Ronald Bemardini Memorial Award
N.J.
home
Joseph M. Schreck, Milton, graduated from Evangelical
Theological Seminary with a master's of divinity in
congregational ministry.
for
J{\/^ Diana Germano, Lyndhurst, N.J., group manager
\J \J of New Concepts for Living Inc., a community for
outstanding work in her unit in 2007.
is
John Wertman, Montgomery, is the nurse manager at
Sunbury Community Hospital's behavioral health unit.
individuals with developmental disabilities.
Andrew Laudenslager
J(\
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in February after a year serving
in Iraq.
company.
of Fae Group, a Florida
Michael-Lindsay Tronco
Cpl. Keary Molinaro, an intelligence analyst with the U.S.
Marine Corps, returned
Steve Turzanski, Bloomsburg,
is
a licensed sales
is
an
officer
with the Colonial
Regional Police Department, Bath.
V/TT agent at Zimmer Insurance Agency, Bloomsburg.
Karie
Marchewka
is
a special education teacher with
Baltimore County Schools.
Jf\ P*
\J %J
Dr. Alicia Gilbert
is
a chiropractor at Viafore Family
Chiropractic Center, Middleburg.
at
Karen Tredway Olander '06M is a real estate sales associate
Century 21 Select Group, which serves the Hazleton area.
Allison White is an accountant at Beard Miller Co. Allentown.
,
Deaths
}/\^T George Aulisio earned a master's degree in
\J / library and information science from Drexel
Helen Brennan Mullen '32
Mary Jane
McCutchen
Fink
'36
Mervin W. Mericle '36
James
L.
Marks
Katharine "Kitty"
Roberta Hastie Fine '42
Sylvia Feingold
Mary Evans
Hugh
S.
'42
Courtright '43
Niles '43
Jessie Propst
'43
'44
Seltzer '48
'49
Edna Kern Koh '49
Robert
Avis
J.
Mosgo
Bennyhoff '69
Alfred
Kashner'50
Wesley Kocher
'50
Steele
L.
R.
at Powell,
Carolyn LaRose Henry
74
75
Hale '53
Richard A. Bittner '56
Edward
Peter
S.
J.
Augustine '57
McMonigle'57
Servose
E.
JefferyA. Bohlin
79
AltemaMed,
'81
E.
'82
Dolan '83
'61
Craig
W. Johnson
is
a nurse practitioner at
specializing in cardiac health
and chronic
illness
with
SUN Home
Ashley Nagle
is
a registered nurse practitioner
Health and Hospice.
is
a special education teacher in the Milton
District.
Tiffany Stahl Savidge teaches kindergarten
at
Baugher
Elementary School, Milton.
'85
Wolinsky
5/~\(*J Todd M.
'87
Lawrence T Ganther '90
Lomma
Thomas Yurko
Joseph
T.
\J Zr
the Central
is
a social studies teacher with
Columbia School
District.
'90
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Scott
Hixon '62
Hershey
control in the adults.
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David S.Miller '83
Thomas L Schulze
Lora Antonio
J.
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officer.
Tharon Holmberg '08M
Susan Baldwin McGrady
Randall J. Fox '60
Edna Kern Koh
Penn
9/~\Q Mary Sue Buss, Watsontown, a quality assurance
\J C3 laboratory technician at ConAgra Foods in Milton, is
Cynthia Gallagher '08M
Janice Snelbaker Antonicelli '80
Joy Dreisbach Linn '59
Thomas
a registered nurse in the
an information technology professional
is
Rogers and Speaks
Sunbury's health
Susan Hoover Haas 79
Helen Evanochick Capozzelli '83
Yencha Smith '54
is
intensive care unit at
McMahon 73
E.
Thomas
E.
and vascular
Anthony Threet
72
Jr.
Charles "Chuck" Daly '52
Shirley
Jackson Liberty High
Medical Center.
72
Yannes
a biology teacher at
is
Jacqueline Miller, Lebanon,
heart
Concetta Petarra Pasquarella '50
Robert
Delaware County
officer at the
'71
Deborah Kriebel Williams
John
'49
Brett Mallinson
Klemovage 72
Shirley B.
Weinberg
School, Jackson, N.j.
70
DiRocco
L.
the University of Scranton's
Juvenile Detention Center.
Ruth Piccario Fones
John
Jane McCullough Johns
Violet Logar
R.
Robert J.Zaieski '69
James
Wearne
Nancy Evancho
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Linda
Long '42
Sheiman
Martha Roan Starr
Memorial Library.
Kent Frescoln is a detention
Lee J. Berry '69
Leedom Bokum
D. Pauline Franklin
University.
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Thomas
'37
He works at
David A. Dobler '65
Jr.
W. Nemeth
'07
'09
Send information to alum@bloomu.edu or to
Alumni Affairs, Fenstemaker Alumni House,
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, 400
Second St., Bloomsburg, Pa. 17815
E.
Over the Shoulder
By Robert Dunkelberger, University Archivist
Remembering the
Brave:
Veterans Memorials
on Campus
and universities have long
Colleges
provided memorials to their students
who
fought and died in service to their
country. Bloomsburg University
exception, with the
veterans
who
first
memorial dedicated
served in World
War
no
is
to the
listing the
and
ees
More than 380 Bloomsburg students,
faculty
and
of the 15 initial honor-
on Armistice Day, now
known as Veterans Day,
name
of a 16th veteran
years
money
They served
Pinery, as BU's oldest
their lives, five
branches of the military,
all
bases in
at
and overseas in Europe. Sixteen
due
to
combat and the
because of
rest
the terrible illnesses that swept through
lost
camps and
decided to honor those
professor Daniel
S.
who lost
it
was
tion
their lives. Biology
Hartline designed a living
laid out in the
with a flagpole in the
On May 30,
memo-
As reported
.
for the dedi-
the following day, "The
class,
and so well
to give the
to leave
trees
class,
memorializing the heroes
and the
25, 2003, told
made by
World War
II
again
school's
method
who went out from
This time the state teachers college
involved as
it
of
and
officers. First
proposed right
plans were put in place by 1953 to
this conflict.
it
was decided
dome with
spotlights, rather
had topped
than the single
the building since 1931, in
of those lost in the war.
to
to completely illuminate
light
memory
A total of 27 former students
and alumni were honored
for their sacrifice,
Carver Beacon was dedicated on Feb.
boulder with a marble tablet
was
As Carver Hall was remodeled from classrooms
that
the
itself
hosted Naval programs that trained
fight instructors
after the war,
the
A second ceremony was held on Memorial Day
to dedicate a large
effort.
office space,
school to war."
1922
an emotional rededica-
ceremony on April
these veterans.
memorializing the
who gave their lives in the war
with the school, long a custom
with the graduating
now
placing benches and installing a
honor the dead from
thus serving the double purpose of a Senior
memorial
is
project included replacing
In the 1940s,
school a grove, marked by a 75-foot Walworth steel
with the individual
memorial
I
alumni, and hundreds more became part of the war
brought to accomplishment yesterday, was
heroes of the school
World War
evoked the patriotism of Bloomsburg's students and
center.
memorial, as planned by the Senior
flag pole,
The
the story of the sacrifices
shape of a six-sided star
1919, hundreds gathered
cation ceremony.
.
trees,
consisting of white pine trees dedicated to each
rial
person and
.
called.
to restore the
Participants in
war ended in November 1918,
lost his
plaque detailing the memorial's history.
battlefront areas.
After the
who had
group of history students
later, a
raised
in
new bronze
As yet another tribute nearly 80
alumni participated in the war, including 15 women.
the United States
a
plaque was put in place that added the
life.
I.
names
in 1924
19,
and the
1954, the
85th anniversary of the establishment of the
normal school.
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Students gather on
May
30, 1919, to dedicate the
Speakers such as Francis
B.
War Hero Memorial, now known
Haas, state superinten-
the Fenstemaker
as the World
War
I
Alumni House. The memorial, hon-
dent and former Bloomsburg president, praised the
oring
service of the individuals, including Lt. Col.
the
Woodrow Hummel, who was killed
Oct. 28, 1989, during a service led
Lamar
who
an outstanding track and
Blass,
died in
in Belgium; Lt.
Italy;
served in the
field athlete
and Mary Freas Schuyler, who
Women's Army Corps in England.
alumni president Elna H. Nelson, "As
this
Said
dome is
when darkness falls, as an after glow of their
may we be worthy of their sacrifice."
In the mid-1980s, veteran John
F.
Magill Jr. '48
urged the Alumni Association Board of Directors to
install the
campus' third veterans memorial in front of
FALL 2009
alumni and former students
armed
forces,
was dedicated
at
who served in
homecoming on
by
retired
Navy
captain and future interim president Curtis R.
English '56. Placed on the alumni house's front lawn,
lighted,
living,
all
Pinery.
it
consisted of a flagpole, flagstone walkway, five
benches and a marble monument with the seals of the
five
branches of the armed
forces.
Bloomsburg University has done well in honoring the
men and women who
country.
and
have served their
We must never forget their commitment
sacrifice,
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Centennial Hall
is
Fall
Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010, 7 p.m.
Visit
Reception and lecture: Monday,
Mitrani Hall, General Admission: $29
details or to register. For information,
The Tchaikovsky
contact the Alumni Affairs Office at
Sept. 21, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Festival
Alumni Events
on Tour
Theresa Hackett, drawing
in
and painting
Saturday,
Ballet Theatre
March
alum@bloomu.edu
2010, 7 p.m.
6,
Oct.
27 to Nov. 25
Mitrani Hall, General Admission: $29
Classes End
Reception and lecture:
Friday, Dec.
To be announced
Senior Exit
Monday, Dec. 14
Dec. 7 to 16
Show
Carver
"Love Supreme:
in
Saturday, April 10, 2010, 8 p.m.
Artist Series
season
will
be
Special Events
Mitrani Hall, General Admission:
Athletic Hall of
$24
Friday, Oct. 2,
Undergraduate Commencement
presented
Saturday, Dec. 19
Arts, Mitrani Hall. For
in
Fame Dinner
6 p.m.
the Haas Center for the
Kehr Union, Ballroom
more
Concerts
Call (570)
information or to purchase tickets,
Spring 2010
Listed events are
call
Classes Begin
open
to the public
389-4413
for tickets
and information
the box office at (570) 389-4409
free of charge.
or visit the Celebrity Artist
Tuesday, Jan. 19
Spring Break Begins
Saturday,
A Concert for
Most events
18
Friday, Dec.
Directors Meeting
Grad Finale
the Soul"
Celebrity
See Homecoming events below.
Tuesday, Nov. 17
Celebrity Artist Series
the 2009-1
526-0254 or
for information.
Saturday, Nov. 14
Turtle Island Quartet
18
Graduate Commencement
27, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
Gross Auditorium,
General Admission: $26
Reception: To be announced
Friday, Dec.
March
Hall, K.S.
March 6
Web site
Dedication of Jessica S. Kozloff
at www.bloomu.edu/today/celebrity.
Bloomsburg University-
Apartments
Community Government Association
Community Orchestra
Friday, Oct.
cardholders pay half of the ticket's
Sunday, Nov. 15,2:30 p.m.
Haas Center for the
16
Homecoming Weekend
Arts, Mitrani Hall
Classes Resume
face value for
Monday, March 15
and dates are subject to change.
Chamber Orchestra
Homecoming weekend
Classes End
Kevin Johnson, Ventriloquist
Sunday, Nov. 1,2:30 p.m.
of
Monday, May 3
Saturday, Sept. 19,8 p.m.
St.
Mitrani Hall, General Admission:
123 N. Market
all
shows. Programs
Finals Begin
Tuesday,
Cirque Le
May 4
Saturday, Nov.
7,
May 8
$34
$29
more information,
hours and reception times
adults and
and remaining open Wednesdays
citizens.
7 p.m.
when
session. For
Mitrani Hall, General Admission:
rise
all
visit
haasgallery.
BU
for students
$10
for
and senior
students with a valid ID
minutes before
shows, the curtains
at
Robert Ballard: Tales of an
kickoff.
Parents and Family Weekend
Friday to Sunday, Oct.
23 to 25
Ticket prices will be announced.
Ocean Explorer
Thursday, Nov. 19,7 p.m.
Performance Showcase
Mitrani Hall, General Admission: $19
An evening
of 10-minute plays
digital art
1
Reception and lecture: Thursday,
Wednesday to Sunday,
"Annie," the Musical
Saturday, Dec.
5,
23 to 27
8 p.m.
Mitrani Hall, General Admission:
$34
"Bedroom Farce" by
For the
Alan Ayckbourn
on upcoming events, check
River North Chicago
Dance Company
Wednesday,
Bloomsburg, Wednesday to
Feb. 3, 2010, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 11 to 15
Mitrani Hall, General Admission: $29
latest
Alvina Krause Theatre, 226 Center
St.,
a.mto2p.m.
$5
17, 3:30 p.m.,
Tickets are
are admitted free. Gates open 90
in
Wednesdays through Sundays
Sept.
Sept. 10, 11
classes are
Cheyney
gallery
http://departments.bloomu.edu/
Through Sept.
Football, Huskies vs.
Wolves, Saturday, Oct.
Haas
Center for the Arts, open Mondays
Theatre Lab,
Sue O'Donnell,
classes from the
through Fridays from noon to 4 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 14,8 p.m.
$29
all
1970s and multicultural alumni.
7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m.
Art are open to the public free of
charge. For
nursing alumni reunion and informal
Redman Stadium.
until
events: Class
959 50-year reunion, 25th/35th
nursing anniversary celebration and
Bloomsburg
Tickets for theatrical productions are
Ten Tenors
Art Exhibits
the Haas Gallery of
1
reunions of
8 p.m.
Mitrani Hall, General Admission:
in
St.,
Theater
Yamato, the Drummers of Japan
Undergraduate Commencement
Exhibitions
Matthew Lutheran Church
available at the box office in
May 7
Saturday,
Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 17 and 18
Masque
Mitrani Hall, General Admission:
May 8
Graduate Commencement
Friday,
$24
Saturday, Oct. 24, 2 and 8 p.m.
Finals End
Saturday,
for
Alumni Board of
The Georgia Guitar Quartet
Saturday,
Finals Begin
www.bloomualumni.com
(570) 389-4058, (800)
"Sleeping Beauty"
Monday, Nov. 30
Finals End
Services.
Monterey Jazz
23, 10 p.m.
1
Human
Sept. 21 to Oct. 17,
Thanksgiving Recess Begins
Classes Resume
for
Claire Rau, installation
2009
Monday, Nov.
windows of the
reflected twice in the
James H. McCormick Center
Academic Calendar
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find BU's mascot or his
T-shirts
and
giftware,
telltale
paw on
sweatshirts, caps, decals,
mugs, pennants and other
spirit items.
Huskies have been synonymous with
pride since 1933. Today,
BU
—whose
Roongo
name comes from the school colors of
maroon and gold—can be found leading
cheers and greeting students, alumni, fans
and
friends.
The University Store
offers
of items for Huskies fans of
gift
cards in any amount.
all
hundreds
ages and
Shop online
at
www.bloomu.edu/store or stop by in person
for a traditional
Sofie Foster, 5, gets acquainted with a 15-inch likeness of the
Huskies mascot, Roongo. Sofie
is
shopping experience.
A
the daughter of Eric Foster
and Nathalie Cornelius of Bloomsburg.
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Ocean Explorer
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talk
amazing
about his 120 expeditions and
discoveries, including the R.M.S.
Titanic, the Bismarck, U.S.S.
PT 109 and
Yorktown,
the Lusitania.
Thursday, Nov. 19, 7 p.m.
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From the
Desk
President's
was any doubt about
there
economic
If
crisis
dislodged
the interconnectedness of our world, last
Day by
it.
day,
we watched Wall
spike and plunge, along with Japan's Nikkei index, Britain's
others.
It isn't
As one would
weapons
economy
just the world's
another country's
go, the rest
political
would
that
is
fall's
Street's indices
FTSE 100 and
follow.
intertwined.
We all feel the effects of
upheavals, a foreign power's establishment of a nuclear
arsenal or a nation's lax environmental standards. Likewise,
we share
the
hardships of those whose lives are disrupted by floods, famine, earthquakes and
other natural disasters anywhere
maps, but precise border
lines
on
the globe. Boundaries are skillfully
do not
shield us
drawn on
from danger or from need.
all of us to live together on this fragile planet, we must understand each
More than three decades ago, former president Jimmy Carter said, "Only by
knowing and understanding each other's experiences can we find common ground
on which we can examine and resolve our differences.
As the world becomes
more and more interdependent, such mutual understanding becomes
For
other.
...
increasingly vital."
Early in
my presidency here,
I
met
founded an organization based on
International (GASI); you'll
University Magazine.
I
retired professor
this tenet, the
meet Dr. Roh
Chang Shub Roh, who
Global Awareness Society
in this issue of Bloomsburg:
was immediately struck by
his
The
work to promote awareness
and enhance understanding of diverse cultures, begun long before "globalization"
became a buzzword. In an address at GASI's annual meeting in San Francisco
last spring,
I
focused on the important role international education plays in
furthering these goals.
In
my speech,
I
quoted James Manning,
who was serving as acting assistant
Department of Education when
secretary for postsecondary education for the U.S.
he
testified
before the U.S.
"Our nation's schools and
House Committee on Foreign
universities
should teach
all
Affairs in June
of us to see
2007.
beyond our
borders and boundaries, to overcome stereotypes and appreciate cultures other
than our own," he
said.
"(They) can also help with the broader mission of
sharing our values with the global community, advancing freedom, opportunity
and understanding."
For
this simple, yet
profound, reason
we
at
Bloomsburg University strongly
encourage our students to study abroad, become involved in organizations
like
GASI and warmly welcome
we're
in this together.
David
L. Soltz
international students to our
campus. After
all,
all
.
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania is a
of the Pennsylvania State System of
member
Higher Education
Pennsylvania State System of Higher
Education Board of Governors
as of December 2008
Kenneth M. Jann, Chair
Aaron Walton, Vice Chair
C.R. "Chuck" Pennoni, Vice Chair
Matthew
E.
Baker
Larry L. Brink
Jessica E,
Paul
FEATURES
Carson
Lammando
Marie Conley
Dlugolecki
S.
Daniel
P.
Elby
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Michael K. Hanna
Signs of Faith
Vincent j. Hughes
Ryan
Kim
Those
R. Jerico
E. Lyttle
hymns from
Guido M. Pichini
Edward G. Rendell
faith,
Christine J. Toretti
from the pulpit and
the choir can participate fully in their
thanks
to the
work of deaf ministry
coordinators, such as Eileen Finn Colarusso '88.
L Zahorchak
Gerald
who cannot hear sermons
Pius three vacancies
Chancellor, State System of Higher Education
Page 9
John C. Cavanaugh
Gotta Dance!
BU students found a creative
outlet long before
Bloomsburg University Council of Trustees
'Dancing with the
Steven B. Barth, Chair
Dampman '65, Vice Chair
Robert
Marie Conley
Ramona H.
LaRoy
Lammando
Dance' were
'94, Secretary
the
Alley
G Davis '67
Stars'
TV hits.
and
'So
You Think You Can
Nearly 200
BU Dance Ensemble
members now make
the university's largest
student organization.
Robert j. Gibble '68
Charles
Faculty emeritus
C Housenick '60
A. William Kelly
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Global Villager
Da\1d Klingerman
Sr.
Faculty emeritus
JosephJ.Mowad'08H
David
celebrating diversity.
Chang Shub Roh built on lessons
learned decades ago to form the Global Awareness
Nicole Najpauer '09
President,
Chang Shub Roh looked
Society International, an organization to promote
Bloomsburg University
L Soltz
peace and understanding.
Executive Editor
Rosalee
Rush
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From
Blueprint to Green Space
Co-Editors
Professor Sandra Kehoe-Forutan transformed from urban planner in Australia to
Eric Foster
Bonnie Martin
campus planner
Husky Notes Editor
in
Columbia County,
meet students' academic and
Brenda Hartman
Director of Alumni Affairs
Pa.
The end
result? Facilities
and open spaces
to
recreational needs.
COVER STORY
Lynda Fedor-Michaels '87/88M
Editorial Assistant
Irene
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Johnson
Communications Assistants
Lauren Kopich
It's Official:
The Inauguration
On an unseasonably warm
'09
HailiShetler'll
October
day,
David
18th president and shared his vision for the
Ashli Yakabovicz
L. Soltz
took the oath of office as BU's
institution's future.
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Snavely Associates,
Field Assignments
LTD
Art Director
Internships can be found in a variety of locales:
on land
Debbie Shephard
diamond. Three students share
out their future careers.
stories of trying
...
on sea
...
or on the baseball
Designer
Adam Vorlicek
Cover Photography
DEPARTMENTS
Eric Foster
On
the Cover
BU
President David L. Soltz receives the university
Page 2
News Notes
mace during his inauguration.
Address comments and questions
to:
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Husky Notes
Page 31
Calendar of Events
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is committed to
by way of providing equal
employment opportunities for
affirmative action
educational and
all
persons without regard to race, religion, gender,
age, national origin, sexual orientation, disability
or veteran status.
to his
past to establish an organization focused on
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Corporate Climb
MBA students learn Leadership on the Edjje
Twelve
MBA students spent Labor Day weekend climbing Mount Katahdin in Maine as part
of the Leadership on the Edge program. The program
is organized by BU's Quest program
and management professor Damn Kass. In the photo above, Shane Malia, right, helps Justin Colon ascend. Other participants (inset) included
Tatiana Astapova, Luann Byerly, Maryanne Feno, Michael Griggs, David James, Vincent James, Kristi Puterbaugh, Michael Rakestraw, Lhakpa
Sherpa and Joe Yannes. A film crew recorded the trip and created a documentary scheduled to air this year on WVIA-TV.
Stamps of Approval
Ship' Floats
Prof's book nets
The
latest
Brasch,
EETand exercise science programs accredited
awards
book by Walter
BU's master's and bachelor's degree programs in
been accredited by the
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health
mass communications
exercise science have
professor and editor-in-chief
of
Spectrum magazine, has
Education Programs.
BU
has one of only 12 programs
received three awards.
in the nation to be accredited at the undergraduate
"Sinking the Ship of State:
level
The Presidency of George
graduate
W.
Walter Brasch
Bush" was named the
outstanding non-fiction book by a Pennsylvania
journalist in a competition sponsored
Pennsylvania Press Club;
finalist for
by the
an Indie Award,
sponsored by the Independent Book Publishing
Professionals Group;
Political
News
and
and winner
in the Current Events:
USA Book
USA Book News is widely regarded as
Social Issues category in the
competition.
the nation's largest online
book review service.
and one of four programs accredited
level.
at the
Each program has been accredited
for five years.
BU's electronics engineering technology program
recently received
full
accreditation from the
Accreditation Board for Engineering Technology
(ABET). The program could not seek accreditation
until the first students graduated; the first graduating
class
earned bachelor's degrees in 2006. Other
programs accredited by
computer
ABET
BU
are health physics
and
science.
book was also selected for display at last fall's
World Book Fair in the United Arab Emirates.
Selection is based upon sales, critical acclaim and
national awards. The book fair annually attracts about
Brasch's
Sharjah
250,000
registrants.
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Bridge to Biology
Cherokee Pharmaceuticals contributes
BU received a
$20K to
research
$20,000 grant from Cherokee
Gap
Pharmaceuticals, formerly Merck, for "Bridging the
Through Summer Research Experiences
in Molecular
by biology and allied health
and John Hranitz.
Biology" run
faculty
members
Kristen Brubaker
The grant helped
to
fund a program to promote inquiry-
based education in molecular biology to secondary
As
students.
part of the program, three
BU undergraduate
students and five high school students participated in
research projects.
The BU undergraduate students
are
continuing their research through the spring semester.
In addition to Hrantiz and Brubaker, faculty
members
Discussing 'Bridging the
Gap Through Summer Research
Experiences in Molecular Biology' are,
left to right,
Kristen
Brubaker and John Hranitz, faculty members; Robert Marande,
dean of the College of Science and Technology; Justin Noll,
Cherokee plant manager; and Betse Humphrey, Cherokee public
affairs
manager.
spirit,
Cherokee
Cynthia Surmacz and Angela Hess also advised the
student researchers.
spokesperson, said, "As a
new company, Cherokee
by Merck, while forging its own
pleased to offer continued support to
important role in our community.
Pharmaceuticals plans to carry on the philanthropy long
practiced
is
Bloomsburg University, which we recognize plays an
Humphrey, Cherokee Pharmaceuticals
Betse
identity. In that
We look forward to
continuing our partnership in an ongoing
effort to
enhance
science education."
Federal Funds
BU
receives grant for audiology services
The
U.S.
Department
of Education
$780,000 to BU. The funding
results for deaf
in
will
Career Booster
BU receives NRC nuclear education grant
awarded a four-year grant totaling
be used to improve services and
and hard of hearing children by educating students
audiology.
"I
am
pleased that
this grant will
allow the university to increase
the quality and quantity of students pursuing their doctorate of
audiology.
I
commend Bloomsburg
University for
its
foresight
applying for this competitive grant," said U.S. Rep. Paul
in
Bloomsburg University is one of 60
nuclear education and expand the workforce for nuclear
energy. Congress provided
NRC with
$15 million
to
supplement the commission's grant program. BU's
$17,280 grant
E.
Kanjorski(Pa.-11).
institutions sharing
more than $20 million in grants from the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission (NRC) designed to boost
is
among the
$6.4 million designated for
education scholarships and graduate fellowships.
"We're delighted to receive
this
major funding for our
doctor of audiology program," said David Soltz, president of
Bloomsburg
"Professor
2+2+2
University.
Tom
Zalewski, the project director, pursued this grant to
achieve three goals: to train audiologists to help students
in
Grant awarded for partnership
kindergar-
ten through high school achieve academic success, to recruit doctoral
BU was awarded
a $95,000 expansion grant from the state's
students from underrepresented populations and to conduct an
Department
of
Community and Economic Development
for continua-
ongoing review to ensure the quality of our doctoral program."
BU
will receive
same amount
$195,81 5 the
first
tion of the
Workforce Leadership 2+2+2 grant program
forensics.
BU has
in
computer
year and approximately the
for the next three years.
The grant
is
joined with secondary schools-Columbia-Montour
part of the
Area Vocational Technical School, Northumberland County Area
Personnel Preparation Program. These grants assist states
in
Vocational Technical School and the North Schuylkill School
meeting their responsibility
for providing personnel to serve
District-and postsecondary partner Luzerne County
Community
children with disabilities.
College to develop a seamless articulation of credits
in
the computer
forensics curriculum from secondary to two-year postsecondary to BU.
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America's Oldest Brewe
Yuengling speaks
to
business students
Dick Yuengling, the
fifth-generation
owner and
president of D.G. Yuengling
and Son Brewery, recently
spoke
to business education
and business information
systems students about his family's company. Yuengling
shared a history of 'America's oldest brewery,' which has
been in continuous operation and family owned since 1829,
with students of faculty member Melanie Wiscount. Shown
from
left
David
are Yuengling, Wiscount
and
BU President
L. Soltz.
Members of the
field
NCAA Division II
hockey team celebrate the
field
hockey championship.
Three
in
Row
a
hockey captures championship
Field
Jamie Vanartsdalen scored three goals and assisted on one other to
MSIT in the Capital City
IT program
comes
to
lead the Bloomsburg University field hockey
Dixon University Center
UMass-fowell (UML)
championships
BU's Master of Science in Instructional Technology (MSIT)
program, a long-standing program
campus,
is
University Center.
skills
at the
Bloomsburg
now being offered at Harrisburg's Dixon
The program aims
to give educators the
they need to lead today's students as they direct their
own learning through the use
D-ll title in
blended mix of online and
a
computing with information on multimedia,
Web design,
e-leaming, product evaluation and project management.
designed for teachers and information
who
develop multimedia for
educational and professional training, as well as individuals
who
was
school history and the
1
to a 6-2
II
field
the third straight for the
It
was
also the
5th field hockey
Vanartsdalen of Huntingdon Valley also
win over
hockey
away was
was named
1
2th
title overall.
to the
game
a great start."
the 2008
of technology.
MSIT is
technology professionals
title
the last seven years.
early scoring. "Getting three goals right
Hockey Player
are seeking certifications or
want
to learn
about newly
introduced software.
of the Year. Six of her
honors for the 2008 season.
classroom studies that integrates experience in instructional
is
in
team
Division
Bloomsburg head coach Jan Hutchinson said the key
was
Vanartsdalen,
The program
November. The
Huskies and the sixth
NCAA
NCAA
the 2008
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division Field
Offered through BU's Office of Corporate and
Continuing Education,
last
in
Argyl,
Named
Samantha Kropa
and Venessa Witman
Whitney Miller
of fancaster
of
teammates earned All-PSAC East
first
team All-PSAC East were
Tunkhannock, Chelsea Due of Pen
of Oley, while Kelsy Kress of Littlestown,
and Allison Ziants of Winfield were
named second team All-PSAC
East.
Going Green
Students, faculty and staff participate in
environmental
initiative
For information on MSIT or other e-leaming programs,
see http://iit.bloomu.edu or contact
Timothy
Phillips,
A team
of residence
chair of BU's instructional technology program, at
staff
tphillip@bloomu.edu or (570) 389-4875. For information
competition last
on MSIT or other programs offered at the Dixon
University Center, call 717-720-4080 or e-mail
info@DixonUniversityCenter.com.
life,
living
and learning communities,
faculty,
and student organizations on campus established a recycling
more aware
fall
to
encourage students to recycle and become
of environmental issues.
The competition, "Get Your
Green On," pitted Northumberland and Montour residence
halls
against each other, and Northumberland edged out the competition by recycling the
electricity.
English
most materials and using the
least
amount
Advisers Claire fawrence, associate professor of
and creative
writing,
and Stephanie
Schlitz, assistant
professor of English and linguistics, hope to continue promoting
environmental awareness on BU's campus.
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of
Lucky Seven
Quick Takes
PASSHE tops record enrollment again
was named "Mikeshepard" by the
Asteroid 20392 recently
honor of Michael Shepard,
For the seventh consecutive year, a record number of
International Astronomical Union
students are taking classes at the 14 Pennsylvania State
professor of geography and geosciences. The citation
System of Higher Education (PASSHE)
Shepard
universities.
is up for the 12 th year in a row across
PASSHE, with nine of the universities, including BU,
breaking their own all-time enrollment records. The
PASSHE total of 1 12,597 for fall 2008 topped fall 2007
figures by 2,169 students. Also at an all-time high is
Enrollment
(b.
1
962), a professor of geology
Bloomsburg University
optical
in
of Pennsylvania, specializes in radar
remote sensing of the minor and the
The name was suggested by
Steven
PASSHE
students taking classes at
and
terrestrial planets.
S.J. Ostro."
D. Hales, professor of philosophy, edited
published by Open Court Publishing,
minority enrollment with a record 13,064 minority
"Michael
is
and geosciences at
two books
"What Philosophy Can
You About Your Dog" and "What Philosophy Can
Tell
Tell
You About
universities, 11.6
Your Cat."
In
the
first
book, 20 philosophers and dog lovers give
percent of the total student enrollment.
An official enrollment
the
number of students
of 8,855 places
BU fourth in
enrolled at individual
PASSHE
their insights
on canine-related themes of metaphysics and
ethics. In the second,
18 philosophers answer these questions as
they relate to felines.
universities,
14,310;
behind Indiana University of Pennsylvania,
West
Chester, 13,619;
and Kutztown, 10,393.
first
political science,
Creek Cleanup
How China
"The Dragon's Hidden Wings:
Power," the
Plowman &
book by
was
Sheng
Rises with
Its
Soft
Ding, assistant professor of
published by Lexington Books, an imprint of
Littlefield Publishers.
Volunteers take part in environmental project
Ferda Asya, assistant professor
Wharton
Edith
of English,
won
the 2008/2009
Collection Research Award, a competitive grant
offered to one scholar each year by the Edith
The grant enables Asya
Wharton
Society.
to conduct research on the Edith
Wharton
materials at the Beinecke Library of Yale University.
An
analytical afterword of French
Canadian Alain Denis' novel,
"Bidou Jean, Bidouilleur," by Nathalie
Goodisman Cornelius,
associate professor of languages and cultures,
was
published
with the novel's second edition. The annotated edition
for
use
Andrea Fradkin,
November 2008, she was quoted
on the proper
way to warm
times less
likely to
Manek
in
"Science and Golf
New York Times
a
story
up before athletic activities. Fradkin's
research suggests that, even
V.H.
intended
assistant professor of exercise science and
athletics, published three chapters in the book,
V." In
is
French classes on Quebec literature and for the public.
in
in golf,
those
who warm up
are nine
be injured.
Kirpalani, associate professor of marketing,
received the Helsinki School of Economics (HSE) medal for his
contributions as a distinguished visiting professor
program.
Students in the Helping Professions Living/Learning
Community
Water Pennsylvania environmental protection project along Fishing Creek. Shown are: Sharon
Solloway, associate professor of developmental instruction; and
freshmen Rashida Barnes, Philadelphia; Jesse Gomez, Shenandoah;
Isabelo Amparo, Philadelphia; and Miracle Brown, Philadelphia.
recently participated in a United
Two
tons of trash
was
collected, including a large
recyclable bottles, cans
and
tires.
amount of
is
worldwide that
one of fewer than 20 business
is
in
the doctoral
institutions
accredited by agencies from the United States,
the European Union and the United Kingdom.
Michael M.
was
Parte, associate professor of educational studies,
recently appointed to the Pennsylvania Governor's Early
Learning Council. The newly created council
is
responsible for
planning the expansion of effective early learning and develop-
ment
WINTER 2009
HSE
services for young children and their families.
Signs^
of Faith
BY SUE A. BEARD
A 1988 BU graduate combines her religion and her skills in American Sign
Language to
Finn
For —what
—came
Eileen
career
jobs"
translate "signs
Colarusso, the highlight of her
she
calls "the
job to end
in April 2008,
when
all
she signed for
Pope Benedict XVI and a crowd of 45,000
in Nationals
from above" to the deaf community.
Stadium in Washington, D.C.
at a
Mass
"I tell
for)
my friends the only way to top that is (to sign
God," says Colarusso, a 1988
BU graduate who
coordinates the deaf ministry for the Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore.
live in
Some
the archdiocese,
half-million
Roman
Catholics
which includes the City of
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1/
c
means so much more when a deafperson
It
teaches another
y
deafperson about the faith.
- Eileen Finn Colarusso
Baltimore and eight Maryland counties, and
an estimated 1,800
to
The Wilkes-Barre,
is
home
first visit
Pa., native
and mother of five
whose
passionate about the deaf ministry,
goal
is
is
same way hearing members
Her ultimate
enabling
goal: to
members
community
to
and
history
arate
its
own
cultural
from the hearing
its
nuances that make
it
own
sep-
life
deacons
who
own language. Priests and
who are fluent in
better in their
are deaf themselves or
and professional
to train deaf people
is
interpreters to
deaf parishioners in a religious setting. That
way, deaf people can participate in
same ways hearing members
the
their parishes in
can, serving in such
ushers, acolytes
and counselors.
sign language interpreter at a Christmas
Mass during her sophomore year
light
bulb went
off,"
Mowl, who was an
tion disorders
and
BU
at
"it
was
like a
she says. Shortly after that, Gary
assistant professor of
special education
man I had ever met,"
suggested she
communica-
and
"the
make
first
deaf
signing
some
"For
I've
reason,
never questioned his advice,
I
never looked back.
she never expected to wind
"I
didn't
know the
I fell
up
in love with
in her current position.
for the deaf in a Catholic
parish in 1993 and continued that
moved
to
work when she
Maryland in 1994. Colarusso accepted a
part-time position with the Archdiocese of Baltimore's
deaf ministry in 1997 and,
nator position
ed
over the world to the Vatican.
"The Holy Father greeted us and waved
became
to
us
who lived in
Rome really
turned that around for me. It really took me out of my
Rome. But
the
Mass and the
day-to-day Catholic
life
in
visit to
my parish.
The
universality
been a career highlight, she points
certainly has
to others.
National award
Colarusso has received national recognition for a
DVD and accompanying book produced in collaboraMary O'Meara,
the executive director of the
Washington, D.C.
The National Conference
when the
for Catechetical
awarded the 2008 Technology Award
women for their much-needed
Signs and Prayers:
The
to the
Leaders
two
resource, "Liturgical
A Resource for Deaf Ministries."
DVD is the only resource of its land in the
United States and can be used in a number of ways.
and
DVD,
the
Mass
is
by a hearing priest
The rites for such
illustrated
a sign language interpreter.
common sacraments as weddings,
baptisms and
it." Still,
deaf ministry existed."
She began by interpreting
second
Before she signed for the pope, Colarusso says she
In the
her career.
and
a
she participated in a pilgrim-
Center for Deaf Ministries in the Archdiocese of
When Colarusso, a parochial high school graduate,
first
moment."
from the Popemobile."
tion with
volunteer positions as lectors, Eucharist ministers,
saw her
exciting
meet the pope
While meeting Pope Benedict XVI
of-hearing.
Given the scarcity of deaf priests, Colarusso'sjob
I
of our faith really hit me."
sign language are best able to minister to the hard-
work with
when
to
was
when
thought of the pontiff "as somebody
culture, Colarusso explains.
Like those of another foreign culture, deaf people experience
other. "1
lost focus briefly.
I
was a very
all
no
"There were 1,200 deaf people from 31 countries," she
recalls.
own language,
its
the aisle,
It
age of the deaf from
run the
programs by themselves.
The deaf community has
me.
like
Nationals Park) and,
(at
She had the opportunity
time in June 2008,
can.
put herself out of a job by
of the deaf
United States was
saw him walking up
That's not like
to
enable the hard of hearing to participate in their faith
in the
to the
standing on the stage
2,000 deaf Catholics.
to
'88
funerals are also illustrated.
Interpreters can use the
DVD to see how the rites
can be illustrated in sign, parishes can use
how
to use interpreters in their
most importantly, Colarusso
use the
it
to learn
own churches and,
says, hearing parents
can
DVD to teach their deaf children the faith.
Colarusso notes that 95 percent of deaf children are
full-time coordi-
available in 2005, she respond-
bom to hearing parents.
sign language, they
Even when those parents leam
may not leam the signs for faith
to the challenge.
Although Colarusso has signed
for
hundreds of
Masses, she admits the encounter with the pope on his
concepts,
making it
difficult to
DVD will go a
long way toward opening that land of communication.
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teach their children
about Catholicism. Colarusso hopes the
There are only seven deaf priests
United
feels
to
States, so Eileen
in the
Finn Colarusso '88
fortunate that she had the opportunity
work with one of them,
Depcik,
now a priest in
An opportunity
There are only seven deaf priests
in the United States. Colarusso
feels fortunate that
Mike
the Rev.
Chicago.
Success, she says, comes when
members of the deaf community
become trained and feel they can
do the job without outside
she had the
help.
means so much more when
a
opportunity to work with one of
"It
them, the Rev. Mike Depcik.
deaf person teaches another deaf
Depcik volunteered
Mass once
a
month
to celebrate
for the deaf
community
in Frederick, Md.,
home
Maryland School
to the
a
had 100 people coming to
those Masses," she says and, eventually,
"We had
commu-
Masses twice a month.
nions...
It
first
was wonderful
to see."
Depcik has since been
hoping she
is
the opportunity to
will
have
work with
a
are parents to
and Dominic, 8.
Her passion for her work may
have rubbed off on at least two
13; David, 11;
man
at
Mount
Saint Mary's, a
Catholic university in Emmits-
burg, Md., has expressed interest
in youth ministry,
deaf priest again.
While Colarusso continues
interpret for Masses
and weekend work.
The Colarussos
of her brood. Gabriella, a fresh-
reas-
signed to the Chicago area, but
Colarusso
lot of night
Gabriella, 18; Gina, 16; Michael,
Depcik was conducting
babies baptized,
their five children, since the sign
language interpretation requires a
parish has a deaf priest.
"We
out the support and understanding of her husband, Ralph, and
when
possible
is
faith."
Colarusso says she could not
continue to perform her job withfor
the Deaf. There, Colarusso says
she saw what
person about the
to
and archdioc-
and the
youngest, Dominic, with
whom
when he was a
she used signs
esan events such as funerals, wed-
baby, often reverts to American
dings and school events, she says
Sign Language
the major part of her job
cating with his mother.
make
ments
to
"We thought he was speech
sure the Catholic sacraare available to
of the deaf
"If
is
all
members
munity need
of the deaf com-
training,
1
make
sure
they have access to that training,"
she explains.
are
"I
workshops
make
delayed," she says.
"He wasn't
we soon discovered
he didn't need to. He was the
baby, and we were waiting on
talking,
community.
members
when communi-
but
him hand and
foot."
B
sure there
for interpreters
who work in a liturgical setting."
Freelancer Sue A. Beard recently
retired as editor of
The Record
Herald, Waynesboro, Pa.
BLOOMSBURG THE UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE
GoK3
Dance!
BY LYNETTE M
N G
'08
German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche once
said, "We should consider every day lost on which
we have not danced at least once." Students in
Bloomsburg
Dance Ensemble have
their hearts
and their feet.
University's
taken that message to
—
Before she even enrolled at Bloomsburg University, senior Ashley
Kunkle knew she wanted
ble.
Pa.,
An avid
to
be a member of the
had seen her older sister, Christina
spring performance.
knew I wanted
"I
show every year and it just looked
Kunkle
is
BU Dance Ensem-
dancer throughout high school, Kunkle, of Slatington,
'07,
dance
at
the ensemble's annual
to audition," she says. "1
like so
saw
one of nearly 200 Bloomsburg University students
tion, rehearse
and perform with
the
much fun."
the dance ensemble each year.
who audi-
As the en-
semble's co-president, Kunkle helps lead the largest student organization
on campus with
Like Kunkle,
keep dancing
to
fellow senior Stephanie
Loeb of Limerick,
many ensemble members see
the
Pa.
group as an opportunity
high school dance careers are over, says Sheila
after their
Kaercher, one of the ensemble's two advisers and assistant professor of
"We have a lot of students who come in with a dance
who can't necessarily pursue a degree in dance, but still want
exercise science.
background
Senior Ashley Kunkle
stretches before a
BU Dance
Ensemble rehearsal.
to
be involved. They need
is
an opportunity
Kaercher
for
that creative outlet,
them
the ensemble unique
according to Kaercher,
students run
it
is
that
from
their
by
organizations,
student run, despite
its size.
"The
Kaercher says, noting the group's well-
and dedicated student
instructors.
skill levels,
recommend
exemplar)' danc-
take over the teaching position the following
wide range of dance
from beginning
Continued on next page
through the dance ensemble, and
students. Instructors
own classes to
year. This allows for a
WINTER 2009
among student
classes are offered every year
classes are taught
various
is still
an environment of peers teaching peers," Kaercher adds. More than
20 dance
ers
it
like a business,"
structured executive board
all
and the dance ensemble
extend their dancing for a few years,"
says.
What makes
"It's
to
styles to
be taught each year
ballet to the prestigious
competition
at
Students follow the dance moves of
adviser Sheila Kaercher (below)
and
perform a high-energy dance number
during last springs
show
(right).
c
We have a
lot
ofstudents who come in with a dance
background who can't necessarily pursue a degree in
dance, but still
want to
be involved. They need that
Creative OUtlet. ' -Sheila Kaercher,
adviser
team, which performs at university events and has
style of
competed throughout the Northeast.
Over the
years, everything
swing
ballroom and break dancing has been taught.
Because the ensemble rehearses throughout the
school year, "participating in the dance ensemble
significant time
commitment
is
to
from
line
it
as a class."
dancing and
Kaercher and Kunkle both note that the benefits of
a
for these students, par-
dance are encouraged to teach
the ensemble extend far
beyond
the world of dance.
ticularly the teachers," says
Sue Dauria, associate pro-
The group
and
the ensemble's co-adviser.
dents to meet and connect. "To have students teaching
fessor of anthropology
"They come into
this
group knowing a
lot is
expected
But their dedication pays off at the ensemble's enerperformance, which
getic end-of-year
is
one of the
It
says.
notes. "Students in each class tend to think,
teacher, but she's also
performs in Mitrani Hall, located within Haas Center
give her our respect
people.
Performing Arts, which seats more than 1,800
The
hall is
always
filled to
event, according to Dauria.
event
I
have ever seen on
er Hall's Kenneth
S.
status of the current
campus," she
to
Carv-
more
creative license
According
to
Kunkle, the ensemble has also had
As an elementary and
a professional standpoint.
early childhood education
own
ensemble instructor as excellent preparation for
is
much more
extensive than
more than 10 years
ago. "I taught a beginning dance
first
class within the exercise science
we had some
department and
Encouraging the students to take
"It's
really
been
a great
way
their
to get ready for the real
world," she says. "Teaching dance
for teaching in the classroom.
really talented dancers,"
experiences as an
her future career.
organized the group
over that fear of getting
up
It
is
good preparation
requires
notes, will always
rehearsed once a week.
love the chance to perform," she says.
styles
number
to nearly
who
up
to dance.
"It's
good
friends
and show them what you can do."
Lynette
Mong
it.
feeling to get
in front of
'We
just such a
your family and
of students involved has
b
"There are always
the basic dances, like hip-hop, ballet
says, "but students
be the opportunity
200, and the range of dance
has expanded along with
to get
and
But the general appeal of the ensemble, Kunkle
organize an intramural-style dance group that
Since then, the
you
in front of people
walking them through the steps they need to know."
dancing more seriously, Kaercher and Dauria helped
climbed from 30
and
much harder."
major, Kunkle views her
Dauria
says.
gives the dancers a bit
to
do.'
Gross Auditorium, depending on the
Today's ensemble
Kaercher
and show her what we can
Haas Center renovation.)
when Kaercher and
noticed that
This is the
one of us, and we're going
an impact on her from
says.
show may be moved
(Editor's note: This spring's
It
pushes them
the biggest attended
"It is
this
capacity for the
for stu-
also fosters a bit of friendly competition, she
most popular events on BU's campus. The ensemble
for the
environment
the classes creates a great sense of camaraderie,"
Kaercher
of them."
also offers a positive
and
tap,"
Dauria
express interest in a different
as
'08 lives in Seattle, Wash.,
a hooks merchandising specialist
at
where she works
Amazon.com.
BLOOMSBURG THE UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE
Global
Villager
MARK
BY
DIXON
E.
At age 79, faculty emeritus Chang
Shub Roh remains a fixture on BU's
campus and in the community.
His volunteer activities include the
Friends of the Bloomsburg University
Library Association, the Northeast
Pennsylvania Alliance for Homeless
and the
Meals on Wheels, but
local
The
Japanese
until the
on
explains
who
occupied Korea from 1915
end of World War
II
placed
little
value
And that, in a very basic way,
diversity.
why in 1991
sociology professor
Chang Roh
founded an international organization dedicated
its
his
Awareness
special joy is the Global
Society International.
to
celebration.
"Always, in the world,
says Roh,
we have war and
whose Global Awareness
tional (GASI)
now has liaisons in
poverty,"
Society Interna-
five continents, in-
cluding a student chapter at Bloomsburg University.
"Since
I
experienced two wars,
key. After 'sickness' takes place,
I
see prevention as the
it's
too
Dedicated to promoting "awareness
late."
.
.
.
understand-
GASI works
primarily through universities where faculty members
ing
.
meet
.
.
sensitivity
at
.
.
.
(and) support,"
annual conferences, publish an annual journal
and organize
Members
activities
through student chapters.
of the Bloomsburg student chapter sponsor
speakers, host social opportunities for interaction be-
tween domestic and international students and are
active
with the Model Organization of American States
(OAS) and Model European Union.
Continued on next page
WINTER 2009
—
Bloomsburg so long, but then
sociology department chair. And when
something like that happens, you can't just take off.'
'I
didn't intend to stay in
became the
I
-
Chang Snub Roh
"Nobody used
home," says Roh,
must search
these
names
for official records
from his youth under
would be
There were also
penalties for speaking Korean,
and
many cultural artifacts were either
during that period. According to
for instance,
80 per-
Korean Buddhist paint-
all
now in Japan.
ings are
Roh helped
for labor
and the
Japanese military, including per-
haps 200,000
Chang Shub Roh: in Tokyo in 1944
(top) and in Korea in 1955.
who were
which
once got him in trouble.
at least
"I
a duty
used respectful language
the prisoners and, for that,
Korean
officers reported
communist," he
to
two
me as a
says. "But the
observed the Geneva Convention,
which required respect even
prisoners. So,
I
for
was OK."
When the war ended, two
American
sponsored Roh
soldiers
ery for the occupier's soldiers. In
as a student at Louisiana State
1919, an estimated 7,000 non-
University.
were
killed
while demanding independence.
1929 in Korea's
North
—
Korean prisoners
women and girls
forced into sexual slav-
violent demonstrators
Bom in
States.) Often,
interrogate
Americans told them that they
In addition, millions of Koreans
were conscripted
useful after they con-
quered the United
destroyed or removed to Japan
cent of
who
thought a bilingual population
Forced name-changing was
Newsweek,
(He had learned
English from the Japanese,
part of a larger effort to suppress
culture.
served as a front-line interpreter
for U.S. troops.
his
Japanese name.
Korean
During the Korean War, Roh
at
who even today
"Overall, the Japanese
were
A foundation paid his
Roh earned
tuition.
gree in sociology,
a master's de-
and then spent
Hamyang Valley near Pusan,
Roh was one of six children of a
very suspicious of Koreans," said
where
Roh, "and Koreans didn't
other benefactor. In 1959, he ar-
school teacher. Teaching was a
anese, either."
high-status profession in Korea
so,
perhaps
for that reason, Japa-
nese authorities focused on his
family
ment
when they began to
their "Soshi-kaimei"
imple-
name-
names.
ment was about to collapse," recalls Roh. "It had been corrupted
the Chinese village from
which
actually
to
Roh explained,
to make the
was a subtle effort
name-change palatable. But
had none of it.
his
need
failed to
all
the emperor's
the Doolittle
those that followed
then returned
home and
ated from Seoul's
versity in
when he
stayed in Japan until
—enduring
Raid and
that,"
who was nevertheless
bow to
He
gradu-
Dong-A Uni-
1952 with
a bachelor's
degree in economics.
"When I
arrived, the govern-
by bribery." Instead
politics,
of going into
he joined the faculty
at
Ewha Womans University where,
propaganda.
beaten by other students
1945
Choosing a name with a link
less
"The Japanese 'knew' they were
Korea a thousand years
family
had
superior, so they didn't
palace.
the family history,
An unexpected bonus
that the Japanese curriculum
Roh's ancestors had immigrated to
earlier.
a Japa-
nese education was considered
laughs Roh,
for
home in Korea with a new
doctorate, intending to run for the
would be physicians and
superior.
"Toyokawa" was Japanese
was paid by an-
South Korean congress.
was
their
his tuition
him to Japan to study. The elder
Roh intended that all his sons
The Roh family became the
"Toyokawa" family. Chang Roh
parents and siblings also changed
rived
At age 13, Roh's father sent
changing policy in 1939.
became Toyokawa Masao. His
like Jap-
a
year at Georgetown University
at
age 34, he became a
sor. In
1968,
full
to teach in the Philippines,
which he
profes-
Roh left South Korea
later
moved on
from
to East
Texas Baptist University and, in
1971, to Bloomsburg, from which
he retired in 1996.
"I
didn't intend to stay so long,"
says Roh, "but then
I
became the
(sociology) department chair.
when something
like that
pens, you can't just take
And
hap-
off."
BLOOMSBURG THE UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE
—
The Global Awareness Society
International works primarily through
where faculty members
meet at annual conferences, publish an
universities
annual journal and organize activities
through student chapters.
Today, in addition
to his
ing work with GASI, he
is
a
ongo-
mem-
ber of the advisory committee for
the
Columbia-Montour Area
Agency on Aging. He's
—where he
church
his
as
is
known
—and
the Northeast Pennsylvania Alli-
ance Against Homelessness.
up
picks
hood group and
Roh
petite
In
is
and
GASI
He
trash with a neighbor-
Wheels. Locals
delivers
call
him
known
also
Most
for his ap-
his love of spicy food.
circles, there is a story
own
think,
I
he stayed so
menu. Asked how
Roh is
alleged to
have answered that he was "exercising
"I
on the
think
edges.
Roh
inside."
it's
Retired professors
true,"
he acknowl-
on the
his vision
hood village
of about 50 families.
Unlike even smaller villages in
which everyone had the same
name,
his neighbors
had
different
names. The community was big
enough
that there
ally conflict,
ficient
was occasion-
but there were suf-
common principles that
problems were resolved.
Usry, the chapter's faculty adviser, the
now
has more than 50 members,
"I
think
it's
is
no course
credit.
a group that just
wants
finance and legal studies professor
came
to
who
Bloomsburg a year ago from
James Madison
University.
political
science majors, history majors,
Usry had previously considered starting
make
b
international connections, then discovered GASI.
ties for
Bloomsburg students.
In
is
a hot topic, which presents
in
Wayne,
Pa.
Border Protection and other
fall
opportuni-
three days of
election by officials at the
World Bank,
entities.
Those meetings were to be followed by a
reception of Bloomsburg alumni from the Washington area.
"The chances are
government
in
really
good that D.C.-area alumni
some way," says
Usry. "So, that
will
be linked to the
networking opportunity might lead
students places."
tion of
planned spring 2009 series of "games" with the Organiza-
American States (OAS). Students are assigned
international negotiations. This past year,
Deborah-Mae
"It's
first
to represent a country in
Bloomsburg was assigned
to
briefed by the Antiguan ambassador,
Lovell.
a great opportunity to research and learn about the country we're
assigned," says Usry.
events are purely social. "This past Sunday,
Bloomsburg's international students," said Usry
in
we
sponsored a picnic with
mid-October. Everyone brought
a dish from his or her country. They played volleyball and carved pumpkins,
enjoying together
WINTER
many
November 2008, the chapter had
the International Monetary Fund, Department of Commerce, U.S. Customs and
Some
Mark E. Dixon is a freelance writer
Hopson-Shelton, Millersville University.
group to help business students
According to Usry, globalization
Geoffrey
Chang Shub Roh;
Jay Nathan, St. John's University; James C. Pomfret,
BU faculty emeritus; Ransford Palmer, Howard
University; George Agbango, BU; and Patricia
biology majors."
new
Madhav P. Sharma, BU;
Palmer, Bowie State University;
represent Antigua, and students were
the well-to-do. Everyone lived
are, left to right:
a nice mix of undergraduates
his autobiography. "The
not get jealous or hostile toward
Global Awareness Society International officers
"And there
mock
poor did
to
understand other people," says Usry, a
the poor," he wrote in a draft of
harmoniously."
And,
particular career motive.
A bit farther out is a
"The rich did not undermine
advance
of
briefings on the perceived impact of the
sur-
potential to
Chang Roh.
the long term,
James Pomfret and
Mark
a
of a peaceful world to his child-
most
offer the
group
outside, with daily calisthenics
and weights.
Today, he compares
may
In
Bloomsburg's GASI chapter. According to
is
also exercises
education will have a global dimension."
James Huber were founding members
ate large portions
thin,
meet
import those ideas to their
try to
international understanding.
of course, there
section of the
all
however, GASI student chapters
ings were held in Chinese restau-
where he
International (GASI) occur
at universities around the world. Professors
trying to disseminate our ideas to the world," says founder
"In the future,
most with no
of entrees from the three-pepper
members
curricula.
"We're
that the organization's early meet-
rants,
faculty
with other professors, exchange ideas and then
Meals on
"George."
Awareness Society
activities of the Global
between
active in
an expert hoagie-maker
To Understand Others
what might be considered an
"exotic" U.S. custom.
From
Blueprint to
STORY BY TRACEY M. DOOMS
As
chair
of the Master
Facilities
Plan Advisory Committee,
Sandra Kehoe-Forutan led a group intent on the vision of
Bloomsburg University as 'a fun, enlightening and exciting
place to live, study and work.' A decade later, the campus
community enjoys the changes brought about during
implementation of the plan.
When
Sandra Kehoe-Forutan signed on as a
Bloomsburg University
in 1992, she naturally
assistant professor
assumed
that she
would spend most of her time teaching in the department of geography and geosciences. In her spare
time, she would continue her research into Australia's
remote Torres
Strait Islands. Little
would help
eight years later she
sity as
it
did she
know that
to guide the univer-
developed a plan designed to meet the needs
of current
and future students.
to
current
office in Hartline Science
open space
green."
and regional planning from Ohio
The committee envisioned
A native Canadian,
city
State University.
to Brisbane, Australia,
expected
new traffic
Kehoe-Forutan
campus.
It
"Carver Hall
space.
I
is
we
—should
facilities
ties
campus and town, and they never lost
their enthu-
of meetings," Kehoe-Forutan recalls.
also just
always going to be our keystone
came
I
also try
into play (professionally, she
Bloomsburg Historic Preservation
on
this
campus
the
"It's
campus
ample,
is
that
were important
One
collected items
to past students,"
those accents that really
fabric."
Society).
we
"I'm really proud of the fact that
Plan Advisory Committee.
siasm over the two-year period of hard work and
it
see things as individual projects, but
she says.
the
"the focal point of
layout of burial grounds, and she has been president of
Kehoe-Forutan was
"The committee was composed of individuals from
Academic Quadrangle.
quad
researches necrogeography, or the reasons behind the
development.
a natural choice to chair the university's Master Facili-
the
Throughout the planning process, Kehoe-Forutan's
the
to her planning expertise,
calls
to think of the whole."
interest in history
including Bloomsburg
approved the option that
didn't have that central gathering
in to teach planning courses. Meanwhile, the Pennsyl-
—
later
for today's
gives us that sense of place, plus
building, but
Forutan to Bloomsburg University, where she settled
vania State System of Higher Education decided that
and
provides a space where students can have fun.
where in 1991
A desire to return to North America drew Kehoe-
BU's Council of Trustees agreed to
after
patterns
became the blueprint
sciences at the University of Queensland.
Thanks
a large, unobstruct-
ed lawn surrounded by key academic buildings,
McCormick Center and renovated Centennial Hall.
library green became even more than the commit-
she completed her doctoral degree in geographical
universities
Center and see the vast
that the original plan called the "library
The
a planner with a pri-
Queen's University in Ontario and a master's in
develop a master plan to guide
needs, historic iden-
Today, Kehoe-Forutan can take a few steps from
her
she had earned a bachelor's degree in geography from
all its
related to the university's
facilities
campus atmosphere, expected enrollment growth,
traffic patterns and the desire for more outdoor spaces.
Bloomsburg from the other
where she was
vate firm in Melbourne, Australia.
Then she headed
anticipated
tity,
tee
side of the world,
and
including the "new" Andruss Library, expanded
From 'Down Under' to Bloomsburg
Kehoe-Forutan came
was shaped by key elements
become
part of
of those "accents," for ex-
a water fountain that
was
a gift
from the
lots
Class of 1940.
The master plan
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Sandra Kehoe-Forutan, professor of geography and
geosciences, believes the Academic Quadrangle
provides a much-needed central gathering space
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- Sandra Kehoe-Forutan
Those viewpoints included
Building Consensus
Kehoe-Forutan says former
BU President Jessica
representatives. "I
worked
and the zoning
planning and development process and would have
pliance," says Kehoe-Forutan,
the state. She also credits
if it
weren't
facilities
mandated by
management's Colin
and neighborhood
hard with the town
sure we were in comwho was a Bloomsburg
make
Kozloff was one of the key players throughout the
launched a master plan even
city
really
officer to
planning commissioner in the mid-'90s. In addition to
complying with
BU planners dealt
city regulations, the
Reitmeyer and Gary Hilderbrandt, and Eric Milner,
with next-door neighbors' concerns, which could be
assistant vice president for administration.
as simple as redirecting university lighting that glared
"The master plan
is
a living, breathing
Milner says of his seven-year
effort to
turn words
paper into structure and form. Starting
arrived at
the
initial
BU
document,"
in 2001, Milner took the
on
framework of
master plan and instituted the updates that
The concept
for a
tion" of planning,
quad caused
Kehoe-Forutan
homes.
"I
saw our
relationship really
reality.
Facilities
Committee, which examines space needs as
planning, renovating and building continues. In
Kehoe-Forutan's
office, architectural
a "chain reacsays. "Parking is
Center spread across her
office table.
occupying the quad land had
the tennis courts displaced
excited about.
moved
to
to be moved. Then
by the new student
upper campus, and the
"It's all
people," Kehoe-Forutan says. "You have to
Milner says Kehoe-Forutan was very helpful in
more
goals she's
nine years from now," Kehoeis
to
have an updated
but an ongoing master plan will shape the
university's
campus
for years to
come,
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"It's
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hard to make change because of the number of differ-
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master plan in place." Personnel come and go, she
says,
get the right people together at the right time."
gaining consensus as the master plan evolved.
"When I retire
facilities
Forutan says, "our challenge
chain reaction continued.
Looking ahead,
—making
— one many
the "greening" of campus
environmentally friendly
lot
drawings for the
renovation of the old portion of Hartline Science
always a sensitive issue." The parking lots formerly
commuter
improve
says.
Today, Kehoe-Forutan chairs BU's Space and
when he
allowed objectives of the master plan to become
into
with our neighbors," she
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PHOTOS BY ERIC FOSTER AND WILL MICHAEL
Day-to-day met
pomp and circumstance
c
When we first walked
as students
walking through the Academic Quadrangle on their way
to classes were
met by faculty,
guests dressed in
full
delegates
academic
regalia.
and platform
into the
Two very distinct,
—the
yet integrated, aspects of any college or university
—came together
academic and the ceremonial
inauguration of
out of the library
quad dressed
our academic
in
regalia,
we allgot emotional.
It has been such
for the
and
a
great experience.'
BU President David L. Soltz.
- Nicole Najpauer
'09,
Northampton, elementary
With
an eye
to the future
18th president, David
and
nod
a
to the past,
Bloomsburg University's
was inaugurated
L. Soltz,
major and Bloomsburg
during a ceremony in the Student Recreation Center.
After receiving well wishes from representatives of students, faculty,
istrators,
versity
The
staff,
admin-
alumni, the Bloomsburg University Foundation and the Pennsylvania
System of Higher Education (PASSHE), Soltz spoke of the
education/language arts
Friday, Oct. 31, 2008,
University Trustee
State
role of a public access uni-
with specific vision for Bloomsburg University.
president,
who
took
office in January
2008, talked of the importance of in-
corporating diverse experiences into the institution where 40 percent of those enrolled are first-generation college students.
academic and co-curricular opportunities
building
on
He spoke
of new initiatives to
for students
and update
a history of excellence in education, science
He
also addressed
other
fields.
of the
commonwealth and
programs
to
future students
and math,
expand
facilities
while
allied health
and
meet the educational needs of residents
who may be
time- or location-bound or
non-traditional. (Editor's note: See excerpts from his speech on page 19.)
BLOOMSBURG THE UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE
'
Scenes from the inauguration,
president Jessica
S.
left to right:
BU
President David
L. Soltz
inauguration ceremony; Bloomsburg Mayor
Dan Knorr
'07
follows former
Quad before
Kozloff in a procession around the Academic
welcomes
the
Soltz; Kozloff
members of BU's Gospel Choir perform
presents the university medallion to Soltz;
as part
of the ceremony; a well-wisher congratulates the president.
Soltz said private donations continue to
faces
appropriation. "A Bloomsburg education
it
be important
to
BU
as the institution
economic challenges while receiving just 36 percent of its budget from
affordable
and
is still
state
"We must keep
a bargain," he said.
accessible, while raising the level of scholarship."
Calling himself "privileged" to serve as Bloomsburg's president, Soltz said he looks
forward to "the opportunities and challenges of these uncertain but promising times."
Also speaking during Soltz's inauguration was his mentor and friend Jerilyn
Mclntyre, president of Central Washington University, where he was provost for
nearly seven years.
"This
C
I was pleased with the
ceremony and happy
hear President
speech.
is
more than
the celebration of a
now and for the
of all, a celebration for
new president," Mclntyre
said. "It
future of university tradition, a
is, first
commemora-
work of teaching and learning and of the ideal of a
renewed by society's changing needs. It is also a
particular university and all that its rich tradition means both to its
tion both of the day-to-day hard
to
Soltz's
lam excited to
hear his new plans and
university education, continuously
celebration of this
students and to this region. And,
finally, it is a
celebration of the inauguration of
David Soltz as he assumes the presidency of this outstanding
institution."
Former Bloomsburg University President Jessica Kozloff presented the
university
his direction that he
medallion to the
wants to take
the official delegate from his alma mater, the University of Pennsylvania, Kozloff
the
new president.
Returning to
BU with husband
Steve,
who served as
spoke of the sense of pride the cast bronze symbol of leadership conveys. Calling the
university.
- Christine Moore
medallion both "substantial and heavy," Kozloff said
'11,
Philadelphia, psychology
sponsibility of the
it
symbolizes "the awesome re-
who wears it."
who has a heartfelt commit-
"Today, Bloomsburg University inaugurates someone
ment
major and member of the
one
have no doubt that the best days of
to facing challenges," she said. "I
this
be-
loved university are yet to come."
BU Gospel Choir
The two-hour ceremony was
filled
many similar moments:
with
"I'm always impressed by the integrity and high quality of this university
and confident Bloomsburg University will continue
tion.
I
welcome you, your family
.
.
.
to build
and your horses
.
.
.
and
on
its
strong founda-
congratulate
you on
your inauguration today," said Kenneth Jarin, chair of the PASSHE's Board of
Governors,
who
administered the oath of
"For our students,
common
.
.
.
and
judgment and
it is
our charge
to
office.
urge them to reach beyond what
to instill a lifelong love of learning.
integrity,
is
Use your leadership, sound
along with the strengths of this university in teaching,
research and public service, to benefit the students of the
Pennsylvania," said John Cavanaugh,
PASSHE
commonwealth
of
chancellor.
Continued on next 'page
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17
"I
'It
was nice how all ofthe presidents from
14 PASSHE
universities were represented, (as delegates).'
communication
1
-Jamie Smith
'09,
cannot say enough about (President
Lcvittown, psychology major
skills.
Soltz's)
and
approachability, down-to-earth nature
the
great
who
He's the kind of person
can agree with and work together with but, more
importantly, the kind of person
with and
still
tremendous
an
asset to
asset to
1
1
1
can disagree
think
our university,
our town, and
choice," said
who
work together with.
think he
1
he'll
think
was
be a
he'll
be
a great
Dan Knorr '07, mayor of the Town
of Bloomsburg.
The Inauguration Ceremony
The following individuals and organizations participated
"Your presidency brings enthusiasm and hope.
Your legacy will be determined by your
connect.
in
the inauguration of BU's 18th president, David
John Cavanaugh,
Kenneth Jarin,
chancellor, Pennsylvania State
chair.
System
L.
Soltz:
of Higher Education
Board of Governors, Pennsylvania State System of
Higher Education
S. Kozloff president emerita,
Steven B. Barth,
James Mackin, BU
Bloomsburg University
president,
BU Community
Government Association (CGA)
president,
BU
,
BU
member
Richard G. Anderson,
associate professor of history, presented the
mace to Soltz. The mace, first used
commencement ceremony in August 1963,
university
at a
professor, history
Protestant
Campus
William Freed '58 gave the president a framed copy
Bloomsburg
Literary Institute.
Incorporate the institute, "a
County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
Gillespie from
and Univer-
Faculty (APSCUF).
of the six-page, handwritten charter establishing the
incoming president. Local 2361 American Federation of State,
Richard G. Anderson, associate
William Freed
and president of BU's chapter of the As-
represents the authority of the office of president.
chapter. Association of Pennsylvania
State College and University Faculty (APSCUF)
Maggie
statistics
Senior faculty
provost and vice president for academic affairs
Giovanna "Gia" Adometto
Shawn Makar
importantly, as our colleague," said Stephen
Kokoska, professor of math, computer sciences and
sity
Bloomsburg University Council of Trustees
chair,
Stephen Kokoska.
more
sociation of Pennsylvania State College
Jerilyn Mclntyre, president, Central Washington University
Jessica
ability to
We welcome you as our president but,
The Act
company
to
for the
provision of education, both in the ordinary and
higher branches of English Literature and Science,
Ministry
and
'58
in the ancient
and
modem languages," was
recorded in the Columbia County deed book in
Christopher Beadling
'94, president,
Allison Watts
'80, treasurer,
Dan Knorr '07,
mayor,
BU
Town
Gospel Choir
BU Alumni Association
BU Foundation
1856. The charter serves as a tangible
the institution's past, present
and
bond between
b
future,
of Bloomsburg
Bonnie Martin
is
co-editor of Bloomsburg: the University
BU Marching Band
Magazine. Haili Shetler
BU Chamber Singers
major from Bloomsburg.
'11 is
a mass communications
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.
.
ȣ
Scenes from inaugural week events,
left to right:
Community Government Association,
Nicole Najpauer, student Trustee,
left,
and Gia Adometto, president of the
and his wife, Robbie, listen to the
represent students at the inauguration; BU's president
shown in third photo from left; the Soltzes speak with Gilford
Homecoming Parade; the Soltzes' children, grandchildren and special guests join
inaugural lecture by oceanographer Jean-Michel Cousteau,
Howarth, marching band
director, before the
in the celebration; President Soltz shares dinner with second shift employees.
From
Inaugural Speech of BU President David
the
We are a university of access. Not open access, but
access to the wide range of students
intellectually capable
take
full
we
and academically prepared
that
to
offer.
most
The number
the largest,
is
and best prepared academically.
of historically underrepresented students
now
efforts,
I
be done.
to
...
To
assist
our successes
.
.
.
attract
more
will
me and
as a center for
be producing a workforce
science-
and technology-
increasing rate,
emerging
ready to prepare our students for them.
is
under way
is
and meeting the needs of an
science master's degrees
to allow students to
...
highly valued by employers
area of distinction at
BU
is
our health science
The
case of audiology, the doctoral levels.
Bloomsburg University and
the 13 other universities in the Pennsylvania State
must
strive to
a bargain.
.
.
.
We
maintain the quality of the Bloomsburg
accessible.
We must look to private
donors to make up the funding gap.
Bloomsburg University exemplifies the
successes to
.
.
.
six core
We (must) build on our
student success.
We will begin a new strategic planning process
anticipate that the strategic planning
process will lead to the identification of several areas of
distinction for
will
Bloomsburg University and from these
technology,
engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines.
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in
community colleges.
assist us in educating more
These approaches will
.
.
Bloomsburg
There is a possibility of establishing a branch
campus of Bloomsburg University in the Sunbury
area. Another option that is on the table is the
establishment of a new community college with which
we would partner. The next step in this process will be
to
conduct a
feasibility
study that looks carefully
demographics and the current and future postsecondary and workforce needs of the
area.
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emerge a few centers of excellence.
BU has strong programs in the science,
expand our degree-completion programs
approximately 10,000 students.
of a university of choice and to increase our high
... I
will
citizens to higher levels while maintaining
make Bloomsburg University even more
this semester.
We must continue to increase our offering of
courses by distance and multimodal education. We
as a residential university at the right size of
values of access, opportunity, inclusion, excellence,
success and value.
the undergraduate, master's and, in the
partnership with regional
University degrees while keeping tuition affordable
and our university
at
skills
Another long-standing
programs
is still
One approach
while simultaneously developing workplace
on
the university in building
System of Higher Education
an
the development of professional
increasingly diverse student body.
cost of attending
at
and Bloomsburg University must be
pursue advanced training in science or mathematics,
further these
intend to establish an External Diversity
Council to
can
we
based industries.
that
represents 10.1 percent of our student body, but there
much work
disciplines,
New jobs and professions are
Our fall 2008 freshman class
is still
As Bloomsburg University grows
STEM
are
advantage of the educational and intellectual
opportunities
diverse
who
Soltz
David
Soltz's
inaugural speech
may be found at
b
www.bloomu.edu/president/InAugText.php
.
.
at the
students gain valuable
experience while trying
out an employer or
for proper career
fit.
equipment. Despite long hours and intense
GRAY
BY KEVIN
search
Whether searching deep waters
for a
promoting a Class AAA baseball
team, internships and cooperative assignments often
take
Bloomsburg University students
and Travis Behler recently
participated in experiential
assignments that allowed them to handle unique job
Jacob Lex
Jacob Lex, a junior electronics engineering technology
major, found himself involved in a high-profile missing person case as
pan
of his co-op with Alternative
Positioning Solutions (APS) of Lafayette, La.
pany,
owned by Lex's uncle,
is
The com-
During
all territorial
months
his eight
Lex worked in
for the
remains of
Natalee Holloway, an Alabama teenager
tence
May 2005. The crew aboard
—APS's
flagship boat
making sonar runs
don't naturally appear
sible
on
the
all
for
disap-
RA/
Persis-
of the materials that
the seafloor, including pos-
human skeletal remains and pieces
Lex was responsible
who
—worked 18-hour days
to identify
is
predictable
coming together
us
Lex
closer."
when you're
out at sea, but
to fix things or find solutions
says. "It's like a
made
brotherhood."
Following the completion of his co-op, APS
Lex a future position
as a geophysicist,
of-
which
would require additional schooling beyond his
Bloomsburg degree.
"I always work hard in whatever I do, but I really
took advantage of my time with APS," Lex
liked the
work and
quickly as
I
could.
learned as
I
much as
I
says. "I
could as
think this experience will pay
off."
Erin Loughlin
Erin Loughlin grew
U.S. waters.
on-site.
Aruba searching unsuccessfully
peared in
but he bonded with other members of the crew.
"Nothing
a navigation, position-
ing and sonar services firm with responsibility for the
Gulf of Mexico and
Lex's next
Gulf of Mexico. The days and weeks were long, he
says,
fered
responsibilities.
the
assignment centered on mapping the seafloor in the
into the realm of
the unexpected. Students Jacob Lex, Erin Loughlin
effort,
came up empty.
When the work in Aruba was complete,
vanished
some big
18-year-old, enriching the lives of
cats or
field
of clothing.
running the ship's computer
dogs and
cats,
up around
animals. Besides
her family had pet iguanas, rabbits,
hedgehogs and hamsters, and raised turkeys, ducks
and chickens.
It
seemed
natural for Loughlin to seek out
with animals. She found the perfect venue
Cats of the
World
wildlife refuge in
at
work
T&D's
Perms Creek,
about an hour's drive from Bloomsburg. While T&D's
specializes in big cats, the refuge also takes in other
exotic animals, such as bears,
monkeys and parrots.
BLOOMSBURG THE UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE
Internships take Jacob
Lex, Erin Loughlin
Travis Behler,
left
and
to right,
out of the classroom to
try potential careers.
Loughlin served as an intern
at
T&D's during
the
2007-08 academic year and the experience was so
positive that she has stayed
"I
on
"Volunteering at
est in
T&D's has
really
me
animals and has led
Hill, Pa.
my inter-
deepened
to a greater appreciation
Among her responsibilities at T&D's are
animals, cleaning their areas
such as play or changing around
feeding
activi-
their enclo-
"Many of the animals that come
T&D's have been neglected and have suffered.
"People get them without realizing the care that
they require," she adds. "The work I have been doing
sures," she explains.
to
has been very rewarding."
It
also will
would be given more meaningful
As a marketing intern, Behler coordinated
clients
were
and checked contracts
fulfilled.
He
also
like
to ensure all
"It
be
was a
of hard work, but
lot
it
was
perhaps the most famous
Travis Behler
a lifelong passion
—an
"The Phanatic ran out onto the
Behler
recalls.
field
"We made like we were
when selecting an internship,
stadium was being
would be home
all,
and
I,
along
who
all
off the
going to escort
field,
but music
just started dancing.
It
was
a
summer."
graduated in December, hopes his
experience in minor league baseball will help
him land
a full-time marketing position with a franchise in a
different sport, the National Basketball Association,
b
for a sports franchise.
A resident of Slatington, Behler knew that a baseball
and we
way to cap
Behler,
enthusi-
mass communications major with a marketing
work
Phillie of
the Phanatic.
great
to
got to see
On his last day on the job, Behler created the onfield stunts for
started to play
minor wanted
I
the kids having fun," Behler says.
as a zookeeper.
the
also great to
a part of the on-field activities because
the Phanatic out for running onto the
astic interest in sports. So,
in-
between-innings snowshoe races
with another employee, dressed as IronPigs' security,"
go a long way toward helping her
had
agreements
booked bands and hosted
achieve her career goal of working for a zoo, possibly
Travis Behler also
the
and promotions. He met with
and T-shin launchings.
and providing them with
enrichment. "Enrichment includes stimulating
I
an intern with the IronPigs than
team's entertainment
stadium events,
for them."
ties,
responsibilities as
says
this,"
Loughlin, a senior biology major from Red
believed that
with a pro franchise," he says.
as a volunteer.
always wanted to find a job like
"I
built in
nearby Allentown that
to the Philadelphia Phillies'
Kevin Gray
is
a freelance writer based
in the
Lehigh Valley.
new Class
AAA affiliate, the Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
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21
Husky Notes
9
A
Q June Novak Bones
TtO
and husband, Salvadore,
wedding anniver-
Hughesville, observed their 60th
sary in July 2008.
'54 Kenneth
members
Kirk and Patricia Edwards Kirk, both
of the class of 1954,
wedding anniversary
9 P?
Q
Rev. Douglas
•3C3
marked
their
50th
in 2008.
Boden and Eunice Miller Boden,
both members of the
class
1958, celebrated their
50th wedding anniversary in 2008.
Rev. Jim Johnson and wife, Elva, Lewisburg, celebrated
their
Friends return to campus
50th wedding anniversary in June 2008.
Byron Krapf retired
after
Friends
45 years of pastoral ministry in
Method-
ist
Church. During those years, he served as tour host
for
department chair
tion
offers
Bloomsburg University's
Quest program
extended
offers
BU
trips
students, alumni and
No
friends.
experience
necessary for
is
alma mater. During the
Alumni House and toured campus. Shown
row: Edith
Capp Mariani '66, Carol
Kaminski Grippen '66 and Linda Ransom Shivery '65 and, back
row: Ann Calisto Geisinger '66, Ann Snyder Allen '67, Darlene
Bryce Buick '54/65 and Theresa Zotcavage Lodanoski '67.
Queensbury
at the
(N.Y.)
is
many of these
and most equipment
provided. Varied amounts
extended
rural character has
trips
been
preserved, with quiet lanes,
thatched cottages and rose
vine-covered stone walls
reminiscent of an age long
The land was settled by
more than
years
2,000
ago and artifacts
past.
a Celtic people
of physical stamina are
are
required. Participants
Walk Across England - Coast
travel to destinations in
the
the 1960s hold a yearly reunion and,
District.
Quest
trips
BU in
for the first time at their
Paul Bingaman retired as teacher and special educa-
\JCJ
for
met
are, left to right, front
East.
5/^ ^y
School
attended
reunion, they visited the
nine international trips to Europe, the Mediterranean and the
Middle
who
in 2008, they
the Central Pennsylvania Conference of the United
commonwealth, across
the U.S.,
and
in Africa,
South and Central America
and Europe.
1
to 7.
A trip
for
visible today.
to Coast,
June 22
Participants will
to July 4:
walk across
the breadth of northern
England through some of the
islands
Backpack the Grand Canyon,
March
still
tains
will
most beautiful moun-
and moorland. The walk
begin in the Lake District
experienced hikers only led
region of northwest England,
by Tabitha Chlubicki.
passing through the
Cotswold Ring, England
Walking Tour, June 10
to 18:
The Cotswold
Way is
one of the most
scenic walks to be found
in the British Isles. Its
Participants in Quest's English walking tours will visit traditional
villages like this one.
moun-
tainous and hilly landscape of
highland sheep farms and
vil-
lages of stonewalled houses,
In addition to these programs, Quest also conducts
day
trips
on most weekends and custom-designs teambuilding and other
inns and ancient churches
experiences to meet groups' needs. For additional information,
before finishing at the North
contact Quest at quest@bloomu.edu or (570)
Yorkshire Moors.
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Births
Rich Benyo pens
childhood memoirs
James Vopal
Emma
Lee and
Benyo '68 recently published
Rich
18th book, "Jim Thorpe Never
'88 and wife,
Erika
Sharon, twin daughters, Rebecca
2008
Avery, July 17,
tribulations of
The book
Michael Williams
and
'88 and wife,
Mauch Chunk as the town prepared
with Mauch Chunk and change
its name to Jim Thorpe in honor of the
East
to join
Rich Benyo
Indian athlete.
BU, Benyo was editor of the student
newspaper, Maroon and Gold. After graduation, he was
managing editor of the Lehighton Times-News and held
editorial positions
with Stock Car Racing magazine and
Runners World. Currently, he
is
and Mackenzie
Elizabeth, Sept.
12,2008
editor of
Alicia Bergonia Slachta '99 and
May,Jan.31,2008
growing up in the 1950s in
a student at
Marathon
&
'95
Theresa, June 22, 2008
and husband, Adam, a daughter,
John Bender
Lucy Kathleen, July 1,2008
Jacqueline, twins, David Joseph
and Clara
'95 and
Karen Yezerski Volpi
'00
Faith,
and wife,
May
19,
Victor Brozusky '00 and wife,
Joseph, June
Michelle, twin daughters, Erin
2,
2008
Tracy Fisher Alvy
Catherine and Rachel Elizabeth,
and
'96,
husband, Alex, a daughter, Soren
Lidia,
May 9, 2008
Robert Walton
May
18,
Erin
Walsh Parsons '00 and
2008
husband,
'96 and wife,
Ryan Parsons
Barbara, a son, Benjamin Fletcher,
May 2, 2008
Melissa Chivere Hare
marathons. His collection of eight short
Dawn Appleyard Sherwood
"Leap
on Mauch Chunk,
will
be
published in April by the University of Scranton Press.
Some
of the other books
Benyo wrote or co-wrote
include "Making the Marathon Your Event," "The Running
Encyclopedia," "Eating Right for a
New You" and "The
'97
and husband, Gregg, a son, Aiden
Matthew,
April 21, 2007,
and
/i
Frank
Nov.
5 /I f^ Donald Franklin
\J %J
teaches physics at the
Dunham
Marilyn Sheerer is provost and senior vice chancellor
for academic and student affairs at East Carolina University,
Greenville,
9/£ /£
OO
N.C
Gerald "Jerry" Robinson
Jim Rutkowski was
is
Xs /
a real estate sales
ERA, Westfield,
District after
32 years
retired
from Selinsgrove
as a teacher.
Landers and Gail Bower Landers '69
observed their 40th wedding anniversary in
Phillip
L. Elaine
Jennifer Tursi Hengge '98 and
Irene,
Eric, a
Aug.
3,
daughter, Gabriella
Wyoming Area
2008
WINTER 2009
a son, Logan Joseph,
'01,
Alison Necci Snyder 02
and husband, Christopher
Snyder
'03,
a daughter, Alexandra
2008
Erica Heffelfinger
Groblewski
'03 and husband,
'02, a son,
Logan Michael, March
Chris, a
12,
daughter, Bjork
'98 and
2008
Lisa Hunsinger Millard '03
and husband, Lee Millard
husband, Mario, a son, Ryan Mario,
Maura Luciano
'02,
Irving '04 and
husband, Patrick, a daughter, Mia
'99
Joslyn Sherry Neiderer 04 and
and husband, Stephen, a son,
husband, Anthony, a daughter,
Brenton Darick, March
Hannah Lenore,
4,
2008
Aschettino Fetterman '99
Trevor, a daughter,
Lindsay Alexis, Sept. 21 2007
,
Kindt Hippenstiel
W01M and husband, Rob
Hippenstiel
a
Marie, June 14, 2008
May 10, 2007
Megan
'02
2008
4,
21,2008
'98,
a daughter,
Julia Faith, Nov. 30,
~
June
daughter, Brielle Catherine, Aug.
School
District after teaching for 20 years.
William Wyckoff retired from Wayne Highlands Middle
School, ending a teaching career that began in 1973.
Melissa Berringer Pfistner
and husband, Michael
Jeff Groblewski
Dawn Marie Cacciamani
Lori
Kuffa retired from
'01
Nicole Miller Jeandell
Paige, July 15,
2007
and husband,
Q
V/C3
and wife,
Melissa Gromis Feathers
August 2008.
5 /I
2008
daughter, Ella Caroline,
Casey Hardy LaMalfa
N.J.
selected for the Central Pennsylvania
Bowling Association Hall of Fame. He
5/£ ^7
9,
Kelly '98 and husband,
associate with Burgdorff
Area School
8,
husband,
School in Baton Rouge, La.
Ryan Charles, Feb. 29, 2008
Pfistner
'97, a daughter,
C. Filipovits '98
Kristie, a
Sports Hall of Fame.
and
Daphne Leigh
Bowman Taylor '97 and
Margaret Renee, Sept.
\J
'01
'01, a son,
12,2008
Kristi
Daryl Vetter
Eugene "Gene" Kapes, a retired teacher, counselor
JL and coach, was inducted into the Hazleton Area
Tim Hare
and husband, Jason, a daughter,
May 5, 2008
?/£
husband,
'00, a
May 30, 2008
a daughter, Kira Nicole, June
husband, Jamie, a son, Aidan Jay,
Death Valley 300."
2008
husband, Stefano, a son, Tomas
daughter, Elsa Claire,
stories,
Emma
husband, Joe, a daughter,
Donovan Conish
Beyond magazine. He has written numerous books about
running, dieting and workouts and participated in several
of Faith," which are centered
and
Slept
relates the joys
Elizabeth
While
'99
his
Michele, a daughter, Michaela
Here."
Strawn Kuntz
husband, Matt, twins, Cohen Allen
2007
Sept. 21,
Nikki Ferguson
Elicker,
2008
'05 and Lance
a daughter, Bella Rhyan,
Aug. 19, 2008
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Husky Notes
^^f A Tom Konas retired from Donegal School District in
/ TT 2008 after a 26-year career in education.
Michael
Flock
F.
is
vice president
trator overseeing training
and
and branch adminisNorthumberland
security for
National Bank.
Robert McCormick, a teacher
School,
was
at
a featured painter at the
Blue Mountain Area High
Tamaqua
Art Center Gal-
lery in June 2008.
5^7 Cm.
/
Susan Evans has worked
O
teacher at
as a special education
Wyoming Valley West
School District for
32 years.
Barbara Hudock, Williamsport, received the Governor's
Award for the Arts' 2008 Patron Award.
Thomas Sweitzer, owner of Central Perm Tennis Service,
the last
received the U.S. Professional Tennis Association's Alex Gor-
on
Kelly 'marshals'
don Award
former Bloomsburg Area School District superintendent, served as parade marshal for last fall's BU/Bloomsburg High
School homecoming. Kelly, who retired last month, is shown with
for professional of the year.
'73,
Joe Kelly
his wife Nikki
5 J^C\
\J y
Powlus Kelly
David
/
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Virgin School, Middlesex, N.J.
'84.
L. Price retired after nearly
field of
5^7 /£ ^nn G- Major is principal of Our Lady of Mount
40 years
in the
5^T^T
/ /
Kathryn Anderson, Bethlehem, is the purchasing
manager for Northampton County.
education, serving most recently as superin-
5^TQ
tendent of East Lycoming School Distnct.
Susan Shadle Swartz
is
a purchasing
/
and export agent of
O
Calvin Barto retired as principal of the
supplies for the Jicamarca Radio Observatory near Lima, Peru,
career in education.
under a National Science Foundation grant subcontracted
through Cornell University, School of Electrical and Computer
president
Engineering, Ithaca, N.Y.
White Corp., where he
Nicholas J. Giuffre
and
(right),
West
Chester,
Lansdale, retired from the Central
Jr.,
is
responsible for corpo-
Heating
Systems and Bradford White Canada.
/ \J Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist
Church
in June 2008.
—
Schuylkill
program.
2005
He
after
Keep
retired
Mark
Pringle (right)
it
Pretty, a
is
executive director of
county environmental
from Minersville Area School
District in
zol in 1991,
he has served in a variety of business
development,
management
field sales
retired
from teaching
at
Holy
5^7CJ
/
Rosary School, Duryea, in June 2008.
S
Lee Jacobs
Bruce Ash
former
(right),
Dollar General,
is
CIO
now a retail industry
Calif.,
served in Iraq as a special
try of Interior,
2003 and 2004 and
in
Counter Terrorism Directorate.
Cheri Bohler Rinehart
Gayle Thorpe Baar opened a second school
library for the Carrollton Farmers Branch IndeDistrict, Carrollton,
San Diego,
Army colonel after 30
Afghanistan as senior adviser to the Afghan Minis-
business intelligence.
pendent School
He
forces operation planner in
for
adviser for lOlOdata, a provider of ad-hoc analytics for
(right),
retired as a U.S.
years of service.
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and global account
roles.
teaching government and economics for 35 years.
Nancy Domheim Musso
5^T~1
vice president, sales
is
Americas for Lubrizol, Ohio. Since joining Lubri-
Robert J. Stablum, Minersville,
SKIP
is
chief operating officer of Bradford
rate operations, including those of Laars
^^f\ Doyle Klinger
is
president and chief
executive officer of Pennsylvania Association of
Community
Health Centers.
Lynda Wiest,
Texas.
professor in mathematics education
cational equity at the University of Nevada, Reno,
5^7^
Duane
R. Greenly, Mechanicsburg,
is
president and
/ .w CEO of Ames True Temper Inc.
&
Barry E. Ansel
is
division of Fulton
president of the
72-mile shore of Lake Tahoe with
in
Christine Yanish Levin is a sales associate with Prudential
Roach's Haverford Station office.
Fox
Donald Raffensperger and wife, Constance, celebrated
their 50th wedding anniversary in December 2007.
5^7 /2
/ %J
Muncy
Junior-Senior High School, ending his 35-year
Lebanon Valley
Bank of Lancaster.
5
August 2008
Q f\
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to raise
and edu-
kayaked the
Maureen "Mo" McDonald
'83
funds for animal welfare organizations.
Paul Brutto, vice principal
at
Cardinal Brennan High
School and former Shenandoah Valley coach, was
inducted into the Marian High School Hall of Fame.
H. Jane Huffnagle and Suzanne Huffhagle are twins who
have followed identical career paths. Both received the
Degree of Fellow of the American Osteopathic College of
BLOOMSBURG THE UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE
Marriages
Susan Kropinski
'82 and
William Haas, July
4,
2008
Brian Foelsch '89 and Molly
June
O'Brien,
Shelley Jones '92 and Scott
Pfirman,
March
2008
22,
Cassandra Buela
Michael Nevel
Nicholas
June
'95
and
'91
Lowe
Joshua Keck, July
00,
'01
'04 and
Amy Smoker
Brent Leibelsperger
Kelch'06, July
04.
June
Kristina Landaeta '02 and
Christine Loftus '04 and Kyle
Nicholas Caprioli, July 14, 2007
Hughes
McGlone
'02 and
2008
28,
'04, July 12,
McMullen
Erin
Becca Mulutzie
Mary Motichka
April 26,
June
Kotoulis,
2008
2008
2008
20,
2008
Beth Yendrzeiwski '02 and
Amy Tribendis '04 and
Nancy Burke
David DePolo, Oct. 20, 2007
Zehner, July 19, 2008
'98 and
Jonathan
Bombulie, July 26, 2008
Jessica Deters
Lesko,
'98 and
Eric
John
Elliott '98
June
Hallett,
14,
1
Christopher Herbert,
June
27,
Andrea Gredzinski
2008
Chad Neitz
Peiffer,
'98 and Jessica
1
Aug.
Saltzer,
Tim Jadick
9,
2008
Emily Costa '05 and Larry
Jodi Kahanowitz '99 and Brian
Dennette Krolikowski
'03
and Daniel Yarnell
Nov.
'02,
Angela Fluck
'05 and Joshua
2007
Gossler, Aug. 3,
Leonard
Loni Lukatch '03M and Brian
Brianne Shulski
Regan Kwiatkowski
'99 and
Cinoski, July 5,
Jeffrey Haberl, July 11,
2008
Julia Przywara '03 and Carmen
Lisa Kessler '99 and
Matthew
2008
6,
Ca-Tisha Ashlock '00 and
Jason Adams, July
11,
2008
'00 and Jason
Kristi
Byrne
Fuller,
July 26, 2000
Farrah Ryan '00 and
June
7,
Melissa Walsh
2008
Katie
VanNote
Barrett, Sept.
Faith S.
n
1,2007
*
Barry Bastian, June 17, 2008
Michael Hallinan, Aug.
and Wendy
13,2008
1
June
O^
21
Theresa White
1
1
II
j_i.
A
,
Brian
nnnn
2008
9,
2008
Donlin
W05M and
Seth Bordner 01 and Michelle
McQraw,
Bethany
4,
2007
and
W06M
onm
1 a
and Brian
Matthew Coleman
June
Benninger, July 19, 2008
Elliott '04
28,
'06,
'07
May
Alanna Ramin
Timothy Greer,
Kristin
and Scott
17,
'07
2008
and Justin
Standridge
26,
'07 and
May 31, 2008
'07
2008
'07 and
Jamie Badman, May
13,
Taryn Fox
'08 and
Wagner '08, May
Drue Graham
Brian
10,
2008
Adam
'08 and
Amanda Kisenwether '08
Greenwood, Aug.
16,
Michelle Myers
_i
,
Messner, Dec. 29, 2007
'08 and
Shannon Mallonee
'06 and
June 21 2008
Campbell
'07,
July 26, 2008
Tiffany Stahl '08 and Brandon
,
Savidge,
May 23, 2008
Philadelphia. She also received the
Fox
Fox School of Business Excellence
in Teaching awards.
Allison D. Watts,
Q
Carlisle,
earned a doctor of philosophy
Crystal Apple
and
the
BU Alumni Association board
was named v ice president loans and grants
at the Empire State Development Corporation (ESDC), New
York State's economic developm ent agency. She has been with
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degree from the Fox School of Business at Temple University,
Adam
i
anesthesiology and co-director of obstetric anesthesia at
of education at
and
2008
Lindsey Horn '06 and Shawn
o-i
onnn
Leidy, June 21, 2008
r-i
Justin Ziegler,
King's College.
2008
Coe 08 and Dustin
Jackson '08, June 7, 2008
Anesthesiologists. Both serve as an associate professor of
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.
Robert Richards '80M is assistant professor
and
07,
Derek Willoughby
Paul
and
2008
Gilmore'06,
Shelly Manning '08 and John
r-
and
i
2008
2007
Matthew Dunkelberger 06
onnn
n a_
o-i
Erica Eberwein, May 31 2008
_i
Megan
Fullmer, Dec. 21,
Richmond, July 19, 2008
'04 and
Robert Wallace, Aug.
'01
Ty
Lee Hollett, Aug. 11,2007
Dan Bauman
Jessica Dincher
'05 and
Warner '05 and
Beamer '04M and
Aubrey Budzyn
April 26,
i
Bentley,
'07 and Corey
Kelli
'03 and Kelly
1
'01
Sierer '05 and
Wartman'05,July28,2007
Nikolle
Eric
2008
Christopher Brown, April 26, 2008
Olszyk,
McHugh
Sarah Nettleton
June
III,
Alisa Schaefer '03 and Kyle
Mosley, Aug. 15,2008
Phillips, Sept.
17,
Amanda
May17, 2008
Insalaco,
Keith Steimling '99 and
Kimberly Shaner, Sept.
May
2008
4,
Brock Carpenter
'05 and
Carmen DeFrancesco
2008
Harry Martin, Oct.
Diana Rubenstein
Chiarelli 05, July 26, 2008
10,2007
and
VanFleet, July 12, 2008
'03 and Robin
2008
'07
III
I
Victoria Centini '05 and Jeremy
Nov. 12,2007
Belardo. July4,
May 25, 2008
i_
i
Robert Nenstiel
Jared Musser 07 and Melissa
2007
1,
'03 and Kirk
Kalbach, April 12, 2008
Martin,
04, Sept
Carissa Borich '05 and Seth
^ o nnnn
Hench, July 12, 2008
2008
Rehrig, July 12,
2008
Kuzmak, June 28, 2008
Jodi Bruscino '03 and Kyle
and
7,
'06 and Gregory
Bergey, April 26, 2008
Colleen
and Joseph "Mickey"
2008
and
Nicole Livelsberger '07 and
Chad
Lindsay Wallace 04
Bumbarger
May 24, 2008
Shannon
'03 and Stephanie
Alsvan
Jr. '06
Michelle Manning, June
Heather Hoffman
'04 and Dylan
Beitler '03, July
2008
19,
Jamie Wemple
'04 and Timothy
Wascavage,
4,
06 and Chase
John Sobrinski
Luke Diers, Oct. 18,2008
'02 and Ian
McGowan '06 and
Nico Reggie
Kathryn Jeffers '04 and
and Angelica
Bombay '97 and
Jesse Teitelbaum, May 10, 2008
Stephanie
Charisa
2008
12,
Adamcik, June 28, 2008
Jennifer
Kim Rosencrance '95 and
Dennis Owens Jr., Oct. 13,2007
Adams
2007
23,
Daniel
2008
21,
Melissa Hartman
Kristin laniero '01 and
Sheri Lippowitsch. a
director,
ESDC since
1998.
Husky Notes
Edward Bosso
'
Center
at
officer for the
is
dean and chief administrative
Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education
Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C.
Albert L.Jones, executive vice president commercial
real estate
a
lending for Penn Liberty Bank, was appointed to
two-year term on the advisory committee of the Penn-
sylvania Bankers Association's Central Atlantic School of
Commercial Lending.
Albert C. Mabus, a BU
wrestler from
inducted into the Warrior
Run
Gregg Schumacher
is
1979
to 1982,
Robert
Hall of Fame.
Donna Loeb
and
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S \3
at the Central
years, has retired,
Frey
is
Columbia School
ending a 40-year career
vice president of
Penton Media's
numerous crop
company for 16 years.
agriculture group, overseeing
publications.
managing engineer of
senior vice president, chief financial
is
Bank
of Pennsylvania.
California, is vice president, associ-
ate creative director for
Rubin Postaer Associates
Sharon Ford Bixler
He has worked
Judith Mariotz Maloy
for the
(right) is
at
director of operations for
Braccili, Schnecksville,
is
assistant professor of
faculty member since 1997.
Wagner Hinnenkamp is controller
been an adjunct
Catherine
is
Hous-
the compliance officer at Guthrie Clinic.
on
She
recently
Medical Education and Information Association.
is
also vice president
the board of directors for
MEDIA-
growing privately held company in
}Q
New Hampshire.
Frank Minishak is vice president of sales, eastem division, for the About.com web site, owned
by The New York Times Co.
Pamela Shupp, Plowville, was promoted from director of
economic development to vice president of the Berks Economic Partnership.
'85
for the
ing Development Corp. of Lancaster County.
Polaris Direct,
as the fastest
Wilmac
Lehigh Carbon Community College, where she has
Laura Pascucci
co-owner of
which was launched in 2003 and
recognized by Business NH Magazine
is
Corp., a continuing care community.
Mary Frew
Q AA Greg
Rickert
treasurer of Affinity
John Barbush,
education
C3
is
Advertising.
in education.
5
Preston Jr., Limerick,
F.
Bursich Associates' government services division.
was
international sales director for
Judy Wright, who taught
25
special education before retiring.
officer
Spenco Medical Corp.
District for
Q C\
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Karen Wells Fuller was named a Paul Harris Fellow
by the Tunkhannock Rotary Club. She is treasurer of
the club and district manager for First Liberty Bank and Trust.
Dana Smith Mansell has released her second book
published by New Horizon Press, "The Smith Family's New
Puppy." She worked for more than 23 years in the field of
9
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Douglas A. Hein, Scranton, is the business manager/
Coolbaugh Township. He is a member
of the Government Finance Officers Association - Pennsylvania
and the Pennsylvania League of Cities and Municipalities.
Zr
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controller for
Richard Pettine, senior director of global business
development
for
Siemens Healthcare, Malvern, was
issued a U.S. patent in the field of healthcare and telecom-
munications.
William Voros earned
a master's degree in organizational
dynamics from the University of Pennsylvania. He
is
a client
partner with Fair Isaac Corp.
5
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Jack Rubio, Bethlehem, participated in an NFL charity fitness program to raise funds for the United Way.
Q/
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Fame
Marianne Fidishin Cassidy of Illinois was inducted
into the Hazleton Area School District's Sports Hall of
2008 in recognition of her success in track and field.
Shawn Gelnet is general manager of the Palm Beach
in
Five inducted into Athletic Hall of Fame
Five
first
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BU
right with
Cardinals.
5
members of the BU Athletics Hall of Fame were inducted last
Members of the 27th Athletic Hall of Fame class, shown left to
October.
Chris Edwards, Royersford, earned a master's
degree in organizational leadership from Immaculata
University in 2008.
He
is
the rehabilitation
manager
at
President David Soltz, are seated: Jim
Garman
'59,
BU's
Pennsylvania state conference wrestling champion; Sharon Reilly
Zemaitis '90, a two-time All-American in field hockey; and Soltz and,
standing:
Tim
Pritchard '90, a
lead the baseball team to
first
its first
baseman and catcher who helped
Pennsylvania State Athletic Confer-
hall.
aim '91, three-time All-American for
and Keith Torok '79, a three-time All-American
in men's swimming. To nominate a former BU athletic standout for
induction, send the name, sport and years played for BU to Tom
tion of Realtors, after serving as a director for six years.
McGuire, sports information
Pottstown Memorial Medical Center.
ence playoff appearance; Roly
I
the men's tennis team;
Mark Molchany has opened a real estate business in WhiteHe is president of the board of the Lehigh Valley Associa-
director,
tmcguire@bloomu.edu.
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Alumni gather
Zeta Psi alumni
who
held a
recent get-together are,
Bogdan
'94/'98M, Doug Dyer
left
to right, Jim
Thomson
Jeff
'79,
'96, Jeffrey
Nietz '81, Kelly Lewis '86,
Chris Malatesta '92, Bob
Braun
'85
and Jim
Warnagaris
Kathryn "Kate" Baker '27
Dunn
Ethel Stoyack
Thomas
'27
Berkheiser Gattey '27
Edna
Ruth Crumb Howells '27
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Anne
DEB sisters hold mini-reunion
F.
Elva
Delta Epsilon Beta sorority sisters from the 1990s recently held a
get-together.
Shown
in the photo, left to right, are
Rau
Ellis
Gerald
R.
Plinke '92, Kristin Buffler Stewart '93, Theresa
Weber Beadling '93,
Kelly Bracken Tail
Ascani Carr '90 and Jen Carey Rosztoczy
'91.
5C"JO Todd Neuhard is the high school principal at the
S .w Lower Dauphin School District.
IU
a behavioral support assistant for
13, received a certificate in autism
from Perm
Nora
Jeffrey P. Reber
is
E.
Crider '59
E.
Painter '63
Frank G. Angelo
'34
Markunas
Bayliff
John
'38
James
Rev. Charles
George A. McCutcheon
Erma Latshaw
Herman
'64
'65
Ritter '65
executive vice president of Mifflinburg
& Trust. He recently graduated from the American
Bankers Association Stonier Graduate School of Banking,
E.
'39
R.
70
Mary Walton Veet 70
Jr.
'43
Kenneth Koharski 71
Samuel Trapane 72
Marchakitus '46
Glenn W. Shaffer
David M. Price
Stratton '50
Joseph Papania
'66
Davis '67
Robert R Sheptak
'42
75
76
Charles "Chuck" Yost
'50
Swales
Willis B.
L.
David M.Miller '69
C. Diehle '50
William
Foster '66
Douglas
'41
Vonderheid
Virginia King
T.
George Machinchick
Marian Zong Huber '45
Owen
State University.
Bank
James
John N.
Elda Henrie Taylor '41
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Zegley '58
Howard W. Vanderpool
'32
M. Vera Foust Olsen
}Q *2 Tammy Ludwig,
J.
Robert
'30
'31
Moore
Robert
Sue McWilliams
Amy Schmauk Lepping '93, Jill Kirlin Kelly '94,
'92, Judy
Morgan
Zelinske '58
Rose Pavlick Radzinski '59
Goldberg '28
G.
Geraldine
P.
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'51
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Gilpin
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Philadelphia.
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Marc Goodhart,
Ephrata,
is
president of fabrication
operations of his family's business, Goodhart Sons Inc.
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News and news director, anchor and reporter for
Honesdale radio station, Sunny 105.
Forest City
sultant
Wentworth McDonald
and career conwith Frederick County (Md.) Workforce Services.
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officer for
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2008.
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New York Stock
chief accounting
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investment
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Michael
Vivian Brennan Burness '53
Flora Kissinger
Clement
J.
West
Elgin '87
Kenneth W. Quigley '89
Neidig '56
Delores Dora Roode '89
Christopher Capitano '96
'56
Joseph R Malczyk
'57
Cameron
Jr.
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Blake '83
'54
Buckalew
Betsy Hendershot
Mark J.
S.
Myers
Ryan McCleary '06
'57
Gillespie (right) helped ring
the opening bell at the
Exchange on June
is
Richard
a real estate
trust.
Lisa Johnstone, Detroit, Mich.,
development and communications
munity Action Agency.
Scott Kinney
development
is
for
Communication,
vice president of outreach
a leader in digital, video-based learning.
Brian E. Kitchenman
is
director of
for
Wayne Metro Com-
office of
and professional
Discovery Education, a division of Discovery
is
branch manager of the Bensalem
Fulton Bank's premiere division.
Stephanie McDonald
^/^M owns Austin Adventure
Camp in Austin, Texas. Her company recently won accolades as Exercise TVs top trainer/best boot camp.
Boot
Husky Notes
Victoria Harrison Kidd
Scott Richardson, a psychotherapist, earned a master's
work from Marywood University in May
Award in recognition of
outstanding field work during his internship at Geisinger
He won
the Albert Geffen
Angela Regrut
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ily
Donmoyer joined
practice of Dr. Robert
Christine Laubach
Donmoyer
Andrew Dunning is
Inc.,
San Francisco,
Thomas
Bank
Meldrum. He
is
is
e-marketing and public relations
Dutch Convention
and Visitors Bureau.
Marcie Hickey, former Softball AU-American at BU, is head
Softball coach at the University of North Florida.
Marilyn Lenig Paul, a former art teacher from
Northumberland, had her printmaking artwork exhibited at
for the Pennsylvania
Calif.
& Trust, graduated from the 2008 Pennsylvania Bankers
Association's advanced school of banking at Bucknell University.
is
High
Joseph's University, Philadelphia.
Brian
C. Graver Jr., chief financial officer of Mifflinburg
Christopher Knarr
St.
Evans
y y manager
married to
'00.
on the CumHe is a community
the Artspace Gallery, Bloomsburg, in 2008.
serving a four-year term
berland County Planning Commission.
principal of South Iredell
Bloomsburg fam-
the
group account director with Eveo
a
is assistant
School, Statesville, N.C. She earned a master's in educational
leadership from
Dr. Lorren
at
University of Pennsylvania.
Medical Center's Intensive Outpatient Program.
JC\/C
advancement com-
Susquehanna University.
Michael D. Moore received a master's degree in science in
law and public policy, Homeland Security, from California
degree in social
2008.
director of
is
munications and editor of Susquehanna Today magazine
^C\C\
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planner with Rettew Associates.
Dr. Lisa Strawser, Millville, joined the radiology
staff at
Adams teaches pre-kinderganen
Ca-Tisha Ashlock
for the Philadelphia
School
District.
In collaboration
with the University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Edu-
Jersey Shore Hospital.
cation, she is
JC\^7 Jhn Ross executive director of the Gettysburg
S / Hospital Foundation. He is married to Amy
working on a
EPIC curriculum program.
pilot
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Frank Wilt is a branch manager with
Union in Shamokin Dam.
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a
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Jessica Frost
is
member of the
from Perm
manager for the
Geisinger Health System. She won the silver award in 2008
gram
Healthcare Marketing Report's national awards contest.
staff
Gayle
is
service line marketing
Shaw Hones
tional technology
She
is
'98/'00M earned a doctorate in educa-
field
hockey Ail-American
U.S. National Indoor Field
State University.
support
at
Bloomsburg,
is
Hockey team.
She teaches in the nursing pro-
Cedar Crest College.
Brian K. Sims, attorney and
at
BU Alumni Board member, is
counsel for policy and planning for the Philadelphia Bar
Association.
Vincent Urickjr. received the 2007 Department of the
from Drexel University, Philadelphia, in 2008.
employed by Wyeth Pharmaceuticals,
Mifflinville, is a learning
Sharon Melincavage earned a doctor of education degree
a senior financial analyst for Quest
Diagnostics Inc., Collegeville.
Keri Gaito
Adams,
teacher at the Bloomsburg Area School District's
WW. Evans Elementary School.
Credit
JC\
Julie
Navy Top
and Engineers of the Year Award as an
for his role in the research and development of long-haul analog-photonic systems. He has worked as
Collegeville.
Scientists
emerging investigator
a research physicist at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory in
Washington, D.C., since 2001.
Aaron Welles
Wayne Group
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territory unit
manager by Tuscarora
of Companies, Wyalusing.
Bradley B. Boothe,
Clifton, N.J.,
earned a master's
degree in business administration from Bendey
College and works for
Danielle
Yahoo
in
New York City.
Wagner Koser '02/'04M
communication
skills
and
is
teaching 12th-grade
British literature at Line
Junior-Senior High School,
Mountain
Hemdon.
Heather J. Painter, Reading, earned a doctoral degree
and cellular biology from Drexel University,
in molecular
Holiday tradition continues
alumnae from the class of '97 have reunited for a Christinas
celebration for more than a decade in a tradition that dates back to
their days living in Elwell Residence Hall. Shown, from left to right,
are Jen Steckel Sosik, Shani Weston Evans, Stephanie Gallagher
Law, Kristi Bowman Taylor. Karen latum Yi and Erin Forester.
Six
Philadelphia.
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High School.
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Jennifer Meszaros
Elkton
Matthew Kaminsky is M&T Bank's Pennsylvania team
management implementation. He was ac-
leader for treasury
cepted to Widener University School of Law.
Angela Runciman teaches composition
in BU's English
Crystal Skotedis
ship office of Boyer
is
&
manager of the East Pennsboro TownRitter, Certified Public Accountants and
Consultants.
is
an auditor
for
Ga.
He
is
at
with the U.S. Army,
Fort Benning, Columbus,
an infantry company executive
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graduated from ranger school
officer
with the 25th
Oahu, Hawaii.
PricewaterhouseCoo-
pers in Harrisburg.
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Fellows Program.
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Christopher Snyder
a critical care nurse at Capital Health,
Jacob "Jake" Miller, Summit Hill, an economics and
government teacher at Panther Valley High School, is one of
1 1 participants in the first U.S. House of Representative
Lloyd Wohlschlegel,
department.
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is
Trenton, NJ.
awarded the Dr. Conine Santerian Memonal Scholarship
was
in
a bassist with
Kelly Cormell '04/'08Au.D., has joined Susquehanna Val-
Incommunicado. The band
recently toured with rockers Anti-Flag.
Michael Morgan,
assistant technical professor in televi-
sion production at King's College,
pediatrics.
inventory control
is
supervisor at Jacobson Companies.
Frank Cunniff is
at
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine,
Arthur R. Becker, Harrisburg,
purchased a Hazleton radio
is
part of a
group which
station.
ley Hearing Professionals in Lewisburg.
Jill E.
Foltz '04/'08Au.D., Port Royal,
is
employed by
Pitts-
burgh Ear Associates.
Sarah Douglass Groff, Duncannon,
communications
Kyle Hughes
specialist at Central
is
public relations and
Pennsylvania College.
manager with Fulton Bank.
Elizabeth Kulyeshie, Bloomsburg, graduated from the
Thomas M. Cooley Law School, where she was on the dean's
list and honor roll.
Nicole Hartranft Rhoads, a field hockey Ail-American at
BU, is head field hockey coach at Alvernia College of Reading.
Lindsay Waros is a curatorial assistant at the Smithsonian
Newseum in Washington DC.
Aaron
is
a branch
Zeamer is an
K.
of Russell, Krafft
associate attorney with the
Scranton Board of Realtors.
Jeremy Keiter '07M,
for
is
a
middle school language
with the Bloomsburg Area School
Joe Kleiner, Altoona,
marketing
senior director for clinical services
for Ultimate
is
vice president
William
Newman is
Jones, Stroudsburg.
He
'05
is
a
music teacher
for the Baltimore
Public Schools. She teaches fourth- and fifth-grade
Sierer
Brown is an
exercise physiologist at Associ-
ated Cardiologists, Harrisburg.
is
insurance exam.
Ashley Wzorek is a fourth-grade teacher
Nicole R.
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lands School District's Stourbridge Primary School.
earned a master's degree with honors in
work from
the University of Denver. She
High School
Donor Alliance, Denver,
is
is
a
Colo.
a second-grade teacher for
Region
I
Upper
director of the Pennsylvania
Business Education Association. She teaches at Pine Grove
Area Middle School.
Cinda J. Leonard, Roslyn,
executive for CBS-3
Ocean
City Elemen-
Brent Postal is the sports and marketing manager at the
Pocono Mountains Convention
Visitors Bureau. He has
had numerous articles on fishing and hunting published in
is
a pre -school teacher at Hildebrandt
Lyndsey Snyder
is
a staff accountant
with Boyer
& Ritter's
is digital
sales
account
KYW-TV and CW Philly 57 WPSG in
the Philadelphia area.
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Razorfish,
an
interactive services firm
which
is
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redesigning the
Philly.com website.
Hallahan
in Philadelphia.
Angela Fluck Gossler is
Perkiomen School District.
Jennifer Kunetz
third grade at
tary School in Maryland.
office in State College.
Dumin is director of admissions for John W.
Girls Catholic
Wayne High-
Alicia Bercher teaches music for the
Learning Centers.
Inc.
family support coordinator at
Erin
at Riverside
Elementary East in Scranton.
Ashley Robinson
in the
major accounts manager with Auto-
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outdoor magazines.
Emily Costa Chiarelli is a fourth-grade teacher
Emerson School District of New Jersey.
Larry Chiarelli
train
&
instrumental music.
Amanda
director of
a financial adviser for
passed his Series
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Carissa Borick
and
Defender LLC, a device to help
players in a variety of sports.
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& Gruber, Lancaster.
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arts teacher
law firm
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Alan Baker, associate professor of music.
third from right, directs the band backstage
during the Bloomsburg University Players'
recent performance of 'Batboy:
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Spring Break Begins
Saturday, Feb.
Celebrity Artist Series
Alumni Events
All events in the 2008-09 Celebrity
Contact the Alumni Affairs Office at
Tickets for theatrical productions
(5/0) 389-4058, (800) 526-0254 or
are available at the box office,
Artist Series
28
season
will
be
presented in Carver Hall, Kenneth
Classes Resume
Monday, March
9,
S.
Gross Auditorium. For more
8 a.m.
information, call the
box office,
temporarily located in the Carver Hall
Saturday, April 25
lobby, at (5/0)
389-4409 or visit the
Web site at www.
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Monday,
April
alum@bloomu.edu for information.
Details, including times
Classes End
Finals Begin
cardholders pay half of the
Directors Meetings
Saturday, Feb.
8 to 21 Alvina Krause Theatre, 226
,
and dates are subject to change.
Wednesday,
Day Romance:
8 p.m.
Wednesday through
April
Huskies
22
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Your Hometown
in
March
14,
8 p.m.
Feb. 19 to
$20
Due
Friday, April 3, 7:30 p.m.
to the renovation
5 to
1
Concerts
exhibits are being offered in
Listed events are open to the public
updated information,
visit
www.
bloomu.edu/today/arts.php
free of charge.
Bloomsburg. For show
Board ticket
call
the Program
office, (570)
389-4402.
Monday, March 23
City,
Thursday, April
New Jersey, Thursday,
Special Events
Saturday, April 4, afternoon
1
23
April
Weekend
Friday to Sunday, April 3 to 5
carnival with food
and games.
Academic Quad
30
Quest's High Adventure
Wrestling Alumni Day
13
Sunday, April
5,
Day
2 to 6 p.m.,
Spring Concert
Men's/Women's Basketball
Climbing wall and high ropes course
Sunday, March 15, 2:30 p.m.
Alumni Day
open to alumni, students and
Saturday, Feb. 14
community members,
Matthew Lutheran Church
St.
123 N. Market
2 p.m.
St.,
times and tickets,
Friday, Feb.
Photography
Reception: Monday, Feb. 2,
Saturday, April
Alvina Krause Theatre, 226
Chamber Orchestra:
Kerry Stuart Coppin:
Through Feb. 13
8,
Siblings and Children's
March 19
Pittsburgh, Thursday, April
of the Haas Center for the Arts,
more information about shows and
Philadelphia, Thursday,
New York
389-4402.
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Mixer, Friday, Feb. 27
Baltimore,
to the public
on campus. For
Thursday to Sunday,
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Simply Sinatra: Steve Lippia
open
San Antonio, Houston and
Dallas, Texas,
III
alternate venues
Wednesday,
Austin,
Saturday,
show
Program
Bloomsburg Players: The
25
Winter's Tale
Ahn Trio
II
Exhibitions are
Feb.
office, (570)
Wednesday, March 25
Harrisburg, Thursday, Feb. 12
Classical:
Bloomsburg. For
tickets, call the
Board ticket
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Art Exhibits
St.,
times and
Center
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Session - May 8 to June 26
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- May 1 8 to August 7
Session
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May 16
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$20
11 a.m. to
Fridays from
4 p.m.
Wednesday through
1
Carver Hall Chapter Meetings
Friday, Feb. 13,
May 2
free of charge.
of
face value for all shows. Programs
Valentine's
1
Undergraduate Commencement
Saturday,
Mondays through
to
Bloomsburg Players: Wit
Alumni Association Board
Saturday, Feb. 28
May 2
May
noon
www.bloomualumni.com.
Community Government Association
Graduate Commencement
Friday,
temporarily located in the Carver Hall
lobby,
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End
Saturday,
and
locations, are available at
Saturday,
Finals
Theater
St.,
upper campus
Bloomsburg
free
Italian Fest
Symphony Ball
Bloomsburg University-
Hosted by Carver Hall Chapter
Saturday, April 25, 6 to 10 p.m.
Community Orchestra
Friday, Feb.
Sunday, March 29, 2:30 p.m.
Anne Mondro and Donovan
Berwick Senior High
Widmer: Sculpture
School Auditorium
March 2
1100 Fowler Ave., Berwick
27 (snow date,
Saturday, Feb. 28)
Rolling Pines Golf Course
Banquet
Facility,
and
Route 11,
Bloomsburg-Berwick Highway
Alumni Weekend
Contact:
BU Music Department,
Friday to Sunday, April 3 to 5
to
27
(570)389-4289
Saturday, April 4: Quest reunion,
Location to be announced
Student Art Exhibition
April dates
to
and location
Gospel Choir Gospelrama
9 a.m. to noon: Quest climbing wall
Sunday, April
open,
5,
3 p.m.
Kehr Union, Ballroom
be announced
1
p.m. to
4 p.m.;
Parents and Family Weekend
Reception, 5 p.m.
Friday to Sunday, Oct. 23 to
Tuesday and Wednesday,
latest infoiiriation
on upcoming
events, check the university
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Grad Finale
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Homecoming Weekend
April
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The Musical/
Over the Shoulder
By Robert Dunkelberger, University Archivist
Carver Hall:
The Alumni
A Monument to BU's First President
Association of the Bloomsburg State
Teachers College approved a resolution in June
1927 renaming the
on campus,
oldest building
Institute Hall, after the school's first president,
Carver.
The
resolution
Henry
was approved not only because
Carver had revived the Bloomsburg Literary Institute
in 1866, but also because
and
tute Hall
he designed and
a dormitory,
built Insti-
and was instrumental
Bloomsburg's recognition as a
state
in
normal school
for
teacher education.
Henry Carver was
bom in
N.Y., the sixth child of
1820 in Greene County,
Henry and
Sally
Carver and
grandson of Johannes Kerber, a Hessian soldier who
deserted from the British during the Revolutionary
War. Young Henry decided
after
to
marrying in 1843, taught
become
at
a teacher and,
schools in Valatie
and Kinderhook, N.Y.
By 1853, Carver moved
to
Binghamton, accepting
teaching positions in the public schools, academies
and
and
a seminary there
in nearby Cortlandville.
and
the latter positions, he served as principal
At
in-
structed the upper-level students in mathematics
and
the sciences.
After
two decades of teaching in
was looking
for a real
New York, Carver
change when he accepted a
Henry Carver poses around 1870 for what is believed
the only portrait taken while he was in Bloomsburg.
to
be
teaching position at the Oakland (Calif.) College
School in 1864.
He returned
after
to
Binghamton, however,
an October 1865 hunting
accident cost
him his
left
hand.
Following his recuperation, he
moved on
he worked
to
Bloomsburg, where
to create the literary
institute that
would become BU.
Leaving Bloomsburg, Carver
The
efforts of BU's first president,
Henry
Carver, resulted in construction of
Institute Hall,
first
left,
and the campus'
moved
to Denver, Colo., fol-
lowed by positions
in Belleville,
NY., and Vineland,
dormitory.
tered the
N.J.
He
en-
New Jersey Insane Asylum in Trenton after
an 1877 suicide attempt, but he recovered by the
following spring and taught for a year in Muhlen-
berg College's Normal Department.
Carver spent the next six years in
New Jersey, lead-
ing an academy in South Orange, N.J., and teaching
there
and
at three
school
districts
along the Jersey
Shore. Returning to the family farm near Binghamton
in 1885, he
hoped
to teach again,
once more to a mental
ily
moved
to
Colorado
facility
but was committed
the next year.
after his release
The fam-
and Carver
died on Feb. 20, 1889, during a stay at the spa in
Glenwood
He is buried
Springs.
in Denver's
Riverside Cemetery.
Henry Carver was
hailed wherever
and
a driven, charismatic individual
he went
disciplinarian.
as
an unsurpassed educator
One visible symbol of his
determi-
nation stands today, 120 years after his passing, the
building he designed, Carver Hall,
b
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From the
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Sometimes by taking a look back we are able to glimpse, with an air of
nostalgia, the
way we were and
see just
how far we have come.
That
is
the
concept behind "Over the Shoulder," the column archivist Robert
Dunkelberger writes for each issue of Bloomsburg: The University Magazine.
and successful
Likewise, a look back can also renew our appreciation of a long
history.
Such
Institute,
is
the case with our teacher education program. Bloomsburg Literary
which had more
in
common with a high school than a college, was
in 1839. Thirty years later, the addition of "and State
District" to its
—
calling
name
indicated that this institution
Normal School of the
had discovered
the education of teachers to serve the students of the
its first
founded
Sixth
true
Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania.
In this issue of Bloomsburg magazine, you will
Central Columbia Middle
visit
School, a public school for students in grades 5 to 8. Located five miles from our
campus, the Central Columbia School
District,
not surprisingly, employs
alumni as teachers, some of whom serve as supervisors
are following in their footsteps. Middle school principal
masters degree in curriculum and instruction from
many of our
who
to the student teachers
Chad Heintzelman earned
a
BU in 2007, and his wife, Apryle,
fourth-grade teacher at Central Columbia Elementary School,
is
a
pursuing a masters in
elementary education.
The students who completed requirements
and
State
Normal School would most
preparedness and stringent
likely
More than 130
them
to affect
at
years ago,
the "normal course"
was
Bloomsburg
Literary Institute
level of
GPA requirements for todays teachers.
behind preparing teachers in the 1870s
Teachers College or today
at the
be proud of the high
at the
Normal School, the 1920s
Bloomsburg University
Normal School
is
remarkably
improvements in the
our teacher education program
its
philosophy
at
the State
similar.
Principal T.L. Griswold said the
"to teach teachers for the profession of teaching
sentiment, while appropriate for
academic
Yet, the
aim of
and through
common and high schools of the state." That
time, has
been expanded and improved upon, as
now espouses a commitment
of education through a comprehensive program
"to
improving the
which recognizes
its
field
unique
contribution to society, both as a reflection of that society and as an agent for the
improvement of society."
Today, teachers
young students
and
as far
away
who graduated from Bloomsburg University instruct and inspire
in school districts as close as
as Florida
and Hawaii. The
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David
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Bloomsburg Area and Central Columbia
tradition of excellence continues.
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Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania is a
of the Pennsylvania State System of
member
Higher Education
Pennsylvania State System of Higher
Education Board of Governors t
as of April
2009
Kenneth M Jarin, Chairman
C.R. "Chuck" Pennoni, Vice Chair
Aaron Walton, Vice Chair
Rep. Matthew E, Baker
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Larry L. Brink
Jessica E.
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Marie Conley
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If
you want
to learn
Professor Karl
about nearly any subject,
Kapp encourages you
to play a video
Jeffrey E. Piccola
game. Although foreign
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Edward G. Rendell
to
most Baby Boomers,
Kapps theory seems second nature
Generation
to
Y.
Christine J. Toretti
Gerald
L.
Zahorchak
Chancellor, State System of Higher Education
John
C,
Some
B.
Ojeda '97 that he would never
succeed. After starting three businesses and winning
numerous awards before he was
Banh, Chair
Roben Dampman
Ramona H.
Vice Chair
'65,
Lammando
Marie Conley
personal struggles.
David Klingerman
A Path
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to Asia
Sr.
Mowad '08H
when he
many
possible for him
Scott Peterman's interest in Asia took root
Nicole Najpauer '09
was 15 years
Pfus two vacancies
President,
alumnus
their
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Charles C. Housenick
JosephJ.
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now inspires others to move beyond
'94, Secretary
Alley
LaRoy G. Davis
David
told Carlos
Cavanaugh
Bloomsburg University Council of Trustees
Steven
Motivated to Succeed
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Pius two vacancies
ways
Bloomsburg University
L. Soltz
it is
old.
The 1973 BU grad
Buddhism
to live in the
worlds
has
that
made
it
says in
largest continent.
Executive Editor
Fairway Stretch
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Rosalee Rush
Co-Editors
Professor Andrea Fradkin's research can help a
Eric Foster
Bonnie Martin
golfer really get into the
Husky Notes Editor
shares
Brenda Hartman
how
the proper
swing of the
warm-up
can decrease injury and hack points
Director of Alumni Affairs
sport.
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before playing
off a score.
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path of Carlos Ojeda Jr.
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HailiShetler'll
BU's reputation for producing qualified teachers
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reflected in a local school,
Snavely Associates,
LTD
positions.
Art Director
are leading candidates for teaching
practical
approach helps
BU alumni
gain
jobs across the United States.
Debbie Shephard
Adam
is
where education majors
The education programs theory and
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Joneen Lowman,
...
For the First Time
assistant professor of audiology
and speech pathology,
is
driven to
Eric Foster
On the
foster basic
communication
in children.
She
is
convinced that the need
for
speech
Cover
pathologists
Senior Jessica Gonzalez works in the classroom
is
greater today than ever before.
with a Central Columbia Middle School student.
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affirmative action
educational and
is
commuted
to
by way of providing equal
employment opportunities
'97,
couldn't detour his will to achieve.
for all
persons without regard to race, religion, gender,
age, national origin, sexual orientation, disability
or veteran status.
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2
09
but they
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Aid to
Bill funds
Law Enforcement
Center for Computer Forensics Research
Medical Imaging
Bloomsburg University received $200,000 through
2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act to expand its
Center for Computer Forensics Research. The
Program prepares
the
radiologist assistants
A mid-level radiology carter,
emerged
radiologist assistant, has
to
the
help bridge the gap between
demand
the
technicians,
devices,
Christine
for radiologic
who
operate X-ray,
Mehlbaum
CAT scan or sonogram
and the number of radiologist physicians, who
analyze the images.
BU
one of only 10
is
assistant is
training so
Christine
Mehlbaum,
Working under
after
and conditions before
and treatment
on
the
tasks that only they can do."
BU's 45-credit program offers a combination of online
and on-campus components
to help
meet
a shortage in the
radiology field predicted to continue through 2030. In their
semester, students complete courses online; courses
for the
second and third semesters, spring and summer, are
offered
on campus. The
first
class
was admitted
series of training
while conducting investigations.
seminars for law
and software
for
Serve as a national resource center for law
•
enforcement and government personnel.
The Center for Computer Forensics Research builds
upon BU's recently established bachelor's degree
program in computer forensics. The program combines
computer science
computer
training with specialized courses in
forensics, criminal justice, ethics
and
accounting fraud.
in 2006.
The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists
(ARRT), which administers certifying examinations,
declared BU's program to be in compliance with
recognition criteria through July 31, 2011,
may use
Develop a
latest
law enforcement
conducting computer forensic investigations.
procedures, explain techniques and obtain
diagnostic
that
personnel
applications of hardware
RA can
the supervision of a radiologist, an
Computer Forensics
enforcement personnel emphasizing the practical
and
assistant professor of biology
consent. "This allows radiologists to concentrate
first fall
•
and the program's coordinator.
evaluate patients' medical histories
and
equipment and software
he or
she can take on a larger role in medical imaging," says
for
are:
Provide a "clean" environment with the
an experienced radiologic
who has undertaken additional
allied health sciences
Major goals of the Center
Research
•
radiologist assistant (RA) master's degree program.
"A radiologist
information from digital media.
universities in the
country, and the only program in Pennsylvania, offering a
technician
funding was facilitated by U.S. Rep. Paul Kanjorski
and Sen. Bob Casey.
The grant will allow the center to expand partnerships
between BU and law enforcement agencies by providing
training, service and research related to extracting
its
Great Shape
In
BU, LCCC form exercise science agreement
meaning BU
who
earn associate's degrees
exercise science -fit-
graduates are automatically eligible for the certifying
Students
exams. BU's program
ness leadership from Luzerne County Community College
is
also accredited
by the American
Society of Radiologic Technologists and the American
move seamlessly
College ot Radiology.
program under a
To be eligible for BU's program, a prospective student
must have a bachelor's degree, ARRT certification in
two
radiologic technology
and
at least three years of full-time
work experience as a technologist. For information, contact
Mehlbaum at (570) 389-4527 or cmehlbau@bloomu.edu.
in
into BU's exercise science bachelor's
new articulation agreement between the
institutions.
According to
Tom
Martucci, assistant chair of BU's exercise
science and athletics program, students
at
may
degree
LCCC and
receive associate's degrees
who complete
61 credits
may transfer to BU
where, after completing 61 more credits including an internship,
they will earn bachelor's degrees.
BU
currently has about 180 students enrolled in the exercise
science bachelor's degree program, as well as graduate students
who
are pursuing master's degrees
training.
Degrees
in
in
exercise science
exercise science or athletic
may
lead to careers
in
education, corporate wellness, cardiac rehabilitation, health care,
sports medicine and research.
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To the
Third
Power
EET program receives
support from
L3
Communications
The
Electronics Engineering
Technology (EET) program
received a monetary
3
L
from
gift
Communications, Williams-
port, to establish
a student
chapter of the Institute of
Electrical
and Electronic
Engineers
(IEEE).
The
gift
the fees for students to
covers
become
IEEE members.
EET students' professional
growth
is
now
supported by the
Industrial Electronics Society of
IEEE,
under the supervision of
Ghassan Ibrahim, associate
professor of physics and
engineering technology,
who
serves as adviser to the newly
Extraterrestrial
Sample
formed chapter.
BU's electronics engineering
Prof tests lunar soil
technology program recently
received
full
accreditation from
the Accreditation Board for
Engineering Technology (ABET).
Other BU programs accredited
by
ABET are
health physics and
Michael Shepard, professor of geography and geosciences,
properties of lunar
enough to
mission.
the
way
fill
soil.
a small bowl. Shepard's tests are part of a research project for NASA's next lunar orbiter
light reflects off of
planetary
soils.
He has used
it
to
measure analogs
were used on the Mars
time Shepard worked with an authentic extraterrestrial sample.
Financial Services
PSECU contributes $16,000 to scholarships
The Pennsylvania State Employees Credit Union
(PSECU) contributed $16,000 for academic scholarships
at Bloomsburg University. The credit union, which
operates an e-Center in the lower level of the Warren
Student Services Center, was awarded a five-year
contract for cm campus ATM and banking services in
June 2007. The current contract is PSECU's second for
ATM/banking services for the university. Shown from left
are Jachelle Yingling of Williamsport, student assistant
manager, a senior speech pathology and audiology major;
David
Soltz,
BU president; Marlene Latzman, PSECU
manager; Jim McCormack, assistant director of resident
life
for administration
and technology; Jim
Hollister,
assistant vice president for university relations;
Brittany Delaney, student assistant manager.
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selected to test the light reflection
The samples were tested with a goniometer that Shepard constructed
lunar soils, as well as calibrate targets that
computer science.
was
Shepard spent a recent Saturday testing a 30-gram sample of the material,
and
T.
1
years ago to measure
(look-alikes) of
Exploration Rovers. This
is
Martian and
the
first
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Rooms with
a View
Upper campus apartments
to
A new apartment complex with
units
is
campus
open
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opening on BU's upper
this
fall.
Each unit contains
four single bedrooms,
two
bathrooms, a living room and a
kitchen with a dishwasher, as well as
campus network data jacks, cable TV
service and air conditioning. Laundry areas are located on each floor, and parking is allocated on site for each resident.
A community building includes a fitness room, office, mailboxes and study space. Students who lived on-campus during
the spring semester were eligible to apply for spots in the
new apartment complex.
Stay Tuned
His Father's Vision
Namesake speales at BU banquet
Mass Communications
renovates studios
A project under way to
renovate the mass
communications department's
television studio in
I
A
McCormick
Center and upgrade video
equipment and
lighting
designed to help
BU
is
students
Michael DiGiorgio
create professional-quality projects.
According
instructional
spoke on 'My Father's Dream,
Martin Luther King
III,
My Mission' at BU's
16th annual Martin Luther King Jr.
center,
Commemorative Banquet. More than 400 members of the
campus community and area residents attended the event
where the following received humanitarian awards: Robert
Wislock, deputy to the president for equity and interim
director of accommodative services; Kambon Camara,
assistant professor of psychology and counselor at the Center
for Counseling and Human Development; Donna Miller
Counterman '91, a teacher at Danville Area High School; Andy
Stout, a senior English major from Berwick, and Ashley
Ryman, a junior secondary education/English major from
Danville. Shown in the accompanying photo, left to right, are
Judy Wright '82M, King and Irvin Wright, assistant to the
provost for diversity initiatives and director of ACT 101/EOP.
to
Michael DiGiorgio, manager of
media
ago by converting
definition
All editing
services, the project
all
and upgrading
work
began about a year
equipment from analog to high
all
systems to Apple software.
stations, switchers
and teleprompters
have been replaced to support high definition, he
says.
Along with DiGiorgio, Matthew Colosimo, chief
electronic engineer,
and Asa
Kelley,
media
specialist,
have been instrumental in the project, which has cost
approximately $420,000 to date. The
project, to
be completed
this
summer,
final piece of the
will enable
campus-
wide Internet streaming.
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Toward a Cure
Walk
Quick Takes
raises $8,000 to fight breast cancer
Ralph M. Feather
Jr., assistant
professor of educational
foundations and secondary education,
The BU community raised more than $8,000 during the annual Breast
Cancer Walk/Run. Over the past
six years,
Run has raised approximately $60,000
amount
largest
Pennsylvania. This year,
in
the walk/run had 91 runners and about 500 participants overall
who
raised funds to benefit the Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition.
coalition,
founded
in
1993,
is
by Glencoe/McGraw-Hill starting
for breast cancer research, the
any college or university
of
the Breast Cancer Walk/
the consulting author for a
is
new, three-year middle-level science program that
in
2010. During
will
be published
2008, Feather
fall
published a three-book series of state-coordinated middle-level
science textbooks for Tennessee. Additionally, he presented two
sessions of his "Dr. Ralph's Teaching Inquiry Science with Toys and
The
a non-profit organization dedicated to
Treats" at each of the three National Science Teacher Association
regional conferences last
ending breast cancer through education, outreach and research.
total
fall.
attendance of nearly
1
The peer-reviewed workshops drew a
,000 elementary, secondary and higher
education science educators.
Student Leaders
Amarilis Hidalgo de Jesus, professor of languages and
was
CGA president,
cultures,
semiannual paper competition
invited to serve as a judge for the
treasurer
sponsored by the Latin American Studies Association's section on
re-elected
Venezuelan studies. She was selected based on her scholarly work
in
Venezuelan studies.
Gia Adometto, a junior
speech pathology and
Maureen
audiology major from
accommodative services
Eagle ville, was elected to her
National Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf Certificate of Interpretation
second term as president of
performance examination. The exam
the
Community Government
Anikka
Brill,
A poem
vice president,
sophomore
an intensive evaluation of the
is
Michael Stephans,
statistics,
assistant professor of mathematics,
was
orchestrated and published for
mixed-voice chorus. The piece, "Memorandum,"
University of
Elizabethtown; Jeff Bajorek, treasurer, senior finance
Miami
choral concert.
In
was premiered
at a
addition to teaching technical
writing for BU's College of Science and Technology and writing several
and economics major from Vowinckel; and Knstina
books of poetry and
Kachur, secretary, junior geography major from
fiction,
Stephans
is
a jazz musician
who
recently
released a CD.
Duncansville. Bajorek served as treasurer during
last year's
by
computer science and
speech pathology and audiology major from
2008-09, and Kachur was
passed the
Gia Adometto
Others elected to lead BU's student government during
are:
staff interpreters in the
for students with disabilities,
usage of American Sign Language, both receptively and expressively.
Association earlier this spring.
2009-10
Tess Deckert '07,
A. Hill and
parliamentarian.
David Randall, associate professor
of English, published an essay in
the anthology "Literature, Writing and the Natural World" titled
"Evolutionary Film Theory: 'Crash' and The End of the
Helping Others
Susan Dauria,
Students spend spring break
in
Oral Histories of the
Bloomsburg
Fair."
The book was published
through the Bloomsburg Fair Association and highlights the
Ten BU students and two staff members
who
are involved
in
Film."
professor of anthropology, published "Voices from the
service
Fair:
Road
life
histories
the
of fair vendors, volunteers
and administrators.
Northeast Pennsylvania Alliance Against Homelessness spent
spring break
in
New
Orleans. They
worked with the United Saints
Michael
1st Street Recovery Project, helping families affected by Hurricane
Katrina
work on
their
homes. The Northeast Pennsylvania Alliance
Against Homelessness, founded by professor emeritus Gary Clark,
Collins, professor of theatre arts, appeared
Men
of
Mah
Queens Theatre
in
the Park,
premiere of "The
at the
is
Jongg," a
new
New York.
directed by Tony Award-winning playwright
in
the world
play by Richard Atkins,
The production was
Mark Medoff.
based at BU.
In
a separate project, seven students involved in Catholic
Campus
Ministry, Sister
Debbie Borneman and Father Don Cramer served the
poor and needy
in
Pittsburgh during spring break, staying with the
Millvale Franciscans. They took
more than eight boxes
of
for a charity they chose.
more than 400
pairs of
new
socks,
books for teens, and a monetary donation
The students raised
their
own money for
Dianne Mark, dean
SPRING
was an
speaker at The Pennsylvania Governor's Forum: Linking Ready
Kids to
Ready Schools
in
Philadelphia.
The Education Commission
of
the States and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation co-convened the meeting
with governors
in
selected states to provide lessons about the
importance of strengthening pathways between early learning and
the early grades.
this first-time trip.
of the College of Professional Studies,
invited
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From his home office,
Karl Kapp maintains
a blog, kail kapp.
blogspot.com, focused
on online learning and
instructional technology.
BY LAURIE CREASY
is receiving validation from some unexpected
sources, including the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of
Education, the Federation of American Scientists and private foundations.
Members of Generation Y, those born between 1977 and 1994, are not surprised.
The learning value of video games
A
military medic
performs
lives
scene. Just
Sure
triage
comes upon an
on the
patients
while the ambulance
what you'd expect,
— except
that this
is
and saves
on the way
in the military,
Army,
is
isn't
...
This video game, sponsored by the
called "America's
Army"
OK,
let's
try this:
of another
You hear "World of Warcraft," the
If you're a certain age, you
imagine zombies with week-old stubble staring
piled
up
article,
Generation
to
Y is learning how to
team of people dispersed across the globe
And
the great thing
is
that
to
"World of Warcraft"
gives these unwitting students of global
safe place in
which
commerce
a
to try out different leadership
Democracy doesn't work? Try tyranny for a
Then take what you've learned and apply
those skills to leading a real virtual team collaborating on a project.
styles.
latte
at a
cups
Games, gadgets, gizmos
world coming
to? Karl
for learning
Kapp knows.
In
—what's
the
fact, he's
written the book. Literally.
"We
until they're spilling over onto a floor
covered with dirty socks and jeans.
May 2008
accomplish goals.
MMORPG.
computer terminal, eyes glazed, empty
future global
By playing "World of Warcraft," according
while.
And it actually happened.
title
a
well
work he learned
MMORPG (massive multiplayer online
role play game).
U.S.
to the
leaders.
lead a
isn't
a medic. Everything he has put to
by playing an
their
right?
medic
has never had a day's formal training, and
...
The Harvard Business Review sees
accident,
talk about information overload, but these
kids have never had information underload. They
BLOOMSBURG
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3ADGETS, gizmos
create behaviors to adapt to continual
communication
"It
helps you encode that knowledge more richly
stimulus," says Kapp, professor of instructional tech-
and deeply
nology and author of "Games, Gadgets and Gizmos:
games teach problem solving and higher
Tools for Transferring Knowledge from the Boomers
thinking
In
fact,
Kapp
says, Jon Burgess,
development
level
skills."
As part
Gamers."
to the
video
for future recall. Additionally,
of a multi-university team,
Kapp
recently
received an $800,000 National Science Foundation
game
math and
executive at Apple, estimates that the average
grant to create a video
Generation Y consumes 20 hours of media each
engineering concepts to middle-school students.
—
day
The premise: You
in seven hours.
that teaches
are competing with three other
How is that possible? By having a computer, cell
phone, MP3 player and various other electronics in
people to be the host of a survival show set in a frozen
use simultaneously.
you how
"Walking into some classrooms," Kapp
on an airplane
like getting
—'Turn
off
electronic devices.' So today's students
electronics
all
the time
This, he believes,
and
is
all
end up using
in the classroom."
a mistake. Teachers, faculty
instructors should leverage the potential of digital
devices. "Otherwise,"
the
— except
says, "is
and stow
myth
he
says, "I think
we perpetuate
that older people are out of touch
and
don't
know what's going on."
But can this whole game thing be good? Don't they
Games
teach.
Kapp uses his son as an example.
about World War II. He can tell
all
you about the Axis powers and the Allied powers and
these things as host of the fictitious show. Students
leam about
combustibility, the R-value of materials
and formulas
for heat flow, surface area
But there's a twist.
four contestants have to
shelter,
war fought almost 70 years ago.
seem to have time to cover
while keeping the group
It is
again
—and
it,
to the
fun of playing the game.
you'll play again
that's
"We know from
research
learning events together,"
Kapp
says, pointing to
the passion players
put into the games.
SPRING
and
how we leam.
that strong emotions tie
together to construct a
warm enough to
it
snow
survive the
an action-adventure video game with a
learning outcome.
"We have
to teach the kids for the
world they're
going to have to deal with," Kapp says. "In the future,
maybe
they'll listen to podcasts,
fellow student."
during the school year.
His son played "Age of Empires," and the learning
enjoy
work
using what they previously learned to build
World War
If you
velocity.
mini-game, the plane crashes in the wilderness. All
online role play with a
was secondary
and
On the player's way to the last
Yet his teachers never
II
that teach
and rappel
across a ravine, because you'll need to talk about
night.
other details from a
You earn points in mini-games
to build a shelter, start a fire
strong enough to combat high winds and heavy
just waste time?
His son knows
wilderness.
play a game, do an
'We talk about information overload, but
these kids have never had information
underload.'
He
-
Professor Karl Kapp
becoming
sees brick-and-mortar universities
secondary to the content and knowledge that can be
gained.
"What technology allows us to do
and learning beyond the
extend
is
the classroom
classroom period."
Kapp
In fact,
lives. Instead,
when we no longer
and then go on with the rest
sees a time
to college to learn,
stop,
go
of our
he sees games, gadgets and gizmos as
weaving knowledge into the everyday flow of life, making learning a true
"Under the
life -long
experience.
right conditions,"
Kapp
points out, "a
video game player will see each frustration, each failure
in the game, as an opportunity to get
which has wonderful learning
try,
player gets
it
right, establishes a
something more
and making
be instructional as well as fun. Multiuser games such as "World of Warcraft"
allow players to experiment with different types of teams and styles of
leadership.
Shown above
are screenshots from a
through a National Science Foundation grant.
game Kapp
is
developing
The
the promise
highly motivating. This
all
day playing a
surely, learning a
new skill at
steady, visible progress
their goal of defeating the
Karl Kapp, professor of instructional technology, says that video games can
is
part of the reason gamers can spend
game. They are slowly, but
level
on the next
new skill and tries
new skill and
of learning a subsequent skill
each
right
difficult.
"The act of obtaining that
is
it
implications."
toward
game, bettering their time or
finding the hidden treasure."
own job. How
new skill in a classroom
being lectured to by someone who expects you and the
others in the group to progress at the same rate? Or by
Think about
would you
this in
terms of your
—
rather learn a
playing a game, being able to try and
succeed,
all
fail
and
try
and
without ruining the product or risking
lives?
Doctors already learn surgical techniques through
the use of video game-like programs. Pilots use
simulators to learn to
fly
Soldiers learn to respond
where the walls can
soldiers in
tell
under adverse conditions.
under
where
fire
in "smart" rooms,
bullets hit
one room will be avatars
—and
soon,
for soldiers in
another room.
But what about the potential
who
didn't
digital
lives
spend our
for
entire lives
abuse?
If
those of us
with technology are
immigrants, and the people who've never
without technology are
known
digital natives, there's got to
possibility that some of today's students will
become digital savages.
"My belief is that we, as educators, must teach students the limits, boundaries and proper use of technology for learning and communication," Kapp says. "If you
put a tool like a knife on a table and say, 'Don't touch
that knife,' eventually they're going to touch it and
potentially hurt themselves. But instead if you teach
them how to safely and properly handle that knife,
be a
they're less likely to get hurt."
Writer Laurie Creasy
Philadelphia area.
lives
b
and works
in the
Motivated to
Succeed
BY SUE A. BEARD
After Carlos Ojeda
'97 spoke at West Chester
Jr.
University, a student in die audience said,
'Colleges are always in need of motivational
speakers.
You
are
and
Carlos Ojeda
take,
Jr.
The
by
Great, motivating
captivating.'
believes
but rather
it.
the
"life is
not measured by the breaths you
moments
oldest of three children
that take
your breath away."
and only son of immigrant
Puerto Rican parents, Ojeda says the hurdles he surmounted only
him
stronger
the streets
him
and more determined. Many
and wound up dead or behind
of his
boyhood
made
friends chose
A teacher once called
bars.
had ever seen. But instead of
the stereotypes with which he was labeled, the 34-year-
"the greatest piece of garbage" he
conforming
to
old educator,
—and
communicator and poet proved everyone wrong
continues to inspire minorities to reach for the top.
vational speaker, he has
A full-time moti-
spoken in more than 20
states
and
averages 60 speaking engagements a year, most to
Hispanics and other minorities.
Finding his motivation
Ojeda grew up with a "wonderful mix of cultures" that
gave
him
the ability to speak fluent English
Spanish, thanks to a father
Rico to Newark,
who came
to the
N.J.,
who
and
emigrated from Puerto
when he was 8
or
9,
and a mother
United States as a teenager and
remained culturally grounded in her native land.
When Ojeda was
to
Reading, Pa.
the cultural
"I
mecca
happy
to
of the world, just across the river from
New York City," he remembers.
in bilingual classes even
already
moved from Newark
move to Reading from
10, the family
wasn't
though
"And when they put
I
knew what the school system thought
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me
spoke fluent English,
of me."
I
College
was
ojmy
'the greatest jour years
four years and the most
difficult
life,
most transformative
the
times of my life.'- Carlos Ojedajr.
that position.
With Ojeda as the
community
Latino school and
liaison,
Kutztown's minority
enrollment quadrupled in three
years.
Kutztown
U.S. Hispanic
By the time Ojeda got
to
crowd.
And while
some good
there were
and
Mima
apart.
organization's Latino youth
My grades suf-
entrepreneurship program,
I
"She
needed
to live for the
whose
was cut
life
needed
Fuchs, the talent
toiled so
full
hard in the
had never been tapped." The
reinstated at
two
women helped
start a
for his
Ojeda prepare
SATs and secure
He
Latino fraternity; got
became
describes college as "the
my life,
him
BU where he helped
debuted in his
own radio show;
editorial director of the
student newspaper, The Voice;
the
began
and the most
mentor other students; and was
times of
my life."
a
brotherhood program
hired as the
Ojeda admits he struggled
first
to
employee of the
Multicultural Center.
He gradu-
early on, but his perspective
ated in 1997 with a multitude of
changed when he became godfa-
leadership awards from a univer-
ther to Zachary, the
of his cousin
newborn son
and best
sity that, today,
friend Jose
"Joey" Negron.
"1
started to
apply myself.
I
work harder and
got
responsible.
I
found
myself earning more per hour as
an intern than
ever
made
All that
says, is
my parents had
in their lives."
ended when Zachary,
then 18 months old,
fell
from an
open seven-story window. He and
at
the
Pennsylvania Statewide Latino
The same
Coalition.
year,
he
Month
at
Colgate University.
Ojeda was hooked, and his
enthusiasm was contagious.
Inspired to reach minority teens
with his message of education,
empowerment and
progress, he
much
he was 30: Third Millennium
Innovations, a marketing firm
that connected businesses
with Pennsylvania's Latino
community; Distinct
Communications, a motivational speaker clearinghouse
more diverse than the institution
he and fellow minority students
and bureau where Ojeda mentored, developed and marketed
found in the early 1990s.
speakers;
an internship
with a banking corporation and
became more
'
he
note speaker
founded three businesses before
most transformative four years
difficult
first
launched Hispanic Heritage
involved in student government;
a full
scholarship to Bloomsburg.
greatest four years of
who had
fields."
Ojeda's determination got
of potential
that
Coatesville.
speaking engagement as key-
him, for my
my mother and for my
migrant grandmother
didn't see in myself.
his involvement in
In 1997, he accepted his
to live for
me
They saw I was
and
short. "I
High School, saw something in
and
workshops in Kennett Square
godson
father, for
I
Bizfest,
bilingual business development
The following New Year's Eve,
search coordinator at Reading
that
got kicked
Ojeda says he realized that he
from Bloomsburg
life.
I fell
that kind of
felt
out of school," Ojeda admits.
Faye Ortiz, a Latino
University, entered his
Ojeda's support of the
had never
fered and, eventually,
fueled the fire of
When he was a high school
recruiter
pronounced dead.
pain.
resentment building in him.
senior,
Commerce Foundation
President's Award based on
"I
teachers, the "garbage"
comment only
gency room when the toddler was
the boy's father were in the emer-
high
was getting into trouble
and hanging out with the wrong
school, he
also received the
Chamber of
and Carlos Ojedajr.
Inc.
(www.carlosojedajr.com), his
Inspiring others
professional speaking company.
After BU, Ojeda earned a master's
degree in business administration
He serves as national
director
SLiCK (www.iamslick.com), a
leadership development program
of
from Kutztown University and
became the university's assistant
director of admissions
and an
adjunct professor in the College of
Business, the
first
Latino to hold
he developed with his mentor
and fellow
Consuelo
who
inspirational speaker,
Castillo Kickbusch,
retired
from the
Army as
the
BLOOMSBURG THE UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE
highest-ranking Hispanic
in the
Combat Support
woman
Field.
He's also developing CoolSpeak,
a speakers'
bureau that will pro-
vide motivational speakers for
middle school, high school and
Speak the Culture
college students.
Although
Ojeda's other projects
represent his varied interests.
He
published a book of original
poetry, "Mi
Alma" ("My
Soul")
students of color have
behind whites
member of
first
college, Carlos Ojeda
movie
based on
script
Spanish
growing up and Zachary's
all
He
also
is
into a
DVD that will
'97 has
Jr.
made
it
from
his mission to
when
need to speak
reaching out to Hispanic youths. They've got
have to speak the
"If
you want to
the urban culture
take his message of
culture.
the world
determination to
know what they
able to communicate on their
in
which they
believe and speak to that.
understand someone
Ojeda's wife,
Sandra de Jesus
level, to
You've got to
live.
It's
all
about being
leave your world and
else's."
People of color face myriad obstacles
higher education, he says. They
Ojeda, will earn a
understand
recruit minorities, you've got to
...
more youths.
when
it
comes
to
may be hampered by the
degree in optom-
lack of resources at inner-city schools or a lack of informa-
etry this spring,
tion on the grants, loans
and the Ojedas
Close-knit families can stand
are expecting a
child leaving for college as a
When
second child in
August. Their
his
first,
Carlos Alberto Ojeda
was born
"I live
fullest,"
III,
and
financial incentives available.
in
the way, too, often seeing a
form of abandonment.
Ojeda speaks to a group of young Latinos, he breaks
message down and engages students on a basic
one conference, he
recalls,
who had assembled
in 2004.
my life to the
Ojeda
he
was seated
says. "I'm
"I
watched him give
his presentation,"
"He had a very professional Power Point
moments
my
into far too
to help other people.
doesn't matter
live, it
me
how long you
live."
talk,
B
much
detail.
was
last year
retired
as editor oj The
Record Herald, Waynesboro, Pa.
SPRING
lost the kids,
he went
and at the end of
his
next on the speakers' platform and, at the end
of his talk, not a single packet of information
remained on
the stage. "Recruiters must be dream-makers, not gatekeepers," he says.
Parental involvement
Sue A. Beard
He
Ojeda remembers.
display, but
not one single student picked up the packets."
Ojeda
It
matters what you do
while you
At
a packet of helpful information about the
for
breath away and enable
level.
beside a recruiter
financial resources available to students.
on a constant hunt
that take
it
wrong, according to Ojeda, a full-time motivational
speaker. Recruiters don't have to speak the language; they
editing
of his speeches
college,
his Puerto Rican family to graduate
Often, university recruiters think they
about their experiences
death.
in
turn those statistics around.
Negron's book, "1ZER09,"
some
lag
still
according to the American Council on Education. As the
Negron, he
writing a
significant gains,
the rate at which they enroll
in
and, with his cousin Joey
is
made
African American and Hispanic students
is
crucial to the process,
he
believes.
"Once you've convinced the parents that this
dream
possible, they
in
is
their child's life."
become the most powerful
influence
—
A Path
to
BY
MARK
According to the U.S. State
E
Scott Peterman's first extended visit to Asia was
as a fellow at
Department, 6.6 million
Americans, excluding military,
live
abroad in more than 160
countries.
BU alumnus Scott
Peterman is part of this group,
li\ing and working in Tokyo
and Hong Kong.
Taiwan University's Stanford
immerse
upcoming Asia experts in Chinese and other Asian
languages. He came home fluent in Chinese
Center, founded in 1961 to
"fairly
good, but not
dissertation
'native' fluent"
and went
to
work
in
—
finished his
marketing
for a
Philadelphia company.
The phone
rang.
It
Peterman had known
maker in
was an acquaintance whom
at
Silicon Valley.
an
earlier job
with a software
Would Peterman be
inter-
ested in working for Apple Computer, developing
its
Asia market? There were lots of marketing experts the
Apple guy could have
called,
but not
many who
spoke Chinese. Already, Peterman was part of a
small pool.
He took
the job.
Based in Hong Kong and working in 15 Asian
countries,
Peterman used focused philanthropy
introduce the Apple brand and create
demand
to
for the
company's products. The company donated 1,500
W
"^*=3»-.
"
computers
to
impoverished schools across Asia, then
them with heavily discounted Apple
ware to use on those machines.
supplied
In addition,
soft-
Peterman negotiated software pur-
chases from other suppliers so teachers could develop
computer-based learning programs.
for
an Australian professor
to teach
He also
arranged
week-long courses
in courseware development at universities
where
Apple had made donations.
"You wouldn't believe the reactions people gave
me," recalls Peterman 73.
tions to very
"We were making dona-
Lumpur. Places with no computers
students
Scott Peterman '73
office.
poor colleges in Seoul, Taiwan, Kuala
had no money. The
at all
reaction
All of which,
"trishna"
could see himself topping out in marketing. Soon, he
finished in three
and
is
now a
offices in
Tokyo and Hong
Kong, flying regularly between the two locales
to
advise clients on high-level corporate issues: mergers
and
acquisitions, corporate finance, venture capital,
—
"I
I
say
I
ital
markets.'
Peterman.
"All
do
I
smooth functioning
On the other hand,
live in Asia, a
is
it
make
up and
of the cap-
him
Peterman's work allows
region that began to draw
when he came
(in
much
though some might dress
'contribute to the
was
Chinese religious studies) from Stanford, two master's
do," says
rich people richer,
London and Vienna.
from Georgetown University, he has a doctorate
say, is so
term connoting excessive
am not sure there is any socially redeeming
value in what
hedge funds. He's worked in Washington, D.C.,
In addition to his law degree
Peterman might
a Buddhist
him
across a history of Buddhism.
at
to
age 15
The seed
planted, though didn't sprout until he entered
graduate school.
"I
was so naive
that
I
didn't
know you
could
degrees (one in religion, one in political science) from
study Buddhism as a student," says Peterman,
Vanderbilt and Ohio State universities and, of course,
became
his Bachelor of Arts (with honors) from Bloomsburg.
leaving Stanford.
a Buddhist himself in the
Continued on next page
Hong Kong
a Gaikokuho Jimu
attachment to the impermanent things of this world.
and
partner in Sidley Austin, his third firm since 1996.
Peterman works from
is
was just
Other marketing jobs followed, but Peterman
a half years while employed full time
a partner in Sidley Austins
Bengoshi, or registered foreign lawyer.
and whose
overwhelming."
was taking night law classes. He
is
In Tokyo, seen below, he
mid-1980s
who
after
Asia
is
place to
'a fun
live
because you're
new
constantly confronting
experiences
and also confronting yourself
- Scott Peterman 73
themselves off while waiting
trasts
stop lights. Such con-
at
annoy Peterman when he
jam surrounded by hundreds
during
wife and daughter,
visits to the U.S. to see his
Swarthmore
a student at
"Taxes are a
in a traffic
is sitting
of idling gas engines
College.
higher in Japan," he says, "but
bit
don't recall ever seeing a single pothole in the
country." Japanese are "big"
Peterman,
who notes
I
whole
on maintenance, says
Chinese are quite
that the
the opposite.
Are there downsides
Peterman
adherence to
a
many ways, he says, Buddhism has made living
In
in Asia possible.
"It's
a fun place to live because you're
constantly confronting
new
experiences and also con-
fronting yourself," says Peterman,
more
in
who has become
appreciative of the powerful influence of culture
how we
interpret experiences.
are reluctant to look
in the face," instead glancing slightly
the side.
As someone taught
away from
the person to
Peterman had
to adjust.
conscious that
I
that
down or to
rude
it is
to
look
whom one is speaking,
"Over time,
I've
alien,
he pays the same $4
visiting California
charged a higher
filter."
staff's
swim
caps.
Asian
The businessman
is
is
as
an
overcommitted person.
energetic,
and suggested
things."
and, to
sensibility to the influence of
culture,"
he
says, citing
seen going on in U.S.
Traits of that "energetic,
overcommitted person"
On one recent work day, Peterman got up
went
Tokyo
to his
and worked on
office
ple of hedge funds. That night, he
young
artist;
he'd been her
first
is at
commercial
Open
the trunks of many Japanese automobiles and you'll
find a large propane tank like those
our barbecues. The country's
we use
electric
sale
and
touch with her work. The next
was more fund work, followed by a weekly
points of Japanese law. Peterman
is
the only foreigner
engagement
letters,
followed by dinner with a banker.
In a way,
it all
ties together,
or fund
whom
says Peterman.
manager or lawyer, many of
he works are struggling to deal
with a changing world.
management,
the top of the industrialized world."
a cou-
had dinner with a
lawyers meeting with a study session on some fine
the people with
consumption must be half of ours,"
says Peterman. "In terms of energy
to stay in
Whether artist
overconsumption and energy use.
Japan
day, there
our reluctance to tackle long-
term problems such as Social Security reform,
"Japan's energy
of six stu-
department on curriculum.
political science
in these meetings. Later, he wrote
I've
knew me
volunteered
student election board and a group that advised the
disgruntled outsider.
what
I
He was president
he wanted
haven't liked
"Rules are rules."
not be surprised by his career path. "People
Buddhism and enjoys working in an environment in
which others also understand such concepts.
Though still a U.S. citizen, Peterman now
looks at his home country as an outsider. Often, a
"I
zealous enforce-
swimmers wear
completely bald. The
Peterman says his friends from Bloomsburg might
says.
now seems the most "correct" view.
attributes this
A
use the pool, but what
all
early,
He
tariff to
of a policy requiring that
varying viewpoints can
—
fee as local residents.
ment
remain.
be valid
at
a resident
businessman he met recently was
annoyed the executive was the
Asians seem more conscious than Americans that
all
rigid
Tokyo, Peterman swims laps
dent organizations, including the debate society, the
become more
see things through a different
No single viewpoint is inherently correct, he
Peterman, that
rules. In
government recreation center where, as
"Japanese people are very polite," says Peterman, "but
many Japanese business people
to living in Asia? Absolutely.
an example of Japanese
philosophy, Peterman explains,
Like different interpretations of etiquette.
you
offers
"The Buddhist in me," he says, "wants to reach
out and to give
them
this transition."
b
a leg
up
as they try to
make
to light
mini-buses turn
Mark
BLOOMSBURG
E.
Dixon
is
a freelance writer in Wayne, Pa.
UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE
Fairway
Stretch
BY KEVIN GRAY
A professor's research shows what a
does before the club connects
ball can cut strokes off his
golfer
with the
or her score.
On
frigidly cold mornings, some experts
recommend warming up vehicles for several
minutes before driving them to heat the oil
and allow
it
to circulate.
Doing so, experts
say,
could
Andrea Fradkin demonstrates a stretch designed
prevent future engine trouble. Similarly, research
to lessen golfers'
potential for injuries while improving their scores.
conducted by Andrea Fradkin, assistant professor of
exercise science, demonstrates
how warming up
properly before driving a golf ball can prevent
injuries
Between 31 and 37 percent of golfers sustain an
injury over a
and improve performance.
Fradkin studied the prevalence and
who warmed up
effects of
warming up before golfing, then developed and
tested a warm-up routine based on the physiology
properly sustained an injury, while 34.9 percent of
those
who
"Still,
and biomechanics required
12-month period. Fradkin's research
found that just 5.6 percent of golfers
She
to play the sport.
found that fewer than 2 percent of amateur
warm up
sustained one.
tend to be more focused on the per-
formance-improvement benefits associated with the
golfers
perform an appropriate warm-up prior to playing a
round of golf and fewer than 0.5 percent
didn't
golfers
warm up
warm-up than
the injury-prevention benefits,"
Fradkin explains.
In order to measure performance-improvement
before practicing.
benefits,
"I
also found that less than
speed of the club the
know what constitutes an effective warm-up,"
Fradkin adds. "An appropriate golf warm-up consists
of three steps, can take less than eight minutes
requires nothing
more than
Fradkin correlated club-head speed (the
percent of golfers
1
and
measure of performance. As she points
head speeds than
"Golfers
•
•
Two minutes
of
dynamic
stretches,
as a
Static stretches of the wrists, elbows, shoulders,
their
injuries
—
areas
where
commonly occur.
activity that
mimics
muscle memory.
"Meanwhile, golfers
who used the warm-up program
conditioning program
for five
weeks improved
club-head speeds by 24 percent, which
translates to a
drop in approximately seven
In a sport in
Air swings of the golf club, because doing
an
golf
their club-
12.8 percent, equaling a drop in
approximately four strokes [per round]," Fradkin says.
jumping jacks or trunk twists, to get the blood
and oxygen flowing throughout the body.
lower back and hamstrings
•
such as
out, golfers
less-skilled golfers.
who warmed up improved
head speeds by
includes:
the ball) as a
with lower handicaps tend to generate faster club-
a golf club."
The warm-up she developed
moment it strikes
most valuable
which every
tool just
strokes."
stroke matters, a golfer's
might be
a proper
warm-up.
B
golf will spar]
~
-
Kevin Gray
is
ajreelance writer based in the Lelxi§i Valley.
.
Preparedjx)
STORY BY JACK SHERZER, PHOTOS BY ERIC FOSTER
School
districts
employ
nationwide
BU alumni as
teachers, principals
and
superintendents
Central Columbia Middle
School exemplifies
alumni's
commitment
As
the eighth-grade
draws
watches
girl
a small volcano
carefully,
on the margin
Bloomsburg University student
Francesca
teacher's
small rocks flying from the volcano's top.
"See?"
Womack says, smiling at
the student.
the rocks are pouring out, exiting. Exiting. So
"Extrusive!" the girl says, giving
the multiple choice answer.
"It's
"We have our volcano and
what kind of rock.
Womack a big smile and
coming
out,
it's
the field of education
and to nurturing the
next generation of
classroom teachers.
assures
Womack she is ready to take a retest.
For
she
is
embarking on the
"I've
Womack,
working with
that
I
kids," says
made something a
study to do well for a
girl
in the midst
Columbia
moment confirms
again that
right career.
always wanted to teach.
love
class, the
outside."
more minutes, the
of her eight-week student teaching placement in the Central
Middle School's learning support
.?"
.
pointing to
formed on the
After going over the geology quiz for about 10
to
Womack
The 22-year-old
pen starts working on
of the quiz.
little
I
guess
Womack,
I
have that motherly instinct and
of Morrisville, Pa.
easier to understand, that
I
"I
like feeling
helped them
test."
Training teachers to help students succeed was one of Bloomsburg
an endeavor formally recognized in 1869,
30 years after the institution's founding, when the name was changed to
Bloomsburg Literary Institute and State Normal School of the Sixth
University's earliest missions,
District.
Today's education majors receive a
mix of practical experiences
that begin with classroom observations even before they are accepted into
BLOOMSBURG THE UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE
—
'My grandfather always
This
is
told
me teaching isn't something you choose
Something you are chosen
to do.
'
- BU senior Jessica Gonzalez
to do.
(above)
dent teaching opportunities in a
and professors who serve on
we teach the theory
method behind the madness we also teach practical
variety of districts, ranging from
various planning and education
solutions to everyday problems
the program. There are also a
the university, with student
wide array of seminars and
teachers
rural areas like Central
School
Columbia
miles
District, just five
from BU's campus,
to
stu-
urban
experiences in Philadelphia,
who
that while
are well prepared
the
—
committees. The university's
they are going to run into in the
education majors are also prime
classroom. In terms of the kind
candidates for teaching positions,
of teachers
Heintzelman
and putting out in the schools,
adding
says,
at least
we
are producing
Harrisburg and Allentown.
half of his school's staff has a
when
Chad Hemtzelman,
bachelor's or master's degree
they are doing the job they need
from BU.
to
principal
of the 725-student Central
Columbia Middle School, earned
Associate professor Michael
Patte '92/'94M, a supervisor for
and instruction at Bloomsburg.
Heintzelman says schools like his
student teachers
benefit greatly
from
their ties to
Gonzalez of Boonton,
N.J.,
who is
placement in Central Columbia
says,
the students appreciate
be successful."
in the midst of her eight-week
Central
Columbia Middle School,
"What
to
Just ask senior Jessica
his master's degree in curriculum
at
do
the rubber hits the road
is
Middle School's
life skills
class for
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students with learning disabilities.
In addition to basic reading,
writing and
skills
math
skills,
the
life
students learn to be as
self-
sufficient as possible in the class-
room's kitchen and during weekly
field trips to the
grocery store.
Sitting at a table flanked
three boys
by
working on basic
math and reading exercises,
Gonzalez easily switches from
one
to the other as she helps the
students puzzle through the
work. "You were supposed to use
the ruler, see?" Gonzalez says,
pointing to a ruler next to a picture of a ball
and explaining the
measurements
as the
one boy
smiles and nods, getting
Student teacher Melissa Browne brings
math and science savvy
it.
"Remember what three-quarters
is? If you had a pizza and you cut
to class.
Urban Experiences
Bloomsburg
University has long had close relationships with
neighboring school districts
in
mostly
Central Pennsylvania. But as part of
its
its
rural
and suburban
commitment to
giving
teach
districts,
summer
school
and
education majors can help
in
Harrisburg or be part of a
program that gives them classroom experiences
in
program focusing on pre-school
in
a
children.
The Philadelphia Urban Seminar
is
open
Bloomsburg and the 13 other universities
to students from
in
the Pennsylvania
"The population of today's classroom across
two weeks
1
is
changing;
it is
not the classroom of
980s," says Charles Starkey, chair of early
of the district's school year, live in La Salle
University residence halls and spend their days observing and
helping to teach, Patte says. The seminar includes profes-
development
and community
childhood and elementary education. "There are
sional
more and more
service. Last year, for example, students revived
children
where
English
is
a
second language and from diverse cultures
important that
we
... it
prepare our teachers so they
are equipped to interface with the various groups
and be effective
In
IS
elementary or special education majors can take part
State System of Higher Education. Students arrive for the last
the
Michael Patte
Michael Patte '92/'94M, associate professor of educational
Philadelphia, Allentown or Bethlehem.
the country
is
and then
they spend with the kids. Additionally, early childhood,
as well.
addition to working with the Hazleton
In
half of the day,
students are paid $1 2 an hour as tutors for the academic time
university continues to reach out to urban
Williamsport
first
assist with recreational activities in the afternoon, says
studies and secondary education. Participating Bloomsburg
students a wide range of teaching experiences, the
districts,
through eighth grades for the
BU
summer
students help pupils
in first
in
an over-
a project that culminated with a multicul-
tural celebration.
"It
gives
cut out to
instructors."
the Harrisburg School District's
school program,
grown park
talks in the evenings
them
do
a flavor
this' or 'No,
and they come out either saying
I
could never teach
setting,'" Patte says. "Either
feelings,
and
it's
in
'I'm
an urban
way, they have veiy strong
an incredible experience for them."
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it
them
into four pieces, three of
would be
three-quarters."
Gonzalez, 22, will graduate
this spring
with a dual
tion in special
certifica-
and elementary
education and begin graduate
school at
"I
believe
New York University.
my academic achieve-
ments, the
experience in
field
Bloomsburg's program and
my
work in summer camps helped
me
get in," she says.
For Gonzalez, the desire to
teach children with special needs
is
Principal
highly personal. She comes
from a family of educators and
the library at
completed renovation project.
an observation made by
recalls
her grandfather, a teacher
years.
Chad Heintzelman drops by
Central Columbia Middle School, part of a recently
"He always
this isn't
told
for
30
me that
something you choose to
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Practical Information
From the start of his master's degree program,
Chad
For example, one of her classes demonstrated a
Heintzelman remembers his Bloomsburg University classes
gave him real-world, practical information he could use.
"There
was an
your job
job I'm
Columbia Middle School.
You would have
was to respond
in
picture
five
to
problems
them.
It
in
"It
was
a timed
from Bloomsburg
a fourth-grade teacher
now working on
in
in
2007, and his wife, Apryle,
her master's
in
and BU are neighbors, which helps foster
the university. But proximity
isn't
its
teachers and
the only reason education
I've
samples and techniques
life in
all
been
in
taken so
my teaching,"
practical to
the classroom."
far, I've
what
been able to use
Apryle Heintzelman
is
going on
in
my
Professor
her
over.
He
Tom Starmack, who taught the
in
the
field.
all
faculty in the education
five
years of experience
program relevant to what teachers
Tammy
real
Tom Starmack
They concentrate on making the
Dyer, a
life skills
Bloomsburg builds
will
into
its
experience.
support teacher at Central Columbia
practical experiences
program are
her bachelor's and master's degrees
in
key. Dyer,
who
districts
when she
earned
special education from
the university, says she immediately had offers from
two
graduated. "There can be a big difference
between theory and
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in
so proud of having the answer."
Middle School, says she believes the
professionals turn to the university.
the three courses
The
had one student that was so excited
in-box problems, says
elementary education at
the close interaction between the district and
says. "They've
"I
department have at least
Central Columbia
card.
Introduction to Administration class with the
district, is
the university.
"In
classroom.
was
curriculum and
the Central Columbia
for
to identify the words.
The technique worked extremely well
he jumped up fast and knocked his desk
now."
in
method
which students draw a
and write a sentence with the word on a
and asks pupils
your in-basket, and
certainly transferred to the
Heintzelman earned his master's
instruction
in
teacher then collects the cards, holds them up for the class
in-basket activity," says Heintzelman,
principal of Central
exercise.
helping kids learn vocabulary words
practice,"
she says.
do. This
is
something you are
chosen to
do," she says.
But
more than
it is
brother, Shaun,
the pupils, learn the school's culture
that.
Her
who is one year
older than she, has Asperger's
Syndrome,
a
form of autism.
"Just
seeing the struggles he had to go
through and the struggles
my
mom went through to see that he
had
a proper education
want
made me
to get involved,"
says Gonzalez.
The semester before her
and
feel at
home when she
began student teaching. Not
all
education majors complete the
PDS where
but
all
they'll
student teach,
do
are required to
a
semester-long practicum with a
school
district.
While Gonzalez works in the
classroom, two other
life skills
student teachers are delving into
Senior Jessica Zschack of
Gonzalez took part in a
(PDS) practicum, spending two
on drugs and
on the human body,
while Melissa Browne of High
days a week in the same classroom where she is student teach-
bulletin
The experience allowed her
get to know the teacher and
of the student quartet.
N.J., is
Farewell Note
going over an
Franklin,
Development School
Anthem at commencement with other members
sixth-grade science concepts.
student teaching placement,
Professional
Jessica Gonzalez, right, sings the National
exercise focusing
Since she was a
their effects
Bridge, N.J., prepares
an
activity
board on types of worms
on the
families of the
ing.
for a unit
to
animal kingdom. Both spent the
previous semester in the school as
part of the
PDS program.
Zschack says she began doing
special place
little girl,
her
in
life.
At BU,
and alma mater as part of a student
when she
sings at her
own
graduation. "I'm relieved to finally graduate, but
I
don't think
will really hit
it
I'm not there,"
which, along
Anthem
quartet.
This spring she will perform with the quartet
for the last time
sophomore
year,
hold a
put her on stage
three years, she has sung the National
December when graduation
classes,
it
ceremonies where, over the past
for graduation
classroom observations in her
with her
Jessica Gonzalez of
knew music would
Boonton, N.J.,
improved her
me
until
rolls
next
around and
she says.
Starting with the choir
in fifth
grade, Gonzalez
teaching and assured her that she
sang
was in the right career. "From the
second I walked into this major,
she wanted to carry her love of music into college
they kept
with
me on track,
meeting
my adviser, making sure I'm
taking the right classes," she says.
"They
really prepare
make
sure you
you and
know what
you're doing."
Browne
agrees.
"When they
we do have
a
good
makes the placement
They know that
Bloomsburg has really good
student teachers, and the districts
want us to be in their schools." b
her high school graduation. She
about
1
Chamber
Singers, a select group of
6 students.
From her involvement with the Chamber
Singers, Gonzalez
quartet,
which
One
at BU's spring
ceremonies.
is
became
Gonzalez.
a lot easier.
and they are
"I
a professional writer
and Pennsylvania
native.
He
currently lives in Harrisburg.
of four volunteer
of their regular events
is
singing
and winter commencement
"It's
kind of
is
make sure
all
my
responsibility to
organized," says
that
we
have singers,
ready to go."
Gonzalez recalls members of the platform party
thanking the quartet and complimenting their
performance.
"I
have had many supervisors and
professors," she says, "so
is
part of the student
composed
make sure everything
reputation
Jack Sherzer
knew
as a freshman, she joined the Bloomsburg
University
vocalists.
place the student teachers, the
fact that
so,
until
them another aspect
it's
been great
to
show
of myself."
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Employment for speech language pathologists is expected to
grow 11 percent by 2016, according to the Bureau of Labor
Many of these job opportunities are likely to be
school settings, where early diagnosis and treatment of
speech disorders is vital to student success.
Statistics.
in
Love You'
I
...
For the First Time
MONG
BY LYNETTE
'08
Joneen Lowman understands how speech
therapy can markedly improve a child's qualitv
of life.
Lowman,
assistant professor of audiology
and
speech pathology, began her career as a special educa-
an emphasis on teaching
tion teacher in Florida, with
Her love of working with
speech pathology. "I liked working
the mentally handicapped.
children led her to
with children with
wanted the
disabilities,"
ability to
work in
Lowman says,
different settings,
"but
I
which
speech pathology provided."
Speech pathologists focus on the diagnosis,
ment and prevention
treat-
of disorders related to language,
articulation, stuttering
and swallowing. Returning
to
new career in mind, Lowman received
school with a
her master's degree and doctorate from Florida State
University,
where she specialized in normal language
development and the prevention and treatment of
speech disorders in children.
Her classroom experiences confirmed her belief
an essen-
that school-based speech pathologists play
tial role
gists
7 love this profession because it is
constantly evolving. It's amazing to see
what we're accomplishing when the field is
full
of such innovation.'
Lowman
- Joneen
in the lives of their patients. "Speech patholo-
have the power
and a
family.
mom
'I
love
you
The power
dren
is
to give
communication
to a child
We can give a child the ability to tell his
for the first time,"
to foster basic
a driving factor for
Lowman says.
communication in chil-
Lowman.
It's
a passion she
passes on to her students, as well.
"It's
because of Dr.
Lowman that
I
stayed with this
Gina Connolly, a senior speech pathology
major from Carlisle. Connolly worked with Lowman
major," says
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'At Bloomsburg, the emphasis is on teaching. We are
a clinical program and are training our students to be
knowledgeable and experienced therapists.'
Lowman
- Joneen
on
a year-long
independent study project
to research
vocabulary acquisition in children. The experience,
Connolly says,
is
one of the reasons she plans
to pur-
sue a graduate degree in speech pathology.
Like
much of Lowman's
project focused
on the
research, Connolly's
practical application of
pathology in the classroom. "A
school students can't keep
lot
speech
of elementary
up with
the reading
requirements of their grades," Connolly says.
"Teachers don't have enough time to explicitly teach
every vocabulary word, so Dr.
on teaching morphemes
Lowman and
focused
I
With Lowman's
guidance, Connolly taught students root words and
then determined
roots. After learning the roots of
just six words, Connolly says,
to
of speech pathology at any level.
it is
"I
love this profes-
constantly evolving.
It's
what we're accomplishing when the
see
pathologists to
"We
amazing
field is full
such innovation." She notes that a traditional
an
in schools.
Lowman says,
initially
effort to
focus
meet the demand
Lowman believes
the
program
distance-learning nature of the
her
BU
students by working with classroom teachers
to enrich the
students.
language and vocabulary
Lowman's
skills of at-risk
participation in such a project for
pre-kindergarten pupils in the Southern Columbia
School
District,
Catawissa,
recent cover story in
Pathologists
was recognized with
Advance
for
to
expand
in the public schools proves to
their
working in schools
advanced degree,"
Lowman says. And, just as important,
"those in the
program can implement what they learn
in their
classrooms immediately."
Pending approval from the Pennsylvania
the
program
open
will be
exceeds the number of qualified speech pathologists,
rienced therapists."
experiencing a
critical
—
"At
Bloomsburg, the emphasis
The
are
shortage of school-based
a clinical
Bloomsburg University
me
it
school-based language pathology.
petence and
While BU's current master's program
is
are
and expe-
worked," she says.
skills
"I
am privileged to see
their
com-
grow daily." b
in speech
focused on generalist
training that allows graduates to
teaching,"
they used a strategy they learned in class and that
distance-learning master's degree program in
and language pathology
on
Lowman as it is to her students. "It's
me when my students tell
incredibly rewarding for
creating a part-time,
is
program and
practical application of their education is as
important to
speech pathologists. To help meet the demand,
is
to students
by summer 2009.
training our students to be knowledgeable
including Pennsylvania
State
System of Higher Education's Board of Governors,
children diagnosed with speech disorders far
—
who
program means those
Lowman says. "We are
states
a vital
will not have to take time out of
Lowman that fully prepared speech pathologists are
needed now more than ever before. The number of
and many
fill
knowledge and experience
their current jobs to earn the
Lowman hopes
and Audiologists.
Her involvement
will help
without sacrificing their careers. "The part-time,
a
Speech Language
speech patholo-
need, not only for schools, but also for educators
new teaching strategies learned through research.
with
for
ensure the quality of speech therapy programs
hope
to share
new
within the region. "The masters program helps
room exercise, such as a vocabulary lesson, can
become more efficient and effective by implementing
She also believes she gains insight
adding that the
on eastern Pennsylvania
within local schools."
of
class-
community,"
gists
to
to
work
ages, the
designed to certify speech
is
recognize the need for speech therapists in
program will
in
Lowman sees research as an essential component
and with individuals of all
proposed program
this
most students were able
form an additional 30 words.
sion because
variety of settings
the students could form additional
if
words from those
instead."
work in a wide
Lynette
Mong
'08 lives in Seattle, Wash.,
where she works
as a books merchandising specialist at Amazon.com.
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Through the generous contributions of sponsors, Bloomsburg
Hosting
Celebrity Artist Series has brought professional artists
region for
today's
more than two decades.
This year, Celebrity Artist sponsors will also help support scholarships
and other learning opportunities for BU students in music, theater and dance.
And the 2009-2010 season marks the grand reopening of Mitrani Hall
in
performers.
Haas Center for the
To learn
Arts.
how to become a
generation of performing
Supporting
Celebrity Artist Series sponsor
artists, call (570)
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Sept. 19
tomorrow's
University's
and entertainers to the
Oct.
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14
Nov.
19
artists.
— Ventriloquist Kevin Johnson
— Cirque Le Masque
— Yamato Drummers of Japan
— Ten Tenors
— Lecture by Titanic
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03
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21
05
River North Chicago
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— Monterey Jazz
Festival
50 th Anniversary Tour
April
10
discoverer Robert Ballard
Dec.
—
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and more to be announced.
— Annie, the musical
Dates and shows are subject to change.
Complete information
will
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Township School District. During her 35-year tenure,
she taught third, fifth and sixth grades and was a special education resource room teacher. Her honors include communicaBristol
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tions
tion, Gift of
Time Award and Who's
State
Education Associa-
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for
14 years as
elementary principal in the Berwick Area School
She previously taught
at
Tamaqua Area School
District
19 years.
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is
Association for Sport
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& Physical Education, Reston, Va.
He has more than 28 years of experience in journalism
and publications.
Rick Van Horn, Nesquehoning, was inducted into the
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2008
from the Federal Bureau
more than 27 years of service. His
warden at the federal correctional
Melissa Shelly Saylor 00 and
husband, Shawn, a son, Logan
Patrick, Nov. 24,
2008
Laurie Pflugier Werkheiser '92
Nicole Bruccoliere Bennett
and husband, Chuck, a daughter,
and husband,
Aubrey Robin,
Mallory Sophia, August 2008
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Christine
and husband,
Ratkiewicz
Gil,
a son, Joshua
Makara
W03M and
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James,
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Jane, July
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Dawn
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husband,
Beth Edwards Logsdon
lead psychologist for the School District of Clay
/"\ Jeffrey Drumheller
post
to
Fla.
CJ \J
last
Coleen McDaniels-Stoffa was promoted
James Thomas
Oct. 16,
Teachers. She lives with her husband, Nicholas, in Yardley.
9^7 A Dawn Sharbaugh Baer retired after
Births
Ryan Harbold
'02,
a
daughter, Caitlynn Margaret,
'99
and husband, Ben, a son, Bodie
Jan. 11,2009
Michael, Oct. 12,2008
Ashley Howard Gardner
Stephanie Risser
husband, Jedd, a daughter, Audrey
McPherson
Ann, Oct. 15,2008
'00 and husband,
'06 and
Justin, a daughter, Brianna Marie,
Dec. 11, 2008
institution at Otisville, N.Y.
Former governor joins
PRWT
Former Pennsylvania Gov. Mark Schweiker 75
accepted a position as president of the business
PRWT Services Inc.,
PRWT is an enterprise of business
process outsourcing unit of
effective June 30.
processing services, pharmaceutical manufacturing
and
distribution, facilities
management and other
related businesses.
Since leaving the governors office in January 2003,
CEO
Schweiker served as president and
Philadelphia
Chamber
of
of the Greater
Commerce. During
his
chamber
tenure, he assisted in creating Select Greater Philadelphia,
an economic marketing partner designed
retain
companies
in
an 11 -county
Delaware.
From 2006
to 2008,
and
new operations
in
chambers paid internship program from 440 to 1,500
students. Through his leadership, the chamber generated
two best years
financially in
its
was
elected to his
first
Before he
208-year
history.
government
1979, Schweiker worked for Merrill Lynch and
SPRING 200
9
second from
left,
and David Cohen,
president for
chair. Greater Philadelphia
Chamber
of Commerce.
New Jersey and northern
Schweiker helped expand
the
its
'75,
PRWT Services. Also
shown, left to right, are Harold T. Epps, president and CEO, PRWT
Services Inc.; Willie F.Johnson, founder and chairman, PRWT
was appointed BPO
Services;
region, Schweiker
helped more than 40 companies create
a region that includes southern
to attract
Former Pennsylvania Gov. Mark Schweiker
recently
office in
McGraw-
Hill
and formed
a
management consulting
15-month experience
background
in business have prepared
responsibilities
with
firm.
as Pennsylvania governor
PRWT, which
him
Schweikers
and
for his
his
newest
include back-office sup-
port and outsourcing services to local and state government
agencies across the country.
Husky Notes
James Nagy
(right)
was promoted
which is
of Solar Manufacturing Inc.,
to president
part of the
Solar Atmospheres Inc. family of companies.
Debra Heffner Surdoval was promoted
to
business manager for East Perm School District.
5
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O
Inc.,
}
Mark Derr
"1
is
service-group manager
of financial services for Herbert,
Rowland
& Grubic
serving Central Pennsylvania.
O^
Rick DiLiberto was awarded second prize in the
G.W Delaware
State Bar Association's fiction writing
World Series Ring." The
was published in the Bar Association publication and a
public reading was conducted at Border's Books and Music in
contest for his short story, "The
story
Wilmington, Del, in March.
Charles "Chuck" Muller, Souderton, retired as chief
Classmates celebrate in Colorado
from
investigator, special investigations division,
Alumni
1980 met recently in Colorado for
a reunion and 50th birthday celebration. Shown, from left to right,
friends from the Class of
Mindy McMaster
Nancy Whitman Peterson, Sue Kingeter Puderbach,
Marianne Deska Braithwait and Annie Silvonek Dempsey.
Department of Corrections. He
Dame High
is
head
football
New Jersey's
coach
at
Notre
School.
are Jill Laylon Confair, Terry Mizdol Giordano,
Hefilefinger,
5
O C* Mike Modrovsky
is
varsity baseball
coach
at
Honesdale High School.
De Stefano among
'86
<40 under 40'
Michael
F.
De
Stefano '94
was nominated
Richard
F. King,
CPA,
treasurer
and finance
2008
Deborah Hahn Memonal Award from the Construction
Financial Management Association.
'
9
to the
Q/
O
coordinator for Schlouch
Inc.,
received the
^7 Noreen Hanus Weatherstone
tive
is
a sales representa-
with Century 21 Hughes-Riggs Realty
Inc. in
New Jersey.
Pennsylvania Institute of
Certified Public Accountants
(P1CPA) top "40 under 40:
to
Watch"
young
list
of
leaders.
Members
up-and-coming
Michael
F.
De
Stefano
Nominees
demonstrate commitment
to the
accounting profession
through support of PICPA programs and committees.
De
in
Stefano began his career in public accounting
1995 when he joined the tax department of Reinsel
& Co., now Reinsel Kuntz Lesher. He worked two
years in the tax department before he transferred to
the audit department
and
is
now manager in
the audit
services group.
De
Stefano,
who
earned his
CPA designation
in
1999, serves as the treasurer for PICPAs south-central
chapter and
CPAs
on the board of directors of
Mental Health America in Lancaster County and is a
group.
He
member
is
co-chairperson of the Emerging
of the finance committee for the Lancaster
Public Library.
Ed Horvath
Shown
'95
and
their three children,
Stefano will join the accounting team of Petroleum
Products Corp., Middletown, this spring.
'72 hosted
BU
students recently in Washington, D.C.
are, left to right, front
row: junior Brett Jacobs,
Douglassville; junior Gina Progen, Coopersburg;
Michaels
Residing in Elizabethtown with his wife Kristin
Lindeman De Stefano
De
Connecting in the Capital
also serves
and Lynda
^/^M, director of Alumni Affairs; middle row: seniors
Alana miliar, Sayre, and Aaron Rohlin, Russell: and back row:
Tony Stampone
Kusturiss,
'77;
Newtown
and seniors Thomas
Fisch, Honesdale;
Gordon
Square; Michael Cox, Ephrata; Chris Massell,
Bloomsburg; and Keith Gastearl, Philadelphia.
BLOOMSBURG THE UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE
Marriages
Roberts. Shelly 70 and
L.
Huggins, April
Phyllis
2007
7,
Constance Shope
Christopher Shaffer
'80 and
Steven Crawford
Ingram
Kristin
'80 and
and
Rebecca Doersam
Damon
'02 and Daniel
2007
Miller, Dec. 2,
Ann Marie Stelma
'01
May 3, 2008
Erin Hill,
Shannon Kremski
'02 and
Daniel Young '87 and Heather
Matthew Neeb
Alexandra Grega
12,2008
Anne Marie Tellup
Edward
'91
'02 and Angela
Caruso, Oct. 18,2008
and
2008
Reppert '02 and
Kristie
Shingler
Julie Garrison '04 and Michael
Kruse, Aug. 2,
McCue '05 and Jason
Amy Puntar '05 and Jeremy
Hulme, July 12, 2008
Rafael Freitas, Aug. 23, 2008
Oct.
Rachel
Hayes, July 11, 2008
'04 and Steve
Riane Fisher
David Graff, Oct. 18, 2008
McGarvey,
'04 and
Kopp, July 12, 2008
2008
'05, Sept. 21.
Michael Shuey
2007
'05 and Deidre
Stutzman, Oct. 18,2008
'04 and
Lisa Vergari '05 and David
Thomas Fedorko
Boguski
Nicole Jones '04 and Shane
Kelly Zelenack 05 and
Matthew
11,2008
'06, July 12.
2008
Geoffrey Weitzel, Sept. 26, 2008
Reichert, Oct.
Amy Brosius '96 and Jeffrey
Steven Adsitt
Michelle Lachawiec '04 and
Kelly Brislin '06 and Nathan
Bartholomew, Oct. 11,2008
Schumaker, Aug. 16,2008
Frank Curcio, July 25, 2008
DeBalko
Christopher Jordan '97 and
Ashley Behrer '03 and Kevin
Angelina Nicolicchia
Jennifer Rush, Oct. 18,2008
Rogers
Joseph Geraci,
Ellex
Sept. 20,
Jr.,
David Lussier
'97 and Lynn
Groves, Oct. 18,2008
Rachel Trefsger '97 and Scott
Hettinger, Oct. 3,
2008
Suzanne Owens
Joshua
Kile,
June
'98 and
Melissa Mauro,
'00 and
May
17,
Eileen Bell
'01
and
Gamey, July
19,
2008
Patrick
April
Price, Oct.
Courtney
QS
O
Norbury
11,2008
'03 and Bryan
Kisco, N.Y.,
Oct. 4,
Aurora DiRocco
2007
2008
7,
Valerie Drake '05 and
Christopher Baltzley, Aug.
Christopher
Megan
Ambrose
8,
2008
'04 and
White, Aug. 23, 2008
8,
Lauren DeRose
2008
'04 and
Thomas Ackerman
Abby Henderson
Walter
Schenley Herman
Joseph Slabonik
Lauren Fowler '06M and Trevor
III,
July 26, 2008
Sarah Patterson '07M and
'07
Frantz, Oct. 4,
and Kassondra
2008
Anthony Threet '07 and
8,
2008
'05 and
Pittenger, Oct. 4,
'06 and Justin
Bankes, Oct. 11,2008
Kevin Ritter
2008
Christopher Novakoski 03
2008
Michael Ciampoli, June 21, 2008
'05 and
Joshua Boner, June
Lavelle, Aug. 9,
Jacquelyn Chyko
Hillier
Michelle Benedict '05 and
Andrew Hess,
2008
2008
Depew, Nov.
Emily
7,
Watson
Erin
2008
'07
and Benjamin
Artman, Aug. 23, 2008
'05 and
05,
Aug. 23, 2008
'02, April
2008
f\ Laura Spicer Rice owns a tutoring business in
Mount
12,2008
and Ashley Wheary, Aug.
26,
5
McGraw '03 and
Pugliese, Aug.
and Jamie
'04 and
11,2008
Oct.
Allison Turi '04 and Michael
Aug. 16,2008
Jr.,
Kevin Brace '04 and Jayme
Elliot
McHugh '01
Dennebaum,
2008
2008
Laura Lawson '03 and Charles
Cole, Oct. 12,
2008
Jason Gottschall
'03, April 26,
Young
Erin
Nov. 29, 2008
14,
and Georgina
Philip Zinser, July 26,
Scott Kopatz '99 and Trisha
Brooks,
'03
and has published a
set of read-
lic
Sean D. McDonough was named
Television Network Commission.
to the Pennsylvania
Pub-
ing games with Nasco, an educational publisher.
9tf^/"V Kevin J. Kotch (right) is serving a twoy' \J year term as co-chair of the Asbestos
vice president and
5(jj) ^y Christopher Budzynski, is
Zr *3 treasurer of Baltimore Gas and Electric Co.
Tracy A. Finken,
a trial attorney in Pennsylvania
Subcommittee of the American Bar Association,
New Jersey,
Section of Litigation, Insurance Coverage Litiga-
Smalley, Philadelphia.
Cohan, Feldman
Todd Hitz, a Hodgkiris lymphoma survivor,
tion Committee.
of the law firm,
He
is
an associate and member
Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell
6 Hippel LLP, Philadelphia. He also served
as panelist at the bar's Section of Litigation
Coverage Committee
5("J
Nov.
"1
3,
2009 Insurance
CLE Seminar in Tucson, Ariz.
Yvonne Verberg Dockey, and her husband, Kim,
observed their 35th wedding anniversary on
2008.
and
a partner in the firm Anapol, Schwartz, Weiss,
&
won
the
Livestrong.com/Nike Give 100 Percent contest in 2008.
He
was nominated by his wife, Krissy. The contest is supported by
the Lance Armstrong Foundation and Nike.
Janeen Schrann Sutryk, Sayre, was promoted to shareholder and officer for the accounting firm of Piaker & Lyons.
J(~\
S
A
David J. Maurer, Cumru Township, is manager of
services group, at Reinsel Kuntz Lesher in the
JL audit
Reading
SPRING
is
area.
Husky Notes
Seuyong Soo Park '00M.
official, is
a South Korean education policy
studying education in Connecticut as
pan
of a
fel-
lowship program.
Tricia DiBiasi
Thomas, Dickson
director of the board of the Boys
City, is the executive
& Girls Clubs of Northeast-
Rhonda Wynn Shimko.
Shimko Insurance Agency.
Selinsgrove,
is
an agent with the
em Pennsylvania.
Erika Hoffman Wilkinson '94M. Landisville,
education coordinator
J(\ £^
Zr
field.
as a senior professional in the
is
a
human
is
online
Central Pennsylvania College.
Matt Lutcavage, Danville, earned
%J
He
at
certification
human resources
resources talent manager for
Weis
'02 Matthew
1
E.
Ashenfelder, Berwick,
is
employed
in
the chemistry department at PPL.
Matthew T. Neeb is the county senior planner with the
Monroe County Planning Commission in Stroudsburg.
Ryan Van Noy (right) is assistant coach of the
Mansfield University women's basketball program.
Markets, Sunbuiy.
Maria Barnes Sock received a Master of Science degree in
classroom technology from Wilkes University in January. She
is
a secondary mathematics teacher at Southern
Columbia Area
J(\ /2 J am e Zeigler Stiely, Domsife, joined
the staff of Libert)' Travel after complet\J
i
O
ing training to be a cruise specialist.
Hieh School.
J(\A
Candace Lord Baran '96M is the director of
financial aid at Perm College of Technology.
Heidi Hodder, a U.S. Army Medical Corps major, joined
the physician staff at Pine City and Guthrie Medical Elmira.
'96
^
Jf\
\J ij
Pam
^f\f\ Laurie Namey, assistant principal at Edgewood
\j\J Middle School and a behavior-intervention
specialist,
co-authored the book "Character Education
A Blueprint
by Design,
Initiatives" for a
Naomi Kolberg earned
Lisa Vergari Boguski
for the
Cianni
High School,
Melissa
is
a special education teacher
Western Wayne School
is
the head field
District.
hockey coach
at Palisades
Kintnersville.
Cox is
a
marketing assistant with Playworld
Systems, Lewisburg.
and School
Jessica Horst
Pennsylvania Department of Education's
Good Samaritan
for Successful District
a master's of sociology
V/^t degree from the University of South Carolina.
is
the supervisor of nuclear medicine at
Health System, Lebanon.
program on character education.
EOF award
Gray wins
Alum trains
Mickey Rourke
Shalanda Gray '96, an
instructional technology
Trosky 'OSAOSM trained actor
Rowan
Camden campus, has
been named a New Jersey
specialist at
Jon
Mickey Rourke
University's
Educational Opportunity
Wrestler,"
Fund
efforts.
The
EOF is a
and appeared
referee in the final scene.
(EOF) champion in recognition of
her volunteer
for his lead role in
the award-winning film, "The
also
nominated
for
as the
The
film,
two Academy
Shalanda Gray
a fictional account of a
state-supported initiative to provide
Awards,
admission
bumt-out professional wrestler who
higher education for
to
economically and educationally disadvantaged students.
Gray,
who
the campus'
computer
mentor
has worked
Rowan
at
since 1999, joined
EOF program instructing a summer
literacy course in
to students
and
2001. She also serves as a
as staff adviser to the student
organization, Alliance of United Cultures.
Gray
is
ship from
pursuing her doctorate in education leader-
Rowan University.
BLOOMS
is
Jon Trosky
tries to rebuild his life.
Trosky has been involved in commercials,
and
films.
He was
a stunt double in the
TV
2008
and a Coke Zero commercial,
2008 Super Bowl. He also
appeared in the television shows "Law & Order:
Criminal Intent," "Life on Mars," "WWE Smackdown" and "WWE Velocity."
Trosky teaches at Lehigh Carbon Community
College and previously taught at DeSales University
Perm State Berks and Lackawanna Colleges.
film "Tell Tale"
which
aired during the
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The
Mount Arlington,
Travis James,
specialist at Picatinny Arsenal in
Ryan
S.
Male joined
from Hofstra University
Justin Neal
J.
He earned
TyLean
his
in 2008.
a senior process engineer at
is
Coaldale,
is
employed by Garland Com-
Paisley earned a master's degree in music com-
position for film
and
television
from the University of
Bristol
in England.
BAE
Jessica Sabol
is
an associate
for the
Center for the Child
Care Workforce with the American Federation of Teachers,
Systems, York.
Richard Price released his
Mommy,
Thomas Moyer,
mercial Industries.
the law firm of Schwartz, Simon,
& Kessler in Morristown, N
Edelstein, Celso
juris doctorate
weapons contract
N.J., is a
New Jersey.
fifteen years later,"
book
first
AFL-CIO, Washington, D.C.
entitled "Dear
published by AuthorHouse.
It is
the story of the relationship between a mother and son.
Amy Puntar Shingler is a high school English teacher with
Lakeland School
District,
Jeremy Shingler
Allied Medical
is
Jermyn.
a licensed practical nurse coordinator at
and Technical
Institute, Scranton.
Ji~\jC David Boguski is an electrical engineer for the
V/U Lockheed Martin Corp., Archbald.
Norman
Financial
Eifler
is
an insurance agent with Keystone
Management/John Hancock, Harrisburg.
Amy Holter,
Berwick,
a mathematics teacher at Crest-
is
wood High School.
Beth Ann Howey, Mount Arlington,
N.J., is a
resources technician at Picatinny Arsenal in
Brett A. Leinbach, Williamsport,
is
human
D.C.-area alumni socialize
New Jersey.
Washington, D.C.-area alumni
an accountant with
Holly McCullough
is
Columbia Area School
a
life skills
who shared
a social evening earlier
this year are, left to right, first row: Teresa LaForgia '82,
Larson, Kellett and Associates, Montoursville.
Capone
teacher in Southern
District.
Couple makes unique wedding request
Curt
and
Fessler '05/'06M
Valerie
Hakes
Fessler '03,
Bloomsburg, asked a
unique favor of guests
at their
wedding in October 2008.
The newlyweds
established a
BU in memory of
father who passed away in
scholarship at
Valerie's
2003 and then placed favor cards
on tables inviting their wedding
guests to
"It
dad
that
tion,
life
make
donations.
was very important
I
my
receive a college educa-
and he worked hard
to save in
so," the
to
order for
new Mrs.
"So Curt and
I
me
his entire
to
established the Jeff
an outstanding senior from
ville
High School, who
SPRING
do
Fessler explains.
Hakes Memorial Scholarship
to be
'our'
awarded annually
to
high school, Montours
will attend
BU."
Angela
and Andrea Daly '03; and second row: Allison
Viola '92, Phillip VanGavree 06, Chris Campbell 00, Kerri
Sears '92, Alumni Affairs Director Lynda Michaels 'ST/'SSM and
Belitza Hernandez '03.
'99
The newlyweds
photo with the
are seen in the
BU graduates and
attended their wedding.
accompanying
students
who
Husky Notes
Tad
K. Schantz
is
semi-senior accountant with the
Lansdale-based firm of Baum, Smith &r Clemens.
Anthony
Serafini
is
a special education teacher in
Wilkes- Barre.
Mary
First-year reporter
Shortledge, a senior accountant with Parente Ran-
dolph, Williamspott, completed her
CPA examination and
earned a license to practice in Pennsylvania.
garners awards
IC^^J Katie Gelok a fourth-grade teacher at
\J / Independence Central School, Great Meadows, N.J.,
is
Danielle Lynch '07, in her
year as a reporter,
first
and head
received an honorable
Rachel Bedford Kehrer
mention from the Suburban
Newspapers of America
A
News,
Emily A. Smith
Danielle Lynch
place from the Philadelphia Society of
Professional Journalists
and
is
is
an account executive with
marketing coordinator for GreenWorks
Development, formerly Powers
'08
from the Pennsylvania Associated Press Managing
first
a third-grade teacher at Kleberg
& Associates, Harrisburg.
first-
place award for the best example of public service
Editors,
is
Dana Roush, Middleburg,
reporter for the Daily Local
Lynch earned a
High School,
Sire Advertising.
poverty in Chester County.
Chester,
at Belvidere
Elementary School, Kingsville, Texas.
for a four-
part series she co-wrote about
West
coach
varsity cheerleading
Belvidere, N.J.
Michael Marra
is
a staff accountant at Beard Miller Co.
Lindsey Tretina
is
a special education teacher at
North Philadelphia Community High School.
third place from the
Philadelphia Press Association.
Deaths
Pauline Welliver Beishline '27
Doris
Fritz
Norma
Audrey Buckley Stump '64
Hassert '27
Oswald Olson
A. Ruth
'27
Knoll Craythorne '30
'31
Erma M. Hefferan
Henninger Wagner '60
Phyllis
Susan Lathrop Miers '65
Patricia Yost Miller '65
Joanne Nelson Pineno
'65
Evelyn Heiser Keefer '33
Judith
Kathryn John Evans '36
Betty Ruth Keller Luchak '68
Mearns
Heitz '66
•AW*
Alums return
Five alumni returned to
Mary Grosek Kuc
Mae
'37
Kenneth Mattfield '68
Weikel Meek '40
Carol
Kanasky '40
William
F.
L Ward
Lichtel '41
Cavanaugh Morris
Gregory Horan
70
Ann Perch Hackney 72
Helene "Nellie" McGonigle '42
James
EaFiueE. Gunnison V1 2, '44-'45
John Vadyak 74
Bernard
F.
Edward
J.
E.
Kolodgie '50
Lester G. "Bud" Long
Stephen Fago
Mary J. Koch
79
Mollie Pringle DeLauretis '80
'51
Dennis N. Swanger
David C. Evans '52
William G. Gillespie
'81
Beth Ann Wallace Hess '83
Sr.
'53
left
to right, are
Brad Hestor
'52
R.
Monica Walker
'07,
'96,
a liability adjuster with
'07,
a
BU graduate student;
a financial analyst for General Mills; Jennifer
Bedosky Hestor '95, an elementary school counselor; and Shawn
Munford '04, a faculty member at East Stroudsburg University.
more Husky Notes online
www.bloomualumni.com.
Find
RomaAungstKoehler'78
Seebold
Alumni Career Exchange
Morgan 73
Rodgers '48
Genevieve Straw '50
John
'68
Nationwide Insurance; Judy Harry
Aleta Stiles Ehrhart '42
T.
for the
coordinated by Career Development and Alumni Affairs. Shown,
70
Bernice Obzut Lazar
for career fair
campus
Todd Sullivan '88
Judith Schmidt
at
Send information to alum@bloomu.edu
or to Alumni Affairs, Fenstemaker
Alumni House, Bloomsburg University
of Pennsylvania, 400 E. Second St.,
Bloomsburg, Pa. 17815
Hahn '98M
Julie Grillo '05
'57
'58
Donald
F.
Hemler
Donald
I.
Steinhart '58
Bryan
J.
Pascoe '07
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Academic Calendar
Summer 2009
Session - May
I
Session
II
Session
III
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1
information, contact the
Affairs office at (570)
389-4058 or
526-0254, oralum@bloomu.edu
2009
Directors Meeting
May 9,
Saturday,
Way.
Monday, Nov.
June
6 p.m.
11,
23, 10 p.m.
•
Monday, Nov. 30,8 a.m.
Finals Begin
Monday, Dec. 14
28
Hockey
Math and Science Camps
Field
Hockey Camp
I,
Summer
Field
Hockey Camp
II,
Experience, sixth- through
graders,
Aug. 2 to 5
Aug. 9 to
1
Summer
nth-
Monday to Thursday,
July
June8to10or11to13
13 to 16. Exploring Emergence, ninth-
19, 7:05 p.m.
Football High School, July
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees,
7 p.m.
graders,
to 9
Monday to Thursday,
and July
1
information,
3 to
1
6.
For
July 17, 7:05 p.m.
or (570) 389-41
Soccer
more
Women's Soccer
June 28
Fame
Friday, Oct. 2,
Dec. 18
June 21
to
26
to July
1
Induction
Men's Soccer - NSCAA, July 6 to
July 24, 7:05 p.m.
•
Plus,
Men's Soccer Youth Camp,
03
Athletic Hall of
26 to 29
July 6
emauch@bloomu.edu
Lehigh Valley IronPigs, Friday,
• Philadelphia
Phillies, Friday,
End
6 p.m.
Men's Soccer UK
Lancaster Barnstormers, Saturday,
July
Elite,
1
1
9 to 23
Kehr Union
Aug. 15,6:35 p.m.
Graduate Commencement
Alumni Summer Picnics
Undergraduate Commencement
• Hershey,
June
Softball
for tickets
Softball Pitching Clinics,
and information
Hershey Park, Sunday,
June 22
Homecoming Weekend
21
Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 17 and 18
Saturday, Dec. 19
• Harrisburg, City Island,
New Student Activities
Summer Freshman
389-4413
Call (570)
18
Orientation
Saturday to Monday, June 27 to 29
Sunday and Monday, June 28
June
•
Thursday,
Parents and Family Weekend
25, 6 p.m.
Elysburg, Knoebels
Amusement
Resort, Saturday, July
Friday to Sunday, Oct.
29
Thursday, June
1
and Monday through Thursday,
June 22 to 25
Saturday, July
1
3 to
For more information
go
Transfer Orientation
Thursday,
Kevin
Saturday, Aug.
1
II,
June 20
to
24
July 25 to 29
to
June 19
www.buhuskiessportscamps.
June 26
to
ll/Big Brother,
28
Wrestling Senior High
Md.,
I,
to 21
or
Team Camp
July 12 to 16
House
@ the Beach
City,
I,
Camp
Wrestling Parent/Child
Wood at (5701 389-437 1
Baseball
Ocean
Camp
Tennis
com. All dates are subject to change.
Saturday, July 25, Alumni
Seacrets,
Tennis
Wrestling Parent/Child
and brochures,
1
Roger Sanders Alumni
Alumni Bloom
Tennis
23 to 25
Summer Camps
Wrestling Reunion
Freshman Preview
26
Wrestling
call
to
to
1
Stratford Festival 2009
Monday to
Act 101/EOP Orientation
Wednesday and
to
Team Camp,
389-4329
Call (570)
Experience, ninth- through
Phillies, Friday,
Friday, July 10,
1
•
8,
June 26
25
to
Basketball
Youth Football Day Camp,
Reading
June
•
Classes End
1
Women's
Football
Classes Resume
Monday through
to 21
Basketball Individual
Camp, June 22
Upper Campus;
eighth-graders, and CSI
Alumni Baseball Outings
to
Women's
Field
Alumni Hiawatha Cruise/Picnic
Williamsport, Thursday,
Fall
June 19
9 a.m. to noon;
benefits Columbia County United
May 1
No Classes
Thanksgiving Recess Begins
Friday, Dec.
Men's Basketball Team Camp,
Trash to Treasure
Litwhiler Field,
Monday, Sept. 7
Friday,
8
early birds, 8 a.m.; adjacent to
Saturday,
Finals
May 7 to
Friday,
Alumni Association Board of
Monday, Aug. 31
Friday, Dec.
June 15to 19
Thursday and
7
Classes Begin
Labor Day,
Men's Basketball Day Camp,
45th Annual Reading Conference
Alumni
Aug. 7
-May 18 to Aug.
J
Fall
for
details or to register to attend. For
8 to June 26
- June 30 to
Basketball
Special Events
vwwv.bloomualumni.com
Wrestling Intensive Training Camp,
Baseball Rookie Day Camp,
July 13 to 16
Baseball Day
Baseball
July 12 to 22
Husky Training Camp Special
Camp
Day Camp
I,
II,
July 20 to 23
July 27 to 30
July 15 and 16
students only)
Wrestling Junior/Senior High
Camp, July 19
Non-Traditional/ACE Orientation
for
Wrestling, July 12 to 23 (local
to
Team
23
Saturday, Aug. 29
Welcome Weekend
Thursday through Sunday,
For the
latest
information on upcoming events, check
Aug. 27 to 30
the university
SPRING
Web site: www.hloomu.edu/today
Over the Shoulder
By Robert Dunkelberger, University Archivist
A Tradition of Giving:
Scholarships at
Bloomsburg University
90 percent
About
University students
of today's
financial aid in the
positions, loans
and
some form
of
form of grants, work study
scholarships.
was just
financial assistance
Bloomsburg
receive
The need
for
as great in our days as a
normal school.
state
The Class of 1893 offered the first student
loans. The fund, later administered and enlarged
by the Alumni Association, provided no-interest
loans which students later repaid to keep the
program going.
Since the fund held only a few thousand dollars,
just a handful of students benefited at a time, but
1940 the fund increased
determined
efforts of R.
to
by
Bruce Albert, Class of 1906,
When
Albert died suddenly in 1945, the association believed
the best
way to honor him was
to create a scholarship
paid with interest generated by the loan fund. The
R. Bruce Albert
first
was
and the first award was
The fund was built by donations
from veterans and the Bloomsburg University
the children of veterans,
made
in 1990.
Foundation, along with bequests from the estates
alumnae Anna Miller Freyermuth
upon which
made. For example, in 1984
a
has given generously
Muller,
the awards
'23
and Edith
'24.
Mildred Quick Muller '34
scholarships have been created since
criteria
memory
established in
150th anniversary in 1989. The Veterans Memorial
Behr Shuman
1946. Along with the funding for scholarships,
are
scholarship
Another scholarship was established by BU's
of
Memorial Scholarship became the
donors establish the
named
military veterans in celebration of the institution's
in school history.
Many more
first
of R. Bruce Albert.
Scholarship fund was created primarily to assist
$15,000 through the
longtime president of the Alumni Association.
BU's
is
another alumna
who
to the university over the years.
who was very involved in
collegiate activities
as a student, created a scholarship in
1999
to help
freshmen entering the College of Business. The
businessman
was
from Shenandoah, Fred G.
scholarship
Smith, decided to provide schol-
of the sacrifices her parents
arships through a trust fund in
school and the principles they instilled in her to help
his will. Smith hadn't graduated
others, especially
established, she said, in recognition
made
with regard
to
send her
to
to education.
Bloomsburg University has come a long way
from high school, but he wanted
Mount Carmel, Smith wanted
first $300 in scholarship money was
awarded in 1946, reaching more than $600,000 by
2008. As the scholarships have grown, the prin-
the scholarship to go to students
ciple
who
of
to give others
an opportunity
to
earn a college degree. Born in
lived in
and graduated from
since the
has remained the same as alumni and friends
Bloomsburg University generously enable thou-
high schools in the Ashland,
sands of students to gain an education
Mount Carmel and Shenandoah
a lifetime,
to last
b
areas. After his death in 1985,
the Fred G.
Smith "Golden Rule
Editor's note:
To learn about
available scholarships,
Mildred Quick Muller '34 created a
Trust Fund" scholarship
see http://departments.bloomu.edu/finaid. For
scholarship for freshmen entering
was
information on providing financial support to
established.
BU
the College of Business.
scholarships, see www.bloomu.edu/giving.
BLOOMSBURG THE UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE
The University Store.
"Here's to the nights
you'd
cry. Here's to
we
felt alive.
Here's to the tears
you knew
goodbye, tomorrow's gonna come too soon,"
A
sang the rock group Eve 6 in the early 2000s. The band's song
"Here's to the Night," written about a time of transition, could also
sum up
the bittersweet emotions students experience as they
leave college to enter the "real world."
The University Store
offers items all
Bloomsburg graduates
can wear, display and enjoy as they hold on to
warm college
memories. Consider giftware or clothing,
like
an alumni cap,
UNIVERSITY
store
T-shirt, sweatshirt,
Semester Hours
Monday through Thursday:
7:45 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Friday: 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
travel
mug,
license plate frame or decal for
a special graduation
diploma frame,
-
i
gift.
Or, perhaps, a
BU afghan, stadium
BU insignia gifts, from
blanket or chair.
T-shirts, sweatshirts
and caps
to pennants,
glassware and stuffed animals, are great
gifts for all ages,
soon become a
available in
including the special high school grad
BU
who will
Saturday:
1 1
a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday: Noon to 4:30 p.m.
Summer Hours
Monday through
Friday: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Closed on Saturday and Sunday
freshman. Can't decide? Gift cards are
any amount.
The University Store offers the convenience of shopping
online for hundreds of items at www.bloomu.edu/store. For a
traditional shopping experience, the University Store is open
seven days a week during the academic year and Mondays
through Fridays during the summer. Stop by in person or
The University Store
400 East Second Street
Bloomsburg, PA 17815
General Information: (570) 389-4175
Customer Service: (570) 389-4180
bustore@bloomu.edu
online for everything BU.
www.bloomu.edu/
1011040904
Office of
400
Communications
East Second Street
Bloomsburg,
PA 17815-1301
Bloomsburg
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dn$m Sun
with
BU Alums
summer's alumni calendar of events
with
This
warm-weather
where you can meet up with
is filled
Alumni Hiawatha Cruise and Picnic
Williamsport, Thursday, June 11,6 p.m.
Alumni Baseball Outings
free
Reading
Phillies, Friday,
June
19, 7:05 p.m.
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees,
Friday, July 10,
7 p.m.
activities
your old
BU buddies and make new ones. From picnics
and amusement parks
to
beach
trips
and baseball games,
BU alumni are invited to break out the
lotion
and join
Visit
events.
at
flip-flops
Lehigh Valley IronPigs, Friday, July 17, 7:05 p.m.
Philadelphia Phillies, Friday, July 24, 7:05 p.m.
Lancaster Barnstormers, Saturday, Aug.
1
5,
6:35 p.m.
and suntan
the pany.
www.bloomualumni.com for updates and to register for
For more information, contact the Alumni Affairs Office
Alumni Summer Picnics/Amusement Pari
Hershey, Hershey Park, Sunday, June 21
Harrisburg, City Island, Thursday,
Elysburg, Knoebels
Amusement
June
25, 6 p.m.
Resort, Saturday, July
(570) 389-4058, (800) 526-0254 or alum@bloomu.edu.
Bloom
at the
Seacrets,
Ocean
Beach
City,
Md., Saturday, Aug.
1
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Archaeologists identified the Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age according
to the trait that categorized
to reason that
it
the
era's tools.
Following that
logic,
it
stands
may look back at our era and name
Communications Age.
We've witnessed
which messages
each
tomorrow's researchers
a dramatic transformation over the past century in the
are written
manner in
and transmitted. Handwritten correspondence gave way
series of letters on the printed page, thanks to manual and electric
word processors and computers. Alexander Graham Bell's invention
morphed from crank phones mounted on the wall to rotary, touch tone and, now,
to a
uniform
typewriters,
cell
phones
The
that
can
travel
traditional type of
anywhere.
communication seems
Bloomsburg: The University Magazine.
on
the plays
immersed
But, just as
their
through
this issue of
quarterback
the football field to professor Steven Hales
David McCormick sharing wisdom through
issue is
to flow
From Huskies
words, each of those featured in
we once were limited in the manner of conveying messages,
arrival of cell
calling
this
in communications.
communication opportunities abound, both one-on-one and with
The
Dan Latorre
and commencement speaker
today
a larger group.
phones, e-mail, the Internet, blogs and a variety of social media,
including Twitter and Facebook,
world as often and as closely
as
means you may connect with BU and
the wider
you wish. Likewise, we can connect with you.
In the case of an extreme emergency,
we can instantly contact students,
faculty
A quick posting on the university's
Today page conveys a weather-related change in our class schedule. My office and the
and
staff
Alumni
by
message and voicemail.
Affairs office distribute newsletters
results of
game
e-mail, text
an
athletic contest, in
by
e-mail.
140 characters or
less,
Huskies fans quickly learn the
through a Tweet sent as the
ends. And, our Facebook presence allows those with an interest in
BU to
stay
connected to us and to each other.
am now an active participant in this Communications Age, as well, with my own
I share my perceptions on events related to Bloomsburg University. I invite
you to read my blog and communicate with me by posting your own comments.
I
blog where
David
L. Soltz
Editor's note: Links to BU's social
be found
at
media
sites
and President
BU Today, www.bloomu.edu/today, and BU
www.buhuskies.com. Bloomsburg: The
www.bloomu.edu/media/magazine.
University
Soltz 's blog
may
Sports Information,
Magazine
is
online at
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania is a
member of the Pennsylvania State System of
Higher Education
Pennsylvania State System of Higher
Education Board of Governors
2009
Kenneth M. jarin, Chairman
as ojJuly
C.R. "Chuck" Pennoni, Vice Chair
Aaron Walton, Vice Chair
Rep. Matthew E. Baker
Marie Con ley
Paul
Lammando
Hanna
Rep. Michael K.
Sen. VinceniJ.
Ryan
FEATURES
Dlugolecki
S.
Hughes
R. Jerico
Joseph
Deployed
Page 8
Richard Kneedler
McGinn
F.
Lt. Col.
Sen. Jeffrey E Piccola
20
Guido M. Pichini
Gov. Edward G. Rendell
Heal
Jody Ocker '89 has served in the Air Force
years.
for
She considers her deployment to Iraq as
nurse manager of the emergency department to be
Harold C. Shields
Thomas M.
to
her most rewarding and profound experience.
Sweitzer
Christine J. Toretti
Gerald
L.
Zahorchak
Pius two student vacancies
Chancellor, State System of Higher Education
JohnC. Cavanaugh
Inspired by Arnold Schwarzenegger,
Bloomsburg University Council of Trustees
B.
Robert
Dampman '65, Vice
Marie Conley
Ramona
Lammando
himself to the top of the profession.
Chair
'94, Secretary
'67
TO
C Housenick
David Klingerman
JosephJ.
'60
Ever smell an enticing candle scent and wonder
St.
Mowad '08H
who could evoke such an aroma?
Nancy Vasta '97/'98M
Patrick W. Wilson '91
President,
Keep the Candles Burning
Page 14
Terrell j. Garrett
David
'90
lifted
H. Alley
LaRoy G. Davis
Charles
Tom Venuto
took his teenage hobby of bodybuilding and
Barth, Chair
Steven
No Gimmicks
Page 11
answer
scents, the
is
For nearly 50
Pat Bird Hess 79,
owner
of Colonial Candlecrafters.
Bloomsburg University
L. Soltz
COVER STORY
Executive Editor
Rosalee Rush
Page 16. Athleticism, Toughness, Intelligence
Co-Editors
Eric Foster
Bonnie Martin
Huskies quarterback Dan Latorre '09 proves that a
Husky Notes Editor
talented athlete can also excel in academics.
Brenda Harlman
Lt. Col.
Jody Ocker '89
initially joined the
In the process, she built a military career.
Director of Alumni Affairs
Lynda Fedor-Michaels '87/'88M
Growing Up
Page 19
Director of Sports Information
Tom McGuire
Spending his childhood on campus
Editorial Assistant
Irene
Buckalew
at
son of former
Johnson
graduates
Communications Assistant
Haili Shetler 11
.
.
.
BU
and
president James
left
a lasting impression
McCormick. He returned
to search for trap
on David H. McCormick,
to
BU
to
speak to
doors in Buckalew Place.
Agency
Page 20
Snavely Associates
Art Director
Debbie Shephard
Everyday Philosopher
Professor Steven Hales finds philosophical connections in day-to-day events, like time
spent with a favorite pet. He draws on those connections while
who are studying philosophy for the first time.
Designer
Adam Vorlicek
teaching
BU
students
Cover Photography
Gordon Wenzel/lmpressions
DEPARTMENTS
On the Cover
Huskies quarterback Dan Latorre
on the
field at
is all
business
Redman Stadium.
Address comments and questions
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News Notes
New Trustees
and Garrett join
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From the Editors
Three
And the survey says.
September meeting
.
.
new members joined
after
council
BU's Council of Trustees for the
being nominated by Gov. Ed
Rendell and confirmed by the
The winter 2009
issue of Bloomsburg: The University
Magazine asked for your impressions of
Nearly 2,000 of you responded to our
notes section),
(class
alumni and News Notes (campus
their top three parts of the
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'91,
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term of A. William Kelly 71,
who
resigned. Vice president of
Little
League
International, Baseball
Rosalee Rush, executive editor
is
College of
Advisory Council.
operations for
anytime to bmartin@bloomu.edu.
where she
Business Advisory Board and
Patrick
We continually strive to make this magazine relevant
interesting for you, our readers. We hope you'll feel
who
'68,
product
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Williamsport,
issues.
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development manager with
BU's sports information
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fills
term of Robert Gibble
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features about
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readers
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you
state Senate.
this publication.
Softball,
and
Wilson joined the
Eric Foster, co-editor
organization in 1993. His
Bonnie Martin, co-editor
affiliations
include the
Williamsport/Lycoming Chamber
of
Commerce Board
of Directors,
Patrick
Leadership Lycoming Board of
Due
Directors
Credit
and United
Way of
Lycoming County loan
B U launches Principals Academy
Terrell Garrett '10,
W Wilson
executive.
an
interpersonal communications
Principals
Academy, beginning
at
BU
this
fall,
allows
major from Philadelphia,
is
the
continuing education credits close to home. Approved
new student Trustee, replacing
Nicole Najpauer, who graduated
by the Pennsylvania Department
in
local principals
and school administrators
to earn
of Education principal
induction program and written to meet the Pennsylvania
Inspired Leadership Core Standards, the
designed for
first-year principals,
program
is
but also open to
veteran principals and school administrators. State
legislation requires
newly hired principals
an induction course and administrators
to
complete
to get special
executive board
and
member of the
Frederick Douglass Learning
Institute, Garrett
Terrell Garrett
has been a
student director and founder of the mentorship program,
Men
of Intelligence, Notability
and
Desire.
Three current members also were reappointed. They
continuing education credits.
Thomas J. Starmack,
May. Former vice president of
the Black Cultural Society
Steven B. Barth, Lewisburg, chair; Robert N.
assistant professor of
educational studies and secondary education,
is
the
Ringtown, vice
chair;
and LaRoy G. Davis
'67, Feasterville.
academy's lead instructor, assisted by Tracy Wetzel
Krum '84,
principal of
are:
Dampman '65,
Donald H. Eichhorn Middle
School, Lewisburg.
BLOOMSBURG THE UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE
Chief Fundraiser
Forensics Funding
Evans leads advancement division
University receives $295,000 to expand center
Erik
Evans joined BU
in late
July as
Bloomsburg University received a
total of
$295,000 to expand the
vice president for university
Center for Computer Forensics Research. U.S. Rep. Paul Kanjorski
advancement. An advancement
and Sen. Bob Casey
professional with
more than
1 1
facilitated
$200,000
in
funding through the
years
2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act; U.S. Sen.
of experience at public
facilitated
institutions,
Evans
is
Aden Specter
and private
responsible for
$95,000
in
funding through the Consolidated Appropria-
all
tions Act of 2009,
awarded by the
U.S.
Department of Education,
aspects of the advancement functions
Office of Postsecondary Education.
of the university, including
The grants allow the center to expand partnerships between BU
development, alumni relations,
and law enforcement agencies by providing
training, service
and
communications and government
research related to extracting information from digital media.
relations.
He works
closely with the
Bloomsburg University Foundation.
The Center for Computer Forensics Research
ErUt Evans
bachelor's degree program
builds
upon BU's
computer forensics. The program
in
Evans previously served as associate vice president for advance-
combines computer science
ment
at Juniata College
and executive director
computer forensics, criminal
development at Lock Haven
training with specialized courses
in
alumni and
for
justice, ethics
and accounting
fraud.
University.
Middle States Reaccreditation
Commission reaffirms BU quality
Bloomsburg University received accreditation from the
Middle
Commission on Higher Education
States
(MSCHE)
for the seventh time, reaffirming the quality of
and
the university's education, leadership
process.
BU was
first
accredited in 1950,
commission approved the
at its
latest
self-study
and the
10-year reaccreditation
summer meeting.
The university-wide
BU's newest apartments, located adjacent to the tennis courts on
accreditation
the U.S. Department of Education
remains
eligible for federal
is
recognized by
and ensures
funding, including federal
student aid and research grants, according to Richard
Baker, chair of the Middle States steering committee.
Among the highest commendations, MSCHE
activities.
BU
Notable Designations
Kozloff,
McCormick
honored-
BU
said
remains financially strong because of its extensive annual
planning and budgeting
the upper campus, will be dedicated in honor of former president
Jessica Kozloff.
BU
also ranks near the
top of the 14 institutions in the Pennsylvania State
Two
former
BU presidents have been honored for their
devotion to higher education.
BU's Council of Trustees voted to
name
the university's
System of Higher Education (PASSHE) on several
newest apartment complex in honor of Jessica
measures key to attracting new students.
who retired in December 2007
MSCHE is
membership
a voluntary,
nongovernmental
association that defines, maintains
promotes educational excellence across
president.
and
institutions
with diverse missions, student populations and
resources. For
more information,
edu/middlestates.
visit
cob.bloomu.
after nearly
The $31 million apartments opened
house 544 students in
S.
Kozloff,
14 years as BU's
this fall
three, four-story buildings.
and
The
apartments will be dedicated Friday, Oct. 16, to kick off
homecoming weekend.
James H. McCormick, BU's president from 1973 to 1983
first chancellor of the Pennsylvania State System of
and the
Higher Education (PASSHE), was named chancellor
emeritus by PASSHE's Board of Governors.
currently
is
McCormick
chancellor of the Minnesota State Colleges and
Universities system.
News Notes
Program
Pilot
Migrant youths attend
institute
Twenty-two youths attended Pennsylvania's
middle school students this
institute for
week-long
pilot
Department
community
of
first
summer
program, a collaboration of
migrant leadership
at BU.
BU and
The
the Pennsylvania
Migrant Education, grew from BU's migrant
project that has served mostly younger students for the
past 13 years.
The migrant middle school students
field trips
communication
the
same
participated
and discussions to promote leadership,
skills, critical
time, 16
with individuals
thinking
in
workshops,
civic responsibility,
and personal development. At
BU education majors gained experience working
whose backgrounds
are different from their
own
as
part of a three-credit practicum.
Barbara Wilson and Michael Karpinski
The Central Susquehanna Intermediate
program invited BU to
Top Profs
pilot the institute,
Unit's
migrant education
which received support
from a BU Foundation Margin of Excellence award, student
Karpinski, Wilson
named TALE winners
scholarships provided by the
BU Student Pennsylvania
State
Education Association and funding from the state migrant
The spring 2009 TALE (Teaching and Learning
Enhancement Center) Outstanding Teaching Award
recipients are Barbara Wilson and Michael Karpinski,
exceptionality programs faculty. Honored at May
commencement ceremonies, each received a $750
professional development stipend, sponsored by the
Bloomsburg University Foundation, and a plaque to
recognize their achievement. The award winners were
nominated by members of the Class of 2009 and graduate
students
who
received their degrees this spring.
education program.
Like the Pros
NFL camp experience links to BU program
In his three-day stint working with the Minnesota Vikings at
their offseason
similarities
minicamp, Joe Hazzard noticed a
lot
of
between the
athletic training staffs of a
NFL team and BU's clinical
Free Training
12,000 benefit from BU's
athletic training
WEDnetPA program
program,
including the equipment
used and the treatment
that
Nearly 12,000 Pennsylvania residents have gained work-related
skills
was
given.
Hazzard, program
during the past decade through BU's partnership with the
Workforce and Economic Development Network of Pennsylvania
director of BU's graduate
(WEDnetPA). Across the commonwealth, more than 800,000
athletic training
employees
was
at 14,000
companies have taken advantage of
WEDnetPAs Guaranteed
in
Free Training Program since
it
Vikings'
began
Fletcher, BU's director of corporate
WEDnetPA funding
to
trainer, Eric
and continuing
education, says Bloomsburg University has provided $2.6 million
more than 100 companies
in
in
northeastern,
south-central and central Pennsylvania during the past 10 years.
Nearly 12,000 employees benefited from basic
skills
and
is
Joe Hazzard
one of 33 educational partners statewide that make up
WEDnetPA, an
organization created to provide training that will
help companies
Sugarman,
become more competitive and strengthen the
Philadelphia Eagles and at
BU
football
BLOOMSBURG
West Chester
University,
when
coach Danny Hale coached there 20 years ago.
Based on his minicamp experience, Hazzard says he can
levels.
make
how similar athletic
training
Hazzard's main responsibility at the
to cool
assisted
down.
is
on
camp was
sure the running backs stayed hydrated
enough towels
Hazzard
statewide business environment.
who Hazzard has known for more
than 16 years. Sugarman previously worked with the
explain to students
information technology programs, he adds.
BU
minicamp by the
team's head athletic
1999.
Tom
program,
invited to help at the
all
to
and had
Among the star players
were Adrian Peterson and Chester Taylor.
UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE
In Agreement
Representatives of
Exercise Science accord formalized
BU and
Luzerne County Community College
formally signed the exercise science articulation agreement at
LCCC's President's Room. The agreement allows students who
earn associate's degrees in exercise science-fitness leadership from
LCCC
to
move seamlessly
degree program. Shown,
into BU's exercise science bachelor's
left to right are, front
row:
Dana
Clark,
LCCC provost and vice president of academic affairs; Thomas P.
Leary, LCCC president; and Jonathan Lincoln, BU assistant vice
president for academic affairs; back row: Joan Bush, LCCC
associate dean of counseling and student support services; Tim
McConnell, chair of BU's exercise science and athletics department; Tom Martucci, assistant chair of BU's exercise science and
athletics department;
and Robert Marande, dean of BU's College
of Science and Technology.
Quick Takes
A
Sam Slike,
paper by Angela R. Hess, assistant professor of biological and
allied health sciences,
melanoma
and
tumorigenicity,"
six co-authors,
"EphA2 as a promoter
was
in
published
The research study was conducted
in
1
2009,
,
professor of exceptionality programs, served as
accreditation site visitor for the national Council on Education of
the Deaf (CED). His
the journal Cancer
Biology and Therapy and highlighted on the cover of the Feb.
issue.
of
team reviewed the
University of Texas Health
Science Center-Deaf Education Teacher Preparation Program
in
San Antonio.
collaboration with
researchers from the Children's Memorial Research Center and
Mark Decker,
Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine
in
assistant professor of English, presented "The
Chicago.
Mysteries of Los Angeles;
Michael Patte '92/'94M,
awarded a
UK
was
the United Kingdom.
in
lecturing
He
will
spend four months
in
Annual Conference
computer science and
among 30
in
committees of
Wales, Germany, Belgium, England,
was the
Mark Noon,
by
published
the Dictionary of Literary Biography: American Radical
assistant professor of English,
were
who
led the Knights of Labor
Regina Bobak,
from 1879 to
893, and Rose Pastor Stokes, an early 20th century reformer
journalist, public speaker,
conferences and workshops.
who
Wolfe,
in
Conference on High
Bangalore, India.
He gave an
Sathya Sai University at Prashanthi Nilayam,
"Computer Forensics:
and Reform Writers. The essays focus on former Scranton mayor
Terence Vincent Powderly,
served on the external review
student research symposium coordinator
Performance Computing held
Two essays
worked as a
six international
Srinivasan also
talk at Sri
1
assistant professor of mathematics,
statistics,
for the 15th annual IEEE International
and Thailand.
in
an Update of the City
board of four international journals and on technical program
Baltimore, which included participants from the
U.S., Italy, Australia, Brazil,
Israel
was
presenters at the International Patellofemoral Joint
Research Retreat
Live as
Atlanta.
in
Avinash Srinivasan,
of exercise science,
They
the
and conducting research.
Marilyn Miller, associate professor
or,
Mysteries Genre," at the Science Fiction Research Association
Fulbright Lecturing/Research Scholarship to study the field
playwork
of
associate professor of education,
A New
invited
India, titled
Education Major and Career Path."
instructional technology specialist,
and Julie
instructional support specialist in the Instructional
Media
and Design Center, presented "Lessons Learned from Standardiza-
poet and playwright.
tion Selection
and Small-scale Implementation" at the 2009 Turning
Technologies Regional Users Conference at Temple University.
An
in
article
by Camille Belolan, assistant professor of writing
developmental instruction, "Can Color Boost
Creativity?"
was
published
in
the
PADE
Margaret O'Connor,
Memory and
Penn State Altoona
the Pennsylvania Association of Developmental Educators.
tion Association
Eric S.
Rawson,
associate professor of exercise science, published a
book chapter, "Doping
Athlete:
in
Children and Adolescents,"
The Encyclopedia
International Olympic
of Sports Medicine.
in
The Young
The book
is
Approach
won
(MBAA)
Distinguished Paper
tive
an
Committee Medical Commission Publication
associate professor of business education
and business information systems, and co-author Tulay Girard from
Informer, a publication of
for
the 2009 Midwest Business AdministraInternational McGraw-Hill/lrwin
Award
for their research paper,
from a University Setting" at the 2009
in
Conference
in
"A Collabora-
Developing Interactive Case Studies: Learning
MBAA International
Chicago.
collaboration with the International Federation of Sports Medicine.
Gilford Howarth, assistant professor of music,
Deborah
S. Stryker, assistant professor of exceptionality
and president of the Association
programs
of College Educators of the
Deaf and
Hard of Hearing (ACE-DHH), presented her research, "Distance
Education Beyond the Classroom: Preliminary Results," at the national
conference
in
New Orleans.
tional adjudicator this
in
summer
for the
Kerkrade, The Netherlands. The
years, and the participating groups
was an
interna-
World Music Contest (WMC)
WMC takes place every four
come from around the world.
Howarth adjudicated the percussion ensemble, marching band and
drum corps categories during the month-long
contest.
On the Hill
Work
Pardon Our Dust
"Pardon our dust while
we remodel to serve you better."
Anyone who has been
upper campus of
to the
Bloomsburg University recently might
would be
While the changes
coaches and
athletes,
type of sign
feel that
appropriate, since there has been a construction
continues on the Nelson Field House
swimming pool.
are readily visible to BU's students,
staff,
they have not gone unnoticed by
others in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PS AC).
"Nearly every school in the
PSAC has inquired about our
project involving a university athletic facility each of the last
renovations and construction," Gardner says. "Other schools
few years.
have asked
BU has constructed
Starting in 2006,
Sports Stadium for the field hockey, soccer
teams;
the
moved
and
the tennis courts from the lower
field;
Field for baseball.
and made improvements
Now the
final piece of the
bringing Nelson Field House, a
up
1970s,
to
for football
puzzle
Field
Not only
during the year,
it
House
is
is
the early
used by most teams
also
is
used by
—men's
at
some point
many physical
education
when it opened
in
—used Nelson
20
sports split equally
many teams and
Among the
1972. The athletic program
fall
so
between
men and women.
now has
renovations to Nelson
press box, dedicated locker
additional storage space
rooms
is
for
a
each sport,
and improved
include improved lighting, bleachers,
facilities will
allow us to better serve the needs of high
school athletes, their families and the community."
over the
last
offices for
head
new starting blocks
three decades.
to the Division
BU
II
philosophy of a balanced
athletic director
"The recent renovations and
Mary Gardner.
new construction,
million, exemplify this
All indications
the
way for
The
sports season
fall
are that another exciting
1
5th by
II
team was featured
If
sports season
USA Today
in
on
three national pre-season
in
in
News and
Sports Weekly.
field
title in
hockey team
2009
will
be seeking
its
fourth
after posting a record of 23-1 a year
the Huskies can win the national
second time
is
The Huskies were ranked seventh
by Lindy's Football Annual and the Sporting
Jan Hutchinson's
ago.
fall
Bloomsburg.
football
Division
title, it
would be the
won
school history the team has
four-straight
championships (1996-99).
The women's soccer teams
will
be looking for a return to the
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) and National
Collegiate Athletic Conference playoffs, while the men's soccer
team
"Throughout the years the university has been
program," says
Exciting
on the way
straight national
and an improved timing system and record board. The
project also provides enhancements to both upper and
lower entrances that will showcase the awards teams have
$18
to Nelson Field House will also serve
campus community. "We have hosted
numerous high school playoff games at the Sports Stadium
and at the tennis center," Gardner adds. "Nelson's updated
publications this summer.
coaches and assistant coaches. The pool renovations
nearly
we
agree that
all
PSAC."
those outside the
Space for
come by.
coaches was hard to
new bleacher
system for the main gym area, a new scoreboard, new
wrestling room on the lower level, a new and expanded
athletic
in the
basketball, men's
swimming, men's indoor track and wrestling
committed
facilities
the centerpiece of the athletic
is it
classes. Just four sports
won
drawings and plans. They
modem standards.
The Nelson
facilities.
to
to Litwhiler
facility built in
for
have some of the best
The renovations
lacrosse
campus
upper campus; remodeled Redman Stadium
and track and
known as
the field
will feature
a young squad poised to
make
a run at the
post-season. The cross country teams will be under the guidance
of interim
tennis
head coach Bernie Empie, while the men's and women's
teams use the
fall
season to prepare
for the spring season.
totaling
commitment."
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players Lauren Hess
and Ashley Brucker
are available through the
BU
Photo Store.
BU Photo Store opens
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or at the office?
BU Photo
You may now purchase photos
Store on the
Web. Visitwww.bloomu.edu/sports/galleries and check
images, with more added each month. The
site is
at
of Huskies sporting events at the
out the
completely secure and offers buyers a
chance to purchase photos from a variety of sports.
Student-athletes honored for
work in classroom
The Pennsylvania
State
Athletic Conference's
(PSAC)
list
Sports Information adds
of scholar-
athletes for the
2008-09
social
media
sites
season includes 92
Bloomsburg University
student-athletes
earned recognition
work in
For years the Huskies
who
for their
in-depth coverage of BU sports, fans can
Among those honored
now follow the
Huskies on Twitter, the Huskies Daily Blog and
football
co-captain Jon Ochs,
Web site continues to offer the most
news. While the
the classroom.
was 2008 Huskies
Web site, www.buhuskies.com,
has been the place to get Bloomsburg University sports
YouTube.
Wind
Fans can get up-to-the-minute news through Twitter
Gap, a College Sports
delivered right to their cell phones as text messages
Information Directors of
(standard text messaging rates apply) or get a daily
America (CoSIDA)
update in a short blog format by going to
http://
team Academic Ail-
buhuskies.blogspot.com. Also available
the
American and the 2008-09
Info channel
Bloomsburg University
uploaded
Senior Scholar-Athlete.
Huskies student-athletes.
Also honored was
first
on YouTube. Among
to the
is
BU
Sports
the items to be
channel are short features on the
field
hockey player Jamie
Vanartsdalen, Huntingdon
Valley, a
Transactions
CoSIDA third
team Academic
Brad
All-District
selection. In addition,
to
both
town
Ochs and Vanartsdalen
were named
to the
PSAC Fall Top
from the
2008
July.
10
1
77.
to
must compile
a
minimal
,859 student-athletes from around the
were named scholar-athletes.
worked
McLaughlin passed away
'00
was named
to
part time football coach
as a full-time intern
PSAC
for the Pro Football Hall of
Fame
in
1
in
in
986.
charge
for
to
Bloomsburg from Rensselaer Polytechnic
was an
the Office
full-time assistants
men's and women's cross country and track and
comes
in
He formerly
Canton, Ohio.
Louise Duff us and Liam Smith were named
Smith formerly
FALL 2009
Eli
He served as the head coach from 1 961
of Sports Information, Athletic Marketing and Promotions.
cumulative grade point average of 3.25 for the year.
Overall,
He was
Ryan Rebholz has been appointed
Jamie Vanartsdalen
receive the distinction, they
comes
College.
Jeremy Winn
sports season.
For student-athletes
basketball assistant coach. Karli
of the running backs.
student-athletes
fall
was named men's
Former BU men's swim coach
honoring the top 10 male
and female
Karli
Bloomsburg after serving as an assistant coach at Elizabeth-
field.
Duffuss
Institute,
assistant at Lehigh University.
while
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•
BY JACK SHERZER
testimony before the Senate
Appropriations Committee's
defense subcommittee last
March, Maj. Gen. Kimberly
A. Siniscalchi, chief of the Air
Force nurse corps, said, "Our
warriors and their families
deserve the best possible
care we can provide. It is the
nurses' touch, compassion and
had been a series
In
care that often wills a patient
to recovery or softens the
transition from life to death.
There has never been a better
time to be a member of this
great Air Force nursing team."
of tiring plane rides that started in Baltimore
and
Itended with the big Air Force transport C-130 touching down at the
Balad Air Base in central Iraq.
For Jody
L.
Ocker
'89,
who had
taken a direct commission as a second
lieutenant in the Air Force after getting her Bachelor of Science in nursing
from BU, everything led up
to this
The Air Force Theater Hospital
tents, all
inside.
moment.
at Balad.
A connected series of 30
linked together. Dusty. Hot. About 120 degrees outside and
Even with the
air
handlers cranked, the operating theater was a
sweat-dripping 100-plus.
Then
there were the
injuries are messy.
injuries, and combat
came through every month,
wounds. These were combat
Around 800
patients
many choppered in after getting blown up.
"Patients in Iraq
came
in with multiple, catastrophic injuries
—limbs
who
now a lieutenant colonel, commander of the
missing or barely hanging on, multiple limbs gone. There was a guy
lost three limbs," says
Ocker,
65th Medical Operations Squadron
at Lajes Field, a
base on the Azores
in Portugal.
"The other difference
road
when an IED
in with their uniform
their truck got
is
they are
dirty.
They may be scooped off the
off. They may come
(improvised explosive device) goes
still
smoldering, with the smell of gasoline because
blown up or gravel in the wounds and on the
stretcher,"
she says.
Ocker spent 123 days between May and September 2007 caring for
Iraqis, civilians and soldiers, adults and children. In
addition to working hands-on, Ocker supervised five other nurses and
Americans and
13 medical technicians,
all
assigned to the emergency department.
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.
emergencydept;
When not working on a
12-hour
shift, six
days in a row,
Ocker and most of the other military personnel were confined for
which
came under mortar
attack. But for all the stress and
exhaustion that came with the
deployment, Ocker says it is an
their safety to the base,
periodically
experience she treasures.
"Absolutely
I
would do
it
my guys are still
again, because
over there getting hurt," says
Ocker,
who received BU's 2009
"1
Distinguished Service Award.
wanted
to
be part of the team;
wanted
to
be the person that
going to take care of them
I
is
when
they get hurt."
When Ocker and
the other
medical personnel arrived in
Iraq, they had just three days
work with those whom they
to
were replacing. Additionally,
Ocker received about four weeks
of intensive training at the
University of Illinois in
where the military
St.
Louis,
up field
equipment and special mannequins to mimic serious battlefield wounds.
The preparation helped, Ocker
says, but the first days seem like a
So
blur.
set
much to learn. And the
pressure of knowing lives are
erally in
"It's
your hands.
hard
for
me
to
remember
specific cases of those first
days.
lit-
They run
few
injuries,"
one that
together: really
pened
she says. "There
early on.
personnel
is
An IED blew up
carrier,
says. "If you get fluids
a
and these guys
were badly burned.
still
alive
...
He was
he was breathing
.
.
Ocker
didn't start out thinking
career in nursing.
blood and other fluids can be
bered
Ocker
says.
"These are young
men and
the
reason they are in cardiac arrest
is
not because of a heart attack,
The Sunbury
Penn
native studied engineering at
After returning
stabilized,
in
start beat-
of a military career, or even a
many times as long as enough
replaced quickly, the patient can
she
and blood
ing again."
worked
be
loss,"
them, the heart would
98 percent survival rate. In the
modern battlefield, the injured
can be airlifted by helicopter, and
"One was burned over almost
100 percent of his body.
had
a
remember, that hap-
I
but because of blood
"We took him off to
a separate room and some of the
nurses stayed with him to make
him comfortable. People stood by
him until he passed away."
Despite the severity of many of
do," she says.
the injuries, the trauma unit
mangled limbs, shrapnel wounds,
head
but there was nothing we could
State for a couple years,
office
then
in a hospital's business
during a year in Florida.
home, she remem-
how she liked caring for
nursing home patients while at
Penn State. And two of her three
older sisters were
becoming nurses,
including Kelly Ocker George,
graduated from
BU in
Continued on next page
1988.
who
'When you
who
look at a
man
early 20s
in his
both legs, you wonder how
this guy is going to deal with this. But they
do adjust, and many of them can and do
has
lost
live fulfilling lives.' -
"Once
I
started
ing classes,
with the nurs-
knew it was
I
good
a
decision," she says. "I think
it
blends nicely with the science
my brain and the human
compassion side of my brain."
side of
Settling
down in one place and
working in
didn't
a
community hospital
sound appealing.
Still,
she
hadn't thought about the military
and
and
dents, toured the hospital
met the head nurse.
"I
ture
ity of
going overseas," she says.
"I felt, for
a three-year
and
but
it's
"I
Ocker
enlisted,
at
the air
Ocker
not easy.
do
to
.
.
.
and sometimes
Of all her experiences, she
stayed for just
there, she
for the troops in Iraq
how
well
and
many
later
are able
cope with life-changing inju-
wounds
been
that
would have
a death sentence before
going
to deal
do
her master's in nursing
at
and do
University of Maryland
at
man in
adjust,
with
this.
But they
live fulfilling lives."
During her deployment in
base hospital was
Iraq, the air
three-year commitment.
moved into permanent buildings
with new equipment, and the
Ocker says the constant chal-
and
series of
30
tents
was being dis-
each posting and increase in rank
mantled. As a Congressional del-
bring more responsibility, more to
egation toured the base,
learn.
So
far in
her Air Force
nursing career, Ocker's responsibilities
have ranged from
civilian
at the
Museum of Health and
Medical Center in Washington,
are
comment from
on the museum's
Ocker,
Web site.
"Some people wounded
venue that helps them
their experiences,"
talk about
Ocker
says.
"People can talk through what
healing
is
to
them, and more
being done
there."
Ocker has served 20 years and
could
retire
next year
current posting
is
after
her
done, but
that's
not in the cards. Instead, she
would
like to eventually
be a
stand-alone chief nurse at a large
she said.
hang in there
and become a colonel and see
what other things they can offer
me," Ocker says, b
"I'm going to
Ocker
Editor's note:
the
at
To learn more about
Trauma Bay II,
the National
and Medicine
D.C., go to
Balad, exhibit
Museum
in
of Health
Washington
www.nmhm.
washingtondc .museum.
Jack Sherzer
is
a professional writer
He
pointed to the old trauma room's
and Pennsylvania
scarred and stained floor, espe-
currently lives in Harrisburg.
cially in
in Iraq
go there with families and have a
and many of them can
Baltimore in return for another
lenges keep her enthused,
and
treated
cared for them.
were recreated
II
facility,
a
who has lost both
legs, you wonder how this guy is
spent a year and a half earning
the
who were
DC Pictures of the exhibit, as
nothing compares to caring
seeing
ries,
Bay
happened
they envy her experiences.
his early 20s
From
and
she says. She sometimes
Desert Storm. She arrived in
over a year.
who
Consequently, parts of Trauma
a lot of great
modern technology.
"When you look at
May 1993 and
I
thinks of her married sisters and
their children
those
well as a
handle expected casualties from
base hospital in Turkey to help
says,
took a different path and
things, adventurous things
to
after
possible to have a family
have been able
a win-win."
Soon
It's
a military career,
says,
volunteers were needed
told the story of the
thousands
Medicine, next to Walter Reed
2003.
commit-
I
markings
San Antonio, but they divorced in
would get good nursing
experience and maybe get to
travel somewhere. It would be
ment,
treat-
National
travel,"
wanted more advenand there was the possibilreally
stations to
room nursing and
Jody Ocker '89
ment of cancer patients.
The lifestyle does have a price.
Ocker was briefly married to a
man she met while stationed in
until she visited Langley Air Force
Base with two fellow nursing stu-
trauma
battlefield
delivery
Lt. Col.
Trauma Bay
II.
native.
The
BLOOMSBURG THE UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE
No
Gimmicks
BY KEVIN GRAY
—
—
One-third of U.S. adults more than 72 million are
obese, according to The Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention. Tom Venuto '90 has a common
sense
Tom
Venuto '90
way of fighting fat.
didn't
know it at the
time, but while he
Arnold Schwarzenegger wield his broadsword as the
character in the 1980s film
embarking on
renowned
"I
a
life
"Conan the Barbarian," he was
journey that would lead him to become a
diet/fitness expert and, eventually, a bestselling author.
saw Arnold's physique in
ible that a
person could look
that
like
movie and thought
he
did," recalls
Bloomsburg's adult health and fitness program,
cise science. "After that,
about him.
became
I
was
I
it
was incred-
Venuto, a graduate of
now known as exer-
read Arnold's book and magazine articles
inspired
by him, and as a
result,
bodybuilding
my hobby."
Venuto saw
himself.
watched
title
him to keep pushing
when he was 19, entered 28
results quickly; they motivated
He took up
competition training
bodybuilding competitions throughout his career and
won state
New Jersey and New York.
"I love bodybuilding because it's an individual sport where I am
responsible for my own results," Venuto explains.
championship events in Pennsylvania,
Just as the sport transformed Venuto's body,
it
also transformed
his career path. Since the late 1980s, with bodybuilding serving as
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motivation and how to stick with the diet
and fitness program.' -Tom venuto 90
I
Stick To
It
Tom Venuto '90 says any diet that puts
you into a calorie
deficit will help
you
lose weight.
"However, the most important thing for
the foundation, Venuto has constructed a career that included jobs as a
success
personal trainer, nutrition consultant, motivation coach, fitness model,
health club manager and freelance writer. Each position allowed
him
to
Venuto
CEO of the Burn the Fat Inner Circle,
and
the founder
community centered on his
online
vides information and support to
two books
and
— e-book, "Burn
diet
and
fitness
philosophy that pro-
members. Venuto
its
also has written
and
the Fat, Feed the Muscle,"
shelves
fat
with
diet
is
that
fitness,
common sense.
much what diet you
is
to lose
so.
Weight
is
1
00 pounds, make
loss of three
pounds per
appropriate.
Social support
he has no gim-
knows that people are looking for a magic diet. He also
there is no such thing. Instead, Venuto focuses on the psy-
chology and mental side of diet and
your goal
week
mick. Venuto
that
he explains.
sure you set a suitable deadline for doing
books, what makes Venuto's
philosophy stand out? His gimmick, quite simply,
knows
it,"
Set big goals and realistic deadlines.
If
his recent
from succeeding.
social factors that often prevent dieters
With bookstore
with
fitness program:
an
work, "The Body Fat Solution," which addresses the psychological, emotional
stick
Venuto for succeeding on a diet and
his brand.
is
not the minutiae of the diet, but
Following are several tips from
gain knowledge and broaden his perspective, which ultimately helped
him launch
is
whether you can
is
important.
Enlist a training partner
and push each
other to get the most out of your
workouts. Have a friend, spouse or
touting an all-natural
online
community help you reach your
approach seasoned with
"I
don't think
it's
follow your diet,"
and newsletters
with the
diet
While he
he
so
says.
—has
and
"Everything
is
taking
I
it's
what makes you
of my books, articles
release a
new book,
I
isn't
measured
Keep a copy
up
it's
Keep score.
What
to stick
and read
menu
a great deal of Venuto's time.
really a constant effort to
keep the
an Internet publisher, I have built
more than a quarter-million people, so
have a little bit of an advantage over
going," he explains. "As
a newsletter subscriber list of
when
all
from competitive bodybuilding, promoting
"Unless you get a big break,
momentum
—
program."
hasn't retired
"The Body Fat Solution"
follow;
write
on motivation and how
a strong focus
fitness
I
nutrition goals.
it
plan,
every day. Write
managed.
down
your
keep a nutrition journal and
record your fitness program. Then keep
a progress chart so you can see
your results.
Know your triggers for emotional eating.
other authors."
Eating cues are
word out helped push "The Body Fat Solution" to a successful debut on Amazon.com; it sold thousands of copies and earned
several No. 1 sales rankings. Efforts were bolstered by positive reviews
in Oprah magazine and the Wall Street Journal, and an appearance by
triggers
Getting the
can't be
of your overarching goal
all
around
us.
What
you to act on your impulse?
If
you tend to binge on potato chips at
home when
you're bored, don't keep
them on hand.
Venuto as a featured trainer in Men's Fitness magazine.
"It's
been very
hearing about
exciting,"
Venuto
says. "But the
how people have used
this
most
satisfying thing
is
approach to transform
their lives."
Editor's note: For more information, see
www.thebodyfatsolution.com and
www.burnthefatblog.com.
Venuto himself is a testament
to the
power
of transformation as his
teenage hobby became his passion and that passion became his
life's
work,
Kevin Gray
b
is
a freelance writer based
in the
Lehigh Valley.
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and
I
met the
first
freshman year
at
week of our
B.S.T.C. in 1938.
We dated all four years and
married Nov.
after I
19, 1942,
two months
was Commissioned Ensign,
U.S.N.R.
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We appreciate our Alma Mater and
want
check
to give the enclosed
for $500,
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borrow
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for
amount of money
my first
living at
Bloomsburg
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total cost for
had
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at
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forth, I
my education
had a
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Keep
the
The National Candle Association
Candle 4
estimates
on
The most important
The
U.S. consumers spend about $2 billion
candles each year.
characteristic?
Three-fourths of candle
buyers say
it is
fragrance.
50 aromas,
cinnamon bun,
scents are enticing. Nearly
including applesauce cake,
coconut
toffee bar, spiced tea,
strawberry
melon, ocean mist and Pennsylvania Woodlands,
come packaged
in jars, encapsulated in floating
candles and formed in endless shapes and
sizes.
Each
is
the creation of Pat Bird Hess, a 1979
Bloomsburg grad and proprietor of Colonial
Candlecrafters in Lewisburg.
For 37 years, Hess has helped keep the candles
burning
at
Colonial Candlecrafters, taking a hobby
shop begun in 1972 in her parents basement
to a
business that today boasts nearly a half million
dollars in annual sales.
nized earlier this year
Her
efforts
when
were recog-
named one
she was
Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell's "Best 50
in Business,"
based on dedication
to
of
Women
business
growth, professional and personal accomplishments, community involvement and advocacy
women
for
entrepreneurs.
Hess'
hands
are literally all over the products. She
decorates the personalized
wedding and anniversary
candles and "Critter" candles introduced two years
ago.
She uses a small
hammer to create
line of distressed candles,
marketer,
and
designs
on the
she's the accountant,
Web designer and photographer, as well.
Living above the business with her husband of 30
years, Greg,
who works in
the construction industry,
allows Hess to put in her customary 10-hour days
(17-hour days from Thanksgiving to Christmas)
A dedicated volSUNCOM
before heading into the community.
unteer, she has a long history with
Industries of Northumberland, a nonprofit agency
that helps people
with
disabilities find
meaningful
employment, and the Greater Susquehanna Valley
YMCA.
She's vice president of the
Susquehanna River
member of the Greater
Susquehanna Valley Chamber of Commerce, where
Valley Visitors Bureau
and
a
1
'I
am a firm believer in teaching people
why things work the way they do.'
- Pat Bird Hess
she
facilitates
the Small Business Support Group.
Hess also helped market the
SUN Area Career and
Technology Center's expansion
its
strategic
efforts as a
planning committee and
women entrepreneurs as
member of
assists
they launch their
other
own
"We
Hess' mother, Beverly Bird, a retired nurse with seven
children, launched the
hobby on the kitchen
stove
who worked at a
Beverly and her husband, Howard,
steel mill in Milton,
were making hundreds of candles
and marketing them
weekly farmers
at the
In 1971, the Birds purchased a building on Route
March
15 south of Lewisburg and on
the building where they
made and
3,
1972, opened
sold their candles.
worked
years, six of their children
Hess was just 14 when she began helping
When she
and buy something
in
candles joined the product
2007
line in
that looks pretty,
warm ambiance
of a sturdy
candle flame."
Hess says she could never do
all
she does
if
not for
and hard work of her four employees and
which includes daughter Angela, a chef.
her family,
She'll
the job
away.
know when it's
"It's
warm where
What more
out.
time to
retire,
she says,
when
fun anymore. For now, that day seems
isn't
get messy.
I
work,
could
I
it
smells good
want?"
and
far
I
can
B
enrolled at Bloomsburg, Hess
would be no job market when she
graduated. So, armed with her experience at her
parents' shop, Hess aimed instead for a degree in
told there
Editor's note:
Find Colonial Candlecrafters on the
Web
atwww.colonialcandlecrafters.com.
Sue A. Beard
retired last year as editor of
The Record Herald,
Waynesboro, Pa.
business administration.
things
come
smells good and has the
there;
intended to become a secondary math teacher but
"I still
'Critter'
may not go out and spend big
money to redecorate a room, but
the support
market in Lewisburg.
explains.
remain respectable
sales
find that people like to
they will
with one mold and a single aroma pack. Soon,
was
Hess says
keep their cozy spot cozy. They
The spark
Over the
Tapering off?
While Colonial Candlecrafters may
be a disposable income business,
in the current recession.
small businesses.
at a clip
79
consider myself a teacher, though," Hess
"I
am a firm believer in teaching people why
work the way they
do."
Following that philoso-
"ictor"
Colonial Candlecrafters, whether they arrive individually or as part of a bus tour of area artisans.
and Victor
Abigail
phy, she enjoys sharing her craft with visitors to
'
and "Abigail," characters born
in
H
the imagination of Pat
Hess 79, have entertained Lewisburg area radio
listeners for
1
years while subtly extolling the products of Colonial Candlecrafters. The
60-second mini-dramas, which describe the couples ever-evolving
The flame
relationship, are set
and Greg purchased Colonial Candlecrafters from
her parents in 1982 and have taken the business
in
the colonial era,
when
life
was much, much
simpler.
Pat
through two expansion
projects. In 1995, they
they added a
Those
and
a
wax
—
cats
creatures in
—have
between
renewed enthusiasm. Before the
and Greg were
their boat
—
to write
2 to
given
Critters,
new candles, which
are
she
to
made using between 150
1
listening,"
says Hess,
who
of Victor
and
that
is
not
likely to
"Right now, Abigail
that Abigail has
know
airs for
two weeks.
brown
is
a teacher
hair
like,
and that
is
how
it
life
on four
local
But, although fans
on Colonial Candlecrafters
happen.
in
a one-room schoolhouse.
We
and Victor has blue eyes, but beyond
nothing. Everyone has their
specifically for the line.
give Hess the time
Abigail's story debuts this fall
and each "episode"
have encouraged Hess to bring the couple to
Web site,
—
5 vignettes for the coming year.
The 12th season
look
FALL 2009
decompress while
from the stress of running a business
far
radio stations,
adds her personal touch
and 200 molds purchased
1
frogs
seriously talking about selling the busi-
ness. Today, she happily
the
the "Critter" candles.
and dogs, ducks and
think that people
writes the commercials by hand while relaxing with husband Greg at their
completed and two years ago,
new product line,
Critters
lots of
Hess
is
like to
cottage along the west branch of the Susquehanna River. Leisurely days on
opened an adjacent 2,800-square-foot building where
the manufacturing
"I.
own image
should be."
of
what
Victor
know
that,
we
and Abigail
Athleticism
Toughness,
Intellige
STORY BY JIM DOYLE
*H
^$
'72
At its post-championship press
conferences, the National Collegiate
Athletic Association mandates
competitors be referred to as
"student-athletes," not "players." The
ruling body of collegiate sports has
become very sensitive to critics who
think the term "student-athlete" is an
oxymoron. Those naysayers would be
silenced if they met Huskies starting
quarterback Dan Latorre.
Playing in his last season at Bloomsburg
University,
who
degrees
Dan Latorre
—
in finance,
Bloomsburg offered
surely
is
a graduate student
already earned three undergraduate
management and French.
a degree in time
would have one more, based on
accomplishments academically and
If
management, he
his
athletically
during the 2008 season.
In the
fall
semester he took 19 credits and came
through with a grade point average of 3.78. Despite
that academic workload, Latorre led the Huskies to
an 11-2 record, including
Athletic Association
named
a National Collegiate
(NCAA)
playoff win,
and was
first-team All-Pennsylvania State Athletic
Conference (PSAC).
"When I look back,
it
was
ridiculous," Latorre says
wake
up early and go to football meetings and watch film.
Then I'd go to class. From class, I'd go straight to
practice, which finished up between 6 and 6:30. After
that, it was a quick supper before heading to the
of the busiest semester of his college career. "I'd
library
where
I
stayed until midnight.
"When I came home,
morning and then
the
again.
and
It
It
I
studied until about 2 in
started the process
definitely took a toll
all
over
on me mentally
physically."
wasn't an ideal situation. Because
some
of his
classes extended late into the afternoon, Latorre often
arrived late for practice. Huskies head coach
Danny
Hale revised the practice schedule to accommodate
his starting quarterback, but he did not discourage
'Dan Latorre has an internal
drive that is rare to see.'
-
Nathalie Cornelius, assistant professor
Latorre from taking 19 credits.
"He's a goal-oriented young man," says Hale. "He
knows what he wants to do. It's hard to deny somebody the opportunity to have that triple major, which
he
felt
he needed
Hale,
for his future."
who is in his
17th season as head coach of
many attributes more
the Huskies, believes Latorre's
than
make up
command presence
other kids pick
come up with
"He has a
for his lost practice time.
up
—
on.
that
winning
They
attitude that the
believe that
Danny can
the play."
Latorre joins seniors Jesse
Cooper and Stefan
Adams as the Husky captains
for the
2009 season.
Entering this season, he had started 37 consecutive
games and ranks
third in school history in career
touchdown passes and passing yardage.
He has
and
the full package of athleticism, toughness
intelligence. But,
Coming into
the
above
as a starting quarterback at
Latorre
all,
2009 season,
his
is
a winner.
combined record
Southern Columbia Area
High School and Bloomsburg was 59-8.
In his senior year
backed the Tigers
Southern, Latorre quarter-
at
to a
15-0 state championship sea-
son and was named the
Class A.
He was
state's
recruited
player of the year in
by a number of schools,
but chose Bloomsburg, pleasing the
his family,
mother Kim
'97
BU
graduates in
and brother Dave Jr.
'05/'08M, as well as his grandfather Ray, perhaps his
biggest fan,
who has attended
more than 20 years.
But on Aug. 5, 2005,
career appeared to
Huskies games
Latorre's college football
end just one
when he went to Hale's
for
practice after
office to tell
it
began
him he was leav-
ing the team. His heart wasn't into football, he told
the coach,
and he had too many things on his mind.
high school saw not only
Latorre's senior year in
astounding success, but also incredible sorrow. Prior
to his final football
season with the Tigers, friends
and teammates Tarik Leghlid and
a
drowning accident
camp
at
after a
Eric Barnes died in
day of summer
football
BU. In the spring, friend and classmate
Carissa Berkheiser died in a
Those
traffic accident.
tragedies, the long, emotional football sea-
son and the summer that disappeared too quickly
took a
toll
on
He thought
Latorre's desire to play college football.
the desire
Continued on next page
would be rekindled when he
in
'Dan Latorre
a goal-oriented young man.
is
He knows what he wants to
-
Danny
Hale. Huskies
do.'
coach
J.
seasons removed from the I-AA national championship and in front of a raucous, capacity crowd of more
than 14,000. To make things even tougher, the
Huskies had
without their leading rusher,
to play
Jamar Brittmgham, who was sidelined by an injury.
Under those trying circumstances, Latorre gave
Huskies fans an exciting glimpse of the future and
won
over those teammates
him
for quitting a
year
who may have resented
He completed his first
earlier.
five passes and finished 14-17 overall in a game in
which the Huskies led into the fourth quarter of an
eventual 14-3
With
loss.
Latorre at the controls, the
Huskies would not lose another game that season
until the
NCAA Division II semifinals at Northwest
Missouri
State.
This season, with a more reasonable class schedule
of nine graduate credits, Latorre
he went
He
to see
Coach
When that didn't happen,
get that football 'bug' back,
team, but
I'll
definitely
If
I
be com-
ing back to this office and asking your permission to
come back to
Latorre will always appreciate the
even gave
situation.
way his head
"He wished
me a hug and told me
but
chapter of my
life,
like a father figure. He's a
I
of
to play at
would
defi-
which for me, is graduate school."
up in the rural community of
hopes
to
earn a master's of business administration or
master's of international business
institution in
Fordham
University,
...
or both
at
...
an
New York City, such as New York
or Columbia.
to
keep in touch. You
gentleman and great
is
to
and
cultures,
who
taught about three quarters of the
he took toward his French major.
classes
"Dan has the
and
ability to
Toward the end of the 2005 season, Latorre
regained his passion for football. With Hale's permis-
time and do well in
team and participated in the
2006 winter and spring drills. Just a few days before
the opening game of the 2006 season, he was named
on the recommendation
of Nathalie Cornelius, assistant professor of languages
ent classes
to the
dream
my focus is moving on to the next
be around."
he returned
the
got a call for a tryout,
I
that,
these schools, he can count
me well and
wouldn't hear that from other coaches. Coach Hale
sion,
"It's
keep going,
When Latorre begins the process of applying to
the team."
coach handled the
level. If
says,
football to
Elysburg and matriculating to Bloomsburg, Latorre
for leaving the
added, "Please, Coach, leave the door open for me.
do
do
who plays
After growing
Hale.
explained his reasons
another run in the
Bloomsburg, Latorre
at
the next
practice.
NCAA
Regarding his future beyond his playing
nitely
opening
to lead the
playoffs.
days
to
hopes
to a
everyone
went
PSAC title and
Huskies
balance a variety of differ-
a quantity of different courses at
all
of them," she says.
internal drive that is rare to see.
sibility,
would
and
tell
he wants."
his
work is
He takes
full
respon-
top quality. That's what
the graduate school.
one
"He has an
I
He can do anything
B
the starting quarterback.
He would
face
perhaps the most challenging debut
of any starting quarterback in school history.
The
Huskies opened the season in Harrisonburg,
Va.,
against a James
Madison University team just two
Jim Doyle 12
retired after teaching at
High School for 32 years.
He is
Southern Columbia
the radio play-by-play voice
for Bloomsburg University football and men's basketball on
WHLM-AM.
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Growing Up
J
at
Buckalew
||
BY BONNIE MARTIN
young
ForBloomsburg
for his
boy,
a
State College
was a "magical
place."
A
place with ball fields in his
backyard, two
and
swimming pools
gymnasium. His home, the
a
stately
Buckalew
Place,
trap doors to the attic
had
away, were a dining
with an
ice
commons
cream bar and
student union with a
All around,
baby
a
game room.
were hundreds of
sitters.
David H. McCormick was just
8 years old when his
father,
James
Bloomsburg's president.
He lived
A veteran of the first
Gulf War, he earned a doctoral
degree from the
Wilson School
mencement address
International Affairs at Princeton
to BU's 1,181
spring graduates.
University.
Now married and the father of
Dave McCormick
and
8,
referred to his
homecoming" in his
commencement speech, calling
"very special
Woodrow
of Public
and
McCormick enjoyed
entrepreneur and business leader
before serving as the U.S.
Treasury Department's undersecretary for international affairs,
deputy national security adviser
brothers and sisters
for international
I
never had."
He also issued a challenge to the
May graduates. "It is your destiny,"
he
said, "to
address today's
and the
and connected.
economic policy
president's personal rep-
Group
resentative to the
of Eight
industrialized countries.
Now Distinguished Service
that are compli-
cated, expansive
Professor of Information
on campus with his parents,
Maryan and Jim, and brother
lenges
Doug until 1983 when he
but your generation will be and
at
must be part of the
McCormick admits growing up
on Bloomsburg's campus had a
gradu-
ated from Bloomsburg Area
Senior High School and
the U.S. Military
West
Point.
father
left for
Academy at
That same year, his
became the
first
chancellor
.
.
.
The magnitude
of these chal-
may seem overwhelming,
He urged the
solution."
2009 to
be inspired by members of World
War II's
Class of
Greatest Generation,
"seized the opportunity of a
when Providence
who
life-
of the Pennsylvania State System
time
of Higher Education.
looked within themselves and
The McCormick family
returned to Bloomsburg in
2009
tion.
for
Technology, Public Policy and
Management
at
the Heinz College
Carnegie Mellon University,
lifelong effect. "I will
to
be close
to a
always want
campus," he says.
"The students' optimism and
ambition
make
a
campus an
energizing place."
b
found greatness. In such
May
an anniversary celebra-
Jim McCormick was hon-
ored on the 25th anniversary of
both the founding of the State
System and the groundbreaking
FALL
called,
moments
of decision, destinies
Bonnie Martin
is
co-editor of
were shaped. The same will be
Bloomsburg: The University
true for you."
Magazine.
McCormick's
call to action
was built upon his own
ences in business and
experi-
a
successful career as a technology
yesterday's students "the big
many problems
H. McCormick, became
for
Human Services. A day later, he
four daughters, ages 2, 4, 6
basement, and just a short walk
government.
building, the
watched his son deliver the com-
secret
and
namesake
James H. McCormick Center
Everyday
Philosopher
BY LYNETTE M
What do
cats,
dogs and beer have in
O N G
'08
common with Aristotle, Locke and
Plato? Everything, according to Steven Hales, professor of philosophy.
Through teaching and research, Hales attempts to connect the dots between
ancient philosophy and modern life.
Steven Hales finds that engaging students in
philosophy requires the
ability to
merge the
modem with the ancient to ultimately make
students see the role philosophy can play in
everyday experiences.
The pleasure
the discipline
is
of introducing non-philosophers to
not only evident in the classroom,
but also in Hales' body of published work. Tucked
among the academic
texts the
BU
philosophy
professor has authored or edited, including
and the Foundations of Philosophy"
and "Nietzsche's Perspectivism," are several less traditional volumes: "What Philosophy Can Tell You
About Your Dog," "What Philosophy Can Tell You
"Relativism
About Your Cat" and "Beer and Philosophy."
It's these books that show how intrinsic philosophy can be to everyday life. "The whole idea is to
take these ideas and topics to people who might not
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—
'A
neuroscience, a
little
little
these things expand your
probability theory, a
own
little
physics
...
understanding and application of
philosophy' - Steven Hales, philosophy professor
have an
interest
and show them there
normal events," he
cal implications to
"For introductory classes,
are philosophisays.
It's
a con-
'sexy'
Sacks.
works
"The Simpsons and Philosophy" and "Star
like
and popular
a link
between philosophical
making philosophy
culture,
simultaneously more applicable
for
then works by Plato and David
Hume become more accessible.
Philosophy."
These books create
conceits
that,
usually
that's a bit
by a modern author like Oliver
Once they digest something like
cept that has been successfully adapted to a variety of
subjects in recent years, Hales adds, citing similar
Wars and
I
have students read something
try to
make
everyday experiences."
—and approachable
non-philosophers. "Beer and Philosophy," for
I
discussions and readings relevant to their
His strategies are paying
one of two recipients of the
off.
In 2006, Hales
TALE
was
(Teaching and
example, addresses questions like "Are beer buddies
Learning Enhancement Center) Outstanding Teacher
and "What's the difference between
an authentic beer and a facsimile?" The book not
Award, nominated by graduating
only features contributions from philosophers, but
materials engaging
true friends?"
also includes essays
by individuals within the
way
While Hales enjoys the
come from publishing,
changed since
interest as a
high school student.
understood most of it, but
this Plato is saying
college,
His
I
remember thinking,
something
I like.'
So,
when 1
introductory philosophy course
a
He earned his
got to
University of London's School for
tion, offered
Brown
been winning
BU students to philosophy for 15 years.
What attracts modern college students to one
the oldest disciplines in human
through an international competition.
the traditional realm of philosophical debate to find
a
When he
ics
of
what the
relativity
skills for
themselves in classrooms
"A
knowledge of philosophy. While
this
can be a challenge, he says,
"it's
always exciting
for
me
to teach
lower division classes, where stu-
theory
I
went out
states."
one of the most valuable
philosophy professors usually find
previous
to focus
example, he
This collateral learning, Hales
says, is
little
for
bears on this philosophical debate, so
to learn
history? Hales acknowledges that
students with
decided
popular debate in metaphysics,
consulted a physicist. "The relativity theory of phys-
over
of
little
philosophers to develop.
neuroscience, a
little
prob-
ability theory, a little physics
...
expand your own
understanding and application
these things
philosophy.
I
like
really
become
engaged in the material and
conversation on these topics."
clearly take a lot
the class.
away from
Lynette
Mong
'08 lives in Seattle,
Wash., where she works as a
books merchandising specialist
at
Amazon.com.
of
being part of the
dents rarely have a background in
philosophy. They can
He
Study.
Hales understands the value of looking beyond
on
full
Advanced
received one of two fellowships for the research posi-
answers in his research.
he's
as a
fall
professorial fellow at the Institute of Philosophy of the
Georgia State University in Atlanta before accepting a
where
focus on the
questions surrounding rational intuition this
University and completed a three-year appointment at
position at Bloomsburg,
He will
favorite aspect of the discipline.
at
doctorate from
in a
it
can understand,"
For Hales, figuring out the puzzles that are an
huge impression" and confirmed he'd made
the right choice.
field...
I
Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas,
"made
excels at
'Hey,
started as a philosophy major."
I
first
course
inherent part of philosophy has always been his
piqued his
can't say that
"I
difficult
and understandable. "He
that even novices in the
was
seniors. Hales
make
according to one student nomination.
creative challenges that
the true appeal of philosophy
Plato's "Republic"
ability to
taking complex subject matter and presenting
beer industry.
hasn't
recognized for his
b
Husky Notes
5^J
© George
OO
J^7(\ Monique Cavalliero Lautenschlager retired from
/ \J Honesdale High School in the Wayne Highlands
School District
Sharp, editor of the 1938 Obiter, released
his 10th
book,
"New Tales
book includes sketches by his
for Old," in
March. The
late wife.
Ron
after teaching
French and English
37
for
years.
Reitz was appointed to the board of directors of
the Mental Health Association of the Capital Region Inc.
He helped
Hope
organize the Harrisburg-area Festival of
in March.
5 J^ (\ Wayne Von
was presented
Columbia
Education Foundation. An educator for four decades and an
author of three books, he was recognized by the Bloomsburg
University Alumni Association with a Distinguished Service
Stetten, Spring Run,
\J \J the distinguished alumni award by the
Award
in 1997.
5 /I
^ Owen "Bob" Lagerman was named
^ /f
A
citizen of the
\J^ year by the Sunbury Rotary Club.
\J
A
Edward
A'zary, Danville, retired from Quest
Diagnostics and teaches chemistry part-time at BU.
Event held in Austin
Attending a recent alumni event in Austin, Texas, are,
?/£ /£
Robert Gering
is
a property
management and
real
\J\J estate appraiser for Northern Virginia Association
of Realtors.
left
to right,
Touey '87, Robert Latsha '66, Stephanie McDonald
'"^raSM and Lynda Michaels '87/'88M, director of Alumni Affairs;
and standing: Jim Hollister '78, BU assistant vice president for
University Relations; BU President David Soltz; Dan DiFeo '70,
Andrew Lyman '00, Ronald Konkol '79 and Tom Fowles '67.
seated: Paul
Births
'90 and
W01M
Melissa Schneider
Laura Yeager Acri
Laosongkram, a son, Nathaniel
Vonderhaar '95 and husband,
and husband, Charley, a son,
David, Oct. 14,2008
David, a daughter,
Toby Charles,
David Girio
Natedao
Lily
2009
Joyce Bradley Humphrey '90
Feb. 20,
and husband, Jim, a daughter,
Tara Rothenberger
Meghan
Chauhan
Jean, Jan. 22, 2009
Wells,
Christine
'96 and husband,
Maya Renee,
April 27,
Amy McCormick
Rosenbaum '01 and
2009
husband,
Scott, a daughter, Paige Ellen,
Feb. 28,
Laubach
2009
Donmoyer '00 and husband,
Lorren Donmoyer '96, a
Chad Mohr '02 and
daughter, Catrina Nicole,
April 16,
wife,
Jacob
Danielle, a son,
Allen,
2009
Jeffrey Pallante '90 and wife,
Dipesh, a daughter,
Maureen, a son, Aidan
May 3, 2009
April
Andrea Liacouras Kapsilis
Justine Boer Frantzen '00 and
husband, Jeremiah, a son, Duke
Jennifer Lindberger
W99M and husband, Michael,
husband. Drew, a son. Chase
Charles, July 21,
Jonassen
a son, George Alexander,
Erik,
Aug. 26, 2008
Alice Newhart O'Brien '00
husband, Michael Anthony
and husband, Joe, a daughter,
a son, Michael Anthony
Sept. 24,
Eric
Jeffrey,
2008
'91
and husband,
Jonassen
Claire Lorraine,
Christine
'92, a daughter,
March
5,
2009
Girman Morgan
'92
and husband, Shawn, a son,
Cooper, Sept.
7,
2007
Renee Remsky Antes
'93
Jennifer
Adams '98 and
1,2009
March
Michele Hlib Slusser '02 and
2009
5,
Carrie Montella
husband, Gary Bean, a son,
Greta Marie, on Feb. 12,2009
March
Jackson Adams,
Adam
Timothy Staub
April 15,
2009
"Pic" Picinich '00 and
'03 and wife,
Denise, a son, Noah,
and husband,
Hayden, Jan. 27, 2009
14,2009
Brian, a daughter,
Bianca Theresa, Aug. 16,2007
Holly
Megan Dougherty
husband, Lou, a son, Louis Robert
Carmosky
Cipollo, Jan.
'98 and husband,
and husband, Jaime, a daughter,
Michael Carmosky
Payton Elizabeth, April 2008
Tyler Joseph. Nov. 21
'98,
.
a son,
2008
Goldman
Cipollo 01 and
Jessica Fickinger
Krevinas '06 and husband,
Oct. 7,
Sarah Duncan'01
May
Michael, a son, Connor Michael,
12,2009
Wisniewski
III,
IV,
2009
wife, Allison, a daughter, Alexis
and husband, Jim, a son. Jack
Janeen Schrann
3,
Mish 03 and
Christina Bianchi Birstler '98
William, Nov. 10,2008
Sutryk '93
2008
and husband,
2008
Ashley Green
Adams '07
and
Kristina Kett Fleming '98 and
Michael, a son, Connor Michael,
husband, Bernie, a son, Michael,
and husband,
husband, Christopher, a son,
March
July 10, 2008
'92/*94M, a
Drew
Meghan
Maria Kolbush Klass
'94
Matthew Klass
daughter, Emma
Elizabeth, July 10,
2008
Nicholas, April 8,
Amber Wenckus
2009
Scott '98 and
husband, Jeffrey, a son, Jethro
Brenner, April 7,
2009
24,
2009
Friedland Piazza
and husband,
a son,
March
Dan Piazza
Wesley
4,
2009
Christopher,
'01
'00,
Jocelin Tuomisto Bailey '07
and husband, Joshua, sons,
Keegan.Aug.
10, 2006,
Reiley Lincoln, Feb.
and
12,2008
BLOOMSBURG THE UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE
5 ^7 ~1
/
Rev. James Cavallero became pastor of First United
_1_ Methodist
Tamaqua
in
and Salem United Methodist churches
Patty
Veach Johnson
is
a sales associate with
/ -W Century 21 Alliance in Exton.
November 2008.
Michael Shull
retired
June 2009
from the Manheim Township School
38 years teaching fifth and sixth
grades. He also coached wrestling and baseball for a combined
24 seasons. His awards include "Who's Who Among America's
Teachers" and the Junior Achievement Outstanding Teacher
Award. Shull and wife, Rose, live in Lititz.
District in
9^70
in
J ^7 ^2 James
R.
Wehr,
/ %J with Klein
after
a certified public accountant
Rizzo
Inc.,
Williamsport, was elected
president of the north-central chapter of the Pennsylvania
He
Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
also serves
on
the
board of directors of the north-central chapter of the American
Red
Cross.
BSC class ring surfaces after three decades
Robert Anderson lost his Bloomsburg State College
ring
it
more than 30 years ago and was stunned when
suddenly turned up this summer.
flabbergasted,"
Anderson
"I
was
said, after receiving a call
from
Alumni Affairs that the ring, which he hadn't seen since
1975, was found.
How and where the ring was located after so many years
is not known, but Anderson isn't concerned with those
details.
and
Anderson, 62, graduated from Bloomsburg in 1972
shortly afterward
field at
began working in the mental health
One day in
Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.
the
winter of 1975, he was walking along a path from Geisinger
to the
nearby Pine Barn Inn
a fast-moving storm that
left
when it started
to
snow.
and
the path slushy
It
was
slippery.
was an unexpected snow ... I wasn't even wearing a
recalls. "I was walking down the hill and
slipped and fell."
Anderson used his arms to break the fall. In the process,
"It
coat,"
Anderson
the ring flew off his finger into a
path.
gave
wooded
area next to the
He searched and searched for the ring. "I finally
up because I was wet. I was cold. I was uncomfort-
able,"
he
times before giving
up
Anderson worked
and
his wife, Kathleen, retrieve his
Trustee and Geisinger physician Dr. Joseph
many years,
eventu-
moving into management and leaving the Danville
He was vice president of the health system's eastern
when he departed in 2001 to begin private consultHe and his wife, Kathleen, now live in Dallas, Pa.
region
Despite the passage of time, he never got over the loss of
and thought "wistfully about it" over the
Anderson feels a special connection to Bloomsburg.
his college ring
Both of his brothers graduated from here:
after
it
BSC
was given
to
Mowad.
ring.
His wife often
him monetary gifts for holidays or birthdays and
encouraged him to do just that. But since Bloomsburg is
gave
now a university,
the search.
for Geisinger for
area.
years.
'72, left,
Fenstemaker Alumni House
Anderson considered replacing the
the area again.
He looked around for his lost ring more than two dozen
ing.
class ring at the
says.
He went back the next day and scoured
ally
Robert Anderson
his style of ring
was no longer
Recasting the ring would have been
In July, a patient
Mowad, head
showed up
available.
costly.
at the office of Dr.
Joseph J.
of Geisinger's urology department, with a
Bloomsburg ring in hand. Knowing the physician's long
association with the university as a Trustee, he turned
it
over.
Mowad had no idea that the ring had been missing for
34 years and simply gave
Anderson's
it
to a university official.
name was inscribed inside
the ring, allowing
1972. His wife, Kathleen, graduated in
Alumni Affairs to locate him. When surprised with news
that the ring had been found, Anderson and his wife drove
1990 and his son, Morgan,
immediately to Bloomsburg
Michael in 1965; the
a
sophomore
at
late
Douglas A. in
is
a currently
BU, majoring in geosci-
ences and geology.
"It's
a joy to have
it
to retrieve
back," he says.
—Brenda Hartman
it.
Husky Notes
?^7 /f Debbie Stevens Dellegrotti, Allentown, is an
/ TT educational consultant with McGraw-Hill Inc., after
retiring as
an elementary principal from the Catasauqua School
District in
2009.
Mike Kopp, Lower Nazareth Township, became
ningest
girls'
wins in March 2009
he coaches
teacher,
at a District II
at Central Catholic
Marian Repella Kozak, Kulpmont,
Alumni dine
High School.
FUTURES
companies.
Krall, Ohio, took a fourth place in the over-55
division of the U.S. Racquetball Association's National Singles
Hollister '78,
Championships.
Tony Saraceno, Bethlehem,
Township,
last
26 years
BU assistant vice president for University Relations.
middle
retired after teaching
school for 30 years, including the
in Dallas
Alumni and others who enjoyed a recent dinner in Dallas, Texas,
are, left to right, seated: Laura Antochy '79, Theresa Manisealco '82,
Rick Manisealco '80, BU president David Soltz, Nicole Garvey '97
and Paula Lyons 71; standing: Lynda Michaels '87/'88M, BU
Alumni Affairs director; George Antochy '79; Marti Prima '77;
Sharon Hammer, guest; Gary Hammer '74; Gayle Baar '71; and Jim
traveled to France in
to renewable/alternative energy
Joseph
789
3A semifinal. A math
February to unveil the Northumberland County
program
the win-
basketball coach in Pennsylvania, reaching
Cyndy Landis Kryder '76/77M
in Readington
reference
N.J.
books
for
released
two nonfiction
medical writers, "Nude Mice" and "The
Accidental Medical Writer," co-authored by Brian Bass.
?^7 Cl ^au Ree der retired after 34 years with the Mifflin/ \J burg School District, where he taught first through
Lester Loner received the Ray J. Keyes Sports Award
from the Lycoming County, Brotherhood County, USA.
He is the office manager for the Williamsport Municipal
Water Authority.
^
fourth grades
and served
as
head teacher since 1998.
Joe Rutecki received the 2009 Edward A. Howe Impact
Award from the Association of Government Accountants,
Virginia Peninsula chapter.
the U.S.
He is a senior defense
Government Accountability
analyst with
Office.
5^T^T Kim McNally de Bourbon is the executive
/ / director of the Pennsylvania Freedom of
Information Coalition.
5^7/£ Bob DeCarolis, athletic director at Oregon State
/ \J University, was recognized as a distinguished
}^7Q Ron Bucher
/ C3
alumnus by the University of Massachusetts Sports
Management Program.
Several
honored
Air Force
.S.
u,
Lt. Col.
at
CEO
a banking operations specialist at
BR
awards luncheon
Jody Ocker
'89 and Cheri Bonier Rinehart
president and
is
Solutions of Wormleysburg.
79
of the
Pennsylvania Association of
Community
Health Centers, received 2009
Distinguished Service Awards during the
Alumni Association Awards Luncheon.
The award recognizes alumni who have
Shown
plishment, given outstanding service to
Alumni Association Awards Luncheon in April were, left to right:
BU Alumni Association president; H. Preston Herring '09H;
Chang Shub Roh '09H; David Soltz, BU president; Ivonne Gutierrez Bucher '91;
Martha and Sid Ocker, parents of Lt. Col. Jody Ocker '89; and Eugene Walker '98,
Alumni Awards Committee chair. Dr. Herring, vice president for University and
BU
Student Affairs, lost his long battle with cancer injury.
achieved a significant professional accomor the
Alumni Association and dem-
at the
Chris Beadling '94,
onstrated a significant contribution
to
humanity.
H. Preston Herring, BU's vice president
Also honored was Ivonne Gutierrez Bucher
named
2009 Young Alumnus
the
'91,
who was
of the Year. Bucher, the
first
Hispanic to be appointed a deputy secretary in Pennsylvania,
currently
is
International,
were named honorary
BU
alumni.
the Governor's Office of Administration liaison to
Pennsylvania's Cost Containment Council and special
Editor's note: See story about Lt. Col.
adviser to the secretary of Public Welfare.
military career
24
for University
and Student Affairs, and Chang Shub Roh, BU professor
emeritus and founder of the Global Awareness Society
on page
Jody Ocker's
8.
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—
}^7Cj George Antochy retired from the U.S. Army
/ >^
is
Reserve as a colonel after 30 years of service.
a supervisory
computer
9
He
Q f\
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v/
Margaret Powell Piper '80M and husband,
John, Williamsport, observed their 50th wedding
anniversary in June.
specialist for the Federal Aviation
Fon Worth, Texas, where he lives with wife,
Laura Adolphson Antochy 79, a kindergarten teacher.
Administration in
Larry J. Mussoline Jr.
town Area School
is
District.
He
previously
was superintendent
of the Wilson School District in Berks County.
Kim Hershey Studenroth is the
Human Resources.
director of the State Police
Barbara Yob Wagner, a fifth-grade teacher
School
District,
was
Technology Integrator
Hemp-
in the
9
selected as a regional Keystone
for
Frank Berleth
nursing
is
facility,
Philadelphia.
Bureau of
field
QI
an administrator at Trinity Mission
Shenandoah Heights.
Gus Borkland, North Wilmington, Del., is the manager of
health, environment, safety and security for Sunoco Logistics,
5
C3 .A.
superintendent of the Downing-
^
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Dr. Larry Matruani practices medicine at Clanon
Hospital and Health Services in Clarion.
79 celebrated
Richard Pugh and Christine Ritro-Pugh
2009.
their
25th wedding anniversary on June 30, 2009.
Six to enter Athletic Hall of Fame
The
28th Athletic Hall of Fame class will be
inducted Friday, Oct.
2, in
three
the Kehr Union,
Randy
Ballroom. The induction of six graduates
Watts 75, wrestling; Bob De Carolis 76, administrator;
Gisela Smith '92, field hockey; Stephanie
Campbell
and
'95,
football;
swimming; Chet Henicle
and Jen German
Humphries
'95, baseball
'97, basketball
a record of
swimming relays. She
PSAC champion, winning three con200-butterfly titles. Campbell finished as a PSAC
was
also a five-time
named
five times.
She capped
off her career
by being
the top senior female athlete for 1994-95. She
holds the school record
for
still
her time of 57.24 seconds in
the 100-yard butterfly.
posted a career record of 79-27-3 with a dual-meet
won
a five-time individual All-American
a three-time All-American in
runner-up
brings
number of members to 131.
Watts was a two-time Pennsylvania State Athletic
Conference (PSAC) champion at Bloomsburg and
of 49-16-3. In his wrestling career, he
Campbell was
and
secutive
—
the total
mark
PSAC championships and compiled
84-8-2. Smith served as team captain her senior year.
Henicle, a two-sport standout,
or
ball records for the Huskies.
He competed against
Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) I
still
He is tied
holds several basefor the all-time
placed in 25 open tournaments.
lead in career doubles with 50, fifth all-time in hits, runs
10 National
scored and
champions, three Olympians and one world champion
and was named
and
"Who's Who in American Colleges
and "Outstanding College Athletes
to
Universities"
of America."
De
Carolis earned letters for football
and baseball
at
the University of Michigan
He
istrative assistant.
director at
Oregon
accomplishments
where he was an admin-
currently
is
the 12th athletic
State University.
at
OSU, De
Among his major
Carolis developed
and
executed the financial recovery plan that helped the
athletics
department eliminate a $12.5 million accu-
mulated
deficit
and grow the
overall budget
by more
than $20 million.
Smith was
as the field
a two-time
hockey National Player of the
team Ail-American, the PSAC
year and a
member of the
field
Year, a first
hockey
athlete of the
NCAA All-Tournament team.
She scored 13 goals and had 14
assists
during her four-
year career at BU. During that time the Huskies
FALL 2009
was
won
a two-time
American by the sports information
named
All-PSAC East
and was named third-team All-
He was
directors.
first-team All-Eastern College Athletic
Conference (ECAC) twice and as a senior was chosen to
play in the
Snow Bowl,
the top Division
II
all-star
game
in the country
German
is
the No. 2 all-time leading scorer in the his-
tory of Bloomsburg
women's
basketball, finishing her
career with 1,853 points. She
steals
is
also third all-time in
with 26, second in 3-pointers made with 158 and
third in career assists with 387.
winner of the Broderick Award
a
two positions and was All-North Atlantic Region as a
senior. In football, Henicle
first-team selection
BU. His career in athletic administration began in 1979
at
and ninth in home runs. He was
triples,
three-time first-team All-PSAC East choice in baseball at
named both
the
As
a senior she
team All-PSAC East and All-ECAC South
18.1 points, 3.6
was
PSAC East Player of the Year and
rebounds and 3.6
For hall of fame
information office
assists
after
per game.
ticket information, call the
at (570)
389-4413.
first
averaging
BU
sports
Husky Notes
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Mike Blake was posthumously honored with New
Upper Saddle River Education Foundation's
"Award of Educational Excellence" as a positive role model for
5
Jersey's
kids and benefactor for the community.
Mike Lewis
is
'84!
"
the assistant director of the Mifflin-
Tri Sigmas hold picnic
Juniata Career and Technology Center.
human resources
Stephenie Jonas-Sullivan, a
was promoted
to chief of the Civilian Personnel
professional,
Q /I John Nicodem,
OvJ
Taylor,
is
Tri
Sigma alumnae attended a picnic at The Barn at
Shown, left to right, are former
Dam in Bloomsburg.
student Donna Mazzoni, Nancy Cotton Lansberry '83, Molly
Wagner Troutman '84, Cindy Haas Begg '83, Marta MarceUi
Moyer '83, Val Reilly Metzger '92, Karen Craig Weingarten '94r95M,
Dorothy Howard I all urn '82, Kathy Savitts '82 and Gloria
Center in Wiesbaden, Germany.
5
About 20
Boone's
Advisory
a real estate agent with
Classic Properties.
Hazeltine Williams '83.
Lt. Col.
John Pace
participated in the 56th presidential
inauguration as part of the largest contingent of National
Guard members to serve in Washington, D.C.
Rev. Chet Snyder '86M, former BU Catholic campus minister,
published his
book, "A Sabbath Shared," a spintual
first
travelogue about his five-month
2007
sabbatical in
9
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Camilla
the
office of
is
branch manager
at
is
the director of rehabilita-
ManorCare.
Timothy Grunstra, Etters,
& Fritz, was named
sylvania Food Bank.
Sheridan
assistant
Swineford National Bank.
Christopher Edwards
tion at Pottstown
right) is vice presi-
Affairs
(BNA), a specialized
He
publisher.
a principal with
to the
Brown Schultz
board of the Central Penn-
5(*J/\
j7 \J
Kevin J. Kotch (lower
right) served as
a panelist for the Insurance
&
master's of business administration in health care
analyst for
Education/Teacher Advancement Program Conference in
one of 70 teachers of kindergarten
to receive this year's award.
a
model
for effective
for
teaching within the Response to
DVD
is
assistant profes-
Greg Lewis, Newton
of
M3
(right), is
president
Health, a healthcare communications
company.
Alice
in social
works
Wesner Vislocky earned a master's degree
work from Temple University in 2003 and
for Catholic Social Services in Hazleton.
leading a classroom viewed as
was featured in
commissioned by
Intervention (RTI) framework. She also
"Teaching Matters," a
Susan Dillmuth-Milier, Coplay,
sor of audiology at East Stroudsburg University.
May 2008.
Educator Award during the 2009 Milken National
Carney was honored
from
She earned a doctorate in audiology from Salus University in
teacher at Tri-
School, Bressler-Steelton, received a $25,000 Milken
through 12th grade
"1
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Community Elementary
is
a certified public accountant
as a partner in the audit services group.
9("J
Duckart Carney '97M, a
management
an appeals technical
has joined the Lancaster office of Reinsel Kuntz Lesher
Lititz,
LLP
is
Independence Blue Cross.
Timothy M. Zechman,
Teacher wins
Milken award
Los Angeles. Carney
Coverage
Committee Seminar at the 2009 conference of the
American Bar Association's Section of Litigation. He works in the litigation department of
Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell
Hippel.
L. Evelyn Thompson, Harrisburg, earned a
from the University of Phoenix. She
Lynn
kindergarten
on
serves
the board of Llesiant Inc., Arlington, Texas.
Zimmerman
Sunbury
Bureau of National
news and information
Rome,
Jerusalem, Greece and Turkey.
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dent and director of strategic resources of the
Pennsylvania's secretary of education that highlights
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master's degree in library
Hill,
earned a
and information science
from the University of Pittsburgh in April 2008.
John Miknich is an information security specialist
for the
Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare, Harrisburg.
effective teaching practices in action.
In the accompanying photo, Carney receives the
award from Lowell Milken, Milken Family
Foundation chairman.
9Q
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>^
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is
director of marketing for
Wyomissing,
a continuing care
The Highlands
at
community.
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Shannon
Sunbury, was promoted to executive
L. Miller,
director of the Central Pennsylvania
Workforce Development
Greg Orth,
Lancaster,
is
the director of
Henry Rak
Consulting Partners.
Corp., administering seven regional CareerLmk centers.
5(")^7 Cheryl Knapp
S/
9(^/1
Tina DelVecchio Jones was featured as one of
JL the top 25 women in business by the Northeast
S
Pennsylvania Business Journal. She
is
the director of
Fallon, Paxinos, a photographic
showed her work
artist,
in
by The Arete Living Arts Foundation
human
Chashama
an exhibition presented
at
Manhattan's
Gallery.
Amy Shaner Rogers '97M is chair of Lycoming College's
resources at Mercy Health Partners, Scranton.
Education Department and chief teacher certification
JC\
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Kellie
Root Cruz
is
Ocean
Rehoboth
a real estate agent with
Atlantic Sotherby's International Realty in
officer,
teaching courses in content area literacy and curriculum
and
instruction.
Beach, Del.
Group
Philly alums socialize
gathers in Jersey
BU alumni from New Jersey gathered for a social event. Shown, left
to right, are Nathan Com oy '06, assistant director of Alumni
Affairs; Scott
Kulick 84; Theresa McGrath
Tom Martin '87; Shawn
Fountain
'03;
'94;
Kevin McGrath
'93;
BU alumni
for
was
Shannon KremskiBetsy Kugler Hopkins '91,
living in the Philadelphia area
held recently. Those attending,
left to right,
Freitas '02, Valerie Reilly Metzger '92,
are
Karen Craig Weingarten '94/'95M and Jen Endress
Laverty '95; Vanessa Beaus '05; Justin
and Nicole Premuto
A social event
'02.
'03.
Marriages
Carla Zeeger '83 and Richard
Gotshall, Nov. 8,
Michael Brown
'88 and
Shawn
Marie Gabriel, Aug. 30, 2008
Theresa Bahner Sweeney
and Joseph Ganc, Nov.
4,
'89
2006
Donna Kahler '92 and Todd
'94 and
4,
2008
2009
Stillo '98 and
Melanie
Langen, June 20, 2008
Fred
W. Schmidt '99 and
Deborah Lapp, June 21, 2008
Ryan Bilger '00 and Amanda
Brosious,
May 12,2008
Charles Penn
Emiliani, Oct.
'01
Dana Leigey '02 and
and Janice
11,2008
P.
Flynn '05 and Rebecca
2008
Slayton, Oct. 4,
Robert
Kathleen Kostick
McDermott '07 and
Tiffany
Christopher Sallemi
'05 and
Ashley Miller '07 and Jason
Yeager
Alison Freshwater '03
Shannon Steward
Anthony Threet '07 and
and Michael Boyle
Larry Schnerr
Aug.
2,
5,
2008
'97,
2008
III,
May 2, 2009
'05 and
Aug.
Lauren Warliga
2,
2008
'05 and Joshua
Kelly Deininger '06 and
Eric
Newswanger,
Wascavage,
Melissa Newpher '06/'08M
Feb. 28,
2009
Chadd Sines
Kelly Ernest '04 and Kevin
and
Kolmer, Nov. 22, 2008
June
Amanda
Finan '04 and
Matthew
Forcine, Aug. 31
Billy
Oct. 20,
21,
2008
Thomas '04 and Monica
Rachel Bedford
Marinos, Dec. 27, 2008
Kehrer, Dec. 27,
Carissa Borick '05 and Seth
Leah
Hench, July 12, 2008
Heise
Amy Breidinger '05 and
2,
Ashley Green
2008
Jeremy
Adams, May
'07 and Jordan
2008
and Jeremy
'04, Oct. 5,
2008
'07 and Bernie
26,
2007
Erin
2008
Jocelin Tuomisto
'07 and
Bailey, Sept. 6,
2008
Maria Wright '07 and
Christopher Morreale,
July 19, 2008
Kriesher, Dec.
'06 and
Buck, Oct. 18,2008
Diltz '07
8,
18,2008
Maryjane Butler '08 and Jon
'05,
2008
Alisha Stover
,
2007
'07, Oct.
Depew, Nov.
Joshua
Masino, Nov. 28, 2008
Brian Carr '04 and Jennifer
Michael DePalma, Aug.
FALL 2009
John
Jonathan Bet 05/06M
Seiger,
Peter Calabro '94 and Carolyn
John
Ryan
2008
Allison Bauin '04 and Michael
Creighton Douglass, Oct.
Angeli, Aug. 7,
'02 and
'02, April 24,
Smetana, July
Bender, Nov. 1,2008
Heather Bolich
Sarah Branin
Bakley
2008
31,2008
Ashley Nutt '08 and John
Lawley, July 19, 2008
Philip
Waltz
'08 and Brandi
Burrows, Oct. 11,2008
Danielle
Zarambo '08M
and Kevin
Aug.
9,
West '03M,
2008
Husky Notes
Sharele Tucker Hatfield, Johnstown, received the Lady
Liberty
Award from
YWCA of Greater Johnstown, in
the
recognition of her service with the U.S.
Police
a
from 1997
to
Army
Reserve Military
2005, including a tour in
law degree from Widener University, and
Iraq.
She holds
an attorney
is
Local chapter defeats winter blahs
adviser with the Social Security Administration Office of
Disability Adjudication
and Review.
The Carver Hall Chapter held a Winter Night Out
Andrea Liacouras Kapsilis '97/'99M, Gaithersburg, Md.,
earned a doctorate in audiology
at
Gallaudet University in
Phillips
the vice chairman of the
is
20th anniversary celebration.
editor with
CNBC for
Q Ryan
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Bmghamton. She
A video
12 years, he serves on BU's
Allen, Canton,
also
owns and manages
John Christmas
is assistant
vice president
and
'99i
mentary
District in Alaska.
Hill
filmmaker, has created a docu-
series called "East of Liberty,"
and
issues of race, class
is
New Haven, Conn.
an account manager
for Estes
Forward-
Jeffrey M. Rott, CollegevUle, completed seminary studies
and was ordained into the priesthood at a ceremony at the
Cathedral Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul, Philadelphia.
a real estate rental business.
Hess Geffken earned a master's in education
from BU and accepted a teaching position with the
Chris Ivey, a Squirrel
a post-doctoral associate at Yale University
ing Worldwide, Richmond, Va.
Jessica
e
Lake and Peninsula School
is
School of Medicine in
controller of First Citizens National Bank, Mansfield.
He
husband, Robert; Crystal Wertz '98 and husband, Gerald; and
J{\f\ Kelly A. Bordner earned a doctorate in behavioral
\J\J neuroscience from the University of New York,
Alumni Association Board of Directors.
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at Balzano's.
Karen DiRienzo '95 and
Northumberland
County Republican Party.
Rich Uliasz (right) helped ring the closing
bell at the New York Stock Exchange as part of
CNBCs
left to right;
Michael Trelease '06 and wife, Michelle.
December 2007.
Tony
Among those attending were,
which addresses the
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Matthew Day, Red
Jf\^
Michael Brinkos received a fellowship from The
John Frederick Steinman Foundation for his master's
\J
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Lion,
teacher with Harford
study in the
field of social
is
a special education
County (Md.) Public Schools.
work.
gentrification.
New Orleans Saints' Jahri Evans '07
establishes annual scholarship
New
Orleans Saints offensive lineman Jahri
Evans '07 has established a
full
from Texas
scholarship for
out-of-state minority students enrolled in BU's
Master of Science in
clinical athletic training
Lauren James-Penn, of Houston, Texas,
recipient of the annual Jahri
began
this
fall.
Evans,
exercise science
and
the
first
Evans Scholarship, which
earned a bachelor's degree in
from BU, has pledged
fees for a student
"It's
who
is
program.
to cover tuition
on an annual basis.
always good to help someone in need further
where
up
to
to
and
BU. "Bloomsburg was instru-
at
mental in getting me
I
am today. was brought
I
always give back and be grateful
for
what
you have."
James-Penn,
in health
level master's
letic
program
in ath-
and one of 16
nationally. "This was
training
offered
exactly
what I was looking
BU graduate student Lauren
left, meets Jahri
Evans '07 in a campus lab.
James-Penn,
for
in a graduate program,"
James-Penn
says. "This
program
really prepares
Evans says the scholarship allows him
connected to the university.
"It
who recently earned a bachelor's degree
Prairie
for
View A&M
University, says the scholarship enabled her to relocate
to stay closely
will always feel like
home," he adds.
Evans, picked by the Saints in the fourth round of the
2006 NFL
draft, recently
signed a one-year contract as a
restricted free agent. In addition to the
and kinesiology from
you
the national certification exam."
their education," says Evans, a Philadelphia native
two-time All-American
to study in
Pennsylvania's only entry-
annual scholar-
ship,
Evans has
table
purposes that provides scholarships
bound
a foundation for educational
and
chari-
to college-
students and sponsors an annual football camp.
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Michael Guyer,
Bank's
Gap
Coatesville,
is
branch manager
Jamie Longazel spoke
Fulton
at
at
BU's Immigration Matters Forum,
discussing the events leading
office.
up
to the passage of the Illegal
Immigration Relief Act in Hazleton.
}(\ ^y Jason Biser is a senior professional information
\J \J technology recruiter for Apex Systems Inc., Blue Bell.
Sara Kosteva-Straut graduated from the Philadelphia
School of Art. She
is
owner
unit at
ric intensive care
is
a registered nurse in the pediat-
Cooper University
Camden,
Hospital,
She received the Ronald Bemardini Memorial Award
N.J.
home
Joseph M. Schreck, Milton, graduated from Evangelical
Theological Seminary with a master's of divinity in
congregational ministry.
for
J{\/^ Diana Germano, Lyndhurst, N.J., group manager
\J \J of New Concepts for Living Inc., a community for
outstanding work in her unit in 2007.
is
John Wertman, Montgomery, is the nurse manager at
Sunbury Community Hospital's behavioral health unit.
individuals with developmental disabilities.
Andrew Laudenslager
J(\
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in February after a year serving
in Iraq.
company.
of Fae Group, a Florida
Michael-Lindsay Tronco
Cpl. Keary Molinaro, an intelligence analyst with the U.S.
Marine Corps, returned
Steve Turzanski, Bloomsburg,
is
a licensed sales
is
an
officer
with the Colonial
Regional Police Department, Bath.
V/TT agent at Zimmer Insurance Agency, Bloomsburg.
Karie
Marchewka
is
a special education teacher with
Baltimore County Schools.
Jf\ P*
\J %J
Dr. Alicia Gilbert
is
a chiropractor at Viafore Family
Chiropractic Center, Middleburg.
at
Karen Tredway Olander '06M is a real estate sales associate
Century 21 Select Group, which serves the Hazleton area.
Allison White is an accountant at Beard Miller Co. Allentown.
,
Deaths
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\J / library and information science from Drexel
Helen Brennan Mullen '32
Mary Jane
McCutchen
Fink
'36
Mervin W. Mericle '36
James
L.
Marks
Katharine "Kitty"
Roberta Hastie Fine '42
Sylvia Feingold
Mary Evans
Hugh
S.
'42
Courtright '43
Niles '43
Jessie Propst
'43
'44
Seltzer '48
'49
Edna Kern Koh '49
Robert
Avis
J.
Mosgo
Bennyhoff '69
Alfred
Kashner'50
Wesley Kocher
'50
Steele
L.
R.
at Powell,
Carolyn LaRose Henry
74
75
Hale '53
Richard A. Bittner '56
Edward
Peter
S.
J.
Augustine '57
McMonigle'57
Servose
E.
JefferyA. Bohlin
79
AltemaMed,
'81
E.
'82
Dolan '83
'61
Craig
W. Johnson
is
a nurse practitioner at
specializing in cardiac health
and chronic
illness
with
SUN Home
Ashley Nagle
is
a registered nurse practitioner
Health and Hospice.
is
a special education teacher in the Milton
District.
Tiffany Stahl Savidge teaches kindergarten
at
Baugher
Elementary School, Milton.
'85
Wolinsky
5/~\(*J Todd M.
'87
Lawrence T Ganther '90
Lomma
Thomas Yurko
Joseph
T.
\J Zr
the Central
is
a social studies teacher with
Columbia School
District.
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Daniel A. Gallagher '86
Scott
Hixon '62
Hershey
control in the adults.
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David S.Miller '83
Thomas L Schulze
Lora Antonio
J.
State
officer.
Tharon Holmberg '08M
Susan Baldwin McGrady
Randall J. Fox '60
Edna Kern Koh
Penn
9/~\Q Mary Sue Buss, Watsontown, a quality assurance
\J C3 laboratory technician at ConAgra Foods in Milton, is
Cynthia Gallagher '08M
Janice Snelbaker Antonicelli '80
Joy Dreisbach Linn '59
Thomas
a registered nurse in the
an information technology professional
is
Rogers and Speaks
Sunbury's health
Susan Hoover Haas 79
Helen Evanochick Capozzelli '83
Yencha Smith '54
is
intensive care unit at
McMahon 73
E.
Thomas
E.
and vascular
Anthony Threet
72
Jr.
Charles "Chuck" Daly '52
Shirley
Jackson Liberty High
Medical Center.
72
Yannes
a biology teacher at
is
Jacqueline Miller, Lebanon,
heart
Concetta Petarra Pasquarella '50
Robert
Delaware County
officer at the
'71
Deborah Kriebel Williams
John
'49
Brett Mallinson
Klemovage 72
Shirley B.
Weinberg
School, Jackson, N.j.
70
DiRocco
L.
the University of Scranton's
Juvenile Detention Center.
Ruth Piccario Fones
John
Jane McCullough Johns
Violet Logar
R.
Robert J.Zaieski '69
James
Wearne
Nancy Evancho
'39
Linda
Long '42
Sheiman
Martha Roan Starr
Memorial Library.
Kent Frescoln is a detention
Lee J. Berry '69
Leedom Bokum
D. Pauline Franklin
University.
David Hibbard '67
Thomas
'37
He works at
David A. Dobler '65
Jr.
W. Nemeth
'07
'09
Send information to alum@bloomu.edu or to
Alumni Affairs, Fenstemaker Alumni House,
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, 400
Second St., Bloomsburg, Pa. 17815
E.
Over the Shoulder
By Robert Dunkelberger, University Archivist
Remembering the
Brave:
Veterans Memorials
on Campus
and universities have long
Colleges
provided memorials to their students
who
fought and died in service to their
country. Bloomsburg University
exception, with the
veterans
who
first
memorial dedicated
served in World
War
no
is
to the
listing the
and
ees
More than 380 Bloomsburg students,
faculty
and
of the 15 initial honor-
on Armistice Day, now
known as Veterans Day,
name
of a 16th veteran
years
money
They served
Pinery, as BU's oldest
their lives, five
branches of the military,
all
bases in
at
and overseas in Europe. Sixteen
due
to
combat and the
because of
rest
the terrible illnesses that swept through
lost
camps and
decided to honor those
professor Daniel
S.
who lost
it
was
tion
their lives. Biology
Hartline designed a living
laid out in the
with a flagpole in the
On May 30,
memo-
As reported
.
for the dedi-
the following day, "The
class,
and so well
to give the
to leave
trees
class,
memorializing the heroes
and the
25, 2003, told
made by
World War
II
again
school's
method
who went out from
This time the state teachers college
involved as
it
of
and
officers. First
proposed right
plans were put in place by 1953 to
this conflict.
it
was decided
dome with
spotlights, rather
had topped
than the single
the building since 1931, in
of those lost in the war.
to
to completely illuminate
light
memory
A total of 27 former students
and alumni were honored
for their sacrifice,
Carver Beacon was dedicated on Feb.
boulder with a marble tablet
was
As Carver Hall was remodeled from classrooms
that
the
itself
hosted Naval programs that trained
fight instructors
after the war,
the
A second ceremony was held on Memorial Day
to dedicate a large
effort.
office space,
school to war."
1922
an emotional rededica-
ceremony on April
these veterans.
memorializing the
who gave their lives in the war
with the school, long a custom
with the graduating
now
placing benches and installing a
honor the dead from
thus serving the double purpose of a Senior
memorial
is
project included replacing
In the 1940s,
school a grove, marked by a 75-foot Walworth steel
with the individual
memorial
I
alumni, and hundreds more became part of the war
brought to accomplishment yesterday, was
heroes of the school
World War
evoked the patriotism of Bloomsburg's students and
center.
memorial, as planned by the Senior
flag pole,
The
the story of the sacrifices
shape of a six-sided star
1919, hundreds gathered
cation ceremony.
.
trees,
consisting of white pine trees dedicated to each
rial
person and
.
called.
to restore the
Participants in
war ended in November 1918,
lost his
plaque detailing the memorial's history.
battlefront areas.
After the
who had
group of history students
later, a
raised
in
new bronze
As yet another tribute nearly 80
alumni participated in the war, including 15 women.
the United States
a
plaque was put in place that added the
life.
I.
names
in 1924
19,
and the
1954, the
85th anniversary of the establishment of the
normal school.
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Students gather on
May
30, 1919, to dedicate the
Speakers such as Francis
B.
War Hero Memorial, now known
Haas, state superinten-
the Fenstemaker
as the World
War
I
Alumni House. The memorial, hon-
dent and former Bloomsburg president, praised the
oring
service of the individuals, including Lt. Col.
the
Woodrow Hummel, who was killed
Oct. 28, 1989, during a service led
Lamar
who
an outstanding track and
Blass,
died in
in Belgium; Lt.
Italy;
served in the
field athlete
and Mary Freas Schuyler, who
Women's Army Corps in England.
alumni president Elna H. Nelson, "As
this
Said
dome is
when darkness falls, as an after glow of their
may we be worthy of their sacrifice."
In the mid-1980s, veteran John
F.
Magill Jr. '48
urged the Alumni Association Board of Directors to
install the
campus' third veterans memorial in front of
FALL 2009
alumni and former students
armed
forces,
was dedicated
at
who served in
homecoming on
by
retired
Navy
captain and future interim president Curtis R.
English '56. Placed on the alumni house's front lawn,
lighted,
living,
all
Pinery.
it
consisted of a flagpole, flagstone walkway, five
benches and a marble monument with the seals of the
five
branches of the armed
forces.
Bloomsburg University has done well in honoring the
men and women who
country.
and
have served their
We must never forget their commitment
sacrifice,
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Centennial Hall
is
Fall
Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010, 7 p.m.
Visit
Reception and lecture: Monday,
Mitrani Hall, General Admission: $29
details or to register. For information,
The Tchaikovsky
contact the Alumni Affairs Office at
Sept. 21, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Festival
Alumni Events
on Tour
Theresa Hackett, drawing
in
and painting
Saturday,
Ballet Theatre
March
alum@bloomu.edu
2010, 7 p.m.
6,
Oct.
27 to Nov. 25
Mitrani Hall, General Admission: $29
Classes End
Reception and lecture:
Friday, Dec.
To be announced
Senior Exit
Monday, Dec. 14
Dec. 7 to 16
Show
Carver
"Love Supreme:
in
Saturday, April 10, 2010, 8 p.m.
Artist Series
season
will
be
Special Events
Mitrani Hall, General Admission:
Athletic Hall of
$24
Friday, Oct. 2,
Undergraduate Commencement
presented
Saturday, Dec. 19
Arts, Mitrani Hall. For
in
Fame Dinner
6 p.m.
the Haas Center for the
Kehr Union, Ballroom
more
Concerts
Call (570)
information or to purchase tickets,
Spring 2010
Listed events are
call
Classes Begin
open
to the public
389-4413
for tickets
and information
the box office at (570) 389-4409
free of charge.
or visit the Celebrity Artist
Tuesday, Jan. 19
Spring Break Begins
Saturday,
A Concert for
Most events
18
Friday, Dec.
Directors Meeting
Grad Finale
the Soul"
Celebrity
See Homecoming events below.
Tuesday, Nov. 17
Celebrity Artist Series
the 2009-1
526-0254 or
for information.
Saturday, Nov. 14
Turtle Island Quartet
18
Graduate Commencement
27, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
Gross Auditorium,
General Admission: $26
Reception: To be announced
Friday, Dec.
March
Hall, K.S.
March 6
Web site
Dedication of Jessica S. Kozloff
at www.bloomu.edu/today/celebrity.
Bloomsburg University-
Apartments
Community Government Association
Community Orchestra
Friday, Oct.
cardholders pay half of the ticket's
Sunday, Nov. 15,2:30 p.m.
Haas Center for the
16
Homecoming Weekend
Arts, Mitrani Hall
Classes Resume
face value for
Monday, March 15
and dates are subject to change.
Chamber Orchestra
Homecoming weekend
Classes End
Kevin Johnson, Ventriloquist
Sunday, Nov. 1,2:30 p.m.
of
Monday, May 3
Saturday, Sept. 19,8 p.m.
St.
Mitrani Hall, General Admission:
123 N. Market
all
shows. Programs
Finals Begin
Tuesday,
Cirque Le
May 4
Saturday, Nov.
7,
May 8
$34
$29
more information,
hours and reception times
adults and
and remaining open Wednesdays
citizens.
7 p.m.
when
session. For
Mitrani Hall, General Admission:
rise
all
visit
haasgallery.
BU
for students
$10
for
and senior
students with a valid ID
minutes before
shows, the curtains
at
Robert Ballard: Tales of an
kickoff.
Parents and Family Weekend
Friday to Sunday, Oct.
23 to 25
Ticket prices will be announced.
Ocean Explorer
Thursday, Nov. 19,7 p.m.
Performance Showcase
Mitrani Hall, General Admission: $19
An evening
of 10-minute plays
digital art
1
Reception and lecture: Thursday,
Wednesday to Sunday,
"Annie," the Musical
Saturday, Dec.
5,
23 to 27
8 p.m.
Mitrani Hall, General Admission:
$34
"Bedroom Farce" by
For the
Alan Ayckbourn
on upcoming events, check
River North Chicago
Dance Company
Wednesday,
Bloomsburg, Wednesday to
Feb. 3, 2010, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 11 to 15
Mitrani Hall, General Admission: $29
latest
Alvina Krause Theatre, 226 Center
St.,
a.mto2p.m.
$5
17, 3:30 p.m.,
Tickets are
are admitted free. Gates open 90
in
Wednesdays through Sundays
Sept.
Sept. 10, 11
classes are
Cheyney
gallery
http://departments.bloomu.edu/
Through Sept.
Football, Huskies vs.
Wolves, Saturday, Oct.
Haas
Center for the Arts, open Mondays
Theatre Lab,
Sue O'Donnell,
classes from the
through Fridays from noon to 4 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 14,8 p.m.
$29
all
1970s and multicultural alumni.
7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m.
Art are open to the public free of
charge. For
nursing alumni reunion and informal
Redman Stadium.
until
events: Class
959 50-year reunion, 25th/35th
nursing anniversary celebration and
Bloomsburg
Tickets for theatrical productions are
Ten Tenors
Art Exhibits
the Haas Gallery of
1
reunions of
8 p.m.
Mitrani Hall, General Admission:
in
St.,
Theater
Yamato, the Drummers of Japan
Undergraduate Commencement
Exhibitions
Matthew Lutheran Church
available at the box office in
May 7
Saturday,
Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 17 and 18
Masque
Mitrani Hall, General Admission:
May 8
Graduate Commencement
Friday,
$24
Saturday, Oct. 24, 2 and 8 p.m.
Finals End
Saturday,
for
Alumni Board of
The Georgia Guitar Quartet
Saturday,
Finals Begin
www.bloomualumni.com
(570) 389-4058, (800)
"Sleeping Beauty"
Monday, Nov. 30
Finals End
Services.
Monterey Jazz
23, 10 p.m.
1
Human
Sept. 21 to Oct. 17,
Thanksgiving Recess Begins
Classes Resume
for
Claire Rau, installation
2009
Monday, Nov.
windows of the
reflected twice in the
James H. McCormick Center
Academic Calendar
A
I
13 Bi—I—
the university
information
Web site:
www.bloomu.edu/today
BLOOMSBURG THE UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE
The University Store.
Go Huskies! Go Huskies! Go Huskies!
New
this
Be among the first to
own miniature Roongo,
fall!
have your
a 15-inch replica of BU's
mascot. This
soft,
stuffed animal
is
Husky
an exact
likeness of the big dog, complete with a
gold jersey bearing Roongo's number, 00.
Stuffed animal not your style? You'll also
find BU's mascot or his
T-shirts
and
giftware,
telltale
paw on
sweatshirts, caps, decals,
mugs, pennants and other
spirit items.
Huskies have been synonymous with
pride since 1933. Today,
BU
—whose
Roongo
name comes from the school colors of
maroon and gold—can be found leading
cheers and greeting students, alumni, fans
and
friends.
The University Store
offers
of items for Huskies fans of
gift
cards in any amount.
all
hundreds
ages and
Shop online
at
www.bloomu.edu/store or stop by in person
for a traditional
Sofie Foster, 5, gets acquainted with a 15-inch likeness of the
Huskies mascot, Roongo. Sofie
is
shopping experience.
A
the daughter of Eric Foster
and Nathalie Cornelius of Bloomsburg.
The University Store
400 East Second Street
Bloomsburg, PA 17815
General Information: (570) 389-4175
Customer Service: (570) 389-4180
bustore@bloomu. edu
www.bloomu.edu/store
UNIVERSITY
store
Semester Hours
Monday through Thursday:
7:45 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Friday: 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Saturday:
11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday: Noon to 4:30 p.m.
www.bloomu.edu/store
1011040904
Communications
Office of
400
East Second Street
Bloomsburg,
PA 17815-1301
Bloomsburg
UNIVERSITY
Celebrity Artist Series Special Presentation
Robert
Ballard:
Tales of an
Ocean Explorer
Hear deep-sea explorer Robert Ballard
talk
amazing
about his 120 expeditions and
discoveries, including the R.M.S.
Titanic, the Bismarck, U.S.S.
PT 109 and
Yorktown,
the Lusitania.
Thursday, Nov. 19, 7 p.m.
Haas Center for the Arts, Mitrani Hall
General admission: $19
(570) 389-4409 or
www.bloomu.edu/today/celebrity