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Bloomsburg:
The University Magazine
From the President
ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS of outstanding educational opportunities. Certainly, a
life
milestone to celebrate at a time
when Twinkies have
a shelf
of 45 days, a total knee replacement takes a surgeon 40 minutes to complete
and the
latest
technology seems to become obsolete the
moment
it
leaves the
store.
Times were
"to teach the
different
when our
elements of a
predecessor, the Literary Academy, was established in 1839
classical education."
mental normal school opened as the
That year
in
Lexington, Mass., an experi-
state-funded institution in the nation specifically
first
established for teacher education. Starting with just three students, the school in Massa-
chusetts could be considered an early example of what our
was purchased by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
State
in 1916
it
and renamed the Bloomsburg
Normal School.
Our
institution has
grown over the ensuing decades with name changes
panding mission, from
sity.
academy would become when
state teachers college to state college
to reflect
its
ex-
and today's Bloomsburg Univer-
However, the values that form Bloomsburg's foundation have remained: collaboration,
community,
critical thinking, diversity, excellence, integrity,
and personal and professional growth.
attracted
It
was these
knowledge, opportunity, respect
values, aligned so well with
my own. that
me to the Bloomsburg University presidency six years ago.
These values are one of many reasons
I
celebrate
Bloomsburg University on
this special
anniversary of our founding. In this issue of Bloomsburg: The University Magazine, you will
find 175
listing
more reasons
what we are
calling "a totally unscientific, spontaneous
and
presented in no particular order." Space limited us to 175 - one for each year.
come your
I
in
additions to the
list
at
spirited
We wel-
facebook.com/bloomsburgl75 or magazine@bloomu.edu.
I am proud to be part of this special celebration as Bloomsburg University's 18th president.
am even prouder of the successes of the nearly 85,000 alumni who graduated from our in-
stitution over the years
you
and of the potential of our more than 10.000 current students. Thank
for celebrating Bloomsburg's 175th anniversary with us.
DAVID SOLTZ
President,
Bloomsburg University
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Winter 2014
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2014
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Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
unleash your inner husky
r
BLOOMSBURG
UNIVERSITY'S
radio station.
WBUQ 91
.1
FM. returned
last fall with
a renewed
energy, interest and sound following a nearly S1 0.000 upgrade over the summer, capped with a
new
live
online streaming capability.
The renovations
included rewiring the studio
Center, repainng the transmitter and stereo processor, replacing the production
and adding
amplifiers to the broadcasting room.
Cormick Center, audible
students
is
a renovated
The student-run
A popular new feature
within walking distance along the
live
station, led
is
the
in
the
live airplay in
Josephs
Jr..
Mc-
Academic Quad. An added bonus
for
recording room, where music can be recorded, edited and produced.
by seven executive
staff
members, features onginal programming
seven days a week by 20 student disc jockeys, who produce shows ranging from sports
techno music and hip-hop
McCormick
room soundboard
to
video gaming.
A show by DJs Greg Guidone
Jr.. left,
both senior telecommunications majors, airs Thursday afternoons.
talk to
and Enrique
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
JAZZ:
Tuning into the Conversation
MICHAEL STEPHANS' career could
and music. An assistant
"I felt like it
was time
for a
musician
to write a
book about the music," says
professor of math, computer science
Stephans.
"It's
and
music.
be
set to lyrics
statistics at
Bloomsburg, he teaches
technical writing and has seen his words
grace liner notes and promotional
materials for musical greats.
memoir as well as a nonguide for new listeners."
It's
technical
not just a history of the
a
Stephans interviewed world-class mu-
An award-
sicians for his book, including
many with
winning poet and jazz journalist, he
whom
has played drums since childhood and
Jazz Master saxophonist David Liebman
dabbles with trumpet and trombone,
and four
playing a variety of genres, but leaning
mostly toward rock
'n' roll
and jazz.
the culmination of three years of work,
Experiencing Jazz:
The book
A
Listener's
takes readers
Companion.
on a tour of the
musical genre he loves, offering a look
into the lives of talented musicians
define jazz.
who
as
NEA
Grammy winners: saxophon-
Joe Lovano, guitarist John Scofield,
bassist
Stephans recently finished a book that
is
ist
he has collaborated, such
John
Patitucci
and pianist Alan
Broadbent.
is
not
know about
this
America's indigenous art
form," Stephans says.
so personal
saxophonist and composer. "If you listen
to
him
may be
"The
fact that
it is
closely, his
music may take you
places you've never been. Experiencing
jazz music
is all
about connecting with
the artist on a deeply personal level
-
sort of like having a one-to-one conver-
sation with
someone through
Stephans hopes his book
music."
will
help peo-
ple tune into that conversation. "Tech
writing takes things that are technical
and makes them readable," says Stephans. "I
"Not enough people
music that
Coltrane," says Stephans of the late jazz
I
want people not
listen to everything.
to be afraid of jazz.
I
give
it
a chance.
People need to give jazz a chance. That's
what
this
book
is for."
•
the reason people are
initially attracted to
it.
"You don't do the dishes to John
Learn more about Stephans
at
www.michaelstephans.com.
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2014
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Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
around the
Gold Winners
BU PUBLICATIONS
RECOGNIZED FOR QUALITY
TWO PUBLICATIONS designed by BU's Office
of Marketing and Communications
staff,
Bloomsburg: The University Magazine and the
Admissions Viewbook, captured
MarCom
gold awards. Additionally, an illustration by
designer/illustrator Bill Wiist,
Positive,
This
is
Power of the
was awarded an honorable mention.
the second time the admissions pub-
lication
and magazine have won gold awards
and fourth consecutive year Bloomsburg has
been honored by MarCom. Bloomsburg's
publications were
among 22
percent of more
than 6,500 entries that received gold awards.
MarCom
also presents
platinum awards to
approximately 19 percent of entries. •
Unearthing History's Heroes
Energy Tracker
PROFESSOR FEATURED ON TLC PROGRAM WITH SITCOM STAR
HISTORY PROFESSOR Jeanette
a
knack for identifying heroes
endings.
- if not happy
Her 2012 book, Fever Season: The
Story of a Terrifying Epidemic and the People
Who Saved a City, made waves among experts
in
The book
Keith has
epidemiology and communicable disease,
Fever Season focuses on a horrifying Yellow
a
-
including a doctor,
newspaperman and a nurse
behind
to care for the sick
Amazon, Fever Season
is
— who stayed
and dying.
ranked 22nd
attention of producers of TLC's
Think You Are.
with
"history of medicine." Rave reviews
Globe, Salon
as diverse as
faculty
Emmy-winning actor Jim Parsons of
TV's The Big Bang Theory.
management John Holtzman. The
with history ex-
and The Lancet.
The
Parsons" genealogy and found his paternal
in
responded to a yellow fever epidemic in
Residence Hall and Elwell Residence Hall.
1853 that killed about 8,000 people. Hacker
Tracked and displayed data
published an article about the disease and
BU
its
symptoms
in the
fire later
He was
Learn more
killed in a
(PLCB). The grant of $39,953
LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD AWARDS GRANT
gies to reduce
received grants from the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board
awarded a
is
strate-
underage and
dangerous alcohol
BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY
being used by
and research. •
at
www.bloomu.edu
sustainability- dashboard.
that vear. •
being used to develop
was one of 20
is
students in energy- and environment-
related courses
New Orleans Medical and
SurgicalJournal in 1854.
BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
kiosk allows users to view energy use
Hartline Science Center, Student Recre-
ation Center, Nelson Field House, Columbia
New Orleans who
Addressing Alcohol Abuse
4
project
BU community
use and possible energy-saving strategies.
has roots in Louisiana. Keith researched
steamboat
institutions that
designed to educate the
about solar energy, the university's energy
Parsons grew up in Texas, but his family
great-great-great grandfather, Dr. J.B. Hacker,
came
is
perts to discover their ancestral background.
in
by
members Nathaniel Greene and Jeff
Brunskill and assistant director of facilities
The documentary-
was a trained physician
The Boston
as part of an energy project coordinated
Sept. 10, 2013, she appeared
On
der "communicable diseases" and 66th under
from publications
On
A KIOSK has been constructed on campus
Who Do You
in sales
under the category "epidemiology," 40th un-
ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION
native and Southern history expert, to the
Fever epidemic that struck Memphis, Tenn.,
1878 and the heroes
KIOSK MONITORS CAMPUS
brought Keith, a Tennessee
style series pairs celebrities
as well as historians.
in
also
total
use.
PLCB
of $2.14 million
to 61 municipalities,
community
groups, schools, universities
and law enforcement agencies
through the Alcohol Education
Grant Program. Since 1999, the
agency has awarded more than
$10 million
in grants.
•
Ready
Confer hopes to launch a new generation of radio
in 3, 2, 1
...
professionals through the Confer Radio Talent Insti-
RADIO PRO ESTABLISHES
tute,
SUMMER
burg University Foundation. The
INSTITUTE
A LONGTIME BROADCASTER who was "on the
in Williamsport, Harrisburg, Syracuse,
Washington,
D.C., is
ent Institute at
more's
cover the
in
In his 20s, he
and hosted The Kerby Scott Show
Since 1969, Confer has
moved
into
owned an
his
is
a senior at BU.
For information on the Confer Radio Talent
A TEAM OF BU STUDENTS
Stephen
led
Tony
major, and
parking
sociology, social
Information System (GIS) devices to
Foundation and conducted through BU's
Center for Community Research and
understand demand.
collected data by
From
that data, the research
individually
amassed enough points
College of New Jersey and Duquesne, Ball
agement major with
a
minor
in
a
man-
marketing,
Bloomsburg Planning
Commission and Downtown Bloomsburg
Inc.,
part of the
Columbia-Montour
Chamber of Commerce, supported and
helped plan the project. •
to place
place in the International Collegiate Sales
among 39
The Town of Bloomsburg
COMPETITION
third
a
team
parking spaces to show tendencies and an
IN
Consulting.
Police Department,
map of all downtown
Franchino and Michael DiVona won third
management and marketing. DiVona,
was
monitor downtown parking spaces and
BUSINESS MAJORS TAKE THIRD
marketing major, and Franchino,
environmental, geographical and geologi-
funded by the Bloomsburg University
created a detailed
of
work and criminal justice,
and Jeff Brunskill, associate professor of
cal sciences, directed the study that
days.
State
those spots.
the research team used mobile Global
monitoring the spots throughout multiple
at Florida State University,
in
Chris Podeschi, associate professor of
downtown Bloomsburg. Along
in
BLOOMSBURG
with a group of 30 student volunteers,
collect data to better
coached by Monica Favia, assistant professor
Kerby Confer speaks with a mass
communications student.
overview of who parked
by
DiBiase, a junior geosci-
Teams of students
Students observe parking patterns to better understand demand.
IN
Staats, a senior criminal justice
ence major, recently conducted a study of
Competition
Insti-
tute or to apply, see NationalRadioTalentSystem.com. •
Downtown Outreach STUDENTS STUDY PARKING TRENDS
Derek
and
interest in
operated more than 200 station licenses and today has
wrote the script for the play and film Hair-
BLOOMSBURG BUSINESS students
BU
70 properties. Confer's granddaughter, Katie Cantrell,
at Balti-
spray based on his experiences with the show.
Well Placed
and
scholarships to
careers.
WBAL-TV from 1965 to 1969. John Waters,
assistant,
gift will
mass communications students who are planning radio
BU beginning in July.
16.
of $250,000 to the Blooms-
provide about $12,000 annually
Williamsport native Kerby Confer started his
television
gift
costs of the Radio Talent Institute for five years
air"
Baltimore and
sponsoring a National Radio Tal-
broadcasting career at age
supported by a
universities, including
and Central Michigan
The
universities. In
the competition, the students sold a product
to individuals portraying industry buyers
and were judged by industry professionals
and
faculty.
•
Derek Franchino, Monica Favia and Michael DiVona,
from
New Campus
Minister
FORMER ENGLISH
TEACHER LEADS PCM
JILL
YOUNG joined the Bloomsburg
University
campus
community
as Protestant
minister. Young, previously
a high school English teacher
and an
administrative coordinator at Seattle
University, interned in
at
campus ministry
left,
display sales competition award.
her Master of Divinity degree from
Princeton Theological Seminary in
2008. Protestant
(PCM)
Campus
Ministry
holds weekly fellowship, con-
ducts service projects and occasionally
leads worship in area churches. •
Princeton University and received
WINTER
2014
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Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
around THE
A
Celebration of
Community DANVILLE HERITAGE ON DISPLAY
ART STUDIO MAJOR Jo Thompson
Pennypacker
brought together more than a dozen community organizations, businesses
ville's
and volunteers
to celebrate
Dan-
heritage through the creation of an 1,850-square-
foot mural at the corner of Mill Street
and Route IL The
scene, painted on 74 cloth panels measuring 5 feet each,
recognizes Danville as location where the
first T-rail in
the U.S. was rolled in 1845. •
Campus Upgrades
HEATING PLANT, INTERSECTION
IMPROVEMENTS FUNDED
GR\NTS ARE
university's
a
providing funding to upgrade the
steam plant and a busy intersection
at
campus entrance.
With the help of a $2 million grant from the
Commonwealth Financing Authority's Alternative
and Clean Energy Program,
boiler system
all
coal use at the
will
BU will
install a
and turbine generator
steam
plant.
The
university
provide the remainder of the funding for the
$10 million project, which
energy consumption by
is
expected to reduce
2.5 percent.
A $350,000 grant from the Appalachian
gional Commission, administered by the
Council of Governments,
will
and Country Club
drives.
Road
PennDOT
complete the project, a cooperative
Town
of Bloomsburg.
Government Association
Fair
Rewards STUDENT PROJECTS FOCUS ON ANNUAL EXPO
BU
this
Re-
SEDA-
add turning lanes
at the intersection of Lightstreet
the
gas
to eliminate
is
at
Swisher
expected to
effort
among
and the Community
fall.
•
sor of communications studies. Available for
i
Phone and Android, the app enabled patrons
ORGAN IZERS AND PATRONS of last fall's
enjoyment of the
158th Bloomsburg Fair benefited from stu-
ing university faculty and students, works to
dent research
improve surrounding areas and organizations
concert schedules.
through data collection and analysis.
based on two years of research by Tomlinson's
efforts.
BU's Center for Community Research and
Consulting conducted an economic impact
assessment, sampling
fairgoers
6
more than 1,000
on spending trends and overall
BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
fair.
The
The Bloomsburg Fair
new mobile
center, compris-
also unveiled a
app. developed by
Bloomsburg
students and James E. Tomlinson, profes-
to share fair experiences via social media,
view maps, locate favorite vendors and check
students.
The app was developed
The research
also led to
an intern-
ship with the fair for Nick Diak, a senior
communications studies major. •
sports
ON THE HILL
DAN FISHER FINISHED his senior season as perhaps the most celBU and Pennsylvania State Athletic Confer-
ebrated place-kicker in
ence (PSAC)
history.
A four-year starter for the
Fisher's outstanding season placed his
name
Huskies football team,
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Fisher's Kick for a
from donors as
funding
is
far
Cure garnered national attention and support
away
as California.
Perhaps as important as the
the awareness Fisher raised about
Angelman syndrome, an
often misdiagnosed and misunderstood disease. His efforts have been
atop both the Blooms-
burg and PSAC kicking lists, rewriting the school and conference
profiled
record books.
by media around the country, including CBS Sports.
"Danny's leadership helped Kick for a Cure evolve from a personal
He
This season, Fisher's kicks held extra impact.
Kick for a Cure campaign, using his ability on the
money and awareness
for those suffering
a neurological disorder with
fundraising campaign into a larger
organized the
from Angelman syndrome,
no cure that occurs
in
one out of every
15,000 births. Those afflicted with the disease require lifelong care for
symptoms including developmental
initiative,"
says Eileen Braun,
ASF's executive director.
field to raise
delay, inability to speak, seizures
Those who know Fisher
aren't surprised
"His automatic mindset
is
by his work to help others.
to look at situations
and
to try to figure
how to make them better," says Bloomsburg kickers coach Ed
Rush. "He's a problem-solver. He has that natural counseling mental-
out
and walking and balance disorders.
ity."
Fisher partnered with the
Angelman Syndrome Foundation (ASF),
an organization working toward finding a cure for the disease, to
donate
money
for
each
donations online and at
field goal
and extra point kicked. Through
Redman Stadium, Kick
more than $6,500 through the end of the
for a
Cure brought
tion major
from Liverpool. His
Brianna Rehm,
who
effort
regular season, surpassing
Fisher, a business educa-
was inspired by family friend
has fought the condition since birth and requires
full-time care.
"This
a
is
my
statistics
year kicking for the Huskies and
more deserving cause
good," Fisher says.
"I
to raise
thought
money and achieve
that,
through
this,
I
can't think of
for the
PSAC
record for
tie for
field goals
fourth in Division
3-pointer. But, he admits, his
II
history with his 57th
most special moment came during a
halftime
ceremony when he was honored with
for his charitable work. Joining Fisher
Rehm
field
and kicking points
and ASF
family including Brianna,
who had
a plaque
on the
a smile
from Braun
field
was the
and a high-five for
her friend.
"I
have never seen her smile so
seeing the
final
speak of Fisher's special season on the football
while moving into a
in
Fisher's original goal of $2,500.
The cause has personal meaning for
The
setting the all-time
Rehms be recognized
challenges they face. Those were
big,"
for
all
Fisher says.
"It
was great
that they go through
my favorite moments as a
and the
Husky." •
common
we might be
able to
Scott
Eddy is
assistant sports information director.
give our talents on the football field a higher meaning."
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2014
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DIVISION
II
COLLEGE
FOOTBALL
PLAYED
Third Time's the Charm
I
QUITEH WINS HARLON HILL
IN HIS
THE
OF
THIRD TIME as a national
finalist for
the Harlon Hill Award,
NCAA
senior Franklyn Quiteh earned the distinction as the nation's top
Division
football player at the 28th annual trophy presentation
II
on Dec.
20, 2013, in Florence, Ala.
The second Harlon
Hill
Award winner
was selected
Irv Sigler in 1997, Quiteh
directors at the 169 schools
in
in a
competing
school history and
first
in Division II football.
Quiteh finished 2013 as the leading rusher
the country with a career
in
high 2.195 yards on 263 carries while scoring 31 total touchdowns.
led the nation in rush yards per
and scoring
(15.7
game
points per game).
since
vote by the sports information
(182.9).
He
also
rushing touchdowns (29)
The 2013 Pennsylvania
State Athletic
Conference (PSAC) East and Daktronics Offensive Player of the Year, he
was
named
also
to three All-America teams.
all-time in Division
school,
Field
Hockey
Honors
rushing
II
PSAC and NCAA
finishes his career second
records. •
NSCAA
for Davis
Ail-Americans
He
yards and owns a combined 20
at 7,523
Picks
Huber, Fisher
VICKI DAVIS has
been named the
Pennsylvania State
Athletic Conference
(PSAC) Women's
Cross Country
Athlete of the Year.
Davis, a graduate
student from
New
Ringgold, finished the season by earning
All-American honors with a 22nd-place
TWO MEMBERS of the field hockey team
were named All-Americans by the National
Field
Hockey Coaches
Association.
Named
a 2013 first-team Ail-American was Jaclyn
Beasley, Berlin, N.J.,
above
tha Facciolla, Holland,
Pa.,
left,
with Saman-
earning second-
team accolades.
This
is
the
first
finish at the
NCAA Division
for Beasley. a senior defender,
who earned
TARA HUBER,
National
nationals by capturing both the
NCAA Atlantic
tion National Athlete of the
Week
Davis was
team and Fisher named
&
acco-
2013 second-team Academic All-American
honors three times
by the College Sports Information Direc-
her career, includ-
ing being a first-team selection this season.
Facciolla. senior midfielder,
earned the
among the
in nearly
a
All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
in
Huber of Orefield
career
named
(NSCAA)
Division
II
with Huber earning a place on the second
Country Coaches Associa-
lades. In the classroom.
and Jenna Fisher
Women's Soccer All-Atlantic Region teams,
named Atlantic Region
Athlete of the Year and took U.S. Track
left,
Association of America
PSAC and
Regional championships.
Davis also was
above
earned spots on the National Soccer Coaches
Championships. She earned entry into
Field and Cross
All-American selection
II
to the third team.
finished her
Bloomsburg
all-time school leaders
every offensive category, ranking
sixth in goals scored (35). seventh in points
(84)
and ninth
year, Fisher
tors of America. •
and three
first
in assists (14). In
of Selinsgrove
her
first
made nine goals
assists for a total
of 21 points. •
Kasenga Linn
women's
All-American honor of her career.
Bloomsburg finished the season with a
13-7 overall record, reaching the
Hall of
Fame
second
round of the conference post-season tournament. •
swimming: Mike Ellzy
'00.
FORMER BU
Neil Stoddart
The
K.
"97.
soccer:
women's
men's tennis, were inducted into
Fame during a ceremony on
addition of the five alumni to the hall of fame brings the
at
'96.
men's soccer: Patty Kirn Burns '95.
men's basketball: and Evan Rosen
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David Waller
Member
of the first gradu-
ating class after the school
moved from
Winning
—a
lot
- became
The university's
the trademark of Blooms-
official
The auditorium
first
presence
Hall
in
burg's men's basketball for
downtown Bloomsburg,
or of
three decades under head
the Greenly Center will
in
Waller, Class of 1867,
coach Charles Chronister.
serve as the
served as principal from
From 1971
the
downtown
1877
to
its
original
location, David
1900. He was the
only two-term chief execu-
to
2001, the
BU
new home
Huskies had a record of
it
559-288.
the generosity of
tive officer.
opens
of
Foundation when
this fall,
thanks to
Duane
in
Carver
was dedicated
Kenneth
1993
in
hon-
Gross
S.
74
for his support,
which helped
to restore
The namesake
BU's baseball
Danny
Litwhiler '38
was
a successful major league
baseball player
the hall and establish a
known
scholarship fund.
Diamond
R.
of
facility,
who was
for his invention of
Grit,
a substance
used to dry wet
fields,
and Susan Basar Greenly,
and the Jugs radar gun
members
for
of the Class of
1972.
measuring the speed
of pitches.
He was one
of
three inaugural recipients
of
an Alumni
Distin-
guished Service Award
in
1948.
After receiving authorization to grant a bachelor of arts for liberal arts
programs
in
humanities,
social sciences
and natural
Jan Hutchinson
is
hockey coach who
sciences and math-
field
ematics, the institution's
won more games than
any other women's coach
named was changed
to
Bloomsburg State College
in
on Jan. 8, 1960. Graduate
time
study leading to a master
2010. Her 1,807 com-
of education
was
also
granted.
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a
legendary softball and
the country during her
BU
from 1977 to
written
it's
word
through the
in
publica-
This economics professor
tions like The Voice,
made BU's
Now and
first
$1
million
BU
the Warren
Magazine or over
donation to the nursing
Literary
program. Today, full-time,
the airwaves on
WBUQ
Studying abroad
the
many
is
one
of
opportunities
this university offers.
The
Office of Global Education
freshmen nursing students
student radio and BU-TV,
has partnered with 13
can earn the Barbara
there are no shortages
other schools that offer a
bined victories included
M. Dilworth Memorial
of outlets for students to
variety of global education
17 national
Scholarship.
express themselves.
enterprises to students.
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it's
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the fight
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BU's most cited
of
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college experience from
songs of the marching
athletic directors in the
researchers, Steve
Cohen
BU
Maroon and Gold Band,
country responsible for
received BU's
Na-
impact on multiple gen-
both men's and
the musical antics of the
Husky Singers,
all-male
the local talent of the
Community
spirit of
or
sports,
BU-
Bit's
1988
served from
tional
Science Foundation
erations of Huskies.
grant.
The
proud of the
involved
to
retiree
in
remains
university
life.
2011. She was also the
Orchestra, the
the Gospel Choir,
one of
women's
Mary Gardner
first
can leave a lasting
many
A
beloved English profes-
sor
BU
lish
is
families
and chair
of
BU's Eng
department, Ervene
Gulley inspired thousands
through her passion for
whose blood runs maroon
writing, literature,
and
and Shakespeare.
gold.
music
university's first field
many
hockey coach.
other performing musical
groups, beautiful music
can always be found
somewhere on campus.
ACADEMIC QUAD
THE BEAUTIFUL GREEN
the Academic
Quad
space and central focal point of campus,
officially
opened
which replaced a large parking
lot, is
in fall
2007. The quadrangle,
surrounded by BU's core
academic buildings and becomes a hub
of activity during
months when students can be seen throwing
footballs
warmer
and Frisbees
on the lawn, enjoying beverages on the patio outside of Andruss
and lounging on blankets under the trees
Library
in
the sculpture
garden.
BU's hard-working grounds crew keeps the quad and the
campus
leaves
in
looking
its
autumn
rest of
best year-round, from clearing fallen red and gold
to planting, watering
preparation for spring undergraduate
and keeping things green
in
commencement. •
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For
whom Redman
Stadium
is
named, Robert
Redman coached Huskies
Of the many leadership
football
and outdoor
1952.
activity op-
portunities at
brings
it
all
BU, Quest
together with
activities ranging
from
Trie
BU
Toy Library makes
hundreds of
toys,
games
and puzzles available
to
high ropes, low ropes
the
campus community
and rock climbing
use
in
to
workshops such as leadership,
communication and
conflict resolution.
for
Conference (PSAC)
made
Ricky
Place has been the
'88 the most decorated
official
residence of the president
undefeated seasons. Red-
of the university.
and practicums, teaching
ics professor
and
dean
of
also an
men.
econom-
as well as
Si
alumnus' belt
this
Since 1926, Buckalew
championships and two
man was
work.
PSAC championships
under
Huskies to three
vice learning, internships
clinical
Wrestling League and
that time he
Pennsylvania State Athletic
volunteer work, ser-
In
led the
Three NCAA, Eastern
from 1947 to
$6,000 on
in
the university's
phenomenal
career landed
Council of Trustees
approved the purchase
wrestler
history. His
The
Bonomo
for
July 27, 1927.
the
BU
Fame
Bonomo
in
in
Wrestling Hall of
1999.
1927
As
principal from
to
1939, Francis Haas
guage pathology and au-
Sutliff Hall is
started the annual Rotary
diology department chair
the school's
Kiwanis College Nights to
position for
meet with the community,
producing solid town -
Richard Angelo secured
Sutliff,
BU's
university's
gown
gram:
relations.
Holding the speech-lan-
first
many
years,
doctoral pro-
clinical audiology.
Angelo recently
retired as
Since graduating from
named
first
dean
of
Boyd
instruction, William
who began
A
for
the
first off-
campus courses
enrolling
700
in
1921,
in
acting associate dean of
teachers
rounding communities.
Technology.
also started the
classes
in sur-
first
Bloomsburg's picturesque
sunset, BU's Upper
Cam-
He
BU
with a Bachelor of Arts
theatre,
'98 has starred on Broad-
pus provides a seemingly
endless view of the moun-
Invention and appeared
Abundant
tains.
fall
foliage
in
Jimmi Simpson
way
in
The Farnsworth
in several films
including
Zodiac, Date Night, and
provides a backdrop for
in-service
the College of Science and
popular place to capture
Jessica Kozloff Apartments
White House Down. His
and sports
television career includes
facilities.
on Breakout Kings,
roles
sum-
mer classes on campus.
It's
Always Sunny
is
Earl
in Phila-
My Name
delphia, CSI,
and 24, as
well
as a recurring character,
Lyle the Intern, on the
Show
Late
with David
Letterman.
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weiker
coach and director
tal in
of
physical education from
75 was
convincing former
Tom
Gov.
instrumen-
Ridge of the
name change
to
1924
"On the cutting edge"
Bloomsburg University
of
Nelson coached the
advanced
could not describe anyone
Pennsylvania was imple-
undefeated 1934 baseball
region.
The new Andruss
mented on July
team and was
Library
opened
The
better than
Hank
and
math professor
Bailey. His vision
final
7,
1983,
when the commonwealth
14-mem-
to
1945, Etna
of military
director
and physical
need
and
for a technologically
it
library for the
in
now houses
1998
a
fitness for participants in
collection of Schweiker's
instructional technology
ber State System of Higher
the Navy's V-5 and V-12
official
program
Education.
programs.
named Schweiker Room.
direction created the
in
1985.
established the
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papers
in
the aptly
the academic
like
quad during spring com-
mencement, the Senior
Walk, located where
the Scranton
now
Commons
stands, served as
the graduation ceremony
grounds
for
years. The
more than 50
first
ceremony was
when
the
Institute
first
recognized
in
1870,
Bloomsburg
and State Normal
School students received
their teaching certificates.
'
Whether you're swiping
With accreditation from
Most incoming students
your student ID to get
the Association to Ad-
start their
vance Collegiate Schools
of
into Scranton
waiting
in
Commons,
the seemingly
endless line at the pasta
station,
making weak
attempts at convincing
yourself
it's
OK
to be late
of Business
students
in
(AACSB),
in
one
BU's seven residence
halls.
the College of
journey
new
The
halls provide
students with a
Business know they are
close-knit
being taught by the high-
where many
est quality faculty.
life-long friends.
community
of
them meet
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to
and most
of the largest
modem
science
over the
McGovern
Ford, George
and Dick Cheney. Ford
College of Science and
spoke at a mock Republi-
Technology's programs
can Convention on March
range from biological and
16, 1968.
coffee or grabbing a quick
chemistry to nursing and
or Roongo's, there
BU
years, including Gerald
buildings in Northeast-
allied health
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faces along the way. The
Aramark
staff is full of
one-of-a-kind workers that
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food runs
and pick-me-ups
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Since
its first
inducted on
class
May
2,
1982,
the Bloomsburg University
Athletic Hall of
Fame has
honored more than 150
athletes,
coaches and
other individuals
who
exemplify the true
being a Husky.
A Bloomsburg town
landmark since 1949 as
was
spirit of
You won't find a more
inviting place
than the Kehr Union
game
every office on
campus
room, day or night. With
help students earn
toward
bles
crowded with friends
have a good time.
to
BU's
opportunities in nearly
the pingpong and pool ta-
and music you're bound
the Bloomsburg Lodge
There are work-study
on campus
to
money
their education.
ROTC program
pre-
pares students for military
service as
officers.
commissioned
Upon completion,
number 623
for the
Loyal Order of Moose, this
nonprofit organization
home
to
BU's Center
is
for
Where would BU be
students are commis-
Visual and Performing Arts
without these student
sioned as second lieuten-
and abundant community
workers?
ants
in
the U.S. Army.
activities.
The
namesake,
library's
Harvey Andruss took over
as president
nial
in
the centen-
year of 1939 from his
After
47 years as Blooms-
BU's main dining room
Karl
located on the west side of
professor and faculty
gets
State Normal School, the
the 38th governor of
Schuylkill Hall, the
Pennsylvania, William
War
school's
name changed
to
its
Beamer,
Sixteen white pine trees
burg Literary Institute and
name from
I
World
retired art
emeritus status, had a
hand
Pinery represents a
great
memorial to the 16
tification of
in
the beau-
Bloomsburg State Normal
Scranton,
School on Aug.
U.S. ambassador to the
alumni
longest-serving president,
United Nations from 1976
during the Great War. The
sculptures seen around
spending 30 years leading
to 1977.
pinery, originally dedicated
BU were
role as
He
is
dean
of instruction.
the institution's
the institution.
1,
1916.
who
served as
living
He created
in
May
who
restored and rededicated
Navy, which kept the
by history students
school financially sound
25, 2003.
War
selected by him.
was
training ties with the U.S.
during World
campus
and community. Most
lost their lives
19, 1919,
the
in April
II.
1869: STARTING
OUT
"NORMAL"
LONG BEFORE Bloomsburg
what
it is
University of Pennsylvania
some eager students attended
today,
Literary Institute
and State Normal School.
Susquehanna Valley were taught
building
made
of logs; then
Henry Carver
was the
beautiful
mean
1871 and single-handedly
Part of
in
80
was
hand.
village's
raised a school from the ground up.
what makes Bloomsburg
fit
lost his
decided to extend his sight-seeing
special
is its
connection to the
Henry Carver could not have known that the
struggled to
a
in
to stay long; he
which he
Bloomsburg scenery or the
for quality educators, Carver
trip to
past.
it
students of the
arrived. Carver, founder of
simply recuperating from a hunting injury
need
Earlier,
an 18-square-foot room
in
the Bloomsburg Literary Institute, didn't
But whether
became
the Bloomsburg
log cabin that
children would one day grow into a university
housing more than 10,000 students. He did see something special
about Bloomsburg, however.
It's
that "something" students feel as
they walk on campus. •
University students logged
2,542 hours
of volunteer
time helping local
resi-
dents remove water-logged
belongings from their
Jahri
Evans '07 went from
playing offensive guard
for the
Huskies to being
a fourth-round
pick for the
NFL
New
draft
Orleans
Established through
homes and shoveling mud
the generosity of Susan
from their basements,
McDowell, a member of
Bloomsburg University's
while employees helped
the Bloomsburg Univer-
graduate students gain
neighbors,
expertise
banks, and provided
sity
Foundation Board of
Directors, the
Saints, ultimately winning
Institute for
a Super Bowl ring to cap
lence
the
2009
season. In
2010, he was signed
seven-year,
contract,
$56.7
to a
million
making him the
highest-paid guard
history.
May
in
NFL
McDowell
Teacher Excel-
in Positive
Behavior
Retired psychology professor
in their fields of
manned phone
study while preparing to
more than 2,300 hours
be leaders
of support to
sional
in their profes-
and personal
lives.
town
police
and work crews. BU's
Support helps future
Alicia
More than 600 graduate
response to the effects
educators learn strategies
connected to the university
students pursue advanced
of the flood
and practices that support
as president of BU's As-
degrees
the academic, social and
sociation of Pennsylvania
of disciplines, including a
that the university truly
emotional growth of
State College and University
doctor of clinical audiology
part of the "only
program.
Pennsylvania."
students.
BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF
I'ENNSYLV,
all
King Redfern stays
Retired Faculty
(APSCURF).
in a
wide range
Tropical
caused by
Storm Lee proved
town
is
in
As a coach
for the
NBA,
Through BU's
the career of Chuck Daly
'52 spanned 14 years.
The Science, Technology,
He
Engineering and Math-
led the Detroit Pistons to
pionships
ematics (STEM) Magnet
NBA cham-
consecutive
in
Program
1989 and
the 1992
at
began
2013
in fall
instrumental
relief
for
25
beautiful than
was
years,
in
more
There's no place
organizing
Bloomsburg
campus. The
University's
grounds crew
is
always
shelter for local animals
the local chapter of the
hard at work keeping
displaced during disaster
American Association
students' gorgeous
was formed on campus.
University
in
was
2006
Women
of
the
in
1930s.
away from home
home
in tip-top
shape.
estab-
on Upper Campus
named
employers. The program
mer Olympic Games.
women
Response Team, a
lished
opportunities with area
Sum-
Montour County Animal
Annie's Place
courses, leading to career
Bird, to
the men's basketball gold
who
served as the dean of
Following a flood
tunity to take college-level
Michael Jordan, Magic
medal
gives
school students the oppor-
Team, which featured
Johnson and Larry
BU
at
academically talented high
1990, and led the Dream
Marguerite Kehr,
col-
laboration with Columbia/
after President
Jessica Kozloff's Shih-Tzu.
for
students from Berwick,
Bloomsburg and Central
Columbia high schools,
with strong financial
and mentoring support
from PPL and other area
employers.
CARVER TOWER
LIKE THE
NORTH
STAR, one need only look
Carver Tower to find the
For
for the
golden
more than 100
light in
years, Carver
tower has served as a symbol of BU. This iconic feature was
Hall's
added
in
way home.
in
1900
honor of the
to Institute Hall,
renamed Carver
institution's first principal,
the "Bloomsburg Beacon" after
it
was
sary of teacher education, the tower
during the 75th anniver-
was dedicated
sacrificed their lives during
World War
Carver Tower was installed
in
The picturesque dome
lit
1927
Hall later in
Henry Carver. Known as
II.
The
first
to students
permanent
who
light of
1931.
sets Carver Hall apart from other buildings
on campus, embracing the long history of Bloomsburg and punctuating the grand entrance to the university. •
Bloomsburg University
supports veterans through
the Office of Veteran's
Affairs,
which provides
educational benefits, and
The physical plant
the Bloomsburg University
Student Veterans Association
(BUSVA), which holds
Educating future teachers
is
the foundation of our
Bloomsburg
first
is
home
to the
on-campus student
fundraisers to benefit or-
institution.
ganizations including The
Bloomsburg State Teach-
Pennsylvania State System
Wounded
ers College,
we count
22,804 teachers among
of
tion,
Warrior Founda-
Camp
Hero and the
American Red Cross.
our
living
Once the
alumni.
apartment complex
Higher Education
in
the
—
underwent
its
tenure of vice president
for administration
the original
development.
'43,
Montgomery Place Apart1989.
Boyd
who led
Upper Campus
Buckingham
ments opened
in
most dra-
matic changes during the
J
As president from 1969
to 1972, Robert
Nossen
introduced the plan for
four colleges
-
Arts and
Sciences, Business,
and
Professional Studies
With a student-to-teacher
ratio of
21:1, Blooms-
The namesake
tline
David Williams '81
of Har-
CEO
Science Center's
of the
the
The dance ensemble
is
Make-A-Wish
BU's largest student
or-
is
burg's dedicated faculty
auditorium was biology
Foundation, which grants
ganization, and
members
professor Kimber Kuster,
wishes to children with
recital
are available
who named
spring
serious medical condi-
every year. Student-taught
tions. Earlier in his career,
ensemble classes include
the types of trees found
he headed Habitat for
ballet, tap, jazz, hip-hop,
on campus. He headed
Humanity.
to help students in the
Class of 1913,
classroom and out.
and documented each
Graduate Studies.
its
packs Mitrani Hall
of
modern, step, country,
the department after his
African, lyrical, Irish soft
mentor, Daniel S. Hartline,
and hard shoe, musi-
retired.
cal theater,
and recently
added praise dance.
HENRY CARVER
THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
approved a resolution
on campus,
Carver.
The
in
of
Bloomsburg State Teachers College
June 1927 renaming the oldest building
Institute Hall, after the school's first president,
was approved not
resolution
revived the Bloomsburg Literary Institute
cause he designed and
instrumental
for
built Institute Hall
in
1866, but also be-
and a dormitory and was
Bloomsburg's recognition as a state normal school
in
teacher education.
Carver was born
1820
in
in
Greene County,
Henry and Sally Carver. He taught
Binghamton and
position at the
to
Henry
only because Carver had
Cortlandville, N.Y., before accepting a teaching
Oakland
Binghamton
N.Y., the sixth child of
at schools in Valatie, Kinderhook,
(Calif.)
College School
after a hunting accident cost
following his recuperation,
moved
1864. He returned
his left
hand and,
Bloomsburg, where he worked
to
to create the literary institute that
in
him
would become BU.
Following illness and disagreement with the Board of Trustees,
Carver resigned
in
in
December 1871. He held
several other positions
education before moving to Colorado where he died on Feb. 20,
1889. He
is
buried
Denver's Riverside Cemetery. •
in
As a way
of saying "thank
you" to residents
Bloomsburg
their
of
for sharing
community, more
than 1,500 students
including athletes, Greeks,
The
first
lions
In
1973 the Act 101
One
University Medal-
were presented
of
BU's most gener-
ous benefactors, Steph
to
'89 established two
Marco and Louise Mitrani
Pettit
on Dec. 18, 1983. The
football scholarships. Pet-
was
part of the Huskies
club sports participants
and members of student
organizations head to
downtown Bloomsburg
to
perform various clean-up
couple supported scholar-
For 15 years, Preston
tit
time director, Jesse Bryan.
ships and improvements
Herring served as vice
football
team that won
tasks each spring. Groups
During his 26-year tenure,
to the
president of Student
the Pennsylvania State
take on jobs ranging from
Affairs. His initiatives
Athletic Conference title
cleaning
program hired
its first full-
opportunities for traditionally
underrepresented
Haas Center
i
for
mvkrsity of pen
in their
in
the
the Art's
auditorium, which
named
students grew.
m.ooMsr.Liu;
sound quality
is
now
honor.
included BU's
Women's
Resource Center.
and the
first
12 games
in
team
to
win
a season.
Town Park
raking the leaves
resident's
in
to
a
back yard.
The Multicultural Center,
The faculty member who
Women's Resource Center
originally
and LGBTQA Resource
husky as the school's mas-
Center,
all
under the
umbrella of the Center for
Diversity
and
Inclusion,
cot,
suggested the
George Keller taught
fine arts to the
normal
dents for nearly
students feel comfortable
In addition to
on campus.
30
of Trustees for
Aman
Zeller
37
years.
teaching,
school by the
years,
of the
Common-
wealth of Pennsylvania
1916
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saw the purchase
school and college stu-
make underrepresented
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President of the Board
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nothing quite
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chocolate chip
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responsible for
is
planning and providing
cookies from the Scranton
student activities and
Commons
events on campus. Pro-
...
or the race
gram Board opportunities
to get the last one.
include: bus trips to
in
New
York, Washington, D.C.,
$10,000
he trained wild animals,
and Boston; comedian
specifically big cats, for
performances; open mic
the Ringling Brothers and
nights; Midnight Pizza;
Barnum and
and showings
Bailey Circus.
Hollywood
of recent
films.
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editor of the highly
controversial
newspaper
77?e Gadfly, Lyle
Slack
faced heavy pressures
from Bloomsburg State
History professor Robert
"Doc" Warren started the
university's first social
fraternity,
Sigma
Omega,
in
him the
title,
lota
1964, earning
"The Father
of Fraternities."
Three-time Ail-American
College's administration.
Doug
linebacker for the Huskies'
The underground publica-
'68/'81M was director of
football
quiet place to study or
take a nap
may
find
it
team, Frank
tion,
Sheptock '85 registered a
Students looking for a
school record of
in
les in
537
43 games and
founded
in
1967,
Hippenstiel
alumni
affairs
from 1980
2006. He oversaw the
commonly and openly
to
tack-
criticized the actions of
growth of an organization
led
the college administration
that,
upon
his retire-
the Kehr Union's Fireside
the Huskies to the national
and the federal govern-
ment, included more than
Lounge.
semifinal as a senior.
ment.
50,000
living
alumni.
show
President from 1973 to
To
1983, James McCormick
school pride, the
was the
first
chancellor
In
commonwealth
System
brick wall of
Education.
campus
bears two seals: the
of the Pennsylvania State
of Higher
and
off state
for the Arts
BU was
BU
given
the privilege of granting
bachelor's degrees by the
seal in the
Haas Center
and the
1927,
official
university seal in the
Commonwealth
'27
was the
Quad.
first
graduate
Bloomsburg
State Teachers College
degree
in
is
As president
a student
of the
ABC-
Owned
the growth and educa-
Group, Rebecca (Funk)
tion of student thespians.
Campbell '83 oversees the
Providing opportunities
company's eight
from technical design to
stations in
performance, there
Angeles, Chicago, Phila-
sylvania. Arthur Jenkins
to receive a
middle of the Academic
Penn-
of
Players
organization dedicated to
is
a
Television Stations
New
local
TV
York, Los
job and educational op-
delphia,
portunity for
Houston, Raleigh-Durham
education.
all
interested
San Francisco,
and Fresno, as well as
students.
other businesses within
the group, such as the
hit
syndicated series Live with
Kelly
and Michael.
TRUTH, VIRTUE
AND BAKELESS
FEW INDIVIDUALS WERE
ing than
Bloomsburg
more passionate about teach-
Literary Institute
and State Normal
School alumnus Oscar H. Bakeless, Class of 1879. Bakeless left a large footprint
1890
to
1892 and
on Bloomsburg as a teacher from
as the head of the pedagogy department
from 1902 to his retirement
of
in
1929.
In
1919,
honor
in
Bloomsburg's 50th year of teacher education, the Louis
Comfort Tiffany stained glass works Truth and Virtue were
purchased through Bakeless'
seen
in
Andruss
Waller Hall was
dream was
Library. In
Those pieces can be
efforts.
1934, the Alumni Room
named and dedicated
for Bakeless,
in old
whose
to establish a lounge area for returning alumni.
Following Oscar Bakeless' death
in
1933,
continued to pursue scholarship and the
his family
arts. His
daughter
Katherine Nason Bakeless, Class of 1918, was a generous
benefactress of the college. Son John E. Bakeless would
go on to become a scholar,
tor
and teacher. Oscar's
writer, soldier, historian, edi-
wife, Katherine Little Bakeless,
Class of 1917,
was an accomplished
young people.
In
1970
pianist
and writer
for
at the annual education conference,
Bloomsburg's humanities building was named
in
the Bake-
less family's honor. •
Prospective students and
new freshmen receive
warm welcomes from
the Orientation Work-
shop Leaders (OWLs).
Bloomsburg University
undergraduates have the
Natural philosophy and
The
OWLs make
Whether you're looking
sure
opportunity to pursue
Bloomsburg students are
chemistry professor J.G.
move-in runs smoothly,
for textbooks
academic research with
lucky to have friendly
Cope
and help new students
supplies or
get acquainted with their
insignia
proposed school colors of
new home and
see
off
"goodbyes" as they pick
garnet and lemon to BU's
BU
through
up and discharge
maroon and
Welcome Weekend.
who
faculty mentors, an op-
shuttle bus drivers
portunity other institutions
offer cheerful "hellos"
often reserve for graduate
students.
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in
1912 that changed
gold.
has to
offer
all
that
and school
some BU
apparel to show
your Husky pride, the
University Store
place to go.
is
the
A
Eleanor Wray
state normal school
woman
graduate, H. Keffer
Hartline '20
was
the team that
in
Alumni
Fame.
than
and
female athlete receives
acting troupe for 15 years.
prepares professionals for
Husky
careers
spent the rest of his 37
the Eleanor
Wray award
women's
He
in
1897.
THE HUDOCK FAMILY
THE BENNER-HUDOCK CENTER
named
in
for Financial Analysis
honor of the Hudock family. The
BU and
a long philanthropic history at
community, supporting the
arts,
(HMWR)
in
their firm,
Andruss
the
initia-
Hudock Moyer
Williamsport, Pa. Past gifts
from the family include a concert grand piano
in
in
education and health
and through
tives both personally
in Sutliff Hall
for Mitrani
Library, a student lounge
overlooking the quad, and an auditorium
in
Warren Student Services Center. Barbara Benner Hudock
75, the CEO and founding partner
Michael Hudock
Jr.,
gift of
HMWR,
and her son
partner and president,
the Benner-Hudock Center
honor of Barbara's parents, Frank
ner.
of
HMWR founding
most recently gave the
J.
New
in
and Margaret B. Ben-
Barbara Hudock previously served as chair of the
Challenges,
a founding
Bloomsburg
in
health care.
20
years. The former
football player
years at
BU
in roles in
student support services
and development.
BU's biology department
study room
was
Theatre Ensemble.
athletics.
who founded
Wealth Resources
also
trustee of the
for
his father, Daniel
Hall, a
Former dean of students
Jack Mulka '66 headed
the student union for more
after Keffer
Hudocks have
James
sciences program, which
1967. The
in Sutliff Hall is
Biology professor
Cole spearheaded the creation of the allied health
was named
in
BU
Players,
Slusser '90/'92M/'04
honor of the advocate
Hartline,
Summer
directed productions of the
Athletic Hall of
Hartline Science Center
and
Co-founder of the
first
Every year, one senior
Prize in physiology
medicine
the
a Nobel
part of
won
was
inducted into BU's
New
Opportunities capital campaign and has
supported the Celebrity Artist Series at BU. •
Known as Tony
the
campus with breads
and pastries
40
Considered an expert
the Baker,
Dominic Cusatis provided
for nearly
years.
Eileen Albertson
'67/'69M
AGAPE,
is
Chapman
the head of
social services
interest-
Roy Smith
This
campus community
Richard Benyo '68 has
the director emeritus of
fun, interactive
BU's Quest and Corporate
celebrate the end of the
and published
many books on
agency
BU's own "most
ing man,"
written
a faith-based
in
long-distance running,
running,
Institute,
is
whose own ad-
event gives students a
way
to
school year. The day-long
completed 37 marathons
ventures have taken him
Bloomsburg's clearing-
and was the
through Alaska, Ethiopia,
music, zip
lines, food,
house
to run from
many
sports, the
Quest Rock
that
became the Town
of
for relief efforts
peak
first
person
Death Valley
Mount
after the flood in
to the
September 2011.
Whitney and back. He
is
the editor of Marathon
&
sic
of
South America and
Springfest features live
other places around the
Wall, inflatable obstacle
globe.
courses and
lots of
other
activities.
Beyond magazine.
SI
Jessica Kozloff's 13-year
presidency was a time of
many campus
BU's alumni house
construction
projects, rising enroll-
named
ment and an enhanced
F.
academic reputation. An
1912,
active part of the Blooms-
Students discover opportu-
burg community, Kozloff
served as chair for
town
efforts
nities to get involved in the
many
and received
the Distinguished Citizen
From 19 10
Award from the Columbia-
people of the
Montour Council on Scout-
Bloomsburg and student
ing.
Opened
in
August
2009, student housing on
the Upper
named
in
Campus was
her honor.
to 1963,
Town
of
Bloomsburg
community through
The Advance College Expe-
local
rience program gives high
Students Organized to
1926
1971 and served as
reer.
Students earn college
The SOLVE Office offers
1973. Fenstemaker earned
the university's
on the
Hl.OOMSBL Hit UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
to
president of the Alumni
May
spring.
1971, edited the Alumni
Quarterly from
Association from
to
Day, an annual event
taught foreign
Learn through Volunteerism
the co-curricular transcript
welcome
who
languages from 1926 to
and Employment (SOLVE).
at their high school or
to
Fenstemaker, Class of
on their college ca-
credits through courses
at
is
honor of Howard
start
school students an early
State College celebrated
and faculty
in
BU campus
discounted tuition.
at a
document students'
ary degree
in
1962
first
honor-
1983 and
experiences outside the
a distinguished service
classroom.
award
in
1964.
to
Can you say "photo op?"
Nevin Englehart, Class
Dedicated on Oct. 27,
1905, supervised mainte-
1984,
E.
art sculpted
Richard
Bonham
favorite of students
visitors alike.
ing
nance
this iconic piece of
campus
buildings
a
the
aren't
complete without a
Osuna, Class
facilities
was one
and grounds
half of the
first
of
1906,
of several
Cuban
and Puerto Rican students
for
more than 40 years during
and
Homecom-
and graduation
campus
American War, Juan
as the superintendent of
by
is
of
Following the Spanish-
of
to
20th
century.
come
to
Bloomsburg.
Life
promotes posi
involvement
throughout the region.
BU's 12
13
at
fraternities
some
of the largest
campus-organized
dean
munity service
of education at the
forming for photos near
the statue outside Carver
Hall.
and
sororities volunteer
Osuna eventually became
University of Puerto Rico.
line
Greek
five student
coi
project:
including The Big Evei
20
For more than
years,
this political science
teacher and department
chair committed herself
to her students. Gloria
Cohen Dion was an
active
member of the Gender and
Women's Studies Committee, serving
on
its
advisory
Bocce Bash, the annual
board, as well as sitting on
Breast Cancer Walk and
the Bloomsburg University
American Red Cross blood
Curriculum Committee
drives.
(BUCC) and the College
of Liberal Arts
Curriculum
Committee.
PROFESSIONAL U
PROFESSIONAL
U, a
campus-wide
initiative of
the Office of Alumni
and Professional Engagement, gives students a career edge through
relevant
work experience and professional networking. Alumni En-
gagement has partnered with faculty
opportunities that
hosted by
BU
to provide experiential learning
complement the classroom experiences, often
alumni.
Workshops give graduate and undergraduate students access
career-building resources and
shadowing program
for
Professional
skills.
U
sophomores, and, through Alumni Engage-
ment, maintains an alumni database where students
may
search for
former Huskies available to serve as alumni mentors. These
tives give
BU
to
also offers a job
students a head start
in
initia-
finding a great internship
and
their first career positions following graduation. •
During the early 1920s,
the institution's emphasis
Chemistry professor
Wayne Anderson was
changed from secondary
and college prepara-
For
tory courses to full-time
BU's Celebrity
teacher education, leading
has brought high-quality
Accreditations for
new name:
performances to campus
individual
at a reasonable price.
overall,
Programs range from
States Commission on
At 17 programs of study,
memorial fund has en-
Higher Education attest to
the College of Liberal Arts
abled dozens of students
the school to a
Bloomsburg State Teachers College.
Bloomsburg
was then able
to grant
a Bachelor of Science
education degree.
more than 28
tours of
in
and operas
to
computer
modeling of molecules,
Artist Series
Broadway shows
contemporary
a pioneer in
years,
but
for his
from the Middle
dance and
the quality of a Blooms-
jazz.
burg University degree.
among
students and
colleagues he
programs and,
is
BU's largest and most
varied college.
was beloved
zany neckties. A
to travel to conferences to
present their research.
International
Located where Lycoming
A member
now stands, Waller
Hall was the school's main
dormitory, known for its
Athletic Hall of
Hall
International students
from as
far
away as Saudi
published
First
in
Septem-
Arabia, Bangladesh, China
and Russia share
The University Magazine
their
cultures and perspectives
with the
campus com-
munity, supported by the
is
your source for information
on alumni, students,
faculty
and
BU
is
proud of
its
pack
more than 63,000
ber 1995, Bloomsburg:
of
living
Long Porch, a
Husky alumni and more
than 85,000 alumni since
the institution's earliest
staff.
favorite
'99
Fame,
won
12, 1997, as the
valuable player
The enclosed patio
Division
named
of the
for
former
II
the
Trophy on Dec.
Hill
social gathering place.
building,
days.
Irv Sigler
Harlon
BU
of the
most
in
I
NCAA
Since
football.
graduating, he has worked
Principal David G. Waller
in
the education and
International Education
Jr.,
featured a fountain,
Services office.
a
gift
behavioral health fields.
from the Class of
1949.
WE ARE HUSKIES
WE'VE HEARD
Spend time
SAID
IT
some people "bleed maroon and
that
Homecoming
at the
Quad on the
discussion, walk across the
join in the cheers at
tent party, listen
first
an athletic event and
in
warm
spring day or
witness
you'll
gold."
on a classroom
it
firsthand.
Bloomsburg students represented the best
In earlier generations,
of
Northeast Pennsylvania. As BU's "region" continually expands to
include Philadelphia and
its
suburbs, the Lehigh Valley,
New
Jersey,
Long Island and points beyond, Husky Pride not only remains
strong,
it
We are
become
grows each
striking a
We
Huskies.
reality.
new
year.
Many
path
believe in working hard to
our families. We're competitive
in
room and on the playing
confidence
in
our
in
the class-
and through that competition we gain
field,
abilities.
upon a foundation
make our dreams
of us are first-generation college students,
We're prepared to enter our careers,
of outstanding educational opportunities
built
and
hard work and supported by lifelong friendships with fellow Huskies.
Being a Husky
in
is
about striving to be the best
the community and
...
in
the classroom,
your career. Generations of Huskies can't
in
be wrong. •
As
Kehr Union's Hideaway,
Known
movie nights, was once a
Derricott '66 exemplified
fully
what BU
David Soltz has overseen
mission to better the com-
of sociology,
munity. Because of his
Shub Roh founded the
and
residential buildings,
projects to reduce en-
ergy consumption and the
launch of a
new
general
education program.
He
also led development of
the university's strategic
plan,
Impact 2015: Build-
ing on the Past, Leading
for the Future.
BIXMJMSBLRC
I
forts,
strives for in
ef-
the Volunteer of the
Year Award,
in
its
first
granted
A
Chang
alley.
As a part
opened
in
was
demand
ing alley
International, a nonprofit
by leagues and bowling
clubs
in
organization that promotes
The award
is
global understanding
and
used
when
it
in
wasn't being
for physical
educa-
given to an alumnus who,
appreciation. Each year,
tion. In
through volunteer contri-
the Global Awareness So-
was renovated due
bution of time and talent
ciety International
on behalf
awards
in
who show
home
mission.
issues of globalization.
NIVERSITY OF PF.W*
a passion for
to de-
and reopened
1989 as The Hideaway,
scholarships to students
alumni
1987, the alley
clining use
association, supports BU's
of the
it
1973, the bowl-
Global Awareness Society
of the non-alcoholic
bar called Cheers.
five
has been
times with
Education Community Service
of
when
the College Union
2012, was named
his honor.
equipped, four-lane
bowling
professor emeritus
BU
2013,
the President's Higher
volunteerism, William
During his presidency,
renovations to academic
CGA
frequent scene of
for his efforts in
of
honored
Honor
Roll,
the high-
est federal recognition of a
college or university for
commitment
ing, service learning
civic
its
to volunteer-
and
engagement. The Big
Event, flood relief efforts
and the
BU
Toy Library
are but a few examples
of volunteer projects
that contribute to the
estimated 68,520 service
hours that
BU
complete per
students
year.
Until the
Developing Ambitious
Student Leaders (DASL)
Located
offers a fun opportunity
for
new and
returning stu-
dents to meet
new
gain leadership
participate in
ferent
people,
skills
many
community
and
Eda Bessie Edwards '41
downtown
activities.
women
Bloomsburg were
wrote a history of BU's
first
created through a partner-
the Past - A Living Legacy,
hired to teach
and
physical education in
BU
faculty
and
140
its
years, Profiles of
sesquicentennial
In
at
limited.
Bloomsburg, the Regional
When McCammon was
honor of
first
Henry Carver,
principal
Institute
Hall
was renamed Carver
Hall
on July
11, 1927.
women's
1926, she also organized
supplement.
alumni, entrepreneurs,
service
1920s, athletic
opportunities for
Technology Center was
ship of
dif-
in
women
community members and
the "B" Club so
government
could reach athletic
officials to
milestones, earn letters
create a facility where
sports and compete
business opportunities are
in
nurtured.
against
women
from other
schools.
GREEN CAMPUS
NO GROUP ON CAMPUS
is
INITIATIVES
more dedicated
to issues of the envi-
ronment, recycling or green energy than the Green
(GCI).
The Green Campus
more environmentally
the spring and
like
the
fall
Initiative
Campus
Initiative
works to make the university
friendly, hosts
and partners with
weekly farmers markets
in
local nonprofit organizations,
Moose Exchange, Bloomsburg Recycling Center and the
Columbia County Conservatory, and student groups that deal with
environmental issues,
like
Help Our Planet Earth (HOPE) and the
Mapping, Planning, Environment and Rock Society.
Some
of the GCI's initiatives include sponsoring film
series focused
outside
and lecture
on environmental issues, the 3.3-kW solar array
Ben Franklin
Hall
built
and the Quest Bike Rental Program, a
project that allows students to rent a bike for a semester at a low
cost.
GCI
is
also working on the Agricultural/Sustainability Project,
which develops student-centered projects that build upon the
BU
farmers market. •
Many famous
faces have
The bronze
appeared at undergraduate
commencement
demic Quad,
ceremonies over the years.
Some
of the
bell that
most notable
is
Endless
on the Acathe
Created through generosity
mond
of Terry '76
and JoAnn
in
1989, Takaezu had
'77 Zeigler, the Zeigler
worked with Bloomsburg
Institute for Professional
students and art profes-
1996); former Pennsyl-
students and alumni, the
vania Govs.
Husky Ambassadors work
Shaffer (1964), George
Development, known as
sor Karl
Leader (1974), Robert
ZIPD, helps students
year to create the
Casey (1987) and Mark
the College of Business
directly at events
such as
Homecoming, the Celeb-
in
Series programs
Schweiker '75 (1995 and
discover where their ca-
and Alumni Weekend. The
2003); Gov. Tom Corbett
reer interests
ambassadors also can also
(2008); Vice President Joe
areas from marketing to
be found leading tours
Biden (1977); and actor
management, accounting
Hugh O'Brien (1991).
to finance,
rity Artist
prospective students.
for
lie
and how
work together.
in
North America. Dedicated
The bridge between
Raymond
first
famed ceramicist
Toshiko Takaezu created
include Archbishop Des-
Tutu (December
bell
Circle, located
clay,
Beamerfora
make
and cast
it
a
in
bell in
wax model,
bronze.
A
After
47 years as Blooms-
burg Literary Institute and
State Normal School, the
was purchased
frequent visitor to Blooms-
institute
burg, Takaezu donated
by the Commonwealth of
19 ceramic works to the
Pennsylvania on
university.
1916.
May 22,
The
In
1968, the Obiter held a
contest for Greek organiza-
most
tions in search of the
original
group photo.
Pi
Often a collaboration with
Bloomsburg Area High
School, the annual
home-
coming parade features
Since
from
39
opening
in
1967,
BU
focal point of art in the
community. Throughout
"Chubb" Young '51 spent
and state
its
Haas Gallery has been the
George
ers College,
and have gone on to lead
universities
to graduate
Bloomsburg State Teach-
BU
bachelor's degrees at
African-American
first
male
Alumni who earned
the year, exhibits by
years as an
systems include David
the next
and parade marshals.
Arnold 78, president of
elementary teacher and
guest artists are displayed
respective categories. Al-
Recent marshals include
Eureka College
principal in East Orange,
free for the
though the contest lasted
former Trustee Charles
Eugene Giovannini 79,
N.J.
enjoy.
Epsilon Chi and Theta
floats,
Gamma
Phi
won
their
marching bands
in Illinois;
only a year, the trend
"Nick" Housenick '60, Jo-
president of Maricopa
continued into the early
seph Kelly 73, state Sen.
Community
1970s as other campus
John Gordner,
corporate college, Arizona;
groups and organizations
added
their
own
creativity
to the yearbook.
state Rep.
David Millard '88, former
and Edward MacKay '69,
retired chancellor of the
Hippenstiel '68/'81M,
University
Chang
community
to
College's
alumni director Doug
professor emeritus
students, professors and
System
New
of
Hampshire.
Shub Roh and former BU
president Jessica Kozloff
and her husband, Steve.
SCHOLARSHIPS
BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY
awards scholarships
many
to those involved in activities ranging
and
disciplines of study
to students in
from student organizations and athletics to undergraduate research.
BU's
awarded
scholarship,
first
1946, was the $100 R. Bruce
in
named
Albert Memorial Scholarship,
1906 BU graduate and
for the
longtime president of the Alumni Association
in
who
died unexpectedly
1945. As students' financial need has grown over the years, so
has the number of scholarships awarded.
Scholarships can be awarded by organizations, such as the
Com-
munity Government Association (CGA). The Bloomsburg University
Foundation's Henry Carver Fund, BU's annual fund, and endowed
scholarships assist with tuition and other expenses, according to the
donor's intent. The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education
(PASSHE) Board
students
of
Governors scholarship provides tuition for
and involves
in all disciplines
versity alone
academic
a structured program that
community
includes peer mentoring and
awarded $817,376
in
service.
Bloomsburg Uni-
scholarships for the
2012-2013
year. •
The
first
student group
for non-residents, the
Day
Collins
presence
in
ing, Bill Kelly
71
is
presi-
Regardless of the
classification
official
— from tradi-
and non-traditional
dent emeritus and chief
tional
development
to transfer
officer of
- each
and
internation-
WVIA. He served 22 years
al
as the station's president
a unique identity to the
and CEO and
university, helping to
member
of
of Trustees.
is
a former
BU's Council
a lasting im-
student brings
form
pression on the University
football
of the
including Jimmi
'98.
On one
to
bud-
Simpson
faculty rating
coach and one
most respected
members
of
coaching
a record of
like he's lived a
different lives"
Navy veteran,
hundred
and as a
actor, direc-
mentor, husband and
tor,
ment.
father,
he had indeed.
when he
Association
173-56-1
2000, he
2012.
led the
to the Division
II
In
Huskies
National
Championship Game.
a
governmental representa-
on campus. Joined by
the Day Men's Associa-
group had an
each
official
lounge for resting and
relaxing
retired after his
in
1930,
in
commuters
tion four years later,
most
victories, posting
20th season
giving
tion
athletics,
Danny Hale holds the
"With his experience,
it's
BU
University record for
website, a student wrote,
a strong learning environ-
KI.OOMSKI KG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
Long-time head Huskies
and as a mentor
ding theatre professionals,
northeast
Pennsylvania broadcast-
left
Girls'
was established
Theatre professor Michael
between classes,
starting in
1938. The
lounges were located
in
various buildings, most
notably Noetling Hall from
1949
to
1963.
HIP
In
the lobby of Hartline
Science Center
Students stand
a strik-
is
Home
ing collection of approxi-
BU's Office
to
Technology and Depart-
mately 50 mounted birds.
ment
The specimens, many
Computer Science and
collected by
Bloomsburg
the early part of the
20th century, would be
difficult to
The
built in
1930 as a
school.
It is
named
an ovenbird
is
expanded
Mathematics,
the school
one
for
Geisinger Medi-
cal Center's partnership
when
was
the
2013
20 nursing
in fall
first
students enrolled
BU
training
of only
two buildings on campus
replace today.
earliest
of
Statistics,
professor D.S. Hartline
in
BU and
of
in
for creations
in line
by Lanny
Danville
campus.
HHHHHH
retired high school Eng-
lish teacher,
72
Jim Doyle
has been a
extraordinaire.
broadcaster since 1969.
Known
ball,"
Fame
BU
and men's basket-
he was inducted
BU
the
local sports
as "the voice of
football
the
GMC's
at the
1
Lee '69, balloon twister
bachelor's degree
program
A
I
in
into
Athletic
tie Hall
nan oi
of
1997.
an individual
with no personal ties to
from 1907. The most
Bloomsburg.
mounted
magnificent, a
golden eagle.
ROONGO!
THE HUSKY,
chosen "for
its
many
fine stalwart qualities"
according to the Alumni Quarterly, was
mascot
cot, a
in
1933 by
a nearly
named BU's
unanimous
vote.
The
official
first
mas
husky from a professor's sled dog team, was named
Roongo, a contraction of the school colors maroon and gold.
From the 1930s
mascots, most
to the
1950s
real
BU
huskies served as
named Roongo.
Mike Wasielczyk '82 was the
mascot costume
first
person to don the husky
1979, beginning the evolution to the
in
Roongo known and loved today, celebrating every
spirited
touchdown with pushups,
getting the
Roongo
at athletic
for a victory. Today, fans see
matchups, campus events and
community sharing Husky
and
stealing other teams' flags
crowd pumped up
in
the
Pride. •
A BU diploma
is
often the
ultimate destination for stu-
dents
who
begin their trek
to a degree at institutions
with formal articulation
agreements including HACC,
Lehigh Carbon, Luzerne
A member
2000
County and Northampton
Huskies championship
Area community colleges;
Each semester,
Lackawanna
are recognized for excel-
football
of the
team, Brian Sims
'01 represents the
182nd
District in the Pennsyl-
College; Lehigh
Career and Technical
tute;
Insti-
Wilkes College; Penn
lence
The nuclear magnetic
in
BU
faculty
the classroom
with the Teaching and
The
versatility of the
Bloomsburg Fairgrounds
vania House of Repre-
State;
resonance spectrometer
Learning Enhancement
was never more apparent
sentatives. His initiatives
Vo-Tech School; Northum-
(NMR) housed
(TALE) Outstanding
than
include strengthening
berland County Career and
Science Center looms as
Faculty Award. This
gathered there for spring
and protecting public
Technology Center;
education, preserving
Technical Institute; and the
refrigerator
services for seniors
and
Columbia/Montour
SUN
large as a
in
Hartline
commercial
and enables
$1,000
prize
is
awarded
to professors, selected
when graduates
commencement. The
emony moved
2006 -
to
cer-
campus
Redman
North Schuylkill, Blooms-
students and faculty to get
by graduating students,
in
other vulnerable residents
burg Area and Southern
detailed information about
who have demonstrated
Stadium and, two years
and expanding
Columbia Area school
the molecular structure of
a talent in inspiring
districts.
samples.
motivating.
for
all
civil rights
Pennsylvanians.
and
later, to
Quad.
first
the
to
Academic
"
"
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
notes
Matching Animals with Families
by
have an animal stay here and have folks
LAURIE CREASY
and renovate the abandoned car dealership that would become Luna's House
Animal Care and Education Center. The
opened
facility
in
November 2011.
leave educated."
SPACIOUS LIVING QUARTERS, soothing music and good food. What more
It
was
But
a
French lop rabbit that pro-
a responsible, loving family? Furry and
and was kept
cage with no room
not-so-furry critters enjoy the creature
to turn around,"
House Animal Care
and Education Center in Edgewood, Md.,
w hile they await a new home.
been mistreated and had severe orthope-
comforts
except
at Luna's
homeless animals. They found inconsis-
I
care,"
Randle
said to each other,
if
she had the
says.
"Nevin
'We have to try
to stop this if we can.'
warned against the use of cedar chips
a 2001
and
BU graduate.
say,
a cat, so
When
ihem
"People will
come
'We don't have time
for a
we thought we'd get
a bunny'
in
dog or
their
own cages.
"We
don't roll the
list
House
originally existed as a
incorporation as a nonprofit in
its
Novem-
townhome. More than 1,500 animals
of various species were placed by the
of basic rabbit
"About 25 percent of potential caregiv
-
veterinarians
who had worked with
the
inception cosigned
ers realize they aren't able to properly
organization since
care for a rabbit," Lisa savs. "We'd rather
loans enabling the Randies to purchase
BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVAN1
says.
same way some
oth-
"We're striving to
raise the bar, leading
by example."
Today, Luna's House can shelter
approximately 100 animals
in climate-
controlled, species-specific
accommoda-
tions; others are placed in a
network of
about 15 foster
homes.
foster-based rescue. In July 2010, local
care guidelines.
26
Randle
ber 2006, operating out of the Randies'
that happens, Randle hands
a seven-page
Luna's
network of foster homes following
for
rabbit housing but used cedar chips in
ers do,"
the facility with her husband, Nevin, also
premium
to animals in their care; places that
"Everything that was wrong with Luna
and
who owns
Luna had
dic issues.
proper daily
'01,
says.
foods but fed inexpensive generic brands
umbrella of knowledge throughout the
Morawski Randle
Randle
about provid-
ing the safest, most responsible care for
tencies: shelters that suggested
community, especially with children,"
says Lisa
in a tiny
could have been prevented
"We're trying to provide a wider
facilities in several
states to learn firsthand
she was anemic
life,
the Randies toured animal
vided the impetus for Luna's House.
"When we met Luna,
could an animal want from
first
rescue and shelter
\
its
The
facility
found a niche
in
housing
creatures that might be considered a
bit less
common. They
place about 300
example
animals of various species each year
- from rabbits, guinea pigs, rats, mice,
provides much-needed funding. Exotic
another rabbit, Cyrus.
is
hamsters and gerbils to birds and reptiles
to use his hind legs,"
and, of course, cats and dogs. Their
was adopted into a fabulous family -
adoption came in June 2007
Randies found a
home
when
first
the
the mother
to
Nevin and Luna's House volun-
good match by getting
know adoptive
families,
ties so well
whom they
site.
Byron Krapf was recognized
for
United Methodist Church by Bos-
1967
Randolph "Randy" May received
the Robert N. Pursel Distinguished
Award from the Danville
Area Red Cross.
Service
1968
of the
(boarding animals and rescue
Boarding
is
Jane Skomsky Gittler
retired after
licensed to teach comprehensive
business, marketing, economics,
Schools, Marlinton.
retired
Petrilla
Reilly
is
Jr.,
principal of Shi-
attorney and
1977
board of the Greater Lehigh Valley
lished her fifth book, Christmas
Chamber
1973
Cows:
ley in Allentown,
A Mooving Alphabet.
Barry Ansel,
Frank Williams
the Huskies as a volunteer coach
Fulton Bank's
after a five-year absence.
Donald Davis is president, Sara
Lee Foodservice, for The Hillshirc
1979
Brands Co.
is
a
40-Year
77M
returned to
Daniel Confa-
Karen Frantz-Fry '83M
sistant professor in the school of
president of
education
at
Frederick
Withum
at
Good Shepherd
town, was
Azriel Gorski '74M
is
chair of the
named
physical science department and
for large nonprofits
Business.
by Lehigh
Valley
State University.
Dennis Swank associate vice
president of finance for Bucknell
University,
is
a
member of the
Community
Sports Hall of
Fame
in recogni-
achievements
country and track and
in cross
field.
superinten-
School
District.
1984
founder
its
10-year anniversary
in 2013.
Sandra Lee Moosic Major
Richard Donahue earned the
studio art endorsement.
AP
A business
teacher at Denmark-Olar High
in
a
1985
1980
School
is
managing director of Polaris Direct, a mail processing firm, which
Hospital, Lewisburg.
Gunderman was
inducted into the Hazleton Area
is
dent of the Cumberland Valley
celebrated
board of directors of Evangelical
1975
an as-
Wilkes University.
Judith Mariotz Maloy
the College of Science,
at
is
CFO of the Year
coordinator of forensic science
tion of his
CFO
Network, Allen-
1974
1983
lone, senior vice
finance and
Club.
Louis "Lou"
of Commerce Founda-
president of
Pennsylvania
in
was named to the
tion.
Lebanon Valley
Alabama
career and travels.
Ernest Jackson
Carol Batzel Haile recently pub-
Michael Stugrin published Eat
Bloomsburg,
assistant profes-
Misericordia University's theatre
Mathematics and Technology
in
is
department.
programs
and education
1981
WVa.
senior partner with Gross McGin-
Board of Educa-
recounting his
art.
Thomas
72M
more than 20 years with
County. Md.,
and cookbook,
driver education and
University.
Donald Hopkins
after
Bankers Asso-
memoir
superintendent
kellamy High School, Sunbury.
ciation's
View from Los
is
sor of business at Misericordia
into the Harford
Your Memories:
more about Luna's House,
Montour Home Health.
was inducted
1971
learn
Ronald
Donna Zavacky
teaching.
in
32 years as director of Columbia
Division,
of her outstand-
a freelance writer
visit http://lunashouse.org.
work Luna's House does and
member of the
ing service during her 43 years of
To
a natural extension
Donald Bechtel
Certified Counselors.
recognition
is
media professional based
Bloomsburg.
of schools for Pocahontas County
Coach, from the National Board of
Fame
social
1972
the credential. Board Certified
life
and
1976
sional counselor, recently obtained
Altos, a
Laurie Creasy
cancer.
a licensed profes-
tion Hall of
Working with microorganisms,
saving lives."*
50
ton University School of Theology.
move
The main source of revenue for Luna's
House is the Moondrop Inn, all-animal
boarding services at the Luna's House
culinary exploits and fight against
years of ordained ministry in the
off the ground, a
animals are housed and handled sepa-
A memorable
1960
House
she terms bittersweet. "There's no com-
to
parison.
rately).
in
Lisa left a career as a microbiologist to
get Luna's
while interesting, just can't compete with
facility
Public Schools, live on
recently
while his family was out of town.
animals' personali-
because Lisa and Nevin, a
Ruth Campbell,
was able
named
iguana
Moondrop Inn
at the
bunny."
fourth-grade teacher in Harford County
R.
Rev stayed
"He
— an
get Cyrus back to hopping like a regular
see as guardians or caretakers, not "owners." They know the
says.
a physical therapist for
is
exercises and massage, she
Caretakers, Not 'Owners'
Lisa,
Randle
humans — and through range-of-motion
for a tarantula
named Sam.
teers strive for a
animals are welcome
"Cyrus came to Luna's House unable
South Carolina, he
is
is
the
Way of Wyoming Valley's
AFL-CIO community services
United
liaison
and director of labor
participation.
WINTER
2014
27
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
husky
2000
1987
1991
David Hall was appointed as a
David Carpenter
senior fellow at the Stephenson
CEO of Atlantic
Management
Disaster
is
1994
chief information officer of Stein-
Rebecca "Becky" Stokes Peters
was named Teacher of the Year at
the American School for the Deaf,
West Hartford, Conn.
man Communications Group.
1989
is
reach specialist
constituent out-
in
office of state Rep.
1995
the Honesdale
Mike
who
Peifer.
Customers Bank, based
Exeter
EXTOL
ness integration software and
AT&T.
Gregory Stringfellow celebrated
his fifth year of ownership of
American Fire Services. His wife,
2006
Lisa Smith Stringfellow '02, gradu-
of special education for the Canton
ated from LaSalle University with a
Area School District under the aus-
master's degree in nursing.
pices of the Intermediate Unit
2001
Tad Schantz is account manager
with Baum. Smith & Clemens.
works
He earned
1996
and
Donald James is principal of
Lehman-Jackson Elementary
in the
School.
office.
1999
Brian Mullen
David Heffher '90M, associate
dean and chief information
the director
17.
2007
Health Plan.
degree from the
his law
is
who
a lawyer
is
for Geisinger
Daniel Coran '06M
Dane Aucker '07/10M
University of Miami.
is
principal
of Middleburg Elementary School
is
the Midd-West School District.
in
execu-
Community
Education Council of Elk and Cam-
Daniel Knorr
eron counties.
trator of governmental affairs.
Benjamin Magdeburg is plant
manager at Ash Tec Inc.. Hegins.
2008
tive director of the
1990
in
president of Cum-
Association.
Jessica
at
is
berland Valley Education
services,
Katherine "Kate" Lomax
services.
commercial relationship manager
for
home
vice president,
International, a provider of busi-
John Fetterman is principal of G.C.
Hartman Elementary School in
Southern Columhia School District.
vice president
is
product infrastructure, for
Monroe. Pike and Wayne counties.
is
at
Jacob Miller
director of
is
marketing, wireless
Eric Birth '01M
Jeffrey Inns
represents the 139th District in
Stephen King
Express Transpor-
2005
David Marcolla
largest school bus contractor.
Beechman Muraro
Gina Ehrhardt
president and
tation Corp., the nation's fourth-
Institute at
Louisiana State University.
Caroline
is
manager of audits
is
and appeals with the Fleet Services
officer
2002
Patrick
president with
is
an assistant vice
PNC
human
resource
Bank.
the Le-
Langhorne. Royersford and PhoenixviUe areas.
Christopher Fetterman
Jacob Kutz
specialist with the
was promoted
is
a
media
Democratic Cau-
cus Legislative Communications
to partner at
Lee Moves from
Center Stage to HBO
in
high Valley, Bensalem, Warminster.
2003
ing Co. in Reading.
J.C.
a
and Donation Centers
Hannon
Washington, D.C.
A WORK BY JUSTIN
is
Danville's adminis-
generalist for the Goodwill Stores
Department of Penske Truck Leas-
Lycoming College, participated
the Leading Change Institute in
Boyd
is
Office in Harrisburg.
'arenteBeard.
Caleb Fritz
itv
LEE
is
pastor of Espy Trin-
United Methodist Church.
'05, play-
wright of dramas and comedies, has not
New York
only hit
but
is
City
's
Lincoln Center
expected to debut on
HBO early this
year.
Involved
in theatre since
he was a
student at Pocono Mountain East High
School, Lee has been recognized as the
National
New
Play Network Playwright-
in-Residence at Marin Theatre Co. and
served as a writing fellow for the Playwrights Realm. His plays
have been staged
in
venues such as Studio 42
South Coast Repertory
Theatre
in
Nevada
in
Costa Mesa, Calif,
Tow
Theatre.
the
He
CHARLES
E.
SCHLEGEL
last
October
at
Lincoln Center's
recently signed a deal with
thriller Looking,
young gay men
in
HBO to help
which follows the
San Francisco.
BI.OOMSBLRG
I
NIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
con-
Bank. Northumberland, has formed
Financial Services and
is
He earned
NNB
serving as vice
worked
in
the financial services business
Chartered Life Underwriter designation
from the American College in Bryn Mawr and Certified Insurance
since 1985.
his
Counselor from the National Alliance.
Schlegel '83 lives in Sunbury with his wife, Tina.
has three children.
28
III, in
junction with Northumberland National
president. Schlegel has
develop the psychological
story of three
New York,
City.
His drama Luce debuted
Claire
in
and The Magic
Schlegel is VP
of Financial
Services Firm
The couple
a distribution platoon leader for an infantry
Lead by Example
battalion in Afghanistan last October
when
he came across a soldier who lost a limb from
an Improvised Explosive Device (IED). As he
reached the location of the attack, his truck
Joanna Kraynak was awarded the
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
was struck by
degree from Philadelphia College of
but he continued to do his job until he lost
Osteopathic Medicine
in
a rocket-propelled grenade,
consciousness. Farrell later was diagnosed with
June 2013.
traumatic brain injury and spent a week in
2009
the hospital before being sent home.
David James '09M
is
an attorney
awarded the Purple Heart
in
service.
Pittsburgh.
Sarah
He was
in recognition of his
Farrell says the leadership skills learned at
Thompson Maneval
munity banking
officer at
is comWest
IT'S
A LONG WAY from
the soccer field at
Milton State Bank's Mifflinburg
Bloomsburg to the
Office.
but Brian Farrell '08 credits lessons learned as
Anthony Richardson
is
an account
a
battlefield of Afghanistan,
Husky team captain with helping him earn
executive with the Douple Agency.
Purple Heart.
2010
nance branch, was a
Farrell, a
member
of the U.S.
first
Army
a
Ord-
lieutenant serving as
Bloomsburg served him well in the military.
"Coach Paul Payne made me captain my senior
year," he says. "It taught me the most critical
lesson of my life: lead by example. That has
been my motto since my college days. It helped
me earn the respect of my men and helped me
succeed on many missions. It made me a better
officer in the Army." •
Joseph DiGiacomo is a freelance
video editor working for CNN.
Ashli
Truchon
is
at Draft Magazine,
the photo editor
Phoenix, Ariz.
Alumni Make Up Management Team
2011
Barton Jeffrey Breisch works
in
1
the entertainment engineering
McLaren Engineering
Group, West Nyack, N.Y.
division of
Shawn
Ziegier
was promoted
to a
senior accountant
Matthew
Ryan Johnston
Theresa DeLucca
Stephanie Phillips-Taggart
on the audit team
Fidler
at ParenteBeard.
2012
Kyle
Bauman
officer for the
is
tributes technology accessory products,
agement team of Upper Desk Inc., a startup
consumer packaged goods firm, earned bachelor's degrees from Bloomsburg University.
formed
"While
a code enforcement
Town
of Bloomsburg.
John Katona was recognized at the
Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda (FBLA-PBL)
National Leadership Conference in
Anaheim,
FOUR OF THE SIX-MEMBER core man-
Calif., last
company
it
was not our intent
primarily
to create a
composed of Bloomsburg
University graduates, the fact that
is
we
did
a testament to the professional qualities
and capabilities of graduates," says Matthew
Fidler '94,
Taggart
May 2013 by Stephanie
'98,
dis-
was
Phillips-
president, and her father, Roder-
The company's first product is a
cabinet mount that can be adjusted
ick Phillips.
portable
for various devices.
Other
BU
alumni holding positions
in
Up-
per Desk's core team are Theresa DeLucca
'86, vice
president of finance and accounting,
and Ryan Johnston
Upper Desk CEO.
Upper Desk, which manufactures and
June.
in
'13,
business develop-
ment manager.
Robbins Honored at NACADA Conference
RICH ROBBINS
conference, recognizes a
'85, associ-
dean of arts and sciences
NACADA
serves as co-editor of the
NACADA
Journal teaches in Kansas State
Bucknell University, received the
member's contributions to the field
of academic advising in higher
2013 Virginia N. Gordon Award for
education.
program in academic advising
and serves as a faculty member
at NACADA winter and summer
ate
at
Excellence in the Field of Advising
from the National Academic Advising Association
(NACADA). This
award, given at the
Robbins was honored for his
long-term service to
NACADA
and the advising profession. He
University's online master's degree
institutes.
NACADA fall
WINTER
2014
29
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
husky
up
the line
reunions, networking and special events
PROFESSOR'S DAUGHTER: Jane Keller Snyder '50
at Homecoming 201.1 Snyder,
posed with Roongo
daughter of the
late
George
Keller,
an art professor
and animal trainer who established the husky as BU's
mascot, passed away
GREAT
IN
'88:
fall.
From
Silimperi, Lisa Siskin Witchey, Michelle
and Maureen
January.
Intepreting alumni from the Class of 1988 sign
their graduation year at a reunion last
White
in
left
are April
Johnson Beiler
Hill.
HUSKY PRIDE
'84, a
IN
A PUMPKIN: Cameron
Smith
former Alumni Association Board member,
carved a Husky pumpkin for the gathering to watch
CBS
Sports Network's broadcast of the
pensburg
BEFORE KUTZTOWN GAME: Alumni
gather for a pre-game tailgate.
From
in
left
the Lehigh Valley
are
Ray Smith 72;
football
wife, Sandi
BU
Trustee LaRoy "Lee" Davis '67 and wife, Hedy Davis '82M; and
Wood Smith
watch party
in
BU
vs.
Ship-
game on Halloween. He and
'86,
his
attended an alumni
Philadelphia. Unfortunately, Ship-
pensburg defeated the Huskies
34-18.
Ruth Smith 72.
FRIENDS FROM
tin,
Susette
'84: Kim Amway Carron, Ninette Friscia TusBrown Wolfe and Stephanie Richardson gathered in
Jupiter, Fla., in October.
Sheila
30
Not pictured are Lori Sipida Long and
Rumsey Chimel.
BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OK PENNSYLVANIA
HOMECOMING WINNER: Sarah Jefferson Rupp 71
was the winner of the tent party grand
tailgate package, at Homecoming.
prize, a
Husky
VITAL STATISTICS
Obituaries
Marriages
Ryan
2013
Erin Jeffers '00 and Kevin Hetman, March 23,
'98
Karen Kuklewicz
and
Patrick Frair
Janetta York
June 22, 2013
III.
Elizabeth Lester '99 and Jason Hilton, June 15, 2013
Jodi Merrey '00 and Anthony Albarano,
2013
April 13,
Brad O'Connor '02 and Lindsey Feldmann, Sept. 29, 2012
1
201
,
Nelson Ramont '68
Thomas Baradziej '68
Florence Faust Yeany '44
Steven Ziegler
Shirley Starook Frisby '45
Charlene Graci Huss '69
Bohonko
Nicole
'06
Nati,
and Mark Neylon
May
2013
18,
June
Jr.,
2013
8,
'06
Lombardi
Tiffany
and Elizabeth
John
Petrini '08
Megan
May
Lutton,
'08 and Eric Grenkevich, Sept. 29,
Emily O'Holla '08 and Tristan Zelinka
and Carly Ossig, June
15,
Laura Taylor '08 and Trystan
Cassandra Knorek
'09 and
2013
Fletcher, Sept. 14,
2013
June
Lindsay Bentz '10 and Christopher Stevens
Jenna Novotni
Donald
Pientka '10
and
Bolesta,
Jillian
Kayla Cromleigh '12 and Jonathan
1,
4,
Aug.
'51
Andrea Marchlinski Rollman 72
'51
Neil Thompson 72
Thomas Turner 72
Craig Fink 73
Charlotte Tancin 75
Gail Lynch 76
Joseph Froncek
'54
Joseph Ondrula
'54
3,
Harold
Meghan Weeks
'12
Heimbach
Megan McDonald
and Chris Meikrantz
'13
'12,
May
and Brandon Aungst, Aug.
'13 and Timothy Rogers,
June
'57
Gaughan
Sweet
Dennis Mealey
'59
Chris Cusatis
'59
Edward Brown
29,
10,
29,
2012
Editha Yohe
Jennifer Fetterman Garber '88
Amy
'60
'60
Robert Morris '03
Rowe Steward
Edward McCormick
Mary
Michael Williams '88 and
wife, Michele,
Christopher Knarr '96 and
wife, Tia,
Lola
'66
Jennifer
Stull '66
May Hunsinger
Lipsky '03
Maria Hunter '04
Ellen Czajkowski Bujnowski '66
a son, Michael, Sept. 12, 2012
a daughter, Alayna Grace, March
Shawn
'64
'65
Deborah Evans Marek
Births
Sitler '88
Girio '89
James Slusser '90
Jason Doersam '97
'62
Paul Conard '64
Barbara
Heathcote
Regina
Griffith '61
Elma Davis Reynolds
2013
'83
Timothy Galloway '86
Maureen Barber Cino
2013
'80
'81
Joseph Zukus
'59
Robert Stish '59
2013
Tashara Teart '12 and Christopher Sheperis, June 21, 2013
Alissa
Boop
76
76
John Stevenson 77
James Myers 78
Roy Mader 79
Barbara Rees
'56
Shelhamer
Edward Kapsak
2013
Kathryn Diaz '12 and Jason Haines, May 25, 2013
10,
Richard Beierschmitt
Michael Marcinko '58
Carl
Melanie Henry '12 and Tyler Snook, Aug.
'56
Gloria Barber '58
2013
72
72
Esther Stramara
Kevin McGuire
Ephraim Weaver
Milford
2013
71
Edward Tavalsky
Christine
May
June
2013
June 28, 2013
Bigley,
Miller '50
'50
Albert Belinsky '55
25,
Dieffenderfer Hartfelder
Barbara Fornwald 71
Beverly Bryan Edwards '56
'10,
'10 and Christopher Waybright,
Susan
2013
May
'69
Nicholson '69
Robert Ulanoski 71
'49
29,
2013
8,
Miller
June Pennypacker 70
John Wool
Drew Williams
June
'48
2013
Christina Stover '09 and Vincent Pension '08.
'09 and Stephanie Stull,
Gwen
15,
Matthew Davis, June
'68
James Prosseda
Daniel Boychuck '53
2013
'09,
Magill '48
Thomas Metzo
2013
2013
5,
Ashley Shuck '09 and Michael Dalton
4,
2013
'08, July 28,
Sallavanti '08 and Jason DiBileo, Oct.
Kramm Moser
Edythe Reimensnyder
and Meghan Williams, June 24, 2013
'08
'45
Francis Radice '49
,
Gregory Masters
Ruth
John
Ray Fry
Sara Dest '06 and Brian Fogelman, Sept. 21 2013
Timothy Knappenberger
Guida
Janice Wright Larock '46
Jeffrey Holda '04 and Farahnaz Karimi, July 28, 2013
Elizabeth Patches '04 and Joseph
Victoria Mikell-Noel '68
Lewis Rovenolt '40
Lucille Martino
Chris Cuff '04 and Heather Gatto, June
'30
Coleman
Janet Reisenweaver Stahr '34
Ann Meszaros
Jason Skotedis
'07
Joshua Adickes
'08
'05
'66
11,
2013
Katie Getz Kilian '98 and husband, Kyle, a daughter, Camryn, Aug. 19, 2012
'99 and husband,
Cathy Carr Zavacki
11,2013
Tim Zavacki
'99,
a son, Trevor, July
Correction
Patricia
Tami Bauman Wiehe '00 and husband, Patrick Wiehe
ley Kylene, Aug. 31, 2012
'00,
a daughter, Kins-
Andrea Falcone-Gritman '03 and husband, Jeffrey Gritman
Logan Gerald, Aug. 28, 2013
Stephanie Lapinski Steeber '03 and husband, Sean Steeber
Owen Andrew,
Aug.
1
6,
Ann Hoch Smith
listing in
the
University Magazine.
'05,
fall
'87
was
incorrectly included in the
2013 issue
We
apologize
of
Bloomsburg: The
for the error.
a son,
'04, a son,
201
Maria Maciejewski Engles '04 and husband, Douglas, a son, Aaron Matthew,
July 29,
obituary
2013
FIND
MORE
HUSKY NOTES
online at
www.bloomualumni.com
Kristen Millard Fourspring '04 and husband, Keith, a son, Beau Michael, July
1,2013
Michelle Schultheiss Blair '06 and husband, Zachary Blair '05, a daughter,
Ayla Rae, June 28,2013
Jennifer Rasich Sicinski '09 and husband Christopher Sicinski '08, a
daughter, Charlee Hanna, Aug.
Amanda Brooks Winters
21,2013
'09
8,
2013
and husband John, a son, Brayden Cole, Feb.
Send information to:
alum@bloomu.edu or
Alumni and Professional Engagement
Fenstemaker Alumni House
Bloomsburg University
of Pennsylvania
400
E. Second St.
Bloomsburg, PA 17815
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and Events
Activities
Academic Calendar
Guitar Ensemble
SPRING 2014
order tickets,
Haas Center
at
for the Arts
the box office
or visit
dates are subject to change.
Mitrani Hall
Spring Break Begins
call
570-389-4409
www.
bloomu.edu/cas. Programs and
7 p.m.
April 15,
Naomi Falk, multi-media
March 15 through April 25
Reception: Thursday, April 24,
2p.m.
11 a.m. to
Monday, March 17
Percussion Ensemble
Resume
Classes
April 17,
Monday, March 24
Haas Center
Classes End
for the Arts
Friday, Feb.
Mitrani Hall
Kenneth
a.m. to 2 p.m.
S.
Gross Auditorium
$30/$15 Child/BU Student
Theatre
May 6
Tuesday,
Reception: Tuesday, April 29, 11
7 p.m.
7,
Carver Hall
Monday, May 5
Finals Begin
April
chamber musicians
Classical
Alumni Events
Visit
Bloomsburg University Players
Commencement
May 9
Graduate
Friday,
Finals
theatre productions are generally
recommended
ences.
End
Saturday,
Wednesday, Thursday,
Friday and Saturday performanc-
May 10
Undergraduate Commencement
Saturday,
All
for adult audi-
May 10
es are at 3 p.m. Adult tickets are
$6; seniors and non-BU students
are $4. BU students and CGA
cardholders are
SUMMER 2014
free. Tickets are
available at the Performing Arts
May 19
Session
I:
Session
II:
Session
III:
Aug. 8
to
May 19
to
June 27
Box Office, located in the lobby
of Haas Center for the Arts, or
to
Aug. 8
Christopher O'Riley
Classical pianist
events or to
Saturday, Feb. 22, 7 p.m.
tion,
Carver Hall
Kenneth
S.
Listed events are
Romantic
public and free of charge. For
Feb. 13 to 15, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 29, 8 p.m.
information, see http-./ldepart-
Alvina Krause Theatre
Haas Center
ments.bloomu.edu/music
226
Mitrani Hall
570-389-4286.
All
to the
or call
St.,
Bloomsburg
subject to change.
Student-directed projects
Chamber Orchestra
Alvina Krause Theatre
March 9, 2:30 p.m.
St. Matthew Lutheran Church
123 N. Market St., Bloomsburg
226
April 4,
Haas Center
Center
St.,
Mitrani Hall
Alumni Awards Luncheon
ballet
Saturday,
Spring Orchestra Concert
2:30 p.m.
Haas Center
for the Arts
Mitrani Hall
Choir Spring Concert
April 12,
First
Class of
345 Market
St.,
Bloomsburg
Concert Band
2:30 p.m.
Carver Hall
K.S. Gross Auditorium
32
May
17
Special Events
Homecoming Weekend
jazz
Kenneth
The Children's Hour
by Lillian Hellman
April 13, 7 p.m.
S.
Gross Auditorium
Exhibitions
of Art are
in
the Haas Gallery
open
tion, gallery
Mitrani Hall
to the public
presented
2013-2014
Kenneth
S.
Gross Auditori-
um. For more information and
BLOOMSBL'RG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLX
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visit http: /'/departments.
bloomu.edu/art/haas.html.
Ron Lambert, sculpture
Through Feb. 12
Reception: Wednesday, Feb. 12,
Student Art
the Haas Center for
the Arts, Mitrani Hall, and Carver
Hall,
more informa-
Celeb-
Series season will be
in
times,
to
and
hours and reception
11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Celebrity Artist Series
the
Weekend
24 to 26
Friday to Sunday, Oct.
Art Exhibits
Ensemble Dance Minor Concert
April 27, 3 p.m.
April 28, 7:30 p.m.
Haas Center for the Arts
in
Parents and Family
Complimentary
7:30 p.m.
Fourth Annual Repertory
Events
Friday to Sunday, Oct. 10 to 12
but required
3 p.m.
Alvina Krause Theatre
226 Center St., Bloomsburg
rity Artist
April 13,
1964 50-Year Reunion
Saturday,
Cuban
Tickets:
7:30 p.m.
Presbyterian Church
17
for the Arts
free of charge. For
April 6,
May
Carver Hall
April 13,
for the Arts
Alumni Weekend
May 16 through 18
The Pedrito Martinez Group
Sunday,
Bloomsburg
April 11, 12, 14, 15,
noon
Northeast Pennsylvania
The 24 Hours Plays
Saturday, Feb. 22, 7:30 p.m.
Jazz Festival
office
alum@
Thursday, Feb. 27, 6 to 8 p.m.
$35/$17 Child/BU Student
programs,
and locations are
dates, times
Center
or
Career Connections Reception,
Swan Lake
60 Minutes
Engagement
800-526-0254
American Idiot
National Broadway Tour
Friday, March 7, 8 p.m.
Haas Center for the Arts
Student-directed projects
in
informa-
bloomu.edu.
30
Plays
register. For
$30/$15 Child/BU Student
Concerts
open
at
for
and additional
contact the Alumni and
Professional
Gross Auditorium
$45/$22 Child/BU Student
mance.
www.bloomualumni.com
details on these
Mitrani Hall
door days of the perfor-
at the
June 30
Show
29 through May 10
Senior Exit
Project Trio
7:30 p.m.
Feb.
Show
22 through March 6
Reception: Friday, Feb. 28,
6
to
8 p.m.
For the latest information
on upcoming events, check
the Bloomsburg University
website, www.bloomu.edu.
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Phishing Season
Cybercrime affects
1 million
people worldwide
each day. Will you get caught? Page 12
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ALSO INSIDE
Personnel Pro
Nursing Differently
Young entrepreneur builds businesses
Technology adds
on relationships. Page 10
to
new dimension
alumna's career. Page 22
Bloomsburg:
The University Magazine
From the President
Privacy Matters
WHILE SEARCHING through a box of mementoes,
I
came upon my student
ID from the University of California, Berkeley. Immediately,
things:
used as
70s. In
names
was struck by two
my very youthful face in the photograph and my Social
my student identification number.
Safeguarding identity was not an issue
instead of our
I
fact,
as a
we were
way
when I was
in college in the 1960s
routinely asked to provide our Social Security
to ensure privacy.
I
can
number
Security
recall professors
who
posted
and
numbers
exam grades on
the wall outside a classroom door, identifying each student "anonymously" by Social Security
ber to avoid embarrassment for those
Such practice would
result in
who
much more than embarrassment today. We have
our students' personal information with as
crime
(see story beginning on page 12).
dresses, both assigned different
num-
did not do well.
much
One way
vigor as
we
the process
is
random numbers
protect our
we
own
a duty to protect
from cyber-
identities
use for student IDs and email ad-
that are not related in any
way
to Social Security
numbers.
Another measure came about when the practice of printing a student phone book was discontinued several years ago. In
staff and students
its
place,
who must sign
enough information
for the
we
in
host an online directory with accessibility limited to faculty,
with their Husky user ID and password.
campus community
to
communicate while
The system
resisting efforts
provides
by scam-
mers and telemarketers.
By law and by conscience we are bound to take measures
only go so
far.
and with whom. And as members of a generation that uses
remember
that their account
may become
our
plastic
...
and an extra layer of difficulty
for those
identity.
DAVID SOLTZ
President,
Editor's note:
it
more often than cash they must
the victim of cybercrime. Following our experts'
advice could add an extra layer of security for us
steal
we can
numbers and PINs are vulnerable and should not be shared.
Despite our vigilance, any of us
would
to protect student identity, but
Students must take responsibility for their personal information, where they share
Bloomsburg University
BU President David Soltz regularly offers his opinions on issues in higher
education and his vision for Bloomsburg University at http://bupresidentd)logspot.com.
who
DEPARTMENTS
10
Personnel Pro
shows
what it means to build businesses based
on relationships.
Entrepreneur
Telschow
Kristi
'05
12
Phishing Season
Cybercrime affects 1 million people
worldwide each day. While antivirus
programs work to keep the computers
way
secure, hackers often find a
They phish
18
...
will
in.
you get caught?
Model Path
Middle East
to the
Students Madalyn Goss and Robert
Nixon had never traveled outside the
U.S.
before venturing to the Middle East.
What did
these experiences and
Model Arab
participation in the
League teach them?
22
Nursing Differently
Collaborations between
BU
and Geisinger
Medical Center not only serve students
in their
career paths but also the com-
munity. Susan Fetterman '00/'04M shares
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BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
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Walton
A.
David
Sen. John T Yudichak
Rosalee Rush
Chairman
Pichini,
Laura E. Ellsworth, Vice Chair
Editor
ot Higher Education
Frank
T.
Bonnie Martin
Brogan
Ronald G. Henry. Vice Chair
Bloomsburg University
Matthew
Robert
Dampman
Ramona
Corbett
Sara
J.
Lammando
Carolyn C. Dumaresq
Christopher H. Franklin
Todd
65, Chair
'94
Secretary
,
Alumni and Professional Engagement
Joseph
J,
Shannon
'67
Getsy
Michael K. Hanna
Jonathan
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lor
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L.
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March
Town
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2.000 Bloomsburg University students
turned out for
29, volunteering at
of
Bloomsburg and
The
more than
into the
-
a
Big Event on Saturday.
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60 job
sites across the
neighboring communities.
Locations included Karshner Soccer Field, Bloomsburg Fair-
grounds.
YMCA. Bloomsburg
Towers, Children's Museum,
Fernville Park, several businesses
and more than 100
local
residences. Student volunteers tackled a host of chores such
as raking, painting, gardening, mulching, removing debris,
digging and spring cleaning duties.
Sponsored by the Community Government Association,
the single-day
community service event gives students the
opportunity to say "thank you' to Bloomsburg area residents
and show appreciation
for the
community.
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CARBON DIOXIDE is often considered a
by-product of fossil fuel consumption - and
not a useful one,
either.
But what
if
carbon
dioxide could be turned into something useful
or even an energy source? Jocelyn Legere
from York will be working on a project
University this
at Yale
summer to do just that.
Legere, a junior chemistry major con-
Uses
at Yale
in
for
C02
June and
in Yale
member Nilay Hazari's group
research Legere conducted in
with her mentor and adviser Eric Hawrelak,
associate professor of chemistry at BU,
Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program
Taking part
in in a
through Bloomsburg
receiving
full
Haz-
work with the same kind of
materials in inorganic chemistry.
Penn
State,
training, she
hopes to make her mark
the scientific world by combining green
environmental impact of today's
During her fellowship
this
society.
summer, Legere
and other undergraduates will learn what
to expect in graduate school, such as the
requirements of doctoral-level training and
working relationships with
capstone experience
at
in
chemistry and nanotechnology to reduce the
summer 2013
ari's
Summer
the harmful effects everyday products have
and
Uni-
during the eight-week fellowship. Like the
research will
in
on the environment." Using her experience
Legere was selected to work
versity faculty
Legere intends to continue her work
nanotechnology to develop ways to "decrease
July.
duct group research on catalysts and their
into useful materials as part of the
ing.
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
centrating on nanotechnology, will con-
effectiveness in converting carbon dioxide
in nanofabrication technology manufactur-
Legere
is
training for processes and tools
The program
will
faculty
members.
focus on research and
methods of professional research. •
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
around THE
Shaping the Future
of
Campus
STRATEGIC GROWTH PROJECTS UNVEILED
THE FACILITIES MASTER PLAN includes projects that address the university's existing
areas.
The plan
and future space needs, including learning and non-learning
is
based on anticipated enrollment growth of 1,000 students and
the objectives of Bloomsburg's strategic plan.
The plan
features a
new campus
gateway, residential villages consisting of two clusters of residence halls (one on
the main campus, another on the upper campus), dining
parking.
to
20
The new
Facilities
years, with projects to
Master Plan looks
University Foundation in support of the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math-
Utilities Inc.
ematics
Montour Chamber of Commerce awarded
BLOOMSBL
RC.
15
Credit contributions. Those organizations
through The Foundation of the Columbia
4
and additional
STEM MAGNET PROGRAM AWARDED GRANTS
THE CENTRAL SUSQUEHANNA Com-
grants totaling $55,300 to
facility
campus needs over the next
be completed based on actual enrollment growth. •
Science Booster
munity Foundation and UGI
at
\\l
for local
high school students. The funding amount
the Bloomsburg
IM\ ERSITY OF PENNSYIA
(STEM) Magnet Program
was
\
a result of Educational
Improvement Tax
join PPL, U.S.
Gypsum, Merck and Kawneer-
Alcoa as first-year partners with
BU
in
providing credit-bearing college coursework
for high-achieving high school juniors
and
seniors to get a head start on a college career
in
the
STEM
disciplines.
•
Tech Detective
AMONG THE BEST
ANDY RECTOR, a digital forensics major,
finished within the top 10 percent in the
world
in
the
DC3
Digital Forensics Challenge
— a 10-month international competition with
civilian
and corporate competitors,
as well
as students, that featured varying levels of
digital forensics challenges.
21st out of 317
Rector placed
teams and was fourth among
undergraduates while individually representing
BU as his own team.
The online
U.S.
competition, sponsored by the
Department of Defense, was conducted
with multi-level exercises from novice to developer.
Teams had to
solve 26 scenario-based
exercises through investigative forensics
tools,
techniques and methodologies.
the exercises were image hashing,
file
analysis
Among
compound
and Host Protected Areas data
recovery. •
New
Healthy Partnership
Trustee
STUDENTS GAIN MED-SCHOOL OPTION
program
for chemistry majors
PHILLIPS
REPRESENTS
STUDENTS ON COUNCIL
SHANNON PHILLIPS, a junior public
BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY now offers a fasttrack
SHANNON
relations
major from Bloomsburg,
new student
pursuing a
Doctor of Osteopathy degree through a partnership
is
BU's
representative to the Council
of Trustees. She replaced Marcus Fuller,
with Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
a senior early childhood education major
(PCOM). The Accelerated Bloomsburg-PCOM Phy-
who was completing his
sician Preparation
Program
is
a
combined Bachelor
of Arts in Chemistry-Doctor of Osteopathy dual
A Husky Ambassador since 2012,
degree program for qualified students that can be
completed
in three years at
plus four years at
four years at
BU
lips
Bloomsburg University
PCOM. The
is
public relations chair for the
Phil-
Dance
Ensemble and previously taught dance
PCOM instead of the traditional
plus four years at
student teaching
during the spring semester.
at a local studio.
ac-
ships with
She completed intern-
PPL Susquehanna, Dave Ashby
celerated program guarantees five seats for students
Photography and Geisinger-Bloomsburg
meeting requirements. •
Hospital. •
A Super Bowl
Experience
PR MAJOR WORKS THE BIG GAME
SENIOR LEAH COVER was part of the public relations staff at Super Bowl XLVIII at
the Meadowlands in New Jersey. She served as a "runner" at the game, working both
in the press
box and on the
Cover, from
field.
Hummelstown,
is
a student
employee
after job
shadowing Nicole Premuto Fountain
and secured the coveted position
senior
manager of public
more about Fountain
relations
in the fall
2013
in BU's sports information office,
and communications
issue
at
'03,
MetLife Stadium. (Learn
of Bloomsburg: The University Magazine.) •
SPRING 2014
5
Bloomsburg University of Pennsyl
around THE
Students Analyze Apple After Jobs
WHEN STEVE JOBS DIED of cancer in
2011,
many wondered
Apple Computer
if
man who turned
could survive without the
the
company
companies
able
one of the most
into
profit-
the world. At BU's Zeigler
in
Case Competition, that
is
what College of
Business seniors had to figure out. Each
year,
Terry 76 and JoAnn Schultz Zeigler
77 award
prizes for the best capstone course
performance from the College of Business.
Students enrolled
Business Policies were
in
-
teams of five
split into five
each team
coming from one section of the
class
to present the best case of findings
recommendations
for Apple.
BU
Soltz, business faculty
and
The 20-minute
presentations were judged by a
panel that included
-
10-member
President David
and alumni.
When
the day-long competition was complete, a
team made up of Emily Bostian, Lewisburg;
Mitch Dufour, Collegeville; Joe McFadden,
Doylestown; Antonio Myers, Dillsburg; and
James
is
was awarded
Ruffin, Stroudsburg,
place and
$800
in prize
shown with Steven
Si,
professor
of management and marketing. •
Grant Support
National Honors
BENEFIT COLLEGE OF
EDUCATION PROGRAMS RECOGNIZED
EDUCATION PROGRAMS
TWO TEACHER-PREPARATION
TWO PROGRAMS within the College of
programs were awarded the designation
Education received grants:
•
The
"national recognition" by the Council
Pre-Service Differently Education program
received a $2.2 million grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
is
designed to improve
levels for education
software,
•
The program
experiences
field
at all
majors using customized
PLS 3rd Learning.
The McDowell
Institute for
Teacher Excel-
tion
(CAEP)
for
Education Prepara-
meeting high profes-
sional standards.
Mid Level Education.
Programs that receive CAEP's "national recognition" designation
documented professional
Two other BU programs
meet
standards.
- special
education and English - maintained
BU's master's-level reading program
their national recognition through the
was recognized by the International
Specialized Program Association pro-
Reading Association through CAEP's
cess.
Specialized Program Association.
CAEP
This
is
the
first
time BU's reading
and mid-level programs received
this
lence in Positive Behavior Support received a
also gave the designation "national rec-
$863,000 Pennsylvania Safe Schools Healthy
ognition" to BU's mid-level education
Students Partnership grant from the Penn-
program, which prepares future educa-
accrediting association, the National
through
Council for Accreditation of Teacher
sylvania Office of Mental Health.
The award
supports a project to decrease bullying, youth
violence and criminal behavior.
6
for Accreditation of
for
BLOOMSBURG UNIV ERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
tors to teach students in fourth
eighth grades, through the Association
designation.
CAEP is the
Education. •
first
money. The team
successor to a former
ON THE HILL
sports
Winning
Father-Daughter Combination
by SCOTT
EDDY
WHEN SENIOR CATHERINE NOACK reached 1,000 career points
with a step-back 3-pointer on Jan.
familiar face cheering her on.
memorable Nelson
Field
It
11,
was someone with many of his own
House moments
—
her
father,
Glenn, also a
1,000-point scorer for the Huskies.
The Noacks
are the only family combination in school history to
all-time scoring charts with 1,504, including
Catherine carved her
own
an
NCAA Regional
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) East Athlete of the
much
in
'86,
now
principal at
Steckel Elementary School in Whitehall.
in
second grade
and then through high school on Amateur Athletic Union teams.
I
drew attention from
Divi-
teams, but a knee injury in her junior year of high school
tered the recruiting process.
It
was then Catherine began
al-
is
Sweet
among the
16.
best
Reaching 1,000 career points came on a 3-point shot for Catherine,
a fitting
accomplishment
for the player
who
is
second all-time
in
BU
history with 249 treys.
makes
it
much more
there for
ia
my dad, along with my
my athletic career,"
me through my whole life and been
special because
has been the biggest person involved in
me
the entire time. He's sometimes brutally honest, but he
always giving
me
the best advice."
While Catherine has made her own memories
Noack began coaching his daughter when she was
Catherine's talent on the basketball court
in this year's
the nation.
Catherine says. "He's coached
the core
victories, including the
the Huskies posted over that span
longer.
at
(the program's first since
more
each of those years, and a spot
mom,
our love for basketball," says Glenn Noack
sion
title
a place in the record books,
"We've always had a really special relationship and
is
East
The 98-23 record
"It
they've shared a love of basketball
PSAC Championship
1992), four consecutive seasons of 22 or
Year honors this season.
While father and daughter now share
Cleary and assistant coach Diane Decker.
Catherine has helped guide the Huskies on a tremendous four-year
title
spot in Huskies history earning
Bill
run that included a
PSAC
each reach 1,000 points. Glenn ranks third on the men's basketball
in 1983.
head coach
the Bethlehem native had a
House, the
trips
special for her father.
"It's
great seeing
all
the folks
around Nelson Field House that were there
says. "It's like
at
Nelson Field
back to campus to watch her play have been doubly
none of us have aged.
It's
in
who
are
still
the early '80s," Glenn
pretty special." •
to consider
her father's alma mater and met with Bloomsburg women's basketball
Scott
Eddy
is
assistant sports information director.
SPRING 2014
7
COTT of Downingtown was
named
a 2014 Pennsylvania State
Athletic Conference
Basketball
The award
Women's
Champion
is
Scholar.
presented to the
student-athlete with the highest
grade point average
league's 23
sites.
at
each of the
championship
finals
Southcott has a 3.98 GPA.
She continues a tradition of
Bloomsburg student-athletes
earning the honor.
W omen's la-
crosse senior Aubrey Bossert
won
the aw ard in back-to-back years,
men's soccer alumnus Bryce
Shaffer received the honor in
2012 and Tim Dorsch claimed the
award
in
men's swimming during
the 2012-13 vear. •
of only two schools
in
the Pennsylvania State
22 Div ision
II
programs
to post a
team CPA of
Academic Talent
Athletic Conference to have both soccer
3.0 or higher with 14 players earning spots
THREE TEAMS EARNED accolades
programs recognized. The Huskies women's
the National Field
for
their success in the classroom over the past
soccer team recorded a cumulative
academic year: the men's and women's soccer
3.36
teams and the
CPA of 3.05.
field
hockey team.
The soccer teams
received the National
Soccer Coaches .Association of America
Team
Academic Awards, making Bloomsburg one
and the men had
It
a
CPA
of
cumulative team
marks the second consecutive
year both Bloomsburg soccer programs have
received the
Team Academic Award.
Bloomsburg's
field
hockey team
is
f.NFHCA) National Academic Squad.
tion
Seniors
Megan Eppley of Camp
award
recipients.
awarded
Jahri Evans might not be the only former
Matt
Feiler,
Larry Webster,
Brian Clarke and Franklyn Quiteh
participated in post-season all-star
games with
the hopes of getting noticed by scouts and
joining Evans on an
and Feiler
in
Petersburg,
N FL
roster
— Webster
the East-West Shrine
Fla.,
game
in St.
broadcast nationally on the
N FL Network; Quiteh and Clarke
in
the
NFL
Players .Association
Collegiate Bowl in Los .Angeles, televised
8
BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
Brit-
Peters of Yeagertown
NFHCA Scholar of Distinction,
CPA
who
achieve a
of 3.90 or higher. •
Webster and Feiler were invited to
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS offensive guard
NFL next year.
Sam
and
four-year
by ESPN'2.
Future?
Husk\- in the
a
to student-athletes
cumulative
NFL
Hill
Mathews of Reedsville were
tany
was named
one of
on
Hockey Coaches Associa-
pate
first
in
NFL Combine
in
partici-
Indianapolis, the
time multiple Bloomsburg players have
been
sion
the
invited.
Bloomsburg was the only
athlete invited to this year's
BL
Combine.
hosted Pro Day on April 10 where
representatives from 17
NFL teams could
get a look at nearly 20 eligible players.
2014
Divi-
program with more than one
II
NFL
Draft takes place
The
May 8 to 10. See
buhuskies.com to learn the fate of BU's football
foursome. •
She hopes
to inspire
a passion
for science.
Secondary education major and Honors
Program student Meredith Salmon dreams
of
much
as
inspiring students to love science as
she does.
Your
gifts
have already
inspired her.
As one
of five children,
Salmon
is
putting
herself through college with the help of
students
who came
BU
before her. Scholarship
awards helped Meredith reach her
educational goals with fewer financial worries
and
less student debt.
That's allowed her to focus on her classes
and prepare
will
for the future classes that
she
teach.
To learn about
like
—
Meredith,
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visit
or contact us at
help students
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Personnel Pro
by
SUE A. BEARD
before starting her
Research shows the average age
Jersey Staffing
of a successful entrepreneur
owned
is 39.
business,
is
own
businesses.
woman-
a certified
which gives her a leg up
with large Fortune 500 companies tasked
Apparently no one told Kristi Telschow '05
she was nearly a decade too
early.
want
strong relationships with clients and dem-
mind when one
onstrate both accountability and leader-
Telschow
of Kristi Telschow '05: relationships that
ship,
inspired her to build businesses of her
to
own and
zones.
with
"I
relationships she establishes
if I
were
how
I'd
do things
in charge," says Tel-
schow, owner of two companies, Jersey
Staffing
can't
be afraid
N.J.,
She remembers the early cynics and
how she proved them wrong when
warned
they
in
Mount
ing to open Jersey Staffing.
a staff
loan," she says,
requiring collateral ever approved in
by two entrepreneurs
mother, Linda, a
her
in
life
—
CPA who shares
office,
and her
her
space
fiance, Louis
— she developed a business
proposal and was up and running within
few months. D'Angeli, an entrepreneur
with 16 years' experience,
chief operat-
is
She was recognized
last
in the state,
was featured
as a leading
entrepreneur by Forbes Magazine
Leading
Women
in 2012.
She was chosen
fill
temporary,
temporary-to-permanent and direct
staff in the senior
manage-
ment, information technology, administrative, clerical,
human
resources and
light industrial fields. Jersey
IT Solutions
hardware and software and
offers
information technology services. Clients
for
both companies range from small and
midsize firms to Fortune 500 companies.
Successful entrepreneurs must build
in
March
New Jersey
And she
to serve
New Jersey Staff-
received a 2014
Telschow believes her education
in
business
concentration in
—a
management with
human
...
to
like
is
remember
you,
their
own goals."
Telschow '05
Kristi
children.
Through Junior Achievement,
gives high school girls a chance to
positive role
meet
models and benefit from
one-on-one mentoring.
"I tell
them nothing happens overnight,
something
has said to
to
my chief operating officer
me many times. It's important
keep positive and to remember that
everyone
own
is
goals.
like you,
working toward their
We all want and deserve a
chance to succeed." •
a
resources and an
internship with Arthur Rose Associates
- prepared her well.
important
that everyone
on the
Maroon and Gold Award during BU's Alumni
Weekend, honored as an accomplished
young alumna. (See story on page 28.)
ing Alliance.
"It's
she also participates in a program that
Entrepreneurs award
board of directors of the
degree
teaching financial literacy to
year by NJBiz as
one of 40 Under 40 young entrepreneurs
Jersey Staffing, opened in 2010, spe-
helping firms
New Jersey,
-
rapid success has not gone unnoticed.
formation officer for Jersey IT Solutions.
sells
flexibility
a volunteer with Junior Achievement of
working toward
Since she opened Jersey Staffing, her
2013, and was a finalist for the
placement
most appreciates about
being a business owner. That
New
UCEDC."
ing officer at Jersey Staffing and chief in-
cializes in
ment she gets from "making something
my own" and the flexibility to balance
her work and personal life are the two
"My second
Jersey by the nonprofit organization,
a
like ours."
Telschow says the sense of accomplish-
"was the largest loan not
of eight and maintains an average of 250
D'Angeli
she explains.
of companies that
she'd never get the financial back-
where she oversees
and Jersey IT Solutions
same
us,"
list
do business with firms
benefits she
These are lessons she has taken
job placements each year. So, encouraged
in the
access to a
enables her to share what she's learned as
always talked about
Arlington,
They
says.
push the boundaries of their comfort
to
initiatives. "It
of doors for
lot
to heart.
clients.
differently
opens a
"We have
AN IMAGE OF relationships comes to
takes a look at the career
with meeting diversity
She worked for both
Sue A. Beard
is
a retired
newspaper
editor and freelance writer based in
Fort Myers, Fla.
private and international staffing firms
SPRING 2014
11
Target. Michael's.
Neiman Marcus.
Then
Sally
there's the
human element or
"social engineering" in
Beauty Supply. Kickstarter.
names
in U.S.
All familiar
commerce and
all
victims of
A call
hacker par-
employee
from a traveling manager who can't
lance.
remember
to a lower-level
a password; the request
sounds legitimate and a password
cyberattacks that compromised the identities
curiosity:
of millions.
How can you stay safe?
MAYBE IT'S A "SPEAR PHISHING"
ATTACK, where a hacker sends a
realistic email that loads a virus when
the unsuspecting computer user clicks
on the attachment. The hacker
even research
make
who works
may
for a firm to
the email appear to be from an
employee.
Other times
12
weakness in a firm's website and
malware to infect anyone who
visits it. Hackers may also probe all of
the computers a company has linked
to the Internet, searching for a weaka
inserts
ness that allows
the network.
it's
the "strategic
web
BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
in
compromise," where a hacker finds
them
to penetrate
is
provided. Other times hackers rely on
someone
the parking
lot
sees a
thumb
and puts
it
drive
into his
computer — and unwittingly loads
malware into the system.
Questions about the vulnerability
of electronically stored consumer
in-
formation exploded onto the national
scene
when mammoth
retailer Target
announced cyberthieves had stolen
names, mailing addresses, phone numbers or email addresses of up to 70
million customers.
A related
penetra-
company's cash register
tion of the
may have
systems
allowed thieves to
capture credit and debit card information of perhaps
40 million custom-
ers over the 2013 holiday season.
It
appears hackers gained access to a
network belonging to one of Target's
vendors, which gave them the ability
to enter the retailer's network.
The good news, computer
experts
security
say, is that individuals are
and that monitoring
and bank statements is the
rarely targeted
credit card
best
way
however,
to stay safe.
is
The bad news,
that customers can take
precautions and
still
have their
data stolen.
"People shouldn't be scared to
go onto the Internet," says Michael
McLean,
Schearer, an analyst for
Va.-based Booz Allen Hamilton,
which handles computer security and
information systems for a wide range
of governmental and private industry
clients. "There is a reason to be wary
out there. For the most part, people
aren't
being targeted themselves, but
they might get caught up in a breach,
like the
Target breach."
Bloomsburg
who makes his living testing
computer network vulnerabilities, says
while security has improved over the
Schearer, a 1997
graduate
years "in general
link
is
we
find the
weakest
almost always human."
"Most networks have
fairly
"I
would say people should
be aware," Oliver
definitely
online banking or your credit cards for
decent
know
granted. People need to
these
security to keep people out," he says.
things are happening and not think
"But once you get
won't happen to them."
much
easier to
in, it's
typically
as
good
as
on the
is
usually not
tant with Mandiant, a FireEye
pany based
com-
in Alexandria, Va., says
people shouldn't think "the sky
ing,"
to
is fall-
but they also should be prepared
be impacted in some way.
Indeed, the 2013 Norton Report,
released by antivirus software provider
Symantec, found that some kind of
cybercrime affects 1 million people
worldwide each day and costs firms
and individuals an estimated $113 billion annually.
compromise the
"The hack-
was able
to penetrate the bank's
system, though the bank had nothing
to
do with
it,
because the web hosting
company had allowed
The larger they are
...
"Networks have become so large
and everything is connected," says
Diane Barrett, assistant professor in
Bloomsburg
known
program. Stu-
dents in the program learn the latest
techniques
in
protecting computer
systems, retrieving information and
tracking
"I've
sectors
down
seen
it
where
a
in the financial
bank website was
hosted on the same machine as other
websites.
There was a vulnerability
who used to work
for cyber-
data breaches and conducting security
of information flowing through net-
works makes it all but impossible to
immediately spot a penetration, especially if the
hacker
is
careful.
A common method to avoid detec-
breaches.
even
Barrett,
security firm Kroll Inc. responding to
assessments, says the massive amounts
University's nationally
digital forensics
the machine to
be shared by third-party vendors."
outside."
Tyler Oliver 11, a security consul-
able to
entire server," Barrett says.
er
it
move around because
the security on the inside
the code for one of the websites and
someone was
says. "Don't take
in
inserting
what
called a "batch
tion
is
file,"
or a small program designed to
collect
is
and send information about
the network. Such a program may, for
example, collect
all
the Internet
CONTINUES ON NEXT PAGE
SPRING 2014
13
"
enforcement monitors news groups
on the Internet, searching for talk of
breaches or of stolen information being offered at a price.
"You can log into certain chat rooms
and buy credit card numbers by the
"Law enforcecompanies moni-
thousands," Inch says.
ment and
credit card
tor these chat
rooms
for the avail-
ability of large blocks of credit card
numbers.
If
they determine that they
coming from the same place,
they contact the company to say 'We
are
all
have information that you may have
been breached.'
It's
not unusual, Inch says, for a
company
to first learn of a breach
from law enforcement or another
outside source.
One outgrowth of the Target breach
may be a new approach to credit card
security. The magnetic strip now used
on cards
is
easy to copy and forge, but
cards used in Europe have a microchip
that
is
much harder to
get said
it
duplicate. Tar-
plans to start using "smart
cards" with a microchip by 2015.
Barrett expects smart-chip credit
become the norm, even
though they are more expensive to
produce. "Eventually, because the cost
cards will soon
of these breaches
is
so high - affecting
insurance rates and hurting a com-
addresses of computers on a network
can use software tools easily
and account passwords, she
able on the Internet to probe a firm's
pany's image - we'll start seeing
computers connected to the Web.
secure credit cards," she says.
says.
Bloomsburg professor Scott Inch,
who was instrumental in creating the
digital forensics
uncommon
program, says
it's
not
for a careful hacker to
keep accessing a system for months or
even years before the breach is discovMeanwhile, the hacker siphons
ered.
off information,
his
in
all
own backdoors and
network they are
more
next
passages
up
if
the system
says.
"But in a
company with
of thousands of computers,
is
is
set
right the attempt can be rebuffed,"
Inch
one not configured
all it
tens
takes
properly."
Safeguarding information
"It's
laterally in the
in,
trying to gain
credentials and
level,"
try to interact with
those machines and
the while creating
the network.
"Hackers move
"Someone can then
avail-
Inch says.
move up
"It's
to the
kind of a
going to continue to happen,"
Inch says of data breaches. "The folks
in the
community
that deal with this
don't talk about repelling
talk
about
how we have
it all;
to
they
be quicker
chess game."
about finding a breach and remediat-
Sometimes, breaches occur when
companies fail to keep software up-
ing
dated and to keep current on the latest
security patches, Inch says. Hackers
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it.
We
are always trying to play
catch-up."
In addition to the battle to keep networks safe from hackers, Inch says law
Schearer, the
more
computer security
expert with Booz Allen Hamilton,
advises individuals to take reasonable precautions.
probably a
people.
I
little
"My
perspective
different
from a
is
lot
of
think you have to trade off
between security and usability in the
sense that it's very possible to completely lock down everything you are
using, to never click on links of any
kind or go to any website. But then you
are losing the experience of the Inter-
net and what
is
out there." •
Jack Sherzer is a professional writer
and principal partner with Message
Prose, a communications and public
relations firm in Harrisburg.
IF
YOU HAVE A CREDIT CARD,
chances are you could one day get a
notice that your information may have
been stolen, and your bank will issue
you a new
address,
card. If you
have an email
likely you'll occasionally
it's
receive a "phishing" message that
looks as though
familiar store
coming from a
or merchant asking you
it's
to verify information.
As the recent Target breach shows,
even people who rarely use computers can find themselves victimized
by identity thieves. The good news,
however,
control
is
that while
how our
it's
impossible to
information
is
stored
and safeguarded by retailers, credit
card companies, banks and the like, it's
possible to head off any problems by
taking
some
Debit or credit? Choose credit
and monitor your accounts.
If
you're not using cash, use a credit
card rather than a debit card, which
connects directly into a bank account,
says
Bloomsburg Professor Mike
Shapeero,
who
teaches accounting and
understand that people use debit
"I
cards because they don't want to over-
from the account,
Under the
it's
gone
Fair Credit Billing Act,
when
a questionable charge
the card holder
is
no advantage to using a
debit card," Shapeero says. "I had a
student here two years ago who was
in the process of buying a house and
had about $4,000 in her bank account.
Someone stole her debit card and PIN
and was in the process of transferring
$3,000 from her account. Fortunately,
she was able to get someone at the
bank to stop the transfer before it
went through.
and most banks
Shapeero says.
will
is
is
gone."
if
the credit card holder alerts the bank
fraud examination.
"There
money
spend, but once that
liable for
is
spotted,
only $50 -
even waive
that,
Shapeero advises to regularly check
credit card accounts online - not to
month - and
on the lookout for small charges
that you don't remember making.
wait until the end of the
to be
"Maybe
it'll
be a charge for some-
many people
thing like $9.84 and
'Maybe
I
something,'
"
say,
will
on Starbucks or
he says. "Ten dollars may
spent
it
precautions.
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15
That smartphone
so treat
it
is
a
computer -
like one.
Virtually every
bank has an app allow-
ing people to check balances easily
and to make other account adjustments using smartphones; all the free
Wi-Fi means you don't even have to
worry about running up charges on
your data plan.
Mistake. Unless you're running
on your phone and
antivirus software
using a system that routes your infor-
mation through an encrypted
or a
it's
VPN
server,
(Virtual Private Network),
better to stay off public Wi-Fi for
anything sensitive.
"People
know that computers need
The
antivirus software. But phones?
average person has no idea," says
Bloomsburg Professor Scott Inch,
who
helped to create the university's
nationally
known
digital forensics
program. "People are forgetting that
a
phone
at this point
is
a
computer on
the network."
Inch says he uses a free app called
Lookout Mobile Security and warns
that viruses targeting smartphone
systems, such as Android phones, are
on the rise.
using the same passwords for every-
a VPN on
computers and generally avoids
public Wi-Fi, since there's no way to
be sure that someone isn't using readily available software to monitor the
connection. Though most banking
apps have their own encryption, Shoe-
thing and someone compromises one
maker does not recommend logging
Shoemaker says he uses
his
raise a flag,
the
but there's something
human psyche
details
and
that
specifics,
when
Shoemaker says
in
show hundreds
people tend to
Using the recent Target breach as
an example, Shapeero says
it's
not un-
for identity thieves to sit
account
on
to avoid.
"You should
it's
Small charges spread over hundreds
if
you're
easy for them to access
your accounts," Shoemaker
information for months before using
it.
Google
also use different passwords -
accept those numbers."
common
a quick
search of common passwords will
there's
says.
all
It's
an especially bad idea to use the same
"For the most part, people
aren't being targeted them-
or thousands of cards can quickly add
password for your email address and a
up
bank account where you've registered
selves,
the address.
caught up
to big
money.
Vary your passwords
and don't make them too
Shapeero says he uses four different
passwords ranging from fairly simple
to complex for his online and bank
accounts. He also recommends adding
easy.
"There are a lot of common passwords people use, even something
a cell
like 'abcl23' or dictionary words," says
Joshua Shoemaker
for Verizon
11,
many banks
who works
RISK, where he
phone number
there
investi-
gates data breaches for the company's
is
a
will
change
to accounts, since
send a text alert
in
an account's
if
status.
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RC.
UNIVERSITY OF PEN NSYIA AN
I
\
in
a breach"
- Michael Schearer '97
on through a public network.
Inch says companies that allow
employees
to use their
own mobile
work also need to be careful,
since a computer virus can easily go
from a smartphone to a firm's network
devices at
via
clients.
but they might get
its
Wi-Fi connection.
And though it's
more common to
into
tacks on computers, Inch
believes
will
be a
lem.
"It's
Bloomsburg
not on anybody's
says.
I
think
at this
point."
he gets only one or two pre-approved
Would you believe this if
you got it on paper? Or
if someone called and
said, 'Hey, can you give
me your password or what about your
bank account number?' " Josuweit
credit card offers a year.
says. "A lot of
it's
what do you do with those credit
card offers you receive in the mail?
So,
How about the cash
send?
trash,
up
to
If you're
advance checks
companies sometimes
tossing offers in the
you could be opening yourself
identity thieves, Shapeero warns.
"People are careless with what
they throw away," he says.
bank used
"My
to mail blank cash
local
advance
checks to me. All someone would have
do is fill out the check and the bank
would apply it to my credit card."
to
In addition to shredding financial
information, Shapeero
it
easy to
frequently
snail mail.
that credit card
spam
or phishing attempts
he made the request, Shapeero says
When
Be cautious with emails
recommends
calling the credit reporting bureaus to
look at an
email, you have to think:
computer servers
opt out of information sharing. Since
"However,
phones are the most vulnerable
and
University's
are rejected as either
phone security
growing prob-
Inch
radar,"
"When you
Seventy-eight percent of all the emails coming
still
see at-
people are conditioned
phone
some reason
comes to emails, sometimes
spot phony offers, which
to protect themselves over the
come from overseas and
they drop that protection with email
are
written by people clearly unfamiliar
and they
really shouldn't."
Michael Schearer
with the English language.
Sam
says
site,
'97,
a
computer
security and network analyst for
But sometimes an email can be a
perfect forgery of a real
or in the mail, but for
Booz Allen Hamilton,
also cautions
Josuweit, Bloomsburg University's
against opening any attachments that
manager of network services. Just how
troublesome are phony emails? Josu-
just
weit says 78 percent of all the emails
coming
into the university's
computer
servers are rejected as either
spam or
unfamiliar email. Usually
opening an email won't cause a
problem, but clicking on an attachment may upload malware into your
computer.
Using caution with unfamiliar
phishing attempts.
Even with
come with
good forgery there are
telltale clues, he says. If the email has
a link to another site, does the domain
name match the company's name? Is
the email asking you to provide passwords or other private information?
a
emails
Schearer's No.
is
1
piece of
advice for staying safe on the Internet.
"If
you have questions about what
you're clicking on, then
shouldn't do
maybe you
•
it."
ANYONE CAN BE A VICTIM
(Editor's note:
this issue of
University
As content
for
Bloomsburg: The
Magazine was be-
ing finalized, Mike Shapeero,
professor of accounting, was a
victim.
He shared
his story.)
Monday morning.
called
March
checked my bank accounts
10,
online and found two fraudu-
had the card canceled,
and
end
dispute form. By the
Monday, the charges were
lent
charges at the Foot Locker
in
Yorktown Heights, N.Y,
amount of $321.15 and
$268.44. Charges were incurred
in
Saturday morning, one
the other. Thieves
like
days since the charges
will
be posted to the account
not
of
week
later,
I
my
account.
had a new
And
credit
card.
I
had
my
Visa credit card for
more than 30 years without
issue.
was
my
According to
union, a copy of
my
credit
credit card
physically presented at the
Foot Locker.
and make yourself
small target, but always moni-
Be
right after
Satur-
filed a
reversed out of
I
store
immediately
I
credit union in Cali-
fornia,
a
MONDAY MORNING,
my
a
careful
tor your accounts.
until
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17
Model Path
to the Middle East
UNLIKE MANY Bloomsburg University
students
who study abroad each
a
campus
organization. Their
first
in a
in culture
By the end of their
stays,
they had also
discovered similarities.
"Even though
in
women's
I
clothing,"
to Saudi Arabia, "it
Goss says of her
was
still
trip
startling."
history fascinated Nixon,
Hl.OOMSIH KC
I
M\
who
KKSITY
OF-
I'KNNSV
l.\
his interest in the
Middle East to the events of Sept.
\
to the
11,
to the
who
dean of
intro-
Model Arab League
(MAL) and encouraged both
students to
seek out opportunities to study abroad. As
a result, Goss, a junior from Mifflintown
complex question of why someone would
majoring
a jetliner into the
World Trade Center.
in
in political
science with a minor
Middle East studies, toured Saudi
For Goss, the Middle East was a dream
Arabia for 10 days during the 2013-2014
destination for travel.
winter break. Nixon, a senior from Mill-
were stymied by
including the expense.
\M
BU. There they met
Nawal Bonomo, assistant
2001, and his search for answers to the
firsthand, but
visited
enrolling in Arabic lan-
duced them
Both wanted to experience the region
The sheer amount of diversity and
at
Beirut, the capital city.
fly
expected the difference
come was
the College of Liberal Arts,
Nixon attributes
and climate.
street
could
guage classes
from Roman bathhouses," he says of
impres-
sions of the countries they visited focused
on the differences
Maronite church, and an Ottoman
government building just down the
pathway not through an academic
department but through participation
LAURIE CREASY
Lebanon. "There's a Phoenician port,
year,
Madalyn Goss and Robert Nixon found
their
by
The
logistics,
closest they
ville
a
majoring
minor
in
in history
and French with
Middle East studies, went
Lebanon during
summer 2012.
to
"J think the biggest
Americans have
to see
is
misconception
this
tendency
everything as a monolith,
that the Middle East
is
a
"
'thing!
Robert Nixon '14
Robert Nixon
To read about
"Learning does not end
is
over," says
"When I began
I
when
Bonomo, who
the class
advises
teaching Arabic
in
was the perfect venue
in the eastern
Arabian
MAL.
peninsula to Morocco in northern Africa.
2008,
They discuss important
looked for ways to engage students
outside the classroom.
ranging from Iraq
their experiences, visit bloomucxplore.blogspot.com.
Model Arab League
to introduce stu-
dents to the various aspects of the Arab
world."
issues,
then
re-
search and write position papers as actual
delegates would do.
They
also write
and
Goss believes Americans' biggest misconception about the Middle East
where we went, we'd get
she says of her tour with nine other Amer-
They want to
know you."
Bonomo,
want
together college and high-school students
refreshing to see
The students
take on the personas of Arab
League delegates, representing nations
affected
a native of Lebanon. "It
how students'
when they
and speak
is
views are
represent a country
in that country's voice."
Goss and Nixon confronted those myths
and misconceptions during their
visits to
coffee
and
dates,"
ican students. "One storekeeper even gave
Council on U.S.-Arab Relations, brings
about the countries in the Middle East.
Her
procedure.
us a bag of dates.
and decisions
that
experience proved otherwise. "Every-
conceptions about the Arab world," says
to participate in discussion
is
the region's citizens hate Americans.
pass resolutions - a formal, regimented
"There are so many myths and mis-
The MAL, sponsored by the National
the Middle East.
"I
to get to
talk to you,
think the biggest misconception
Americans have
is
this
tendency to see
everything as a monolith, that the Middle
East
is
are so
a 'thing,'
"
Nixon adds. "There
many countries, languages and
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L9
cultures.
It's
not
all
one
most important ways,
ent from America.
place."
it's
"It is
But
not that
people
in
the
differ-
who
are
make money, maybe go
time. That makes it more
you head up into the mountains," he
miles east
and there were people herding goats, but
Nixon found the layers of history amazing, especially
on a
visit to Byblos,
dates to 10,000 B.C. and
is
which
believed to be
the oldest, continuously inhabited
city in
the world. "There's a Neolithic village buried
a
under
a
Phoenician ruin buried under
Greek ruin buried under
and
offset
from Persian
a
Roman
ruins,"
he
ruin
bears
many of the
and some of the
still
scars of war, he says,
city
's
new development
uses parts of the ruins, rather than demolishing
His
them and
visit
between
starting anew.
in
20
Lebanon's stress on political balance
fascinated Nixon. Parliament's 128
mem-
bers - 64 each from Christian and Muslim
denominations
- serve four-year terms.
"Parliament has a certain
for each religion,
religion
number of seats
and you must say what
you are when you
vote,"
he adds.
During her
wore the
life?
Would
I
No!"
Interested in women's rights around
women seem
visit to
Saudi Arabia, Goss
traditional hijab. a
down
the front.
The
head covering,
dress itself was
hot. she recalls, but the place
veil,
and the abaya met was
where the
"really, really
Sometimes she wore the
to
be most concerned
with their careers and being equal in the
business and political sector, and that the
younger generation
determined
is
traditional
which leaves only a woman's eyes
to close
the gender gap.
Only when her group stopped
at Al
Baik. a fast-food restaurant, did she find
being female inconvenient. With four
on the men's side of the store
and only one on the women's
and the abaya, the black overdress with
hot."
BLOOMSBLRG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
face.
the rest of my
the globe, Goss was happy to get an inside
registers
Women in Saudi Arabia
and some time
when
it
she
perspective. She observed that Saudi Ara-
hijab
the north. "Things are different
wear
veil,"
mysterious and protected
bian
city in America."
and Lebanon, some of the
rural areas of the country,
like to
feel
any
snaps
included trips to the border
Israel
"You
the cities on the coast could have been
recalls.
Beirut, the largest city in Lebanon,
kind of liked the
because they can't see your
The Bekaa Valley, just 19
of Beirut, was much more arid,
out
History and politics in Lebanon
"I
the side of mountains, like something out
of a storybook.
real."
uncovered.
says.
trying to get a job,
in their free
says.
"There are picturesque villages built on
and the other
40 minutes
women
in
for their food.
separation issues to be
Goss
She found the
more between
men and families
men and women.
single
side.
her group waited
than between
Back in the U.S.
Why Arabic?
Nixon's trip was sponsored by the
Lebanese Renaissance Foundation,
which works
Lebanon's cul-
to rebuild
bring democracy back to
tural prestige,
government, and help nongovernmental
organizations and private businesses
thrive. Goss's trip
was paid
for
by the
Saudi government. In return for the
she
is
trip,
asked to share her experiences
in articles, blogs or presentations.
Arab League
for giving
to travel to the
Middle
Both
Model
credit their participation in the
them the chance
ROBERT NIXON AND MADALYN GOSS
are
among
a
growing number
more than 300
"Arabic represents
Arabic and French, "and
also the
fifth
is
million speakers," says
Yahya Laayouni, assistant professor
the language of the second largest religion
most spoken language
in
The United States government considers
others. There
it
a "critical language."
computer
actually a shortage of
is
The language has
"The
fact that
my resume
committed
to
and northern
going to say
is
I
have
Africa,"
I've
ence other than
this
experience
in the
Goss
Middle East
says. "It's also
had a cultural experi-
my own
knowledge of what
It's
in
and
social
is
is
a hot language
on the job
a variety of fields," Laayouni
forensics, international relations, translation
and many
Americans who speak Arabic overseas."
a reputation of being difficult to learn, but students shouldn't let that stop
-
some
basic
to expect." •
on connecting
letters,
students consider that as a barrier.
Students spend at least four weeks learning
to connect them.
becomes much
"The challenge
how
it
is
system
of writing
them,
based
is
not."
to recognize letters
and how
Laayouni says, "but with practice
it
Both Goss and Nixon used basic Arabic while on their
trips.
What does
that
mean
to native speak-
ers?
makes
in
In fact,
to write,
at the level of speaking,"
"They generally appreciate that people
a freelance writer
media professional based
is
how
its
easier."
Laayouni says. "Saying marhaba
Laurie Creasy
of
East.
going to say that I'm
working
the world, Islam. Arabic
the world."
market, too. "There are career opportunities that Arabic opens up
says, "in business, political science,
in
Laayouni says. "Since Arabic uses a completely different alphabet and
on
students worldwide en-
of
rolled in Arabic classes.
speak
a
in
other countries are learning their language and culture,"
("hi") or kaifa I'hal
("how are you?") means a
lot
to
them.
It
good impression, helps establish good relationships and makes people more willing
to you."
also
to
•
Bloomsburg.
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When Bloomsburg
Health System join forces, the result
prepared students,
Along the way, she married and started
a family, raising two daughters with
University and Geisinger
many of whom
is
well-
the help of her supportive hushand.
But two hack surgeries forced her to
find careers
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they love at the Danville-based system that serves
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still
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tals
there,
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think
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in
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wildest
dreams did
I
have these responsibilities,"
Fetterman
says. "I get to learn so
many
different things. Research, technology,
innovation
of those
I
get to
work
in
every one
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her from an office on the third floor of
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a difference in patients' lives,"
practice
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a
Master
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Business Administration, giving her
on health care that
includes science and husiness, as well
she re-
as the nurse's view.
wanted to he able to take care
of people and make them feel better.
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to
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cardiac intensive care unit.
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She came to Geisinger
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the
are located.
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their bedsides.
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across most of Pennsylvania, wherever
her department physicians and hospi-
Geisinger Medical Center, .Susan
lifting
necessary. "Today," she says,
nursing
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dream of caring for
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in
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months later, she was promoted to unit
manager; she continued on despite her
starting in
original decision to he a short-timer.
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I
summer
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hospitals
works with doctors and staff to develop and use technologies that lower
patient costs and travel times, provide
and residents of the region.
"We have many people needing
health care who don't know where
or
how to
access to medical care for people
access their care," she says.
might not have received it otherwise
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low-income individuals.
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excited about
much needed
helped bring to the hospital
access to care at lower
is
With the program,
cost to the health care system.
is
most
TelelCU, which she
in 2010.
a doctor can
meet
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families
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ready,"
know what
practice for patients and enable us to
team members and develop
new models of care - participate in
team provide care without the paand family traveling to Danville.
Other "tele" medicine initiatives allow
patients to remain near their families
while undergoing treatment in their
own physician's office and give doctors
innovation."
additional help treating medical issues,
says. "That's what's exciting
about health care: when you can use
different
That's one of the skills Fetterman
brings to her job at Geisinger. She
we need
Fetterman
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Fetterman
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intensive care unit and help that bed-
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things," she says,
formation about resources and support
face-to-face with a patient in a remote
"This
'tele'
exciting."
who
There continue to be shortages of doctors with a growing patient demand
and rising medical costs. She believes
nurses who have earned DNPs, work-
One innovation Fetterman
"We do many
including teledermatology.
to get
them
says. "Patients
to expect
in place for
and need
need
to
themselves. But
side
most people" - she makes a dismis-
tient
sive gesture in the air - "say, 'Oh, that's
later on,
When
I
won't worry about
"
that.'
asked about the possibility of
nontraditional students going back to
school, she's encouraging
she walked
that road herself when she got her
such as rheumatology and pulmonary
Bachelor of Science in Nursing and
diseases.
master's degrees.
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"That's what's exciting about health care,
when you can use different team
members and develop new models
of care - participate
- Susan Fetterman
in
innovation"
W04M
SPRING 2014
23
DOCTOR
OF NURSING
PRACTICE
BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY'S
NURSING
new
program
moving
is
a
in
direction by offering a Doctor of
Nursing Practice (DNP) starting
in
summer 2015.
the students enrolled
"Initially,
the
DNP
program
as advanced practice nurses
pitals, clinics
in
be employed
will
in
hos-
and other outpatient
settings," says Michelle Ficca, chair
of the university's nursing depart-
ment. "The long-term advantage to
the employer
cally
to
is
practice nurse
have an advanced
who
not only
is
competent but
is
clini-
well versed in
research, health policy and patient
advocacy and has excellent leadership
skills."
DNP
Similar
and
programs
West Chester
offered by
will
by Clarion and Edinboro
jointly
universities
each with a different
focus to address needs. The
of
be
University
programs
trio
help address the
will
declining availability of physicians,
especially
primary care specialties,
in
and the need
for
improved quality of
care and patient safety.
The program
be open to
will
advanced practice nurses
— nurse
practitioners, nurse anesthetists,
clinical
nurse specialists and nurse
midwives
As
a nontraditional student "you not
only meet
some
pretty cool kids and
from their enthusiasm,
but you also learn from their questions
and learn where we should be focusing
a little more. We learn from each other
and you need to keep an open mind."
really learn
Fetterman
is
passionate about
nursing and the
many
opportunities
She works
department
with the BL nursing
to
educate nurses of the future, and she
"Stay open," she encourages stu-
"Keep your heart and hands
open for where your career may take
you. You don't need to go to school for
the rest of your life, but you should
always keep learning. I have found in
my career that when you do the right
on
— who want to build
their master's degree
ing.
"The program
Bloomsburg
of
come." •
in
is
offers
an array
of
nursing, including a Master
Science
in
Nursing degree that
enables students to take national
certification
Laurie Creasy
is
a freelance writer
and social media professional based
Bloomsburg.
exams
in
three differ-
ent advanced practice roles - adult
in
health clinical nurse specialist, adult/
gerontology and family nurse practitioner,
BLOOMSBLRO LMVERSITYOF PENNSYLVANIA
it
undergraduate and graduate pro-
at Geisinger.
24
nurs-
online, so
practice nurse," Ficca says.
grams
things for the patient, success will
is
conducive to the working advanced
a nursing career provides.
enjoys mentoring university students
in
dents.
and nurse anesthesia.
"
Bloomsburg Univers
usky
At the 2014 Winter Olympic Games
GET OFF THE PLANE. Take a deep
breath. Get to work.
steps
Ghad Gerhard
on the slopes working with some of the
Those were the
'10
took
athletes,
when he
Gerhard says a coach becomes
very invested in
how they do.
In the span
the next job.
"Everyone
in the
USSA works
as a
team," says Gerhard. "Once the aerials
arrived in Sochi, Russia, to represent his
of 30 seconds, he admits, he went from
team was done,
I
country
nervous to excited to anxious to happy
logistics for the
other teams." These
at the world's largest stage for
winter sports: the 2014 Winter Olympic
as
Games. The Weatherly,
watching Sage Kotsenburg complete his
Pa.,
native
is
a
he stood
at the
bottom of the slope
high-performance laboratory manager
gold medal-winning snowboarding slope
with the U.S. Ski and Snowboard As-
style
sociation (USSA),
and
at the
Olympics
he served as a strength and conditioning
coach for the
U.S.
Snowboarding Half-
pipe and U.S. Aerials team.
"If
I
had
to
sum up
"It
Mac Bohonnon
away from the
final
finish
round
one
in the
men's aerial skiing event.
Initially,
Gerhard focused
his con-
centration on the snowboarding events,
the Olympics in
one word," says Gerhard,
slot
run and
would be
'emotional'
After hours and hours in the
most held early
games. Once the
snowboarders' competition was completed,
gym and
in the
he shifted his attention to the
And when
they finished, he
skiers.
helped out with the
and
logistics included shuttling athletes
assisting other coaches.
Gerhard says he gained tremendous
respect for the athletes as he observed
their personal mindset, seeing
them take
heavy
falls
and get right back up
again.
The
insight into the psychologi-
cal side of athletes will help
understand
him
go
to
better
how far he can push his
athletes' limits
and better
train
them
in
the future. •
moved onto
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tion Federal Relations Network, a
1959
1978
1982
Carl Janetka was inducted into the
Joan Williams Wargo was inducted
into Neshaminy High School
Athletic Hall of Fame. She was
Craig Diehl, an attorney, was hon-
previously the girls bowling coach,
vania for his dedication to pro bono
earning coaching honors as Bucks
public service by filing bankruptcy
County Courier Times Coach of
cases as pro
Upper Dublin High School Athletic
[all of Fame. He was a longtime
1
soccer, basketball
coach
who
and baseball
dedicated 30 years to
Upper Dublin
athletics.
the Year, Suburban
1967
Middle
for the
1
Bankruptcy Court
U.S.
pher, exhibited his black-and-white
at Misericordia University.
ern Region Champs, and Snowball
Tournament Champs.
bono counsel from
is
1979
Daniel Confalone has accepted
University of South Florida and
Master of Art from the University
the position of senior vice
brings to his
of Michigan.
president of finance/CFO at
of experience with municipal
earned a master's degree
1980
looking forward to learning
as a
tai chi,
member of the
in
Pennsylvania
sign language, spending time with
Liquor Control Board, selected
her grandchildren, and traveling.
to serve
Mundy
retiring af-
is
24 years representing the 120th
District in the Pennsylvania House
on the PLCB by Gov.
Corbett to
fill
a
Tom
vacancy on the
board. His term runs to
ter
most recently
1972
May
17,
is
a business con-
and trainer
for Samaritan
1984
(VCU)
Commonwealth
Timothy Kline joined the commercial lending team at Jonestown
Bank & Trust Co. and
He
has a joint appoint-
VCU
1981
Scranton's city administrator by
Mayor Bill Courtright. A former
Newton Township supervisor, he
sor for
is
a graduate
ness Association and supports the
Achievement.
Will WyckofF, a retired
Wayne
banking
VCU
and
is
North Carolina
at
Unit
an occasional
exceptionality program.
Remembering a
from
B.
Haitz
III is
the group
Connecticut Newspapers, respon-
Hill.
and seven
weekly newspapers.
He
vice chair of the Berwick Area
was president and publisher of The
State Media Co. in South Carolina.
previously
National School Boards Associa-
Angela Hummel named VP
named
vice president of human resources at
Evangelical
Community
Hospital, Lewis-
ber Stories in February 2013.
director of organizational development and
Brian Mahlstedt
is
of First National
senior vice president, he studied
commercial lending analysis
New York
at
University and attended
the Pennsylvania Bankers Association
Commercial Lending School.
agency.
ing, health care
earned the designation Certified ProfessionLearning and Performance, the highest recognition awarded
by the American Society of Training and Development, in 2007.
al in
She
is
a
board
Pennsylvania, a member of
Chamber of Commerce Business
member for Economics
the Greater Susquehanna Valley
and Education Committee, and chairperson
for the
Chamber's
Young Americans program. Pennsylvania Business Central
her
listed
among its Top 100 People in Central Pennsylvania and Beyond
in 2012.
BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
as the
With work experience spanning bankand managed care, Hummel
Community
Bank, where he leads commercial
first
2005
training.
chief lending of-
and Development Commission
two decades of leading the
Henry
publisher and president of Hearst
burg. She joined Evangelical in
the Southern Alleghenies Planning
six-county economic development
and development of
automatic analysis and processing
sible for four dailies
Lost
teams. Previously the bank's
retiring
to research
ANGELA TAYLOR HUMMEL '92/95M was
lending and business development
1974
an IEEE Fellow for contributions
Maryann M. Kovalewski '84M,
Her
Mom
Mary-
been named
Long Ago, was published by More
Magazine under their online Mem-
ficer
Wire, a non-political thriller.
Chapel
versity of
land, College Park, has
of document page imaging.
the cur-
biology from the University of
adjunct instructor for BU's
article,
in
riculum of genetics and molecular
Highlands Middle School teacher,
self-published his novel Birds on a
is
and the
School Board, was appointed to the
services.
BLaST Intermediate
of the Stonier Graduate School of
Banking. He resides in Palmyra, is a
member of the Palmyra Area Busi-
in
Andrea "Gigi" Kilroe ^l/^M has
been a special education supervi17 since 1993,
Silvetti
University
as chief research informa-
tion officer.
Ad-
Studies at the Uni-
earned a doctoral degree
and financial
1973
efforts of Junior
Institute for
David A. Fenstermacher has joined
Virginia
on the
faculty of the
vanced Computer
ment between
has 30 years' experience
26
David Doermann.
as chief
2016.
David Bulzoni was selected as
Business Consulting.
after
1986
a senior research
Health System. Fenstermacher
of Representatives.
Edward
position 28 years
Fenton, Mo.
Timothy Holden was sworn
sultant
the
at
financial officer of the City of
Martha Skerda Carpenter is retiring from teaching in May. She is
David Wauls
new
for 10 years.
scientist
1970
attorney
district
Lycoming County Juvenile Court
finance direc-
Tompkins County, N.Y He
finance,
named
as victim/witness coordinator for
Richard Snyder
Mary Healthcare.
Sellers has been
victim/witness coordinator for Ly-
served the county's
1983
Dente earned a Master of Fine
St.
1985
Troy
coming County Criminal Court. He
Arts from Ohio University and a
Phyllis Block
Jan.
through Sept. 30, 2013.
tor for
is employed by Luzerne
County Community College.
District of Pennsyl-
National Division Champions, East-
Philip Dente. a master photogra-
photos
One League
ored by the
national grassroots advocacy net-
work. She
Marvin Metzger
is
chief operating
Dowd Marketing/Sundance Vacations. He is in charge
officer of
management and
the leadership,
vision of the
an
of
company. He earned
MBA from
Lehigh University.
Frank Sheptock
is
the athletic
director at Berwick Area School
District.
He
spent 23 years at
Wilkes University, including 18
seasons as head football coach.
Sheptock, a Berwick resident, had
a 107-81 record with the Colonels
that included
two
NCAA and seven
Alan Van Meter
1989
Sheri Sharpies Skrutski '89M
is
a
commu-
clinical instructor in the
partment
Marywood
at
University.
She received a Bachelor of Science
in communication disorders from
Marywood
University and a clinical
doctorate in audiology from the
University of Florida.
1994
previously served as senior vice
bard
Sally
Council, where she had served as
Upper Saucon Township
in
1993
Keri Flournoy
L
*
%
She has taught courses for the
CPA and manager
Jackson has joined the
certified public
accounting firm of
Tronconi Segarra
Leadership, and
K-12 principal certification
She
from Edinboro University.
completing supervisor of
is
curriculum and instruction
Gannon
certifi-
University.
I
A
j^L
Wk
& Associates as
'95M, presi-
dent and
CEO of
Greater Susque-
1 hanna Valley
Way since
J United
t
2003, was elected
in the firm's state
1998
Lyndell Davis, assistant princi-
jr ^Albright
1991
Joseph
al
as a
financial services professional.
officer.
promoted to senior vice president/
head of institutional advancement at Penn Woods Bancorp Inc.
tion in Education-
Lehigh Valley Financial Group
retiring
is
ence postseason berths.
chief executive
Master's of Educa-
Colleen Stout Krcelich joined the
cation with
Girl Scouts Hornet's Nest
R.
master's degree, a
Lehigh University.
Daley Shankweiler
WfOOM
earned a second
1992
in business administration from
1990
Hub-
Ellie Kyle
president for CarePayment.
Krcelich earned a master's degree
from the
1987
He
EOS
EOS CCA.
president of
nication sciences and disorders de-
Eastern College Athletic Confer-
Michelle Molyneux Karas was
is
Healthcare, a division of
Way
Hopewell Valley Central
High School, Pennington, N.J.,
was named the National Assistant
pal of
Principal of the Year.
He
received
degree in education
a master's
administration from
Cheyney
University.
American Bankers Association and
the American Institute of Banking.
A graduate of several banking
ously held similar positions with
Worldwide's National Professional
David Manbeck,
the Boston and Buffalo,
Council, a national leadership and
manager
schools, she
of Ernst
is
a certified profes-
and a
sional marketer
financial
marketing professional.
Daniel Synoracki
manager
spent the
certified
at
is
a senior project
Stantec. Synoracki has
last 14
years at
RETTEW
and
local tax
&
department.
He
previ-
N.Y., offices
Young; Vertex Inc. in
Berwin; PricewaterhouseCoopers
in Philadelphia;
nia
and the Pennsylva-
Department of Revenue.
David
J.
Hein
is
of sales analytics and reporting
manager.
for
1988
'88,
Marie Petrovich Underkoffler
CEO ofUNB
its
wholly owned
UNB
has been the succes-
L
and
joined Weis Markets as director of
benefits.
an
l;^;/;
ABE/
He earned
was
elected to a three-
board of directors
for the
<
Pennsylvania
Food Bank.
district
principal of Pittston Area School
District.
Ritter,
a
Boyer
year term on the
"
rectional Institution at Retreat in
a master's de-
gree in school administration from
the University of Scranton.
Kurt
compensation and
is
at
1999
Julie Cerasoli Cerrito
is
assistant
professor in counseling and hu-
man
services for the University of
Scranton. She earned a master's
Elysburg, was
subsidiary,
sor designee for
Mara Bummoe
daughter, Amanda.
the former
J
a
Doctor of Education degree from
Kevin Booth was named
Whitehall Township with his wife,
elected president
Corp. and
_
Kuzo,
J.
Susan Robachefski received
and
1
J^~*.
Hunlock Creek.
manager
their
and
He
also a
Independence Blue Cross in
Philadelphia. He resides in South
William
Bank.
is
advisory body.
GED teacher at the State Cor-
a school board
director for the Parkland School
He
term on United
Wilkes University. She
where he was previously a senior
environmental scientist and project
District.
to a two-year
She
was senior manager, applications
and labor wage compliance,
at Rite
Aid Corp.
Davidheiser of Herb Real
L.
in
school counseling from
the University of Scranton and a
He
doctorate in counselor education.
has been selling real estate for
Herb Real Estate since 2008. He is
president of the Boyertown Area
Wrestling Association and a coach
of the Boyertown youth wrestling
two years while
degree
Estate passed his broker's exam.
2000
Carla Kringer self-published a
book.
program.
It's
A
Wonderful Unfinished
holding the position of senior vice
Life,
president and assistant CEO.
victim's perspective of losing her
Frompovich combines music, heritage and jewelry
driver.
written from a secondary
father at the hands of a drunk
Forum, debuted a
line of hand-
crafted necklaces,
Lady Bass
Gear.
BRITTANY FROMPOVICH
'95,
a professional bass instruc-
tor, clinician,
performer and
founder of the Virginia Bass
The necklace design
is
Frompovich was recently an
Bass Boot Camp, a forum for
and bass students. She
bassists
bass and her Celtic heritage,
has toured the country playing
and a portion of the proceeds
fund music lessons for her stu-
a variety of instruments and
dents in financial need, tickets
burg, Va„
for students unable to afford
music
Forum events
and scholarships for summer
workshops.
in
of Scranton.
instructor for Gerald Veasley's
inspired by her love of the
Virginia Bass
She received her master's
school counseling from University
styles.
She
at
lives in Fredericks-
where she teaches
her
home
studio,
2001
Kristal
is
director
responsible for
managing and
executing leadership development,
executive coaching and teambuilding strategies for nonprofit, health
care,
Lady Bass Music, Forte Music
Studios and Picker's Supply.
Markle Murren
of people development for Suasion,
and government
resides in
clients.
She
Mechanicsburg and
volunteers with Keystone Crisis
Intervention Team.
SPRING 2014
27
the Carlisle office
2003
works out of the
Jon Trosky "03 '04M of Mountaintop doubled as a stuntman for
Jonah
Hill in the film.
Street.
He
worked
films.
Wolfof Wall
in
numerous
Crow
Washington
in
in
Noah and Denzel
The
Alyssa Bartlett
is
part of the sales
2009
Clinton Clevenstine
joined Dunlap
at
in
2013
a
College. Seneca Falls. N.Y. Hilder-
accounting and consulting firm,
has joined Drs. David Schaefer.
brandt completed requirements
as a staff accountant.
Chiropractic
Doctor of Chiropractic
He
Puneet Basi and Yivek Kumar
success-
completed the Pennsylvania
fully
at
Susquehanna Health's Diges-
Uniform CPA Examination, and is
completing requirements for his
tive Disease Center. Williamsport
Macungie.
CPA
practitioner.
2010
2012
nutrition.
in clinical
He opened
a practice in
-
Huntingdon.
Amy Adams Eyer Adrian '13M,
New York
and master's degree
2005
11/12M has
& Associates,
Wexford Prison Health Service
SCI Smithfield
Chalfont-based certified public
for his
Equalizer.
Practitioners,
Gonzalez was previously employed
Alexander Hilderbrandt graduated from
Since Wolf, he worked with
Russell
Academy of Nurse
2011
team of Weichert Realtors Premier.
The Wrestler and has
stuntman
as a
now
new Camp
2011 and
Hill office.
trained Mickey Rourke
for his role in
in
firm's
Regional Medical Center as a nurse
license.
Heidi Brandt published a children's
book. Chicken Pox and
book
is
Posies.
The
based on her childhood
experience of having the chicken
Giovanna Adornetto graduated
pox when she was supposed to be
from LaSalle University with a
the flower
girl in
her older
master's degree. She
sister's
a
wedding.
is
J-^'
Jarrad Barnhart
ir
-^Hk
working as
speech-language pathologist
Sandra Moleski Bruno
ager at Smith Elliott
is
a
Reams &
ner.
Doctor degree.
He
is
ecutor for the Department of State
in
joined the tax department of
Practitioners and the
Ed Rush
Dr.
Tracey Dechert
KSWO-TV
as a general as-
signment reporter.
Rithika Sesh
T3M of Allentown
is
a
kindergarten collaborative teacher
The Swain
at
School.
American
Tegge Bloch
Christine
Nine
A member of
Pennsylvania Coalition of Nurse
Harrisburg.
at
N.Y.
September 2013
in
the Sigma Theta
Tau Honor Society of Nursing, the
a pros-
Oswego,
Joseph Fisher joined
a nurse practitio-
Law with
Energy Nuclear Group
Station.
in
'
a Juris
Co.
an associate
Mile Point Nuclear Generating
State College as
Florida Coastal School of
Bruno, a certified public accountant,
tion
Mount
Nittany Health
Glenn Masser graduated from
man-
Lynne Garvey
Gonzalez 12M
joined
in
Philadelphia.
2006
is
plant health physicist for Constella-
David
J.
Marcolla
Kristi
Telschow
Five honored with Alumni Awards
A RETIRED National Basketball Association
referee who completed his ninth season helping to
Distinguished
•
Ed Rush. Coronado.
from 1966
to 1998.
department
Calif.,
Weekend
was an
2014.
director.
when he joined the
•
operations
and
plishments
sen ice
28
in their professions
to BL. the
humanirv
for significant
•
in Carroll
County. Md.. an organiza-
about food allergies
Alumni Association or
\
(see cover story.
Blooms-
The University Magazine, fall 2013. for more
on Tracey Dechert).
are:
and support
David
J.
Marcolla
'00,
Hopewell,
of product management.
N.J.,
director
AT&T Wireless
Home Senices: workshop presenter at BU's
Mount Airy, Md„
founder of the Four Count) Allergy Support
burg:
and outstanding
l\l
'89.
tion that provides education
accom-
BLOOMSBl KG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLX
Boston, assistant
General Surgery Residency, at the
Christine Tegge Bloch
Team
women's basketball. Rush continues to coach the
Huskies, working with kickers and running backs.
Alumni being honored
'88.
Boston University School of Medicine.
NBA referee
as director of officiating for men's
Maroon and Gold Excellence Award:
Sen ice Award:
Tracey Dechert
professor of surgery and associate program
coach the Huskies football team becomes an honorary alumnus during Alumni
Dr.
•
Husky Leadership Summit: and active
community volunteer.
Kristi Telschow '05, Mount Arlington, NJ„
CEO of Jersey Staffing, a finalist
Women Entrepreneur and
founder and a
as a Leading
Business
Owner in New
community volunteer
Kristi Telschow).
Jersey,
and active
(see page 10 for
more on
the line
up
reunions, networking and special events
PENGUIN COLONY: Among
those attending a Careers
From
Alumni Board vice president, Joe Hilgar 75,
left:
with
Legacy Scholarship
Seif,
Anna Newcomer, James Hodgins, Jackie Lithgow
recipients:
Connection Reception
Chloe Stine, Annie
in
northeast Pennsylvania are,
from
left,
Pat
and Douglas Brady.
Salmon
guest Peter Tierney,
77,
Tier-
Bill
ney 73 and Mike O'Brien, cohost from the Wilkes-Barre/
Legacy Scholarship
winners announced
Scranton Penguins. Career
Connections Receptions
provide information on
alumni
The Bloomsburg
BU
Professional
University Alumni Associa-
awarded Alumni Legacy Scholarships
tion
may
how
participate in
U
initiatives.
to
who graduated from
students with a parent
Bloomsburg. Alumni apply for a scholarship on
behalf of their children and winners are selected
through random drawing
year's winners, their
parent's
names
in
November. This
hometowns and alumni
are:
Alexandra Aleide, freshman, Lansdale,
•
Debora Hanna Aleide
'87
Douglas Brady, senior, Warrington,
•
Connie Weber Brady
'82
James Hodgins, sophomore,
•
Schwenksville, Theodore Hodgins '89
Jackie Lithgow, freshman, Carlisle,
•
James Lithgow
'83
Anna Newcomer, freshman, Williamsport,
Abbie Woodling Newcomer '80
•
Sharon Pitcavage,
•
senior, Ashland,
CARR TRADITION: As BU
BATTER UP!:
anniversary, Judy Rohland Carr 70, David
Rev. Mike Dubbs '86 shows his
Husky pride while supporting the Huskies
Carr 71, Steve Carr '97 and Cathy Carr
baseball team at Barton College, Wilson, N.C.
marks
Zavacki '99 celebrate family
their future Huskies.
BU
its
175th
pride with
Send your story and
He is
pastor of Community Congregational
Church, Southern Pines, N.C.
photo to 175alums@gmail.com.
Richard Pitcavage '84
Renee Rhoades, junior, Catawissa,
•
Charles Rhoades '68
Danielle Roth, junior, Macungie,
•
Debora Gail
Reilly '82
Dean Salmon, sophomore, Clark Summit,
Patrick Salmon 77
•
Annie
•
Seif,
freshman, Danville,
Georganne Hugick
Devon
•
Seif 77
Siegrist, junior,
Bloomsburg,
Larry Siegrist '88
Chloe
•
Stine,
sophomore, Danville,
Andres Weaver Stine
'92
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH: Members
of the com-
mittee that planned the Class of 1964 's 50-year
(Editor's note: After receiving the
ship,
Legacy Scholar-
Jackie Lithgow, son of James and Lisa Swartz-
baugh Lithgow, both Class of 1983, was seriously
injured in
an off-campus
incident. Follow Jackie's
reunion
are,
from
left:
'Kay' Shaffer Weigand,
George Weigand, Donna
Ed
A'Zary, Joel Melitski
and Ernie Shuba. Not pictured are Lee Fredericks
PHILLY-AREA GATHERING: Greek alumni
attending a recent get-together at King of
Prussia are, from
left,
Richard 'Todd' Fisher
Mike
Vince Phillips 72,
'86,
Bob Gabel
'87
and
Pillagalli 71.
and Flovd Walters.
recuperation at prayforjackie.com.)
SPRING 2014
24
VITAL STATISTICS
Marriages
Obituaries
Ryan
Dorothea O'Connell Brennan '29
Judy
Dorothy Evans Decker '29
Linda Rizzo Jerome '65
Erin Jeffers '00 and Kevin Hetman, March 23, 2013
James
Brian
Stott '00 and Jennifer Griswold, Jan. 9,
Bingaman
'03
and Colleen Bolger, Aug.
Robert Hudak '03 and Mallory
2013
3,
Sarah Edinger '06 and Joshua Krebs
'05,
Sara Shuman Keppley '36
2013
2013
Zoeller, July 13,
June
1,
J.
2013
Rachel Heavey '06 and Jason Petkevis, June 29, 2013
Colin Sheridan '06 and
Amber
Tenio, Nov. 23,
Elizabeth
Blaine Saltzer '37
Julia Filo Rivers '67
Edward Mulhern
Jean Kozlowski
'39
Catherine Bush Kemple '40
Elizabeth Hoagland
Teri Bentler '08
and Daniel Ludwig, Sept.
William Smith '42
Phillip
Shayna Kogen
'08
Michael Bell '50
Terry
Amy
2013
LoVallo '08 and Frank Bates, June
8,
Jane
2013
'09
and
Tiffany Drasher, Aug. 3,
Tara Reed '10 and Dustin Johnson
Colleen Logue '10 and Brent
Cassaundra English
Brittany Kessler '12
'11
Bull,
'08,
Lindsay Sheaffer '13 and Chris
Foltz,
'12,
2013
June 29, 2013
June 29, 2013
Alicia Averto
Boniewicz '04 and husband, John, a daughter,
9,
2014
2,
'71
'72
Wark Ryman 72
Judith
Ruth Correll Trapane
'54
72
Elaine Zarutskie Golaszewski
James
Gibisser
74
Carole Seiber
Hough Soback
'55
Nancy Jean Lovely Callow 79
Wellman 79
Karol Ruppel '56
Donna
Harry Robert Arbogast '57
Audrey Fiebig-Howell
Robert Dipipi '57
Jane Lynn Jones
Vannicelli
'80
'81
Bonnie Marks Dunay '84
Fiebig '57
Helen Hartman Rhawn '57
Terri
Robinson Moore '86
Brielle Claire,
James Fox
Purcell '58
'87
2014
Joseph Johnston
Christina Foust Engle '05 and husband, Scott Engle
Grace Emma, July
'05,
Terrie Williams Bennett '88
'59
a daughter,
James
8,
Erin Carduff Zeit '90
Blair '60
2013
Gary Foose
Christopher Caracino'10 and
wife,
James Heston
'61
'91
Jenna, a son, Vincent Michael.
Raymond Hendershot
'61
Ronald Jezewski
'93
Jan. 15, 2014
Robert Martin
FIND
MORE
HUSKY NOTES
'61
Alicia
Bernard Krause '62
Joseph Nardone
'62
Robert Joseph Sewell '63
online at
www.bloomualumni.com
Send information to:
alum@bloomu.edu or
Alumni and Professional Engagement
Fenstemaker Alumni House
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
400 E. Second St.
Bloomsburg, PA 17815
73
74
Joyce McSurdy Slotterback 78
Joseph
Feb.
Fetzko
Jean Bieber
Antoinette Czerwinski Zeranski '54
James
Peter Jay Guthy '84 and wife, Carole, a son, Cooper Anthony, Feb.
Mary Eglanski 71
Gloria Benner Peiffer '54
Beverly
Births
70
Daniel Tearpock
Virginia Jenkins '72
'51
Barney Osevala
17,
'50
M. Eugene Morrison '53
2013
and Ryan Perrone, Aug.
and Michael Strouse
'42
'51
James Whitney
2013
Aug. 31, 2013
Sept. 14,
Snyder
John Greenly
Sara Johns '09 and Matthew Bennett, Sept. 21, 2013
Aaron Stagliano
Keller
Dobb
'68
'69
Edward Bartos
Paul Brazil '07 and Kelly McCloskey, July 20, 2013
7,
Scott '65
Doris Vonbergen Shafer '38
Maria Bustin '07 and Mark Yankowski, Aug. 10, 2013
and Ryan Ash '07
Adams
Gretchen Hummel Brosius '67
Josephine Benedetto '40
2013
Balestrini Kleinbauer '64
James Gallagher
'64
Curley Catherman '94
John Donohue
'96
Barbara Oleski '97
Megan
Dilick '13
over the
Bloomsbun"
UNIVLRSI'I V
Amemeer
.
in
of
Pennsyh
Til
ABOVE: Visitors to www.Woomu.edu
in 1996 saw this image.
LEFT: Members
of the
1995
are,
from
left:
BU Web
first
development team shown
in
January
Dave Smith, Maura
Jordan Naughton, Marian
Reifer,
Garrett Schneider, Julie Miller, Craig
Pike,
Timothy
L. Phillips
and Megan
Johnson Prezioso.
The Web
by
TODAY'S BU STUDENTS
Project: Early
ROBERT DUNKELBERGER, UNIVERSITY ARCHIVIST
take access to
the Internet for granted, but they would
hardly recognize the university's
first
web-
among the
site,
which
first
1,200 registered websites worldwide
and the
is
believed to be
first five in
Pennsylvania.
The Pennsylvania
fall
1993.
Inter-
By 1994, developers
nationwide were creating pages for the
World Wide
Web with
text,
tion/communication tool for the univer-
long for an acceptable address.
The overall project was called a Campus Wide Information System (CWIS) and
referred to as The Web Project.
The work was groundbreaking. At
CERN, the European Organization for
sity."
Timothy
L. Phillips
of the Department
of Instructional Technology and Institute
State System of
Higher Education linked to the
net in
Days of bloomu.edu
graphics and
for Interactive Technologies (IIT),
Geoff
Office
(known today
as
Marketing and
Communications) formed an Information
Highway Committee
in
summer
The committee's proposal
Web
1994.
for creating a
presence was formally issued in Sep-
map
with just three registered websites in
Bloomsburg. Major universities nation-
puter Services were primarily responsible
wide sought BU's advice on managing
1994,
to
shown
at the
14,
and seven IIT graduate students got
work when
under
Site
final
approval was given,
Web and the univerhome page captured national attention when Yahoo featured it as a new and
sity
interesting
From
its
site.
beginnings as a prototype that
Phillips' supervision.
provided basic information, the website
development progressed through-
has grown to become an essential source
members of the cam-
of university information for current and
out spring 1995 and
pus community were encouraged to open
their
of Pennsylvania and
information on the
development of
Council of Trustees meeting on Dec.
Bloomsburg's University Advancement
one
Computing and Glenn Bieber from Com-
the information that could be marketed
a passing fad,
1989,
Pennsylvania - Carnegie Mellon Uni-
the website. Samples were
Web would be
March
recalls seeing a
versity, University
Internet browser. Seeing the potential for
belief that the
in
Mehl and Joan Lentzner from University
for coordinating the
common
Web was born
committee member
Advancement, Bob Abbott from Academic
sound that could be accessed through an
through the Internet despite the
Nuclear Research in Switzerland where
the
Web browser and go to www.bloomu.
edu to see the current status of the website
tember of that year with the justification
with
that "the Internet has great potential for
few graphics. The domain name, bloomu.
serving as an important public informa-
edu,
its
simple text-based resources and a
prospective students, parents, alumni and
Today, www.bloomu.edu
other
visitors.
home
to nearly 9,500 pages accessible
is
from computers and mobile devices. •
was chosen as bloomsburg was too
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calendar
Activities
and Events
Harrisburg City Islanders
Academic Calendar
Saturday, Aug. 9
SUMMER 2014
May
Session
I:
Session
II:
Session
III:
Harrisburg
19 to Aug. 8
May 19
to
June 30
Homecoming Alumni Tent
June 27
to Aug.
Party
Saturday, Oct. 11; noon
8
New
FALL 2014
Student
Activities
Summer Freshman
Sunday, June 29
Classes Begin
Monday, Aug. 25
Orientation
Labor Day, No Classes
Monday, Sept.
ACT101/EOP
1
Tuesday, Nov.
25
Fall
Thanksgiving Recess Begins
Resume
Monday, Dec.
July 14 to 16
1
Classes End
Friday, Dec.
Freshman Preview
Wednesday through Friday,
June 25 to 27
Monday through Wednesday,
Wednesday, Nov. 26
Classes
Orientation
Sunday, June 29
Reading Day
Transfer Preview Days
5
Thursday and
Friday,
July 17 and 18
Finals Begin
Monday, Dec. 8
Finals
Welcome Weekend
End
Orientation
Thursday through Sunday,
Aug. 21 to 24
Friday, Dec. 12
Graduate Commencement
Friday, Dec. 12
Undergraduate Commencement
Saturday, Dec. 13
Special Events
Trash to Treasure
Saturday,
8
May
to noon. Kehr
Alumni Events
Visit
tion,
for
on these and additional
events or to
register. For
United Way,
570-784-3134
informa-
contact the Alumni Affairs
office at
Union Ballroom.
Benefits Columbia County
www.bloomualumni.com
details
17; Early Bird.
a.m.; Regular hours 9 a.m.
(800) 526-0254 or
alum@bloomu.edu.
Math and Science Camps
Digital and Human Forensics
CSI, seventh- through 11th-
graders;
Monday through
Alumni Weekend and Class
of 1964 50-Year Reunion
June 23
to 27.
Friday through Sunday,
Parents and Family
May 16
Friday to Sunday, Oct.
to 18;
9 a.m.
Summer
Weekend
24 to 26
Homecoming Weekend
Alumni Nights
Capital Area
Friday,
Picnic
Friday to Sunday, Oct. 10 to 12
Athletic Hall of
Fame
Saturday, Oct. 18
Induction
in
baseball, field hockey, football,
soccer,
Thursday, June 12; 5:30 p.m.
West Shore Elks
Summer Athletic Camps
BU offers summer camps
swimming,
tling, basketball,
tennis, wres-
cross country,
For the latest information on
upcoming events, check the
Bloomsburg University website
www.bloomu.edu.
track and field, and lacrosse. For
dates, fees, registration informa-
Lehigh Valley IronPigs
Sunday, June 29
tion
and contact information,
visit
www.bucamps.com.
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Bloomsburg:
The University Magazine
From the President
Strong Women
HAVE ALWAYS surrounded myself with strong women. My mother was a Rosie
the Riveter during World War II. My wife, Robbie, earned a doctorate in biology,
I
had a 20-year career
in flood control
related courses at Central
and water resource management and taught
Washington University before we moved
Our daughter, Laura, determinedly pursued
a
her parents' footsteps in academia, and her daughters
—
already
show the strength of will inherent
in
the Soltz
reporting to Provost Margaret
Here
at
mine has been
Admittedly,
Hartman and
Bloomsburg,
far
I
at Central
Bloomsburg.
— our four granddaughters
Washington, where
I
I
was a dean
worked
for President
women in leadership
for a man of my generation.
gain valuable insight from
from a traditional path
in
women.
My professional life followed a similar pattern at Cal State Los Angeles, where
Jerilyn Mclntyre.
to
modeling career rather than follow
positions.
My life experience is just one reason am proud to introduce you to the strong women in this
issue of Bloomsburg: The University Magazine. A young woman who defied a disability to graduate
in the top 10 percent of her class. A 1994 graduate and member of Pennsylvania State System of
I
Higher Education's Board of Governors whose involvement
for
in politics
unexpected challenges. And a group of alumnae research
many still
scientists
and nonprofits prepared her
who
are thriving in
what
see as a man's career.
Careers in scientific research would have been hard to imagine for most of the young women
who
attended our forerunner, Bloomsburg Literary Institute, established 175 years ago. But today, with
our enrollment at nearly 60 percent female, the
female
—
thanks to dedicated
sky's the limit for all of our students
— male and
faculty, extracurricular activities and career-building opportunities,
such as job shadowing and internships offered through Professional U.
Melinda
women
in
Hill Einsla '02, a researcher at
every
mothers are
field
when she
said,
Dow Chemical,
could have been speaking for young
"The gender barriers that existed
really starting to disappear." At
for
our mothers and grand-
Bloomsburg, we are doing our part to ensure
students are on the path to rewarding career opportunities.
DAVID SOLTZ
President,
Editor's note:
Bloomsburg University
BU President David Soltz regularly offers his opinions on issues in higher
education and his vision for Bloomsburg University at bupresident.blogspot.com.
all
of our
FEATURES
10
The 24 Percent
Gender barriers
field
are breaking
down
of scientific research. Find out
alumnae and
STEM
faculty believe
in the
why BU
careers are
an excellent career choice for women.
12
Value Added
Bloomsburg University adds
Yes,
to the region's
economic
and government leaders
much, much more than
vitality.
significantly
But business
alike say BU's value
dollars
18
Up
From
politics to nonprofits to
and
is
cents.
to the Challenge
medical
mystery Marie Conley '94 takes on
all
with
never-say-never attitude.
20
An
Inspiration
Give Abigail Morrison a challenge and she not
only accepts
it,
she meets
It's
it.
been that way
for this recent graduate since the
day she was
born.
Table of Contents
2014
Fall
A MEMBER
OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION
BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
IS
Pennsylvania State System
Robert S. Taylor
President,
of Higher Education
Aaron
David
ot
Board
Governors
Guido M.
John
Walton
A.
Rosalee Rush
System
Chancellor, State
Laura
E. Ellsworth. Vice
Chair
Ronald G. Henry, Vice Chair
Richard Alloway
of Higher Education
Bonnie Martin
Council of Trustees
Patrick Wilson '91, Chair
Tom
Corbett
Sara
J.
Lammando
'94
Mary Jane Bowes, Vice Chair
Nancy Vasta '97/'98M, Secretary
Dickson
Ramona
C Dumaresq
Carolyn
Robert
H, Alley
Dampman
Christopher H. Franklin
LaRoy G. Davis
Todd
Garrett
Joseph
Chelsea
E.
Shannon
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Tom McGuire
Marketing/Communications Coordinator
Irene
Johnson
Communications Assistant
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J.
Eric Foster
Designer
Jennifer G. Branstetter
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Around the Quad
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Baker
E.
Editor
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Bloomsburg University
Soltz
Executive Editor
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FALL 2014
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
unleash your inner husky
ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING major Dylan Murray
maps the GPS coordinates of a duck nesting box at
Ricketts Glen State Park as part of his
summer
intern-
programs and recommended improvements
trail
Famous
for its waterfalls, Ricketts
ship at the park.
miles of hiking
Murray, from Benton, gained experience
in
many
areas of park operations during his internship.
dition to
mapping the coordinates
In
trails
300,000 people
ad-
infrastructure,
he assisted
in
education
^
i
vn
visit
Glen boasts 26
through 13,050 acres. More than
the park each year.
Murray was one of nearly 300
of wildlife habitats
internships this
and park
to hiking
signs.
summer. •
BU
students
who had
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
around THE quad
WHAT DO CHILDREN like best? Dinosaurs,
birds, ancient Egypt, a replica coal
Bloomsburg University's Center
munity Research and Consulting
with
for
Com-
working
Children's
resource can fine-tune
its
The
hi,
Museum in Bloomsburg
more about how the community
The
to learn
is
mine?
"I've
Girls
a perfect
"I
I
match
have
for Abdulla-
working with children.
all
my life,"
I
got
my
at
five siblings
me — and
first
job there.
I
also
another museum,
- three are younger
a lot of nieces
sure results aren't skewed
by too small a sample or a sample with
females or
all
"We want to know what
interactivity?
them
so
it
attracts children
the colors?
Is it
the
We want to know what engages
we can bring more
Entering
all
males," she says.
to certain exhibits. Is
and nephews."
As a researcher, Abdullahi has already
Khadija Abdullahi, a senior psychology
we want to make
volunteered with the Boys and
Club and
worked with children
than
exhibits.
is
a career
been with younger children
she says.
and
programs and
project
who wants
its
children here."
third year, the Center for
Com-
munity Research and Consulting has already
major and sociology minor from German-
gained experience through the Center for
undertaken more than two dozen projects
summer reviewing data
collected by The Children's Museum and
erature on how families and children use
Research and Consulting's assessments of
and studies for regional nonprofits and gov-
lit-
the economic impact of the Bloomsburg Fair
ernment agencies.
this
and the Covered Bridge
town, spent the
type of museum. This will help the local
Amusement
museum consider ways to fine-tune
is
on how patrons use
they
it.
Knoebels
Resort.
For the Children's
programming and do further research
Festival at
at
Museum
project, she
reviewing similar studies to avoid
may have
pitfalls
encountered. "For example,
Learn more about The Children's
Museum
www.the-childrens-museum.org and
more
about BU's Center for Community Research
and Consulting at www.bloomu.edu
research-
consulting. •
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3
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
around
Everyone has a
What's yours?
story:
READERS of Bloomsburg: The University Magazine are invited to send ideas for stories about themselves
or other BU alumni, students, faculty or staff to magazine@bloomu.edu. Please describe the story idea in
100 words or
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magazine could share your
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Who knows? An upcoming issue of the
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BAS Grads
THE FIRST THREE STUDENTS to graduate from BU's Bachelor
of Applied Science in Technical Leadership program
campus
in
Columbia County just once
came
- to graduate. Joel
to the
Im-
manuel Schieck and Siaka Lamin Massquoi, both of Allentown, and
Cynthia Then, of Emmaus, completed
requirements
all
at
Lehigh
Carbon Community College (LCCC), Schnecksville.
The BAS
in Technical
for technical skills
Leadership addresses the growing demand
combined with professional
skills.
A student who
has earned an Associate of Applied Science degree from a
nity college can build
upon
communications
tion technology,
studies, accounting, business
education, information and technology
education. Schieck, Massquoi and
old
program offered
is
now offered
at
Institute.
Bieber.
BU's
with
BAS
LCCC
in
the 2-year-
and the Lehigh
Technical Leadership
Reading Area Community College.
In the accompanying photo,
Ann
management and general
Then graduated from
in a partnership
Career and Technical
commu-
that degree with courses in informa-
BU
President David Soltz, right, and
Lehigh Carbon Community College president,
shown with the
first
ship program, from
graduates from BU's
left,
Joel
Immanuel
BAS
left,
are
in Technical Leader-
Schieck. Siaka
Lamin
Massquoi and Cynthia Then. •
Campus Leader
She
CGA HAS A NEW PRESIDENT
including Springfest, open houses and the
will represent
CGA at on-campus events
Clubs and Organizations
JUSTINE ALBRIGHT, a junior from Allentown who is double majoring in public relations
and
digital forensics,
is
president of the
Community Government Association (CGA)
She previ-
for the 2014-15
academic
ously served as
CGA secretary and executive
year.
assistant.
Albright hopes to further improve
4
BLOOMSBLRG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
ning for the Big Event,
and lead plan-
munity service project
at private
public locations in the
Town
CGAs primary
function
is
homes and
of Bloomsburg.
to serve
BU
students and act as a bridge between the
students and administration.
more than 300
commu-
Fair,
CGAs one-day com-
CGA supports
clubs and organizations and
operates the University Store, the Student
nication between students and administrators
Recreation Center and Honeysuckle Student
through events such as "Meet the President."
Apartments. •
Top Researcher
ZIPD Up
STUDENT MICHAEL TEKIN
FORMER MAYOR
HONORED BY STATE GROUP
HEADS INSTITUTE
BIOLOGY MAJOR MICHAEL TEKIN, of
Danielsville,
was honored
the annual meeting of the
for his research at
Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania University Biologists. Tekin,
who graduated
in
May. won
first
prize in
the undergraduate division for his poster,
Colocalization of Synapsin I
and Munc 13 within
Presynaptic Axon Terminals of the Earthworm
Neuromuscular Junction. Tekin was advised
by William Coleman,
biological
and
assistant professor of
allied health sciences. •
THE TOWN OF BLOOMSBURG'S former
mayor
the
is
new director of BU's
(ZIPD).
Zeigler
Development
Institute for Professional
Mary Lenzini Howe has served
ZIPD's interim program consultant and
rector since last
after a career in
fall
as
di-
human
resources at Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital,
Bloomsburg Health System and Covenant
She was the proprietor of La
Clinic, Danville.
Groceria, an Italian deli business, for nearly
12 years
and served
five years as a
Town
of Bloomsburg's
member
Council and one term
as mayor.
The
Zeigler Institute, established with a
$1.67 million gift from
BU
alumni Terry 76
and JoAnn Schultz Zeigler 77, provides comprehensive educational experiences for
all
students in BU's College of Business. •
TALE outstanding
faculty,
are Jodie Ackerman,
and Denise
from
left,
Immigrants
Babak Mohass
Klinger.
TALE
to Tell
ment stipend sponsored by the Bloomsburg
University Foundation.
Winners were nominated by students,
THREE FACULTY MEMBERS were selected
as
Teaching and Learning Enhancement
(TALE) Outstanding Teachers and honored
during the
May commencement ceremonies:
Denise Klinger, instructor of educational
who
described
why they are deserving of the
award. Klinger was said to be "able to share
the toughest and proudest
career and
make them
moments of her
part of the lesson."
Ackerman's students said she
is
a "professor
in Military
PROFESSOR INVITED
TO PRESENT AT YALE
HISTORY PROFESSOR Nancy Gentile
was a presenter
in the
Ford
opening session of
the two-day conference, Patriots or Invaders?
Immigrants
in the
Military in
at Yale University.
Modern America
The conference brought
who teaches with her heart" and who "generously donates so much of her time in and
together researchers and writers to focus on
Ackerman, instructor of interpreting in the
outside of the classroom." Mohassel's students
the U.S. military. Ford
department of exceptionalities; and Babak
stated that
studies
and secondary education, school
counseling and student
affairs
program; Jodie
Mohassel, assistant professor of sociology, social
work and criminal justice. Each received
a plaque and a $1,000 professional develop-
he serves as
"a
model
for
what a
professor should strive to be," bringing an
"energy to the classroom that
paralleled." •
is
un-
issues connecting immigration policy
is
and
the author of three
books: Issues of War and Peace, The Great
War
and America: Civil-Military Relations during
World War I and Americans All!: Foreign-born
Soldiers in
World War
I.
•
FALL 2014
s
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
Bloo
around THE
PHILADELPHIA RADIO PERSONALI-
professionals, including
TIES Ken "Doc" Medek and Andie Summers
mers
broadcast their 92.5
from campus
XTU
Radio Talent Institute
intensive 10-day
students
morning show
as part of the first
at
for
Confer
Bloomsburg. The
program attracted
BU
graduates Sum-
and Pat Farnack 74, midday anchor
WCBS in New York City. The Confer
prepare a
to help discover, teach
new generation
of radio profes-
BUS SPEECH-LANGUAGE pathology
is
including Teachers College at Columbia
rated above 23 other institutions
University, Boston University,
George
grams.com. Program rankings, compiled
Washington University and California
using data gathered between Sept.
State University, Los Angeles.
2012. and April
14.
reviews posted by
2014,
1,
encompass
more than 60,000
dents participating in
GraduatePrograms.com provides
stu-
more than 1,500
graduate programs.
The survey
lists
ings and reviews.
the speech-language
pathology graduate program
Island University, Brooklyn
in the
top
slot.
At No.
information to prospective graduate
students through peer-written
2,
at
Long
Campus,
BU's program
The
rat-
online graduate
program guide considers
15 categories
covering student topics such as aca-
demic competitiveness, career support,
financial aid
BLOOMSBURG UNIV ERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
and
and quality of network.
gift
of $250,000 to
costs of the Radio Talent
$12,000 annually
graduate program was rated second
by GraduatePro-
which covers the
by the sponsorship of lifetime broadcaster
SPEECH PATH PROGRAM RANKED SECOND NATIONALLY
a nationwide survey
Confer made a
the Bloomsburg University Foundation,
Institute for five years
Grad Program
in
sionals.
Radio Talent Institute was made possible
Kerby Confer
19
who heard from dozens of radio
Stellar
'96
and pro\ides about
in scholarships to
BU
mass
communications students who are planning
careers in radio. •
sports
ON THE HILL
Pertec
by SCOTT
EDDY
BASEBALL HOLDS A SPECIAL MEANING for legions
to
form life-changing friendships, assimilate
of fans world-
him the opportunity
wide. For junior Ryuta Amaike, baseball gave
to a foreign culture
and
gain success on the field and in the classroom.
Amaike 's
trip to
Bloomsburg started
in his native
Japan, where he
developed a love for the game he began playing as a 3-year-old.
he was
in sixth grade, his
When
mother met and married an American man,
and the family moved to the United
no English, he bridged the
cultural
States.
Although Amaike knew
gap between himself and his new
peers through baseball.
"I
over
had
I
to start everything over,"
to play baseball.
lish
he remembers. "As soon as
came
I
joined the Little League team. You didn't need to speak English
and would
The guys on
call
the team taught
me to hang out.
When Amaike was a sophomore
mother and stepdad separated, and
me how to speak Engme assimilate."
Baseball helped
at
Whitehall High School, his
his
mother moved back
to Japan.
Rather than return to his native country, Amaike decided to stay with
his stepfather,
behind
who
often was away. Alone
many
nights,
Amaike
fell
"They encouraged
in his studies.
baseball as a
A Bloomsburg alumnus and his family were among friends who
noticed something was wrong.
home
ball
of
Mark Bonshak
Amaike spent much of his time
'86 after
me
to stay
on top of school," Amaike
showed me the importance of getting
When
at the
forming a friendship through base-
with his son, Matt. The family grew concerned about his living
his
my degree and how
adds.
I
"They
could use
way of getting there."
college
alma mater.
became an option
He was a catcher,
for
Amaike, Bonshak mentioned
left fielder
and team captain
Huskies from 1982 to 1986 and his teams helped raise money
the outfield fences and scoreboard at
Danny
for the
to install
Litwhiler Field.
situation.
Amaike, whose family remains
"We would drop him
started to question
it,"
off at
home and there was no one
Bonshak
says.
"His mother told
there.
We
him he could
sit
stay in the U.S., but he
or
come back
Instead,
would
likely
have
to quit school
and get a job
to Japan."
Bonshak and
debut
his wife, the
former Catherine Gober
and focus on turning things around
"Academics were not a big part of his
family,"
was a big change coming into our house where
athletics."
this spring
in
'87,
become
it
was
all
says.
a U.S.
and finished the year with
a 2-1
made
his on-field
record and 2.92
ERA
The Huskies
finished with a school-record of 20 conference wins.
a
"He just
the classroom.
Bonshak
became
Bloomsburg. Though forced to
out his freshman year due to a knee injury, he
says.
demics and
at
Japan, officially
as part of the conference rotation late in the season.
took custodial control of Amaike. They encouraged him to
U.S. citizen
freshman year
citizen during his
in
"That
loves baseball; he lives and dies for the sport,"
"The players are close
much
the same as
Scott
Eddy is
it
at
was when
Bloomsburg,
I
it is
a family
Bonshak
atmosphere
-
played there." •
about acaassistant sports information director.
FALL
2
014
7
Steph's Stadium
THIS FALL, there is something missing
football field, so the area
on upper campus: "Sports Stadium." In its
There
place
is
Steph Pettit Stadium, named for the
is
special to me.
many people who can say they
have a field named after themselves. That's
aren't
alumnus who made a $1 million contribution for stadium improvements and athletic
pretty cool and quite an honor."
scholarships.
turf,
Pettit, Class
the Huskies.
tems
in
of 1989, played football for
He founded Clean Earth Sys-
1993 and has seen the company grow
Stadium improvements include new field
wind screens and scoreboard. Con-
structed in 2006, the facility seats
700
more than
fans for Huskies field hockey, men's
and
women's soccer and women's lacrosse. Local
into a nationwide distributor of hazardous
high school and university club teams also
waste containers. The company, based in
use the
Tampa,
Fla.,
now operates 12 warehouses
throughout the
"I
have a
sity. I
U.S.
passion for Bloomsburg Univer-
want all of our coaches and student-
athletes to have the opportunity to
come to
BU and compete at an outstanding venue,"
says Pettit. "This gift will
help the coaches
have the resources to recruit the very best
student-athletes who,
when they get to
campus, will see that Bloomsburg has great
facilities.
"I
spent a lot of my time where this
stadium stands
when
it
field.
"We are excited that Steph has made
such a big commitment to this project,"
says
Erik Evans, vice president for University
Advancement. "He has stepped forward
numerous times to help the university and
for that
we are grateful."
Among the other projects
Pettit
has sup
ported with a commitment of more than S2
million are the First
and Goal campaign
for
football scholarships, the SP-59 endowed
football scholarship and Redman Stadium
banner project. •
was the practice
PHOTO: JAIME NORTH
BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OK PENNSYLVANIA
PSAC Recognizes Coaches
McGuire Honored
TOM
McGUIRE,
director of sports
information/athletic
marketing and
promotions, received
the Eastern College
Athletic Conference
-
Sports Information
Honored coaches, from
Bill
tion's
Division Irving T.
SIDA award
Marsh Award. The ECAC-
FIVE
field
BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY COACH-
ES were named Pennsylvania
of sports information.
charge of publicity for
McGuire
20
is
respective sports at the annual
in
the sports portion of the school's website and
football; Stu
Cleary,
tional plans for Huskies' athletic teams.
assistant director of
is
He
ball;
Marketing and
He
Marvin 78, men's swimming;
women's
basketball;
Mike
and Marty Coyne, women's
Bill
Collins, base-
2013, a
PSAC championship and
NCAA playoffs.
has served as the host sports informa-
dozens of NCAA and PSAC
to a runner-up
year at the
led
PSAC Championships
Bloomsburg to
finish-
in
a berth in the
a 26-5 record,
straight outright
PSAC
Atlantic Regional
title
East
title
PSAC
a season by finishing with a 20-8
East competition
a 28-19 overall record.
Huskies to the
PSAC
its
fourth
and the
NCAA
game. Collins' team set
the school record for most
PSAC
tennis.
Darragh led the Huskies to a 10-2 record
Communications.
tion director for
in their
PSAC Board
of Directors meeting. They are Paul Darragh,
sports, maintains
oversees corporate marketing and promo-
also
Cleary and Paul Darragh.
ing with a school record 581.5 points. Cleary
State Athletic
Conference (PSAC) Coach of the Year
all
are Marty
2014 University
recognizes excellence in the
In his 17th year at BU,
left,
Coyne, Stu Marvin, Mike Collins,
Directors Associa-
in
victories in
mark
And Coyne
East
against
2014 while posting
title in
led the
2014 with a
record of 6-0 and an overall record of 8-9. •
Marvin guided the Huskies
finish for the
second straight
Fame
Class
championship events and broadcast several
NCAA D-II
field
hockey webcasts. Under
leadership, the Huskies have
his
Hall of
been featured
Announced
on the CBS Sports Review of the Championships
THE 33RD ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME CLASS
and
will
in Sports Illustrated's Faces in the
A contributor to Bloomsburg:
Crowd.
be inducted on Saturday, Oct.
number of Athletic
The University
Magazine, he was honored by the College
Hall of
18,
bringing the
Fame members
to 158.
Inductees are Roger Sanders, wrestling coach
Sports Information Directors of America
for 21 years with a record of 250-104-8; Julie
(CoSIDA)
Bugg '99, four-year member of the women's
District
II
with first-place writing
awards for stories on two of BU athletic
ers
train-
cer team; Erica Miller
and former baseball player Joey Ianiero.
McGuire
also
was honored by CoSIDA and
ECAC-SIDA for 25
'01,
in
The
soc-
vault, finishing 15th overall.
ond
at
in
Learn more about the Hall of Fame Class of 2014
'01,
four-year starter and
at
www.buhuskies.com. •
Lions Roar for Webster
at
Mich.
the pole
She also finished sec-
the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference outdoor
championships where she
set the
Bloomsburg school record with a vault
of 3.82 meters.
Track
&
Field
name
being selected by the Detroit Lions
player in Bloomsburg
called
on
NFL
in the fourth
Draft
Day
after
round with the 136th
overall pick.
Webster becomes the second-highest
history behind Jahri Evans,
New
NFL
who was selected
Draft selection in school
108th overall by the
Orleans Saints in the 2006 fourth round. Only six players in the
history of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference have
been taken
higher than Webster's draft position.
Two other
Huskies signed with
NFL
teams immediately follow-
ing the draft. Offensive linemen Brian Clarke and Matt Feiler signed
Her standout season earned her All-Atlantic Region accolades from the
U.S.
Call BU's sports informa-
Roxann Emerick Betz
WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD standout Kelsey
Davis earned a spot in the NCAA Division II Track
competed
standout cross country
Hall of Fame dinner will be held in the
LARRY WEBSTER '14 became the sixth
in Allendale,
'95,
field athlete.
Kehr Union Ballroom.
four-year starter and
four-year starter on the
passing yards and touchdown passes; and Tina
Wikoski Bartholomew
University history to hear his
and Field Outdoor National Championships held
'97,
ranks third in school history
tion office at 570-389-4411 for ticket information.
Championships
Davis, of Bloomsburg,
who
record-setting performer for the softball team;
Davis Competes at
Grand Valley State University
McNamee
football team,
and track and
two-year co-captain of the women's lacrosse
years of service. •
team; Glen
and Cross Countrv Coaches Association. •
free agent contracts with the Dallas
Cowboys and Houston Texans
respectively. •
FALL- 2014
THERE'S GOOD NEWS
pursue careers
STEM
fields.
House
Office of Science
Policy,
women who
known
engineering and math,
ogy
for
in science, technology,
as the
According to the White
women
and Technol-
STEM jobs earn 33
in
percent more than those in
non-STEM
occupations and experience a smaller
wage gap
relative to
careers offer
to
engage
in
men.
women
Plus,
STEM
the opportunity
some of the most exciting
what
I
really
wanted
to
do was research."
At Dow, Einsla designs
Trumbo
new polymers
for applications like adhesives
career, particularly for
Bell,
"Whether
it is
to as an undergraduate at BU. "Under-
inborn nature,
graduate research was a very significant
better
my ultimate career choice. My
research adviser, Dr. Cindy Kepler, and
worked together
polymers, and
I
to synthesize siloxane
we had
says Toni
BU.
and
textiles — work she was first exposed
factor in
women,
professor of chemistry at
the opportunity to
a societal construct or
women tend to perform
when part of a network," says
who benefitted from mentoring
during her graduate work. "My research
Bell,
adviser was supportive of a career in
academia, and supportive of my working
my doctorate while being a single
present our research findings at regional
toward
realms of discover}' and technological
and national American Chemical Society
parent of a young child. Through her
innovation.
meetings," she explains.
met other women
in science
other mentors. In
fact, I
Yet, while
women make up
nearly half
Female
scientists are not the excep-
of the U.S. workforce, only 24 percent of
tion at
STEM workers are women, according
soon be the case
to the U.S.
Census Bureau. Perhaps the
secret
out
isn't
yet:
Women who choose
STEM careers report a great sense of
satisfaction, especially
collegiality, intrigue
to
make
with regard to
and an opportunity
a difference.
Dow, and Einsla believes that
"I
in
"The gender barriers that existed
ally starting to disappear.
who
really got
me
excited
about science." says Melinda Hill Einsla
'02. associate scientist at
cal. "I
thought that
I
Dow Chemi-
wanted
to
be a high
school chemistry teacher, just like her,
but once
I
went
to college
and became
involved with undergraduate research at
Bloomsburg
10
University,
I
realized that
BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
Louisville
Women
for
re-
in sci-
then
can thank
Department of Chemistry
I
At Bloomsburg,
search focus
is
in
Bell's
primary
developed a quick and inexpensive assay
fied
all
over the world," she says.
and
identi-
two weak inhibitors of thrombin,
the main
enzyme involved
in
blood clot
work with many
talented,
formation. Both projects are important
women who are
successful
targets for pharmaceutical
scientists, engineers,
and
re-
blood clotting. She has
to test inhibitors of clotting
I
for
me get where am today."
women are conducting ground-breaking
Dow,
all
at the University of
ence are more and more prevalent and
intelligent
had an amazing chemistry teacher
high school
women
helping
our mothers and grandmothers are
"At
makes a difference
will
most other corpora-
tions.
research
Early mentorship
in
of the
I
and gained
leaders.
businesswomen
Young women today should
know that they have
the ability to be or
do whatever excites them, and the most
important factors are their
dence, knowledge and
own
skills
confi-
not their
Mentorship
could help prevent heart attacks and
strokes.
"I
crave intellectual stimulation, and
so a career in chemistry suits
well," says Bell,
who
supporting other
gender."
is
an important ingredi-
ent in successfully pursuing a
STEM
companies
interested in anti-clotting agents that
is
me very
also dedicated to
women
in science. "I
honor the dedication my mentors
showed me by sharing my story with
try to
up-and-coming students and serving
a
mentor
as
and new faculty
for students
pany, Dallabrida focuses on instrument
development and
focus a lot of our time and resources
on training undergraduates, which
alike."
A career path with
For Katy Parise
last
'04, a
career in science
thing on her mind
when she
registered as an English/secondary edu-
cation major at BU.
and wanted
to
enjoyed writing
"I
be a high school English
teacher," she says.
But when she took the
required general education introductory
is
Her work helps researchers gain
researchers."
into
women are well suited
my work, an
for science careers. "For
interest in disease genetics
ogy
is
expected, but
it
organization, multi-tasking and the
expectation that you will either
succeed
—
day
she says.
life,"
skills
fail
Today, she
is
senior researcher at the
While science careers require
they also require some inherent
that
I
am
rewarding opportunities, something that
cannot be said for
Parise
all
careers," she says.
manages research projects that
focus on understanding the evolution,
ecology and epidemiology of a
number
ness, patience, fortitude
I
she says. "Plus,
I
am never without
to
do and
learn,"
enjoy the nurturing and
way
a deep
'93,
diligence,"
vice presi-
PHT Corp. "These attributes
especially acclimated to a
Boston-based
tical
"My
PHT
role at
of finally reconciling and unify-
ing those areas that
I
have found greatly
I
am
able to
clinical trials across therapeutic
and delineating
and safe therapies."
To make the most of a career
dent of clinical science and consulting
make women
something interesting
and
M. Dallabrida
career in science."
are endless here, and
a
traits
excellence, attention to detail, thorough-
infections.
new tech-
is
novel, effective
sense of commitment, a desire to pursue
services at
to learn
wrestled with com-
tribute to accelerating
be female
"Women come equipped with
anthrax, plague and hospital-acquired
"The opportunities
I
skill,
strengths.
says Susan
early on,
ence, Dallabrida advises
of disease-causing bacteria including
niques, analyze data and write papers
"From
areas on a global scale and directly con-
The female advantage
to
and busi-
peting interests in medicine, science and
impact
many consider
in science
exciting and intriguing.
Microbial Genetics and Genomics Labo-
"By choosing science as a career,
melds her interests
insight
and function, and
feel
business," she explains.
or
gained through every-
ratory at Northern Arizona University.
continually offered new, interesting and
how patients
ness.
and ecol-
also entails focus,
biology course for non-majors, she was
inspired to take a different career path.
and con-
validation,
ducts clinical studies on data collection.
important for the next generation of
Parise believes
rewarding opportunities
was the
organized environment. For example,
we
"Every experiment leads to more questions,"
she says, "and figuring out what to
pursue and what to put aside
is
key.
"Confidently leave your comfort zone
and move
in a direction of
needed," she says. "But
tant to be an
in the field.
example
Become
it's
your
lead."
change when
also impor-
for other
a great
light the path for those
PHT helps pharmaceu-
in sci-
women to focus.
who
women
mentor and
will follow
•
companies and research organiza-
tions collect data directly
from patients
In her leadership role with the
Amy Biemiller is a writer with the
Light-
Stream Group.
through mobile apps.
com-
FALL 2014
11
Value Added
only takes a quick glance up College Hill from Main Street to see
It
the close physical connection between Bloomsburg University and
the
Town
of Bloomsburg. In the shadow of Carver Hall, business
and government leaders see the
JIM
as
NEMETH PAUSES for a moment
he considers Bloomsburg University's
a half years
struck
university's benefit every day.
and one of the things that
me when I came
to this area
is
full-
that
As director of human resources for Auto-
we have this fabulous resource sitting just
down the street from us. We need to find
neum North America, which manufac-
ways
economic importance
to
its
surroundings.
tures car carpeting
and
easily ticks off how
BU positively impacts
floor systems,
he
the 700-plus employee plant in ways big
and
small.
It
He
boils
down, he
says, to collaboration.
points to the company's
new comput-
erized tracking system, being implement-
ed with help from students and interns
from BU's
logistics
program. Or the
required testing of materials, carried out
on campus and
plant, thanks to
dents.
Or the
at
Autoneum's Fifth Street
chemistry faculty and stu-
safety
and orientation videos
instructional technology students have
for
employee
training.
a little
gem, that
university,"
produced
"It's
Nemeth
says. "I've
been here seven and
to partner with
it
and take advantage
of it from a business perspective."
and part-time faculty and
university
is
staff,
the
Columbia County's biggest
employer, with a $110.5 million payroll
- much
of that spent locally on housing,
groceries and other services.
fiscal
BU
itself last
year spent $58.2 million on
facilities,
professional services and supplies, accord-
A force for economic stability
Nemeth and Autoneum are not alone
when it comes to talking about BU's vital
role in the well-being of businesses
residents in Bloomsburg,
ty
and
Columbia Coun-
and neighboring Montour County. Busi-
ness and community
leaders talk about
the direct benefit of having the university
in their midst, as well as
the intangibles:
ing to a recent economic impact study
conducted by the university.
"The university
Gaffney
to
keep talent from leaving the
area and to serve as a recruiting tool for
out-of-area workers.
Intangibles aside, the direct benefit of
BU
is
considerable. Boasting about 1,000
stability,"
says Fred
president of the Columbia
'96,
Montour Chamber of Commerce. "That
influence
is
apparent, especially during
turbulent times like
we experienced with
the recent recession."
Gaffney says
providing a cultural and educational envi-
ronment
really contributes to
the region's economic
BU's value
is
all
anyone has
to
do
to see
look at other rural towns
outside the university's sphere. "Look
at
some of the surrounding communi-
ties that
have an industrial heritage, as
Bloomsburg does, but
don't have the asset
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13
of a significant university presence. Those
munity Research and Consulting, which
communities have struggled
opened
their
employment
base,"
he
to diversify
says. "So the
in 2012.
The
center helps busi-
nesses with marketing initiatives and
university not only continues to be a
tackles projects such as a parking study
recruiting tool and asset for businesses,
for
it
helps the
sity
community from
a diver-
and cultural standpoint and allows
Bloomsburg to be more
stable than other
and are a source of internships and postgraduation jobs.
Assisting downtown entrepreneurs
downtown Bloomsburg and economic
impact studies of the Bloomsburg
Fair,
Josh Bumgardner, co-owner of the Fog
&
Flame Craft Coffee and Espresso Bar
in
Bloomsburg, says the university's pres-
the Covered Bridges Festival at Knoebels
Amusement
Resort, Danville's Spring
ence
—
and
its
Fling and the Pennsylvania State Sports-
communities."
ness possible.
men's Association Trap Shoot in Elysburg.
A critical resource for businesses
Gaffney says the value of university
students and staff to area businesses can-
not be overstated. Besides benefiting from
The
university and the state part-
in
downtown
Bloomsburg that provides tax
new firms. Within
credits
and
the zone
a continuous crop of talented student
grants for
who can then become valuable
employees, many businesses profit from
the university-sponsored Bloomsburg
interns
university service projects and other op-
Franklin Technology Partners.
portunities.
One example
14
is
BU's Center for
Com-
BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OK PENNSYLVANIA
is
Regional Technology Center in a for-
mer Elks lodge now owned by
the Ben
Many of
the businesses were started by graduates,
who
He and
— made his busi-
his business partner,
also benefited
from student
assistance with the businesses' website
nered to create the Greater Susquehanna
Keystone Innovative Zone
Aaron Rush,
students
receive guidance from professors
and
social
media presence.
"The students were able
to apply their
learning to a real-world scenario in helping our business at no cost to
Bumgardner,
Bloomsburg
who earned
an
us,"
says
MBA from
in 2009. "As a small business
owner, you don't have time to work on
marketing and other things because you
have so much going on, so the students
have been very helpful."
Adrienne Mael
nonprofit
'08,
manager
for the
Downtown Bloomsburg Inc.,
many businesses benefit from
student interns who are able to put
and enjoy the wealth of medical services
ing with the aid of specialized devices.
residents have, says Lissa Bryan-Smith,
The
chief administrative officer at Geisinger-
Audiology Hearing
Bloomsburg Hospital.
says
their
"If there
were no
works with the on-campus
Additionally,
university,
I
Clinic.
BU and Geisinger have
collaborated to expand the university's
can't
imagine that Bloomsburg Hospital would
classroom experience to good use.
hospital
undergraduate and graduate nursing
have been here for Geisinger Health Sys-
programs, with students receiving
of our Main Street businesses so they can
tem
experiences at the local hospital and at
help with marketing," says Mael. "A lot of
says.
the business owners are experts in their
factor for the
"We're working on getting interns to
field,
all
but are not familiar with social mar-
keting.
It's
a great
way
for the students to
meet the businesses' needs and
also get
professional experiences they can put
their resumes."
Safeguarding the
community's health
Without the
on
to
buy two years
"The university
university,
it's
is
a
Bryan-Smith
huge economic
community, adding to the
Geisinger's
main Danville campus, about
augment
care facility in the hospital to
area and enabling the hospital to remain
health services offered on campus.
viable."
clinical
20 minutes away. Geisinger put an urgent
population of the town and surrounding
"The university provides the perfect
BU has long had a close relationship
community
for a hospital
where we can
with both the hospital and Geisinger
do the kind of programs we want to
Health System. Students and faculty from
Bryan-Smith
the audiology and speech language pa-
midwife programs. Geisinger
thology program provide hearing tests for
connected to the sports medicine
newborns
Bloomsburg wouldn't have
ago,"
at
the hospital.
BU
faculty
and
nity
says.
and works
all
"We
do,"
are involved in
is
also very
commusummer long with the
likely
staff help
with issues ranging from
stut-
sports
camps run by the
university."
a hospital
tering and swallowing disorders to speak-
Bryan-Smith says many people
who
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"The university provides the
work
at the
Geisinger Medical Center in
Danville live in Bloomsburg.
"It's
a great
recruiting tool. Other rural areas don't
the arts festivals and the lectures that
in.
open
to the public.
go, people like
...just
sical
Even
if
they never
knowing they're
available
the fact that they could go to a
mu-
or hear an orchestra or see a ballet
group," she says. "A lot of people like to go
to sports
and Saturday
football
is
a very
big deal here in the community."
"I
break
it
up into three
is
-
you
have the more traditional benefits
officer at
of the Columbia-Montour Visitors Bureau.
visitors
drawn by the
university."
says Diehl
For Lance Diehl, president and
CEO of
First
Columbia Bank,
how
the university's presence translates
it's
not hard to see
and business investment.
business
is
either directly or indirectly
supported by the university 's presence.
"There's no question that the presence
new
"You have the sheer number of employees
of the university helps us attract
earning family-sustaining wages that are
businesses to the area, that's a given,"
BI.OOMSBl KG
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MVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital
associated with tourism dollars from
bank's commercial and residential loan
vid "Otto" Kurecian '82, executive director
16
Lissa Bryan-Smith, chief administrative
'88,
whose
wife, the
former
Aimee Soberick, graduated from Bl
1997.
"The
in
university presence also helps
7
us retain a lot of the
young people who
otherwise would not stay
First
Da-
hospital
impact they have on the region,
especially in housing. Lastly,
Diehl estimates that 25 percent of the
parts," says
community for a
where we can do the kind ofprograms we want to do"
the students
themselves and the economic
into residential
Bringing 'so much
more to the table'
perfect
jority of people in this region.
"Another part
have the programs the university brings
are
probably higher than the vast ma-
in
our
area."
Columbia exemplifies how the
university prepares employees for area
businesses. In addition to hiring three or
four student interns yearly, the bank employs 18
BU
grads or current students.
An
additional 24 have completed coursework
at the university
and family members of
"(The university) helps the community
54 employees have benefited from the
set the stage for better con-
university's educational opportunities.
struction practices. "Developers are building nice
A force for better housing
For Columbia County Commissioner
Chris Young, the university's impact can
now and everyone
keep
work being
done by contractors on student
Young says.
From
Fred Gaffney '96, president of the Columbia
Montour Chamber
uni-
from economic booms and
busts.
rentals,"
main part of Columbia County, we
is
steady. Kids are
is
working six
the university
to eight
weeks and going full-bore. So you can see
still
going to college and
is
continuing to employ
number of people. If BU grows,
draw more people. And because of
the same
it
tremendous economic value with the
Commerce
will
to understand the
importance of Bloomsburg University
stay
absolutely astounding.
everybody
of
economic impact study
"Because Bloomsburg University
electricians to painters to carpet
layers,
a
than other communities."
"You see a
versity also buffers the area
a
"It's
says.
Young believes the
"You go to Bloomsburg during the sumat all the
he
big difference."
be seen in bricks and mortar.
mer break and look
up,"
housing
else has to
from a diversity and cultural standpoint
and allows Bloomsburg to be more stable
to
Columbia County then you
understand
its
will
never
Young says.
much more to
importance,"
"The university brings so
the table and so
much
value to the area." •
Bloomsburg University, you have indushousing."
tries that
Young says, is that
and town worked together
Just as important,
the university
to strengthen building codes, helping to
raise the quality of student
housing and
Young,
want
who
to locate here."
is
familiar with the
economic impact study done by the
Jack Sherzer
is
a professional writer
and principal partner with Message
Prose, a communications and public
relations firm in Harrisburg.
university, says the findings just scratch
the surface. "I've said that
if
you need an
FALL 2014
17
Up to the Challenge
by
MARIE CONLEY'S ENTHUSIASM
and
WILLIE COLON
Conley
says. Yet following graduation,
energy are palpable even during a phone
dove into Pennsylvania
conversation. She's also an interviewer's
as a fundraising
dream: generous with her time and honest
This
with her answers.
roots in her years at Bloomsburg.
And when
this
1994
BU graduate makes
and
politics,
Conley
recalls
life
being asked to
had
coach Joe Paterno, including
football
his
widow, Sue, tapped her to run their
new
political consultant.
phase of her work
first
she
working
foundation. "The Children's Miracle
Network provided
its
a transition
fill
setting,"
a
Conley
says.
"That background
The Paternos needed some-
vacant post in student government that
was
— especially when that commitment is to
eventually led her to run as part of a
one with a very diverse
help prevent child sexual abuse.
Greek
a
commitment, she doesn't mess around
Conley
is
quick to credit her never-
say-never attitude to the people around
her. including
at
"I
will be
have surrounded myself
and 1
in 3 girls
in
offenders like Sandusky
groom the community and
a victim of child sexual
their victims,"
says.
education, awareness and
healing."
decisions about working for people
admire and respect and believe can
who I
make
team made
"And
a big impression,"
Pennsylvania State
BU
made a notable difsomewhat disparate
says.
They were
great
role models."
The Massachusetts-based Stop
a long
list
of accomplish-
ments and good memories of her
political
work, in 2009 Conley decided to make a
It
Now!
program, which works to prevent child
sexual abuse, was called in to adapt
training modules
While she has
System of Higher Education (PASSHE)
Board of Governors and former
Conley
my Tri-Sig sisters were an extraor-
dinary group of women.
a difference."
Trustee, Conley has
Conley
"And what was needed was
have consciously made
A member of the
report. "Out of
realized that 'nice guy'
7 boys
victimization before age 18.
with good people," Conley
says. "I
commissioned their own
President) Dr. Curtis English's
As many as 1
Bloomsburg who
influenced and inspired her.
I
scandal at Penn State, the Paternos
that report, Sue Paterno
have been surrounded or made
sure
BU
skill set."
After the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse
her senior year. "To be a
college student and treated as part of (in-
terim
critical.
her parents,
husband, 9-year-old son, and
everyone
slate in
from years
of politics to understanding the nonprofit
Conley has used her connections
and within
its
for higher education.
PASSHE
at
BU
to earn- this project
through from concept to implementation.
ference in each of her
change. She was hired as director of the
endeavors. She has gone from politics
Children's Miracle
to nonprofit administrator to the self-
Hershey Children's Hospital, which
proclaimed
funds to purchase life-saving equipment
passion that has helped us contextualize
and support
what we
"logistics
project within
queen" for a pilot
PASSHE to prevent child
sexual abuse in a career path she believes
more by accident than
has been shaped
services
never thought
I
I'd
go into
politics,"
MVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
Penn
"Marie's perspective
State
Deb Donovan
raises
Stop
programs,
and pediatric research
Three years
at the
It
is critical,"
says
Rice, executive director of
Now! "She brings the overview and
do.
It's
been invaluable
to
have
her on the ground. She understands the
System and the needs."
later,
another opportunity
make a difference presented itself
when the family of legendary Penn State
to
BLOOMSBURG
vital patient
at
hospital.
design.
*I
Network
"The numbers speak
Conley
1
in 7
says. "As
bovs
will
for themselves."
many as
1
in 3 girls
and
be a victim of child sexual
victimization before age
something you
18.
That
is
can't ignore."
She adds: "To know that
I
have the
through the work of Sue Paterno,
ability,
to help
make even
a small
dent
...
am
I
all-in."
"Could you please mention the Cushing's Disease?"
Conley asks during our
interview. "If one person sees this
and
doesn't have to go through three or four
years of being undiagnosed, that would
be
great."
As with so much
facing her newest
—
formidable
in
—
her
life,
Conley
is
and perhaps most
Stop It Now!
challenge head-on.
It's
In 2012, Conley was diagnosed with
a difficult topic often relegated to
whispered conversations — or worse,
Cushing's Disease, a rare endocrine
The
disorder.
diagnosis
came
enveloped
after
in silence.
But a new
pilot
years of seemingly unrelated symptoms,
tem
in
the Pennsylvania State Sys-
of Higher
Education
is
bringing child
including bronchitis, pneumonia, bone
hump on
brittleness, a
her back, and an
unexplained weight gain of 70 pounds
little
which was deemed medically
dozen
a
visits to
the emer-
gency room since October 2012.
"I
am
awareness of this horrible disease and
creating materials that will help educate
the family and friends of those afflicted
by
it,"
Conley
my chronic
Paternos
Willie
...
says.
"Now with
disease,
I
do what
Colon
is
in Philadelphia.
a son, with
my work with the
I
the third of four two-day training ses-
organized by Stop
It
PASSHE
Now!, one
of the
country's leading organizations that
offices but
everyday
more
"We
and
don't do sad stories," explains
Deb Donovan Rice, executive director
of Stop It Now! "One of our tenets is
to have people feel hopeful. We want
people to feel that no matter
an action,
ercises that help participants understand
how
they can prevent abuse, and the
creation of action plans that are specific
to
each campus. The trainings could
in their
lives."
educating adults. The trainings include
it
how
small
can make a difference."
At Bloomsburg, the McDowell
Insti-
tute for Teacher Excellence in Positive
Behavior Support
work around the
will
take the lead with
issue.
"We want
to be a
resource for everyone on campus," says
be a model for similar work at colleges
Elizabeth Mauch, dean of the College
across the nation.
of Education.
"We
based
back to their
works to prevent child sexual abuse by
can." •
a freelance writer
$234,000
program. "They take what they
assist coaches,
basic facts about child sexual abuse, ex-
dedicating myself to raising
through Sue
volunteer, the sports fields
condition called diabetes insipidus; had
her adrenal glands removed; and made
PASSHE
funding the
where they
sions for selected staff within
unsuccessful and created a permanent
is
importantly to the schools and churches
helping to lead the
in
She underwent a six-hour brain
learn
who
where they
is
This October, Bloomsburg will host
more than
Paterno,
pilot
helped bring the Stop
training to
and Bloomsburg
over a year.
surgery,
Now!
sexual victimization out of the margins,
way.
a
It
two
program
who
Conley '94,
facts
to
provide each person with the
and the
know what
tools that
empower them
to look for," says Marie
people
"We're creating a team of
who can
talk to
one another and
assist with the training of other people to
recognize what this
is."
•
An Inspiration
J
"Determined"
graduate Abigail
her
fair
mind when describing recent
Morrison who, when confronted with more than
a
is
word
to
that
comes
to
share of challenges, has taken each one in stride.
FROM DAY ONE, Abigail Morrison wasn't
supposed
JAIME NORTH
by
make
it.
Minutes
after birth
tional event covering the
gamut of somber
reflection to joyous celebration.
Then
she was rushed to Geisinger Medical Cen-
spring, Morrison left her wheelchair to ac-
ter in Danville via LifeFlight helicopter. In
cept her diploma and
24
years, her complications
palsy haven't changed
from cerebral
much.
Morrison,
is
a fighter.
driven to succeed.
She
is
And
persistent.
this
She
is
Berwick native
and 2014 Bloomsburg University graduate
is
is
who was
right before
traditionally an
emo-
I
ation,
and
happen
it
epic.
a lifelong dream," says
told
by doctors
"I
at
didn't
my high
in
to
I
was
com-
from the surgery. To have
five years
2006
had surgery
school gradu-
happen due
and 26 surgeries
Morrison's contagious spirit wasn't
limited to the
this
later is
accessible
entrances to buildings was the
accomplishment
that
is
helping to
accessibility
sity
20
BLOO.MSBLRC
LM\ ERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
new committee
improve campus
of a
and the
experience for
The
first
all
overall univer-
students.
Disability Advisory
Committee,
five years
stage in
she was
among
the friendliest, most visible students on
campus; rarely could she go from building
to building or cross the
Academic Quad
without an impromptu greeting or quick
chat.
Amid
it all
she not only overcame
the typical challenges college students
face with the transition from high school
—
and the additional challenges faced
DISABILITY ADVISORY
BETTER SIGNS marking
commencement
May. For the past
graduated high school.
supposed to walk
plications
an inspiration.
Graduation
me was
it
she would never walk again.
Neither has Morrison.
She
"That for
made
absolutely just a blessing and a dream."
this
as a
COMMITTEE
made up
of students, faculty and
and sponsored by the Office
Accommodative Services for Stustaff
dents with Disabilities,
in several initiatives.
is
of
involved
These include
revamping the university's Americans with Disabilities Act policy and
commuter who changed majors —she
per-
severed with moderate cerebral palsy.
Cerebral palsy
a group of disorders
is
and nervous system
that can impair brain
functions, such as
movement,
hearing, seeing and thinking.
learning,
With mod-
erate cerebral palsy, Morrison requires
braces to walk, medications and adaptive
technology to accomplish daily
activities.
While overcoming navigational challenges with her wheelchair, Morrison
faced other hurdles during her years on
campus, including changes
painful tremors
in
medication,
and several surgeries.
"Society often puts a label on those of
us with disabilities," Morrison says, "as in
we
can't
do.
We do. We just do it in a different way.
do things the way other people
Every complication
I
faced.
And
I
could possibly face,
I
won-
did so surrounded by a
derful faculty, a wonderful support system
and a wonderful network of friends."
Morrison earned a bachelor's degree
communication
in
studies, graduating in the
top 10 percent of her class in the College
of Liberal Arts. She finished with a 3.59
grade point average and
a master's degree in
is
now pursuing
communication
arts
with an emphasis in health communications at
Marywood
"When I came
the person
am today,"
I
came out of my
I
got
more
home.
I
University.
to Bloomsburg,
shell
and found
confident.
felt
cared
felt like
I
I
Morrison
for. 1 felt
became
says. "I
my
I
niche.
was
at
appreciated.
"People here are different in a very
special way.
We appreciate the gifts we all
possess. We're a
there
...
community. That right
I'm going to miss the most." •
Jaime North
editor at
is
marketing specialist/web
Bloomsburg
University.
designing a more detailed and userfriendly
A
accessibility
map.
quarterly newsletter will keep
the
of
campus
campus community informed
upcoming events, programs and
proposals.
The committee
on Oct. 15 by Iraq War veteran
Bryan Anderson. A Purple Heart
recipient and one of the few triple
talk
amputees to survive his injuries in
Iraq, Anderson has been featured
in
is
sponsoring a
USA
Today, Esquire, Los Ange-
les Times,
New
York Times and his
hometown newspaper, Chicago
Sun-Times.
a regional
In
2012, Anderson won
Emmy Award
for his
PBS
show, Reporting for Service with
Bryan Anderson. He also wrote a
No Turning Back: One Man's
book,
Inspiring True Story of Courage,
Determination,
and Hope. •
For 175 years, students have come to Bloomsburg
their lives.
with big dreams.
helped make those dreams a
From
its
roots as a literary institute
founded to educate
the sons and daughters of farmers and factory workers
to
it
role
today
as
one of the premier public
in Northeastern Pennsylvania,
universities
Bloomsburg University
has given students opportunities that have changed
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Bloomsburg
UNIVERSITY
FOUNDATION,
Inc.
Alumni,
You can continue
a contribution to
faculty, staff
and friends have
reality.
make dreams come true through
the Henry Carver Fund, which
to
provides immediate funding for immediate needs, such
as student scholarships,
support for internships, student
research and conferences.
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Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
husky notes
The Breakfast Club
A SIMPLE INVITATION to join an informal "breakfast
club" sparked Michael Gillespie's love of academia
deep respect for
faculty.
Today, the alumnus
who
and
has been
recognized for contributions to his profession and his alma
mater
is
honoring the kindness and camaraderie by estab-
lishing BU's first faculty fellowship with his wife, Bree.
Gillespie, Class of 1995, sat alone for early breakfasts
in Scranton
Commons before his
8 a.m. classes.
That
is
he was welcomed as the only student in a group
that included Aaron Polonsky, library acquisitions; James
Sperry, history; Gary Clark, art; Tom Lyons, financial aid;
until
Ron
Puhl, coach; and Steve Kozloff, husband of former
president Jessica Kozloff.
"We
discussed everything from the critically significant
to the trivial," Gillespie says. "I learned a great deal
how to be open-minded
in
about
thinking through an issue and
searching for truth. This group
and formed the foundation for
made me love academia
my respect of the work our
faculty do."
With the "breakfast
club" starting his day, Gillespie
served as president of the
sociation
society in business,
Rugby
ence
Community Government As-
and was involved
in the Delta
Mu Delta honor
Husky Ambassadors and the Men's
Football Club.
He
graduated with a Bachelor of Sci-
in business administration/accounting.
Now chief accounting officer for Hersha Hospitality,
been recognized by the Central Penn BusiCFO of the Year in the growth specialist
category and received its Forty Under 40 award. He serves
on the boards of the United Way of the Capital Region
and the Foundation for Enhancing Communities, and was
honored for his continuing service to BU with the Alumni
Gillespie has
ness Journal as
Association's 2014 William T. Derricott '66 Volunteer of
the Year Award.
A member of the BU
of Directors, he delivered May's
for graduates
Foundation Board
commencement address
from the College of Business and College of
Education.
The Michael and Bree
Gillespie Distinguished Faculty
Fellowship will be awarded for the
providing seed
ration
sional
first
time this
fall,
money to support faculty/student collabo-
on innovative projects, faculty research and profesdevelopment opportunities. As they support today's
faculty the Gillespies
Benjamin and Abigail
the "breakfast club"
— Mike, Bree and their children,
— see the fellowship as a tribute to
members who included and
business major two decades ago. •
inspired a
issue featured original
young American
'60s
Joanne Jackson Bauer
works by 10
poets.
The new
essay, available free of charge as
'69
is
cational adviser to state Rep.
an
McNeill (133rd
edu-
and
Dan
Harbeson, Del.
into the
'62
was inducted
poets'
Luzerne County John
works
in
Glenn Lang 74 was honored with a
context with later
SHI
70s
careers and includes original letters
Louis Popple Sports Hall of Fame.
and typescripts.
W illiams was a three-sport athlete
at
Stephen Peters '68 was inducted
1952 to 1955: football, basketball
into the
and track and field. He taught and
was assistant basketball coach at
Scranton Central High School from
the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of
1962 to 1966. Williams
terman
of
EDI Resources and
is
Fame.
West Shore Chapter of
As
in wrestling.
a
expanded
visited with
first
time
in
43
Hersheypark Stadium.
at
Easton Area
High School, served
as
head coach
is
an athletic director
The
in
Maryland.
of 1963. with original documents
Township High School, where he
was an assistant wrestling coach,
and Susquenita High School, where
recovered by Gerald Strauss, a
he became the head wrestling
Dennis Derr 74 retired from
distinguished professor of history
coach. Peters retired from educa-
time ministry at the 1,300-member
his essay, Afterword to the Olympian
Indiana State University. The
tion in 1979
Olympian was Bloomsburg's student
literary
and founded Steve
First
Alzheimer's Association Delaware
18-county territory.
Day has more than
and
the Desire to Study Abroad in a
Liberal Arts College in Northeastern
Organization of Social Sciences and
Behavioral Research in Biloxi, Miss.
News
NBC
with Brian Williams
feature story showcasing sup-
port services to caregivers. After
Hurricane Katrina, Day provided
17 years'
dementia
hurricane relief to people with
dementia and their loved ones
Mississippi.
sional educator in
Day and
with helping her improve the
her 22-member staff coordinate
She co-hosts a monthly Internet
radio program on dementia caregiving, appears on TV and radio
and
programs and,
today.
in Philadelphia,
deliver education, support,
has exemplified lifelong
commitment
to bettering the
member of the BU Foundation Board
of Directors,
his tenure at
for corporate
Susquehanna Bancshares,
accounting and reporting, bank
investments and investor relations.
from left, are: Erik Evans,
Advancement; Mike Gillespie '95, the
the category of Growth Specialist and
In the photo at the award presentation,
vice president for University
CFO of the Year in
2012 recipient of the Forty under Forty award; Rich Hogetogler '96,
principle with Stambaugh Ness, a main event sponsor; and Hostetter
76.
BLOOMSIil RG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
care.
in 2012, assisted
in
She credits lessons
been on
accounting and reporting, corporate finance, corporate treasury and
24
He
experience as a family and profes-
an auditor for PricewaterhouseCoopers before pursuing
Journal's 2011
Marywood University, presented
An Analysis of Gender
Pennsylvania, at the International
and professional caregiv-
to senior vice president of the
Central Pennsylvania region and growing his or her company.
BU
full-
throughout the chapter's
Susquehanna Bancshares, was honored with a lifetime achievement
award during the Central Penn Business Journal's Financial Executive of
the Year ceremony at York College. The award is given to a financial
During
Miller 75, a
Nightly
DREW HOSTETTER 76, retired executive vice president and CFO of
he was responsible
Bederman
with the production of an
Hostetter honored
a career in banking.
Patricia
professor in Keystone's School of
to people with dementia, their
families
Based
as
Fordham
University.
advocacy and care management
ers,
the staff since 2001.
Hostetter, a
counseling from the
Natural Sciences and Mathematics
United Methodist Church
CLAIRE DAY '93 was promoted
stituent services, she has
worked
in
University of Scranton and a doc-
at
Methodist minister for 38 years.
Valley Chapter. Previously the
who
were teammates on the
of Hollidaysburg. Derr has been a
chapter's vice president of con-
degree
of
a paper.
magazine and the 1963
executive
trio
Huskies' 1971 football team.
Peters Masonry.
Alumna promoted to senior VP
maximum award
torate in education from
head coach
of the Pennsylvania squad. Klock
Manheim
Dr.
$2,000. Lang received a master's
Shiffert,
at
name. The
Lang Innovative EducaOpportunity Fund Program
B.
Grant has a
Classic at
let-
burg freshman, he won the Navy
resides in
Shikellamy High School,
at
Glenn
Education Opportunity
in his
and Steve Shiffert 73
years after the 2014 Big 33 Football
Blooms-
Plebe Tournament. Peters taught
'65
Fund grant
Jack Bucchioni 72. Ken Klock 72
each other for the
A graduate of Newport High
School, Peters was a four-year
president
Scottsdale, Ariz.
Harold Ackerman
New Jersey
tional
West Pittston High School from
moving to
District).
e-book through iTunes, reviews the
Gordon Williams
his wife, Diane, are
learned during that experience
quality of life to those she serves
She co-wrote the paper with Karen
Tennis Centre and oversees tennis
Brown has more than 30 years of
Yarrish, Keystone administrator.
for the City of Orlando, Fla.
experience
She received a Master of Science
in
tions
Sam Bidleman 76
mathematics education and a
human
in
health care opera-
'80s
and management.
has been induct-
Richard Donahue '80 was
develop-
ed into Bloomsburg High School's
Robert Grander 78 retired
ment instructional leadership from
Marywood University.
Academic Hall of Fame. Bidleman
taught 33 years at Bloomsburg
36 years of service
Donald Manley 75
vice presi-
duction of three publications and
experience, he served 14 years as
art,
at Millers
coaching the
superintendent for various school
marketing, economics and driver
doctoral degree in
High, advising students
is
dent of underwriting
Mutual
in
Harrisburg.
girl's
in
in
after
Pennsylva-
nia public schools. In addition to
his classroom
the pro-
tennis team.
He was
districts.
He
and building-level
received the Lincoln
previously a master underwriter at
David Furman 76 retired from
Investment Planning Service
Westfield Insurance.
Wells Fargo and Co. as executive
Award
vice president,
human
athletes of District
resources.
Thomas Sweitzer 75 was named
the Large Tennis Club
for his dedication to
young
IV and the
Award from the
Lycoming County United Way.
with the Outstanding
Professional Tennis Association
Partner Award from the Suzanne
Stuart Marvin
(USPTA). In addition, he was
Wray Council Rock Education
2014 Pennsylvania State Ath-
inducted into the USPTA/Middle
Foundation recognizing individuals
letic
who have
Coach of the
States Hall of
Fame. After a 36-
Penn Tennis Service
Sweitzer
in
now manages
contributed to the health
and well-being of the region.
year career operating the Central
Hershey,
the Orlando
Gilbert
Brown 78
is
comprehensive business,
education.
Maria Cvach
CEO of
78 was named
'81
earned a Doctor of
kins University School of Nursing.
Cvach
is
the
Conference Men's Swimming
an assistant director of
Johns Hopkins Hospital
where she has worked since 1981.
nursing
Community
of the Year by the United States
for teacher of the year
Denmark-Olar High School,
Denmark, S.C. He is licensed in
at
Nursing Practice from Johns Hop-
Valiant Volunteer
Richard Rogers 77 was honored
Manager
nominated
at
Cynthia Leskosky Layton
'81
ond year in a row that the former
BU All American and Hall of Fame
PEARL Award from
the Hazleton YWCA. Layton is an
office manager at A Woman's Place,
member
Gynecologists Associates.
Year. It
was the
sec-
received the award.
received the
Hospice of Central Pennsylvania.
Fitness Center
named for Messner
THE FITNESS CENTER at Carson Long Military Academy, New
Bloomfield, was
fitness advocate,
named in honor of career educator and
Steven
P.
physical
Messner '68/70M.
Messner, a trustee for the academy, served as the school's interim
CEO for most of the 2012-2013 school year. He helped
GED program at Pine Street Presbyterian Church,
president and
implement a
member of Rotary, brought America's Promise
and Gen. Colin Powell to Harrisburg, coordinated health and vision
Harrisburg, and, as a
screenings for thousands of inner-city Harrisburg children, and im-
plemented or improved numerous
district
governor status
In the photo, Messner,
trustees,
from
left,
literacy programs.
He
achieved
in the Rotary.
left, is
presented with a plaque by fellow
Michael Becker, Dominic D'Agostino and
L William Goldfarb
Le selected as teaching fellow
THUY LE '83 IS ONE of the first
50 Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
Teaching Fellows. The competitive
program prepares
recruits
with strong backgrounds in
science, technology, engineering
and math
teach in
- the STEM fields - to
New Jersey's high-need
public secondary schools.
to
master's degree
program that
With more than
15 years'
includes a year-long classroom
experience as a researcher/senior
experience. In return, fellows
scientist
commit to teach
for three years
ceutical firms,
Le
New Jersey's urban and rural
college faculty
member and vol-
in
schools where strong
STEM
teachers are most needed. Le and
11
other fellows will attend the
College of New Jersey, one of five
Each fellow receives $30,000
institutions preparing teachers in
complete a specially designed
this
program.
with national pharmais
an adjunct
unteer science educator.
A former
patent examiner, she earned a
chemfrom the University of South
Florida and a doctorate in organic
chemistry from the University of
master's degree in organic
istry
Maryland.
FALL 2014
25
.Monica Reilly '81M received a
John
doctorate in adult education from
thon Capital Advisors as a merger
the School of Education at Regent
and acquisition
University, Virginia Beach, Ya.
former partner of Unlimited Screen
She
Printing. Nester
is
a gifted-program resource
R.
Nester '84 joined Mara-
teacher in her 32nd year of teach-
American
ing in Virginia Beach City Public
courses.
advisor.
He
Packer Hospital
Owens Cook '95M.
Ellen
completed several
a regis-
tered nurse supervisor, was elected
by her peers
Banking
Institute of
in
the Central Dau-
phin School District and an adjunct
a
is
(ESL) teacher
in Sayre.
Month
of the
Employee
as the April
at the
instructor for the
and leadership
at
ESL
specialist
program
certificate
Penn State University.
YVatsontown
Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
Schools.
John Fletcher
Alfred D. Beck
'82,
CPA,
member of the board
is
'85
is
Lynda Schlegel Culver
president of
Lehigh Valley Hospital-Hazleton.
a
of directors of
He
'95 joined
the board of trustees of Sunbury
has more than 20 years of expe-
Community
Hospital. Culver
is
in
Laurie
Namey '00 was
selected for
Honat Bancorp and the Honesdale
rience in health care, primarily in
her second term as a state repre-
the .Association for Supervision and
National Bank. Beck obtained his
operations and finances, including
sentative, representing the 108th
Curriculum Development (ASCD)
Masters of Business Administration
previous positions with
District.
2014 Class of Emerging Lead-
from Wilkes University.
nity Health Systems
Commu-
and Berwick
ers.
James Ross
Hospital Center.
Thomas Speakman '82
is
Kevin Witman
gan University. Speakman holds
Ambulance's human resources
Doctor of Education from
manager.
He
'86
is
Lackawanna
in
Lake Tahoe.
human
of enrollment services
construction, manufacturing and
range.
health care.
Amy
Ship-
pensburg University and director
management
at
resources, primarily as a
in retail,
Calif.
The
Sierra
forts of 85 grassroots
years of experience in
of enrollment
executive direc-
Nevada Alliance coordinates the efenvironmen-
has more than 25
Widener University and a Master
of Education from Colorado State
University. He previously was dean
at
is
tor of the Sierra Nev ada .Alliance
director
of admissions at Central Michi-
a
'97
tal
of wild Sierra Nevada mountain
Penn
He and
his wife, the
Kitzmiller
'97,
former
relocated to
Susan Mitchell Helwig '82 is a
member of the Harvard University
Graduate School of Education
laboratory supervisor at
PPL
Ryan Kuehner '01 is an associate
professor and program coordinator
of the graduate school at Lancaster
Bible College's Counseling Depart-
He graduated
neuropsychology specialization
promoted
from Fielding Graduate University.
at
to director of
marketing
AsuroIT. Sunbury, where she has
for 17 years as a part-time
Charles Peterson '01M received
office
president of University Advance-
Desiree M. Anderson '99
ment
dent of the Northeastern Chapter
(PASBO) during
of the Pennsylvania Institute of
conference.
Hershey-based Miller
Karen Miccio Ertwine
Institute, a
was featured
in the
spring 2014
'90
is
degree
in
curriculum planning and
development from the University
at Albany and a certificate of advanced study
istration
in
of school business
F.
Wojciechowsky '90
tions with Jones
is
Kohanski
&
Knute
is
Nathan Stephens
rector of planning and codes. Kin-
for the
ney received
District.
his master's
Brayford '99M
T.
is
the
supervisor of special education
Easton's di-
degree
North Schuylkill School
'99
received her Doctor of Education
degree from Penn State University.
'94 ac-
She
is
an English Second Language
dedication to the chapter which,
CIAL Management Association
(HFMA) honored Stephanie Mc-
under her leadership, reached
HFMA
National Institute in Las Vegas.
Hollick. outgoing president of
HFMA Central Pennsylvania
Chapter, was recognized for her
BLOOVISBURC UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
He
received his
law-
degree from Temple University.
He
previously served as a consultant
Sunshine Act compliance for
new heights
contractor for
MAXIMUS
for education
programming and membership
growth and retention.
Resources. Stephens and his wife.
Janelle.
have two children.
also
been recognized by
tified
Public Accountants in their
40 Under 40 Class and YWCA
of Northcentral Pennsylvania
in their
2012 Class of Women of
Excellence.
A certified public ac-
countant, Hollick has
Hollick. ParenteBeard senior
manager,
is
Federal
Services and Executive Health
the Pennsylvania Institute of Cer-
THE HEALTHCARE FINAN-
the
ern Health.
She has
Association honors Hollick
at
officer at Southeast-
for
Dara Pachence Schmick
Ohio State University.
Cauley Hollick '03
'01 is chief
compliance
GlaxoSmithKline and Medicare
and regional planning from
Kathy Jo Paisley Minnick
management.
Co. in
Sugarloaf.
cepted a nursing position at Robert
26
presented
ership and innovation in the field
educational admin-
the
is
member who
businesses and nonprofit organiza-
in city
from Oswego University.
annually to a P.ASBO
exemplifies professionalism, lead-
George Kinney '91
master's
59th annual
reviews and compilations for small
Police.
is
its
The award
derson, a CPA. specializes in taxes,
Richard
Central School District in Adams.
Denny received her
An-
ciation of School Business Officials
Sunbury.
superintendent of South Jefferson
N. Y.
presi-
sistant director of Triangle Tech,
chief of the Pottsville Bureau of
Mary Beth Murphy Denny '84
is
Certified Public Accountants.
as-
is-
sue of ADVANCE news magazine.
the Gary E. Reeser Memorial
manager.
Award from the Pennsylvania .Asso-
for College Misericordia.
leadership development practice,
with a doctor-
Jennifer Sprout Birdsall '97 was
worked
Generation.
president of the
the
(Md.) Public Schools.
Management Class of 2014. Helwig is vice
'83.
is
proficiency at Harford County
Institute for Educational
Jane Miller
Namey
supervisor of equity and cultural
ate in clinical psychology with a
PEARL Award from the Hazleton
YVVCA. Herbener is a chemical
community
a global
teaching and leading.
ment.
California.
Amy Herbener '89 received the
State Lehigh Valley.
is
groups to protect and conserve
more than 30.000 square miles
manager
wholesale distribution,
.ASCD
dedicated to excellence in learning,
a key contributor in
the firm's health care practice.
more than
10 years of public accounting
experience.
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
husky
Wagner Legarda
Katherine Lilley '02 joined Tioga
credited Investment Fiduciary
Alison
Bank as a community office
manager and business development officer. She is responsible for
business development in the area
encompassing Waverly, N.Y., and
designation from the Center for
promoted
Fiduciary Studies.
U.S. Air Force.
director of Central Pennsylvania
Sayre and Athens,
Workforce Development.
State
Pa., as
resource
Erica R. Mulberger '05
well as
Bank
executive
A native
of Lycoming County, Mulberger
management of the Waverly Tioga
State
is
'05
David R. Watson
was
She
is
sion (Air Assault), was
serving as
management
flight
com-
to captain.
Michelle Kent '03
is
a columnist
Liza Pepper '05 was inducted into
'06M is director of
operations of Aqua Pennsylvania.
the Pottsville Area High School
He
Brigade
Sports Hall of Fame. She lettered
neer
in
per continued her Softball career
advisor at Valley National Financial
Midwest Regional Office
playing four years for the Huskies
Advisors in Bethlehem.
and helping them
as
J.
Ryan Luckman
'03
is
head coach
at
where he teaches
Mila Pilz '05
Brad Warhurst
is
«m
Ml
executive director
and intercultural communication
an emotional support teacher at
instruction from
Halifax Area High School and
was head coach of Halifax's state
came
Planning, was awarded the Ac-
man, Jordan.
two years
School of Life
in
Mark Steckel
Am-
principal
School. Shade previously served as
elementary curriculum and
at
is
Schools' 2014 Teacher
in
to the center after
TOM
Jared Shade
is
of the Year. Barletta
from the University of Denver. She
working
with
Samantha.
of Upper Dauphin Area Middle
finishing her master's degree
adviser with Lincoln Investment
Kari Bestrycki
^^^^
lives in Clarksville, Tenn.,
his wife,
Baltimore City Public
is
al
'03, financial
Aj»
degree in
and internation-
1st
a
10s
xngf^^.j- °f Barclay Elementary/Middle School
ts
conflict resolution
science.
financial
Elizabeth Boyer Barletta '07
Pilz received a master's
York Catholic High School,
is
to three national
of the Lancaster Mediation Center.
of the boys' varsity basketball team
Goldfeder '06
tournaments.
Midwest Region.
is
Medal, the Combat Action Badge
He
Eastern Alliance Insurance Group's
Lengner previously served
Combat Team. He
and the Air Watson Assault Badge.
Pennsylvania.
F.
Battalion,
Medals, the Afghan Campaign
four years in basketball and was
Joseph
2nd
and has earned the Bronze Star
Medal, two Army Achievement
a licensed professional engi-
is
a four-year starter in Softball. Pep-
EAIG's marketing manager for the
commu-
veteran of two tours in Afghanistan
all
Ind.
promoted
the
the military for 10 years.
to regional business executive for
Carmel,
is
327th Infantry Regiment, and
Chad Lengner '03 was promoted
in
Watson
nications officer for
Patrick Burke
for Northwestern Press in Allentown.
member of
mander with the 436th Medical
Support Squadron, Dover (Del.) Air
Force Base. Wagner has served in
resides in Selinsgrove.
office.
'09, a
the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Divi-
to first lieutenant in the
Grand Canyon
champion archery teams.
University.
Barbara Bogart Winders
Dr.
Fred
Maue
Todd Walker
Board members begin terms
FIVE GRADUATES ELECTED during Alumni
Weekend began two-year terms on the BU Alumni
CEO of Bogart Advisors,
Association Board of Directors on July
and IT consulting firm. She resides with her fam-
1:
•
Barbara Bogart Willders
'83 is
president and
a strategic
management
ily in Lititz.
•
Kari Bestrycki '09
for
is
a marketing specialist
an international synchronized clock system
manufacturer. She resides in Philadelphia.
•
Mark
Steckel '93
is
deputy director of complex
•
Dr.
•
He and
Todd Walker
of Roll to Reel.
Insurance Corp.'s division of resolutions and
ingboro, N.J.
Maryland with his
wife, Diane.
He
lives in
is
a psychiatrist with mental
Camp
his wife, Leta Jo, live in Sunbury.
financial institutions with the Federal Deposit
receiverships, Washington, D.C.
Chuck Murphy
'98,
'98.
Directors
'97
He
is
an entrepreneur and
CEO
resides with his family in Will-
Board members completing terms
are Scott Bird '96, Heather Goshert '06,
June 2014
Lonka
and Jennifer
to three con-
1,
the following alumni are serv-
ing on the Alumni Board Executive Committee:
Joseph Hilgar 75, president; Joe Yasinskas
'06,
Ted Hodgins
and
vice president;
Elizabeth
Kramer
and Mary Frew
'89,
treasurer;
Shawn Booker '03
members at large,
'84, secretary.
Bracili '90 are
and Kerri Donald Sears
in
'83/'86
may serve up
secutive two-year terms.
Effective July
Fred Maue 76
health centers in Sunbury, Danville and
Hill.
Lombardi
Adams
'92
is
past president.
Nominations for board members are
cepted at www.bloomualumni.com.
FALL 2014
ac-
27
Matthew Stroup '10M joined
First Citizens
Erin Wirt
Investment Services
as a financial consultant in the
Wellsboro
office.
He and
in its
Bowen Agency
Lewisburg office.
Collin Harley
'12
David Scatton
received the Golf
Casey Dwyer Herseim
Comrey '11 passed the
Charlotte (NX.) School of Law-
w as
was promoted to
quality control lab supervisor of the
Program Award from the College of
Penn State
co-extrusion department of AEP
University. Harley has accepted
featured in The Hazleton Area Busi-
a job at
ness Citizen magazine's education
Newtown
issue.
earning a juris doctorate from
'11
'13
Course Turfgrass Management
Agricultural Sciences at
North Carolina Bar examination
after
joined
his wife.
Caitrin. reside in Wellsboro.
Jennifer
'11
Realtors of Selinsgrove as an agent
Aronimink Golf Club
Industries in Mountain Top. which
makes polyethylene sheeting for
over 1.500 products.
in
Square.
She and Jennifer Dessoye
13M has
established Bright Beginnings
Sara Yoder Comstock
Early Learning Academy, a private
joined the family medicine team
kindergarten and preschool
at
in
Conyngham.
Susquehanna Health Family
Medicine
at Montoursville.
Stewart is 'Hero'
GARY STEWART JR 11 was recognized as a
Kearney Hero by Kearney & Co., .Alexandria,
Va.,
where he works
The award
is
as a senior accountant.
given to an employee
goes beyond the
larly
call
who
regu-
of duty by taking
and demonstrating commitment
the company's mission and objectives.
initiative
to
Stewart has nearly three years professional
experience in financial statement auditing,
management and analysis, Financial
Improvement Audit Readiness, and business
process improvement in the federal governfinancial
ment. He has demonstrated leadership while
working on U.S. Department of Defense programs, such as the Department of the Army
Financial
Improvement
Plan.
Maresh named Ex-Im VP
ANNETTE MARESH 75 was promoted
to vice president for trade finance at the
Maresh joined Ex-Im Bank's asset management division in 2003 and was instru-
Export-Import Bank of the United States
mental
(Ex-Im Bank), where she oversees a
the Western Hemisphere and Africa. In
staff
of 50 and an annual transaction portfolio
The trade finance
more than a dozen
in restructuring loans
throughout
2006, she was selected to lead the Americas
of more than S5 billion.
team
division administers
2010, she directed the division's specialty
insurance and loan guarantee products.
risk team,
Superintendents talk
about leadership
STUDENTS IN A GRADUATE CLASS on education leadership taught
by Thomas Starmack,
and
associate professor of educational studies
sec-
ondary education, heard a first-person perspective
on leadership dynamics within the public school
system from two alumni
who
are top administra-
tors of their school districts.
Alan Lonoconus 79, superintendent of the
Great Valley School District, and Larry Mussoline 79, superintendent of the
Downingtown
Area School District, discussed their professional
tracks and offered advice on how to land a job in
education and advance through the ranks. They
also talked about the
changing dynamic of the
classroom, which includes socioeconomic issues
and increased curriculum needs.
28
BLOOMSBL RC LM\ ERSITV OF PENNSYLVANIA
in the trade finance division. Since
which concerns
initiatives for
exporting medical equipment, transportation security products,
and agricultural
aircraft.
Maresh
is
a former president of the
.As-
Bank Women. Before
joining Ex-Im Bank, she was a structured
sociation of Chicago
trade finance executive in the Chicago offices
of two investment banks.
Boell
DR.
promoted to medical director
KEITH BOELL
moted
'96,
Tioga and Union counties.
was pro-
to northcentral regional
Boell,
who
doctorate from the Philadelphia
College of Osteopathic Medicine
has more than
jjjjjHj
medical director at Geisinger
Health Plan (GHP). In his
new
10 years of experience in the
and completed
his residency in
Geisinger Health System, previ-
internal medicine
position, Boell leads the medi-
ously was the director of hospital
at
management of health plan
members in Clinton, Columbia,
medicine
degree
Center and medical director
cal
at
Lycoming, Montour, Northumber-
the medical
land, Schuvlkill, Snvder, Sullivan,
ment
at
Geisinger Medical
is
and pediatrics
pursuing a master's
in quality
and safety
management from the
in
management departGHP. He received his
up
the line
GMC. He
Jefferson
School of Population Health.
reunions, networking and special events
BLOOM
50
YEARS OF MEMORIES: Attending the
Class of 1964 reunion in late spring were, from
left,
IN BELIZE: Rick Kraske 74, Lou
Centrella '68 and
seated:
Donna Krothe Goobic, Carol Place Fegley, Gloria Rumbel Yurklewicz, Marilyn McKaig Atherholt, Elaine
Kennedy Simpson, George Weigand, Betsy Dillich Grabill and Betsy Whitenight Strunk; second row:
Bari Poorman, Joel Melitski, William Kraftchak, Nancy Rodgers Miller, Nancy Johnson Sanders, Michael
Rush, Jill Smith-Rochfort, Edna Sherman Santo and Michael Santo; and third row: Howard "Larry"
Martz, John J. Owens, William Kraftchak, Lee Fredericks, Ronald Harvey, Donna Kay Shaffer Weigand,
John Cherup, Patrick McFeeley, Edward A'Zary, David Dinsmore, Ernest Shuba and Floyd Walters.
into each other
Ed Buck
'66,
in Belize. Centrella says, "In as
BSC
should capture the
moment
works
were among a group of alumni who took a tour
annual picnic hosted by the
down
tion's Capital
are,
from
left,
Rachel Tobey, Joe Tobey
Daniel Tobey and Angie Gilby Tobey
'98.
'97,
the Susquehanna River on the Hiawatha
Paddlewheel Riverboat. The tour was organized
and hosted by the Carver Hall Chapter of the
I
BU
thought we
in a photo."
TALKING BASKETBALL: Alumni
head basketball coach John Sanow,
'58,
as three
Buck and
years.
wife,
Blackburn '60 and his
much
bumped
island
Centrella were housemates in Bloomsburg for
FAN FAMILY: Joining alumni at an IronPigs
game hosted by the Lehigh Valley Alumni Net-
Saundra McBride Myers Blackburn
left,
little
graduates had probably never before been
on Caulker Caye simultaneously,
two
RIVER CRUISE: Edward
from
on Caulker Caye, a
talked with
right, at the
BU Alumni Associa-
Area Network. Shown from left are
Kevin Leibold '98 and Mark Roda '04 with his
daughter, Claire. 20 months.
Alumni Association.
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VITAL STATISTICS
Marriages
Shawn Knotts
Audra King
'91
'95
Obituaries
and
and Tasha Schroeder,
April 26,
Donald Bognatz '98 and Nancy Amaral,
Florence Byerly Hoover '33
2013
Krista Maust, Nov. 27,
Terrah Ryan '02 and Matthew Davidson
Irene Diehl
Lindsay Eck '04 and Michael Burgess, Dec.
7,
Helen Yoder
2013
Barbara Hoskins Kummerer '69
Joanna Fice Buckingham
Samantha Yucha
Carl Diltz '43
and Nicholas Tamburro, Aug. 31, 2013
Jacqueline Dziack '05 and Matthew Funk,
'04,
Aug.
6,
'43
'69
Alacoque Tack
Thompson Gingher
Regina Langan
2010
'68
Bertram Hilbert '69
'41
Stefanie Patches '04 and Keith Sanders, Oct. 26, 2013
'04
'68
Brown
Alice Carter '69
'41
Konrad
Virginia
Ronald Davis
Miriam Losch Leitzel '34
2014
April 10,
'34
Mary Groody Haley
2014
'43
'70
Robert High '70
Lindsey O'Hearn '05 and Christopher Hayes, Dec. 31, 2013
Flora Crocker '45
Dorothy Dolon '72
Maria Maldonado
Albert Rickmers '48
Connie Gruber
Maribeth Brozena '07 and Michael Chesterfield, May 25, 2013
Angelo Albano '49
Rosaline Tavares Lakis
Michelle Murray '07 and Mark Kokindo, July 27, 2013
Marjorie Brennan '49
Scott Rogers '72
'06 and
Holly
Shemonis
Anne
Stefursky '07 and
'07 and
Timothy Roberts
'08
Jonathan Wright
Aaron Keefer
Thomas
and
'07,
'03, Jan. 4,
June
Lipko, Aug. 17,
Kelly Flannery,
June
2014
2013
22,
Hahn
William
'49
Patricia
2013
Robert Reitz '49
Leanne Grace
7,
72
Eileen Ciccarelli Lenox '73
2013
Lois Nester '49
'49
George Wasdovich
Holly Bergin '09 and Brian Pitcavage '09, March 22, 2014
'72
William
Narsewicz Kuczek '74
'75
McFadden 76
76
Stephanie Haupt '09 and Kevin Savidge, Sept. 21, 2013
Ruth Whitenight '49
Michael Popiak
Francis Maurer '09 and Deanna Mclveen, Sept. 27, 2013
Walter Merena '50
Teresa Weaver Seiverling
Sacha Grochowski
'10
and Matthew Marino, Oct.
Alyssa Palladino '10 and Eric Ness
Amanda Benedict
'12
Benjamin McConnell
Meghan
'12 and
Pamela Rockey
De La Rosa,
Robert
2013
Maza
'53
Ruth Ann Montague '54
2013
22,
April 12,
Edward Connolley
2013
Joseph Marshall
2014
Samina Cole
and Sean Gorzynski, Aug. 31, 2013
Joseph
'55
'55
'57
Molitoris '58
Joan Schoelkopf
'60
Albert Dazley '61
Births
Deborah Nealon Phipps 79
Paulette Mikelski Massakowski '80
Jeffery Wolford '82
Ronald Madouse
'84
George Diamond
'85
Kathleen Prezelski Gotts '85
Wesley Wright
'85
Annmarie Austra Carter
Marian Huttenstine
'61
Matthew Haney
'90
Dara Pachence Schmick '99 and husband, Gregory, a daughter, Ava Rose,
Richard
May
Robert Jones '62
Marcia Dodge '96
M. Katie Dubbs Sexton '62
Scott Bedford '05
Raymond
Naylor '63
Mario Kuba '05
'63
Walter Sirek '12
10,
2014
Danielle Collura Saia '00 and husband, Michael Saia '01, a daughter,
Graziella Genoeffa, April 18,
Becca Mulutzie
2014
Beitler '02 and husband, Ian Beitler '03, a daughter, Blaire
Michalena, April 25, 2014
Stanley Savage '67
Jacqueline Dziack Funk '05 and husband, Matthew Funk
'04,
a son, Levi
John, Dec. 22,2013
Lauren Claffey Rood
lotte Elizabeth,
'05
and husband, Josh Rood
'04,
a daughter, Char-
March 28,2014
Jessica Ervin Kasarda '10M and husband, Brian, a son, Caden Thomas,
Sept. 9.
2013
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BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
Irene
Zankowski
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Edna Schott 77
'51
Edward Goodhart
2013
13,
Ryann Kishbaugh, June
Sullivan '12 and Domingo
'13
'10, April 5,
and Isaac Karaffa, July
12,
'67
'90
'86
The Normal School Goes
to
Washington
ROBERT DUNKELBERGER, UNIVERSITY ARCHIVIST
by
FOR 12 YEARS during the late
the railroad, accommodations at a hotel
stopover in Philadelphia, with an optional
early 1900s, students and faculty at the
located two blocks from the White House,
visit to
Bloomsburg State Normal School took
three meals a day, guides and baggage
inexpensive, guided excursions to our na-
transportation.
tion's capital
On
Dec.
1800s and
each December.
14,
155 passengers departed
Washington,
Among the
1896, the first train with
DC, on
Bloomsburg for
a four-day excursion.
Three reserved cars carried the vacationers,
who were
trons of the
teachers, students
Normal School. Each
car was decked in
adorned with
strips
railroad
lemon and maroon,
flags,
and featured long
of muslin on which was engraved
Bloomsburg State Normal School.
left
and pa-
The
train
on Monday morning and returned the
following Friday, giving three
to visit places of interest.
cost $13.75,
This
full
days
initial trip
which included charges
for
The
Valley Forge.
excursions took a great deal of time
to arrange
places visited via street car
and conduct, so the schedule
was revised
after
1900 to offer the
trip
The
were the Washington Monument, Capitol
every other year rather than annually.
Building during sessions of the Senate
excursion was cancelled in 1903, but more
and House of Representatives, Bureau
than 200 people went on the following
of Engraving and Printing, Smithsonian
two
Institution, Library of Congress, Arlington
had risen
National Cemetery and, in 1896, President
In 1906, only 133 participated and the
Grover Cleveland's White House
and cabinet room, a substitute
office
for
an
expected meeting with the chief executive
who, instead, went duck hunting.
A
trips,
undeterred by the cost that
to $15.50 per person
by 1905.
too few applications were received.
when
The
Normal School hosted the
before
next two excursions were canceled
Christmas
in
last trips
1909 and 1910 when,
in
longtime favorite, George Washington's
addition to Washington, D.C., the United
Mount Vernon estate, was visited after a
steamer trip down the Potomac River. Be-
toured. •
States Naval
Academy in Annapolis was
ginning in 1898, the return trip included a
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Undergraduate Commencement
Wednesday, Nov.
for
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graduate Sean Panikkar
for the Arts
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Saturday, Dec. 13
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at
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details on these
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Market
Dec. 19 to Jan. 28,
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Saturday, Nov. 22,
Chamber Orchestra Concert
Friday, Dec.
Illusionists:
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to Dec.
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Thanksgiving Recess Begins
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Choral Ensemble,
Husky Singers and Concert Choir
Tuesday, Nov.
Show
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Sunday, Oct. 12, 2:30 p.m.
Fall
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Homecoming Weekend
Roadkill Confidential
Alumni Tent
Friday to Sunday, Oct. 10 to 12
Monday, May 4
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Sunday, Dec.
May 5
7,
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Mitrani Hall,
End
Finals
Undergraduate
Celebrity Artist Series
Events
the
in
2014-15
Series season will be presented
Haas Center
Commencement
and Carver
May 9
Macbeth
Celebrity Artist
in
the
for the Arts, Mitrani Hall,
Kenneth
Hall,
S.
Gross Audito-
by William Shakespeare
Nov. 5 to 9
Alvina Krause Theatre,
226
Center
St.,
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Featuring
for the Arts
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Reception: Sept. 4, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
vocalist
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From the President
ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS of outstanding educational opportunities. Certainly, a
life
milestone to celebrate at a time
when Twinkies have
a shelf
of 45 days, a total knee replacement takes a surgeon 40 minutes to complete
and the
latest
technology seems to become obsolete the
moment
it
leaves the
store.
Times were
"to teach the
different
when our
elements of a
predecessor, the Literary Academy, was established in 1839
classical education."
mental normal school opened as the
That year
in
Lexington, Mass., an experi-
state-funded institution in the nation specifically
first
established for teacher education. Starting with just three students, the school in Massa-
chusetts could be considered an early example of what our
was purchased by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
State
in 1916
it
and renamed the Bloomsburg
Normal School.
Our
institution has
grown over the ensuing decades with name changes
panding mission, from
sity.
academy would become when
state teachers college to state college
to reflect
its
ex-
and today's Bloomsburg Univer-
However, the values that form Bloomsburg's foundation have remained: collaboration,
community,
critical thinking, diversity, excellence, integrity,
and personal and professional growth.
attracted
It
was these
knowledge, opportunity, respect
values, aligned so well with
my own. that
me to the Bloomsburg University presidency six years ago.
These values are one of many reasons
I
celebrate
Bloomsburg University on
this special
anniversary of our founding. In this issue of Bloomsburg: The University Magazine, you will
find 175
listing
more reasons
what we are
calling "a totally unscientific, spontaneous
and
presented in no particular order." Space limited us to 175 - one for each year.
come your
I
in
additions to the
list
at
spirited
We wel-
facebook.com/bloomsburgl75 or magazine@bloomu.edu.
I am proud to be part of this special celebration as Bloomsburg University's 18th president.
am even prouder of the successes of the nearly 85,000 alumni who graduated from our in-
stitution over the years
you
and of the potential of our more than 10.000 current students. Thank
for celebrating Bloomsburg's 175th anniversary with us.
DAVID SOLTZ
President,
Bloomsburg University
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BLOOMSBURG
UNIVERSITY'S
radio station.
WBUQ 91
.1
FM. returned
last fall with
a renewed
energy, interest and sound following a nearly S1 0.000 upgrade over the summer, capped with a
new
live
online streaming capability.
The renovations
included rewiring the studio
Center, repainng the transmitter and stereo processor, replacing the production
and adding
amplifiers to the broadcasting room.
Cormick Center, audible
students
is
a renovated
The student-run
A popular new feature
within walking distance along the
live
station, led
is
the
in
the
live airplay in
Josephs
Jr..
Mc-
Academic Quad. An added bonus
for
recording room, where music can be recorded, edited and produced.
by seven executive
staff
members, features onginal programming
seven days a week by 20 student disc jockeys, who produce shows ranging from sports
techno music and hip-hop
McCormick
room soundboard
to
video gaming.
A show by DJs Greg Guidone
Jr.. left,
both senior telecommunications majors, airs Thursday afternoons.
talk to
and Enrique
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
JAZZ:
Tuning into the Conversation
MICHAEL STEPHANS' career could
and music. An assistant
"I felt like it
was time
for a
musician
to write a
book about the music," says
professor of math, computer science
Stephans.
"It's
and
music.
be
set to lyrics
statistics at
Bloomsburg, he teaches
technical writing and has seen his words
grace liner notes and promotional
materials for musical greats.
memoir as well as a nonguide for new listeners."
It's
technical
not just a history of the
a
Stephans interviewed world-class mu-
An award-
sicians for his book, including
many with
winning poet and jazz journalist, he
whom
has played drums since childhood and
Jazz Master saxophonist David Liebman
dabbles with trumpet and trombone,
and four
playing a variety of genres, but leaning
mostly toward rock
'n' roll
and jazz.
the culmination of three years of work,
Experiencing Jazz:
The book
A
Listener's
takes readers
Companion.
on a tour of the
musical genre he loves, offering a look
into the lives of talented musicians
define jazz.
who
as
NEA
Grammy winners: saxophon-
Joe Lovano, guitarist John Scofield,
bassist
Stephans recently finished a book that
is
ist
he has collaborated, such
John
Patitucci
and pianist Alan
Broadbent.
is
not
know about
this
America's indigenous art
form," Stephans says.
so personal
saxophonist and composer. "If you listen
to
him
may be
"The
fact that
it is
closely, his
music may take you
places you've never been. Experiencing
jazz music
is all
about connecting with
the artist on a deeply personal level
-
sort of like having a one-to-one conver-
sation with
someone through
Stephans hopes his book
music."
will
help peo-
ple tune into that conversation. "Tech
writing takes things that are technical
and makes them readable," says Stephans. "I
"Not enough people
music that
Coltrane," says Stephans of the late jazz
I
want people not
listen to everything.
to be afraid of jazz.
I
give
it
a chance.
People need to give jazz a chance. That's
what
this
book
is for."
•
the reason people are
initially attracted to
it.
"You don't do the dishes to John
Learn more about Stephans
at
www.michaelstephans.com.
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2014
3
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
around the
Gold Winners
BU PUBLICATIONS
RECOGNIZED FOR QUALITY
TWO PUBLICATIONS designed by BU's Office
of Marketing and Communications
staff,
Bloomsburg: The University Magazine and the
Admissions Viewbook, captured
MarCom
gold awards. Additionally, an illustration by
designer/illustrator Bill Wiist,
Positive,
This
is
Power of the
was awarded an honorable mention.
the second time the admissions pub-
lication
and magazine have won gold awards
and fourth consecutive year Bloomsburg has
been honored by MarCom. Bloomsburg's
publications were
among 22
percent of more
than 6,500 entries that received gold awards.
MarCom
also presents
platinum awards to
approximately 19 percent of entries. •
Unearthing History's Heroes
Energy Tracker
PROFESSOR FEATURED ON TLC PROGRAM WITH SITCOM STAR
HISTORY PROFESSOR Jeanette
a
knack for identifying heroes
endings.
- if not happy
Her 2012 book, Fever Season: The
Story of a Terrifying Epidemic and the People
Who Saved a City, made waves among experts
in
The book
Keith has
epidemiology and communicable disease,
Fever Season focuses on a horrifying Yellow
a
-
including a doctor,
newspaperman and a nurse
behind
to care for the sick
Amazon, Fever Season
is
— who stayed
and dying.
ranked 22nd
attention of producers of TLC's
Think You Are.
with
"history of medicine." Rave reviews
Globe, Salon
as diverse as
faculty
Emmy-winning actor Jim Parsons of
TV's The Big Bang Theory.
management John Holtzman. The
with history ex-
and The Lancet.
The
Parsons" genealogy and found his paternal
in
responded to a yellow fever epidemic in
Residence Hall and Elwell Residence Hall.
1853 that killed about 8,000 people. Hacker
Tracked and displayed data
published an article about the disease and
BU
its
symptoms
in the
fire later
He was
Learn more
killed in a
(PLCB). The grant of $39,953
LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD AWARDS GRANT
gies to reduce
received grants from the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board
awarded a
is
strate-
underage and
dangerous alcohol
BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY
being used by
and research. •
at
www.bloomu.edu
sustainability- dashboard.
that vear. •
being used to develop
was one of 20
is
students in energy- and environment-
related courses
New Orleans Medical and
SurgicalJournal in 1854.
BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
kiosk allows users to view energy use
Hartline Science Center, Student Recre-
ation Center, Nelson Field House, Columbia
New Orleans who
Addressing Alcohol Abuse
4
project
BU community
use and possible energy-saving strategies.
has roots in Louisiana. Keith researched
steamboat
institutions that
designed to educate the
about solar energy, the university's energy
Parsons grew up in Texas, but his family
great-great-great grandfather, Dr. J.B. Hacker,
came
is
perts to discover their ancestral background.
in
by
members Nathaniel Greene and Jeff
Brunskill and assistant director of facilities
The documentary-
was a trained physician
The Boston
as part of an energy project coordinated
Sept. 10, 2013, she appeared
On
der "communicable diseases" and 66th under
from publications
On
A KIOSK has been constructed on campus
Who Do You
in sales
under the category "epidemiology," 40th un-
ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION
native and Southern history expert, to the
Fever epidemic that struck Memphis, Tenn.,
1878 and the heroes
KIOSK MONITORS CAMPUS
brought Keith, a Tennessee
style series pairs celebrities
as well as historians.
in
also
total
use.
PLCB
of $2.14 million
to 61 municipalities,
community
groups, schools, universities
and law enforcement agencies
through the Alcohol Education
Grant Program. Since 1999, the
agency has awarded more than
$10 million
in grants.
•
Ready
Confer hopes to launch a new generation of radio
in 3, 2, 1
...
professionals through the Confer Radio Talent Insti-
RADIO PRO ESTABLISHES
tute,
SUMMER
burg University Foundation. The
INSTITUTE
A LONGTIME BROADCASTER who was "on the
in Williamsport, Harrisburg, Syracuse,
Washington,
D.C., is
ent Institute at
more's
cover the
in
In his 20s, he
and hosted The Kerby Scott Show
Since 1969, Confer has
moved
into
owned an
his
is
a senior at BU.
For information on the Confer Radio Talent
A TEAM OF BU STUDENTS
Stephen
led
Tony
major, and
parking
sociology, social
Information System (GIS) devices to
Foundation and conducted through BU's
Center for Community Research and
understand demand.
collected data by
From
that data, the research
individually
amassed enough points
College of New Jersey and Duquesne, Ball
agement major with
a
minor
in
a
man-
marketing,
Bloomsburg Planning
Commission and Downtown Bloomsburg
Inc.,
part of the
Columbia-Montour
Chamber of Commerce, supported and
helped plan the project. •
to place
place in the International Collegiate Sales
among 39
The Town of Bloomsburg
COMPETITION
third
a
team
parking spaces to show tendencies and an
IN
Consulting.
Police Department,
map of all downtown
Franchino and Michael DiVona won third
management and marketing. DiVona,
was
monitor downtown parking spaces and
BUSINESS MAJORS TAKE THIRD
marketing major, and Franchino,
environmental, geographical and geologi-
funded by the Bloomsburg University
created a detailed
of
work and criminal justice,
and Jeff Brunskill, associate professor of
cal sciences, directed the study that
days.
State
those spots.
the research team used mobile Global
monitoring the spots throughout multiple
at Florida State University,
in
Chris Podeschi, associate professor of
downtown Bloomsburg. Along
in
BLOOMSBURG
with a group of 30 student volunteers,
collect data to better
coached by Monica Favia, assistant professor
Kerby Confer speaks with a mass
communications student.
overview of who parked
by
DiBiase, a junior geosci-
Teams of students
Students observe parking patterns to better understand demand.
IN
Staats, a senior criminal justice
ence major, recently conducted a study of
Competition
Insti-
tute or to apply, see NationalRadioTalentSystem.com. •
Downtown Outreach STUDENTS STUDY PARKING TRENDS
Derek
and
interest in
operated more than 200 station licenses and today has
wrote the script for the play and film Hair-
BLOOMSBURG BUSINESS students
BU
70 properties. Confer's granddaughter, Katie Cantrell,
at Balti-
spray based on his experiences with the show.
Well Placed
and
scholarships to
careers.
WBAL-TV from 1965 to 1969. John Waters,
assistant,
gift will
mass communications students who are planning radio
BU beginning in July.
16.
of $250,000 to the Blooms-
provide about $12,000 annually
Williamsport native Kerby Confer started his
television
gift
costs of the Radio Talent Institute for five years
air"
Baltimore and
sponsoring a National Radio Tal-
broadcasting career at age
supported by a
universities, including
and Central Michigan
The
universities. In
the competition, the students sold a product
to individuals portraying industry buyers
and were judged by industry professionals
and
faculty.
•
Derek Franchino, Monica Favia and Michael DiVona,
from
New Campus
Minister
FORMER ENGLISH
TEACHER LEADS PCM
JILL
YOUNG joined the Bloomsburg
University
campus
community
as Protestant
minister. Young, previously
a high school English teacher
and an
administrative coordinator at Seattle
University, interned in
at
campus ministry
left,
display sales competition award.
her Master of Divinity degree from
Princeton Theological Seminary in
2008. Protestant
(PCM)
Campus
Ministry
holds weekly fellowship, con-
ducts service projects and occasionally
leads worship in area churches. •
Princeton University and received
WINTER
2014
5
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
around THE
A
Celebration of
Community DANVILLE HERITAGE ON DISPLAY
ART STUDIO MAJOR Jo Thompson
Pennypacker
brought together more than a dozen community organizations, businesses
ville's
and volunteers
to celebrate
Dan-
heritage through the creation of an 1,850-square-
foot mural at the corner of Mill Street
and Route IL The
scene, painted on 74 cloth panels measuring 5 feet each,
recognizes Danville as location where the
first T-rail in
the U.S. was rolled in 1845. •
Campus Upgrades
HEATING PLANT, INTERSECTION
IMPROVEMENTS FUNDED
GR\NTS ARE
university's
a
providing funding to upgrade the
steam plant and a busy intersection
at
campus entrance.
With the help of a $2 million grant from the
Commonwealth Financing Authority's Alternative
and Clean Energy Program,
boiler system
all
coal use at the
will
BU will
install a
and turbine generator
steam
plant.
The
university
provide the remainder of the funding for the
$10 million project, which
energy consumption by
is
expected to reduce
2.5 percent.
A $350,000 grant from the Appalachian
gional Commission, administered by the
Council of Governments,
will
and Country Club
drives.
Road
PennDOT
complete the project, a cooperative
Town
of Bloomsburg.
Government Association
Fair
Rewards STUDENT PROJECTS FOCUS ON ANNUAL EXPO
BU
this
Re-
SEDA-
add turning lanes
at the intersection of Lightstreet
the
gas
to eliminate
is
at
Swisher
expected to
effort
among
and the Community
fall.
•
sor of communications studies. Available for
i
Phone and Android, the app enabled patrons
ORGAN IZERS AND PATRONS of last fall's
enjoyment of the
158th Bloomsburg Fair benefited from stu-
ing university faculty and students, works to
dent research
improve surrounding areas and organizations
concert schedules.
through data collection and analysis.
based on two years of research by Tomlinson's
efforts.
BU's Center for Community Research and
Consulting conducted an economic impact
assessment, sampling
fairgoers
6
more than 1,000
on spending trends and overall
BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
fair.
The
The Bloomsburg Fair
new mobile
center, compris-
also unveiled a
app. developed by
Bloomsburg
students and James E. Tomlinson, profes-
to share fair experiences via social media,
view maps, locate favorite vendors and check
students.
The app was developed
The research
also led to
an intern-
ship with the fair for Nick Diak, a senior
communications studies major. •
sports
ON THE HILL
DAN FISHER FINISHED his senior season as perhaps the most celBU and Pennsylvania State Athletic Confer-
ebrated place-kicker in
ence (PSAC)
history.
A four-year starter for the
Fisher's outstanding season placed his
name
Huskies football team,
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AND COVERAGE, GO ONLINE
BUHUSKIES.COM
Fisher's Kick for a
from donors as
funding
is
far
Cure garnered national attention and support
away
as California.
Perhaps as important as the
the awareness Fisher raised about
Angelman syndrome, an
often misdiagnosed and misunderstood disease. His efforts have been
atop both the Blooms-
burg and PSAC kicking lists, rewriting the school and conference
profiled
record books.
by media around the country, including CBS Sports.
"Danny's leadership helped Kick for a Cure evolve from a personal
He
This season, Fisher's kicks held extra impact.
Kick for a Cure campaign, using his ability on the
money and awareness
for those suffering
a neurological disorder with
fundraising campaign into a larger
organized the
from Angelman syndrome,
no cure that occurs
in
one out of every
15,000 births. Those afflicted with the disease require lifelong care for
symptoms including developmental
initiative,"
says Eileen Braun,
ASF's executive director.
field to raise
delay, inability to speak, seizures
Those who know Fisher
aren't surprised
"His automatic mindset
is
by his work to help others.
to look at situations
and
to try to figure
how to make them better," says Bloomsburg kickers coach Ed
Rush. "He's a problem-solver. He has that natural counseling mental-
out
and walking and balance disorders.
ity."
Fisher partnered with the
Angelman Syndrome Foundation (ASF),
an organization working toward finding a cure for the disease, to
donate
money
for
each
donations online and at
field goal
and extra point kicked. Through
Redman Stadium, Kick
more than $6,500 through the end of the
for a
Cure brought
tion major
from Liverpool. His
Brianna Rehm,
who
effort
regular season, surpassing
Fisher, a business educa-
was inspired by family friend
has fought the condition since birth and requires
full-time care.
"This
a
is
my
statistics
year kicking for the Huskies and
more deserving cause
good," Fisher says.
"I
to raise
thought
money and achieve
that,
through
this,
I
can't think of
for the
PSAC
record for
tie for
field goals
fourth in Division
3-pointer. But, he admits, his
II
history with his 57th
most special moment came during a
halftime
ceremony when he was honored with
for his charitable work. Joining Fisher
Rehm
field
and kicking points
and ASF
family including Brianna,
who had
a plaque
on the
a smile
from Braun
field
was the
and a high-five for
her friend.
"I
have never seen her smile so
seeing the
final
speak of Fisher's special season on the football
while moving into a
in
Fisher's original goal of $2,500.
The cause has personal meaning for
The
setting the all-time
Rehms be recognized
challenges they face. Those were
big,"
for
all
Fisher says.
"It
was great
that they go through
my favorite moments as a
and the
Husky." •
common
we might be
able to
Scott
Eddy is
assistant sports information director.
give our talents on the football field a higher meaning."
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2014
7
DIVISION
II
COLLEGE
FOOTBALL
PLAYED
Third Time's the Charm
I
QUITEH WINS HARLON HILL
IN HIS
THE
OF
THIRD TIME as a national
finalist for
the Harlon Hill Award,
NCAA
senior Franklyn Quiteh earned the distinction as the nation's top
Division
football player at the 28th annual trophy presentation
II
on Dec.
20, 2013, in Florence, Ala.
The second Harlon
Hill
Award winner
was selected
Irv Sigler in 1997, Quiteh
directors at the 169 schools
in
in a
competing
school history and
first
in Division II football.
Quiteh finished 2013 as the leading rusher
the country with a career
in
high 2.195 yards on 263 carries while scoring 31 total touchdowns.
led the nation in rush yards per
and scoring
(15.7
game
points per game).
since
vote by the sports information
(182.9).
He
also
rushing touchdowns (29)
The 2013 Pennsylvania
State Athletic
Conference (PSAC) East and Daktronics Offensive Player of the Year, he
was
named
also
to three All-America teams.
all-time in Division
school,
Field
Hockey
Honors
rushing
II
PSAC and NCAA
finishes his career second
records. •
NSCAA
for Davis
Ail-Americans
He
yards and owns a combined 20
at 7,523
Picks
Huber, Fisher
VICKI DAVIS has
been named the
Pennsylvania State
Athletic Conference
(PSAC) Women's
Cross Country
Athlete of the Year.
Davis, a graduate
student from
New
Ringgold, finished the season by earning
All-American honors with a 22nd-place
TWO MEMBERS of the field hockey team
were named All-Americans by the National
Field
Hockey Coaches
Association.
Named
a 2013 first-team Ail-American was Jaclyn
Beasley, Berlin, N.J.,
above
tha Facciolla, Holland,
Pa.,
left,
with Saman-
earning second-
team accolades.
This
is
the
first
finish at the
NCAA Division
for Beasley. a senior defender,
who earned
TARA HUBER,
National
nationals by capturing both the
NCAA Atlantic
tion National Athlete of the
Week
Davis was
team and Fisher named
&
acco-
2013 second-team Academic All-American
honors three times
by the College Sports Information Direc-
her career, includ-
ing being a first-team selection this season.
Facciolla. senior midfielder,
earned the
among the
in nearly
a
All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
in
Huber of Orefield
career
named
(NSCAA)
Division
II
with Huber earning a place on the second
Country Coaches Associa-
lades. In the classroom.
and Jenna Fisher
Women's Soccer All-Atlantic Region teams,
named Atlantic Region
Athlete of the Year and took U.S. Track
left,
Association of America
PSAC and
Regional championships.
Davis also was
above
earned spots on the National Soccer Coaches
Championships. She earned entry into
Field and Cross
All-American selection
II
to the third team.
finished her
Bloomsburg
all-time school leaders
every offensive category, ranking
sixth in goals scored (35). seventh in points
(84)
and ninth
year, Fisher
tors of America. •
and three
first
in assists (14). In
of Selinsgrove
her
first
made nine goals
assists for a total
of 21 points. •
Kasenga Linn
women's
All-American honor of her career.
Bloomsburg finished the season with a
13-7 overall record, reaching the
Hall of
Fame
second
round of the conference post-season tournament. •
swimming: Mike Ellzy
'00.
FORMER BU
Neil Stoddart
The
K.
"97.
soccer:
women's
men's tennis, were inducted into
Fame during a ceremony on
addition of the five alumni to the hall of fame brings the
at
'96.
men's soccer: Patty Kirn Burns '95.
men's basketball: and Evan Rosen
Learn more about these alumni athletes
BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
Amy
the 32nd class of the Bloomsburg University Athletic Hall of
2013.
X
athletes
"99.
number
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of
members
Nov.
1.
to 152. •
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makes a
Idifference
A provision in your will or estate plan will cost you
nothing now, but can make a world of difference
to a student
tomorrow. Including
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and most
significant gifts
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is
one of the
you can make.
Why?
It's
revocable: If your plans or circumstances
change, you can easily revise the bequest.
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simple:
up your
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And it's flexible: You
program or allow us
are
set
gift.
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to use
for the needs that
it
most relevant when your
gift
is
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received.
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Deputy
Director,
Complex Financial
Institutions at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
At
the
same time, you'll be helping
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new
remembers the benefit that Bloomsburg gave
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and by
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David Waller
Member
of the first gradu-
ating class after the school
moved from
Winning
—a
lot
- became
The university's
the trademark of Blooms-
official
The auditorium
first
presence
Hall
in
burg's men's basketball for
downtown Bloomsburg,
or of
three decades under head
the Greenly Center will
in
Waller, Class of 1867,
coach Charles Chronister.
serve as the
served as principal from
From 1971
the
downtown
1877
to
its
original
location, David
1900. He was the
only two-term chief execu-
to
2001, the
BU
new home
Huskies had a record of
it
559-288.
the generosity of
tive officer.
opens
of
Foundation when
this fall,
thanks to
Duane
in
Carver
was dedicated
Kenneth
1993
in
hon-
Gross
S.
74
for his support,
which helped
to restore
The namesake
BU's baseball
Danny
Litwhiler '38
was
a successful major league
baseball player
the hall and establish a
known
scholarship fund.
Diamond
R.
of
facility,
who was
for his invention of
Grit,
a substance
used to dry wet
fields,
and Susan Basar Greenly,
and the Jugs radar gun
members
for
of the Class of
1972.
measuring the speed
of pitches.
He was one
of
three inaugural recipients
of
an Alumni
Distin-
guished Service Award
in
1948.
After receiving authorization to grant a bachelor of arts for liberal arts
programs
in
humanities,
social sciences
and natural
Jan Hutchinson
is
hockey coach who
sciences and math-
field
ematics, the institution's
won more games than
any other women's coach
named was changed
to
Bloomsburg State College
in
on Jan. 8, 1960. Graduate
time
study leading to a master
2010. Her 1,807 com-
of education
was
also
granted.
I
MSBl RG
I
Whether
a
legendary softball and
the country during her
BU
from 1977 to
written
it's
word
through the
in
publica-
This economics professor
tions like The Voice,
made BU's
Now and
first
$1
million
BU
the Warren
Magazine or over
donation to the nursing
Literary
program. Today, full-time,
the airwaves on
WBUQ
Studying abroad
the
many
is
one
of
opportunities
this university offers.
The
Office of Global Education
freshmen nursing students
student radio and BU-TV,
has partnered with 13
can earn the Barbara
there are no shortages
other schools that offer a
bined victories included
M. Dilworth Memorial
of outlets for students to
variety of global education
17 national
Scholarship.
express themselves.
enterprises to students.
at
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titles.
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Whether
it's
One
the fight
One
of the first female
BU's most cited
of
A
college experience from
songs of the marching
athletic directors in the
researchers, Steve
Cohen
BU
Maroon and Gold Band,
country responsible for
received BU's
Na-
impact on multiple gen-
both men's and
the musical antics of the
Husky Singers,
all-male
the local talent of the
Community
spirit of
or
sports,
BU-
Bit's
1988
served from
tional
Science Foundation
erations of Huskies.
grant.
The
proud of the
involved
to
retiree
in
remains
university
life.
2011. She was also the
Orchestra, the
the Gospel Choir,
one of
women's
Mary Gardner
first
can leave a lasting
many
A
beloved English profes-
sor
BU
lish
is
families
and chair
of
BU's Eng
department, Ervene
Gulley inspired thousands
through her passion for
whose blood runs maroon
writing, literature,
and
and Shakespeare.
gold.
music
university's first field
many
hockey coach.
other performing musical
groups, beautiful music
can always be found
somewhere on campus.
ACADEMIC QUAD
THE BEAUTIFUL GREEN
the Academic
Quad
space and central focal point of campus,
officially
opened
which replaced a large parking
lot, is
in fall
2007. The quadrangle,
surrounded by BU's core
academic buildings and becomes a hub
of activity during
months when students can be seen throwing
footballs
warmer
and Frisbees
on the lawn, enjoying beverages on the patio outside of Andruss
and lounging on blankets under the trees
Library
in
the sculpture
garden.
BU's hard-working grounds crew keeps the quad and the
campus
leaves
in
looking
its
autumn
rest of
best year-round, from clearing fallen red and gold
to planting, watering
preparation for spring undergraduate
and keeping things green
in
commencement. •
I
For
whom Redman
Stadium
is
named, Robert
Redman coached Huskies
Of the many leadership
football
and outdoor
1952.
activity op-
portunities at
brings
it
all
BU, Quest
together with
activities ranging
from
Trie
BU
Toy Library makes
hundreds of
toys,
games
and puzzles available
to
high ropes, low ropes
the
campus community
and rock climbing
use
in
to
workshops such as leadership,
communication and
conflict resolution.
for
Conference (PSAC)
made
Ricky
Place has been the
'88 the most decorated
official
residence of the president
undefeated seasons. Red-
of the university.
and practicums, teaching
ics professor
and
dean
of
also an
men.
econom-
as well as
Si
alumnus' belt
this
Since 1926, Buckalew
championships and two
man was
work.
PSAC championships
under
Huskies to three
vice learning, internships
clinical
Wrestling League and
that time he
Pennsylvania State Athletic
volunteer work, ser-
In
led the
Three NCAA, Eastern
from 1947 to
$6,000 on
in
the university's
phenomenal
career landed
Council of Trustees
approved the purchase
wrestler
history. His
The
Bonomo
for
July 27, 1927.
the
BU
Fame
Bonomo
in
in
Wrestling Hall of
1999.
1927
As
principal from
to
1939, Francis Haas
guage pathology and au-
Sutliff Hall is
started the annual Rotary
diology department chair
the school's
Kiwanis College Nights to
position for
meet with the community,
producing solid town -
Richard Angelo secured
Sutliff,
BU's
university's
gown
gram:
relations.
Holding the speech-lan-
first
many
years,
doctoral pro-
clinical audiology.
Angelo recently
retired as
Since graduating from
named
first
dean
of
Boyd
instruction, William
who began
A
for
the
first off-
campus courses
enrolling
700
in
1921,
in
acting associate dean of
teachers
rounding communities.
Technology.
also started the
classes
in sur-
first
Bloomsburg's picturesque
sunset, BU's Upper
Cam-
He
BU
with a Bachelor of Arts
theatre,
'98 has starred on Broad-
pus provides a seemingly
endless view of the moun-
Invention and appeared
Abundant
tains.
fall
foliage
in
Jimmi Simpson
way
in
The Farnsworth
in several films
including
Zodiac, Date Night, and
provides a backdrop for
in-service
the College of Science and
popular place to capture
Jessica Kozloff Apartments
White House Down. His
and sports
television career includes
facilities.
on Breakout Kings,
roles
sum-
mer classes on campus.
It's
Always Sunny
is
Earl
in Phila-
My Name
delphia, CSI,
and 24, as
well
as a recurring character,
Lyle the Intern, on the
Show
Late
with David
Letterman.
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tal in
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physical education from
75 was
convincing former
Tom
Gov.
instrumen-
Ridge of the
name change
to
1924
"On the cutting edge"
Bloomsburg University
of
Nelson coached the
advanced
could not describe anyone
Pennsylvania was imple-
undefeated 1934 baseball
region.
The new Andruss
mented on July
team and was
Library
opened
The
better than
Hank
and
math professor
Bailey. His vision
final
7,
1983,
when the commonwealth
14-mem-
to
1945, Etna
of military
director
and physical
need
and
for a technologically
it
library for the
in
now houses
1998
a
fitness for participants in
collection of Schweiker's
instructional technology
ber State System of Higher
the Navy's V-5 and V-12
official
program
Education.
programs.
named Schweiker Room.
direction created the
in
1985.
established the
VKRSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
papers
in
the aptly
the academic
like
quad during spring com-
mencement, the Senior
Walk, located where
the Scranton
now
Commons
stands, served as
the graduation ceremony
grounds
for
years. The
more than 50
first
ceremony was
when
the
Institute
first
recognized
in
1870,
Bloomsburg
and State Normal
School students received
their teaching certificates.
'
Whether you're swiping
With accreditation from
Most incoming students
your student ID to get
the Association to Ad-
start their
vance Collegiate Schools
of
into Scranton
waiting
in
Commons,
the seemingly
endless line at the pasta
station,
making weak
attempts at convincing
yourself
it's
OK
to be late
of Business
students
in
(AACSB),
in
one
BU's seven residence
halls.
the College of
journey
new
The
halls provide
students with a
Business know they are
close-knit
being taught by the high-
where many
est quality faculty.
life-long friends.
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of
them meet
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to
and most
of the largest
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science
over the
McGovern
Ford, George
and Dick Cheney. Ford
College of Science and
spoke at a mock Republi-
Technology's programs
can Convention on March
range from biological and
16, 1968.
coffee or grabbing a quick
chemistry to nursing and
or Roongo's, there
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years, including Gerald
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Since
its first
inducted on
class
May
2,
1982,
the Bloomsburg University
Athletic Hall of
Fame has
honored more than 150
athletes,
coaches and
other individuals
who
exemplify the true
being a Husky.
A Bloomsburg town
landmark since 1949 as
was
spirit of
You won't find a more
inviting place
than the Kehr Union
game
every office on
campus
room, day or night. With
help students earn
toward
bles
crowded with friends
have a good time.
to
BU's
opportunities in nearly
the pingpong and pool ta-
and music you're bound
the Bloomsburg Lodge
There are work-study
on campus
to
money
their education.
ROTC program
pre-
pares students for military
service as
officers.
commissioned
Upon completion,
number 623
for the
Loyal Order of Moose, this
nonprofit organization
home
to
BU's Center
is
for
Where would BU be
students are commis-
Visual and Performing Arts
without these student
sioned as second lieuten-
and abundant community
workers?
ants
in
the U.S. Army.
activities.
The
namesake,
library's
Harvey Andruss took over
as president
nial
in
the centen-
year of 1939 from his
After
47 years as Blooms-
BU's main dining room
Karl
located on the west side of
professor and faculty
gets
State Normal School, the
the 38th governor of
Schuylkill Hall, the
Pennsylvania, William
War
school's
name changed
to
its
Beamer,
Sixteen white pine trees
burg Literary Institute and
name from
I
World
retired art
emeritus status, had a
hand
Pinery represents a
great
memorial to the 16
tification of
in
the beau-
Bloomsburg State Normal
Scranton,
School on Aug.
U.S. ambassador to the
alumni
longest-serving president,
United Nations from 1976
during the Great War. The
sculptures seen around
spending 30 years leading
to 1977.
pinery, originally dedicated
BU were
role as
He
is
dean
of instruction.
the institution's
the institution.
1,
1916.
who
served as
living
He created
in
May
who
restored and rededicated
Navy, which kept the
by history students
school financially sound
25, 2003.
War
selected by him.
was
training ties with the U.S.
during World
campus
and community. Most
lost their lives
19, 1919,
the
in April
II.
1869: STARTING
OUT
"NORMAL"
LONG BEFORE Bloomsburg
what
it is
University of Pennsylvania
some eager students attended
today,
Literary Institute
and State Normal School.
Susquehanna Valley were taught
building
made
of logs; then
Henry Carver
was the
beautiful
mean
1871 and single-handedly
Part of
in
80
was
hand.
village's
raised a school from the ground up.
what makes Bloomsburg
fit
lost his
decided to extend his sight-seeing
special
is its
connection to the
Henry Carver could not have known that the
struggled to
a
in
to stay long; he
which he
Bloomsburg scenery or the
for quality educators, Carver
trip to
past.
it
students of the
arrived. Carver, founder of
simply recuperating from a hunting injury
need
Earlier,
an 18-square-foot room
in
the Bloomsburg Literary Institute, didn't
But whether
became
the Bloomsburg
log cabin that
children would one day grow into a university
housing more than 10,000 students. He did see something special
about Bloomsburg, however.
It's
that "something" students feel as
they walk on campus. •
University students logged
2,542 hours
of volunteer
time helping local
resi-
dents remove water-logged
belongings from their
Jahri
Evans '07 went from
playing offensive guard
for the
Huskies to being
a fourth-round
pick for the
NFL
New
draft
Orleans
Established through
homes and shoveling mud
the generosity of Susan
from their basements,
McDowell, a member of
Bloomsburg University's
while employees helped
the Bloomsburg Univer-
graduate students gain
neighbors,
expertise
banks, and provided
sity
Foundation Board of
Directors, the
Saints, ultimately winning
Institute for
a Super Bowl ring to cap
lence
the
2009
season. In
2010, he was signed
seven-year,
contract,
$56.7
to a
million
making him the
highest-paid guard
history.
May
in
NFL
McDowell
Teacher Excel-
in Positive
Behavior
Retired psychology professor
in their fields of
manned phone
study while preparing to
more than 2,300 hours
be leaders
of support to
sional
in their profes-
and personal
lives.
town
police
and work crews. BU's
Support helps future
Alicia
More than 600 graduate
response to the effects
educators learn strategies
connected to the university
students pursue advanced
of the flood
and practices that support
as president of BU's As-
degrees
the academic, social and
sociation of Pennsylvania
of disciplines, including a
that the university truly
emotional growth of
State College and University
doctor of clinical audiology
part of the "only
program.
Pennsylvania."
students.
BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF
I'ENNSYLV,
all
King Redfern stays
Retired Faculty
(APSCURF).
in a
wide range
Tropical
caused by
Storm Lee proved
town
is
in
As a coach
for the
NBA,
Through BU's
the career of Chuck Daly
'52 spanned 14 years.
The Science, Technology,
He
Engineering and Math-
led the Detroit Pistons to
pionships
ematics (STEM) Magnet
NBA cham-
consecutive
in
Program
1989 and
the 1992
at
began
2013
in fall
instrumental
relief
for
25
beautiful than
was
years,
in
more
There's no place
organizing
Bloomsburg
campus. The
University's
grounds crew
is
always
shelter for local animals
the local chapter of the
hard at work keeping
displaced during disaster
American Association
students' gorgeous
was formed on campus.
University
in
was
2006
Women
of
the
in
1930s.
away from home
home
in tip-top
shape.
estab-
on Upper Campus
named
employers. The program
mer Olympic Games.
women
Response Team, a
lished
opportunities with area
Sum-
Montour County Animal
Annie's Place
courses, leading to career
Bird, to
the men's basketball gold
who
served as the dean of
Following a flood
tunity to take college-level
Michael Jordan, Magic
medal
gives
school students the oppor-
Team, which featured
Johnson and Larry
BU
at
academically talented high
1990, and led the Dream
Marguerite Kehr,
col-
laboration with Columbia/
after President
Jessica Kozloff's Shih-Tzu.
for
students from Berwick,
Bloomsburg and Central
Columbia high schools,
with strong financial
and mentoring support
from PPL and other area
employers.
CARVER TOWER
LIKE THE
NORTH
STAR, one need only look
Carver Tower to find the
For
for the
golden
more than 100
light in
years, Carver
tower has served as a symbol of BU. This iconic feature was
Hall's
added
in
way home.
in
1900
honor of the
to Institute Hall,
renamed Carver
institution's first principal,
the "Bloomsburg Beacon" after
it
was
sary of teacher education, the tower
during the 75th anniver-
was dedicated
sacrificed their lives during
World War
Carver Tower was installed
in
The picturesque dome
lit
1927
Hall later in
Henry Carver. Known as
II.
The
first
to students
permanent
who
light of
1931.
sets Carver Hall apart from other buildings
on campus, embracing the long history of Bloomsburg and punctuating the grand entrance to the university. •
Bloomsburg University
supports veterans through
the Office of Veteran's
Affairs,
which provides
educational benefits, and
The physical plant
the Bloomsburg University
Student Veterans Association
(BUSVA), which holds
Educating future teachers
is
the foundation of our
Bloomsburg
first
is
home
to the
on-campus student
fundraisers to benefit or-
institution.
ganizations including The
Bloomsburg State Teach-
Pennsylvania State System
Wounded
ers College,
we count
22,804 teachers among
of
tion,
Warrior Founda-
Camp
Hero and the
American Red Cross.
our
living
Once the
alumni.
apartment complex
Higher Education
in
the
—
underwent
its
tenure of vice president
for administration
the original
development.
'43,
Montgomery Place Apart1989.
Boyd
who led
Upper Campus
Buckingham
ments opened
in
most dra-
matic changes during the
J
As president from 1969
to 1972, Robert
Nossen
introduced the plan for
four colleges
-
Arts and
Sciences, Business,
and
Professional Studies
With a student-to-teacher
ratio of
21:1, Blooms-
The namesake
tline
David Williams '81
of Har-
CEO
Science Center's
of the
the
The dance ensemble
is
Make-A-Wish
BU's largest student
or-
is
burg's dedicated faculty
auditorium was biology
Foundation, which grants
ganization, and
members
professor Kimber Kuster,
wishes to children with
recital
are available
who named
spring
serious medical condi-
every year. Student-taught
tions. Earlier in his career,
ensemble classes include
the types of trees found
he headed Habitat for
ballet, tap, jazz, hip-hop,
on campus. He headed
Humanity.
to help students in the
Class of 1913,
classroom and out.
and documented each
Graduate Studies.
its
packs Mitrani Hall
of
modern, step, country,
the department after his
African, lyrical, Irish soft
mentor, Daniel S. Hartline,
and hard shoe, musi-
retired.
cal theater,
and recently
added praise dance.
HENRY CARVER
THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
approved a resolution
on campus,
Carver.
The
in
of
Bloomsburg State Teachers College
June 1927 renaming the oldest building
Institute Hall, after the school's first president,
was approved not
resolution
revived the Bloomsburg Literary Institute
cause he designed and
instrumental
for
built Institute Hall
in
1866, but also be-
and a dormitory and was
Bloomsburg's recognition as a state normal school
in
teacher education.
Carver was born
1820
in
in
Greene County,
Henry and Sally Carver. He taught
Binghamton and
position at the
to
Henry
only because Carver had
Cortlandville, N.Y., before accepting a teaching
Oakland
Binghamton
N.Y., the sixth child of
at schools in Valatie, Kinderhook,
(Calif.)
College School
after a hunting accident cost
following his recuperation,
moved
1864. He returned
his left
hand and,
Bloomsburg, where he worked
to
to create the literary institute that
in
him
would become BU.
Following illness and disagreement with the Board of Trustees,
Carver resigned
in
in
December 1871. He held
several other positions
education before moving to Colorado where he died on Feb. 20,
1889. He
is
buried
Denver's Riverside Cemetery. •
in
As a way
of saying "thank
you" to residents
Bloomsburg
their
of
for sharing
community, more
than 1,500 students
including athletes, Greeks,
The
first
lions
In
1973 the Act 101
One
University Medal-
were presented
of
BU's most gener-
ous benefactors, Steph
to
'89 established two
Marco and Louise Mitrani
Pettit
on Dec. 18, 1983. The
football scholarships. Pet-
was
part of the Huskies
club sports participants
and members of student
organizations head to
downtown Bloomsburg
to
perform various clean-up
couple supported scholar-
For 15 years, Preston
tit
time director, Jesse Bryan.
ships and improvements
Herring served as vice
football
team that won
tasks each spring. Groups
During his 26-year tenure,
to the
president of Student
the Pennsylvania State
take on jobs ranging from
Affairs. His initiatives
Athletic Conference title
cleaning
program hired
its first full-
opportunities for traditionally
underrepresented
Haas Center
i
for
mvkrsity of pen
in their
in
the
the Art's
auditorium, which
named
students grew.
m.ooMsr.Liu;
sound quality
is
now
honor.
included BU's
Women's
Resource Center.
and the
first
12 games
in
team
to
win
a season.
Town Park
raking the leaves
resident's
in
to
a
back yard.
The Multicultural Center,
The faculty member who
Women's Resource Center
originally
and LGBTQA Resource
husky as the school's mas-
Center,
all
under the
umbrella of the Center for
Diversity
and
Inclusion,
cot,
suggested the
George Keller taught
fine arts to the
normal
dents for nearly
students feel comfortable
In addition to
on campus.
30
of Trustees for
Aman
Zeller
37
years.
teaching,
school by the
years,
of the
Common-
wealth of Pennsylvania
1916
for
i's
Schoch over-
saw the purchase
school and college stu-
make underrepresented
This student-run organiza-
President of the Board
s
nothing quite
warm
like
chocolate chip
tion
responsible for
is
planning and providing
cookies from the Scranton
student activities and
Commons
events on campus. Pro-
...
or the race
gram Board opportunities
to get the last one.
include: bus trips to
in
New
York, Washington, D.C.,
$10,000
he trained wild animals,
and Boston; comedian
specifically big cats, for
performances; open mic
the Ringling Brothers and
nights; Midnight Pizza;
Barnum and
and showings
Bailey Circus.
Hollywood
of recent
films.
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As
editor of the highly
controversial
newspaper
77?e Gadfly, Lyle
Slack
faced heavy pressures
from Bloomsburg State
History professor Robert
"Doc" Warren started the
university's first social
fraternity,
Sigma
Omega,
in
him the
title,
lota
1964, earning
"The Father
of Fraternities."
Three-time Ail-American
College's administration.
Doug
linebacker for the Huskies'
The underground publica-
'68/'81M was director of
football
quiet place to study or
take a nap
may
find
it
team, Frank
tion,
Sheptock '85 registered a
Students looking for a
school record of
in
les in
537
43 games and
founded
in
1967,
Hippenstiel
alumni
affairs
from 1980
2006. He oversaw the
commonly and openly
to
tack-
criticized the actions of
growth of an organization
led
the college administration
that,
upon
his retire-
the Kehr Union's Fireside
the Huskies to the national
and the federal govern-
ment, included more than
Lounge.
semifinal as a senior.
ment.
50,000
living
alumni.
show
President from 1973 to
To
1983, James McCormick
school pride, the
was the
first
chancellor
In
commonwealth
System
brick wall of
Education.
campus
bears two seals: the
of the Pennsylvania State
of Higher
and
off state
for the Arts
BU was
BU
given
the privilege of granting
bachelor's degrees by the
seal in the
Haas Center
and the
1927,
official
university seal in the
Commonwealth
'27
was the
Quad.
first
graduate
Bloomsburg
State Teachers College
degree
in
is
As president
a student
of the
ABC-
Owned
the growth and educa-
Group, Rebecca (Funk)
tion of student thespians.
Campbell '83 oversees the
Providing opportunities
company's eight
from technical design to
stations in
performance, there
Angeles, Chicago, Phila-
sylvania. Arthur Jenkins
to receive a
middle of the Academic
Penn-
of
Players
organization dedicated to
is
a
Television Stations
New
local
TV
York, Los
job and educational op-
delphia,
portunity for
Houston, Raleigh-Durham
education.
all
interested
San Francisco,
and Fresno, as well as
students.
other businesses within
the group, such as the
hit
syndicated series Live with
Kelly
and Michael.
TRUTH, VIRTUE
AND BAKELESS
FEW INDIVIDUALS WERE
ing than
Bloomsburg
more passionate about teach-
Literary Institute
and State Normal
School alumnus Oscar H. Bakeless, Class of 1879. Bakeless left a large footprint
1890
to
1892 and
on Bloomsburg as a teacher from
as the head of the pedagogy department
from 1902 to his retirement
of
in
1929.
In
1919,
honor
in
Bloomsburg's 50th year of teacher education, the Louis
Comfort Tiffany stained glass works Truth and Virtue were
purchased through Bakeless'
seen
in
Andruss
Waller Hall was
dream was
Library. In
Those pieces can be
efforts.
1934, the Alumni Room
named and dedicated
for Bakeless,
in old
whose
to establish a lounge area for returning alumni.
Following Oscar Bakeless' death
in
1933,
continued to pursue scholarship and the
his family
arts. His
daughter
Katherine Nason Bakeless, Class of 1918, was a generous
benefactress of the college. Son John E. Bakeless would
go on to become a scholar,
tor
and teacher. Oscar's
writer, soldier, historian, edi-
wife, Katherine Little Bakeless,
Class of 1917,
was an accomplished
young people.
In
1970
pianist
and writer
for
at the annual education conference,
Bloomsburg's humanities building was named
in
the Bake-
less family's honor. •
Prospective students and
new freshmen receive
warm welcomes from
the Orientation Work-
shop Leaders (OWLs).
Bloomsburg University
undergraduates have the
Natural philosophy and
The
OWLs make
Whether you're looking
sure
opportunity to pursue
Bloomsburg students are
chemistry professor J.G.
move-in runs smoothly,
for textbooks
academic research with
lucky to have friendly
Cope
and help new students
supplies or
get acquainted with their
insignia
proposed school colors of
new home and
see
off
"goodbyes" as they pick
garnet and lemon to BU's
BU
through
up and discharge
maroon and
Welcome Weekend.
who
faculty mentors, an op-
shuttle bus drivers
portunity other institutions
offer cheerful "hellos"
often reserve for graduate
students.
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in
1912 that changed
gold.
has to
offer
all
that
and school
some BU
apparel to show
your Husky pride, the
University Store
place to go.
is
the
A
Eleanor Wray
state normal school
woman
graduate, H. Keffer
Hartline '20
was
the team that
in
Alumni
Fame.
than
and
female athlete receives
acting troupe for 15 years.
prepares professionals for
Husky
careers
spent the rest of his 37
the Eleanor
Wray award
women's
He
in
1897.
THE HUDOCK FAMILY
THE BENNER-HUDOCK CENTER
named
in
for Financial Analysis
honor of the Hudock family. The
BU and
a long philanthropic history at
community, supporting the
arts,
(HMWR)
in
their firm,
Andruss
the
initia-
Hudock Moyer
Williamsport, Pa. Past gifts
from the family include a concert grand piano
in
in
education and health
and through
tives both personally
in Sutliff Hall
for Mitrani
Library, a student lounge
overlooking the quad, and an auditorium
in
Warren Student Services Center. Barbara Benner Hudock
75, the CEO and founding partner
Michael Hudock
Jr.,
gift of
HMWR,
and her son
partner and president,
the Benner-Hudock Center
honor of Barbara's parents, Frank
ner.
of
HMWR founding
most recently gave the
J.
New
in
and Margaret B. Ben-
Barbara Hudock previously served as chair of the
Challenges,
a founding
Bloomsburg
in
health care.
20
years. The former
football player
years at
BU
in roles in
student support services
and development.
BU's biology department
study room
was
Theatre Ensemble.
athletics.
who founded
Wealth Resources
also
trustee of the
for
his father, Daniel
Hall, a
Former dean of students
Jack Mulka '66 headed
the student union for more
after Keffer
Hudocks have
James
sciences program, which
1967. The
in Sutliff Hall is
Biology professor
Cole spearheaded the creation of the allied health
was named
in
BU
Players,
Slusser '90/'92M/'04
honor of the advocate
Hartline,
Summer
directed productions of the
Athletic Hall of
Hartline Science Center
and
Co-founder of the
first
Every year, one senior
Prize in physiology
medicine
the
a Nobel
part of
won
was
inducted into BU's
New
Opportunities capital campaign and has
supported the Celebrity Artist Series at BU. •
Known as Tony
the
campus with breads
and pastries
40
Considered an expert
the Baker,
Dominic Cusatis provided
for nearly
years.
Eileen Albertson
'67/'69M
AGAPE,
is
Chapman
the head of
social services
interest-
Roy Smith
This
campus community
Richard Benyo '68 has
the director emeritus of
fun, interactive
BU's Quest and Corporate
celebrate the end of the
and published
many books on
agency
BU's own "most
ing man,"
written
a faith-based
in
long-distance running,
running,
Institute,
is
whose own ad-
event gives students a
way
to
school year. The day-long
completed 37 marathons
ventures have taken him
Bloomsburg's clearing-
and was the
through Alaska, Ethiopia,
music, zip
lines, food,
house
to run from
many
sports, the
Quest Rock
that
became the Town
of
for relief efforts
peak
first
person
Death Valley
Mount
after the flood in
to the
September 2011.
Whitney and back. He
is
the editor of Marathon
&
sic
of
South America and
Springfest features live
other places around the
Wall, inflatable obstacle
globe.
courses and
lots of
other
activities.
Beyond magazine.
SI
Jessica Kozloff's 13-year
presidency was a time of
many campus
BU's alumni house
construction
projects, rising enroll-
named
ment and an enhanced
F.
academic reputation. An
1912,
active part of the Blooms-
Students discover opportu-
burg community, Kozloff
served as chair for
town
efforts
nities to get involved in the
many
and received
the Distinguished Citizen
From 19 10
Award from the Columbia-
people of the
Montour Council on Scout-
Bloomsburg and student
ing.
Opened
in
August
2009, student housing on
the Upper
named
in
Campus was
her honor.
to 1963,
Town
of
Bloomsburg
community through
The Advance College Expe-
local
rience program gives high
Students Organized to
1926
1971 and served as
reer.
Students earn college
The SOLVE Office offers
1973. Fenstemaker earned
the university's
on the
Hl.OOMSBL Hit UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
to
president of the Alumni
May
spring.
1971, edited the Alumni
Quarterly from
Association from
to
Day, an annual event
taught foreign
Learn through Volunteerism
the co-curricular transcript
welcome
who
languages from 1926 to
and Employment (SOLVE).
at their high school or
to
Fenstemaker, Class of
on their college ca-
credits through courses
at
is
honor of Howard
start
school students an early
State College celebrated
and faculty
in
BU campus
discounted tuition.
at a
document students'
ary degree
in
1962
first
honor-
1983 and
experiences outside the
a distinguished service
classroom.
award
in
1964.
to
Can you say "photo op?"
Nevin Englehart, Class
Dedicated on Oct. 27,
1905, supervised mainte-
1984,
E.
art sculpted
Richard
Bonham
favorite of students
visitors alike.
ing
nance
this iconic piece of
campus
buildings
a
the
aren't
complete without a
Osuna, Class
facilities
was one
and grounds
half of the
first
of
1906,
of several
Cuban
and Puerto Rican students
for
more than 40 years during
and
Homecom-
and graduation
campus
American War, Juan
as the superintendent of
by
is
of
Following the Spanish-
of
to
20th
century.
come
to
Bloomsburg.
Life
promotes posi
involvement
throughout the region.
BU's 12
13
at
fraternities
some
of the largest
campus-organized
dean
munity service
of education at the
forming for photos near
the statue outside Carver
Hall.
and
sororities volunteer
Osuna eventually became
University of Puerto Rico.
line
Greek
five student
coi
project:
including The Big Evei
20
For more than
years,
this political science
teacher and department
chair committed herself
to her students. Gloria
Cohen Dion was an
active
member of the Gender and
Women's Studies Committee, serving
on
its
advisory
Bocce Bash, the annual
board, as well as sitting on
Breast Cancer Walk and
the Bloomsburg University
American Red Cross blood
Curriculum Committee
drives.
(BUCC) and the College
of Liberal Arts
Curriculum
Committee.
PROFESSIONAL U
PROFESSIONAL
U, a
campus-wide
initiative of
the Office of Alumni
and Professional Engagement, gives students a career edge through
relevant
work experience and professional networking. Alumni En-
gagement has partnered with faculty
opportunities that
hosted by
BU
to provide experiential learning
complement the classroom experiences, often
alumni.
Workshops give graduate and undergraduate students access
career-building resources and
shadowing program
for
Professional
skills.
U
sophomores, and, through Alumni Engage-
ment, maintains an alumni database where students
may
search for
former Huskies available to serve as alumni mentors. These
tives give
BU
to
also offers a job
students a head start
in
initia-
finding a great internship
and
their first career positions following graduation. •
During the early 1920s,
the institution's emphasis
Chemistry professor
Wayne Anderson was
changed from secondary
and college prepara-
For
tory courses to full-time
BU's Celebrity
teacher education, leading
has brought high-quality
Accreditations for
new name:
performances to campus
individual
at a reasonable price.
overall,
Programs range from
States Commission on
At 17 programs of study,
memorial fund has en-
Higher Education attest to
the College of Liberal Arts
abled dozens of students
the school to a
Bloomsburg State Teachers College.
Bloomsburg
was then able
to grant
a Bachelor of Science
education degree.
more than 28
tours of
in
and operas
to
computer
modeling of molecules,
Artist Series
Broadway shows
contemporary
a pioneer in
years,
but
for his
from the Middle
dance and
the quality of a Blooms-
jazz.
burg University degree.
among
students and
colleagues he
programs and,
is
BU's largest and most
varied college.
was beloved
zany neckties. A
to travel to conferences to
present their research.
International
Located where Lycoming
A member
now stands, Waller
Hall was the school's main
dormitory, known for its
Athletic Hall of
Hall
International students
from as
far
away as Saudi
published
First
in
Septem-
Arabia, Bangladesh, China
and Russia share
The University Magazine
their
cultures and perspectives
with the
campus com-
munity, supported by the
is
your source for information
on alumni, students,
faculty
and
BU
is
proud of
its
pack
more than 63,000
ber 1995, Bloomsburg:
of
living
Long Porch, a
Husky alumni and more
than 85,000 alumni since
the institution's earliest
staff.
favorite
'99
Fame,
won
12, 1997, as the
valuable player
The enclosed patio
Division
named
of the
for
former
II
the
Trophy on Dec.
Hill
social gathering place.
building,
days.
Irv Sigler
Harlon
BU
of the
most
in
I
NCAA
Since
football.
graduating, he has worked
Principal David G. Waller
in
the education and
International Education
Jr.,
featured a fountain,
Services office.
a
gift
behavioral health fields.
from the Class of
1949.
WE ARE HUSKIES
WE'VE HEARD
Spend time
SAID
IT
some people "bleed maroon and
that
Homecoming
at the
Quad on the
discussion, walk across the
join in the cheers at
tent party, listen
first
an athletic event and
in
warm
spring day or
witness
you'll
gold."
on a classroom
it
firsthand.
Bloomsburg students represented the best
In earlier generations,
of
Northeast Pennsylvania. As BU's "region" continually expands to
include Philadelphia and
its
suburbs, the Lehigh Valley,
New
Jersey,
Long Island and points beyond, Husky Pride not only remains
strong,
it
We are
become
grows each
striking a
We
Huskies.
reality.
new
year.
Many
path
believe in working hard to
our families. We're competitive
in
room and on the playing
confidence
in
our
in
the class-
and through that competition we gain
field,
abilities.
upon a foundation
make our dreams
of us are first-generation college students,
We're prepared to enter our careers,
of outstanding educational opportunities
built
and
hard work and supported by lifelong friendships with fellow Huskies.
Being a Husky
in
is
about striving to be the best
the community and
...
in
the classroom,
your career. Generations of Huskies can't
in
be wrong. •
As
Kehr Union's Hideaway,
Known
movie nights, was once a
Derricott '66 exemplified
fully
what BU
David Soltz has overseen
mission to better the com-
of sociology,
munity. Because of his
Shub Roh founded the
and
residential buildings,
projects to reduce en-
ergy consumption and the
launch of a
new
general
education program.
He
also led development of
the university's strategic
plan,
Impact 2015: Build-
ing on the Past, Leading
for the Future.
BIXMJMSBLRC
I
forts,
strives for in
ef-
the Volunteer of the
Year Award,
in
its
first
granted
A
Chang
alley.
As a part
opened
in
was
demand
ing alley
International, a nonprofit
by leagues and bowling
clubs
in
organization that promotes
The award
is
global understanding
and
used
when
it
in
wasn't being
for physical
educa-
given to an alumnus who,
appreciation. Each year,
tion. In
through volunteer contri-
the Global Awareness So-
was renovated due
bution of time and talent
ciety International
on behalf
awards
in
who show
home
mission.
issues of globalization.
NIVERSITY OF PF.W*
a passion for
to de-
and reopened
1989 as The Hideaway,
scholarships to students
alumni
1987, the alley
clining use
association, supports BU's
of the
it
1973, the bowl-
Global Awareness Society
of the non-alcoholic
bar called Cheers.
five
has been
times with
Education Community Service
of
when
the College Union
2012, was named
his honor.
equipped, four-lane
bowling
professor emeritus
BU
2013,
the President's Higher
volunteerism, William
During his presidency,
renovations to academic
CGA
frequent scene of
for his efforts in
of
honored
Honor
Roll,
the high-
est federal recognition of a
college or university for
commitment
ing, service learning
civic
its
to volunteer-
and
engagement. The Big
Event, flood relief efforts
and the
BU
Toy Library
are but a few examples
of volunteer projects
that contribute to the
estimated 68,520 service
hours that
BU
complete per
students
year.
Until the
Developing Ambitious
Student Leaders (DASL)
Located
offers a fun opportunity
for
new and
returning stu-
dents to meet
new
gain leadership
participate in
ferent
people,
skills
many
community
and
Eda Bessie Edwards '41
downtown
activities.
women
Bloomsburg were
wrote a history of BU's
first
created through a partner-
the Past - A Living Legacy,
hired to teach
and
physical education in
BU
faculty
and
140
its
years, Profiles of
sesquicentennial
In
at
limited.
Bloomsburg, the Regional
When McCammon was
honor of
first
Henry Carver,
principal
Institute
Hall
was renamed Carver
Hall
on July
11, 1927.
women's
1926, she also organized
supplement.
alumni, entrepreneurs,
service
1920s, athletic
opportunities for
Technology Center was
ship of
dif-
in
women
community members and
the "B" Club so
government
could reach athletic
officials to
milestones, earn letters
create a facility where
sports and compete
business opportunities are
in
nurtured.
against
women
from other
schools.
GREEN CAMPUS
NO GROUP ON CAMPUS
is
INITIATIVES
more dedicated
to issues of the envi-
ronment, recycling or green energy than the Green
(GCI).
The Green Campus
more environmentally
the spring and
like
the
fall
Initiative
Campus
Initiative
works to make the university
friendly, hosts
and partners with
weekly farmers markets
in
local nonprofit organizations,
Moose Exchange, Bloomsburg Recycling Center and the
Columbia County Conservatory, and student groups that deal with
environmental issues,
like
Help Our Planet Earth (HOPE) and the
Mapping, Planning, Environment and Rock Society.
Some
of the GCI's initiatives include sponsoring film
series focused
outside
and lecture
on environmental issues, the 3.3-kW solar array
Ben Franklin
Hall
built
and the Quest Bike Rental Program, a
project that allows students to rent a bike for a semester at a low
cost.
GCI
is
also working on the Agricultural/Sustainability Project,
which develops student-centered projects that build upon the
BU
farmers market. •
Many famous
faces have
The bronze
appeared at undergraduate
commencement
demic Quad,
ceremonies over the years.
Some
of the
bell that
most notable
is
Endless
on the Acathe
Created through generosity
mond
of Terry '76
and JoAnn
in
1989, Takaezu had
'77 Zeigler, the Zeigler
worked with Bloomsburg
Institute for Professional
students and art profes-
1996); former Pennsyl-
students and alumni, the
vania Govs.
Husky Ambassadors work
Shaffer (1964), George
Development, known as
sor Karl
Leader (1974), Robert
ZIPD, helps students
year to create the
Casey (1987) and Mark
the College of Business
directly at events
such as
Homecoming, the Celeb-
in
Series programs
Schweiker '75 (1995 and
discover where their ca-
and Alumni Weekend. The
2003); Gov. Tom Corbett
reer interests
ambassadors also can also
(2008); Vice President Joe
areas from marketing to
be found leading tours
Biden (1977); and actor
management, accounting
Hugh O'Brien (1991).
to finance,
rity Artist
prospective students.
for
lie
and how
work together.
in
North America. Dedicated
The bridge between
Raymond
first
famed ceramicist
Toshiko Takaezu created
include Archbishop Des-
Tutu (December
bell
Circle, located
clay,
Beamerfora
make
and cast
it
a
in
bell in
wax model,
bronze.
A
After
47 years as Blooms-
burg Literary Institute and
State Normal School, the
was purchased
frequent visitor to Blooms-
institute
burg, Takaezu donated
by the Commonwealth of
19 ceramic works to the
Pennsylvania on
university.
1916.
May 22,
The
In
1968, the Obiter held a
contest for Greek organiza-
most
tions in search of the
original
group photo.
Pi
Often a collaboration with
Bloomsburg Area High
School, the annual
home-
coming parade features
Since
from
39
opening
in
1967,
BU
focal point of art in the
community. Throughout
"Chubb" Young '51 spent
and state
its
Haas Gallery has been the
George
ers College,
and have gone on to lead
universities
to graduate
Bloomsburg State Teach-
BU
bachelor's degrees at
African-American
first
male
Alumni who earned
the year, exhibits by
years as an
systems include David
the next
and parade marshals.
Arnold 78, president of
elementary teacher and
guest artists are displayed
respective categories. Al-
Recent marshals include
Eureka College
principal in East Orange,
free for the
though the contest lasted
former Trustee Charles
Eugene Giovannini 79,
N.J.
enjoy.
Epsilon Chi and Theta
floats,
Gamma
Phi
won
their
marching bands
in Illinois;
only a year, the trend
"Nick" Housenick '60, Jo-
president of Maricopa
continued into the early
seph Kelly 73, state Sen.
Community
1970s as other campus
John Gordner,
corporate college, Arizona;
groups and organizations
added
their
own
creativity
to the yearbook.
state Rep.
David Millard '88, former
and Edward MacKay '69,
retired chancellor of the
Hippenstiel '68/'81M,
University
Chang
community
to
College's
alumni director Doug
professor emeritus
students, professors and
System
New
of
Hampshire.
Shub Roh and former BU
president Jessica Kozloff
and her husband, Steve.
SCHOLARSHIPS
BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY
awards scholarships
many
to those involved in activities ranging
and
disciplines of study
to students in
from student organizations and athletics to undergraduate research.
BU's
awarded
scholarship,
first
1946, was the $100 R. Bruce
in
named
Albert Memorial Scholarship,
1906 BU graduate and
for the
longtime president of the Alumni Association
in
who
died unexpectedly
1945. As students' financial need has grown over the years, so
has the number of scholarships awarded.
Scholarships can be awarded by organizations, such as the
Com-
munity Government Association (CGA). The Bloomsburg University
Foundation's Henry Carver Fund, BU's annual fund, and endowed
scholarships assist with tuition and other expenses, according to the
donor's intent. The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education
(PASSHE) Board
students
of
Governors scholarship provides tuition for
and involves
in all disciplines
versity alone
academic
a structured program that
community
includes peer mentoring and
awarded $817,376
in
service.
Bloomsburg Uni-
scholarships for the
2012-2013
year. •
The
first
student group
for non-residents, the
Day
Collins
presence
in
ing, Bill Kelly
71
is
presi-
Regardless of the
classification
official
— from tradi-
and non-traditional
dent emeritus and chief
tional
development
to transfer
officer of
- each
and
internation-
WVIA. He served 22 years
al
as the station's president
a unique identity to the
and CEO and
university, helping to
member
of
of Trustees.
is
a former
BU's Council
a lasting im-
student brings
form
pression on the University
football
of the
including Jimmi
'98.
On one
to
bud-
Simpson
faculty rating
coach and one
most respected
members
of
coaching
a record of
like he's lived a
different lives"
Navy veteran,
hundred
and as a
actor, direc-
mentor, husband and
tor,
ment.
father,
he had indeed.
when he
Association
173-56-1
2000, he
2012.
led the
to the Division
II
In
Huskies
National
Championship Game.
a
governmental representa-
on campus. Joined by
the Day Men's Associa-
group had an
each
official
lounge for resting and
relaxing
retired after his
in
1930,
in
commuters
tion four years later,
most
victories, posting
20th season
giving
tion
athletics,
Danny Hale holds the
"With his experience,
it's
BU
University record for
website, a student wrote,
a strong learning environ-
KI.OOMSKI KG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
Long-time head Huskies
and as a mentor
ding theatre professionals,
northeast
Pennsylvania broadcast-
left
Girls'
was established
Theatre professor Michael
between classes,
starting in
1938. The
lounges were located
in
various buildings, most
notably Noetling Hall from
1949
to
1963.
HIP
In
the lobby of Hartline
Science Center
Students stand
a strik-
is
Home
ing collection of approxi-
BU's Office
to
Technology and Depart-
mately 50 mounted birds.
ment
The specimens, many
Computer Science and
collected by
Bloomsburg
the early part of the
20th century, would be
difficult to
The
built in
1930 as a
school.
It is
named
an ovenbird
is
expanded
Mathematics,
the school
one
for
Geisinger Medi-
cal Center's partnership
when
was
the
2013
20 nursing
in fall
first
students enrolled
BU
training
of only
two buildings on campus
replace today.
earliest
of
Statistics,
professor D.S. Hartline
in
BU and
of
in
for creations
in line
by Lanny
Danville
campus.
HHHHHH
retired high school Eng-
lish teacher,
72
Jim Doyle
has been a
extraordinaire.
broadcaster since 1969.
Known
ball,"
Fame
BU
and men's basket-
he was inducted
BU
the
local sports
as "the voice of
football
the
GMC's
at the
1
Lee '69, balloon twister
bachelor's degree
program
A
I
in
into
Athletic
tie Hall
nan oi
of
1997.
an individual
with no personal ties to
from 1907. The most
Bloomsburg.
mounted
magnificent, a
golden eagle.
ROONGO!
THE HUSKY,
chosen "for
its
many
fine stalwart qualities"
according to the Alumni Quarterly, was
mascot
cot, a
in
1933 by
a nearly
named BU's
unanimous
vote.
The
official
first
mas
husky from a professor's sled dog team, was named
Roongo, a contraction of the school colors maroon and gold.
From the 1930s
mascots, most
to the
1950s
real
BU
huskies served as
named Roongo.
Mike Wasielczyk '82 was the
mascot costume
first
person to don the husky
1979, beginning the evolution to the
in
Roongo known and loved today, celebrating every
spirited
touchdown with pushups,
getting the
Roongo
at athletic
for a victory. Today, fans see
matchups, campus events and
community sharing Husky
and
stealing other teams' flags
crowd pumped up
in
the
Pride. •
A BU diploma
is
often the
ultimate destination for stu-
dents
who
begin their trek
to a degree at institutions
with formal articulation
agreements including HACC,
Lehigh Carbon, Luzerne
A member
2000
County and Northampton
Huskies championship
Area community colleges;
Each semester,
Lackawanna
are recognized for excel-
football
of the
team, Brian Sims
'01 represents the
182nd
District in the Pennsyl-
College; Lehigh
Career and Technical
tute;
Insti-
Wilkes College; Penn
lence
The nuclear magnetic
in
BU
faculty
the classroom
with the Teaching and
The
versatility of the
Bloomsburg Fairgrounds
vania House of Repre-
State;
resonance spectrometer
Learning Enhancement
was never more apparent
sentatives. His initiatives
Vo-Tech School; Northum-
(NMR) housed
(TALE) Outstanding
than
include strengthening
berland County Career and
Science Center looms as
Faculty Award. This
gathered there for spring
and protecting public
Technology Center;
education, preserving
Technical Institute; and the
refrigerator
services for seniors
and
Columbia/Montour
SUN
large as a
in
Hartline
commercial
and enables
$1,000
prize
is
awarded
to professors, selected
when graduates
commencement. The
emony moved
2006 -
to
cer-
campus
Redman
North Schuylkill, Blooms-
students and faculty to get
by graduating students,
in
other vulnerable residents
burg Area and Southern
detailed information about
who have demonstrated
Stadium and, two years
and expanding
Columbia Area school
the molecular structure of
a talent in inspiring
districts.
samples.
motivating.
for
all
civil rights
Pennsylvanians.
and
later, to
Quad.
first
the
to
Academic
"
"
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
notes
Matching Animals with Families
by
have an animal stay here and have folks
LAURIE CREASY
and renovate the abandoned car dealership that would become Luna's House
Animal Care and Education Center. The
opened
facility
in
November 2011.
leave educated."
SPACIOUS LIVING QUARTERS, soothing music and good food. What more
It
was
But
a
French lop rabbit that pro-
a responsible, loving family? Furry and
and was kept
cage with no room
not-so-furry critters enjoy the creature
to turn around,"
House Animal Care
and Education Center in Edgewood, Md.,
w hile they await a new home.
been mistreated and had severe orthope-
comforts
except
at Luna's
homeless animals. They found inconsis-
I
care,"
Randle
said to each other,
if
she had the
says.
"Nevin
'We have to try
to stop this if we can.'
warned against the use of cedar chips
a 2001
and
BU graduate.
say,
a cat, so
When
ihem
"People will
come
'We don't have time
for a
we thought we'd get
a bunny'
in
dog or
their
own cages.
"We
don't roll the
list
House
originally existed as a
incorporation as a nonprofit in
its
Novem-
townhome. More than 1,500 animals
of various species were placed by the
of basic rabbit
"About 25 percent of potential caregiv
-
veterinarians
who had worked with
the
inception cosigned
ers realize they aren't able to properly
organization since
care for a rabbit," Lisa savs. "We'd rather
loans enabling the Randies to purchase
BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVAN1
says.
same way some
oth-
"We're striving to
raise the bar, leading
by example."
Today, Luna's House can shelter
approximately 100 animals
in climate-
controlled, species-specific
accommoda-
tions; others are placed in a
network of
about 15 foster
homes.
foster-based rescue. In July 2010, local
care guidelines.
26
Randle
ber 2006, operating out of the Randies'
that happens, Randle hands
a seven-page
Luna's
network of foster homes following
for
rabbit housing but used cedar chips in
ers do,"
the facility with her husband, Nevin, also
premium
to animals in their care; places that
"Everything that was wrong with Luna
and
who owns
Luna had
dic issues.
proper daily
'01,
says.
foods but fed inexpensive generic brands
umbrella of knowledge throughout the
Morawski Randle
Randle
about provid-
ing the safest, most responsible care for
tencies: shelters that suggested
community, especially with children,"
says Lisa
in a tiny
could have been prevented
"We're trying to provide a wider
facilities in several
states to learn firsthand
she was anemic
life,
the Randies toured animal
vided the impetus for Luna's House.
"When we met Luna,
could an animal want from
first
rescue and shelter
\
its
The
facility
found a niche
in
housing
creatures that might be considered a
bit less
common. They
place about 300
example
animals of various species each year
- from rabbits, guinea pigs, rats, mice,
provides much-needed funding. Exotic
another rabbit, Cyrus.
is
hamsters and gerbils to birds and reptiles
to use his hind legs,"
and, of course, cats and dogs. Their
was adopted into a fabulous family -
adoption came in June 2007
Randies found a
home
when
first
the
the mother
to
Nevin and Luna's House volun-
good match by getting
know adoptive
families,
ties so well
whom they
site.
Byron Krapf was recognized
for
United Methodist Church by Bos-
1967
Randolph "Randy" May received
the Robert N. Pursel Distinguished
Award from the Danville
Area Red Cross.
Service
1968
of the
(boarding animals and rescue
Boarding
is
Jane Skomsky Gittler
retired after
licensed to teach comprehensive
business, marketing, economics,
Schools, Marlinton.
retired
Petrilla
Reilly
is
Jr.,
principal of Shi-
attorney and
1977
board of the Greater Lehigh Valley
lished her fifth book, Christmas
Chamber
1973
Cows:
ley in Allentown,
A Mooving Alphabet.
Barry Ansel,
Frank Williams
the Huskies as a volunteer coach
Fulton Bank's
after a five-year absence.
Donald Davis is president, Sara
Lee Foodservice, for The Hillshirc
1979
Brands Co.
is
a
40-Year
77M
returned to
Daniel Confa-
Karen Frantz-Fry '83M
sistant professor in the school of
president of
education
at
Frederick
Withum
at
Good Shepherd
town, was
Azriel Gorski '74M
is
chair of the
named
physical science department and
for large nonprofits
Business.
by Lehigh
Valley
State University.
Dennis Swank associate vice
president of finance for Bucknell
University,
is
a
member of the
Community
Sports Hall of
Fame
in recogni-
achievements
country and track and
in cross
field.
superinten-
School
District.
1984
founder
its
10-year anniversary
in 2013.
Sandra Lee Moosic Major
Richard Donahue earned the
studio art endorsement.
AP
A business
teacher at Denmark-Olar High
in
a
1985
1980
School
is
managing director of Polaris Direct, a mail processing firm, which
Hospital, Lewisburg.
Gunderman was
inducted into the Hazleton Area
is
dent of the Cumberland Valley
celebrated
board of directors of Evangelical
1975
an as-
Wilkes University.
Judith Mariotz Maloy
the College of Science,
at
is
CFO of the Year
coordinator of forensic science
tion of his
CFO
Network, Allen-
1974
1983
lone, senior vice
finance and
Club.
Louis "Lou"
of Commerce Founda-
president of
Pennsylvania
in
was named to the
tion.
Lebanon Valley
Alabama
career and travels.
Ernest Jackson
Carol Batzel Haile recently pub-
Michael Stugrin published Eat
Bloomsburg,
assistant profes-
Misericordia University's theatre
Mathematics and Technology
in
is
department.
programs
and education
1981
WVa.
senior partner with Gross McGin-
Board of Educa-
recounting his
art.
Thomas
72M
more than 20 years with
County. Md.,
and cookbook,
driver education and
University.
Donald Hopkins
after
Bankers Asso-
memoir
superintendent
kellamy High School, Sunbury.
ciation's
View from Los
is
sor of business at Misericordia
into the Harford
Your Memories:
more about Luna's House,
Montour Home Health.
was inducted
1971
learn
Ronald
Donna Zavacky
teaching.
in
32 years as director of Columbia
Division,
of her outstand-
a freelance writer
visit http://lunashouse.org.
work Luna's House does and
member of the
ing service during her 43 years of
To
a natural extension
Donald Bechtel
Certified Counselors.
recognition
is
media professional based
Bloomsburg.
of schools for Pocahontas County
Coach, from the National Board of
Fame
social
1972
the credential. Board Certified
life
and
1976
sional counselor, recently obtained
Altos, a
Laurie Creasy
cancer.
a licensed profes-
tion Hall of
Working with microorganisms,
saving lives."*
50
ton University School of Theology.
move
The main source of revenue for Luna's
House is the Moondrop Inn, all-animal
boarding services at the Luna's House
culinary exploits and fight against
years of ordained ministry in the
off the ground, a
animals are housed and handled sepa-
A memorable
1960
House
she terms bittersweet. "There's no com-
to
parison.
rately).
in
Lisa left a career as a microbiologist to
get Luna's
while interesting, just can't compete with
facility
Public Schools, live on
recently
while his family was out of town.
animals' personali-
because Lisa and Nevin, a
Ruth Campbell,
was able
named
iguana
Moondrop Inn
at the
bunny."
fourth-grade teacher in Harford County
R.
Rev stayed
"He
— an
get Cyrus back to hopping like a regular
see as guardians or caretakers, not "owners." They know the
says.
a physical therapist for
is
exercises and massage, she
Caretakers, Not 'Owners'
Lisa,
Randle
humans — and through range-of-motion
for a tarantula
named Sam.
teers strive for a
animals are welcome
"Cyrus came to Luna's House unable
South Carolina, he
is
is
the
Way of Wyoming Valley's
AFL-CIO community services
United
liaison
and director of labor
participation.
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2014
27
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
husky
2000
1987
1991
David Hall was appointed as a
David Carpenter
senior fellow at the Stephenson
CEO of Atlantic
Management
Disaster
is
1994
chief information officer of Stein-
Rebecca "Becky" Stokes Peters
was named Teacher of the Year at
the American School for the Deaf,
West Hartford, Conn.
man Communications Group.
1989
is
reach specialist
constituent out-
in
office of state Rep.
1995
the Honesdale
Mike
who
Peifer.
Customers Bank, based
Exeter
EXTOL
ness integration software and
AT&T.
Gregory Stringfellow celebrated
his fifth year of ownership of
American Fire Services. His wife,
2006
Lisa Smith Stringfellow '02, gradu-
of special education for the Canton
ated from LaSalle University with a
Area School District under the aus-
master's degree in nursing.
pices of the Intermediate Unit
2001
Tad Schantz is account manager
with Baum. Smith & Clemens.
works
He earned
1996
and
Donald James is principal of
Lehman-Jackson Elementary
in the
School.
office.
1999
Brian Mullen
David Heffher '90M, associate
dean and chief information
the director
17.
2007
Health Plan.
degree from the
his law
is
who
a lawyer
is
for Geisinger
Daniel Coran '06M
Dane Aucker '07/10M
University of Miami.
is
principal
of Middleburg Elementary School
is
the Midd-West School District.
in
execu-
Community
Education Council of Elk and Cam-
Daniel Knorr
eron counties.
trator of governmental affairs.
Benjamin Magdeburg is plant
manager at Ash Tec Inc.. Hegins.
2008
tive director of the
1990
in
president of Cum-
Association.
Jessica
at
is
berland Valley Education
services,
Katherine "Kate" Lomax
services.
commercial relationship manager
for
home
vice president,
International, a provider of busi-
John Fetterman is principal of G.C.
Hartman Elementary School in
Southern Columhia School District.
vice president
is
product infrastructure, for
Monroe. Pike and Wayne counties.
is
at
Jacob Miller
director of
is
marketing, wireless
Eric Birth '01M
Jeffrey Inns
represents the 139th District in
Stephen King
Express Transpor-
2005
David Marcolla
largest school bus contractor.
Beechman Muraro
Gina Ehrhardt
president and
tation Corp., the nation's fourth-
Institute at
Louisiana State University.
Caroline
is
manager of audits
is
and appeals with the Fleet Services
officer
2002
Patrick
president with
is
an assistant vice
PNC
human
resource
Bank.
the Le-
Langhorne. Royersford and PhoenixviUe areas.
Christopher Fetterman
Jacob Kutz
specialist with the
was promoted
is
a
media
Democratic Cau-
cus Legislative Communications
to partner at
Lee Moves from
Center Stage to HBO
in
high Valley, Bensalem, Warminster.
2003
ing Co. in Reading.
J.C.
a
and Donation Centers
Hannon
Washington, D.C.
A WORK BY JUSTIN
is
Danville's adminis-
generalist for the Goodwill Stores
Department of Penske Truck Leas-
Lycoming College, participated
the Leading Change Institute in
Boyd
is
Office in Harrisburg.
'arenteBeard.
Caleb Fritz
itv
LEE
is
pastor of Espy Trin-
United Methodist Church.
'05, play-
wright of dramas and comedies, has not
New York
only hit
but
is
City
's
Lincoln Center
expected to debut on
HBO early this
year.
Involved
in theatre since
he was a
student at Pocono Mountain East High
School, Lee has been recognized as the
National
New
Play Network Playwright-
in-Residence at Marin Theatre Co. and
served as a writing fellow for the Playwrights Realm. His plays
have been staged
in
venues such as Studio 42
South Coast Repertory
Theatre
in
Nevada
in
Costa Mesa, Calif,
Tow
Theatre.
the
He
CHARLES
E.
SCHLEGEL
last
October
at
Lincoln Center's
recently signed a deal with
thriller Looking,
young gay men
in
HBO to help
which follows the
San Francisco.
BI.OOMSBLRG
I
NIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
con-
Bank. Northumberland, has formed
Financial Services and
is
He earned
NNB
serving as vice
worked
in
the financial services business
Chartered Life Underwriter designation
from the American College in Bryn Mawr and Certified Insurance
since 1985.
his
Counselor from the National Alliance.
Schlegel '83 lives in Sunbury with his wife, Tina.
has three children.
28
III, in
junction with Northumberland National
president. Schlegel has
develop the psychological
story of three
New York,
City.
His drama Luce debuted
Claire
in
and The Magic
Schlegel is VP
of Financial
Services Firm
The couple
a distribution platoon leader for an infantry
Lead by Example
battalion in Afghanistan last October
when
he came across a soldier who lost a limb from
an Improvised Explosive Device (IED). As he
reached the location of the attack, his truck
Joanna Kraynak was awarded the
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
was struck by
degree from Philadelphia College of
but he continued to do his job until he lost
Osteopathic Medicine
in
a rocket-propelled grenade,
consciousness. Farrell later was diagnosed with
June 2013.
traumatic brain injury and spent a week in
2009
the hospital before being sent home.
David James '09M
is
an attorney
awarded the Purple Heart
in
service.
Pittsburgh.
Sarah
He was
in recognition of his
Farrell says the leadership skills learned at
Thompson Maneval
munity banking
officer at
is comWest
IT'S
A LONG WAY from
the soccer field at
Milton State Bank's Mifflinburg
Bloomsburg to the
Office.
but Brian Farrell '08 credits lessons learned as
Anthony Richardson
is
an account
a
battlefield of Afghanistan,
Husky team captain with helping him earn
executive with the Douple Agency.
Purple Heart.
2010
nance branch, was a
Farrell, a
member
of the U.S.
first
Army
a
Ord-
lieutenant serving as
Bloomsburg served him well in the military.
"Coach Paul Payne made me captain my senior
year," he says. "It taught me the most critical
lesson of my life: lead by example. That has
been my motto since my college days. It helped
me earn the respect of my men and helped me
succeed on many missions. It made me a better
officer in the Army." •
Joseph DiGiacomo is a freelance
video editor working for CNN.
Ashli
Truchon
is
at Draft Magazine,
the photo editor
Phoenix, Ariz.
Alumni Make Up Management Team
2011
Barton Jeffrey Breisch works
in
1
the entertainment engineering
McLaren Engineering
Group, West Nyack, N.Y.
division of
Shawn
Ziegier
was promoted
to a
senior accountant
Matthew
Ryan Johnston
Theresa DeLucca
Stephanie Phillips-Taggart
on the audit team
Fidler
at ParenteBeard.
2012
Kyle
Bauman
officer for the
is
tributes technology accessory products,
agement team of Upper Desk Inc., a startup
consumer packaged goods firm, earned bachelor's degrees from Bloomsburg University.
formed
"While
a code enforcement
Town
of Bloomsburg.
John Katona was recognized at the
Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda (FBLA-PBL)
National Leadership Conference in
Anaheim,
FOUR OF THE SIX-MEMBER core man-
Calif., last
company
it
was not our intent
primarily
to create a
composed of Bloomsburg
University graduates, the fact that
is
we
did
a testament to the professional qualities
and capabilities of graduates," says Matthew
Fidler '94,
Taggart
May 2013 by Stephanie
'98,
dis-
was
Phillips-
president, and her father, Roder-
The company's first product is a
cabinet mount that can be adjusted
ick Phillips.
portable
for various devices.
Other
BU
alumni holding positions
in
Up-
per Desk's core team are Theresa DeLucca
'86, vice
president of finance and accounting,
and Ryan Johnston
Upper Desk CEO.
Upper Desk, which manufactures and
June.
in
'13,
business develop-
ment manager.
Robbins Honored at NACADA Conference
RICH ROBBINS
conference, recognizes a
'85, associ-
dean of arts and sciences
NACADA
serves as co-editor of the
NACADA
Journal teaches in Kansas State
Bucknell University, received the
member's contributions to the field
of academic advising in higher
2013 Virginia N. Gordon Award for
education.
program in academic advising
and serves as a faculty member
at NACADA winter and summer
ate
at
Excellence in the Field of Advising
from the National Academic Advising Association
(NACADA). This
award, given at the
Robbins was honored for his
long-term service to
NACADA
and the advising profession. He
University's online master's degree
institutes.
NACADA fall
WINTER
2014
29
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
husky
up
the line
reunions, networking and special events
PROFESSOR'S DAUGHTER: Jane Keller Snyder '50
at Homecoming 201.1 Snyder,
posed with Roongo
daughter of the
late
George
Keller,
an art professor
and animal trainer who established the husky as BU's
mascot, passed away
GREAT
IN
'88:
fall.
From
Silimperi, Lisa Siskin Witchey, Michelle
and Maureen
January.
Intepreting alumni from the Class of 1988 sign
their graduation year at a reunion last
White
in
left
are April
Johnson Beiler
Hill.
HUSKY PRIDE
'84, a
IN
A PUMPKIN: Cameron
Smith
former Alumni Association Board member,
carved a Husky pumpkin for the gathering to watch
CBS
Sports Network's broadcast of the
pensburg
BEFORE KUTZTOWN GAME: Alumni
gather for a pre-game tailgate.
From
in
left
the Lehigh Valley
are
Ray Smith 72;
football
wife, Sandi
BU
Trustee LaRoy "Lee" Davis '67 and wife, Hedy Davis '82M; and
Wood Smith
watch party
in
BU
vs.
Ship-
game on Halloween. He and
'86,
his
attended an alumni
Philadelphia. Unfortunately, Ship-
pensburg defeated the Huskies
34-18.
Ruth Smith 72.
FRIENDS FROM
tin,
Susette
'84: Kim Amway Carron, Ninette Friscia TusBrown Wolfe and Stephanie Richardson gathered in
Jupiter, Fla., in October.
Sheila
30
Not pictured are Lori Sipida Long and
Rumsey Chimel.
BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OK PENNSYLVANIA
HOMECOMING WINNER: Sarah Jefferson Rupp 71
was the winner of the tent party grand
tailgate package, at Homecoming.
prize, a
Husky
VITAL STATISTICS
Obituaries
Marriages
Ryan
2013
Erin Jeffers '00 and Kevin Hetman, March 23,
'98
Karen Kuklewicz
and
Patrick Frair
Janetta York
June 22, 2013
III.
Elizabeth Lester '99 and Jason Hilton, June 15, 2013
Jodi Merrey '00 and Anthony Albarano,
2013
April 13,
Brad O'Connor '02 and Lindsey Feldmann, Sept. 29, 2012
1
201
,
Nelson Ramont '68
Thomas Baradziej '68
Florence Faust Yeany '44
Steven Ziegler
Shirley Starook Frisby '45
Charlene Graci Huss '69
Bohonko
Nicole
'06
Nati,
and Mark Neylon
May
2013
18,
June
Jr.,
2013
8,
'06
Lombardi
Tiffany
and Elizabeth
John
Petrini '08
Megan
May
Lutton,
'08 and Eric Grenkevich, Sept. 29,
Emily O'Holla '08 and Tristan Zelinka
and Carly Ossig, June
15,
Laura Taylor '08 and Trystan
Cassandra Knorek
'09 and
2013
Fletcher, Sept. 14,
2013
June
Lindsay Bentz '10 and Christopher Stevens
Jenna Novotni
Donald
Pientka '10
and
Bolesta,
Jillian
Kayla Cromleigh '12 and Jonathan
1,
4,
Aug.
'51
Andrea Marchlinski Rollman 72
'51
Neil Thompson 72
Thomas Turner 72
Craig Fink 73
Charlotte Tancin 75
Gail Lynch 76
Joseph Froncek
'54
Joseph Ondrula
'54
3,
Harold
Meghan Weeks
'12
Heimbach
Megan McDonald
and Chris Meikrantz
'13
'12,
May
and Brandon Aungst, Aug.
'13 and Timothy Rogers,
June
'57
Gaughan
Sweet
Dennis Mealey
'59
Chris Cusatis
'59
Edward Brown
29,
10,
29,
2012
Editha Yohe
Jennifer Fetterman Garber '88
Amy
'60
'60
Robert Morris '03
Rowe Steward
Edward McCormick
Mary
Michael Williams '88 and
wife, Michele,
Christopher Knarr '96 and
wife, Tia,
Lola
'66
Jennifer
Stull '66
May Hunsinger
Lipsky '03
Maria Hunter '04
Ellen Czajkowski Bujnowski '66
a son, Michael, Sept. 12, 2012
a daughter, Alayna Grace, March
Shawn
'64
'65
Deborah Evans Marek
Births
Sitler '88
Girio '89
James Slusser '90
Jason Doersam '97
'62
Paul Conard '64
Barbara
Heathcote
Regina
Griffith '61
Elma Davis Reynolds
2013
'83
Timothy Galloway '86
Maureen Barber Cino
2013
'80
'81
Joseph Zukus
'59
Robert Stish '59
2013
Tashara Teart '12 and Christopher Sheperis, June 21, 2013
Alissa
Boop
76
76
John Stevenson 77
James Myers 78
Roy Mader 79
Barbara Rees
'56
Shelhamer
Edward Kapsak
2013
Kathryn Diaz '12 and Jason Haines, May 25, 2013
10,
Richard Beierschmitt
Michael Marcinko '58
Carl
Melanie Henry '12 and Tyler Snook, Aug.
'56
Gloria Barber '58
2013
72
72
Esther Stramara
Kevin McGuire
Ephraim Weaver
Milford
2013
71
Edward Tavalsky
Christine
May
June
2013
June 28, 2013
Bigley,
Miller '50
'50
Albert Belinsky '55
25,
Dieffenderfer Hartfelder
Barbara Fornwald 71
Beverly Bryan Edwards '56
'10,
'10 and Christopher Waybright,
Susan
2013
May
'69
Nicholson '69
Robert Ulanoski 71
'49
29,
2013
8,
Miller
June Pennypacker 70
John Wool
Drew Williams
June
'48
2013
Christina Stover '09 and Vincent Pension '08.
'09 and Stephanie Stull,
Gwen
15,
Matthew Davis, June
'68
James Prosseda
Daniel Boychuck '53
2013
'09,
Magill '48
Thomas Metzo
2013
2013
5,
Ashley Shuck '09 and Michael Dalton
4,
2013
'08, July 28,
Sallavanti '08 and Jason DiBileo, Oct.
Kramm Moser
Edythe Reimensnyder
and Meghan Williams, June 24, 2013
'08
'45
Francis Radice '49
,
Gregory Masters
Ruth
John
Ray Fry
Sara Dest '06 and Brian Fogelman, Sept. 21 2013
Timothy Knappenberger
Guida
Janice Wright Larock '46
Jeffrey Holda '04 and Farahnaz Karimi, July 28, 2013
Elizabeth Patches '04 and Joseph
Victoria Mikell-Noel '68
Lewis Rovenolt '40
Lucille Martino
Chris Cuff '04 and Heather Gatto, June
'30
Coleman
Janet Reisenweaver Stahr '34
Ann Meszaros
Jason Skotedis
'07
Joshua Adickes
'08
'05
'66
11,
2013
Katie Getz Kilian '98 and husband, Kyle, a daughter, Camryn, Aug. 19, 2012
'99 and husband,
Cathy Carr Zavacki
11,2013
Tim Zavacki
'99,
a son, Trevor, July
Correction
Patricia
Tami Bauman Wiehe '00 and husband, Patrick Wiehe
ley Kylene, Aug. 31, 2012
'00,
a daughter, Kins-
Andrea Falcone-Gritman '03 and husband, Jeffrey Gritman
Logan Gerald, Aug. 28, 2013
Stephanie Lapinski Steeber '03 and husband, Sean Steeber
Owen Andrew,
Aug.
1
6,
Ann Hoch Smith
listing in
the
University Magazine.
'05,
fall
'87
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and Events
Activities
Academic Calendar
Guitar Ensemble
SPRING 2014
order tickets,
Haas Center
at
for the Arts
the box office
or visit
dates are subject to change.
Mitrani Hall
Spring Break Begins
call
570-389-4409
www.
bloomu.edu/cas. Programs and
7 p.m.
April 15,
Naomi Falk, multi-media
March 15 through April 25
Reception: Thursday, April 24,
2p.m.
11 a.m. to
Monday, March 17
Percussion Ensemble
Resume
Classes
April 17,
Monday, March 24
Haas Center
Classes End
for the Arts
Friday, Feb.
Mitrani Hall
Kenneth
a.m. to 2 p.m.
S.
Gross Auditorium
$30/$15 Child/BU Student
Theatre
May 6
Tuesday,
Reception: Tuesday, April 29, 11
7 p.m.
7,
Carver Hall
Monday, May 5
Finals Begin
April
chamber musicians
Classical
Alumni Events
Visit
Bloomsburg University Players
Commencement
May 9
Graduate
Friday,
Finals
theatre productions are generally
recommended
ences.
End
Saturday,
Wednesday, Thursday,
Friday and Saturday performanc-
May 10
Undergraduate Commencement
Saturday,
All
for adult audi-
May 10
es are at 3 p.m. Adult tickets are
$6; seniors and non-BU students
are $4. BU students and CGA
cardholders are
SUMMER 2014
free. Tickets are
available at the Performing Arts
May 19
Session
I:
Session
II:
Session
III:
Aug. 8
to
May 19
to
June 27
Box Office, located in the lobby
of Haas Center for the Arts, or
to
Aug. 8
Christopher O'Riley
Classical pianist
events or to
Saturday, Feb. 22, 7 p.m.
tion,
Carver Hall
Kenneth
S.
Listed events are
Romantic
public and free of charge. For
Feb. 13 to 15, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 29, 8 p.m.
information, see http-./ldepart-
Alvina Krause Theatre
Haas Center
ments.bloomu.edu/music
226
Mitrani Hall
570-389-4286.
All
to the
or call
St.,
Bloomsburg
subject to change.
Student-directed projects
Chamber Orchestra
Alvina Krause Theatre
March 9, 2:30 p.m.
St. Matthew Lutheran Church
123 N. Market St., Bloomsburg
226
April 4,
Haas Center
Center
St.,
Mitrani Hall
Alumni Awards Luncheon
ballet
Saturday,
Spring Orchestra Concert
2:30 p.m.
Haas Center
for the Arts
Mitrani Hall
Choir Spring Concert
April 12,
First
Class of
345 Market
St.,
Bloomsburg
Concert Band
2:30 p.m.
Carver Hall
K.S. Gross Auditorium
32
May
17
Special Events
Homecoming Weekend
jazz
Kenneth
The Children's Hour
by Lillian Hellman
April 13, 7 p.m.
S.
Gross Auditorium
Exhibitions
of Art are
in
the Haas Gallery
open
tion, gallery
Mitrani Hall
to the public
presented
2013-2014
Kenneth
S.
Gross Auditori-
um. For more information and
BLOOMSBL'RG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLX
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visit http: /'/departments.
bloomu.edu/art/haas.html.
Ron Lambert, sculpture
Through Feb. 12
Reception: Wednesday, Feb. 12,
Student Art
the Haas Center for
the Arts, Mitrani Hall, and Carver
Hall,
more informa-
Celeb-
Series season will be
in
times,
to
and
hours and reception
11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Celebrity Artist Series
the
Weekend
24 to 26
Friday to Sunday, Oct.
Art Exhibits
Ensemble Dance Minor Concert
April 27, 3 p.m.
April 28, 7:30 p.m.
Haas Center for the Arts
in
Parents and Family
Complimentary
7:30 p.m.
Fourth Annual Repertory
Events
Friday to Sunday, Oct. 10 to 12
but required
3 p.m.
Alvina Krause Theatre
226 Center St., Bloomsburg
rity Artist
April 13,
1964 50-Year Reunion
Saturday,
Cuban
Tickets:
7:30 p.m.
Presbyterian Church
17
for the Arts
free of charge. For
April 6,
May
Carver Hall
April 13,
for the Arts
Alumni Weekend
May 16 through 18
The Pedrito Martinez Group
Sunday,
Bloomsburg
April 11, 12, 14, 15,
noon
Northeast Pennsylvania
The 24 Hours Plays
Saturday, Feb. 22, 7:30 p.m.
Jazz Festival
office
alum@
Thursday, Feb. 27, 6 to 8 p.m.
$35/$17 Child/BU Student
programs,
and locations are
dates, times
Center
or
Career Connections Reception,
Swan Lake
60 Minutes
Engagement
800-526-0254
American Idiot
National Broadway Tour
Friday, March 7, 8 p.m.
Haas Center for the Arts
Student-directed projects
in
informa-
bloomu.edu.
30
Plays
register. For
$30/$15 Child/BU Student
Concerts
open
at
for
and additional
contact the Alumni and
Professional
Gross Auditorium
$45/$22 Child/BU Student
mance.
www.bloomualumni.com
details on these
Mitrani Hall
door days of the perfor-
at the
June 30
Show
29 through May 10
Senior Exit
Project Trio
7:30 p.m.
Feb.
Show
22 through March 6
Reception: Friday, Feb. 28,
6
to
8 p.m.
For the latest information
on upcoming events, check
the Bloomsburg University
website, www.bloomu.edu.
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Phishing Season
Cybercrime affects
1 million
people worldwide
each day. Will you get caught? Page 12
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ALSO INSIDE
Personnel Pro
Nursing Differently
Young entrepreneur builds businesses
Technology adds
on relationships. Page 10
to
new dimension
alumna's career. Page 22
Bloomsburg:
The University Magazine
From the President
Privacy Matters
WHILE SEARCHING through a box of mementoes,
I
came upon my student
ID from the University of California, Berkeley. Immediately,
things:
used as
70s. In
names
was struck by two
my very youthful face in the photograph and my Social
my student identification number.
Safeguarding identity was not an issue
instead of our
I
fact,
as a
we were
way
when I was
in college in the 1960s
routinely asked to provide our Social Security
to ensure privacy.
I
can
number
Security
recall professors
who
posted
and
numbers
exam grades on
the wall outside a classroom door, identifying each student "anonymously" by Social Security
ber to avoid embarrassment for those
Such practice would
result in
who
much more than embarrassment today. We have
our students' personal information with as
crime
(see story beginning on page 12).
dresses, both assigned different
num-
did not do well.
much
One way
vigor as
we
the process
is
random numbers
protect our
we
own
a duty to protect
from cyber-
identities
use for student IDs and email ad-
that are not related in any
way
to Social Security
numbers.
Another measure came about when the practice of printing a student phone book was discontinued several years ago. In
staff and students
its
place,
who must sign
enough information
for the
we
in
host an online directory with accessibility limited to faculty,
with their Husky user ID and password.
campus community
to
communicate while
The system
resisting efforts
provides
by scam-
mers and telemarketers.
By law and by conscience we are bound to take measures
only go so
far.
and with whom. And as members of a generation that uses
remember
that their account
may become
our
plastic
...
and an extra layer of difficulty
for those
identity.
DAVID SOLTZ
President,
Editor's note:
it
more often than cash they must
the victim of cybercrime. Following our experts'
advice could add an extra layer of security for us
steal
we can
numbers and PINs are vulnerable and should not be shared.
Despite our vigilance, any of us
would
to protect student identity, but
Students must take responsibility for their personal information, where they share
Bloomsburg University
BU President David Soltz regularly offers his opinions on issues in higher
education and his vision for Bloomsburg University at http://bupresidentd)logspot.com.
who
DEPARTMENTS
10
Personnel Pro
shows
what it means to build businesses based
on relationships.
Entrepreneur
Telschow
Kristi
'05
12
Phishing Season
Cybercrime affects 1 million people
worldwide each day. While antivirus
programs work to keep the computers
way
secure, hackers often find a
They phish
18
...
will
in.
you get caught?
Model Path
Middle East
to the
Students Madalyn Goss and Robert
Nixon had never traveled outside the
U.S.
before venturing to the Middle East.
What did
these experiences and
Model Arab
participation in the
League teach them?
22
Nursing Differently
Collaborations between
BU
and Geisinger
Medical Center not only serve students
in their
career paths but also the com-
munity. Susan Fetterman '00/'04M shares
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OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION
BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
Board
of
Aaron
Walton
A.
David
Sen. John T Yudichak
Rosalee Rush
Chairman
Pichini,
Laura E. Ellsworth, Vice Chair
Editor
ot Higher Education
Frank
T.
Bonnie Martin
Brogan
Ronald G. Henry. Vice Chair
Bloomsburg University
Matthew
Robert
Dampman
Ramona
Corbett
Sara
J.
Lammando
Carolyn C. Dumaresq
Christopher H. Franklin
Todd
65, Chair
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Secretary
,
Alumni and Professional Engagement
Joseph
J,
Shannon
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Getsy
Michael K. Hanna
Jonathan
B.
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Calendar of Events
On
the Hill
Tom McGuire
Bloomsburg: The University Magazine
Phillips '15
Jr.
'60
Marketing/Communications Coordinator
Irene
Kenneth Stolarick
Johnson
Communications
and
is
published three times a year
friends ot the university.
BU
lor
alumni,
Husky Notes and other alumni
alumni global network
site,
www.bloomualumni.com.
Contact the Office ot Alumni and Professional Engagement by phone. 800-526-0254;
Intern
fax,
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inlormation appear at the
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Joseph
Husky Notes
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LaRoy G. Davis
Garrett
Chelsea
Designer
William Wiist
Mary Jane Bowes
Dickson
Photography Editor
H. Alley, Vice Chair
Patrick Wilson '91
Tom
DEPARTMENTS
Council of Trustees
Jennifer G. Branstetter
Marie Conley
care initiatives.
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Baker
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Bloomsburg University
Soltz
System
Chancellor, State
Richard Alloway
L.
Executive Editor
Governors
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new health
IS
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Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
unleash your inner husky
MORE THAN
new
record
March
Town
-
2.000 Bloomsburg University students
turned out for
29, volunteering at
of
Bloomsburg and
The
more than
into the
-
a
Big Event on Saturday.
1
60 job
sites across the
neighboring communities.
Locations included Karshner Soccer Field, Bloomsburg Fair-
grounds.
YMCA. Bloomsburg
Towers, Children's Museum,
Fernville Park, several businesses
and more than 100
local
residences. Student volunteers tackled a host of chores such
as raking, painting, gardening, mulching, removing debris,
digging and spring cleaning duties.
Sponsored by the Community Government Association,
the single-day
community service event gives students the
opportunity to say "thank you' to Bloomsburg area residents
and show appreciation
for the
community.
•
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'/I
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
around the quad
Seeking
New
CARBON DIOXIDE is often considered a
by-product of fossil fuel consumption - and
not a useful one,
either.
But what
if
carbon
dioxide could be turned into something useful
or even an energy source? Jocelyn Legere
from York will be working on a project
University this
at Yale
summer to do just that.
Legere, a junior chemistry major con-
Uses
at Yale
in
for
C02
June and
in Yale
member Nilay Hazari's group
research Legere conducted in
with her mentor and adviser Eric Hawrelak,
associate professor of chemistry at BU,
Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program
Taking part
in in a
through Bloomsburg
receiving
full
Haz-
work with the same kind of
materials in inorganic chemistry.
Penn
State,
training, she
hopes to make her mark
the scientific world by combining green
environmental impact of today's
During her fellowship
this
society.
summer, Legere
and other undergraduates will learn what
to expect in graduate school, such as the
requirements of doctoral-level training and
working relationships with
capstone experience
at
in
chemistry and nanotechnology to reduce the
summer 2013
ari's
Summer
the harmful effects everyday products have
and
Uni-
during the eight-week fellowship. Like the
research will
in
on the environment." Using her experience
Legere was selected to work
versity faculty
Legere intends to continue her work
nanotechnology to develop ways to "decrease
July.
duct group research on catalysts and their
into useful materials as part of the
ing.
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
centrating on nanotechnology, will con-
effectiveness in converting carbon dioxide
in nanofabrication technology manufactur-
Legere
is
training for processes and tools
The program
will
faculty
members.
focus on research and
methods of professional research. •
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
around THE
Shaping the Future
of
Campus
STRATEGIC GROWTH PROJECTS UNVEILED
THE FACILITIES MASTER PLAN includes projects that address the university's existing
areas.
The plan
and future space needs, including learning and non-learning
is
based on anticipated enrollment growth of 1,000 students and
the objectives of Bloomsburg's strategic plan.
The plan
features a
new campus
gateway, residential villages consisting of two clusters of residence halls (one on
the main campus, another on the upper campus), dining
parking.
to
20
The new
Facilities
years, with projects to
Master Plan looks
University Foundation in support of the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math-
Utilities Inc.
ematics
Montour Chamber of Commerce awarded
BLOOMSBL
RC.
15
Credit contributions. Those organizations
through The Foundation of the Columbia
4
and additional
STEM MAGNET PROGRAM AWARDED GRANTS
THE CENTRAL SUSQUEHANNA Com-
grants totaling $55,300 to
facility
campus needs over the next
be completed based on actual enrollment growth. •
Science Booster
munity Foundation and UGI
at
\\l
for local
high school students. The funding amount
the Bloomsburg
IM\ ERSITY OF PENNSYIA
(STEM) Magnet Program
was
\
a result of Educational
Improvement Tax
join PPL, U.S.
Gypsum, Merck and Kawneer-
Alcoa as first-year partners with
BU
in
providing credit-bearing college coursework
for high-achieving high school juniors
and
seniors to get a head start on a college career
in
the
STEM
disciplines.
•
Tech Detective
AMONG THE BEST
ANDY RECTOR, a digital forensics major,
finished within the top 10 percent in the
world
in
the
DC3
Digital Forensics Challenge
— a 10-month international competition with
civilian
and corporate competitors,
as well
as students, that featured varying levels of
digital forensics challenges.
21st out of 317
Rector placed
teams and was fourth among
undergraduates while individually representing
BU as his own team.
The online
U.S.
competition, sponsored by the
Department of Defense, was conducted
with multi-level exercises from novice to developer.
Teams had to
solve 26 scenario-based
exercises through investigative forensics
tools,
techniques and methodologies.
the exercises were image hashing,
file
analysis
Among
compound
and Host Protected Areas data
recovery. •
New
Healthy Partnership
Trustee
STUDENTS GAIN MED-SCHOOL OPTION
program
for chemistry majors
PHILLIPS
REPRESENTS
STUDENTS ON COUNCIL
SHANNON PHILLIPS, a junior public
BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY now offers a fasttrack
SHANNON
relations
major from Bloomsburg,
new student
pursuing a
Doctor of Osteopathy degree through a partnership
is
BU's
representative to the Council
of Trustees. She replaced Marcus Fuller,
with Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
a senior early childhood education major
(PCOM). The Accelerated Bloomsburg-PCOM Phy-
who was completing his
sician Preparation
Program
is
a
combined Bachelor
of Arts in Chemistry-Doctor of Osteopathy dual
A Husky Ambassador since 2012,
degree program for qualified students that can be
completed
in three years at
plus four years at
four years at
BU
lips
Bloomsburg University
PCOM. The
is
public relations chair for the
Phil-
Dance
Ensemble and previously taught dance
PCOM instead of the traditional
plus four years at
student teaching
during the spring semester.
at a local studio.
ac-
ships with
She completed intern-
PPL Susquehanna, Dave Ashby
celerated program guarantees five seats for students
Photography and Geisinger-Bloomsburg
meeting requirements. •
Hospital. •
A Super Bowl
Experience
PR MAJOR WORKS THE BIG GAME
SENIOR LEAH COVER was part of the public relations staff at Super Bowl XLVIII at
the Meadowlands in New Jersey. She served as a "runner" at the game, working both
in the press
box and on the
Cover, from
field.
Hummelstown,
is
a student
employee
after job
shadowing Nicole Premuto Fountain
and secured the coveted position
senior
manager of public
more about Fountain
relations
in the fall
2013
in BU's sports information office,
and communications
issue
at
'03,
MetLife Stadium. (Learn
of Bloomsburg: The University Magazine.) •
SPRING 2014
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Bloomsburg University of Pennsyl
around THE
Students Analyze Apple After Jobs
WHEN STEVE JOBS DIED of cancer in
2011,
many wondered
Apple Computer
if
man who turned
could survive without the
the
company
companies
able
one of the most
into
profit-
the world. At BU's Zeigler
in
Case Competition, that
is
what College of
Business seniors had to figure out. Each
year,
Terry 76 and JoAnn Schultz Zeigler
77 award
prizes for the best capstone course
performance from the College of Business.
Students enrolled
Business Policies were
in
-
teams of five
split into five
each team
coming from one section of the
class
to present the best case of findings
recommendations
for Apple.
BU
Soltz, business faculty
and
The 20-minute
presentations were judged by a
panel that included
-
10-member
President David
and alumni.
When
the day-long competition was complete, a
team made up of Emily Bostian, Lewisburg;
Mitch Dufour, Collegeville; Joe McFadden,
Doylestown; Antonio Myers, Dillsburg; and
James
is
was awarded
Ruffin, Stroudsburg,
place and
$800
in prize
shown with Steven
Si,
professor
of management and marketing. •
Grant Support
National Honors
BENEFIT COLLEGE OF
EDUCATION PROGRAMS RECOGNIZED
EDUCATION PROGRAMS
TWO TEACHER-PREPARATION
TWO PROGRAMS within the College of
programs were awarded the designation
Education received grants:
•
The
"national recognition" by the Council
Pre-Service Differently Education program
received a $2.2 million grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
is
designed to improve
levels for education
software,
•
The program
experiences
field
at all
majors using customized
PLS 3rd Learning.
The McDowell
Institute for
Teacher Excel-
tion
(CAEP)
for
Education Prepara-
meeting high profes-
sional standards.
Mid Level Education.
Programs that receive CAEP's "national recognition" designation
documented professional
Two other BU programs
meet
standards.
- special
education and English - maintained
BU's master's-level reading program
their national recognition through the
was recognized by the International
Specialized Program Association pro-
Reading Association through CAEP's
cess.
Specialized Program Association.
CAEP
This
is
the
first
time BU's reading
and mid-level programs received
this
lence in Positive Behavior Support received a
also gave the designation "national rec-
$863,000 Pennsylvania Safe Schools Healthy
ognition" to BU's mid-level education
Students Partnership grant from the Penn-
program, which prepares future educa-
accrediting association, the National
through
Council for Accreditation of Teacher
sylvania Office of Mental Health.
The award
supports a project to decrease bullying, youth
violence and criminal behavior.
6
for Accreditation of
for
BLOOMSBURG UNIV ERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
tors to teach students in fourth
eighth grades, through the Association
designation.
CAEP is the
Education. •
first
money. The team
successor to a former
ON THE HILL
sports
Winning
Father-Daughter Combination
by SCOTT
EDDY
WHEN SENIOR CATHERINE NOACK reached 1,000 career points
with a step-back 3-pointer on Jan.
familiar face cheering her on.
memorable Nelson
Field
It
11,
was someone with many of his own
House moments
—
her
father,
Glenn, also a
1,000-point scorer for the Huskies.
The Noacks
are the only family combination in school history to
all-time scoring charts with 1,504, including
Catherine carved her
own
an
NCAA Regional
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) East Athlete of the
much
in
'86,
now
principal at
Steckel Elementary School in Whitehall.
in
second grade
and then through high school on Amateur Athletic Union teams.
I
drew attention from
Divi-
teams, but a knee injury in her junior year of high school
tered the recruiting process.
It
was then Catherine began
al-
is
Sweet
among the
16.
best
Reaching 1,000 career points came on a 3-point shot for Catherine,
a fitting
accomplishment
for the player
who
is
second all-time
in
BU
history with 249 treys.
makes
it
much more
there for
ia
my dad, along with my
my athletic career,"
me through my whole life and been
special because
has been the biggest person involved in
me
the entire time. He's sometimes brutally honest, but he
always giving
me
the best advice."
While Catherine has made her own memories
Noack began coaching his daughter when she was
Catherine's talent on the basketball court
in this year's
the nation.
Catherine says. "He's coached
the core
victories, including the
the Huskies posted over that span
longer.
at
(the program's first since
more
each of those years, and a spot
mom,
our love for basketball," says Glenn Noack
sion
title
a place in the record books,
"We've always had a really special relationship and
is
East
The 98-23 record
"It
they've shared a love of basketball
PSAC Championship
1992), four consecutive seasons of 22 or
Year honors this season.
While father and daughter now share
Cleary and assistant coach Diane Decker.
Catherine has helped guide the Huskies on a tremendous four-year
title
spot in Huskies history earning
Bill
run that included a
PSAC
each reach 1,000 points. Glenn ranks third on the men's basketball
in 1983.
head coach
the Bethlehem native had a
House, the
trips
special for her father.
"It's
great seeing
all
the folks
around Nelson Field House that were there
says. "It's like
at
Nelson Field
back to campus to watch her play have been doubly
none of us have aged.
It's
in
who
are
still
the early '80s," Glenn
pretty special." •
to consider
her father's alma mater and met with Bloomsburg women's basketball
Scott
Eddy
is
assistant sports information director.
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7
COTT of Downingtown was
named
a 2014 Pennsylvania State
Athletic Conference
Basketball
The award
Women's
Champion
is
Scholar.
presented to the
student-athlete with the highest
grade point average
league's 23
sites.
at
each of the
championship
finals
Southcott has a 3.98 GPA.
She continues a tradition of
Bloomsburg student-athletes
earning the honor.
W omen's la-
crosse senior Aubrey Bossert
won
the aw ard in back-to-back years,
men's soccer alumnus Bryce
Shaffer received the honor in
2012 and Tim Dorsch claimed the
award
in
men's swimming during
the 2012-13 vear. •
of only two schools
in
the Pennsylvania State
22 Div ision
II
programs
to post a
team CPA of
Academic Talent
Athletic Conference to have both soccer
3.0 or higher with 14 players earning spots
THREE TEAMS EARNED accolades
programs recognized. The Huskies women's
the National Field
for
their success in the classroom over the past
soccer team recorded a cumulative
academic year: the men's and women's soccer
3.36
teams and the
CPA of 3.05.
field
hockey team.
The soccer teams
received the National
Soccer Coaches .Association of America
Team
Academic Awards, making Bloomsburg one
and the men had
It
a
CPA
of
cumulative team
marks the second consecutive
year both Bloomsburg soccer programs have
received the
Team Academic Award.
Bloomsburg's
field
hockey team
is
f.NFHCA) National Academic Squad.
tion
Seniors
Megan Eppley of Camp
award
recipients.
awarded
Jahri Evans might not be the only former
Matt
Feiler,
Larry Webster,
Brian Clarke and Franklyn Quiteh
participated in post-season all-star
games with
the hopes of getting noticed by scouts and
joining Evans on an
and Feiler
in
Petersburg,
N FL
roster
— Webster
the East-West Shrine
Fla.,
game
in St.
broadcast nationally on the
N FL Network; Quiteh and Clarke
in
the
NFL
Players .Association
Collegiate Bowl in Los .Angeles, televised
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BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
Brit-
Peters of Yeagertown
NFHCA Scholar of Distinction,
CPA
who
achieve a
of 3.90 or higher. •
Webster and Feiler were invited to
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS offensive guard
NFL next year.
Sam
and
four-year
by ESPN'2.
Future?
Husk\- in the
a
to student-athletes
cumulative
NFL
Hill
Mathews of Reedsville were
tany
was named
one of
on
Hockey Coaches Associa-
pate
first
in
NFL Combine
in
partici-
Indianapolis, the
time multiple Bloomsburg players have
been
sion
the
invited.
Bloomsburg was the only
athlete invited to this year's
BL
Combine.
hosted Pro Day on April 10 where
representatives from 17
NFL teams could
get a look at nearly 20 eligible players.
2014
Divi-
program with more than one
II
NFL
Draft takes place
The
May 8 to 10. See
buhuskies.com to learn the fate of BU's football
foursome. •
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of Kristi Telschow '05: relationships that
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to
own and
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relationships she establishes
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schow, owner of two companies, Jersey
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can't
be afraid
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She remembers the early cynics and
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loan," she says,
requiring collateral ever approved in
by two entrepreneurs
mother, Linda, a
her
in
life
—
CPA who shares
office,
and her
her
space
fiance, Louis
— she developed a business
proposal and was up and running within
few months. D'Angeli, an entrepreneur
with 16 years' experience,
chief operat-
is
She was recognized
last
in the state,
was featured
as a leading
entrepreneur by Forbes Magazine
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Women
in 2012.
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fill
temporary,
temporary-to-permanent and direct
staff in the senior
manage-
ment, information technology, administrative, clerical,
human
resources and
light industrial fields. Jersey
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hardware and software and
offers
information technology services. Clients
for
both companies range from small and
midsize firms to Fortune 500 companies.
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to serve
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received a 2014
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in
business
concentration in
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management with
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to
like
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remember
you,
their
own goals."
Telschow '05
Kristi
children.
Through Junior Achievement,
gives high school girls a chance to
positive role
meet
models and benefit from
one-on-one mentoring.
"I tell
them nothing happens overnight,
something
has said to
to
my chief operating officer
me many times. It's important
keep positive and to remember that
everyone
own
is
goals.
like you,
working toward their
We all want and deserve a
chance to succeed." •
a
resources and an
internship with Arthur Rose Associates
- prepared her well.
important
that everyone
on the
Maroon and Gold Award during BU's Alumni
Weekend, honored as an accomplished
young alumna. (See story on page 28.)
ing Alliance.
"It's
she also participates in a program that
Entrepreneurs award
board of directors of the
degree
teaching financial literacy to
year by NJBiz as
one of 40 Under 40 young entrepreneurs
Jersey Staffing, opened in 2010, spe-
helping firms
New Jersey,
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rapid success has not gone unnoticed.
formation officer for Jersey IT Solutions.
sells
flexibility
a volunteer with Junior Achievement of
working toward
Since she opened Jersey Staffing, her
2013, and was a finalist for the
placement
most appreciates about
being a business owner. That
New
UCEDC."
ing officer at Jersey Staffing and chief in-
cializes in
ment she gets from "making something
my own" and the flexibility to balance
her work and personal life are the two
"My second
Jersey by the nonprofit organization,
a
like ours."
Telschow says the sense of accomplish-
"was the largest loan not
of eight and maintains an average of 250
D'Angeli
she explains.
of companies that
she'd never get the financial back-
where she oversees
and Jersey IT Solutions
same
us,"
list
do business with firms
benefits she
These are lessons she has taken
job placements each year. So, encouraged
in the
access to a
enables her to share what she's learned as
always talked about
Arlington,
They
says.
push the boundaries of their comfort
to
initiatives. "It
of doors for
lot
to heart.
clients.
differently
opens a
"We have
AN IMAGE OF relationships comes to
takes a look at the career
with meeting diversity
She worked for both
Sue A. Beard
is
a retired
newspaper
editor and freelance writer based in
Fort Myers, Fla.
private and international staffing firms
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11
Target. Michael's.
Neiman Marcus.
Then
Sally
there's the
human element or
"social engineering" in
Beauty Supply. Kickstarter.
names
in U.S.
All familiar
commerce and
all
victims of
A call
hacker par-
employee
from a traveling manager who can't
lance.
remember
to a lower-level
a password; the request
sounds legitimate and a password
cyberattacks that compromised the identities
curiosity:
of millions.
How can you stay safe?
MAYBE IT'S A "SPEAR PHISHING"
ATTACK, where a hacker sends a
realistic email that loads a virus when
the unsuspecting computer user clicks
on the attachment. The hacker
even research
make
who works
may
for a firm to
the email appear to be from an
employee.
Other times
12
weakness in a firm's website and
malware to infect anyone who
visits it. Hackers may also probe all of
the computers a company has linked
to the Internet, searching for a weaka
inserts
ness that allows
the network.
it's
the "strategic
web
BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
in
compromise," where a hacker finds
them
to penetrate
is
provided. Other times hackers rely on
someone
the parking
lot
sees a
thumb
and puts
it
drive
into his
computer — and unwittingly loads
malware into the system.
Questions about the vulnerability
of electronically stored consumer
in-
formation exploded onto the national
scene
when mammoth
retailer Target
announced cyberthieves had stolen
names, mailing addresses, phone numbers or email addresses of up to 70
million customers.
A related
penetra-
company's cash register
tion of the
may have
systems
allowed thieves to
capture credit and debit card information of perhaps
40 million custom-
ers over the 2013 holiday season.
It
appears hackers gained access to a
network belonging to one of Target's
vendors, which gave them the ability
to enter the retailer's network.
The good news, computer
experts
security
say, is that individuals are
and that monitoring
and bank statements is the
rarely targeted
credit card
best
way
however,
to stay safe.
is
The bad news,
that customers can take
precautions and
still
have their
data stolen.
"People shouldn't be scared to
go onto the Internet," says Michael
McLean,
Schearer, an analyst for
Va.-based Booz Allen Hamilton,
which handles computer security and
information systems for a wide range
of governmental and private industry
clients. "There is a reason to be wary
out there. For the most part, people
aren't
being targeted themselves, but
they might get caught up in a breach,
like the
Target breach."
Bloomsburg
who makes his living testing
computer network vulnerabilities, says
while security has improved over the
Schearer, a 1997
graduate
years "in general
link
is
we
find the
weakest
almost always human."
"Most networks have
fairly
"I
would say people should
be aware," Oliver
definitely
online banking or your credit cards for
decent
know
granted. People need to
these
security to keep people out," he says.
things are happening and not think
"But once you get
won't happen to them."
much
easier to
in, it's
typically
as
good
as
on the
is
usually not
tant with Mandiant, a FireEye
pany based
com-
in Alexandria, Va., says
people shouldn't think "the sky
ing,"
to
is fall-
but they also should be prepared
be impacted in some way.
Indeed, the 2013 Norton Report,
released by antivirus software provider
Symantec, found that some kind of
cybercrime affects 1 million people
worldwide each day and costs firms
and individuals an estimated $113 billion annually.
compromise the
"The hack-
was able
to penetrate the bank's
system, though the bank had nothing
to
do with
it,
because the web hosting
company had allowed
The larger they are
...
"Networks have become so large
and everything is connected," says
Diane Barrett, assistant professor in
Bloomsburg
known
program. Stu-
dents in the program learn the latest
techniques
in
protecting computer
systems, retrieving information and
tracking
"I've
sectors
down
seen
it
where
a
in the financial
bank website was
hosted on the same machine as other
websites.
There was a vulnerability
who used to work
for cyber-
data breaches and conducting security
of information flowing through net-
works makes it all but impossible to
immediately spot a penetration, especially if the
hacker
is
careful.
A common method to avoid detec-
breaches.
even
Barrett,
security firm Kroll Inc. responding to
assessments, says the massive amounts
University's nationally
digital forensics
the machine to
be shared by third-party vendors."
outside."
Tyler Oliver 11, a security consul-
able to
entire server," Barrett says.
er
it
move around because
the security on the inside
the code for one of the websites and
someone was
says. "Don't take
in
inserting
what
called a "batch
tion
is
file,"
or a small program designed to
collect
is
and send information about
the network. Such a program may, for
example, collect
all
the Internet
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13
"
enforcement monitors news groups
on the Internet, searching for talk of
breaches or of stolen information being offered at a price.
"You can log into certain chat rooms
and buy credit card numbers by the
"Law enforcecompanies moni-
thousands," Inch says.
ment and
credit card
tor these chat
rooms
for the avail-
ability of large blocks of credit card
numbers.
If
they determine that they
coming from the same place,
they contact the company to say 'We
are
all
have information that you may have
been breached.'
It's
not unusual, Inch says, for a
company
to first learn of a breach
from law enforcement or another
outside source.
One outgrowth of the Target breach
may be a new approach to credit card
security. The magnetic strip now used
on cards
is
easy to copy and forge, but
cards used in Europe have a microchip
that
is
much harder to
get said
it
duplicate. Tar-
plans to start using "smart
cards" with a microchip by 2015.
Barrett expects smart-chip credit
become the norm, even
though they are more expensive to
produce. "Eventually, because the cost
cards will soon
of these breaches
is
so high - affecting
insurance rates and hurting a com-
addresses of computers on a network
can use software tools easily
and account passwords, she
able on the Internet to probe a firm's
pany's image - we'll start seeing
computers connected to the Web.
secure credit cards," she says.
says.
Bloomsburg professor Scott Inch,
who was instrumental in creating the
digital forensics
uncommon
program, says
it's
not
for a careful hacker to
keep accessing a system for months or
even years before the breach is discovMeanwhile, the hacker siphons
ered.
off information,
his
in
all
own backdoors and
network they are
more
next
passages
up
if
the system
says.
"But in a
company with
of thousands of computers,
is
is
set
right the attempt can be rebuffed,"
Inch
one not configured
all it
tens
takes
properly."
Safeguarding information
"It's
laterally in the
in,
trying to gain
credentials and
level,"
try to interact with
those machines and
the while creating
the network.
"Hackers move
"Someone can then
avail-
Inch says.
move up
"It's
to the
kind of a
going to continue to happen,"
Inch says of data breaches. "The folks
in the
community
that deal with this
don't talk about repelling
talk
about
how we have
it all;
to
they
be quicker
chess game."
about finding a breach and remediat-
Sometimes, breaches occur when
companies fail to keep software up-
ing
dated and to keep current on the latest
security patches, Inch says. Hackers
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BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
it.
We
are always trying to play
catch-up."
In addition to the battle to keep networks safe from hackers, Inch says law
Schearer, the
more
computer security
expert with Booz Allen Hamilton,
advises individuals to take reasonable precautions.
probably a
people.
I
little
"My
perspective
different
from a
is
lot
of
think you have to trade off
between security and usability in the
sense that it's very possible to completely lock down everything you are
using, to never click on links of any
kind or go to any website. But then you
are losing the experience of the Inter-
net and what
is
out there." •
Jack Sherzer is a professional writer
and principal partner with Message
Prose, a communications and public
relations firm in Harrisburg.
IF
YOU HAVE A CREDIT CARD,
chances are you could one day get a
notice that your information may have
been stolen, and your bank will issue
you a new
address,
card. If you
have an email
likely you'll occasionally
it's
receive a "phishing" message that
looks as though
familiar store
coming from a
or merchant asking you
it's
to verify information.
As the recent Target breach shows,
even people who rarely use computers can find themselves victimized
by identity thieves. The good news,
however,
control
is
that while
how our
it's
impossible to
information
is
stored
and safeguarded by retailers, credit
card companies, banks and the like, it's
possible to head off any problems by
taking
some
Debit or credit? Choose credit
and monitor your accounts.
If
you're not using cash, use a credit
card rather than a debit card, which
connects directly into a bank account,
says
Bloomsburg Professor Mike
Shapeero,
who
teaches accounting and
understand that people use debit
"I
cards because they don't want to over-
from the account,
Under the
it's
gone
Fair Credit Billing Act,
when
a questionable charge
the card holder
is
no advantage to using a
debit card," Shapeero says. "I had a
student here two years ago who was
in the process of buying a house and
had about $4,000 in her bank account.
Someone stole her debit card and PIN
and was in the process of transferring
$3,000 from her account. Fortunately,
she was able to get someone at the
bank to stop the transfer before it
went through.
and most banks
Shapeero says.
will
is
is
gone."
if
the credit card holder alerts the bank
fraud examination.
"There
money
spend, but once that
liable for
is
spotted,
only $50 -
even waive
that,
Shapeero advises to regularly check
credit card accounts online - not to
month - and
on the lookout for small charges
that you don't remember making.
wait until the end of the
to be
"Maybe
it'll
be a charge for some-
many people
thing like $9.84 and
'Maybe
I
something,'
"
say,
will
on Starbucks or
he says. "Ten dollars may
spent
it
precautions.
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15
That smartphone
so treat
it
is
a
computer -
like one.
Virtually every
bank has an app allow-
ing people to check balances easily
and to make other account adjustments using smartphones; all the free
Wi-Fi means you don't even have to
worry about running up charges on
your data plan.
Mistake. Unless you're running
on your phone and
antivirus software
using a system that routes your infor-
mation through an encrypted
or a
it's
VPN
server,
(Virtual Private Network),
better to stay off public Wi-Fi for
anything sensitive.
"People
know that computers need
The
antivirus software. But phones?
average person has no idea," says
Bloomsburg Professor Scott Inch,
who
helped to create the university's
nationally
known
digital forensics
program. "People are forgetting that
a
phone
at this point
is
a
computer on
the network."
Inch says he uses a free app called
Lookout Mobile Security and warns
that viruses targeting smartphone
systems, such as Android phones, are
on the rise.
using the same passwords for every-
a VPN on
computers and generally avoids
public Wi-Fi, since there's no way to
be sure that someone isn't using readily available software to monitor the
connection. Though most banking
apps have their own encryption, Shoe-
thing and someone compromises one
maker does not recommend logging
Shoemaker says he uses
his
raise a flag,
the
but there's something
human psyche
details
and
that
specifics,
when
Shoemaker says
in
show hundreds
people tend to
Using the recent Target breach as
an example, Shapeero says
it's
not un-
for identity thieves to sit
account
on
to avoid.
"You should
it's
Small charges spread over hundreds
if
you're
easy for them to access
your accounts," Shoemaker
information for months before using
it.
also use different passwords -
accept those numbers."
common
a quick
search of common passwords will
there's
says.
all
It's
an especially bad idea to use the same
"For the most part, people
aren't being targeted them-
or thousands of cards can quickly add
password for your email address and a
up
bank account where you've registered
selves,
the address.
caught up
to big
money.
Vary your passwords
and don't make them too
Shapeero says he uses four different
passwords ranging from fairly simple
to complex for his online and bank
accounts. He also recommends adding
easy.
"There are a lot of common passwords people use, even something
a cell
like 'abcl23' or dictionary words," says
Joshua Shoemaker
for Verizon
11,
many banks
who works
RISK, where he
phone number
there
investi-
gates data breaches for the company's
is
a
will
change
to accounts, since
send a text alert
in
an account's
if
status.
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RC.
UNIVERSITY OF PEN NSYIA AN
I
\
in
a breach"
- Michael Schearer '97
on through a public network.
Inch says companies that allow
employees
to use their
own mobile
work also need to be careful,
since a computer virus can easily go
from a smartphone to a firm's network
devices at
via
clients.
but they might get
its
Wi-Fi connection.
And though it's
more common to
into
tacks on computers, Inch
believes
will
be a
lem.
"It's
Bloomsburg
not on anybody's
says.
I
think
at this
point."
he gets only one or two pre-approved
Would you believe this if
you got it on paper? Or
if someone called and
said, 'Hey, can you give
me your password or what about your
bank account number?' " Josuweit
credit card offers a year.
says. "A lot of
it's
what do you do with those credit
card offers you receive in the mail?
So,
How about the cash
send?
trash,
up
to
If you're
advance checks
companies sometimes
tossing offers in the
you could be opening yourself
identity thieves, Shapeero warns.
"People are careless with what
they throw away," he says.
bank used
"My
to mail blank cash
local
advance
checks to me. All someone would have
do is fill out the check and the bank
would apply it to my credit card."
to
In addition to shredding financial
information, Shapeero
it
easy to
frequently
snail mail.
that credit card
spam
or phishing attempts
he made the request, Shapeero says
When
Be cautious with emails
recommends
calling the credit reporting bureaus to
look at an
email, you have to think:
computer servers
opt out of information sharing. Since
"However,
phones are the most vulnerable
and
University's
are rejected as either
phone security
growing prob-
Inch
radar,"
"When you
Seventy-eight percent of all the emails coming
still
see at-
people are conditioned
phone
some reason
comes to emails, sometimes
spot phony offers, which
to protect themselves over the
come from overseas and
they drop that protection with email
are
written by people clearly unfamiliar
and they
really shouldn't."
Michael Schearer
with the English language.
Sam
says
site,
'97,
a
computer
security and network analyst for
But sometimes an email can be a
perfect forgery of a real
or in the mail, but for
Booz Allen Hamilton,
also cautions
Josuweit, Bloomsburg University's
against opening any attachments that
manager of network services. Just how
troublesome are phony emails? Josu-
just
weit says 78 percent of all the emails
coming
into the university's
computer
servers are rejected as either
spam or
unfamiliar email. Usually
opening an email won't cause a
problem, but clicking on an attachment may upload malware into your
computer.
Using caution with unfamiliar
phishing attempts.
Even with
come with
good forgery there are
telltale clues, he says. If the email has
a link to another site, does the domain
name match the company's name? Is
the email asking you to provide passwords or other private information?
a
emails
Schearer's No.
is
1
piece of
advice for staying safe on the Internet.
"If
you have questions about what
you're clicking on, then
shouldn't do
maybe you
•
it."
ANYONE CAN BE A VICTIM
(Editor's note:
this issue of
University
As content
for
Bloomsburg: The
Magazine was be-
ing finalized, Mike Shapeero,
professor of accounting, was a
victim.
He shared
his story.)
Monday morning.
called
March
checked my bank accounts
10,
online and found two fraudu-
had the card canceled,
and
end
dispute form. By the
Monday, the charges were
lent
charges at the Foot Locker
in
Yorktown Heights, N.Y,
amount of $321.15 and
$268.44. Charges were incurred
in
Saturday morning, one
the other. Thieves
like
days since the charges
will
be posted to the account
not
of
week
later,
I
my
account.
had a new
And
credit
card.
I
had
my
Visa credit card for
more than 30 years without
issue.
was
my
According to
union, a copy of
my
credit
credit card
physically presented at the
Foot Locker.
and make yourself
small target, but always moni-
Be
right after
Satur-
filed a
reversed out of
I
store
immediately
I
credit union in Cali-
fornia,
a
MONDAY MORNING,
my
a
careful
tor your accounts.
until
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17
Model Path
to the Middle East
UNLIKE MANY Bloomsburg University
students
who study abroad each
a
campus
organization. Their
first
in a
in culture
By the end of their
stays,
they had also
discovered similarities.
"Even though
in
women's
I
clothing,"
to Saudi Arabia, "it
Goss says of her
was
still
trip
startling."
history fascinated Nixon,
Hl.OOMSIH KC
I
M\
who
KKSITY
OF-
I'KNNSV
l.\
his interest in the
Middle East to the events of Sept.
\
to the
11,
to the
who
dean of
intro-
Model Arab League
(MAL) and encouraged both
students to
seek out opportunities to study abroad. As
a result, Goss, a junior from Mifflintown
complex question of why someone would
majoring
a jetliner into the
World Trade Center.
in
in political
science with a minor
Middle East studies, toured Saudi
For Goss, the Middle East was a dream
Arabia for 10 days during the 2013-2014
destination for travel.
winter break. Nixon, a senior from Mill-
were stymied by
including the expense.
\M
BU. There they met
Nawal Bonomo, assistant
2001, and his search for answers to the
firsthand, but
visited
enrolling in Arabic lan-
duced them
Both wanted to experience the region
The sheer amount of diversity and
at
Beirut, the capital city.
fly
expected the difference
come was
the College of Liberal Arts,
Nixon attributes
and climate.
street
could
guage classes
from Roman bathhouses," he says of
impres-
sions of the countries they visited focused
on the differences
Maronite church, and an Ottoman
government building just down the
pathway not through an academic
department but through participation
LAURIE CREASY
Lebanon. "There's a Phoenician port,
year,
Madalyn Goss and Robert Nixon found
their
by
The
logistics,
closest they
ville
a
majoring
minor
in
in history
and French with
Middle East studies, went
Lebanon during
summer 2012.
to
"J think the biggest
Americans have
to see
is
misconception
this
tendency
everything as a monolith,
that the Middle East
is
a
"
'thing!
Robert Nixon '14
Robert Nixon
To read about
"Learning does not end
is
over," says
"When I began
I
when
Bonomo, who
the class
advises
teaching Arabic
in
was the perfect venue
in the eastern
Arabian
MAL.
peninsula to Morocco in northern Africa.
2008,
They discuss important
looked for ways to engage students
outside the classroom.
ranging from Iraq
their experiences, visit bloomucxplore.blogspot.com.
Model Arab League
to introduce stu-
dents to the various aspects of the Arab
world."
issues,
then
re-
search and write position papers as actual
delegates would do.
They
also write
and
Goss believes Americans' biggest misconception about the Middle East
where we went, we'd get
she says of her tour with nine other Amer-
They want to
know you."
Bonomo,
want
together college and high-school students
refreshing to see
The students
take on the personas of Arab
League delegates, representing nations
affected
a native of Lebanon. "It
how students'
when they
and speak
is
views are
represent a country
in that country's voice."
Goss and Nixon confronted those myths
and misconceptions during their
visits to
coffee
and
dates,"
ican students. "One storekeeper even gave
Council on U.S.-Arab Relations, brings
about the countries in the Middle East.
Her
procedure.
us a bag of dates.
and decisions
that
experience proved otherwise. "Every-
conceptions about the Arab world," says
to participate in discussion
is
the region's citizens hate Americans.
pass resolutions - a formal, regimented
"There are so many myths and mis-
The MAL, sponsored by the National
the Middle East.
"I
to get to
talk to you,
think the biggest misconception
Americans have
is
this
tendency to see
everything as a monolith, that the Middle
East
is
are so
a 'thing,'
"
Nixon adds. "There
many countries, languages and
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L9
cultures.
It's
not
all
one
most important ways,
ent from America.
place."
it's
"It is
But
not that
people
in
the
differ-
who
are
make money, maybe go
time. That makes it more
you head up into the mountains," he
miles east
and there were people herding goats, but
Nixon found the layers of history amazing, especially
on a
visit to Byblos,
dates to 10,000 B.C. and
is
which
believed to be
the oldest, continuously inhabited
city in
the world. "There's a Neolithic village buried
a
under
a
Phoenician ruin buried under
Greek ruin buried under
and
offset
from Persian
a
Roman
ruins,"
he
ruin
bears
many of the
and some of the
still
scars of war, he says,
city
's
new development
uses parts of the ruins, rather than demolishing
His
them and
visit
between
starting anew.
in
20
Lebanon's stress on political balance
fascinated Nixon. Parliament's 128
mem-
bers - 64 each from Christian and Muslim
denominations
- serve four-year terms.
"Parliament has a certain
for each religion,
religion
number of seats
and you must say what
you are when you
vote,"
he adds.
During her
wore the
life?
Would
I
No!"
Interested in women's rights around
women seem
visit to
Saudi Arabia, Goss
traditional hijab. a
down
the front.
The
head covering,
dress itself was
hot. she recalls, but the place
veil,
and the abaya met was
where the
"really, really
Sometimes she wore the
to
be most concerned
with their careers and being equal in the
business and political sector, and that the
younger generation
determined
is
traditional
which leaves only a woman's eyes
to close
the gender gap.
Only when her group stopped
at Al
Baik. a fast-food restaurant, did she find
being female inconvenient. With four
on the men's side of the store
and only one on the women's
and the abaya, the black overdress with
hot."
BLOOMSBLRG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
face.
the rest of my
the globe, Goss was happy to get an inside
registers
Women in Saudi Arabia
and some time
when
it
she
perspective. She observed that Saudi Ara-
hijab
the north. "Things are different
wear
veil,"
mysterious and protected
bian
city in America."
and Lebanon, some of the
rural areas of the country,
like to
feel
any
snaps
included trips to the border
Israel
"You
the cities on the coast could have been
recalls.
Beirut, the largest city in Lebanon,
kind of liked the
because they can't see your
The Bekaa Valley, just 19
of Beirut, was much more arid,
out
History and politics in Lebanon
"I
the side of mountains, like something out
of a storybook.
real."
uncovered.
says.
trying to get a job,
in their free
says.
"There are picturesque villages built on
and the other
40 minutes
women
in
for their food.
separation issues to be
Goss
She found the
more between
men and families
men and women.
single
side.
her group waited
than between
Back in the U.S.
Why Arabic?
Nixon's trip was sponsored by the
Lebanese Renaissance Foundation,
which works
Lebanon's cul-
to rebuild
bring democracy back to
tural prestige,
government, and help nongovernmental
organizations and private businesses
thrive. Goss's trip
was paid
for
by the
Saudi government. In return for the
she
is
trip,
asked to share her experiences
in articles, blogs or presentations.
Arab League
for giving
to travel to the
Middle
Both
Model
credit their participation in the
them the chance
ROBERT NIXON AND MADALYN GOSS
are
among
a
growing number
more than 300
"Arabic represents
Arabic and French, "and
also the
fifth
is
million speakers," says
Yahya Laayouni, assistant professor
the language of the second largest religion
most spoken language
in
The United States government considers
others. There
it
a "critical language."
computer
actually a shortage of
is
The language has
"The
fact that
my resume
committed
to
and northern
going to say
is
I
have
Africa,"
I've
ence other than
this
experience
in the
Goss
Middle East
says. "It's also
had a cultural experi-
my own
knowledge of what
It's
in
and
social
is
is
a hot language
on the job
a variety of fields," Laayouni
forensics, international relations, translation
and many
Americans who speak Arabic overseas."
a reputation of being difficult to learn, but students shouldn't let that stop
-
some
basic
to expect." •
on connecting
letters,
students consider that as a barrier.
Students spend at least four weeks learning
to connect them.
becomes much
"The challenge
how
it
is
system
of writing
them,
based
is
not."
to recognize letters
and how
Laayouni says, "but with practice
it
Both Goss and Nixon used basic Arabic while on their
trips.
What does
that
mean
to native speak-
ers?
makes
in
In fact,
to write,
at the level of speaking,"
"They generally appreciate that people
a freelance writer
media professional based
is
how
its
easier."
Laayouni says. "Saying marhaba
Laurie Creasy
of
East.
going to say that I'm
working
the world, Islam. Arabic
the world."
market, too. "There are career opportunities that Arabic opens up
says, "in business, political science,
in
Laayouni says. "Since Arabic uses a completely different alphabet and
on
students worldwide en-
of
rolled in Arabic classes.
speak
a
in
other countries are learning their language and culture,"
("hi") or kaifa I'hal
("how are you?") means a
lot
to
them.
It
good impression, helps establish good relationships and makes people more willing
to you."
also
to
•
Bloomsburg.
SPRING 2014
21
When Bloomsburg
Health System join forces, the result
prepared students,
Along the way, she married and started
a family, raising two daughters with
University and Geisinger
many of whom
is
well-
the help of her supportive hushand.
But two hack surgeries forced her to
find careers
revise her original
they love at the Danville-based system that serves
ger do
more than
2.6 million residents in
44 counties.
some of the
WIIKN SUK FIRST CAME TO WORK
Fetterman planned to stay
Thirty-tWO years
still
at
a year.
later, she's still
tals
there,
hut no longer
earing for patients
think
I'd
in
my
wildest
dreams did
I
have these responsibilities,"
Fetterman
says. "I get to learn so
many
different things. Research, technology,
innovation
of those
I
get to
work
in
every one
Division of Medicine, her work takes
her from an office on the third floor of
22
facility's
main building
lll.OOMMII K<;
Fetterman's career hegan
traditional way.
I
I
NIVKKSI'I Y
Ol-
in
Danville
pknnsyi.vania
in a
She started out
lospital in
Teaneck,
N.J.
more
at
I
a difference in patients' lives,"
practice
in
Nursing with
a
Master
in
Business Administration, giving her
on health care that
includes science and husiness, as well
she re-
as the nurse's view.
wanted to he able to take care
of people and make them feel better.
always felt would he at the hedside."
I
I
to
"I
differently."
a perspective
"I
calls. "I
cardiac intensive care unit.
nurses find
Part of that difference is due to a
Bloomshurg University program that
allowed her to comhine a Master of
Science
loly
simply wanted to he a nurse, to make
She came to Geisinger
fields."
As a vice president of Geisinger's
the
are located.
Name
their bedsides.
"Never
across most of Pennsylvania, wherever
her department physicians and hospi-
Geisinger Medical Center, .Susan
lifting
necessary. "Today," she says,
nursing
;it
dream of caring for
no lon-
patients personally. She could
work
in
A few
short
the
She was the
first
graduate of the combined program,
receiving her
in
MSN
and
2004, after earning
degree
in
MBA degrees
a hachelor's
2000.
Fetterman sees Bloomshurg's new
)octor of Nursing Practice (DN P),
months later, she was promoted to unit
manager; she continued on despite her
starting in
original decision to he a short-timer.
portunity not only for students hut for
I
summer
2015, as a great op-
hospitals
works with doctors and staff to develop and use technologies that lower
patient costs and travel times, provide
and residents of the region.
"We have many people needing
health care who don't know where
or
how to
access to medical care for people
access their care," she says.
might not have received it otherwise
- populations such as the elderly and
low-income individuals.
ing as part of a team, can provide
excited about
much needed
helped bring to the hospital
access to care at lower
is
With the program,
cost to the health care system.
is
most
TelelCU, which she
in 2010.
a doctor can
meet
easier to
families
population and
ready,"
know what
practice for patients and enable us to
team members and develop
new models of care - participate in
team provide care without the paand family traveling to Danville.
Other "tele" medicine initiatives allow
patients to remain near their families
while undergoing treatment in their
own physician's office and give doctors
innovation."
additional help treating medical issues,
says. "That's what's exciting
about health care: when you can use
different
That's one of the skills Fetterman
brings to her job at Geisinger. She
we need
Fetterman
inger access to this level of nursing
Fetterman
is
in-
have the educational and care support systems ready for this large aging
put things
develop innovative models of care,"
'Tele'
come by for patients, their
and their caregivers. "We don't
intensive care unit and help that bed-
allow Geis-
"
She believes technology makes
to
BU program will
things," she says,
formation about resources and support
face-to-face with a patient in a remote
"This
'tele'
exciting."
who
There continue to be shortages of doctors with a growing patient demand
and rising medical costs. She believes
nurses who have earned DNPs, work-
One innovation Fetterman
"We do many
including teledermatology.
to get
them
says. "Patients
to expect
in place for
and need
need
to
themselves. But
side
most people" - she makes a dismis-
tient
sive gesture in the air - "say, 'Oh, that's
later on,
When
I
won't worry about
"
that.'
asked about the possibility of
nontraditional students going back to
school, she's encouraging
she walked
that road herself when she got her
such as rheumatology and pulmonary
Bachelor of Science in Nursing and
diseases.
master's degrees.
CONTINUES ON NEXT PAGE
"That's what's exciting about health care,
when you can use different team
members and develop new models
of care - participate
- Susan Fetterman
in
innovation"
W04M
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23
DOCTOR
OF NURSING
PRACTICE
BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY'S
NURSING
new
program
moving
is
a
in
direction by offering a Doctor of
Nursing Practice (DNP) starting
in
summer 2015.
the students enrolled
"Initially,
the
DNP
program
as advanced practice nurses
pitals, clinics
in
be employed
will
in
hos-
and other outpatient
settings," says Michelle Ficca, chair
of the university's nursing depart-
ment. "The long-term advantage to
the employer
cally
to
is
practice nurse
have an advanced
who
not only
is
competent but
is
clini-
well versed in
research, health policy and patient
advocacy and has excellent leadership
skills."
DNP
Similar
and
programs
West Chester
offered by
will
by Clarion and Edinboro
jointly
universities
each with a different
focus to address needs. The
of
be
University
programs
trio
help address the
will
declining availability of physicians,
especially
primary care specialties,
in
and the need
for
improved quality of
care and patient safety.
The program
be open to
will
advanced practice nurses
— nurse
practitioners, nurse anesthetists,
clinical
nurse specialists and nurse
midwives
As
a nontraditional student "you not
only meet
some
pretty cool kids and
from their enthusiasm,
but you also learn from their questions
and learn where we should be focusing
a little more. We learn from each other
and you need to keep an open mind."
really learn
Fetterman
is
passionate about
nursing and the
many
opportunities
She works
department
with the BL nursing
to
educate nurses of the future, and she
"Stay open," she encourages stu-
"Keep your heart and hands
open for where your career may take
you. You don't need to go to school for
the rest of your life, but you should
always keep learning. I have found in
my career that when you do the right
on
— who want to build
their master's degree
ing.
"The program
Bloomsburg
of
come." •
in
is
offers
an array
of
nursing, including a Master
Science
in
Nursing degree that
enables students to take national
certification
Laurie Creasy
is
a freelance writer
and social media professional based
Bloomsburg.
exams
in
three differ-
ent advanced practice roles - adult
in
health clinical nurse specialist, adult/
gerontology and family nurse practitioner,
BLOOMSBLRO LMVERSITYOF PENNSYLVANIA
it
undergraduate and graduate pro-
at Geisinger.
24
nurs-
online, so
practice nurse," Ficca says.
grams
things for the patient, success will
is
conducive to the working advanced
a nursing career provides.
enjoys mentoring university students
in
dents.
and nurse anesthesia.
"
Bloomsburg Univers
usky
At the 2014 Winter Olympic Games
GET OFF THE PLANE. Take a deep
breath. Get to work.
steps
Ghad Gerhard
on the slopes working with some of the
Those were the
'10
took
athletes,
when he
Gerhard says a coach becomes
very invested in
how they do.
In the span
the next job.
"Everyone
in the
USSA works
as a
team," says Gerhard. "Once the aerials
arrived in Sochi, Russia, to represent his
of 30 seconds, he admits, he went from
team was done,
I
country
nervous to excited to anxious to happy
logistics for the
other teams." These
at the world's largest stage for
winter sports: the 2014 Winter Olympic
as
Games. The Weatherly,
watching Sage Kotsenburg complete his
Pa.,
native
is
a
he stood
at the
bottom of the slope
high-performance laboratory manager
gold medal-winning snowboarding slope
with the U.S. Ski and Snowboard As-
style
sociation (USSA),
and
at the
Olympics
he served as a strength and conditioning
coach for the
U.S.
Snowboarding Half-
pipe and U.S. Aerials team.
"If
I
had
to
sum up
"It
Mac Bohonnon
away from the
final
finish
round
one
in the
men's aerial skiing event.
Initially,
Gerhard focused
his con-
centration on the snowboarding events,
the Olympics in
one word," says Gerhard,
slot
run and
would be
'emotional'
After hours and hours in the
most held early
games. Once the
snowboarders' competition was completed,
gym and
in the
he shifted his attention to the
And when
they finished, he
skiers.
helped out with the
and
logistics included shuttling athletes
assisting other coaches.
Gerhard says he gained tremendous
respect for the athletes as he observed
their personal mindset, seeing
them take
heavy
falls
and get right back up
again.
The
insight into the psychologi-
cal side of athletes will help
understand
him
go
to
better
how far he can push his
athletes' limits
and better
train
them
in
the future. •
moved onto
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25
tion Federal Relations Network, a
1959
1978
1982
Carl Janetka was inducted into the
Joan Williams Wargo was inducted
into Neshaminy High School
Athletic Hall of Fame. She was
Craig Diehl, an attorney, was hon-
previously the girls bowling coach,
vania for his dedication to pro bono
earning coaching honors as Bucks
public service by filing bankruptcy
County Courier Times Coach of
cases as pro
Upper Dublin High School Athletic
[all of Fame. He was a longtime
1
soccer, basketball
coach
who
and baseball
dedicated 30 years to
Upper Dublin
athletics.
the Year, Suburban
1967
Middle
for the
1
Bankruptcy Court
U.S.
pher, exhibited his black-and-white
at Misericordia University.
ern Region Champs, and Snowball
Tournament Champs.
bono counsel from
is
1979
Daniel Confalone has accepted
University of South Florida and
Master of Art from the University
the position of senior vice
brings to his
of Michigan.
president of finance/CFO at
of experience with municipal
earned a master's degree
1980
looking forward to learning
as a
tai chi,
member of the
in
Pennsylvania
sign language, spending time with
Liquor Control Board, selected
her grandchildren, and traveling.
to serve
Mundy
retiring af-
is
24 years representing the 120th
District in the Pennsylvania House
on the PLCB by Gov.
Corbett to
fill
a
Tom
vacancy on the
board. His term runs to
ter
most recently
1972
May
17,
is
a business con-
and trainer
for Samaritan
1984
(VCU)
Commonwealth
Timothy Kline joined the commercial lending team at Jonestown
Bank & Trust Co. and
He
has a joint appoint-
VCU
1981
Scranton's city administrator by
Mayor Bill Courtright. A former
Newton Township supervisor, he
sor for
is
a graduate
ness Association and supports the
Achievement.
Will WyckofF, a retired
Wayne
banking
VCU
and
is
North Carolina
at
Unit
an occasional
exceptionality program.
Remembering a
from
B.
Haitz
III is
the group
Connecticut Newspapers, respon-
Hill.
and seven
weekly newspapers.
He
vice chair of the Berwick Area
was president and publisher of The
State Media Co. in South Carolina.
previously
National School Boards Associa-
Angela Hummel named VP
named
vice president of human resources at
Evangelical
Community
Hospital, Lewis-
ber Stories in February 2013.
director of organizational development and
Brian Mahlstedt
is
of First National
senior vice president, he studied
commercial lending analysis
New York
at
University and attended
the Pennsylvania Bankers Association
Commercial Lending School.
agency.
ing, health care
earned the designation Certified ProfessionLearning and Performance, the highest recognition awarded
by the American Society of Training and Development, in 2007.
al in
She
is
a
board
Pennsylvania, a member of
Chamber of Commerce Business
member for Economics
the Greater Susquehanna Valley
and Education Committee, and chairperson
for the
Chamber's
Young Americans program. Pennsylvania Business Central
her
listed
among its Top 100 People in Central Pennsylvania and Beyond
in 2012.
BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
as the
With work experience spanning bankand managed care, Hummel
Community
Bank, where he leads commercial
first
2005
training.
chief lending of-
and Development Commission
two decades of leading the
Henry
publisher and president of Hearst
burg. She joined Evangelical in
the Southern Alleghenies Planning
six-county economic development
and development of
automatic analysis and processing
sible for four dailies
Lost
teams. Previously the bank's
retiring
to research
ANGELA TAYLOR HUMMEL '92/95M was
lending and business development
1974
an IEEE Fellow for contributions
Maryann M. Kovalewski '84M,
Her
Mom
Mary-
been named
Long Ago, was published by More
Magazine under their online Mem-
ficer
Wire, a non-political thriller.
Chapel
versity of
land, College Park, has
of document page imaging.
the cur-
biology from the University of
adjunct instructor for BU's
article,
in
riculum of genetics and molecular
Highlands Middle School teacher,
self-published his novel Birds on a
is
and the
School Board, was appointed to the
services.
BLaST Intermediate
of the Stonier Graduate School of
Banking. He resides in Palmyra, is a
member of the Palmyra Area Busi-
in
Andrea "Gigi" Kilroe ^l/^M has
been a special education supervi17 since 1993,
Silvetti
University
as chief research informa-
tion officer.
Ad-
Studies at the Uni-
earned a doctoral degree
and financial
1973
efforts of Junior
Institute for
David A. Fenstermacher has joined
Virginia
on the
faculty of the
vanced Computer
ment between
has 30 years' experience
26
David Doermann.
as chief
2016.
David Bulzoni was selected as
Business Consulting.
after
1986
a senior research
Health System. Fenstermacher
of Representatives.
Edward
position 28 years
Fenton, Mo.
Timothy Holden was sworn
sultant
the
at
financial officer of the City of
Martha Skerda Carpenter is retiring from teaching in May. She is
David Wauls
new
for 10 years.
scientist
1970
attorney
district
Lycoming County Juvenile Court
finance direc-
Tompkins County, N.Y He
finance,
named
as victim/witness coordinator for
Richard Snyder
Mary Healthcare.
Sellers has been
victim/witness coordinator for Ly-
served the county's
1983
Dente earned a Master of Fine
St.
1985
Troy
coming County Criminal Court. He
Arts from Ohio University and a
Phyllis Block
Jan.
through Sept. 30, 2013.
tor for
is employed by Luzerne
County Community College.
District of Pennsyl-
National Division Champions, East-
Philip Dente. a master photogra-
photos
One League
ored by the
national grassroots advocacy net-
work. She
Marvin Metzger
is
chief operating
Dowd Marketing/Sundance Vacations. He is in charge
officer of
management and
the leadership,
vision of the
an
of
company. He earned
MBA from
Lehigh University.
Frank Sheptock
is
the athletic
director at Berwick Area School
District.
He
spent 23 years at
Wilkes University, including 18
seasons as head football coach.
Sheptock, a Berwick resident, had
a 107-81 record with the Colonels
that included
two
NCAA and seven
Alan Van Meter
1989
Sheri Sharpies Skrutski '89M
is
a
commu-
clinical instructor in the
partment
Marywood
at
University.
She received a Bachelor of Science
in communication disorders from
Marywood
University and a clinical
doctorate in audiology from the
University of Florida.
1994
previously served as senior vice
bard
Sally
Council, where she had served as
Upper Saucon Township
in
1993
Keri Flournoy
L
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%
She has taught courses for the
CPA and manager
Jackson has joined the
certified public
accounting firm of
Tronconi Segarra
Leadership, and
K-12 principal certification
She
from Edinboro University.
completing supervisor of
is
curriculum and instruction
Gannon
certifi-
University.
I
A
j^L
Wk
& Associates as
'95M, presi-
dent and
CEO of
Greater Susque-
1 hanna Valley
Way since
J United
t
2003, was elected
in the firm's state
1998
Lyndell Davis, assistant princi-
jr ^Albright
1991
Joseph
al
as a
financial services professional.
officer.
promoted to senior vice president/
head of institutional advancement at Penn Woods Bancorp Inc.
tion in Education-
Lehigh Valley Financial Group
retiring
is
ence postseason berths.
chief executive
Master's of Educa-
Colleen Stout Krcelich joined the
cation with
Girl Scouts Hornet's Nest
R.
master's degree, a
Lehigh University.
Daley Shankweiler
WfOOM
earned a second
1992
in business administration from
1990
Hub-
Ellie Kyle
president for CarePayment.
Krcelich earned a master's degree
from the
1987
He
EOS
EOS CCA.
president of
nication sciences and disorders de-
Eastern College Athletic Confer-
Michelle Molyneux Karas was
is
Healthcare, a division of
Way
Hopewell Valley Central
High School, Pennington, N.J.,
was named the National Assistant
pal of
Principal of the Year.
He
received
degree in education
a master's
administration from
Cheyney
University.
American Bankers Association and
the American Institute of Banking.
A graduate of several banking
ously held similar positions with
Worldwide's National Professional
David Manbeck,
the Boston and Buffalo,
Council, a national leadership and
manager
schools, she
of Ernst
is
a certified profes-
and a
sional marketer
financial
marketing professional.
Daniel Synoracki
manager
spent the
certified
at
is
a senior project
Stantec. Synoracki has
last 14
years at
RETTEW
and
local tax
&
department.
He
previ-
N.Y., offices
Young; Vertex Inc. in
Berwin; PricewaterhouseCoopers
in Philadelphia;
nia
and the Pennsylva-
Department of Revenue.
David
J.
Hein
is
of sales analytics and reporting
manager.
for
1988
'88,
Marie Petrovich Underkoffler
CEO ofUNB
its
wholly owned
UNB
has been the succes-
L
and
joined Weis Markets as director of
benefits.
an
l;^;/;
ABE/
He earned
was
elected to a three-
board of directors
for the
<
Pennsylvania
Food Bank.
district
principal of Pittston Area School
District.
Ritter,
a
Boyer
year term on the
"
rectional Institution at Retreat in
a master's de-
gree in school administration from
the University of Scranton.
Kurt
compensation and
is
at
1999
Julie Cerasoli Cerrito
is
assistant
professor in counseling and hu-
man
services for the University of
Scranton. She earned a master's
Elysburg, was
subsidiary,
sor designee for
Mara Bummoe
daughter, Amanda.
the former
J
a
Doctor of Education degree from
Kevin Booth was named
Whitehall Township with his wife,
elected president
Corp. and
_
Kuzo,
J.
Susan Robachefski received
and
1
J^~*.
Hunlock Creek.
manager
their
and
He
also a
Independence Blue Cross in
Philadelphia. He resides in South
William
Bank.
is
advisory body.
GED teacher at the State Cor-
a school board
director for the Parkland School
He
term on United
Wilkes University. She
where he was previously a senior
environmental scientist and project
District.
to a two-year
She
was senior manager, applications
and labor wage compliance,
at Rite
Aid Corp.
Davidheiser of Herb Real
L.
in
school counseling from
the University of Scranton and a
He
doctorate in counselor education.
has been selling real estate for
Herb Real Estate since 2008. He is
president of the Boyertown Area
Wrestling Association and a coach
of the Boyertown youth wrestling
two years while
degree
Estate passed his broker's exam.
2000
Carla Kringer self-published a
book.
program.
It's
A
Wonderful Unfinished
holding the position of senior vice
Life,
president and assistant CEO.
victim's perspective of losing her
Frompovich combines music, heritage and jewelry
driver.
written from a secondary
father at the hands of a drunk
Forum, debuted a
line of hand-
crafted necklaces,
Lady Bass
Gear.
BRITTANY FROMPOVICH
'95,
a professional bass instruc-
tor, clinician,
performer and
founder of the Virginia Bass
The necklace design
is
Frompovich was recently an
Bass Boot Camp, a forum for
and bass students. She
bassists
bass and her Celtic heritage,
has toured the country playing
and a portion of the proceeds
fund music lessons for her stu-
a variety of instruments and
dents in financial need, tickets
burg, Va„
for students unable to afford
music
Forum events
and scholarships for summer
workshops.
in
of Scranton.
instructor for Gerald Veasley's
inspired by her love of the
Virginia Bass
She received her master's
school counseling from University
styles.
She
at
lives in Fredericks-
where she teaches
her
home
studio,
2001
Kristal
is
director
responsible for
managing and
executing leadership development,
executive coaching and teambuilding strategies for nonprofit, health
care,
Lady Bass Music, Forte Music
Studios and Picker's Supply.
Markle Murren
of people development for Suasion,
and government
resides in
clients.
She
Mechanicsburg and
volunteers with Keystone Crisis
Intervention Team.
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27
the Carlisle office
2003
works out of the
Jon Trosky "03 '04M of Mountaintop doubled as a stuntman for
Jonah
Hill in the film.
Street.
He
worked
films.
Wolfof Wall
in
numerous
Crow
Washington
in
in
Noah and Denzel
The
Alyssa Bartlett
is
part of the sales
2009
Clinton Clevenstine
joined Dunlap
at
in
2013
a
College. Seneca Falls. N.Y. Hilder-
accounting and consulting firm,
has joined Drs. David Schaefer.
brandt completed requirements
as a staff accountant.
Chiropractic
Doctor of Chiropractic
He
Puneet Basi and Yivek Kumar
success-
completed the Pennsylvania
fully
at
Susquehanna Health's Diges-
Uniform CPA Examination, and is
completing requirements for his
tive Disease Center. Williamsport
Macungie.
CPA
practitioner.
2010
2012
nutrition.
in clinical
He opened
a practice in
-
Huntingdon.
Amy Adams Eyer Adrian '13M,
New York
and master's degree
2005
11/12M has
& Associates,
Wexford Prison Health Service
SCI Smithfield
Chalfont-based certified public
for his
Equalizer.
Practitioners,
Gonzalez was previously employed
Alexander Hilderbrandt graduated from
Since Wolf, he worked with
Russell
Academy of Nurse
2011
team of Weichert Realtors Premier.
The Wrestler and has
stuntman
as a
now
new Camp
2011 and
Hill office.
trained Mickey Rourke
for his role in
in
firm's
Regional Medical Center as a nurse
license.
Heidi Brandt published a children's
book. Chicken Pox and
book
is
Posies.
The
based on her childhood
experience of having the chicken
Giovanna Adornetto graduated
pox when she was supposed to be
from LaSalle University with a
the flower
girl in
her older
master's degree. She
sister's
a
wedding.
is
J-^'
Jarrad Barnhart
ir
-^Hk
working as
speech-language pathologist
Sandra Moleski Bruno
ager at Smith Elliott
is
a
Reams &
ner.
Doctor degree.
He
is
ecutor for the Department of State
in
joined the tax department of
Practitioners and the
Ed Rush
Dr.
Tracey Dechert
KSWO-TV
as a general as-
signment reporter.
Rithika Sesh
T3M of Allentown
is
a
kindergarten collaborative teacher
The Swain
at
School.
American
Tegge Bloch
Christine
Nine
A member of
Pennsylvania Coalition of Nurse
Harrisburg.
at
N.Y.
September 2013
in
the Sigma Theta
Tau Honor Society of Nursing, the
a pros-
Oswego,
Joseph Fisher joined
a nurse practitio-
Law with
Energy Nuclear Group
Station.
in
'
a Juris
Co.
an associate
Mile Point Nuclear Generating
State College as
Florida Coastal School of
Bruno, a certified public accountant,
tion
Mount
Nittany Health
Glenn Masser graduated from
man-
Lynne Garvey
Gonzalez 12M
joined
in
Philadelphia.
2006
is
plant health physicist for Constella-
David
J.
Marcolla
Kristi
Telschow
Five honored with Alumni Awards
A RETIRED National Basketball Association
referee who completed his ninth season helping to
Distinguished
•
Ed Rush. Coronado.
from 1966
to 1998.
department
Calif.,
Weekend
was an
2014.
director.
when he joined the
•
operations
and
plishments
sen ice
28
in their professions
to BL. the
humanirv
for significant
•
in Carroll
County. Md.. an organiza-
about food allergies
Alumni Association or
\
(see cover story.
Blooms-
The University Magazine, fall 2013. for more
on Tracey Dechert).
are:
and support
David
J.
Marcolla
'00,
Hopewell,
of product management.
N.J.,
director
AT&T Wireless
Home Senices: workshop presenter at BU's
Mount Airy, Md„
founder of the Four Count) Allergy Support
burg:
and outstanding
l\l
'89.
tion that provides education
accom-
BLOOMSBl KG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLX
Boston, assistant
General Surgery Residency, at the
Christine Tegge Bloch
Team
women's basketball. Rush continues to coach the
Huskies, working with kickers and running backs.
Alumni being honored
'88.
Boston University School of Medicine.
NBA referee
as director of officiating for men's
Maroon and Gold Excellence Award:
Sen ice Award:
Tracey Dechert
professor of surgery and associate program
coach the Huskies football team becomes an honorary alumnus during Alumni
Dr.
•
Husky Leadership Summit: and active
community volunteer.
Kristi Telschow '05, Mount Arlington, NJ„
CEO of Jersey Staffing, a finalist
Women Entrepreneur and
founder and a
as a Leading
Business
Owner in New
community volunteer
Kristi Telschow).
Jersey,
and active
(see page 10 for
more on
the line
up
reunions, networking and special events
PENGUIN COLONY: Among
those attending a Careers
From
Alumni Board vice president, Joe Hilgar 75,
left:
with
Legacy Scholarship
Seif,
Anna Newcomer, James Hodgins, Jackie Lithgow
recipients:
Connection Reception
Chloe Stine, Annie
in
northeast Pennsylvania are,
from
left,
Pat
and Douglas Brady.
Salmon
guest Peter Tierney,
77,
Tier-
Bill
ney 73 and Mike O'Brien, cohost from the Wilkes-Barre/
Legacy Scholarship
winners announced
Scranton Penguins. Career
Connections Receptions
provide information on
alumni
The Bloomsburg
BU
Professional
University Alumni Associa-
awarded Alumni Legacy Scholarships
tion
may
how
participate in
U
initiatives.
to
who graduated from
students with a parent
Bloomsburg. Alumni apply for a scholarship on
behalf of their children and winners are selected
through random drawing
year's winners, their
parent's
names
in
November. This
hometowns and alumni
are:
Alexandra Aleide, freshman, Lansdale,
•
Debora Hanna Aleide
'87
Douglas Brady, senior, Warrington,
•
Connie Weber Brady
'82
James Hodgins, sophomore,
•
Schwenksville, Theodore Hodgins '89
Jackie Lithgow, freshman, Carlisle,
•
James Lithgow
'83
Anna Newcomer, freshman, Williamsport,
Abbie Woodling Newcomer '80
•
Sharon Pitcavage,
•
senior, Ashland,
CARR TRADITION: As BU
BATTER UP!:
anniversary, Judy Rohland Carr 70, David
Rev. Mike Dubbs '86 shows his
Husky pride while supporting the Huskies
Carr 71, Steve Carr '97 and Cathy Carr
baseball team at Barton College, Wilson, N.C.
marks
Zavacki '99 celebrate family
their future Huskies.
BU
its
175th
pride with
Send your story and
He is
pastor of Community Congregational
Church, Southern Pines, N.C.
photo to 175alums@gmail.com.
Richard Pitcavage '84
Renee Rhoades, junior, Catawissa,
•
Charles Rhoades '68
Danielle Roth, junior, Macungie,
•
Debora Gail
Reilly '82
Dean Salmon, sophomore, Clark Summit,
Patrick Salmon 77
•
Annie
•
Seif,
freshman, Danville,
Georganne Hugick
Devon
•
Seif 77
Siegrist, junior,
Bloomsburg,
Larry Siegrist '88
Chloe
•
Stine,
sophomore, Danville,
Andres Weaver Stine
'92
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH: Members
of the com-
mittee that planned the Class of 1964 's 50-year
(Editor's note: After receiving the
ship,
Legacy Scholar-
Jackie Lithgow, son of James and Lisa Swartz-
baugh Lithgow, both Class of 1983, was seriously
injured in
an off-campus
incident. Follow Jackie's
reunion
are,
from
left:
'Kay' Shaffer Weigand,
George Weigand, Donna
Ed
A'Zary, Joel Melitski
and Ernie Shuba. Not pictured are Lee Fredericks
PHILLY-AREA GATHERING: Greek alumni
attending a recent get-together at King of
Prussia are, from
left,
Richard 'Todd' Fisher
Mike
Vince Phillips 72,
'86,
Bob Gabel
'87
and
Pillagalli 71.
and Flovd Walters.
recuperation at prayforjackie.com.)
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VITAL STATISTICS
Marriages
Obituaries
Ryan
Dorothea O'Connell Brennan '29
Judy
Dorothy Evans Decker '29
Linda Rizzo Jerome '65
Erin Jeffers '00 and Kevin Hetman, March 23, 2013
James
Brian
Stott '00 and Jennifer Griswold, Jan. 9,
Bingaman
'03
and Colleen Bolger, Aug.
Robert Hudak '03 and Mallory
2013
3,
Sarah Edinger '06 and Joshua Krebs
'05,
Sara Shuman Keppley '36
2013
2013
Zoeller, July 13,
June
1,
J.
2013
Rachel Heavey '06 and Jason Petkevis, June 29, 2013
Colin Sheridan '06 and
Amber
Tenio, Nov. 23,
Elizabeth
Blaine Saltzer '37
Julia Filo Rivers '67
Edward Mulhern
Jean Kozlowski
'39
Catherine Bush Kemple '40
Elizabeth Hoagland
Teri Bentler '08
and Daniel Ludwig, Sept.
William Smith '42
Phillip
Shayna Kogen
'08
Michael Bell '50
Terry
Amy
2013
LoVallo '08 and Frank Bates, June
8,
Jane
2013
'09
and
Tiffany Drasher, Aug. 3,
Tara Reed '10 and Dustin Johnson
Colleen Logue '10 and Brent
Cassaundra English
Brittany Kessler '12
'11
Bull,
'08,
Lindsay Sheaffer '13 and Chris
Foltz,
'12,
2013
June 29, 2013
June 29, 2013
Alicia Averto
Boniewicz '04 and husband, John, a daughter,
9,
2014
2,
'71
'72
Wark Ryman 72
Judith
Ruth Correll Trapane
'54
72
Elaine Zarutskie Golaszewski
James
Gibisser
74
Carole Seiber
Hough Soback
'55
Nancy Jean Lovely Callow 79
Wellman 79
Karol Ruppel '56
Donna
Harry Robert Arbogast '57
Audrey Fiebig-Howell
Robert Dipipi '57
Jane Lynn Jones
Vannicelli
'80
'81
Bonnie Marks Dunay '84
Fiebig '57
Helen Hartman Rhawn '57
Terri
Robinson Moore '86
Brielle Claire,
James Fox
Purcell '58
'87
2014
Joseph Johnston
Christina Foust Engle '05 and husband, Scott Engle
Grace Emma, July
'05,
Terrie Williams Bennett '88
'59
a daughter,
James
8,
Erin Carduff Zeit '90
Blair '60
2013
Gary Foose
Christopher Caracino'10 and
wife,
James Heston
'61
'91
Jenna, a son, Vincent Michael.
Raymond Hendershot
'61
Ronald Jezewski
'93
Jan. 15, 2014
Robert Martin
FIND
MORE
HUSKY NOTES
'61
Alicia
Bernard Krause '62
Joseph Nardone
'62
Robert Joseph Sewell '63
online at
www.bloomualumni.com
Send information to:
alum@bloomu.edu or
Alumni and Professional Engagement
Fenstemaker Alumni House
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
400 E. Second St.
Bloomsburg, PA 17815
73
74
Joyce McSurdy Slotterback 78
Joseph
Feb.
Fetzko
Jean Bieber
Antoinette Czerwinski Zeranski '54
James
Peter Jay Guthy '84 and wife, Carole, a son, Cooper Anthony, Feb.
Mary Eglanski 71
Gloria Benner Peiffer '54
Beverly
Births
70
Daniel Tearpock
Virginia Jenkins '72
'51
Barney Osevala
17,
'50
M. Eugene Morrison '53
2013
and Ryan Perrone, Aug.
and Michael Strouse
'42
'51
James Whitney
2013
Aug. 31, 2013
Sept. 14,
Snyder
John Greenly
Sara Johns '09 and Matthew Bennett, Sept. 21, 2013
Aaron Stagliano
Keller
Dobb
'68
'69
Edward Bartos
Paul Brazil '07 and Kelly McCloskey, July 20, 2013
7,
Scott '65
Doris Vonbergen Shafer '38
Maria Bustin '07 and Mark Yankowski, Aug. 10, 2013
and Ryan Ash '07
Adams
Gretchen Hummel Brosius '67
Josephine Benedetto '40
2013
Balestrini Kleinbauer '64
James Gallagher
'64
Curley Catherman '94
John Donohue
'96
Barbara Oleski '97
Megan
Dilick '13
over the
Bloomsbun"
UNIVLRSI'I V
Amemeer
.
in
of
Pennsyh
Til
ABOVE: Visitors to www.Woomu.edu
in 1996 saw this image.
LEFT: Members
of the
1995
are,
from
left:
BU Web
first
development team shown
in
January
Dave Smith, Maura
Jordan Naughton, Marian
Reifer,
Garrett Schneider, Julie Miller, Craig
Pike,
Timothy
L. Phillips
and Megan
Johnson Prezioso.
The Web
by
TODAY'S BU STUDENTS
Project: Early
ROBERT DUNKELBERGER, UNIVERSITY ARCHIVIST
take access to
the Internet for granted, but they would
hardly recognize the university's
first
web-
among the
site,
which
first
1,200 registered websites worldwide
and the
is
believed to be
first five in
Pennsylvania.
The Pennsylvania
fall
1993.
Inter-
By 1994, developers
nationwide were creating pages for the
World Wide
Web with
text,
tion/communication tool for the univer-
long for an acceptable address.
The overall project was called a Campus Wide Information System (CWIS) and
referred to as The Web Project.
The work was groundbreaking. At
CERN, the European Organization for
sity."
Timothy
L. Phillips
of the Department
of Instructional Technology and Institute
State System of
Higher Education linked to the
net in
Days of bloomu.edu
graphics and
for Interactive Technologies (IIT),
Geoff
Office
(known today
as
Marketing and
Communications) formed an Information
Highway Committee
in
summer
The committee's proposal
Web
1994.
for creating a
presence was formally issued in Sep-
map
with just three registered websites in
Bloomsburg. Major universities nation-
puter Services were primarily responsible
wide sought BU's advice on managing
1994,
to
shown
at the
14,
and seven IIT graduate students got
work when
under
Site
final
approval was given,
Web and the univerhome page captured national attention when Yahoo featured it as a new and
sity
interesting
From
its
site.
beginnings as a prototype that
Phillips' supervision.
provided basic information, the website
development progressed through-
has grown to become an essential source
members of the cam-
of university information for current and
out spring 1995 and
pus community were encouraged to open
their
of Pennsylvania and
information on the
development of
Council of Trustees meeting on Dec.
Bloomsburg's University Advancement
one
Computing and Glenn Bieber from Com-
the information that could be marketed
a passing fad,
1989,
Pennsylvania - Carnegie Mellon Uni-
the website. Samples were
Web would be
March
recalls seeing a
versity, University
Internet browser. Seeing the potential for
belief that the
in
Mehl and Joan Lentzner from University
for coordinating the
common
Web was born
committee member
Advancement, Bob Abbott from Academic
sound that could be accessed through an
through the Internet despite the
Nuclear Research in Switzerland where
the
Web browser and go to www.bloomu.
edu to see the current status of the website
tember of that year with the justification
with
that "the Internet has great potential for
few graphics. The domain name, bloomu.
serving as an important public informa-
edu,
its
simple text-based resources and a
prospective students, parents, alumni and
Today, www.bloomu.edu
other
visitors.
home
to nearly 9,500 pages accessible
is
from computers and mobile devices. •
was chosen as bloomsburg was too
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calendar
Activities
and Events
Harrisburg City Islanders
Academic Calendar
Saturday, Aug. 9
SUMMER 2014
May
Session
I:
Session
II:
Session
III:
Harrisburg
19 to Aug. 8
May 19
to
June 30
Homecoming Alumni Tent
June 27
to Aug.
Party
Saturday, Oct. 11; noon
8
New
FALL 2014
Student
Activities
Summer Freshman
Sunday, June 29
Classes Begin
Monday, Aug. 25
Orientation
Labor Day, No Classes
Monday, Sept.
ACT101/EOP
1
Tuesday, Nov.
25
Fall
Thanksgiving Recess Begins
Resume
Monday, Dec.
July 14 to 16
1
Classes End
Friday, Dec.
Freshman Preview
Wednesday through Friday,
June 25 to 27
Monday through Wednesday,
Wednesday, Nov. 26
Classes
Orientation
Sunday, June 29
Reading Day
Transfer Preview Days
5
Thursday and
Friday,
July 17 and 18
Finals Begin
Monday, Dec. 8
Finals
Welcome Weekend
End
Orientation
Thursday through Sunday,
Aug. 21 to 24
Friday, Dec. 12
Graduate Commencement
Friday, Dec. 12
Undergraduate Commencement
Saturday, Dec. 13
Special Events
Trash to Treasure
Saturday,
8
May
to noon. Kehr
Alumni Events
Visit
tion,
for
on these and additional
events or to
register. For
United Way,
570-784-3134
informa-
contact the Alumni Affairs
office at
Union Ballroom.
Benefits Columbia County
www.bloomualumni.com
details
17; Early Bird.
a.m.; Regular hours 9 a.m.
(800) 526-0254 or
alum@bloomu.edu.
Math and Science Camps
Digital and Human Forensics
CSI, seventh- through 11th-
graders;
Monday through
Alumni Weekend and Class
of 1964 50-Year Reunion
June 23
to 27.
Friday through Sunday,
Parents and Family
May 16
Friday to Sunday, Oct.
to 18;
9 a.m.
Summer
Weekend
24 to 26
Homecoming Weekend
Alumni Nights
Capital Area
Friday,
Picnic
Friday to Sunday, Oct. 10 to 12
Athletic Hall of
Fame
Saturday, Oct. 18
Induction
in
baseball, field hockey, football,
soccer,
Thursday, June 12; 5:30 p.m.
West Shore Elks
Summer Athletic Camps
BU offers summer camps
swimming,
tling, basketball,
tennis, wres-
cross country,
For the latest information on
upcoming events, check the
Bloomsburg University website
www.bloomu.edu.
track and field, and lacrosse. For
dates, fees, registration informa-
Lehigh Valley IronPigs
Sunday, June 29
tion
and contact information,
visit
www.bucamps.com.
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Bloomsburg:
The University Magazine
From the President
Strong Women
HAVE ALWAYS surrounded myself with strong women. My mother was a Rosie
the Riveter during World War II. My wife, Robbie, earned a doctorate in biology,
I
had a 20-year career
in flood control
related courses at Central
and water resource management and taught
Washington University before we moved
Our daughter, Laura, determinedly pursued
a
her parents' footsteps in academia, and her daughters
—
already
show the strength of will inherent
in
the Soltz
reporting to Provost Margaret
Here
at
mine has been
Admittedly,
Hartman and
Bloomsburg,
far
I
at Central
Bloomsburg.
— our four granddaughters
Washington, where
I
I
was a dean
worked
for President
women in leadership
for a man of my generation.
gain valuable insight from
from a traditional path
in
women.
My professional life followed a similar pattern at Cal State Los Angeles, where
Jerilyn Mclntyre.
to
modeling career rather than follow
positions.
My life experience is just one reason am proud to introduce you to the strong women in this
issue of Bloomsburg: The University Magazine. A young woman who defied a disability to graduate
in the top 10 percent of her class. A 1994 graduate and member of Pennsylvania State System of
I
Higher Education's Board of Governors whose involvement
for
in politics
unexpected challenges. And a group of alumnae research
many still
scientists
and nonprofits prepared her
who
are thriving in
what
see as a man's career.
Careers in scientific research would have been hard to imagine for most of the young women
who
attended our forerunner, Bloomsburg Literary Institute, established 175 years ago. But today, with
our enrollment at nearly 60 percent female, the
female
—
thanks to dedicated
sky's the limit for all of our students
— male and
faculty, extracurricular activities and career-building opportunities,
such as job shadowing and internships offered through Professional U.
Melinda
women
in
Hill Einsla '02, a researcher at
every
mothers are
field
when she
said,
Dow Chemical,
could have been speaking for young
"The gender barriers that existed
really starting to disappear." At
for
our mothers and grand-
Bloomsburg, we are doing our part to ensure
students are on the path to rewarding career opportunities.
DAVID SOLTZ
President,
Editor's note:
Bloomsburg University
BU President David Soltz regularly offers his opinions on issues in higher
education and his vision for Bloomsburg University at bupresident.blogspot.com.
all
of our
FEATURES
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The 24 Percent
Gender barriers
field
are breaking
down
of scientific research. Find out
alumnae and
STEM
faculty believe
in the
why BU
careers are
an excellent career choice for women.
12
Value Added
Bloomsburg University adds
Yes,
to the region's
economic
and government leaders
much, much more than
vitality.
significantly
But business
alike say BU's value
dollars
18
Up
From
politics to nonprofits to
and
is
cents.
to the Challenge
medical
mystery Marie Conley '94 takes on
all
with
never-say-never attitude.
20
An
Inspiration
Give Abigail Morrison a challenge and she not
only accepts
it,
she meets
It's
it.
been that way
for this recent graduate since the
day she was
born.
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2014
Fall
A MEMBER
OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION
BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
IS
Pennsylvania State System
Robert S. Taylor
President,
of Higher Education
Aaron
David
ot
Board
Governors
Guido M.
John
Walton
A.
Rosalee Rush
System
Chancellor, State
Laura
E. Ellsworth. Vice
Chair
Ronald G. Henry, Vice Chair
Richard Alloway
of Higher Education
Bonnie Martin
Council of Trustees
Patrick Wilson '91, Chair
Tom
Corbett
Sara
J.
Lammando
'94
Mary Jane Bowes, Vice Chair
Nancy Vasta '97/'98M, Secretary
Dickson
Ramona
C Dumaresq
Carolyn
Robert
H, Alley
Dampman
Christopher H. Franklin
LaRoy G. Davis
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Garrett
Joseph
Chelsea
E.
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FALL 2014
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
unleash your inner husky
ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING major Dylan Murray
maps the GPS coordinates of a duck nesting box at
Ricketts Glen State Park as part of his
summer
intern-
programs and recommended improvements
trail
Famous
for its waterfalls, Ricketts
ship at the park.
miles of hiking
Murray, from Benton, gained experience
in
many
areas of park operations during his internship.
dition to
mapping the coordinates
In
trails
300,000 people
ad-
infrastructure,
he assisted
in
education
^
i
vn
visit
Glen boasts 26
through 13,050 acres. More than
the park each year.
Murray was one of nearly 300
of wildlife habitats
internships this
and park
to hiking
signs.
summer. •
BU
students
who had
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
around THE quad
WHAT DO CHILDREN like best? Dinosaurs,
birds, ancient Egypt, a replica coal
Bloomsburg University's Center
munity Research and Consulting
with
for
Com-
working
Children's
resource can fine-tune
its
The
hi,
Museum in Bloomsburg
more about how the community
The
to learn
is
mine?
"I've
Girls
a perfect
"I
I
match
have
for Abdulla-
working with children.
all
my life,"
I
got
my
at
five siblings
me — and
first
job there.
I
also
another museum,
- three are younger
a lot of nieces
sure results aren't skewed
by too small a sample or a sample with
females or
all
"We want to know what
interactivity?
them
so
it
attracts children
the colors?
Is it
the
We want to know what engages
we can bring more
Entering
all
males," she says.
to certain exhibits. Is
and nephews."
As a researcher, Abdullahi has already
Khadija Abdullahi, a senior psychology
we want to make
volunteered with the Boys and
Club and
worked with children
than
exhibits.
is
a career
been with younger children
she says.
and
programs and
project
who wants
its
children here."
third year, the Center for
Com-
munity Research and Consulting has already
major and sociology minor from German-
gained experience through the Center for
undertaken more than two dozen projects
summer reviewing data
collected by The Children's Museum and
erature on how families and children use
Research and Consulting's assessments of
and studies for regional nonprofits and gov-
lit-
the economic impact of the Bloomsburg Fair
ernment agencies.
this
and the Covered Bridge
town, spent the
type of museum. This will help the local
Amusement
museum consider ways to fine-tune
is
on how patrons use
they
it.
Knoebels
Resort.
For the Children's
programming and do further research
Festival at
at
Museum
project, she
reviewing similar studies to avoid
may have
pitfalls
encountered. "For example,
Learn more about The Children's
Museum
www.the-childrens-museum.org and
more
about BU's Center for Community Research
and Consulting at www.bloomu.edu
research-
consulting. •
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BAS Grads
THE FIRST THREE STUDENTS to graduate from BU's Bachelor
of Applied Science in Technical Leadership program
campus
in
Columbia County just once
came
- to graduate. Joel
to the
Im-
manuel Schieck and Siaka Lamin Massquoi, both of Allentown, and
Cynthia Then, of Emmaus, completed
requirements
all
at
Lehigh
Carbon Community College (LCCC), Schnecksville.
The BAS
in Technical
for technical skills
Leadership addresses the growing demand
combined with professional
skills.
A student who
has earned an Associate of Applied Science degree from a
nity college can build
upon
communications
tion technology,
studies, accounting, business
education, information and technology
education. Schieck, Massquoi and
old
program offered
is
now offered
at
Institute.
Bieber.
BU's
with
BAS
LCCC
in
the 2-year-
and the Lehigh
Technical Leadership
Reading Area Community College.
In the accompanying photo,
Ann
management and general
Then graduated from
in a partnership
Career and Technical
commu-
that degree with courses in informa-
BU
President David Soltz, right, and
Lehigh Carbon Community College president,
shown with the
first
ship program, from
graduates from BU's
left,
Joel
Immanuel
BAS
left,
are
in Technical Leader-
Schieck. Siaka
Lamin
Massquoi and Cynthia Then. •
Campus Leader
She
CGA HAS A NEW PRESIDENT
including Springfest, open houses and the
will represent
CGA at on-campus events
Clubs and Organizations
JUSTINE ALBRIGHT, a junior from Allentown who is double majoring in public relations
and
digital forensics,
is
president of the
Community Government Association (CGA)
She previ-
for the 2014-15
academic
ously served as
CGA secretary and executive
year.
assistant.
Albright hopes to further improve
4
BLOOMSBLRG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
ning for the Big Event,
and lead plan-
munity service project
at private
public locations in the
Town
CGAs primary
function
is
homes and
of Bloomsburg.
to serve
BU
students and act as a bridge between the
students and administration.
more than 300
commu-
Fair,
CGAs one-day com-
CGA supports
clubs and organizations and
operates the University Store, the Student
nication between students and administrators
Recreation Center and Honeysuckle Student
through events such as "Meet the President."
Apartments. •
Top Researcher
ZIPD Up
STUDENT MICHAEL TEKIN
FORMER MAYOR
HONORED BY STATE GROUP
HEADS INSTITUTE
BIOLOGY MAJOR MICHAEL TEKIN, of
Danielsville,
was honored
the annual meeting of the
for his research at
Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania University Biologists. Tekin,
who graduated
in
May. won
first
prize in
the undergraduate division for his poster,
Colocalization of Synapsin I
and Munc 13 within
Presynaptic Axon Terminals of the Earthworm
Neuromuscular Junction. Tekin was advised
by William Coleman,
biological
and
assistant professor of
allied health sciences. •
THE TOWN OF BLOOMSBURG'S former
mayor
the
is
new director of BU's
(ZIPD).
Zeigler
Development
Institute for Professional
Mary Lenzini Howe has served
ZIPD's interim program consultant and
rector since last
after a career in
fall
as
di-
human
resources at Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital,
Bloomsburg Health System and Covenant
She was the proprietor of La
Clinic, Danville.
Groceria, an Italian deli business, for nearly
12 years
and served
five years as a
Town
of Bloomsburg's
member
Council and one term
as mayor.
The
Zeigler Institute, established with a
$1.67 million gift from
BU
alumni Terry 76
and JoAnn Schultz Zeigler 77, provides comprehensive educational experiences for
all
students in BU's College of Business. •
TALE outstanding
faculty,
are Jodie Ackerman,
and Denise
from
left,
Immigrants
Babak Mohass
Klinger.
TALE
to Tell
ment stipend sponsored by the Bloomsburg
University Foundation.
Winners were nominated by students,
THREE FACULTY MEMBERS were selected
as
Teaching and Learning Enhancement
(TALE) Outstanding Teachers and honored
during the
May commencement ceremonies:
Denise Klinger, instructor of educational
who
described
why they are deserving of the
award. Klinger was said to be "able to share
the toughest and proudest
career and
make them
moments of her
part of the lesson."
Ackerman's students said she
is
a "professor
in Military
PROFESSOR INVITED
TO PRESENT AT YALE
HISTORY PROFESSOR Nancy Gentile
was a presenter
in the
Ford
opening session of
the two-day conference, Patriots or Invaders?
Immigrants
in the
Military in
at Yale University.
Modern America
The conference brought
who teaches with her heart" and who "generously donates so much of her time in and
together researchers and writers to focus on
Ackerman, instructor of interpreting in the
outside of the classroom." Mohassel's students
the U.S. military. Ford
department of exceptionalities; and Babak
stated that
studies
and secondary education, school
counseling and student
affairs
program; Jodie
Mohassel, assistant professor of sociology, social
work and criminal justice. Each received
a plaque and a $1,000 professional develop-
he serves as
"a
model
for
what a
professor should strive to be," bringing an
"energy to the classroom that
paralleled." •
is
un-
issues connecting immigration policy
is
and
the author of three
books: Issues of War and Peace, The Great
War
and America: Civil-Military Relations during
World War I and Americans All!: Foreign-born
Soldiers in
World War
I.
•
FALL 2014
s
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
Bloo
around THE
PHILADELPHIA RADIO PERSONALI-
professionals, including
TIES Ken "Doc" Medek and Andie Summers
mers
broadcast their 92.5
from campus
XTU
Radio Talent Institute
intensive 10-day
students
morning show
as part of the first
at
for
Confer
Bloomsburg. The
program attracted
BU
graduates Sum-
and Pat Farnack 74, midday anchor
WCBS in New York City. The Confer
prepare a
to help discover, teach
new generation
of radio profes-
BUS SPEECH-LANGUAGE pathology
is
including Teachers College at Columbia
rated above 23 other institutions
University, Boston University,
George
grams.com. Program rankings, compiled
Washington University and California
using data gathered between Sept.
State University, Los Angeles.
2012. and April
14.
reviews posted by
2014,
1,
encompass
more than 60,000
dents participating in
GraduatePrograms.com provides
stu-
more than 1,500
graduate programs.
The survey
lists
ings and reviews.
the speech-language
pathology graduate program
Island University, Brooklyn
in the
top
slot.
At No.
information to prospective graduate
students through peer-written
2,
at
Long
Campus,
BU's program
The
rat-
online graduate
program guide considers
15 categories
covering student topics such as aca-
demic competitiveness, career support,
financial aid
BLOOMSBURG UNIV ERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
and
and quality of network.
gift
of $250,000 to
costs of the Radio Talent
$12,000 annually
graduate program was rated second
by GraduatePro-
which covers the
by the sponsorship of lifetime broadcaster
SPEECH PATH PROGRAM RANKED SECOND NATIONALLY
a nationwide survey
Confer made a
the Bloomsburg University Foundation,
Institute for five years
Grad Program
in
sionals.
Radio Talent Institute was made possible
Kerby Confer
19
who heard from dozens of radio
Stellar
'96
and pro\ides about
in scholarships to
BU
mass
communications students who are planning
careers in radio. •
sports
ON THE HILL
Pertec
by SCOTT
EDDY
BASEBALL HOLDS A SPECIAL MEANING for legions
to
form life-changing friendships, assimilate
of fans world-
him the opportunity
wide. For junior Ryuta Amaike, baseball gave
to a foreign culture
and
gain success on the field and in the classroom.
Amaike 's
trip to
Bloomsburg started
in his native
Japan, where he
developed a love for the game he began playing as a 3-year-old.
he was
in sixth grade, his
When
mother met and married an American man,
and the family moved to the United
no English, he bridged the
cultural
States.
Although Amaike knew
gap between himself and his new
peers through baseball.
"I
over
had
I
to start everything over,"
to play baseball.
lish
he remembers. "As soon as
came
I
joined the Little League team. You didn't need to speak English
and would
The guys on
call
the team taught
me to hang out.
When Amaike was a sophomore
mother and stepdad separated, and
me how to speak Engme assimilate."
Baseball helped
at
Whitehall High School, his
his
mother moved back
to Japan.
Rather than return to his native country, Amaike decided to stay with
his stepfather,
behind
who
often was away. Alone
many
nights,
Amaike
fell
"They encouraged
in his studies.
baseball as a
A Bloomsburg alumnus and his family were among friends who
noticed something was wrong.
home
ball
of
Mark Bonshak
Amaike spent much of his time
'86 after
me
to stay
on top of school," Amaike
showed me the importance of getting
When
at the
forming a friendship through base-
with his son, Matt. The family grew concerned about his living
his
my degree and how
adds.
I
"They
could use
way of getting there."
college
alma mater.
became an option
He was a catcher,
for
Amaike, Bonshak mentioned
left fielder
and team captain
Huskies from 1982 to 1986 and his teams helped raise money
the outfield fences and scoreboard at
Danny
for the
to install
Litwhiler Field.
situation.
Amaike, whose family remains
"We would drop him
started to question
it,"
off at
home and there was no one
Bonshak
says.
"His mother told
there.
We
him he could
sit
stay in the U.S., but he
or
come back
Instead,
would
likely
have
to quit school
and get a job
to Japan."
Bonshak and
debut
his wife, the
former Catherine Gober
and focus on turning things around
"Academics were not a big part of his
family,"
was a big change coming into our house where
athletics."
this spring
in
'87,
become
it
was
all
says.
a U.S.
and finished the year with
a 2-1
made
his on-field
record and 2.92
ERA
The Huskies
finished with a school-record of 20 conference wins.
a
"He just
the classroom.
Bonshak
became
Bloomsburg. Though forced to
out his freshman year due to a knee injury, he
says.
demics and
at
Japan, officially
as part of the conference rotation late in the season.
took custodial control of Amaike. They encouraged him to
U.S. citizen
freshman year
citizen during his
in
"That
loves baseball; he lives and dies for the sport,"
"The players are close
much
the same as
Scott
Eddy is
it
at
was when
Bloomsburg,
I
it is
a family
Bonshak
atmosphere
-
played there." •
about acaassistant sports information director.
FALL
2
014
7
Steph's Stadium
THIS FALL, there is something missing
football field, so the area
on upper campus: "Sports Stadium." In its
There
place
is
Steph Pettit Stadium, named for the
is
special to me.
many people who can say they
have a field named after themselves. That's
aren't
alumnus who made a $1 million contribution for stadium improvements and athletic
pretty cool and quite an honor."
scholarships.
turf,
Pettit, Class
the Huskies.
tems
in
of 1989, played football for
He founded Clean Earth Sys-
1993 and has seen the company grow
Stadium improvements include new field
wind screens and scoreboard. Con-
structed in 2006, the facility seats
700
more than
fans for Huskies field hockey, men's
and
women's soccer and women's lacrosse. Local
into a nationwide distributor of hazardous
high school and university club teams also
waste containers. The company, based in
use the
Tampa,
Fla.,
now operates 12 warehouses
throughout the
"I
have a
sity. I
U.S.
passion for Bloomsburg Univer-
want all of our coaches and student-
athletes to have the opportunity to
come to
BU and compete at an outstanding venue,"
says Pettit. "This gift will
help the coaches
have the resources to recruit the very best
student-athletes who,
when they get to
campus, will see that Bloomsburg has great
facilities.
"I
spent a lot of my time where this
stadium stands
when
it
field.
"We are excited that Steph has made
such a big commitment to this project,"
says
Erik Evans, vice president for University
Advancement. "He has stepped forward
numerous times to help the university and
for that
we are grateful."
Among the other projects
Pettit
has sup
ported with a commitment of more than S2
million are the First
and Goal campaign
for
football scholarships, the SP-59 endowed
football scholarship and Redman Stadium
banner project. •
was the practice
PHOTO: JAIME NORTH
BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OK PENNSYLVANIA
PSAC Recognizes Coaches
McGuire Honored
TOM
McGUIRE,
director of sports
information/athletic
marketing and
promotions, received
the Eastern College
Athletic Conference
-
Sports Information
Honored coaches, from
Bill
tion's
Division Irving T.
SIDA award
Marsh Award. The ECAC-
FIVE
field
BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY COACH-
ES were named Pennsylvania
of sports information.
charge of publicity for
McGuire
20
is
respective sports at the annual
in
the sports portion of the school's website and
football; Stu
Cleary,
tional plans for Huskies' athletic teams.
assistant director of
is
He
ball;
Marketing and
He
Marvin 78, men's swimming;
women's
basketball;
Mike
and Marty Coyne, women's
Bill
Collins, base-
2013, a
PSAC championship and
NCAA playoffs.
has served as the host sports informa-
dozens of NCAA and PSAC
to a runner-up
year at the
led
PSAC Championships
Bloomsburg to
finish-
in
a berth in the
a 26-5 record,
straight outright
PSAC
Atlantic Regional
title
East
title
PSAC
a season by finishing with a 20-8
East competition
a 28-19 overall record.
Huskies to the
PSAC
its
fourth
and the
NCAA
game. Collins' team set
the school record for most
PSAC
tennis.
Darragh led the Huskies to a 10-2 record
Communications.
tion director for
in their
PSAC Board
of Directors meeting. They are Paul Darragh,
sports, maintains
oversees corporate marketing and promo-
also
Cleary and Paul Darragh.
ing with a school record 581.5 points. Cleary
State Athletic
Conference (PSAC) Coach of the Year
all
are Marty
2014 University
recognizes excellence in the
In his 17th year at BU,
left,
Coyne, Stu Marvin, Mike Collins,
Directors Associa-
in
victories in
mark
And Coyne
East
against
2014 while posting
title in
led the
2014 with a
record of 6-0 and an overall record of 8-9. •
Marvin guided the Huskies
finish for the
second straight
Fame
Class
championship events and broadcast several
NCAA D-II
field
hockey webcasts. Under
leadership, the Huskies have
his
Hall of
been featured
Announced
on the CBS Sports Review of the Championships
THE 33RD ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME CLASS
and
will
in Sports Illustrated's Faces in the
A contributor to Bloomsburg:
Crowd.
be inducted on Saturday, Oct.
number of Athletic
The University
Magazine, he was honored by the College
Hall of
18,
bringing the
Fame members
to 158.
Inductees are Roger Sanders, wrestling coach
Sports Information Directors of America
for 21 years with a record of 250-104-8; Julie
(CoSIDA)
Bugg '99, four-year member of the women's
District
II
with first-place writing
awards for stories on two of BU athletic
ers
train-
cer team; Erica Miller
and former baseball player Joey Ianiero.
McGuire
also
was honored by CoSIDA and
ECAC-SIDA for 25
'01,
in
The
soc-
vault, finishing 15th overall.
ond
at
in
Learn more about the Hall of Fame Class of 2014
'01,
four-year starter and
at
www.buhuskies.com. •
Lions Roar for Webster
at
Mich.
the pole
She also finished sec-
the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference outdoor
championships where she
set the
Bloomsburg school record with a vault
of 3.82 meters.
Track
&
Field
name
being selected by the Detroit Lions
player in Bloomsburg
called
on
NFL
in the fourth
Draft
Day
after
round with the 136th
overall pick.
Webster becomes the second-highest
history behind Jahri Evans,
New
NFL
who was selected
Draft selection in school
108th overall by the
Orleans Saints in the 2006 fourth round. Only six players in the
history of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference have
been taken
higher than Webster's draft position.
Two other
Huskies signed with
NFL
teams immediately follow-
ing the draft. Offensive linemen Brian Clarke and Matt Feiler signed
Her standout season earned her All-Atlantic Region accolades from the
U.S.
Call BU's sports informa-
Roxann Emerick Betz
WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD standout Kelsey
Davis earned a spot in the NCAA Division II Track
competed
standout cross country
Hall of Fame dinner will be held in the
LARRY WEBSTER '14 became the sixth
in Allendale,
'95,
field athlete.
Kehr Union Ballroom.
four-year starter and
four-year starter on the
passing yards and touchdown passes; and Tina
Wikoski Bartholomew
University history to hear his
and Field Outdoor National Championships held
'97,
ranks third in school history
tion office at 570-389-4411 for ticket information.
Championships
Davis, of Bloomsburg,
who
record-setting performer for the softball team;
Davis Competes at
Grand Valley State University
McNamee
football team,
and track and
two-year co-captain of the women's lacrosse
years of service. •
team; Glen
and Cross Countrv Coaches Association. •
free agent contracts with the Dallas
Cowboys and Houston Texans
respectively. •
FALL- 2014
THERE'S GOOD NEWS
pursue careers
STEM
fields.
House
Office of Science
Policy,
women who
known
engineering and math,
ogy
for
in science, technology,
as the
According to the White
women
and Technol-
STEM jobs earn 33
in
percent more than those in
non-STEM
occupations and experience a smaller
wage gap
relative to
careers offer
to
engage
in
men.
women
Plus,
STEM
the opportunity
some of the most exciting
what
I
really
wanted
to
do was research."
At Dow, Einsla designs
Trumbo
new polymers
for applications like adhesives
career, particularly for
Bell,
"Whether
it is
to as an undergraduate at BU. "Under-
inborn nature,
graduate research was a very significant
better
my ultimate career choice. My
research adviser, Dr. Cindy Kepler, and
worked together
polymers, and
I
to synthesize siloxane
we had
says Toni
BU.
and
textiles — work she was first exposed
factor in
women,
professor of chemistry at
the opportunity to
a societal construct or
women tend to perform
when part of a network," says
who benefitted from mentoring
during her graduate work. "My research
Bell,
adviser was supportive of a career in
academia, and supportive of my working
my doctorate while being a single
present our research findings at regional
toward
realms of discover}' and technological
and national American Chemical Society
parent of a young child. Through her
innovation.
meetings," she explains.
met other women
in science
other mentors. In
fact, I
Yet, while
women make up
nearly half
Female
scientists are not the excep-
of the U.S. workforce, only 24 percent of
tion at
STEM workers are women, according
soon be the case
to the U.S.
Census Bureau. Perhaps the
secret
out
isn't
yet:
Women who choose
STEM careers report a great sense of
satisfaction, especially
collegiality, intrigue
to
make
with regard to
and an opportunity
a difference.
Dow, and Einsla believes that
"I
in
"The gender barriers that existed
ally starting to disappear.
who
really got
me
excited
about science." says Melinda Hill Einsla
'02. associate scientist at
cal. "I
thought that
I
Dow Chemi-
wanted
to
be a high
school chemistry teacher, just like her,
but once
I
went
to college
and became
involved with undergraduate research at
Bloomsburg
10
University,
I
realized that
BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
Louisville
Women
for
re-
in sci-
then
can thank
Department of Chemistry
I
At Bloomsburg,
search focus
is
in
Bell's
primary
developed a quick and inexpensive assay
fied
all
over the world," she says.
and
identi-
two weak inhibitors of thrombin,
the main
enzyme involved
in
blood clot
work with many
talented,
formation. Both projects are important
women who are
successful
targets for pharmaceutical
scientists, engineers,
and
re-
blood clotting. She has
to test inhibitors of clotting
I
for
me get where am today."
women are conducting ground-breaking
Dow,
all
at the University of
ence are more and more prevalent and
intelligent
had an amazing chemistry teacher
high school
women
helping
our mothers and grandmothers are
"At
makes a difference
will
most other corpora-
tions.
research
Early mentorship
in
of the
I
and gained
leaders.
businesswomen
Young women today should
know that they have
the ability to be or
do whatever excites them, and the most
important factors are their
dence, knowledge and
own
skills
confi-
not their
Mentorship
could help prevent heart attacks and
strokes.
"I
crave intellectual stimulation, and
so a career in chemistry suits
well," says Bell,
who
supporting other
gender."
is
an important ingredi-
ent in successfully pursuing a
STEM
companies
interested in anti-clotting agents that
is
me very
also dedicated to
women
in science. "I
honor the dedication my mentors
showed me by sharing my story with
try to
up-and-coming students and serving
a
mentor
as
and new faculty
for students
pany, Dallabrida focuses on instrument
development and
focus a lot of our time and resources
on training undergraduates, which
alike."
A career path with
For Katy Parise
last
'04, a
career in science
thing on her mind
when she
registered as an English/secondary edu-
cation major at BU.
and wanted
to
enjoyed writing
"I
be a high school English
teacher," she says.
But when she took the
required general education introductory
is
Her work helps researchers gain
researchers."
into
women are well suited
my work, an
for science careers. "For
interest in disease genetics
ogy
is
expected, but
it
organization, multi-tasking and the
expectation that you will either
succeed
—
day
she says.
life,"
skills
fail
Today, she
is
senior researcher at the
While science careers require
they also require some inherent
that
I
am
rewarding opportunities, something that
cannot be said for
Parise
all
careers," she says.
manages research projects that
focus on understanding the evolution,
ecology and epidemiology of a
number
ness, patience, fortitude
I
she says. "Plus,
I
am never without
to
do and
learn,"
enjoy the nurturing and
way
a deep
'93,
diligence,"
vice presi-
PHT Corp. "These attributes
especially acclimated to a
Boston-based
tical
"My
PHT
role at
of finally reconciling and unify-
ing those areas that
I
have found greatly
I
am
able to
clinical trials across therapeutic
and delineating
and safe therapies."
To make the most of a career
dent of clinical science and consulting
make women
something interesting
and
M. Dallabrida
career in science."
are endless here, and
a
traits
excellence, attention to detail, thorough-
infections.
new tech-
is
novel, effective
sense of commitment, a desire to pursue
services at
to learn
wrestled with com-
tribute to accelerating
be female
"Women come equipped with
anthrax, plague and hospital-acquired
"The opportunities
I
skill,
strengths.
says Susan
early on,
ence, Dallabrida advises
of disease-causing bacteria including
niques, analyze data and write papers
"From
areas on a global scale and directly con-
The female advantage
to
and busi-
peting interests in medicine, science and
impact
many consider
in science
exciting and intriguing.
Microbial Genetics and Genomics Labo-
"By choosing science as a career,
melds her interests
insight
and function, and
feel
business," she explains.
or
gained through every-
ratory at Northern Arizona University.
continually offered new, interesting and
how patients
ness.
and ecol-
also entails focus,
biology course for non-majors, she was
inspired to take a different career path.
and con-
validation,
ducts clinical studies on data collection.
important for the next generation of
Parise believes
rewarding opportunities
was the
organized environment. For example,
we
"Every experiment leads to more questions,"
she says, "and figuring out what to
pursue and what to put aside
is
key.
"Confidently leave your comfort zone
and move
in a direction of
needed," she says. "But
tant to be an
in the field.
example
Become
it's
your
lead."
change when
also impor-
for other
a great
light the path for those
PHT helps pharmaceu-
in sci-
women to focus.
who
women
mentor and
will follow
•
companies and research organiza-
tions collect data directly
from patients
In her leadership role with the
Amy Biemiller is a writer with the
Light-
Stream Group.
through mobile apps.
com-
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11
Value Added
only takes a quick glance up College Hill from Main Street to see
It
the close physical connection between Bloomsburg University and
the
Town
of Bloomsburg. In the shadow of Carver Hall, business
and government leaders see the
JIM
as
NEMETH PAUSES for a moment
he considers Bloomsburg University's
a half years
struck
university's benefit every day.
and one of the things that
me when I came
to this area
is
full-
that
As director of human resources for Auto-
we have this fabulous resource sitting just
down the street from us. We need to find
neum North America, which manufac-
ways
economic importance
to
its
surroundings.
tures car carpeting
and
easily ticks off how
BU positively impacts
floor systems,
he
the 700-plus employee plant in ways big
and
small.
It
He
boils
down, he
says, to collaboration.
points to the company's
new comput-
erized tracking system, being implement-
ed with help from students and interns
from BU's
logistics
program. Or the
required testing of materials, carried out
on campus and
plant, thanks to
dents.
Or the
at
Autoneum's Fifth Street
chemistry faculty and stu-
safety
and orientation videos
instructional technology students have
for
employee
training.
a little
gem, that
university,"
produced
"It's
Nemeth
says. "I've
been here seven and
to partner with
it
and take advantage
of it from a business perspective."
and part-time faculty and
university
is
staff,
the
Columbia County's biggest
employer, with a $110.5 million payroll
- much
of that spent locally on housing,
groceries and other services.
fiscal
BU
itself last
year spent $58.2 million on
facilities,
professional services and supplies, accord-
A force for economic stability
Nemeth and Autoneum are not alone
when it comes to talking about BU's vital
role in the well-being of businesses
residents in Bloomsburg,
ty
and
Columbia Coun-
and neighboring Montour County. Busi-
ness and community
leaders talk about
the direct benefit of having the university
in their midst, as well as
the intangibles:
ing to a recent economic impact study
conducted by the university.
"The university
Gaffney
to
keep talent from leaving the
area and to serve as a recruiting tool for
out-of-area workers.
Intangibles aside, the direct benefit of
BU
is
considerable. Boasting about 1,000
stability,"
says Fred
president of the Columbia
'96,
Montour Chamber of Commerce. "That
influence
is
apparent, especially during
turbulent times like
we experienced with
the recent recession."
Gaffney says
providing a cultural and educational envi-
ronment
really contributes to
the region's economic
BU's value
is
all
anyone has
to
do
to see
look at other rural towns
outside the university's sphere. "Look
at
some of the surrounding communi-
ties that
have an industrial heritage, as
Bloomsburg does, but
don't have the asset
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FALL 2014
13
of a significant university presence. Those
munity Research and Consulting, which
communities have struggled
opened
their
employment
base,"
he
to diversify
says. "So the
in 2012.
The
center helps busi-
nesses with marketing initiatives and
university not only continues to be a
tackles projects such as a parking study
recruiting tool and asset for businesses,
for
it
helps the
sity
community from
a diver-
and cultural standpoint and allows
Bloomsburg to be more
stable than other
and are a source of internships and postgraduation jobs.
Assisting downtown entrepreneurs
downtown Bloomsburg and economic
impact studies of the Bloomsburg
Fair,
Josh Bumgardner, co-owner of the Fog
&
Flame Craft Coffee and Espresso Bar
in
Bloomsburg, says the university's pres-
the Covered Bridges Festival at Knoebels
Amusement
Resort, Danville's Spring
ence
—
and
its
Fling and the Pennsylvania State Sports-
communities."
ness possible.
men's Association Trap Shoot in Elysburg.
A critical resource for businesses
Gaffney says the value of university
students and staff to area businesses can-
not be overstated. Besides benefiting from
The
university and the state part-
in
downtown
Bloomsburg that provides tax
new firms. Within
credits
and
the zone
a continuous crop of talented student
grants for
who can then become valuable
employees, many businesses profit from
the university-sponsored Bloomsburg
interns
university service projects and other op-
Franklin Technology Partners.
portunities.
One example
14
is
BU's Center for
Com-
BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OK PENNSYLVANIA
is
Regional Technology Center in a for-
mer Elks lodge now owned by
the Ben
Many of
the businesses were started by graduates,
who
He and
— made his busi-
his business partner,
also benefited
from student
assistance with the businesses' website
nered to create the Greater Susquehanna
Keystone Innovative Zone
Aaron Rush,
students
receive guidance from professors
and
social
media presence.
"The students were able
to apply their
learning to a real-world scenario in helping our business at no cost to
Bumgardner,
Bloomsburg
who earned
an
us,"
says
MBA from
in 2009. "As a small business
owner, you don't have time to work on
marketing and other things because you
have so much going on, so the students
have been very helpful."
Adrienne Mael
nonprofit
'08,
manager
for the
Downtown Bloomsburg Inc.,
many businesses benefit from
student interns who are able to put
and enjoy the wealth of medical services
ing with the aid of specialized devices.
residents have, says Lissa Bryan-Smith,
The
chief administrative officer at Geisinger-
Audiology Hearing
Bloomsburg Hospital.
says
their
"If there
were no
works with the on-campus
Additionally,
university,
I
Clinic.
BU and Geisinger have
collaborated to expand the university's
can't
imagine that Bloomsburg Hospital would
classroom experience to good use.
hospital
undergraduate and graduate nursing
have been here for Geisinger Health Sys-
programs, with students receiving
of our Main Street businesses so they can
tem
experiences at the local hospital and at
help with marketing," says Mael. "A lot of
says.
the business owners are experts in their
factor for the
"We're working on getting interns to
field,
all
but are not familiar with social mar-
keting.
It's
a great
way
for the students to
meet the businesses' needs and
also get
professional experiences they can put
their resumes."
Safeguarding the
community's health
Without the
on
to
buy two years
"The university
university,
it's
is
a
Bryan-Smith
huge economic
community, adding to the
Geisinger's
main Danville campus, about
augment
care facility in the hospital to
area and enabling the hospital to remain
health services offered on campus.
viable."
clinical
20 minutes away. Geisinger put an urgent
population of the town and surrounding
"The university provides the perfect
BU has long had a close relationship
community
for a hospital
where we can
with both the hospital and Geisinger
do the kind of programs we want to
Health System. Students and faculty from
Bryan-Smith
the audiology and speech language pa-
midwife programs. Geisinger
thology program provide hearing tests for
connected to the sports medicine
newborns
Bloomsburg wouldn't have
ago,"
at
the hospital.
BU
faculty
and
nity
says.
and works
all
"We
do,"
are involved in
is
also very
commusummer long with the
likely
staff help
with issues ranging from
stut-
sports
camps run by the
university."
a hospital
tering and swallowing disorders to speak-
Bryan-Smith says many people
who
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15
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J
I
*
"The university provides the
work
at the
Geisinger Medical Center in
Danville live in Bloomsburg.
"It's
a great
recruiting tool. Other rural areas don't
the arts festivals and the lectures that
in.
open
to the public.
go, people like
...just
sical
Even
if
they never
knowing they're
available
the fact that they could go to a
mu-
or hear an orchestra or see a ballet
group," she says. "A lot of people like to go
to sports
and Saturday
football
is
a very
big deal here in the community."
"I
break
it
up into three
is
-
you
have the more traditional benefits
officer at
of the Columbia-Montour Visitors Bureau.
visitors
drawn by the
university."
says Diehl
For Lance Diehl, president and
CEO of
First
Columbia Bank,
how
the university's presence translates
it's
not hard to see
and business investment.
business
is
either directly or indirectly
supported by the university 's presence.
"There's no question that the presence
new
"You have the sheer number of employees
of the university helps us attract
earning family-sustaining wages that are
businesses to the area, that's a given,"
BI.OOMSBl KG
I
MVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital
associated with tourism dollars from
bank's commercial and residential loan
vid "Otto" Kurecian '82, executive director
16
Lissa Bryan-Smith, chief administrative
'88,
whose
wife, the
former
Aimee Soberick, graduated from Bl
1997.
"The
in
university presence also helps
7
us retain a lot of the
young people who
otherwise would not stay
First
Da-
hospital
impact they have on the region,
especially in housing. Lastly,
Diehl estimates that 25 percent of the
parts," says
community for a
where we can do the kind ofprograms we want to do"
the students
themselves and the economic
into residential
Bringing 'so much
more to the table'
perfect
jority of people in this region.
"Another part
have the programs the university brings
are
probably higher than the vast ma-
in
our
area."
Columbia exemplifies how the
university prepares employees for area
businesses. In addition to hiring three or
four student interns yearly, the bank employs 18
BU
grads or current students.
An
additional 24 have completed coursework
at the university
and family members of
"(The university) helps the community
54 employees have benefited from the
set the stage for better con-
university's educational opportunities.
struction practices. "Developers are building nice
A force for better housing
For Columbia County Commissioner
Chris Young, the university's impact can
now and everyone
keep
work being
done by contractors on student
Young says.
From
Fred Gaffney '96, president of the Columbia
Montour Chamber
uni-
from economic booms and
busts.
rentals,"
main part of Columbia County, we
is
steady. Kids are
is
working six
the university
to eight
weeks and going full-bore. So you can see
still
going to college and
is
continuing to employ
number of people. If BU grows,
draw more people. And because of
the same
it
tremendous economic value with the
Commerce
will
to understand the
importance of Bloomsburg University
stay
absolutely astounding.
everybody
of
economic impact study
"Because Bloomsburg University
electricians to painters to carpet
layers,
a
than other communities."
"You see a
versity also buffers the area
a
"It's
says.
Young believes the
"You go to Bloomsburg during the sumat all the
he
big difference."
be seen in bricks and mortar.
mer break and look
up,"
housing
else has to
from a diversity and cultural standpoint
and allows Bloomsburg to be more stable
to
Columbia County then you
understand
its
will
never
Young says.
much more to
importance,"
"The university brings so
the table and so
much
value to the area." •
Bloomsburg University, you have indushousing."
tries that
Young says, is that
and town worked together
Just as important,
the university
to strengthen building codes, helping to
raise the quality of student
housing and
Young,
want
who
to locate here."
is
familiar with the
economic impact study done by the
Jack Sherzer
is
a professional writer
and principal partner with Message
Prose, a communications and public
relations firm in Harrisburg.
university, says the findings just scratch
the surface. "I've said that
if
you need an
FALL 2014
17
Up to the Challenge
by
MARIE CONLEY'S ENTHUSIASM
and
WILLIE COLON
Conley
says. Yet following graduation,
energy are palpable even during a phone
dove into Pennsylvania
conversation. She's also an interviewer's
as a fundraising
dream: generous with her time and honest
This
with her answers.
roots in her years at Bloomsburg.
And when
this
1994
BU graduate makes
and
politics,
Conley
recalls
life
being asked to
had
coach Joe Paterno, including
football
his
widow, Sue, tapped her to run their
new
political consultant.
phase of her work
first
she
working
foundation. "The Children's Miracle
Network provided
its
a transition
fill
setting,"
a
Conley
says.
"That background
The Paternos needed some-
vacant post in student government that
was
— especially when that commitment is to
eventually led her to run as part of a
one with a very diverse
help prevent child sexual abuse.
Greek
a
commitment, she doesn't mess around
Conley
is
quick to credit her never-
say-never attitude to the people around
her. including
at
"I
will be
have surrounded myself
and 1
in 3 girls
in
offenders like Sandusky
groom the community and
a victim of child sexual
their victims,"
says.
education, awareness and
healing."
decisions about working for people
admire and respect and believe can
who I
make
team made
"And
a big impression,"
Pennsylvania State
BU
made a notable difsomewhat disparate
says.
They were
great
role models."
The Massachusetts-based Stop
a long
list
of accomplish-
ments and good memories of her
political
work, in 2009 Conley decided to make a
It
Now!
program, which works to prevent child
sexual abuse, was called in to adapt
training modules
While she has
System of Higher Education (PASSHE)
Board of Governors and former
Conley
my Tri-Sig sisters were an extraor-
dinary group of women.
a difference."
Trustee, Conley has
Conley
"And what was needed was
have consciously made
A member of the
report. "Out of
realized that 'nice guy'
7 boys
victimization before age 18.
with good people," Conley
says. "I
commissioned their own
President) Dr. Curtis English's
As many as 1
Bloomsburg who
influenced and inspired her.
I
scandal at Penn State, the Paternos
that report, Sue Paterno
have been surrounded or made
sure
BU
skill set."
After the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse
her senior year. "To be a
college student and treated as part of (in-
terim
critical.
her parents,
husband, 9-year-old son, and
everyone
slate in
from years
of politics to understanding the nonprofit
Conley has used her connections
and within
its
for higher education.
PASSHE
at
BU
to earn- this project
through from concept to implementation.
ference in each of her
change. She was hired as director of the
endeavors. She has gone from politics
Children's Miracle
to nonprofit administrator to the self-
Hershey Children's Hospital, which
proclaimed
funds to purchase life-saving equipment
passion that has helped us contextualize
and support
what we
"logistics
project within
queen" for a pilot
PASSHE to prevent child
sexual abuse in a career path she believes
more by accident than
has been shaped
services
never thought
I
I'd
go into
politics,"
MVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
Penn
"Marie's perspective
State
Deb Donovan
raises
Stop
programs,
and pediatric research
Three years
at the
It
is critical,"
says
Rice, executive director of
Now! "She brings the overview and
do.
It's
been invaluable
to
have
her on the ground. She understands the
System and the needs."
later,
another opportunity
make a difference presented itself
when the family of legendary Penn State
to
BLOOMSBURG
vital patient
at
hospital.
design.
*I
Network
"The numbers speak
Conley
1
in 7
says. "As
bovs
will
for themselves."
many as
1
in 3 girls
and
be a victim of child sexual
victimization before age
something you
18.
That
is
can't ignore."
She adds: "To know that
I
have the
through the work of Sue Paterno,
ability,
to help
make even
a small
dent
...
am
I
all-in."
"Could you please mention the Cushing's Disease?"
Conley asks during our
interview. "If one person sees this
and
doesn't have to go through three or four
years of being undiagnosed, that would
be
great."
As with so much
facing her newest
—
formidable
in
—
her
life,
Conley
is
and perhaps most
Stop It Now!
challenge head-on.
It's
In 2012, Conley was diagnosed with
a difficult topic often relegated to
whispered conversations — or worse,
Cushing's Disease, a rare endocrine
The
disorder.
diagnosis
came
enveloped
after
in silence.
But a new
pilot
years of seemingly unrelated symptoms,
tem
in
the Pennsylvania State Sys-
of Higher
Education
is
bringing child
including bronchitis, pneumonia, bone
hump on
brittleness, a
her back, and an
unexplained weight gain of 70 pounds
little
which was deemed medically
dozen
a
visits to
the emer-
gency room since October 2012.
"I
am
awareness of this horrible disease and
creating materials that will help educate
the family and friends of those afflicted
by
it,"
Conley
my chronic
Paternos
Willie
...
says.
"Now with
disease,
I
do what
Colon
is
in Philadelphia.
a son, with
my work with the
I
the third of four two-day training ses-
organized by Stop
It
PASSHE
Now!, one
of the
country's leading organizations that
offices but
everyday
more
"We
and
don't do sad stories," explains
Deb Donovan Rice, executive director
of Stop It Now! "One of our tenets is
to have people feel hopeful. We want
people to feel that no matter
an action,
ercises that help participants understand
how
they can prevent abuse, and the
creation of action plans that are specific
to
each campus. The trainings could
in their
lives."
educating adults. The trainings include
it
how
small
can make a difference."
At Bloomsburg, the McDowell
Insti-
tute for Teacher Excellence in Positive
Behavior Support
work around the
will
take the lead with
issue.
"We want
to be a
resource for everyone on campus," says
be a model for similar work at colleges
Elizabeth Mauch, dean of the College
across the nation.
of Education.
"We
based
back to their
works to prevent child sexual abuse by
can." •
a freelance writer
$234,000
program. "They take what they
assist coaches,
basic facts about child sexual abuse, ex-
dedicating myself to raising
through Sue
volunteer, the sports fields
condition called diabetes insipidus; had
her adrenal glands removed; and made
PASSHE
funding the
where they
sions for selected staff within
unsuccessful and created a permanent
is
importantly to the schools and churches
helping to lead the
in
She underwent a six-hour brain
learn
who
where they
is
This October, Bloomsburg will host
more than
Paterno,
pilot
helped bring the Stop
training to
and Bloomsburg
over a year.
surgery,
Now!
sexual victimization out of the margins,
way.
a
It
two
program
who
Conley '94,
facts
to
provide each person with the
and the
know what
tools that
empower them
to look for," says Marie
people
"We're creating a team of
who can
talk to
one another and
assist with the training of other people to
recognize what this
is."
•
An Inspiration
J
"Determined"
graduate Abigail
her
fair
mind when describing recent
Morrison who, when confronted with more than
a
is
word
to
that
comes
to
share of challenges, has taken each one in stride.
FROM DAY ONE, Abigail Morrison wasn't
supposed
JAIME NORTH
by
make
it.
Minutes
after birth
tional event covering the
gamut of somber
reflection to joyous celebration.
Then
she was rushed to Geisinger Medical Cen-
spring, Morrison left her wheelchair to ac-
ter in Danville via LifeFlight helicopter. In
cept her diploma and
24
years, her complications
palsy haven't changed
from cerebral
much.
Morrison,
is
a fighter.
driven to succeed.
She
is
And
persistent.
this
She
is
Berwick native
and 2014 Bloomsburg University graduate
is
is
who was
right before
traditionally an
emo-
I
ation,
and
happen
it
epic.
a lifelong dream," says
told
by doctors
"I
at
didn't
my high
in
to
I
was
com-
from the surgery. To have
five years
2006
had surgery
school gradu-
happen due
and 26 surgeries
Morrison's contagious spirit wasn't
limited to the
this
later is
accessible
entrances to buildings was the
accomplishment
that
is
helping to
accessibility
sity
20
BLOO.MSBLRC
LM\ ERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
new committee
improve campus
of a
and the
experience for
The
first
all
overall univer-
students.
Disability Advisory
Committee,
five years
stage in
she was
among
the friendliest, most visible students on
campus; rarely could she go from building
to building or cross the
Academic Quad
without an impromptu greeting or quick
chat.
Amid
it all
she not only overcame
the typical challenges college students
face with the transition from high school
—
and the additional challenges faced
DISABILITY ADVISORY
BETTER SIGNS marking
commencement
May. For the past
graduated high school.
supposed to walk
plications
an inspiration.
Graduation
me was
it
she would never walk again.
Neither has Morrison.
She
"That for
made
absolutely just a blessing and a dream."
this
as a
COMMITTEE
made up
of students, faculty and
and sponsored by the Office
Accommodative Services for Stustaff
dents with Disabilities,
in several initiatives.
is
of
involved
These include
revamping the university's Americans with Disabilities Act policy and
commuter who changed majors —she
per-
severed with moderate cerebral palsy.
Cerebral palsy
a group of disorders
is
and nervous system
that can impair brain
functions, such as
movement,
hearing, seeing and thinking.
learning,
With mod-
erate cerebral palsy, Morrison requires
braces to walk, medications and adaptive
technology to accomplish daily
activities.
While overcoming navigational challenges with her wheelchair, Morrison
faced other hurdles during her years on
campus, including changes
painful tremors
in
medication,
and several surgeries.
"Society often puts a label on those of
us with disabilities," Morrison says, "as in
we
can't
do.
We do. We just do it in a different way.
do things the way other people
Every complication
I
faced.
And
I
could possibly face,
I
won-
did so surrounded by a
derful faculty, a wonderful support system
and a wonderful network of friends."
Morrison earned a bachelor's degree
communication
in
studies, graduating in the
top 10 percent of her class in the College
of Liberal Arts. She finished with a 3.59
grade point average and
a master's degree in
is
now pursuing
communication
arts
with an emphasis in health communications at
Marywood
"When I came
the person
am today,"
I
came out of my
I
got
more
home.
I
University.
to Bloomsburg,
shell
and found
confident.
felt
cared
felt like
I
I
Morrison
for. 1 felt
became
says. "I
my
I
niche.
was
at
appreciated.
"People here are different in a very
special way.
We appreciate the gifts we all
possess. We're a
there
...
community. That right
I'm going to miss the most." •
Jaime North
editor at
is
marketing specialist/web
Bloomsburg
University.
designing a more detailed and userfriendly
A
accessibility
map.
quarterly newsletter will keep
the
of
campus
campus community informed
upcoming events, programs and
proposals.
The committee
on Oct. 15 by Iraq War veteran
Bryan Anderson. A Purple Heart
recipient and one of the few triple
talk
amputees to survive his injuries in
Iraq, Anderson has been featured
in
is
sponsoring a
USA
Today, Esquire, Los Ange-
les Times,
New
York Times and his
hometown newspaper, Chicago
Sun-Times.
a regional
In
2012, Anderson won
Emmy Award
for his
PBS
show, Reporting for Service with
Bryan Anderson. He also wrote a
No Turning Back: One Man's
book,
Inspiring True Story of Courage,
Determination,
and Hope. •
For 175 years, students have come to Bloomsburg
their lives.
with big dreams.
helped make those dreams a
From
its
roots as a literary institute
founded to educate
the sons and daughters of farmers and factory workers
to
it
role
today
as
one of the premier public
in Northeastern Pennsylvania,
universities
Bloomsburg University
has given students opportunities that have changed
4&
Bloomsburg
UNIVERSITY
FOUNDATION,
Inc.
Alumni,
You can continue
a contribution to
faculty, staff
and friends have
reality.
make dreams come true through
the Henry Carver Fund, which
to
provides immediate funding for immediate needs, such
as student scholarships,
support for internships, student
research and conferences.
www.bloomufdn.org
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
husky notes
The Breakfast Club
A SIMPLE INVITATION to join an informal "breakfast
club" sparked Michael Gillespie's love of academia
deep respect for
faculty.
Today, the alumnus
who
and
has been
recognized for contributions to his profession and his alma
mater
is
honoring the kindness and camaraderie by estab-
lishing BU's first faculty fellowship with his wife, Bree.
Gillespie, Class of 1995, sat alone for early breakfasts
in Scranton
Commons before his
8 a.m. classes.
That
is
he was welcomed as the only student in a group
that included Aaron Polonsky, library acquisitions; James
Sperry, history; Gary Clark, art; Tom Lyons, financial aid;
until
Ron
Puhl, coach; and Steve Kozloff, husband of former
president Jessica Kozloff.
"We
discussed everything from the critically significant
to the trivial," Gillespie says. "I learned a great deal
how to be open-minded
in
about
thinking through an issue and
searching for truth. This group
and formed the foundation for
made me love academia
my respect of the work our
faculty do."
With the "breakfast
club" starting his day, Gillespie
served as president of the
sociation
society in business,
Rugby
ence
Community Government As-
and was involved
in the Delta
Mu Delta honor
Husky Ambassadors and the Men's
Football Club.
He
graduated with a Bachelor of Sci-
in business administration/accounting.
Now chief accounting officer for Hersha Hospitality,
been recognized by the Central Penn BusiCFO of the Year in the growth specialist
category and received its Forty Under 40 award. He serves
on the boards of the United Way of the Capital Region
and the Foundation for Enhancing Communities, and was
honored for his continuing service to BU with the Alumni
Gillespie has
ness Journal as
Association's 2014 William T. Derricott '66 Volunteer of
the Year Award.
A member of the BU
of Directors, he delivered May's
for graduates
Foundation Board
commencement address
from the College of Business and College of
Education.
The Michael and Bree
Gillespie Distinguished Faculty
Fellowship will be awarded for the
providing seed
ration
sional
first
time this
fall,
money to support faculty/student collabo-
on innovative projects, faculty research and profesdevelopment opportunities. As they support today's
faculty the Gillespies
Benjamin and Abigail
the "breakfast club"
— Mike, Bree and their children,
— see the fellowship as a tribute to
members who included and
business major two decades ago. •
inspired a
issue featured original
young American
'60s
Joanne Jackson Bauer
works by 10
poets.
The new
essay, available free of charge as
'69
is
cational adviser to state Rep.
an
McNeill (133rd
edu-
and
Dan
Harbeson, Del.
into the
'62
was inducted
poets'
Luzerne County John
works
in
Glenn Lang 74 was honored with a
context with later
SHI
70s
careers and includes original letters
Louis Popple Sports Hall of Fame.
and typescripts.
W illiams was a three-sport athlete
at
Stephen Peters '68 was inducted
1952 to 1955: football, basketball
into the
and track and field. He taught and
was assistant basketball coach at
Scranton Central High School from
the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of
1962 to 1966. Williams
terman
of
EDI Resources and
is
Fame.
West Shore Chapter of
As
in wrestling.
a
expanded
visited with
first
time
in
43
Hersheypark Stadium.
at
Easton Area
High School, served
as
head coach
is
an athletic director
The
in
Maryland.
of 1963. with original documents
Township High School, where he
was an assistant wrestling coach,
and Susquenita High School, where
recovered by Gerald Strauss, a
he became the head wrestling
Dennis Derr 74 retired from
distinguished professor of history
coach. Peters retired from educa-
time ministry at the 1,300-member
his essay, Afterword to the Olympian
Indiana State University. The
tion in 1979
Olympian was Bloomsburg's student
literary
and founded Steve
First
Alzheimer's Association Delaware
18-county territory.
Day has more than
and
the Desire to Study Abroad in a
Liberal Arts College in Northeastern
Organization of Social Sciences and
Behavioral Research in Biloxi, Miss.
News
NBC
with Brian Williams
feature story showcasing sup-
port services to caregivers. After
Hurricane Katrina, Day provided
17 years'
dementia
hurricane relief to people with
dementia and their loved ones
Mississippi.
sional educator in
Day and
with helping her improve the
her 22-member staff coordinate
She co-hosts a monthly Internet
radio program on dementia caregiving, appears on TV and radio
and
programs and,
today.
in Philadelphia,
deliver education, support,
has exemplified lifelong
commitment
to bettering the
member of the BU Foundation Board
of Directors,
his tenure at
for corporate
Susquehanna Bancshares,
accounting and reporting, bank
investments and investor relations.
from left, are: Erik Evans,
Advancement; Mike Gillespie '95, the
the category of Growth Specialist and
In the photo at the award presentation,
vice president for University
CFO of the Year in
2012 recipient of the Forty under Forty award; Rich Hogetogler '96,
principle with Stambaugh Ness, a main event sponsor; and Hostetter
76.
BLOOMSIil RG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
care.
in 2012, assisted
in
She credits lessons
been on
accounting and reporting, corporate finance, corporate treasury and
24
He
experience as a family and profes-
an auditor for PricewaterhouseCoopers before pursuing
Journal's 2011
Marywood University, presented
An Analysis of Gender
Pennsylvania, at the International
and professional caregiv-
to senior vice president of the
Central Pennsylvania region and growing his or her company.
BU
full-
throughout the chapter's
Susquehanna Bancshares, was honored with a lifetime achievement
award during the Central Penn Business Journal's Financial Executive of
the Year ceremony at York College. The award is given to a financial
During
Miller 75, a
Nightly
DREW HOSTETTER 76, retired executive vice president and CFO of
he was responsible
Bederman
with the production of an
Hostetter honored
a career in banking.
Patricia
professor in Keystone's School of
to people with dementia, their
families
Based
as
Fordham
University.
advocacy and care management
ers,
the staff since 2001.
Hostetter, a
counseling from the
Natural Sciences and Mathematics
United Methodist Church
CLAIRE DAY '93 was promoted
stituent services, she has
worked
in
University of Scranton and a doc-
at
Methodist minister for 38 years.
Valley Chapter. Previously the
who
were teammates on the
of Hollidaysburg. Derr has been a
chapter's vice president of con-
degree
of
a paper.
magazine and the 1963
executive
trio
Huskies' 1971 football team.
Peters Masonry.
Alumna promoted to senior VP
maximum award
torate in education from
head coach
of the Pennsylvania squad. Klock
Manheim
Dr.
$2,000. Lang received a master's
Shiffert,
at
name. The
Lang Innovative EducaOpportunity Fund Program
B.
Grant has a
Classic at
let-
burg freshman, he won the Navy
resides in
Shikellamy High School,
at
Glenn
Education Opportunity
in his
and Steve Shiffert 73
years after the 2014 Big 33 Football
Blooms-
Plebe Tournament. Peters taught
'65
Fund grant
Jack Bucchioni 72. Ken Klock 72
each other for the
A graduate of Newport High
School, Peters was a four-year
president
Scottsdale, Ariz.
Harold Ackerman
New Jersey
tional
West Pittston High School from
moving to
District).
e-book through iTunes, reviews the
Gordon Williams
his wife, Diane, are
learned during that experience
quality of life to those she serves
She co-wrote the paper with Karen
Tennis Centre and oversees tennis
Brown has more than 30 years of
Yarrish, Keystone administrator.
for the City of Orlando, Fla.
experience
She received a Master of Science
in
tions
Sam Bidleman 76
mathematics education and a
human
in
health care opera-
'80s
and management.
has been induct-
Richard Donahue '80 was
develop-
ed into Bloomsburg High School's
Robert Grander 78 retired
ment instructional leadership from
Marywood University.
Academic Hall of Fame. Bidleman
taught 33 years at Bloomsburg
36 years of service
Donald Manley 75
vice presi-
duction of three publications and
experience, he served 14 years as
art,
at Millers
coaching the
superintendent for various school
marketing, economics and driver
doctoral degree in
High, advising students
is
dent of underwriting
Mutual
in
Harrisburg.
girl's
in
in
after
Pennsylva-
nia public schools. In addition to
his classroom
the pro-
tennis team.
He was
districts.
He
and building-level
received the Lincoln
previously a master underwriter at
David Furman 76 retired from
Investment Planning Service
Westfield Insurance.
Wells Fargo and Co. as executive
Award
vice president,
human
athletes of District
resources.
Thomas Sweitzer 75 was named
the Large Tennis Club
for his dedication to
young
IV and the
Award from the
Lycoming County United Way.
with the Outstanding
Professional Tennis Association
Partner Award from the Suzanne
Stuart Marvin
(USPTA). In addition, he was
Wray Council Rock Education
2014 Pennsylvania State Ath-
inducted into the USPTA/Middle
Foundation recognizing individuals
letic
who have
Coach of the
States Hall of
Fame. After a 36-
Penn Tennis Service
Sweitzer
in
now manages
contributed to the health
and well-being of the region.
year career operating the Central
Hershey,
the Orlando
Gilbert
Brown 78
is
comprehensive business,
education.
Maria Cvach
CEO of
78 was named
'81
earned a Doctor of
kins University School of Nursing.
Cvach
is
the
Conference Men's Swimming
an assistant director of
Johns Hopkins Hospital
where she has worked since 1981.
nursing
Community
of the Year by the United States
for teacher of the year
Denmark-Olar High School,
Denmark, S.C. He is licensed in
at
Nursing Practice from Johns Hop-
Valiant Volunteer
Richard Rogers 77 was honored
Manager
nominated
at
Cynthia Leskosky Layton
'81
ond year in a row that the former
BU All American and Hall of Fame
PEARL Award from
the Hazleton YWCA. Layton is an
office manager at A Woman's Place,
member
Gynecologists Associates.
Year. It
was the
sec-
received the award.
received the
Hospice of Central Pennsylvania.
Fitness Center
named for Messner
THE FITNESS CENTER at Carson Long Military Academy, New
Bloomfield, was
fitness advocate,
named in honor of career educator and
Steven
P.
physical
Messner '68/70M.
Messner, a trustee for the academy, served as the school's interim
CEO for most of the 2012-2013 school year. He helped
GED program at Pine Street Presbyterian Church,
president and
implement a
member of Rotary, brought America's Promise
and Gen. Colin Powell to Harrisburg, coordinated health and vision
Harrisburg, and, as a
screenings for thousands of inner-city Harrisburg children, and im-
plemented or improved numerous
district
governor status
In the photo, Messner,
trustees,
from
left,
literacy programs.
He
achieved
in the Rotary.
left, is
presented with a plaque by fellow
Michael Becker, Dominic D'Agostino and
L William Goldfarb
Le selected as teaching fellow
THUY LE '83 IS ONE of the first
50 Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
Teaching Fellows. The competitive
program prepares
recruits
with strong backgrounds in
science, technology, engineering
and math
teach in
- the STEM fields - to
New Jersey's high-need
public secondary schools.
to
master's degree
program that
With more than
15 years'
includes a year-long classroom
experience as a researcher/senior
experience. In return, fellows
scientist
commit to teach
for three years
ceutical firms,
Le
New Jersey's urban and rural
college faculty
member and vol-
in
schools where strong
STEM
teachers are most needed. Le and
11
other fellows will attend the
College of New Jersey, one of five
Each fellow receives $30,000
institutions preparing teachers in
complete a specially designed
this
program.
with national pharmais
an adjunct
unteer science educator.
A former
patent examiner, she earned a
chemfrom the University of South
Florida and a doctorate in organic
chemistry from the University of
master's degree in organic
istry
Maryland.
FALL 2014
25
.Monica Reilly '81M received a
John
doctorate in adult education from
thon Capital Advisors as a merger
the School of Education at Regent
and acquisition
University, Virginia Beach, Ya.
former partner of Unlimited Screen
She
Printing. Nester
is
a gifted-program resource
R.
Nester '84 joined Mara-
teacher in her 32nd year of teach-
American
ing in Virginia Beach City Public
courses.
advisor.
He
Packer Hospital
Owens Cook '95M.
Ellen
completed several
a regis-
tered nurse supervisor, was elected
by her peers
Banking
Institute of
in
the Central Dau-
phin School District and an adjunct
a
is
(ESL) teacher
in Sayre.
Month
of the
Employee
as the April
at the
instructor for the
and leadership
at
ESL
specialist
program
certificate
Penn State University.
YVatsontown
Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
Schools.
John Fletcher
Alfred D. Beck
'82,
CPA,
member of the board
is
'85
is
Lynda Schlegel Culver
president of
Lehigh Valley Hospital-Hazleton.
a
of directors of
He
'95 joined
the board of trustees of Sunbury
has more than 20 years of expe-
Community
Hospital. Culver
is
in
Laurie
Namey '00 was
selected for
Honat Bancorp and the Honesdale
rience in health care, primarily in
her second term as a state repre-
the .Association for Supervision and
National Bank. Beck obtained his
operations and finances, including
sentative, representing the 108th
Curriculum Development (ASCD)
Masters of Business Administration
previous positions with
District.
2014 Class of Emerging Lead-
from Wilkes University.
nity Health Systems
Commu-
and Berwick
ers.
James Ross
Hospital Center.
Thomas Speakman '82
is
Kevin Witman
gan University. Speakman holds
Ambulance's human resources
Doctor of Education from
manager.
He
'86
is
Lackawanna
in
Lake Tahoe.
human
of enrollment services
construction, manufacturing and
range.
health care.
Amy
Ship-
pensburg University and director
management
at
resources, primarily as a
in retail,
Calif.
The
Sierra
forts of 85 grassroots
years of experience in
of enrollment
executive direc-
Nevada Alliance coordinates the efenvironmen-
has more than 25
Widener University and a Master
of Education from Colorado State
University. He previously was dean
at
is
tor of the Sierra Nev ada .Alliance
director
of admissions at Central Michi-
a
'97
tal
of wild Sierra Nevada mountain
Penn
He and
his wife, the
Kitzmiller
'97,
former
relocated to
Susan Mitchell Helwig '82 is a
member of the Harvard University
Graduate School of Education
laboratory supervisor at
PPL
Ryan Kuehner '01 is an associate
professor and program coordinator
of the graduate school at Lancaster
Bible College's Counseling Depart-
He graduated
neuropsychology specialization
promoted
from Fielding Graduate University.
at
to director of
marketing
AsuroIT. Sunbury, where she has
for 17 years as a part-time
Charles Peterson '01M received
office
president of University Advance-
Desiree M. Anderson '99
ment
dent of the Northeastern Chapter
(PASBO) during
of the Pennsylvania Institute of
conference.
Hershey-based Miller
Karen Miccio Ertwine
Institute, a
was featured
in the
spring 2014
'90
is
degree
in
curriculum planning and
development from the University
at Albany and a certificate of advanced study
istration
in
of school business
F.
Wojciechowsky '90
tions with Jones
is
Kohanski
&
Knute
is
Nathan Stephens
rector of planning and codes. Kin-
for the
ney received
District.
his master's
Brayford '99M
T.
is
the
supervisor of special education
Easton's di-
degree
North Schuylkill School
'99
received her Doctor of Education
degree from Penn State University.
'94 ac-
She
is
an English Second Language
dedication to the chapter which,
CIAL Management Association
(HFMA) honored Stephanie Mc-
under her leadership, reached
HFMA
National Institute in Las Vegas.
Hollick. outgoing president of
HFMA Central Pennsylvania
Chapter, was recognized for her
BLOOVISBURC UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
He
received his
law-
degree from Temple University.
He
previously served as a consultant
Sunshine Act compliance for
new heights
contractor for
MAXIMUS
for education
programming and membership
growth and retention.
Resources. Stephens and his wife.
Janelle.
have two children.
also
been recognized by
tified
Public Accountants in their
40 Under 40 Class and YWCA
of Northcentral Pennsylvania
in their
2012 Class of Women of
Excellence.
A certified public ac-
countant, Hollick has
Hollick. ParenteBeard senior
manager,
is
Federal
Services and Executive Health
the Pennsylvania Institute of Cer-
THE HEALTHCARE FINAN-
the
ern Health.
She has
Association honors Hollick
at
officer at Southeast-
for
Dara Pachence Schmick
Ohio State University.
Cauley Hollick '03
'01 is chief
compliance
GlaxoSmithKline and Medicare
and regional planning from
Kathy Jo Paisley Minnick
management.
Co. in
Sugarloaf.
cepted a nursing position at Robert
26
presented
ership and innovation in the field
educational admin-
the
is
member who
businesses and nonprofit organiza-
in city
from Oswego University.
annually to a P.ASBO
exemplifies professionalism, lead-
George Kinney '91
master's
59th annual
reviews and compilations for small
Police.
is
its
The award
derson, a CPA. specializes in taxes,
Richard
Central School District in Adams.
Denny received her
An-
ciation of School Business Officials
Sunbury.
superintendent of South Jefferson
N. Y.
presi-
sistant director of Triangle Tech,
chief of the Pottsville Bureau of
Mary Beth Murphy Denny '84
is
Certified Public Accountants.
as-
is-
sue of ADVANCE news magazine.
the Gary E. Reeser Memorial
manager.
Award from the Pennsylvania .Asso-
for College Misericordia.
leadership development practice,
with a doctor-
Jennifer Sprout Birdsall '97 was
worked
Generation.
president of the
the
(Md.) Public Schools.
Management Class of 2014. Helwig is vice
'83.
is
proficiency at Harford County
Institute for Educational
Jane Miller
Namey
supervisor of equity and cultural
ate in clinical psychology with a
PEARL Award from the Hazleton
YVVCA. Herbener is a chemical
community
a global
teaching and leading.
ment.
California.
Amy Herbener '89 received the
State Lehigh Valley.
is
groups to protect and conserve
more than 30.000 square miles
manager
wholesale distribution,
.ASCD
dedicated to excellence in learning,
a key contributor in
the firm's health care practice.
more than
10 years of public accounting
experience.
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
husky
Wagner Legarda
Katherine Lilley '02 joined Tioga
credited Investment Fiduciary
Alison
Bank as a community office
manager and business development officer. She is responsible for
business development in the area
encompassing Waverly, N.Y., and
designation from the Center for
promoted
Fiduciary Studies.
U.S. Air Force.
director of Central Pennsylvania
Sayre and Athens,
Workforce Development.
State
Pa., as
resource
Erica R. Mulberger '05
well as
Bank
executive
A native
of Lycoming County, Mulberger
management of the Waverly Tioga
State
is
'05
David R. Watson
was
She
is
sion (Air Assault), was
serving as
management
flight
com-
to captain.
Michelle Kent '03
is
a columnist
Liza Pepper '05 was inducted into
'06M is director of
operations of Aqua Pennsylvania.
the Pottsville Area High School
He
Brigade
Sports Hall of Fame. She lettered
neer
in
per continued her Softball career
advisor at Valley National Financial
Midwest Regional Office
playing four years for the Huskies
Advisors in Bethlehem.
and helping them
as
J.
Ryan Luckman
'03
is
head coach
at
where he teaches
Mila Pilz '05
Brad Warhurst
is
«m
Ml
executive director
and intercultural communication
an emotional support teacher at
instruction from
Halifax Area High School and
was head coach of Halifax's state
came
Planning, was awarded the Ac-
man, Jordan.
two years
School of Life
in
Mark Steckel
Am-
principal
School. Shade previously served as
elementary curriculum and
at
is
Schools' 2014 Teacher
in
to the center after
TOM
Jared Shade
is
of the Year. Barletta
from the University of Denver. She
working
with
Samantha.
of Upper Dauphin Area Middle
finishing her master's degree
adviser with Lincoln Investment
Kari Bestrycki
^^^^
lives in Clarksville, Tenn.,
his wife,
Baltimore City Public
is
al
'03, financial
Aj»
degree in
and internation-
1st
a
10s
xngf^^.j- °f Barclay Elementary/Middle School
ts
conflict resolution
science.
financial
Elizabeth Boyer Barletta '07
Pilz received a master's
York Catholic High School,
is
to three national
of the Lancaster Mediation Center.
of the boys' varsity basketball team
Goldfeder '06
tournaments.
Midwest Region.
is
Medal, the Combat Action Badge
He
Eastern Alliance Insurance Group's
Lengner previously served
Combat Team. He
and the Air Watson Assault Badge.
Pennsylvania.
F.
Battalion,
Medals, the Afghan Campaign
four years in basketball and was
Joseph
2nd
and has earned the Bronze Star
Medal, two Army Achievement
a licensed professional engi-
is
a four-year starter in Softball. Pep-
EAIG's marketing manager for the
commu-
veteran of two tours in Afghanistan
all
Ind.
promoted
the
the military for 10 years.
to regional business executive for
Carmel,
is
327th Infantry Regiment, and
Chad Lengner '03 was promoted
in
Watson
nications officer for
Patrick Burke
for Northwestern Press in Allentown.
member of
mander with the 436th Medical
Support Squadron, Dover (Del.) Air
Force Base. Wagner has served in
resides in Selinsgrove.
office.
'09, a
the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Divi-
to first lieutenant in the
Grand Canyon
champion archery teams.
University.
Barbara Bogart Winders
Dr.
Fred
Maue
Todd Walker
Board members begin terms
FIVE GRADUATES ELECTED during Alumni
Weekend began two-year terms on the BU Alumni
CEO of Bogart Advisors,
Association Board of Directors on July
and IT consulting firm. She resides with her fam-
1:
•
Barbara Bogart Willders
'83 is
president and
a strategic
management
ily in Lititz.
•
Kari Bestrycki '09
for
is
a marketing specialist
an international synchronized clock system
manufacturer. She resides in Philadelphia.
•
Mark
Steckel '93
is
deputy director of complex
•
Dr.
•
He and
Todd Walker
of Roll to Reel.
Insurance Corp.'s division of resolutions and
ingboro, N.J.
Maryland with his
wife, Diane.
He
lives in
is
a psychiatrist with mental
Camp
his wife, Leta Jo, live in Sunbury.
financial institutions with the Federal Deposit
receiverships, Washington, D.C.
Chuck Murphy
'98,
'98.
Directors
'97
He
is
an entrepreneur and
CEO
resides with his family in Will-
Board members completing terms
are Scott Bird '96, Heather Goshert '06,
June 2014
Lonka
and Jennifer
to three con-
1,
the following alumni are serv-
ing on the Alumni Board Executive Committee:
Joseph Hilgar 75, president; Joe Yasinskas
'06,
Ted Hodgins
and
vice president;
Elizabeth
Kramer
and Mary Frew
'89,
treasurer;
Shawn Booker '03
members at large,
'84, secretary.
Bracili '90 are
and Kerri Donald Sears
in
'83/'86
may serve up
secutive two-year terms.
Effective July
Fred Maue 76
health centers in Sunbury, Danville and
Hill.
Lombardi
Adams
'92
is
past president.
Nominations for board members are
cepted at www.bloomualumni.com.
FALL 2014
ac-
27
Matthew Stroup '10M joined
First Citizens
Erin Wirt
Investment Services
as a financial consultant in the
Wellsboro
office.
He and
in its
Bowen Agency
Lewisburg office.
Collin Harley
'12
David Scatton
received the Golf
Casey Dwyer Herseim
Comrey '11 passed the
Charlotte (NX.) School of Law-
w as
was promoted to
quality control lab supervisor of the
Program Award from the College of
Penn State
co-extrusion department of AEP
University. Harley has accepted
featured in The Hazleton Area Busi-
a job at
ness Citizen magazine's education
Newtown
issue.
earning a juris doctorate from
'11
'13
Course Turfgrass Management
Agricultural Sciences at
North Carolina Bar examination
after
joined
his wife.
Caitrin. reside in Wellsboro.
Jennifer
'11
Realtors of Selinsgrove as an agent
Aronimink Golf Club
Industries in Mountain Top. which
makes polyethylene sheeting for
over 1.500 products.
in
Square.
She and Jennifer Dessoye
13M has
established Bright Beginnings
Sara Yoder Comstock
Early Learning Academy, a private
joined the family medicine team
kindergarten and preschool
at
in
Conyngham.
Susquehanna Health Family
Medicine
at Montoursville.
Stewart is 'Hero'
GARY STEWART JR 11 was recognized as a
Kearney Hero by Kearney & Co., .Alexandria,
Va.,
where he works
The award
is
as a senior accountant.
given to an employee
goes beyond the
larly
call
who
regu-
of duty by taking
and demonstrating commitment
the company's mission and objectives.
initiative
to
Stewart has nearly three years professional
experience in financial statement auditing,
management and analysis, Financial
Improvement Audit Readiness, and business
process improvement in the federal governfinancial
ment. He has demonstrated leadership while
working on U.S. Department of Defense programs, such as the Department of the Army
Financial
Improvement
Plan.
Maresh named Ex-Im VP
ANNETTE MARESH 75 was promoted
to vice president for trade finance at the
Maresh joined Ex-Im Bank's asset management division in 2003 and was instru-
Export-Import Bank of the United States
mental
(Ex-Im Bank), where she oversees a
the Western Hemisphere and Africa. In
staff
of 50 and an annual transaction portfolio
The trade finance
more than a dozen
in restructuring loans
throughout
2006, she was selected to lead the Americas
of more than S5 billion.
team
division administers
2010, she directed the division's specialty
insurance and loan guarantee products.
risk team,
Superintendents talk
about leadership
STUDENTS IN A GRADUATE CLASS on education leadership taught
by Thomas Starmack,
and
associate professor of educational studies
sec-
ondary education, heard a first-person perspective
on leadership dynamics within the public school
system from two alumni
who
are top administra-
tors of their school districts.
Alan Lonoconus 79, superintendent of the
Great Valley School District, and Larry Mussoline 79, superintendent of the
Downingtown
Area School District, discussed their professional
tracks and offered advice on how to land a job in
education and advance through the ranks. They
also talked about the
changing dynamic of the
classroom, which includes socioeconomic issues
and increased curriculum needs.
28
BLOOMSBL RC LM\ ERSITV OF PENNSYLVANIA
in the trade finance division. Since
which concerns
initiatives for
exporting medical equipment, transportation security products,
and agricultural
aircraft.
Maresh
is
a former president of the
.As-
Bank Women. Before
joining Ex-Im Bank, she was a structured
sociation of Chicago
trade finance executive in the Chicago offices
of two investment banks.
Boell
DR.
promoted to medical director
KEITH BOELL
moted
'96,
Tioga and Union counties.
was pro-
to northcentral regional
Boell,
who
doctorate from the Philadelphia
College of Osteopathic Medicine
has more than
jjjjjHj
medical director at Geisinger
Health Plan (GHP). In his
new
10 years of experience in the
and completed
his residency in
Geisinger Health System, previ-
internal medicine
position, Boell leads the medi-
ously was the director of hospital
at
management of health plan
members in Clinton, Columbia,
medicine
degree
Center and medical director
cal
at
Lycoming, Montour, Northumber-
the medical
land, Schuvlkill, Snvder, Sullivan,
ment
at
Geisinger Medical
is
and pediatrics
pursuing a master's
in quality
and safety
management from the
in
management departGHP. He received his
up
the line
GMC. He
Jefferson
School of Population Health.
reunions, networking and special events
BLOOM
50
YEARS OF MEMORIES: Attending the
Class of 1964 reunion in late spring were, from
left,
IN BELIZE: Rick Kraske 74, Lou
Centrella '68 and
seated:
Donna Krothe Goobic, Carol Place Fegley, Gloria Rumbel Yurklewicz, Marilyn McKaig Atherholt, Elaine
Kennedy Simpson, George Weigand, Betsy Dillich Grabill and Betsy Whitenight Strunk; second row:
Bari Poorman, Joel Melitski, William Kraftchak, Nancy Rodgers Miller, Nancy Johnson Sanders, Michael
Rush, Jill Smith-Rochfort, Edna Sherman Santo and Michael Santo; and third row: Howard "Larry"
Martz, John J. Owens, William Kraftchak, Lee Fredericks, Ronald Harvey, Donna Kay Shaffer Weigand,
John Cherup, Patrick McFeeley, Edward A'Zary, David Dinsmore, Ernest Shuba and Floyd Walters.
into each other
Ed Buck
'66,
in Belize. Centrella says, "In as
BSC
should capture the
moment
works
were among a group of alumni who took a tour
annual picnic hosted by the
down
tion's Capital
are,
from
left,
Rachel Tobey, Joe Tobey
Daniel Tobey and Angie Gilby Tobey
'98.
'97,
the Susquehanna River on the Hiawatha
Paddlewheel Riverboat. The tour was organized
and hosted by the Carver Hall Chapter of the
I
BU
thought we
in a photo."
TALKING BASKETBALL: Alumni
head basketball coach John Sanow,
'58,
as three
Buck and
years.
wife,
Blackburn '60 and his
much
bumped
island
Centrella were housemates in Bloomsburg for
FAN FAMILY: Joining alumni at an IronPigs
game hosted by the Lehigh Valley Alumni Net-
Saundra McBride Myers Blackburn
left,
little
graduates had probably never before been
on Caulker Caye simultaneously,
two
RIVER CRUISE: Edward
from
on Caulker Caye, a
talked with
right, at the
BU Alumni Associa-
Area Network. Shown from left are
Kevin Leibold '98 and Mark Roda '04 with his
daughter, Claire. 20 months.
Alumni Association.
FALL 2014
29
VITAL STATISTICS
Marriages
Shawn Knotts
Audra King
'91
'95
Obituaries
and
and Tasha Schroeder,
April 26,
Donald Bognatz '98 and Nancy Amaral,
Florence Byerly Hoover '33
2013
Krista Maust, Nov. 27,
Terrah Ryan '02 and Matthew Davidson
Irene Diehl
Lindsay Eck '04 and Michael Burgess, Dec.
7,
Helen Yoder
2013
Barbara Hoskins Kummerer '69
Joanna Fice Buckingham
Samantha Yucha
Carl Diltz '43
and Nicholas Tamburro, Aug. 31, 2013
Jacqueline Dziack '05 and Matthew Funk,
'04,
Aug.
6,
'43
'69
Alacoque Tack
Thompson Gingher
Regina Langan
2010
'68
Bertram Hilbert '69
'41
Stefanie Patches '04 and Keith Sanders, Oct. 26, 2013
'04
'68
Brown
Alice Carter '69
'41
Konrad
Virginia
Ronald Davis
Miriam Losch Leitzel '34
2014
April 10,
'34
Mary Groody Haley
2014
'43
'70
Robert High '70
Lindsey O'Hearn '05 and Christopher Hayes, Dec. 31, 2013
Flora Crocker '45
Dorothy Dolon '72
Maria Maldonado
Albert Rickmers '48
Connie Gruber
Maribeth Brozena '07 and Michael Chesterfield, May 25, 2013
Angelo Albano '49
Rosaline Tavares Lakis
Michelle Murray '07 and Mark Kokindo, July 27, 2013
Marjorie Brennan '49
Scott Rogers '72
'06 and
Holly
Shemonis
Anne
Stefursky '07 and
'07 and
Timothy Roberts
'08
Jonathan Wright
Aaron Keefer
Thomas
and
'07,
'03, Jan. 4,
June
Lipko, Aug. 17,
Kelly Flannery,
June
2014
2013
22,
Hahn
William
'49
Patricia
2013
Robert Reitz '49
Leanne Grace
7,
72
Eileen Ciccarelli Lenox '73
2013
Lois Nester '49
'49
George Wasdovich
Holly Bergin '09 and Brian Pitcavage '09, March 22, 2014
'72
William
Narsewicz Kuczek '74
'75
McFadden 76
76
Stephanie Haupt '09 and Kevin Savidge, Sept. 21, 2013
Ruth Whitenight '49
Michael Popiak
Francis Maurer '09 and Deanna Mclveen, Sept. 27, 2013
Walter Merena '50
Teresa Weaver Seiverling
Sacha Grochowski
'10
and Matthew Marino, Oct.
Alyssa Palladino '10 and Eric Ness
Amanda Benedict
'12
Benjamin McConnell
Meghan
'12 and
Pamela Rockey
De La Rosa,
Robert
2013
Maza
'53
Ruth Ann Montague '54
2013
22,
April 12,
Edward Connolley
2013
Joseph Marshall
2014
Samina Cole
and Sean Gorzynski, Aug. 31, 2013
Joseph
'55
'55
'57
Molitoris '58
Joan Schoelkopf
'60
Albert Dazley '61
Births
Deborah Nealon Phipps 79
Paulette Mikelski Massakowski '80
Jeffery Wolford '82
Ronald Madouse
'84
George Diamond
'85
Kathleen Prezelski Gotts '85
Wesley Wright
'85
Annmarie Austra Carter
Marian Huttenstine
'61
Matthew Haney
'90
Dara Pachence Schmick '99 and husband, Gregory, a daughter, Ava Rose,
Richard
May
Robert Jones '62
Marcia Dodge '96
M. Katie Dubbs Sexton '62
Scott Bedford '05
Raymond
Naylor '63
Mario Kuba '05
'63
Walter Sirek '12
10,
2014
Danielle Collura Saia '00 and husband, Michael Saia '01, a daughter,
Graziella Genoeffa, April 18,
Becca Mulutzie
2014
Beitler '02 and husband, Ian Beitler '03, a daughter, Blaire
Michalena, April 25, 2014
Stanley Savage '67
Jacqueline Dziack Funk '05 and husband, Matthew Funk
'04,
a son, Levi
John, Dec. 22,2013
Lauren Claffey Rood
lotte Elizabeth,
'05
and husband, Josh Rood
'04,
a daughter, Char-
March 28,2014
Jessica Ervin Kasarda '10M and husband, Brian, a son, Caden Thomas,
Sept. 9.
2013
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Edward Goodhart
2013
13,
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Sullivan '12 and Domingo
'13
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and Isaac Karaffa, July
12,
'67
'90
'86
The Normal School Goes
to
Washington
ROBERT DUNKELBERGER, UNIVERSITY ARCHIVIST
by
FOR 12 YEARS during the late
the railroad, accommodations at a hotel
stopover in Philadelphia, with an optional
early 1900s, students and faculty at the
located two blocks from the White House,
visit to
Bloomsburg State Normal School took
three meals a day, guides and baggage
inexpensive, guided excursions to our na-
transportation.
tion's capital
On
Dec.
1800s and
each December.
14,
155 passengers departed
Washington,
Among the
1896, the first train with
DC, on
Bloomsburg for
a four-day excursion.
Three reserved cars carried the vacationers,
who were
trons of the
teachers, students
Normal School. Each
car was decked in
adorned with
strips
railroad
lemon and maroon,
flags,
and featured long
of muslin on which was engraved
Bloomsburg State Normal School.
left
and pa-
The
train
on Monday morning and returned the
following Friday, giving three
to visit places of interest.
cost $13.75,
This
full
days
initial trip
which included charges
for
The
Valley Forge.
excursions took a great deal of time
to arrange
places visited via street car
and conduct, so the schedule
was revised
after
1900 to offer the
trip
The
were the Washington Monument, Capitol
every other year rather than annually.
Building during sessions of the Senate
excursion was cancelled in 1903, but more
and House of Representatives, Bureau
than 200 people went on the following
of Engraving and Printing, Smithsonian
two
Institution, Library of Congress, Arlington
had risen
National Cemetery and, in 1896, President
In 1906, only 133 participated and the
Grover Cleveland's White House
and cabinet room, a substitute
office
for
an
expected meeting with the chief executive
who, instead, went duck hunting.
A
trips,
undeterred by the cost that
to $15.50 per person
by 1905.
too few applications were received.
when
The
Normal School hosted the
before
next two excursions were canceled
Christmas
in
last trips
1909 and 1910 when,
in
longtime favorite, George Washington's
addition to Washington, D.C., the United
Mount Vernon estate, was visited after a
steamer trip down the Potomac River. Be-
toured. •
States Naval
Academy in Annapolis was
ginning in 1898, the return trip included a
i
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Choral Festival
Women's
Featuring
Reading Day
Sunday, Nov.
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Wednesday, Nov.
End
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students
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Haas Center
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7:30 p.m.; Sunday
at
performances are
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Friday, Oct. 24,
Pocono Downs Conference Center
Thursday, Friday and Saturday per-
Thursday and
6 p.m.
War Museum,
Harrisburg
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Carols by Candlelight
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K.S. Gross Auditorium, Carver Hall
Classes Begin
or
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Theatre
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Guitar Ensemble Concert
19,
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Career Connections Alumni
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adults/$17 children and
$35
Undergraduate Commencement
Wednesday, Nov.
for
and additional
graduate Sean Panikkar
for the Arts
Percussion Ensemble Concert
Saturday, Dec. 13
Tuesday, Jan.
at
trio
Thursday, Nov. 14, 7:30 p.m.
Mitrani Hall,
www.bloomualumni.com
details on these
contact the Alumni Affairs office
Haas Center
Friday, Dec. 12
Classes
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includes Central Columbia High School
7:30 p.m.
12,
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Mitrani Hall,
Friday, Dec. 12
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Market
Dec. 19 to Jan. 28,
Witness the Impossible
Saturday, Nov. 22,
Chamber Orchestra Concert
Friday, Dec.
Illusionists:
1
Classes End
13
Reception: Jan. 28, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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Resume
Monday, Dec.
to Dec.
Sarah Tortora, Sculptor
adults/$17 children and
Octuba Fest
Thanksgiving Recess Begins
25
You Can Dance
Choral Ensemble,
Husky Singers and Concert Choir
Tuesday, Nov.
Show
Shaping Sound
Sunday, Oct. 12, 2:30 p.m.
Fall
Academic Calendar
www.bloomu.edu/buplayers-current.
Homecoming Weekend
Roadkill Confidential
Alumni Tent
Friday to Sunday, Oct. 10 to 12
Monday, May 4
Jazz Ensemble Concert
Finals Begin
Tuesday,
Sunday, Dec.
May 5
7,
Haas Center
Mitrani Hall,
End
Finals
Undergraduate
Celebrity Artist Series
Events
the
in
2014-15
Series season will be presented
Haas Center
Commencement
and Carver
May 9
Macbeth
Celebrity Artist
in
the
for the Arts, Mitrani Hall,
Kenneth
Hall,
S.
Gross Audito-
by William Shakespeare
Nov. 5 to 9
Alvina Krause Theatre,
226
Center
St.,
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Special
BU
175th anniversary concert
Friday, Oct. 10,
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more information,
reception times,
visit
free of charge.
gallery hours
and
http-.lldepartments.
bloomu.edu/art/haas.html.
8 p.m.
children and
BU
students
Dale
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Sept. 4 to Oct. 9
Pianist Charisse Baldoria
The Clothesline Muse
Thursday, Oct. 2, 7:30 p.m.
Featuring
for the Arts
Nnenna
Grammy-nominated
Reception: Sept. 4, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
vocalist
Emily Schnellbacher,
Freelon
Mixed Media Sculptor/Printmaker
Saturday, Oct. 25, 7:30 p.m.
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Carver Hall
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