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COMMENCEMENT

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May 21, 1972
McComb Fieldhouse
Edinboro, Pennsylvania

PROGRAM

PROGRAM

Two O’clock

Presentation of Candidates for the
Bachelor of Science in Education Degrees

Dr. Chester T. McNerney, Presiding
President, Edinboro State College
Prelude

LINCOLNSHIRE POSY FOR BAND

♦Academic Processional

Percy Aldridge Grainger
Dr. Donald Panhorst
Director

CORONATION MARCH FROM “THE PROPHET”

THE NATIONAL ANTHEM

G. Meyerbeer
Arr. D. W. Eymann

Professor Robert E. Waterstripe
Music-Drama Department

Dr. Jack B. Hetrick
Dean, School ofEducation

Conferring of the Bachelor of Science
in Education Degrees and
Presentation of Diplomas

Dr. Chester T. McNerney

Charge to the Graduates

Mr. Raymond C. VanSlyke
President, A lumni Association

Presentation of Certificates of Merit

Dr. Chester T. McNerney

Dr. Charles E. Perry
Invocation

Commencement Address

The Reverend Robert Bower
Campus Minister, Newman Apostolate
Edinboro State College
Dr. Charles E. Perry
President, Florida International University

Dr. Clair J. Butterfield

Presentation of Candidates for
the Master of Arts,
Master of Education and
Master of Science Degrees
Conferring of the Master of Arts,
Master of Education and
Master of Science Degrees and
Presentation of Diplomas
Presentation of Candidates for the
Bachelor of Arts and
Bachelor of Science Degrees

Dr. James E. McKinley
Vice President for A cademic Affairs
Dr. Jack E. Williams
Dean, School of Graduate Studies

Professor Emeritus
Edinboro State College

Concluding Statement
**ALMA MATER

Presentation of the Academic Deans

Commencement Speaker

Benediction

♦Recessional

Dr. Chester T. McNerney
Professor Paul Martin
Composer
Singing of the ALMA MATER is led by Professor Waterstripe
The Reverend John Mann
Minister, First Lutheran Church, Edinboro
THE SINFONIANS

Clifton Williams

Dr. Chester T. McNerney

Dr. Eldon E. Shupe, Jr.
Dean, School ofArts and Humanities
♦ The audience is asked to stand during the Processional and the Recessional.

Conferring of the Bachelor of Arts and
Bachelor of Science Degrees and
Presentation of Diplomas

Eh. Chester T. McNerney
♦♦ The audience is asked to stand and join in the singing of the ALMA MATER, which is printed on the
last page of the program.

THE GRADUATING CLASS

THE GRADUATING CLASS

Another milestone is added to the accomplishments of Edinboro State College. Today fifty-five
masters’ degrees and six hundred ninety-nine bachelors’ degrees are being awarded.

Master of Education Degree
ELEMENTARY

MASTERS’ DEGREES

Master of Arts Degree

ENGLISH
Charlotte Alexander Chase, B.A., Adrian College, 1966
Elizabeth Marie Czerniawski, B.A., Alliance College, 1969
William Joseph Puette, B.A., St. Vincent College, 1969

HISTORY

Virginia Staib Allen, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1967
Carol Ann Chaffee Bright, B.S. in Elem. Ed., Seton Hill College, 1961
Brent Ellsworth Casey, B.S. in Ed., Geneva College, 1969
Theresa Nancy Di Cesare, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1966
Janis Elaine Erb, B.A. in Ed., Goshen College, 1966
Cheryl Irene Fendya, B.S. in Art Ed., Edinboro State College, 1969
Mary Lou Williams Hubbell, B.S., Villa Maria College, 1966
Judith Campeau Jeglinski, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1968
Betty Jane Kahl, B.A., Mercyhurst College, 1968
Rebecca Jane Mattis, B.S. in Music, Mansfield State College, 1963
Douglas Christopher McCullough, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1968
Nancy Jean Pierce Morelli, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1970
Judith Merrie Okorn, B.A., Cleveland State University, 1967
Sharon Diane Parisi, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1971
Joyce Clark Waugh, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1970
Judith A. Wood, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1969
Ruth Charlotte Zimmerman, B.A., Greenville College, 1953

Ellery Maxwell Miller, Jr., B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1970

Master of Education Degree

GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING
Marion Ruth Andrews, B.S. in Art Ed., Edinboro State College, 1952
Ruby Jones Hoy, B.S., Villa Maria College, 1965
Kathleen Ann Johnston, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1968
Mary Rose Keegan, B.A., Mercyhurst College, 1967
Jeannette Ann Lipchik, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1969
William Keith McCauley, B.A., Westminster College, 1968
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ART
Christine Ann Bohley, B.S. in Art Ed., Edinboro State College, 1970

EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
Elizabeth Foster Bahling, B.A., University of Northern Iowa, 1963
Genevieve R. D’Altorio, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1971
Richard Raymond Detzel, B.A., Edinboro State College, 1969
Benjamin Leon Spitzer, B.S., University of Omaha, 1964
Arthur Lonsdale Tait, B.S., Dickinson College, 1950

Donald George Papesch, B.S. in Ed., California State College, 1968
Gerald Paul Petersen, B.S., Ohio State University, 1969
Judith Raynovich Robinson, B.S. in Art Ed., Edinboro State College, 1967
ianc Ruth Schrooongosf,-B.S.4n Ed., Clarion StateT)elkgeyi,-958Kenneth Thomas Skonieczka, B.S., Gannon College, 1965

MENTAL RETARDATION
Jeanne Marie Ryan, B.S. in Ed., Villa Maria College, 1969
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THE GRADUATING CLASS

THE GRADUATING CLASS

Master of Education Degree

BACCALAUREATE DEGREES

Bachelor of Arts Degree
READING
Virginia M. Keith, B.F.A., Ohio University, 1944
Barbara Elaine La Patra, B.S. in Ed., Suny at Potsdam, 1949
Theodore P. Lewandowski, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1970
Patricia Joann Pollifrone, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1965

SECONDARY EDUCATION

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE
David Floyd Brest, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1967
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EARTH SCIENCES
Ronald Lee Stahlman, B.S. in Ed., Clarion State College, 1968

ARTS AND SCIENCES
Terry Michael Bailey
Georgann Marie Cheatle
Larry John Chilton
Christine Marie Clark
Kimberly Chesaro Cochran
Dianna Lee Dowie
Pamela Jeanne Finley
Rolf Hartvig Fredriksen
Diane Rose Gerlach
Diana Marion Greeley
Gregory Foster Haag
Mary Agnes Heasley
Donald A. Hornstein
William Douglas Johnston
Glenn J. Koppel
Henry Arthur Krupinski
Joseph Michael White

ENGLISH

ENGLISH
James Christopher Gemmell, B.S. in Ed., Clarion State College, 1969
Joanne Marie Kurtanich, B.S. in Ed., Slippery Rock State College, 1969

Janet Marie Kuzma
Wayne Martin Lafferty
Susan Elizabeth Landon
Mary Beth Lucas
Martha Jean Lundin
Rita Kay Miller
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Diane Kathleen Morton
Richard Garney Pedersen — Cum Laude
Bruce L. Rose
Jodee Ann Scalise
Sandra Lee Schrader
John Kenley Steele
Cheryl Louise Stralko
Janet Fay Szczutkowski — Magna Cum Laude
Karen Marie Thomas
Jo Anne Weigel
Cum Laude

James M. Geer

Mary Rae Lewis

GEOGRAPHY
PHYSICAL SCIENCE
Philip W. Clawson
Morris M. Terrizzi, B.S. in Ed., The Pennsylvania State University, 1967

HISTORY

SOCIAL STUDIES
William W. Carruthers, B.A., Lycoming College, 1965
John Paul Gilewicz, B.S.E., Texas Western University, 1951
Pat Frank Scutella, B.S. in Ed., Clarion State College, 1968

Dodee Elaine Fennell
James Francis Jacob
Danny A. Kay

Ruth Ellen McCartan
Thomas Joseph Prendergast, III
Larry Lee Tucker — Cum Laude

THE GRADUATING CLASS

THE GRADUATING CLASS

Bachelor of Arts Degree

Bachelor of Science Degree

BIOLOGY

PHILOSOPHY
Roberta Jean Franke
Donald Johnston Ririe
James George Smith

Cynthia Fay Ross
R. Michael Sheffield

Nancy Carol Barstow

Bruce Allen Yount, Jr,

CHEMISTRY
Carl William Anderson
Steven LeRoy Phelps
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POLITICAL SCIENCE
Steven Larry Adle stein
Gabriel Ralph Ciafre
Dennis Gary Figole
Mary Kathleen Harney
Denise Marie Yarian

Garry Lee Hogan
Robert A. Koger, Jr.
James Maurice Lasko
Wayne Anthony Ligato

Thomas H. Ball

Carolyn Jean Merry

MATHEMATICS
Fred A. Chovan — Cum Laude
Jennifer Eileen Edinger
Frederick Raymond Pomeroy

PSYCHOLOGY
Laurie Gail Benson
David Vincent Breen — Magna Cum Laude
Torry Anthony Buck
Mary Jo Dedad
Arthur David Dimmack
Donna Jean Domila
M. Rebecca Edwards
Clark Douglas Eisenhart
■■mll■llM^ilip Charles Fisenmaft—Cum Laude
Richard Allen GiacomelU
Susan Marie Giles

GEOLOGY

Bruce Warren Harrison
Maureen Elizabeth Joyce
Wilham Maharg McCaughtry, Jr,
Kenneth Duane Meholic
Claire Elaine Norris
Cindy L. Orlasky — Magna Cum Laude
Mary F. Rhea
Janice Marie Savko
Shirley May Shindledecker
Dennis Robert Valone
Nancy Ann Weber

MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
Kathleen Susan Cain
Pamela Jean Deakin
Patricia Rae Gocal
Joan Ahce Kosaniak

Marilyn Marie Swain — Magna Cum Laude
Carol Jeanne Swaney
Pauline C. Tkaez
wn^Aane Metzger Turner-

Bachelor of Science in Education Degree

ART

SOCIOLOGY
Margaret Jean Adams — Magna Cum Laude John Allan Matz
Roger C. Hasbrouck
Lanny Nutt
Nancy Jean Khm
John Edward Swaiko
Stanley Joseph Swartz

Susan Marie Allis
Lynn Gorley Bartlett
John Thomas Bonnett, Jr.
Annette EUse Brenick — Cum Laude
■Mary Kathii^m Brocc
James Michael Brown, Jr.
Mary Ann Chuba

David E. Church
Colleen Ann Cragg
Chfton Dobbs, III
Antoinette Byrne Dougherty
Donna Ellis Douglass
Judith Ann Eastman
Katina Diana Ennis

THE GRADUATING CLASS

THE GRADUATING CLASS

Bachelor of Science in Education Degree

Bachelor of Science in Education Degree

ART

ELEMENTARY

Janice Ann Flick
Kenneth Andrew Gaydos
Karen Elizabeth Germy
Dennis Michael Gilli
William A. Godfrey
Deborah Ann Good
Kathleen Marie Herbstritt
Steven Paul Hindman
Nancy J. S. Hollingsworth
Peggy Lynn Honsaker
Kathleen Ellen Jarecki
Kathleen M. Jarzynka
Deborah Lynne Johnson
Brenda W. Kirik
Kathy Ann Kosko
Sharon Ann Lancaster
Ralph Conrad Langer, Jr.
Piiiiip Thcodtyrc LaalcyAnthony J. Latess, Jr.
Paula Jean Laughner
'' ■ »^onald Arthur Luedk(»Christine L. Lydic
Elizabeth D. Macurak
Elaine Lapina Manafo
Margee L. Matthews
Joanne Elizabeth McDonald
~ *Baniol George-Metzar
Sandra L. Molnar
Anne Louise Montgomery
— " 'Barbara Ann-Mooney Samuel Moses

Donna Leah O’Brien
Susan T. O’Toole
David Paul Panach
Calvin Peter
Phyllis Victoria Prybyloski
Giordano Daniel Riccobon
Janet Louise Ross
Beverly Ann Santell
Laura Lee Scheidemantel
Robert Lanier Schofield
Eric H. Schwartz
Cindy Rae Senft
Carol Louise Shemancik
Catherine Julia Shuty
Constance Lorraine Simcik
Dale Kathleen Snyder
Andrew Gust Spanoudakis
Frank George Sprentz
Edward Rollin Swanson
Regina Ann Tenney
Vickie Irene Terwilliger
Yvonne A. Tomayko
Joy Evanne Trunzo
Rachelle Therese Vargon
William E. Webb
■Mark Edward Weleski
Andrew Lee Whitfield
Kathleen Mary Williams
Mary Williams
Julie Yourchisin
Dolores May Zaun

ELEMENTARY
Nancy Jean Adams
Sharman Ann Adams
Barbara Jean Anderson
Sylvia Woodruff Anderson
Laura Jeanne Armes

Burdell Kathryn Armstrong
Charlene Ann Bailey
Ronald James Bailey
Jeffrey Lynn Barninger
Nora Marie Bates

Ellen Elizabeth Beatty
Jacqueline Lucille Behringer
Diane Louise Belo
Catherine Ann Bender
Susan Jane Bennett
Bonnie Jean Benson
Dale Raymond Bidwell
Donna Marie Bjorkquist — Cum Laude
Cynthia Fitch Blodgett
Susan Marie Blumenberg
Ellen Diane Bollinger
Marjorie Lynn Bonati
Stephanie Suzanne Bosdosh
John Collon Boylan
Elizabeth Ann Brabender
Dean M. Brady
Kathryn Lynn Brasda
C. Richard Breene
Louise Anne Briola
Elizabeth Ann Brooker
Bonnetta K. Brown
Dianne Sybil Brown
Karen Louise Bunt
Judith Ann Burbules
Georgiana Burger
Sandra Mae Buterbaugh
Robert John Cahalan
Mary Ann Caldwell
Janet Kathleen Callahan
Karen Joy Callo
Ellen Marie Campasino
Deborah Jo Campbell
Frank James Capuzzi
Charlene Marie Carlson
Armonde James Casagrande
Rosanne Casey
Barbara Elaine Check
Carole Joan Chriest
Mary Katherine Cielecy
Constance Elaine Clover

Karen Sue Cochran
Janet Christine Cole
Andrea Louise Coletta
Claudia Christine Condron
Patrick William Conley
Judith Diane Cook
Patricia Ann Copeland
Michael Edward Crackovich
Lorna Rose Curtis
Deborah Ann Damore
Margaret Lee Daub
Thomas Phillip Davis
Richard Anthony DeCostro
Wanda Carolyn Dietrich
Susanne Marie Dobos
Donna J. Duff
William C. Dunsmore
Jacquelyn Ann Durishan
Paul Albert Dzikiy, Jr.
Nancy Sue Ebner
Mary Norma Egan
James M. Eggleston
Margaret Anne Evanoff
Melanie Jean Fellabaum
Gail Lizabeth Fenton
Mark Kent Fetterman
Marie Ellen Fink
Barbara Lynn Finlay
Kathleen Anne Fitzgerald
George David Flanigan, Jr.
Rita Elaine Flocco
Marianne Florek
Colleen Sue Frawley
Brenda Lou Frye
Nancy Lee Fulkman
Georgean Fulton
Ronald Joseph Gasper
Barbara Hazen Gehr
Karen A. Genemore
Kenneth William Getkin

THE GRADUATING CLASS

THE GRADUATING CLASS

Bachelor of Science in Education Degree

Bachelor of Science in Education Degree

ELEMENTARY

ELEMENTARY

Theresa Eleanor GiarduUo
Charlotte Virginia Godfrey
Sherry Lynn Gongaware
Joan Claire Graham
Patricia Ann Grandy
Richard Martin Graziani
Rita Genung Greishaw
Helen EHzabeth Griffin
Phyllis Ann Hagarman
Gloria Marie Hahn
Donna Marie Harasin
Shirley Ann Harco
Mary Anne Hazer
Barbara Ann Headley
Kathleen Marie Heher
Patricia Ann Herl
Charles Ormand Herrick
Mary Veronica Hill
Linda Susan Hoffstot
Janet Mary Hohman
Barbara Jean Holcomb
Cynthia Sue Hovis
Patricia Ann Hughes
Thomas Hurney
Donna Kay Johnson
Kathleen Dorothy Jouver
Michael D, Kadylak
Marcia Ann Kalista
Debbie Sue Kammerer
Susan L. Kaus
Katherine Lynne Kearney
Karen Lynne Kennedy
Judith Ann Kent
Rita Lynn Kereszturi
Christine N. Kern
Lillian Maria Kight
Susan Jean Kinney
Kathleen Marie Klemen
Carol Lee Klousnitzer
Joseph James Koczwara

Mary Katherine Koneski
Karen Marie Kopchinski
Sondra Lee Kovach
Regina F. Kreitzer
Jo Anne Kowalczyk
Patricia Ann Kubinec
Vanbur Dean Kuebel
Nancy Sue Kuhns
Donna Kukich
Carol Lynn Kukulski
Kathleen Kummick
Susan M. Kushner
Leshe Elaine Kuzenski
Linda Rae Kvatsak
Elaine Marie LaCava
Sheryl Jean Larson
Janine Frye Lawrence
Laura Louise Leete
Dennis James Libra
Bonnie Jo Lohman
Kay Elaine Long
Nina Marie Loniero
Linda Marie Lordi
Mary Kathleen Lowry
Simone Bridget Lucas
Gloria Jean Ludy
Constance Helene Mac
Joyce Marie Macek
Eric Russell MacEllven
Nancy Elizabeth Mague
Thomas A. Majersky
Rita-Ann Malak
Karen S. Maloney
Susan Mary Maloney
Lorraine Frances Mandela
MiHbhQ Ann Mantia
Patsy Mantini
I CIiri5tfn& Leo Markd
Dolores Vera Marynarezyk
Carolyn Marie Masiroff

Gail A. Matto
Tonya Lorraine McAvoy
Darlene Anne McCune
Jeanne A. McDonald
Thomas Edward McGartland
Cinda Ruth McGill
Susan Colleen McGivern
Charleen Meadows — Magna Cum Laude
Robert Alan Mengerink
Sandra Lynn Meyers
John Mark Mihoci
Kathleen Allyson Miller
Thomas F. Miller
William Gary Miller — Cum Laude
Tom F. Modrovich
Deborah Christine Mohney
Margaret Ellen Moon
Janice Rachelle Moore
Susan Lynn Moore
Patricia Ann Morante
Susan Lorraine Morgan
Deborah C. Morris
Jacqueline Nedza
John Nestor
Elaine Neubrand
Bonnie Jean Nock
Katherine L, Nuhfer
Lois Jean Nussbaum
Carolyn Marie Occhuizzo
Cheryll Lynn Olson
Suzanne K. O’Malley
James Orvosh
Debra Louise Otto
Sally Rae Paterson
Anne Paulakovich
Janice Penick
Sheryl Ann Pepicello
A. J. Pernisek
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Catherine N. Peterson

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Allen C. Petrunger
Marsha K. Phillips
Christine Sophie Pokrywiecki
Kathryn Sue Porch
Sharon Ann Porreca
Bonnie Lou Portenier
Elizabeth Rose Price
Leshe Rae Price
Wendy L. Rearick
Cheryl Anne Rebro
Connie Sue Reinhart
Deborah Louise Renwick — Magna Cum Laude
Jerry Martin Richard
Regina Rivetti
Shirley Louise Robb
Matthew F. Rocco
Claudia Jean Rocker
Diane Braine Rodax
Diane Lee Root
Mary Beth Rose
Mary Elizabeth Rossiter
Mary Anne Rovnak
Beth Ann Ruland
Mary Kathleen Sabo
Robert Alan Saf
Nancy Anne Santilli
Donna J. Schneider
Jane Marie Sedon
Barbara Jane Shenk
Kent Lee Shoemaker — Cum Laude
Joseph Sidoni, Jr.
Tessa Marie Siffin
Linda Ann Simek — Magna Cum Laude
George Edward Simko
Dennis Roy Simon
Craig Charles Sluga
Paul Michael Smith
Donna Marie Souher
Barbara Marie Sproveri

THE GRADUATING CLASS

THE GRADUATING CLASS

Bachelor of Science in Education Degree

Bachelor of Science in Education Degree
MUSIC EDUCATION

ELEMENTARY
Linda Ann Stack
Anthony Stagno, Jr.
Cynthia Ann Stake
Diane Marie Stanko
Karen Ann Stehle
Barbara Jean Stepano
Mary Lou Stevenson
Patricia Ann Stinner
Judy Marie Stoecklein
Thomas Ralph Stuby
Patricia Jean Suppa
Carol Ann Susko
Kathleen Joyce Sydlik
David Bernard Tamasy
Phyllis Elaine Tau
Diane Hope Taylor
Sue Ann Terebessy
William Myles Thompson
Sharon Lynne Thoms
Jacquehn Louise Tillack
Mara Lou Tinsley
Rocco William Tommelleo
Colette Sue Tullio
Nancy Louise Tuttle
Carol Vago

Phyllis Ann Valone
Judy Lynn Vanderwende
James Baird Van Kirk
Marjorie Ellen Vaughan
Virginia Marie Villella
Debra M. Voorhees
Ellene Vuchkovich
Mary Lou Wanda
Kristine Ann Waronsky
WflynrJ? Wookorlo
Karen Marie Wehan
Bonnie L. Weldon
Vicki Lynn Whitman
Richard William Wildauer
Ann Lucy Wildermuth
Jack Douglas Williams
Marian Jane Wingert
Mary Kathryn Winklevoss
Charles J. Witzigman
Dolores Marie Wozniak
Cynthia Catherine Yohe
Beverly Ann Yost
Kathleen Helen Zak
Joanne Zappa
Nancy Lucille Zemcik

LIBRARY SCIENCE
Georgann Klaus
Grace Ann Kosik
Dennis Lee Marzka
Debra Louise Miller
Anthony Rocco Perla
John Jacob Stack
Arthur LeRoy Stewart
Terry Lynn Taylor

Patricia Ann Bloss
Joanne Marie Bojarski
Linda Buzga
Kathleen Sue Cassidy
Christine Lee Curry
Theresa Ann DiBacco
Kevin Dale Fedei
Edward George Ferrang
Kathryn Jean Urda

Susan Marie Johnson
Ruth Johnson Underwood
David LeRoy Wenner
Carol Ann Wright

Jonilee Doris Carlson
John Thomas Coleman
Sharon Sue Durning
Sylvia M. Hinchberger

HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Hazel Suzanne Alderfer
Kerry Jean Bonura
Jane Marie Bucceri
Kathleen Ann Cochran
Roberta Jane Cuttler
Ruth Virginia Dudash
Linda Lee Gawlinski — Magna Cum Laude
Susan Jane Hirth

Kathleen Priscilla Hoffman
Ruth Leah Kovac
Marsha Ann McWilliams
Gayle Lynn Piroli
Judith Ann Stover
Cynthia Sue Styborski
Sandra Lee Sutton
Connie Jean Williams

PUBLIC SCHOOL NURSING
Florence Lorraine Anundson
SECONDARY
Patricia Louise Ambrose
John Howard Andre
Bernadette Mary Baker
Sandra Louise Baker
June Elizabeth Barry
Anita Marceca Bartsch
Glenn Andrew Bednar
Donna Lee Belo
Kathleen Marie Blahusch
John Edward Blatnick, Jr,
Bradley McCaslyn Bole — Cum Laude
Sid Booker
Barbara Ann Boyce
Susan Leshe Boyd
Dennis William Brader
John Thomas Budacki
Karyn Gale Carpenter

Dennis Richard Chamberlain
Geraldine Diane Check
William Edward Chuchko
Anna Marie Ciambotti — Magna Cum Laude
Marie Susan Cokrlic
John J. Compel
Gloria Virginia Corbett
Kenneth Counasse
Paul John Creteau
Wilham R. Crowley, II
Bernard Eugene Daum
Gerald Paul DeFazio
Eldo Klahr DeLong, Jr.
Jacqueline Lee Dempsey
Raymond G. Dick
Marygrace Donia
Sherry Malee Dunkle

THE GRADUATING CLASS

Bachelor of Science in Education Degree
SECONDARY
Joyce Annette Eccles - Summa Cum Laude
David Roy Elderkin
Cynthia Ellen Elliott - Magna Cum Laude
Kathleen Ann Erbe
James Alan Ertl - Cum Laude
James Oliver Filer
Kevin Deane Fink
Maureen R. Fiore
Gary Alan Flowers
Kathleen Sue Frank
Diane Lynn Goughler
Jean Marie Greggs
Craig A. Grossman
Robert Kenneth Hackett
Brian Michael Hemmis — Cum Laude
Thomas John Herman
Daniel Clifford Hicklin
James Edward Hill, III
Robert Alexander Hinds
Pamela Lane Hutley
Donald Lee Ickes
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Thomas John Jakubowski
Debra Lynne John
Dennis Ray Johnson
Cvieta Jovanovich
Christine Yvonne Kardosh
James Robert Kennedy
William Lawrence Kerins
Joan Agnes Kissell
Michael Stephen Kosnac
Peter Michael Kotula
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Janet Eileen Krantosky
Janet Louise Kreiling
Richard Armand LaFerriere
David William Lane
John Michael Laniewicz
Karin Denise LaPoint

THE GRADUATING CLASS

Bachelor of Science in Education Degree
SECONDARY

Wilham Delbert Lemmon
Ron A. Leone
Patricia Aurelia Lippert
John Kevin Lordon
James E. Lovesky
Ruth Ann Mackey
Gary Myron Madar
Walter Daniel Madden
Stephen N. Mader
Kathleen Louise Marcolivio
Gary Allen Marks
Steven Clarence Marti
Filippa Maria Teresa Massaro - Cum Laude
Connie E. McCurdy — Cum Laude
Jack Wesley McIntyre
Anna Cecelia McMahon
Linda Jean Means
Steven Rudolph Mennen
Terry Allen Miller
Rhonda Irene Mitchell
Deborah Mary Molinaro
Tyrone Bradley Moore
Samuel I. Moorhead
David Gray Morrill
Dorothy Jean Mozur
Jill Elaine Murphy
Juliann Naccarato — Cum Laude
Debra Marie Namy
Joseph Daniel Nardozzi
Jeanne Marie Nemenz
William Albert Nesgoda
Phyllis Ann Orchowski
Paula Joyce Orto
David Lynn Owen
Michael Whalen Pearce
Frances Lee Pegher
Ronald Fred Pferchy
Michael Dominic Phillips
Linda Ann Piccirilli

Martha Ann Piontek
James Francis Piroga
William Graham Porter, Jr.
John William Quien
Khahl George Rabat
Victor McKee Rankin
Janice Elaine Redding
Donald Christian Rhule
James Allen Richards
Robert Howard Richmond
Paul George Samko
Stanley Robert Sanford
Joseph Sass
August Paul Schiava
Richard F. Schwab
Suzanne Mary Scully
Linda Cynthia Sellari
David Frederick Shaffer
Arthur Theodore Shupe, Jr.
Thomas Rae Smith
Charles Peter Snowden
Anita Louise Spenik

Eleanore M. Stewart
Craig Alan Stoke
Kathleen Jane Stoneman
Leona C. Sullivan
William Edward Sweet
Theodore A. Szall
Michael David Thompson
Craig L. Tidrick
Elaine B. Tomasic
Nancy Lee Trzcianka
James M. Uveges
James Lloyd Van Cise
Dennis Craig Walsh
Steven E. Wardian
Joanne Marie Weezorak
John William Weiland
Craig Steven Wensel
Jeanne E. Wilfong
Mary Ann Williams
■fomoa Harry Woods
JLarryf Joha »X»thakis
Thomas George Zelechoski

SPEECH AND HEARING THERAPY
Charlene Mary Adamson
Elizabeth Cecelia Anundson
Susan Boam Balkovic — Cum Laude
Alice V. Carnes
Linda Sue Cingolani
Gretchen Marie Cooley
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Sally Axtell Demmler
Ellen Joyce Guarino
Theodore Frank Huryn
Robert Dennis Jacisin
Ruth Moreland Walker

Nancy Jeanne Kantner
Theressa Louise Manifest
Kevin McGuinness
Deborah Gay Miller
Barbara Denise Parker
■¥ioti:iria leunne Ridge
Kathleen LaRue Ritter
Connie Nimelli Rockwell
Beverly Jean Tucker
Deborah Lynn Turzan — Cum Laude

HONORS GROUP

UNDERGRADUATE AWARDS

This group includes those degree candidates who have earned at least sixty-four credits as under­
graduate students of Edinboro State College and who have attained the following cumulative averages:
Summa Cum Laude, 3.80 to 4.00; Magna Cum Laude, 3.60 to 3.79 and Cum Laude, 3.40 to 3.59.

Summa Cum Laude
Joyce Annette Eccles

Magna Cum Laude
Margaret Jean Adams
David Vincent Breen
Anna Marie Ciambotti
Cynthia Ellen Elliott
Linda Lee Gawlinski
Janet Fay Szczutkowski

Charleen Meadows
Cindy Lee Orlasky
Deborah Louise Renwick
Linda Ann Simek
Marilyn Marie Swain

Cum Laude
Susan Boam Balkovic
Donna Marie Bjorkquist
Bradley McCaslyn Bole
Annette Elise Brenick
Fred Andrew Chovan
Philip Charles Eisenman
James Alan Ertl
Brian Michael Hemmis
Joseph Michael White

Hannah Kent Schoff Memorial PTA Scholarship
Junior Traineeship in Mental Retardation
Pennsylvania Federation of Women’s Clubs Art Scholarship
Hannah Kent Schoff Memorial PTA Scholarship
Hannah Kent Schoff Memorial PTA Scholarship
Hannah Kent Schoff Memorial PTA Scholarship
Junior Traineeship in Mental Retardation
Hannah Kent Schoff Memorial PTA Scholarship
Junior Traineeship in Mental Retardation
Vlahakis Award
Delta Kappa Gamma Scholarship, Alpha Iota Chapter
Lois Caldwell North Memorial Scholarship
Hannah Kent Schoff Memorial PTA Scholarship
Lois Caldwell North Memorial Scholarship

PROGRAM NOTES
Filippa Massaro
Connie Elouise McCurdy
William Gary Miller
Juliann Naccarato
Richard Garney Pedersen
Kent Lee Shoemaker
Larry Lee Tucker
Deborah Lynn Turzan

SENIOR AWARDS
Wilham Boggs
Kathleen S. Frank
Patricia A. Lippert
Thomas A. Majersky
Charlene Meadows
Robert A. Saf
Kent L. Shoemaker
Carol Susko
Jack D. Williams
Mary Winklevoss

JoAnne Baker
Robert H. Cline
Janet L. DelMonte
Jane E. Double
Kathleen A. Fahlen
Patricia A. Furey
Patricia A. Furey
Susan J. Haft
Sandra Kompare
Leo Christopher Lanzel
Wanda Robinson
James Schultz
Cynthia Shank
Dale Shunk

Jack Finegan Award
Hannah Kent Schoff Memorial PTA Scholarship
Senior Traineeship in Mental Retardation
Senior Traineeship in Mental Retardation
Hannah Kent Schoff Memorial PTA Scholarship
Senior Traineeship in Mental Retardation
Helen Sabin Reed Memorial Scholarship
Senior Traineeship in Mental Retardation
Senior Traineeship in Mental Retardation
Senior Traineeship in Mental Retardation

1972 Class Officers
Richard Decostro, President
August Schiava, Vice President

Evonne Grabner, Secretary
Donald Ririe,T/*eflwer

The Ceremonial Mace

The Ceremonial Mace, a symbol of presidential authority, is carried at the head of the academic
procession by the College Marshal, Dr. James Coffman. The Mace, a gift of the Alumni Association, was
designed and executed by Dr. Seymour Blinderman, formerly of the Art faculty, and Mr. Henry
Katzwinkel. The Mace was first used at the Inauguration of President Chester T. McNerney.
The Mace, twenty-seven inches high, is topped by a sterling silver sphere studded by cone-shaped
rubies. The neck of the Mace is inlaid with rosewood, alternated with silver fleur-de-lis. Cultured pearls
mounted on cups encircle the top of the staff. Discs of silver interspersed with rosewood compose the
shaft which ends with tip-casted silver. Sunken cultured pearls encircle a rounded cone with textured
silver to end in a small globe.

PROGRAM NOTES

CHARGE TO THE GRADUATES

DR. JAMES COFFMAN

MR. RAYMOND C. VANSLYKE

The College Marshal

The College Marshal leads the academic procession. This honor is bestowed each Commencement
upon an outstanding faculty member. Dr. James Coffman, senior member of the faculty and chemistry
professor, is today honored for his 26 years of dedicated service to the students of Edinboro State
College.

President, Alumni Association

Someone has said

Tis better to give than to receive” — So, now that you have received that

degree toward which you have so long been aiming —
We, the Alumni Association of Edinboro State College, hope that you will truly become part of
our organization, giving us your good wishes and your support. We are sure, in so doing, as the years go

He received his B.Ed. degree from the University of Western Illinois, his M.S. degree from the
University of Illinois and his Ed.D. degree from Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Coffman began his

by (and they will go by), you will bountifully receive much enjoyment and a real satisfaction in keeping
in contact with the friends you’ve made here and with the College.

teaching career in a one-room school in Western Illinois and has since spent most of his career within
that profession.

Our organization’s two-fold purpose is to serve its members and to serve its Alma Mater by doing
for the College those important things which the College cannot do for itself. We are planning for the use

Prior to joining the faculty of Edinboro State College in 1946, Dr. Coffman taught in Henderson

of Academy Hall which will soon be made available to us as a home base from which to operate. Here,

County, Illinois, taught junior high school general science and was principal of the Lincoln Elementary

we can meet old friends and view the memorabilia arrayed there concerning the traditions and history of

School, Villa Park, Illinois. He also worked four years in industrial research for Fansteel Metallurgical

the College.

Corporation, Chicago. From the time he came to Edinboro until 1960, he taught all sections of
chemistry offered to Edinboro students. Dr. Coffman has also taught classes in sciences for elementary
grades, physical science, educational measurements, fundamentals of math and method courses.

In addition to the General Alumni Association, Edinboro Alumni chapters have been chartered in
various locations throughout Western Pennsylvania, and even as far away as Florida and California. We
encourage you to take an active part in one of these groups. At these get-togethers the College and the
officers of the General Association are more than happy to assist with a presentation about the latest

Dr. Coffman has been a member of many professional organizations. He has held membership in

developments on campus.

the American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society, Erie section,
serving as chairman in 1954, American Association of University Professors, Pennsylvania State

Informed alumni are interested alumni. We will try to see that you know about the activities of the

Education Association and presently a life-time member of the National Education Association. He also

College, its faculty and its students. We do hope you will also keep us informed and thus also help the

served as president of the Edinboro State College chapter of PSEA and as vice president of the Faculty

College to maintain a current record of its former students. We know you will attract good students to

Association. He is also listed in American Men of Science and American Men of Education.

Edinboro, and in general become ambassadors for the tradition, the growth and the future of Edinboro.

Very active in community affairs. Dr. Coffman is a member of the Edinboro Firemen, the Session
of the United Presbyterian Church, the Erie County Red Cross and the Edinboro Borough Council.

The ever-increasing challenge is ours to set new goals for our organization as the student needs
increase with the rapid increase in enrollment. We realize that what you may be able to do in this regard
in that uncertain future is not now uppermost in your minds, but do give it some thought.

Following the completion of the current college year. Dr. Coffman will move to Prescott, Arizona,
which will be his permanent residence.

Edinboro will not forget you if you do not forget Edinboro. Until we meet again as fellow alumni,
we wish you the best of everything.

THE COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER

DR. CHARLES E. PERRY
President, Florida International University

T1i6 youngest university president in the nation is addressing the Spring Commencement of
Edinboro State College. Dr. Charles E. Perry, 34-year-old president of Florida International University, is
the main speaker at the May 21 Commencement. He is also a recipient of a Certificate of Merit.

THE COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER

In 1967, Dr. Perry served as Executive Director of the Florida Commission for Quality Education,
and in 1968 he served on the Select Council for Post High School Education which developed Florida’s
master plan for post-secondary education through 1980. He also served as Chairman of the Council for
Junior College Affairs in 1968 and Chairman of the Governor’s Education Advisory Council from 1967
to 1970.
Dr. and Mrs. Perry and their two children live in Miami.

In a span of only 10 years. Dr. Perry has progressed from public schoolteacher to university
president, being appointed the first president of Florida International in 1969.

AWARD RECIPIENT

After being graduated with honors from Ohio’s Bowling Green State University, Dr. Perry taught
English and History in the East Detroit school system. In 1959 he returned to Bowling Green as an
admissions counselor and in 1961 became Director of Admissions. At the time of this appointment, he
was 23, thus making him the youngest Director of Admissions in the nation. By 1964 his achievements
earned him the dual posts of Director of Development and Assistant to the President.

Professor Emeritus, Edinboro State College

From 1961-1967 he did advanced graduate work at the University of Michigan Center for the
Study of Higher Education. In 1967 he was appointed Special Assistant to the Governor for Educational
Affairs in the State of Florida, the first person to hold this position in that state. One year later, he
became the Vice Chancellor of the State University System of Florida.

Dr. Clair J. Butterfield, professor emeritus of Edinboro State College, is being awarded a
Certificate of Merit at the 1972 Spring Commencement of the College for his long history of outstanding
professional service as teacher, chairman of the Education Department, acting president and interim
dean of students.

Dr. Perry has received many awards and honors, including being listed in Who’s Who in America,
Who s Who in the South and Southwest, Who’s Who in American College and University Administration,
Leaders in Education, Outstanding Young Men of America, Personalities of the South and National
Register of Prominent Americans. He was selected as the “Outstanding Young Man of Bowling Green” in
1966 and was chosen as 1968 s first Educator in the News” by Education News Magazine. In 1968 he
received the Governmental Appreciation Award for his “Outstanding Contributions to the State of
Florida.” As a highlight to his recent honors. Dr. Perry was named one of the “Ten Outstanding Young
Men in America” by the U.S. Jaycees for the year 1971.

Dr. Butterfield holds B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Iowa and has served as
an administrator and educational adviser at virtually every educational level, as well as a participant in
government programs assisting education in Latin America. He was a high school teacher at Iron River,
Michigan, principal and superintendent of schools at Trout Creek, Michigan, and an elementary school
principal at Iowa City. He later served as director of elementary education at Davenport, Iowa.

Dr. Perry serves on numerous local, state, regional, national and international professional and
civic associations and organizations. Some of his major professional and civic activities include being a
member of the U.S. Commission to UNSECO, Southern Regional Education Board, Board of Governors
of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, Florida American Revolution Bicentennial Commission,
Board of Trustees of the United Fund of Dade County, Board of Trustees of the Community Television
Foundation of South Florida, Board of Trustees of the Museum of Science and Board of Trustees of the
Cultural Alliance of Greater Miami and the Executive Board of the Council for International Visitors. In
addition, he has authored or co-authored 18 major publications and has done extensive consulting work
in higher education.

DR. CLAIR J. BUTTERFIELD

The professor emeritus came to Edinboro State Teachers College in 1946, and served here until
1951, when he left to participate in the Point Four Government Education Program in Honduras and
Nicaragua, for which he served as director of the Educational Division. He served as an education
technician in Ecuador and Panama, now known as the Agency for International Cooperative
Development. For two summers he served as visiting professor at the University of Iowa and for one
summer at the University of Colorado.
He returned to the United States in 1959 and rejoined the Edinboro staff as head of the Education
Department until 1966, when he was named as acting president to replace the deceased acting president.
Dr. Harry Earlley. He was then named as temporary dean of students in 1967 and retired in the spring of
the same year.
Dr. Butterfield has been honored for his outstanding service by both the students and faculty of
Edinboro, and has been named to Who’s Who in America and Who’s Who in the East.

PROGRAM NOTES

MEMORIAL FOUNDATION GIFTS
“They received, each for his own memory, praise that grows not old, and with it the grandest of all
sepulchres, not that in which their mortal bones are laid, but a home in the minds of men, where their
glory remains fresh to stir to speech or action as the occasion comes by. For the whole earth is the
sepulchre of famous men; and their story is not graven only on stone over the native earth, but Uves on
far away, without visible symbol, woven into the stuff of other men’s lives.” —Thucydides

Academic Vestments
The gown, the cap and the hood, representing the major components of the academic dress, are a
ceremonial inheritance from the medieval universities of the eleventh and twelfth centuries, where dress was
the outward sign of privilege and responsibility. The academic dress worn by those participating in today’s
academic processional symbolizes the level of their academic attainment and the institution they attended.

Gown
Although the gown is more frequently black, certain universities have authorized the use of colored
gowns. The Bachelor and Master gowns are fashioned from black serge. The yoke for the Bachelor gown is
designed to be worn closed and features long, flowing and pointed sleeves. The Master gown is designed to
be worn open or closed. Its sleeves are very long with square ends, and the front part has an arc cutaway.
The arms protrude through a slit at the elbow. The gown for the Doctor degree is made of wool, serge, or
silk with an open front faced with wide velvet panels. The sleeves are loose and bell-shaped with three bars
of velvet in black or the color of the discipline in which the doctorate was obtained.

Hood
The most outstanding feature of the academic dress is the hood. It is usually worn only for the
Master’s and the Doctor’s degrees. The Doctor’s hood is longer than the Master’s hood and has distinguish­
ing panels. The college or the university granting the degree is indicated by the color or coloring of the
hood lining. The velvet trim of the hood indicates the field in which the degree was granted.

Cap

Jack Finegan, April 9, 1969
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Finegan provide a $50 annual award to an outstanding male English student
who shows a tendency to write prose or poetry that is intended to make mankind aware of the needs of
his fellow-man and that places an emphasis on the desire to make the world a better place in which to
live. This award was established in memory of their son Jack Finegan, a former student at Edinboro
State College.

Lois Caldwell North, Class of 1886
A $100 annual scholarship has been endowed in memory of Mrs. Lois Caldwell North by her
daughter, Eleanor North of State College, Pa. The award is made each year to a student who plans to
enter the ministry upon completion of his or her education.

Helen Sabin Reed, October 18, 1966
A $10,000 endowment was given to Edinboro State College in memory of Mrs. Helen Sabin Reed,
a member of the Education faculty since 1961. Because Mrs. Reed was a specialist in the reading field,
the yearly $500 scholarship will be awarded to an Elementary Education major. Mrs. Theo Sabin Meyer
of Erie; Mrs. Mildred Sabin Young, Los Angeles, California, sisters; and a brother Robert W. Sabin, Long
Beach, California, established the gift.

Vlahakis Award, January 15, 1972
Each year a $250 scholarship award is made available to a student at Edinboro State College who
is majoring or planning to major in chemistry. The award has been established by Mrs. Thekla Vlahakis
of Pittsburgh in memory of her late husband, George K. Vlahakis, and two sons, Walter and William.

SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS
Delta Kappa Gamma Scholarships

The standard cap is the mortarboard, usually the color of the gown. The tassel is black for the
Baccalaureate and Master degree and is worn over the left front quarter of the cap. The tassel for the
Doctor’s mortarboard is of gold thread. Undergraduates wear the tassel on the right side of the cap until the
moment the degree is conferred by the President.

The Alpha Iota Chapter of the Delta Kappa Gamma professional sorority offers an annual award
to an outstanding female education major. Academic achievement, service to the College and financial
need are the criteria for selection of the recipient.

SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS

Hanna Kent Schoff Memorial PTA Scholarships
The Pennsylvania Congress of Parents and Teachers makes available each year two scholarships to
outstanding high school students who will attend Edinboro State College. These yearly scholarships are
continuous for four years, upon review of the scholarship committee. Awards are made on the basis of
CEEB test results, grades, class rank, personal attributes, co-curricular activities, desire to teach and a
personal interview.

FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM

Programs of financial assistance and the low cost of attending Edinboro State College have made
higher education a reality for most students possessing the desire and ability to achieve such a goal.
Nearly $5,200,000 in financial assistance will be received by students at Edinboro State College
during the 1971-72 academic year through the following programs:

Pennsylvania Women’s Club Art Scholarships
College Work-Study Program - $240,000
Each year three art students who achieved sophomore or higher standing are recipients of awards.
The Pennsylvania Federation of Women’s Clubs provide the grants with the selections being made by the
Art Scholarship Award Committee.

Educational Opportunity Grants — $56,700
Institutional Student Employment — $495,000

Student Affairs Award

Institutional Loans — $10,500

Awards are granted to students on the basis of leadership from which the student body of
Edinboro State College has benefited. The awards are granted as a result of competition involving junior
and senior students on the basis of their student leadership roles.

Institutional Scholarships — $2,500
National Defense Student Loans — $241,500
Non-institutional Scholarships — $64,800

Traineeship in Mental Retardation
Nursing Loans — $6,000
Seniors and juniors of Edinboro State College are awarded traineeship grants from the Federal
Government. The awards are given for outstanding scholarship, campus citizenship and professional
promise in the field of teaching the Mentally Retarded.

Nursing Scholarships — $5,600
Pennsylvania Bureau of Rehabilitation Grants — $122,000

STUDENT EMERGENCY LOAN FUND

Pennsylvania Higher Education — $2,860,000
Assistance Agency Guaranty Loans

The Student Emergency Loan Fund has been established for undergraduate or graduate students
who are in immediate need of a small loan. Contributions have been made to this fund in memory of

Pennsylvania Higher Education — $ 1,080,000
Assistance Agency Scholarships

Dr. Harry W. Earlley, Dean of Instruction, who was serving as acting
President of the College at the time of his death, March 25, 1966.

Traineeships in Mental Retardation — $10,100

Corporal Gary Leslie Norman, a former student at Edinboro State
College killed in action in Vietnam, December 18, 1967.
Dr. L. W. Vanlaningham who served the College as Director of
Student Teaching and Placement from 1949 until his death,
December 2, 1967.

ALMA MATER
Hail to Thee, our Alma Mater Glorious*
Fresh Wreaths we bring to bind Thy brow
Trials have past and Thou hast stood victorious
Never fairer never statelier than now,
O Edinboro, Edinboro
Ever praising Thee in song
While class speeds class as swift years pass
To Thee our hearts belong.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Mr. Max P. Gabreski, President, Oil City
Mrs. Donald E. Conaway, Warren
Mrs. Gilbert H. Diehl, Greenville
Mr. Forest W. Hopkins, North East
Dr. George H. Ledger, Union City

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Grosvenor S. McKee, Meadville
Louis Morocco, Farrell
Wesley G. Reitze, Meadville
Carl Welch, Vice President, Greenville
William P. Rose, Honorary Life Member

Professor Gregory D. Lessig, Faculty Representative to the Board of Trustees
Miss Deborah Dowling, Student Appointee to the Board of Trustees

Edinboro State College
Summer

COMMENCEMENT

August 26, 1972
McComb Fieldhouse
Edinboro, Pennsylvania

THE COMMENCEMENT PROCESSION

The College Marshal
The President
The Trustees of the College
The Platform Guests
The College Faculty

COLORS DISTINCTIVE OF THE DISCIPLINES AND PROFESSIONS

Apricot........................Nursing
Dark Blue.................. Philosophy
Light Blue.................. Education
Peacock Blue............. Public Administration
Brown........................Fine Arts
Citron ........................Social Work
Copper........................Economics
Crimson..................... Journalism
Drab.......................... Business
Gray .......................... Veterinary Science
Silver Gray................Oratory
Green.......................... Medicine
Olive Green................Pharmacy
Sage Green................Physical Education
Lemon........................Library Science
Lilac.......................... Dentistry
Maize.......................... Agriculture
Orange........................Engineering
Pink.............................Music
Salmon Pink ...........Public Health
Purple.......................... Law
Russet.......................... Forestry
Scarlet........................Theology
White.......................... Arts, Letters and Humanities
Golden Yellow...........Science

PROGRAM

PROGRAM

Ten O’clock
Dr. Chester T. McNerney, Presiding
President, Edinboro State College
Professor Barney Tiller
Organist

Prelude

*Academic Processional

Presentation of Candidates for the
Bachelor of Science in Education Degrees

RIGAUDON

Dr. Jack B. Hetrick
Dean, School of Education

Conferring of the Bachelor of Science
in Education Degrees and
Presentation of Diplomas

Dr. Chester T. McNerney

Andre Campra
Charge to the Graduates

Mrs. Patricia Gagliardi
First Vice President, A lumni Association

THE NATIONAL ANTHEM
Invocation

Commencement Address

Presentation of the Academic Deans

Presentation of Candidates for
the Master of Arts,
Master of Education and
Master of Science Degrees
Conferring of the Master of Arts,

The Reverend George Lower
Campus Minister, United Campus Ministries
Edinboro State College
Dr. Helen D. Wise
President-eleet, National Education Association
Dr. James E. McKinley
Vice President for Academic Affairs

Dr. Jack E. Williams
Dean, School of Graduate Studies

Presentation of Certificates of Merit

Dr. Chester T. McNerney

Dr. Helen D. Wise
Miss Justina Baron

Sister M. Carolyn Herrmann

Commencement Speaker
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Benediction

The Reverend Thomas E. Guerdat
First United Presbyterian Church
Edinboro

Master of Education and
Master of Science Degrees and
Presentation of Diplomas
*Recessional
Presentation of Candidates for the
Bachelor of Arts and
Bachelor of Science Degrees

Dr. Chester T. McNerney

**ALMA MATER

Chester T. McNeiney

Former President
Mercyhurst College

ALLEGRO FROM SUITE IN D

John Stanley

Dr. Richard I. Weller
Dean, School of Science and Mathematics
* The audience is asked to stand during the Processional and the Recessional.

Conferring of the Bachelor of Arts and
Bachelor of Science Degrees and
Presentation of Diplomas

Dr. Chester T. McNerney
** The audience is asked to stand and join in the singing of the ALMA MATER, which is printed on the
last page of the program.

THE GRADUATING CLASS
THE GRADUATING CLASS
Another milestone is added to the accomplishments of Edinboro State College. Today two hundred
twenty-seven masters’ degrees and two hundred two bachelors’ degrees are berng awarded.

Master of Education Degree
ELEMENTARY

MASTERS’ DEGREES

Master of Arts Degree
ENGLISH
Margaret Mary Hain, B.A., Villa Maria College, 1968
Judith Marie Kimmins, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1971

Master of Education Degree
ART
Daryl Wayne Boocks, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1970
James Michael Horne, B.S. in Art Ed., Edinboro State College, 1968
Thomas Glen McNickle, B.S. in Art Ed., Edinboro State College, 1966
Susan Lynn Sollon, B.S. in Art Ed., Edinboro State College, 1970
William Joseph Stankovich, B.S. in Art Ed., Edinboro State College, 1971
EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
James Michael Bozman, A.B., Youngstown State University, 1970
Nicholas John Cheropovich, B.S. in Ed., Mansfield State College, 1970
Anthony Eugene DeFranco, B.A., Gannon College, 1970
David Bruce Fletcher, B.A., Grove City College, 1971
Gary William Ledebur, A.B., West Virginia Wesleyan College, 1971
Gregory F. Martin, B.A., Jolin Carroll University, 1969
Mark A. Pinsker, B.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1970
Edward Francis Styborski, B.A., Edinboro State College, 1971
Felix Vytautas Undzius, B.A., City College of New York, 1969
Sharon Elizabeth Undzius, B.A., Keuka College, 1970
ELEMENTARY
Gene Dennis Alexander, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1967
Janet Farrell Alexander, B.S. in Ed., Clarion State College, 1968
Sally A. Allender, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1968
David Osborne Ayers, B.B.A., University of Miami, 1968

Linda Rae Barton, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1969
Valerie Henneous Beall, B.S. in Ed., Wittenberg College, 1944
Judy Kay Bliley, B.S. in Ed., California State College, 1969
Mary Catherine Bradish, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1967
Rosalie Marie Brand, B.S. in Elem. Ed., Villa Maria College, 1969
Lisbeth Joanne Brown, B.A., Mercyhurst College, 1970
James Edward Buckley, B.S. in Ed., Kent State University, 1967
Mary Ann Buckley, B.S. in Ed., Kent State University, 1967
Richard Davis Burlingame, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1969
Jill DaVee Busch, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1969
Vivian L. Childs, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1971
Edward William Christy, B.A., John Carroll University, 1969
Barbara Jeanne Clark, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1968
Ann Sarah Cofini, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1966
Virginia L. Costell, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1969
Carol Lynn Doyle, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1969
Patricia Eileen Driscoll, B.S. in Ed., Duquesne University, 1968
Audrey Lynn Dudash, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1970
Laurel Louise Duncan, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1968
Nancy Ellen Engel, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1969
Marsha Ann Farnsworth, B.S. in Ed., Clarion State College, 1967
Catherine May Frantz, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1949
Cathleen Ann Gialloreto, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1969
Phyllis M. Giewont, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1969
Robert Jan Gorny, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1969
Janet Blair Grippi, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1969
Steve D. Gurrera, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1970
Nancy Janice Hankey, B.S. in Ed., Clarion State College, 1958
Donald Lee Harman, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1970
Kathleen DeVore Hazelton, B.S. in Ed., Kent State University, 1970
Linda Palmer Higley, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1968
Sandra L. Holl, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1969
Bonnie L. Hooks, B.S. in Ed., Slippery Rock State College, 1967
Carol Ann Huber, B.S. in Ed., The Pennsylvania State University, 1969
Carol Ann Jara, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1970
Frank A. Jara, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1970
Bonnie Lynn Jones, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1968
Anastasia Kosaniak, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1968
Joan Marie Kowalski, B.S. in Ed., Mercyhurst College, 1970
Winetta Mary Latuk, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1964
Shirley Ann Messina, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1971

THE GRADUATING CLASS

THE GRADUATING CLASS

Master of Education Degree

Master of Education Degree

ELEMENTARY

GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING

Agnes M. Mirando, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1968
Patricia Ann Mognet, B.S. in Ed., Frostburg State College, 1969
Nicky Joan Nickolazas, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1968
Stephen B. Nishnick, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1968
Danny Richard Norman, B.S. in Ed., Bowling Green University, 1968
Janet Louise Novotny, B.S., in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1969
Mary Ann O’Neill, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1969
Rosalie Agnes Palermo, B.S. in Ed., Villa Maria College, 1961
Geraldine Ann Piemme, B.A., Mount Mercy College, 1969
Phillip W. Pitts, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1970
Harriet Powell, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1970
Cynthia Ann Quadri, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1969
Patsy Jane Rhodes, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1969
Gary John Rilling, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1969
Susan Linda Samol, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1968
Nancy Louise Sampson, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1969
Joseph H. Schauer, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1968
David Alan Scheid, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1970
Anna Catherine Schmidt, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1961
Donald George Schrall, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1970
Colleen E. Shaffer, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1970
Gail Marie Flynn Shepherd, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1971
Robert Peter Sigler, B.A., Gannon College, 1964
Timothy L. Sisley, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1969
Sister Nancy Sonnenfeld, SSJ, B.S. in Ed., Villa Maria College, 1968
Lorraine Mary Spearhouse, B.A., Thiel College, 1969
Jane Elizabeth Stallsmith, A.B., Grove City College, 1969
Lynette Elizabeth Straite, B.S. in Art Ed., Edinboro State College, 1967
Janet Louise Stumpf, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1969
Judith Anne Thomas, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1969
L. Dwayne Thorson, B.A., Augsburg College, 1950
Patricia Magee Timko, B.S. in Ed., Old Dominion College, 1969
Mary Ellen Tredent, B.S. in Ed., Kent State University, 1967
Martha Jane Troutner, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1968
Nancy Hammond Tuck, B.A., Kent State University, 1948
Daniel Tysiachney, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1969
Diane Lee Weaver, B.S. in Ed., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1969
Frances Lynne Wiley, B.S. in Ed., Kent State University, 1968
Elaine C. Willett, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1969
Sandra Lee Woodring, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1967
Gertrude Flinn Yarbenet, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1968
Trudy Stanton Zwald, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State CoUege, 1971

Wayne Sterling Bair, B.A., Edinboro State College, 1969
Sandra A. Bauwin, B.S. in Ed., Slippery Rock State College, 1969
Janice Richards Bennett, B.S. in Ed., Slippery Rock State College, 1969
Jack Palmer Bock, II, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1968
Kenneth Paul Brandt, B.A., Edinboro State College, 1969
Cheryl Ann Chapman, B.A., University of Maryland, 1968
Sandra Sheets Cheropovich, B.S. in Ed., Mansfield State College, 1970
Theodore Einar Dieffenbacher, A.B., Wittenberg University, 1967
Rosalie Ann Hodas, B.S., Mercyhurst College, 1969
Thomas John Kalista, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1970
Donna Marie Kennedy, B.S. in Ed., Slippery Rock State College, 1969
Connie Lee Lange, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1969
Donald Gail Lewis, B.A., Thiel College, 1970
John Robert McKean, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1967
James Michael Miller, B.S. in Ed., Clarion State College, 1967
Judith Armstrong Morrow, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1971
Gary Moye, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1971
Gordon Faust Puls, B.S., Union College, 1963
Carol Ann Reigard, B.S. in Ed., Clarion State College, 1968
Lynn Harold Sill, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1970
Michael E. Whann, B.S. in Ed., Slippery Rock State College, 1968
MENTAL RETARDATION
Bonnie Lee Bridge, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1971
Chester Paul Chrzanowski, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1967
Earl A. Condon, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1970
James LaRue Cosilla, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1961
Mary Jo Foulk, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1962
Dorothy E. Grettler, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1968
Linda Brooks Hamilton, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1969
Nancy Ailene Hoy, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1967
Diane Mildred Kangas, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1962
Edward Victor Kapel, Jr., B.S. in Ed., California State College, 1968
Sylvia Z. Shaffer, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1970
Ann Marie Simon, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1969
Judith Louise Sninsky, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1968
Joye Louise Welsh, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1969
MUSIC
Albert George Olhava, Jr., B.S. in Ed., Ohio University, 1966
Mary Ann Rosenfeld, B.S. in Music Ed., Hampton Institute, 1966
Martha E. Troyer, B.A., Hillsdale College, 1950
Lois Ruth Vidt, B.M., Westminster College, 1952

THE GRADUATING CLASS

THE GRADUATING CLASS

Master of Education Degree

Master of Education Degree

READING

EARTH SCIENCES

Gloria Jean Allaman, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1970
Elizabeth Jane Bauer, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1960
Deborah Ann Carrig, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1970
RoseMarie Connell, B.A., Mercyhurst College, 1970
Candace Ann Cornell, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1968
Richard Donnell Cornell, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1971
Joseph L. Crossen, B.A., Gannon College, 1967
Michael Philip Gates, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1969
Nancy Louise Johnson, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1957
Anne Stewart Kent, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1968
Karen Evelyn Kimple, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1968
Robert M. Knuth, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1969
LouAnn Locke, B.S., Kent State University, 1967
Karen Lee Marceca, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1968
Fredora Yvonne Otteni McAdoo, B.S. in Ed., M.Ed., Edinboro State College, 1956, 1970
Diane Irene Miller, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1970
Evelyn Simerl Parrett, B.S., Lake Erie College, 1969
Rosalyn L. Schell, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1963
Dorothy V. Searl, B.S. in Ed., Lake Erie College, 1970
Carol Frances Starcher, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1969
Mary Ellen Struze, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1968
Marsha Toth, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1969
Sylvia Jeane Troyer, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1968

SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY
Betty Lou Mowrey, B.S. in Ed., Clarion State College, 1967; M. Ed., Edinboro State College, 1969
Robert Schaefer Peterson, B.S., The Pennsylvania State University, 1968

SECONDARY EDUCATION
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE
Samuel Lynn Bartholomew, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1967
Michael James Brennan, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1971
David Rodney Field, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1970
Robert W. Gilmore, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1968
William Alfred Maneval, B.S., Gannon College, 1948
Gary R. McGovern, B.S., DeFiance College, 1968

Jessie Cofmi Andrews, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1969
William Walter Berger, B.S. in Ed., Miami University, 1965
Richard Warren Dingle, B.S. in Ed., The Pennsylvania State University, 1964
Richard G. Matts, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1968
Sandra Ann Reed, B.S. in Ed., S.U.N.Y. at Cortland, 1964
Sister Martha Ann Rinderle, SSJ, B.S. in Ed., Villa Maria College, 1966
Robert Michael Sandy, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1971
Judy Christine Shumaker, B.S. in Ed., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1968
David John Thomas, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1950
Alberta L. Van Tassel, B.S. in Ed., Taylor University, 1961
Clarence Eugene Watt, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1970
ENGLISH
Alma Doris Bucher, B.S., Carnegie Tech University, 1954
Stephen John Chizmar, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1967
Hiram Lee Daley, B.A., The Pennsylvania State University, 1966
Robert Earl Dean, B.A., The Pennsylvania State University, 1968
Judith Ann King, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1969
Charlotte Anderson Marsh, B.A., University of New Hampshire, 1954
Sharon Nenonen, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1968
Gerald Joseph Novell!, B.A., Edinboro State College, 1968
Thomas John Perew, B.S. in Ed., Bowling Green State University, 1968
Elaine Victoria Preston, B.A., Villa Maria College, 1971
Patricia Ann Steff, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1969
MATHEMATICS
Ronald Gordon Bennett, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1970
Meredythe Marguerite Burrows, B.S., The Pennsylvania State University, 1965
Warren Dean Harman, B.S. in Ed., Ball State University, 1969
Barbara Ann Kunes, B.A., Notre Dame College, 1969
Harry W. Laughner, II, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1968
Joyce Ann Marshall, B.S. in Ed., West Virginia University, 1965
John Joseph McCurry, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1971
Patricia Byrtus Styborski, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1970
Edward W. Travis, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1969
Steven John Zwald, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1971
PHYSICAL SCIENCE
Barbara Aileen McNally, B.S., Edinboro State College, 1971

THE GRADUATING CLASS

THE GRADUATING CLASS

Master of Education Degree

Bachelor of Arts Degree

SOCIAL STUDIES

ENGLISH

David Nick Beltempo, B.A., Gannon College, 1966
Robert L. Bidwell, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1968
Lisbeth A. Burdick, B.A., Allegheny College, 1968
Edward Frank Burns, B.S. in Ed., Clarion State College, 1961
Walter Melvyn Iliff, Jr., B.A., Capital University, 1968
David George Kucsma, B.S., Kent State University, 1968
Thomas Boyle Logan, B.S., Duquesne University, 1968
Robert G. Matthews, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1966
Wayne W. Schelien, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1966
L. Robert Stewart, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1970
Raymond Walter Swanson, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1968
Peter P. Wolfe, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1964

Master of Science Degree

Katherine Pfister Brennan - Magna Cum Laude

Darlene Alexa
GEOGRAPHY

Laurance Frank Pizzuto

William Joseph Horvatin
POLITICAL SCIENCE

Rick A. Showman

Angelo Francis Ciotti
PSYCHOLOGY

Judith Ann Novosel
Mary Michelle Stover

John Charles Duckett
Timothy John Maloney
SOCIOLOGY

BIOLOGY
Oscar T. Rice, B.S., Geneva College, 1966

Mary L. Robinson
Rhonda Alice Steel

Susan Lee Miller
Sheila Elizabeth Newhouse

*ADVANCED CERTIFICATE IN SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY
Louis Craig Danielson, B.A., Thiel College, 1967; M.Ed., Edinboro State College, 1971
Henry Joseph Fierro, B.A., St. John’s University, 1969; M.Ed., Edinboro State College, 1971
Robert Eugene Kaufman, A.B., Grove City College, 1970; M.Ed., Edinboro State College, 1971
Bradley James Kingston, B.A., Gannon College, 1969; M.Ed., Edinboro State College, 1971
Helen Jean Murajda, B.A., Mercyhurst College, 1965; M.Ed., Edinboro State College, 1971
Mitchell Schulman, B.A., Hartwick College, 1966; M.Ed., Edinboro State College, 1971
Sandra L. Siviy, B.A., Clarion State College, 1970; M.Ed., Edinboro State College, 1971

Bachelor of Science Degree
CHEMISTRY
David Earl Hazlett, Jr.
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY

BACCALAUREATE DEGREES

Ronald Fredrick Genter
Joe Rita Oliver

Bachelor of Arts Degree

Pamela Sue Hutchison

ARTS AND SCIENCES
Les Edward Bollinger
Cheryl Ann Bowers
Ronald Anthony Crisi
Cynthia-Anne Michelle Horton
Gordie S. Kissman
Eugene Edward Martinko

Geoffrey McCreary
Richard Anthony Perretta
James Fredrick Pluskota
Susan Newby Ricks
David Alan Roman
Nancy McCarthy Salvatore

Claudia J. Smith
James Joseph Sontheimer
Thomas Arthur Thompson
Janis E. Wagner
Joseph Caldwell Young

* Advanced Certificate—a 36-hour, post-master degree certification program.

Bachelor of Science in Education Degree
ART
Timothy Wayne Ayers
Karen Jean Beitler
Kathryn Anne Borland
Jo Ellyn Brown
Elaine Barbara Frano

M. Faith Capone
James Herbert Cottrell
Donna Marie Druga
James E. Duffy

THE GRADUATING CLASS

THE GRADUATING CLASS

Bachelor of Science in Education Degree

Bachelor of Science in Education Degree

ART
Michele A. Covelli Gallo
Naneen Eve Grabowski
Thomas Wallace Gregg
Claudia Violet Haller
Amy Kathleen Haus
Carol S. Jones
Suzanne Killian
Debra Lynn Kuhn
Ronald Francis Lolla
Donald Arthur Luedke
Janice Ann McKnight - Cum Laude
Daniel George Metzar
Betty Sue Wolford

Michael T. Nicholson
Daniel A. Niebauer
Nancy Louise Palmer
Patricia Lou Palo
James Edward Prokell
Susan Lynn Prostko
Barbara Jean Puchacz
James A. Schmidt, Jr.
Mary Faith Scott
Mary A. Stark
Gary Louis Vargo
Virginia Weber Welker

ELEMENTARY
Carol A. Roberts
J. Edgar Rynd
Dorothy Steele Sample
Sandralee Santora
Rebecca Eileen Schlecht
Patti Ann Moore Seth — Cum Laude
Linda Sue Shirley
Harold C. Shorts
Judith Ann Wittman

James Gerard Stranko
Domenic Michael Strano
Karen Sue Sturdevant
Rebekah Ann Thompson
Sr. M. Laura Vallimont, O.S.B. — Cum Laude
Kathryn Lynn Warner
Lloyd E. Werger
Patricia Jean Wilkosz

ELEMENTARY
Lorraine Elizabeth Ambrosie
Carol Ruth Amidon — Summa Cum Laude
Richard Clark Astor
Linda Bair
Charles Edward Belas
Susan Elaine Belles
Carol Bandur Bilec
Alice Irene Brawley
Allen G. Bressler
Thomas John Burkhart
Carol Ann Capson
Dixie Louise Clough
Dorothy Lynn Cokinos
Gary James Cumming
Joy Tamblyn DeMotte
Arthur Donald Dickinson
Dennis Joseph Dietrich
Peggy Ann Dittenhafer
Joyce Delizio Dowell
Mark Allen Eberl
Nancy Kasanicky Erb
Mary Karen Erck — Cum Laude
Linda Darlene Erlandson
Paul R. Eversole
Carolyn Diane Fernberg
Flora Ann Gorentz
Jennifer Lee Rainier

John J. Gribbin
Susan Jean Hart — Cum Laude
Ronald James Horning
Nancy Ann Hudak
Shirley Ann Huntley
Nancy Lu Johns
Kenneth Andrew Kachur
Anna Marie Anderson Kirkpatrick
Michael Kozar
Terri Lynn Lengyel
Marianne Kathleen Lisek
Victor E. Mallory
Charlene Felicia May
Mary E. McConnell — Magna Cum Laude
John James McFadden
Henry H. McPherson
Heather Jane McQuiston
John Richard Meehl
Marlene Leota Metzler
Deborah Lynn Miller
Elaine Ann Mock
William A. Nicolella
Marion Patricia Ohlin — Magna Cum Laude
Roberta Palanti
Anna Marie Petrakis
Robin Reed Prady

HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Joan Kendrick Barger
Carol Ann Claypoole

Margaret Mary McCarty
Sheila Anne Reed

LIBRARY SCIENCE
Laura Christine Alberth
Linda Cochran Kondzielski
Susan Jean Fleming - Cum Laude
Carolyn Ann Robinson
Gary Anthony Santillo

MUSIC EDUCATION
Joseph S. Sulkowski

PUBLIC SCHOOL NURSING
Betty Millsop Hudson
Donna Alster Neville

Joanne Louise Rose
Vera M. Sakuta

HONORS GROUP

THE GRADUATING CLASS
Bachelor of Science in Education Degree

SECONDARY
Donald Louis Bandecca

John Andrew Kokayko

Gary T. Bianchi

Jerome George Kruszewski

Eugenia D. Blasco

Charles Glenn LaKari

Scott William Braden

David A. Lang

Daniel A. Buric

Diane Molitor Madden

Charles Arthur Burns

Clarence LeRoy Mader, III

Lawrence James Canary

Nancy Ann Matika

Daniel Appel Carey

Sharon Anne McLeod

Gerald Wayne Cogley

Andy Raymond Palmer

Joyce Grantham Derby

Rose Marie Platz

Deborah Lee Fields

Timothy James Reardon

William E. Frey, Jr.

Richard Raymond Rumbaugh

Jacqueline N. George

Dirk Ernest Simmonsen

Robert M. Glenn

Bonita Darlene Swarts

William Justin Haley

Michael George Titko

Ronald Stephen lovino

Leslie John Tremblay

Richard Thomas Jarmul

Catherine Ann Watkins

Ronald James Joseph

William Owen Weidner

Connie Lee Kerr

Christine Marie Williams

John Charles Kleffel

James Harry Woods

This group includes those degree candidates who have earned at least sixty-four credits as under­
graduate students of Edinboro State College and who have attained the following cumulative averages:
Summa Cum Laude, 3.80 to 4.00; Magna Cum Laude, 3.60 to 3.79 and Cum Laude, 3.40 to 3.59.

Summa Cum Laude
Carol Ruth Amidon

Magna Cum Laude
Katherine Pfister Brennan
Mary E. McConnell
Marion Patricia Ohlin

Cum Laude
Mary Karen Erck
Susan Jean Fleming
Susan Jean Hart
Janice Ann McKnight
Patti Ann Moore Seth
Sister M. Laura Vallimont, O.S.B.

SENIOR AWARDS

Anthony E. Zecca

SPEECH AND HEARING THERAPY

Gina Rae Adams

Charles Edward Kimple

Linda Anne Brown

Jeffrey M. Loutzenhiser

Mary E. Fuhrman

John Charles Sasala

Gregory Lee Grau

Stephanie Lee Valvo

William Boggs
Kathleen S. Frank
Patricia A. Lippert
Thomas A. Majersky
Charlene Meadows
Robert A. Saf
Kent L. Shoemaker
Carol Susko
Jack D. Williams
Mary Winklevoss

Jack Finegan Award
Hannah Kent Schoff Memorial PTA Scholarship
Senior Traineeship in Mental Retardation
Senior Traineeship in Mental Retardation
Hannah Kent Schoff Memorial PTA Scholarship
Senior Traineeship in Mental Retardation
Helen Sabin Reed Memorial Scholarship
Senior Traineeship in Mental Retardation
Senior Traineeship in Mental Retardation
Senior Traineeship in Mental Retardation

UNDERGRADUATE AWARDS

JoAnne Baker
Robert H. Cline
Janet L. DelMonte
Jane E. Double
Kathleen A. Fahlen
Patricia A. Furey
Patricia A. Furey
Susan J. Haft
Sandra Kompare
Leo Christopher Lanzel
Wanda Robinson
James Schultz
Cynthia Shank
Dale Shunk

Hannah Kent Schoff Memorial PTA Scholarship
Junior Traineeship in Mental Retardation
Pennsylvania Federation of Women’s Clubs Art Scholarship
Hannah Kent Schoff Memorial PTA Scholarship
Hannah Kent Schoff Memorial PTA Scholarship
Hannah Kent Schoff Memorial PTA Scholarship
Junior Traineeship in Mental Retardation
Hannah Kent Schoff Memorial PTA Scholarship
Junior Traineeship in Mental Retardation
Vlahakis Award
Delta Kappa Gamma Scholarship, Alpha Iota Chapter
Lois Caldwell North Memorial Scholarship
Hannah Kent Schoff Memorial PTA Scholarship
Lois Caldwell North Memorial Scholarship

PROGRAM NOTES

DR. ROBERT E. CONNORS
The College Marshal

The College Marshal has the honor of leading the academic procession. This distinction is bestowed
each commencement upon an outstanding faculty member. Dr. Robert E. Connors, professor in the
Elementary Education department, is today honored for his services to the students of Edinboro State
College.
Dr. Connors has had a long and distinguished career in professional education. He joined the
Edinboro faculty in 1958 and has been doing outstanding work as a teacher, consultant and director. He
has been a member of the Geography, Social Studies and Education departments. Dr. Connors has also
served as a supervisor of Student Teaching, acting director of Student Teaching and Placement and as
chairman of the Elementary and Secondary Education departments.
Some of the committees and bodies in which he has been a member include the College Senate,
Academic Council, Graduate Council, Teacher of Education Council, Promotions Committee and chair­
man of the College Curriculum Committee.

PROGRAM NOTES

1972 Class Officers
Richard Decostro, President
August Schiava, Vice President

Evonne Grabner, Secretary
Donald Ririe, Treasurer

Dr. Connors has served as consultant and contributor to the publication of various educational
materials. He is a contributor and adviser to the social studies series (K through grade 4) Man and
Communities published by The Fideler Company. He has also co-authored a multi-media kit on Puerto
JHco to be used in elementary school social studies curricula. The kit includes a bi-lingual textbook, 28
bi-hngual study prints, a filmstrip with bi-lingual captions, five transparencies and several spirit masters
which include maps of Puerto Rico and of the Caribbean and an English-Spanish vocabulary. A mono­
graph entitled Our Greatest Challenge-The Value Crisis is being prepared for publication by The Fideler
Company.

The Ceremonial Mace
The Ceremonial Mace, a symbol of presidential authority, is carried at the head of the academic
procession by the College Marshal, Dr. Robert E. Connors. The Mace, a gift of the Alumni Association,
was designed and executed by Dr. Seymour Blinderman, formerly of the Art faculty, and Mr. Henry
Katzwinkel. The Mace was first used at the inauguration of President Chester T. McNerney.
The Mace, twenty-seven inches high, is topped by a sterling silver sphere studded by cone-shaped
rubies. The neck of the Mace is inlaid with rosewood, alternated with silver fleur-de-lis. Cultured pearls
mounted on cups encircle the top of the staff. Discs of silver interspersed with rosewood compose the
shaft which ends with tip-casted silver. Sunken cultured pearls encircle a rounded cone with textured
silver to end in a small globe.

During the current summer. Dr. Connors had two articles published in the Quarterly Publication of
the Pennsylvania Council for the Social Studies. They were entitled “PCSS Study Reveals Teacher
Concerns” and “News and Views.” A recent article in Scope was entitled “Teacher Concerns and
Interests in the Social Studies.”
Listed in Who’s Who in American Education, Dr. Connors received “Outstanding Educators of
America” award in 1970. He also was chosen to speak at the third annual Honors Convocation at
Edinboro State College in 1971.
Dr. Connors received his Bachelor of Science degree from Edinboro State College and his Master of
Science and Doctor of Education degrees from Pennsylvania State University.

CHARGE TO THE GRADUATES

MRS. PATRICIA GAGLIARDI
First Vice President, Alumni Association

Ladies and gentlemen of the 1972 graduating class, I welcome you as our
newest members in the Edinboro State College Alumni Association.

THE COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER

DR. HELEN D. WISE
President-elect, National Education Association

Dr. Helen D. Wise, recently elected vice president and 1973 president-elect of the National
Education Association, is the commencement speaker for the August ceremony. She will also be
honored as a recipient of a Certificate of Merit.

Please accept this personal invitation from all of us, to all of you, to join
with us and grant us the privilege of sharing your counsel, your energy, your

A past president of the Pennsylvania State Education Association, she is current president of the
National Council of State Education Associations.

understanding and your compassion. These ideals will enable us to move forward
in the establishment of an even greater and more vibrant Alumni Association.
The purpose of the Alumni Association is to promote the general interest
and welfare of the College, its alumni and friends. It will be your medium of
communications with the College, its trustees, faculty and students.
Youth presents a paradox; it is both our oldest and newest tradition. The
Alumni Association does not exist to silence our young people nor to force them
to conform to the way things have always been done; rather we exist to listen to
them, explore and accept their recommendations and leadership. This Alumni

Dr. Wise has been president of the Secondary Section of The PSEA Department of Classroom
Teachers and was a delegate to the conference of the World Confederation of Organizations of the
Teaching Profession in Dublin, Ireland.
Professional activities include membership in the Joint Action Committee, composed of teacher,
school board and parent representatives; and NEA’s Constitution Convention Study Committee, a
delegate to the NEA Constitution Convention, Vice President and Executive Board member of the
National Council of State Education Associations, Board of Directors of the College of Education and
the Alumni Council of Pennsylvania State University, a charter member of the Board of Directors of the
Pennsylvania Political Action Committee for Education (PACE), and a member of the Pennsylvania
Council for Social Studies, the Pennsylvania Historical Association and the National Foundation for the
Improvement of Education.

Association now becomes your responsibility to share with those who in the past
have initiated and have been responsible for the integrity of this Association.
God Bless You. Good Luck, and never forget Edinboro. What you keep is
lost . . . What you give is forever yours. Thank you.

Dr. Wise was the first woman elected to the Board of Trustees of Pennsylvania State University in
1969. One of the incorporators, she now serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the
Renaissance Fund which aids disadvantaged students at Penn State. She also is a member of Mortar
Board, Pi Lambda Theta and Delta Kappa Gamma education honoraries and Pi Gamma Mu, social
science honorary.
In 1961 Dr. Wise received the Freedoms Foundation Classroom Teacher Award for Excellence in
social studies teaching. The Pennsylvania Speech Association named her “Speaker of the Year” in 1970
and, the following year, she was honored as a leader of American Secondary Education. She was recently
named to Who’s Who of American Women in Education for 1972.
Dr. Wise is a junior high school social studies teacher in the State College area. She has been a
leader of teams which developed, implemented and articulated English and social studies programs for
slow learners. In 1965 she was an instructor at Penn State University in secondary education for
undergraduate and graduate methods. She received her BA, MEd and EdD degrees at Pennsylvania State
University.
She and her husband Howard, who also teaches social studies in the State College area schools,
have three teenage sons: Dan, David and Dirk.

AWARD RECIPIENT

AWARD RECIPIENT

MISS JUSTINA BARON

SISTER M. CAROLYN HERRMANN

Emeritus, Edinboro State College

Former President, Mercyhurst College

Miss Justina Baron, emeritus of Edinboro State College, is being awarded a Certificate of Merit at
the 1972 Summer Commencement for her years of dedication and service in the development of the

Sister M. Carolyn Herrmann, former president of Mercyhurst College, Erie, Pa., is being awarded a
Certificate of Merit today for her outstanding contributions in the field of education and community
services.

College, in particular, the library.
Miss Baron became affiliated with the College in 1925, when she served as librarian at the Erie
Branch of the Edinboro State Teacher College Library. She was then appointed assistant librarian and
cataloger on the College campus and was later in charge of acquisitions until her retirement in 1965. At
that time the Ubrary had a staff of two and was located on the second floor of Normal Hall. As a
member of the senior staff. Miss Baron was involved in the planning and development of Hamilton
Library.
Miss Baron, in addition to Ubrary duties, also taught courses in Library Methods to all incoming
freshmen as part of an English I course and Children’s Literature to Elementary Education majors. She
also taught extension courses in Children’s Literature and School Law in surrounding areas including
Warren, Sharon, Franklin, Oil City and Erie.
While at Edinboro, Miss Baron served as Executive Secretary of the Edinboro Chapter of AAUP,
faculty member of Alpha Delta sorority and secretary on the Edinboro Credit Union Board.
Miss Baron was graduated from Edinboro Normal School and assumed her first teaching position
in a one-room schooUiouse in McKean Township. She taught all eight grades during her four-year tenure.
She then took an apprentice course at the Erie Public Library and received her diploma from the
Carnegie Library School. She received a BA degree from the University of Pittsburgh and an MA degree
from the University of Michigan Library School.
Miss Baron is currently a member of Delta Kappa Gamma Society, Delta Zeta sorority. Alpha Beta
Alpha fraternity. Heather Garden Club, Erie Color Slide Club and Presque Isle Audubon Society.

Sister Carolyn is a native of Erie, and received the Bachelor of Arts degree from Mercyhurst
College. She received the Master of Science degree at the University of Minnesota and the PhD degree in
Chemistry at the University of Notre Dame.
She has held various positions at Mercyhurst College since 1939, serving as a faculty member in the
Chemistry and Biology departments until 1961, when she was appointed executive vice president and
dean. In 1963 she assumed the duties of president of the college serving in this position until her
resignation in July 1972.
During her presidency many outstanding innovations were implemented at Mercyhurst College.
The college enrollment and faculty doubled, the college became coeducational and five new buildings
were constructed. The curriculum and calendar year were totally revised to allow students greater
flexibility in programming. Many new programs were introduced to service the needs of students in
today’s society while those of decreasing relevance were dropped.
Her contributions to the community were noted in two awards. The Rabbi Max C. Currick
Brotherhood award by the Temple Men’s Club of Erie, was presented to Sister Carolyn in 1970, “in
public recognition of her outstanding and distinguished service to the people of Erie.” In May 1972
Sister Carolyn received the Mayor Louis Tullio achievement award for her exceptional services to the
Erie community.
In her own academic discipline Sister Carolyn has been honored by receiving the Centennial of
Science Award from the University of Notre Dame in 1966 for her “great distinction in the fields of
science, research, education, management and technology.”
Professional organizations in which Sister Carolyn holds memberships are the American Chemical
Society, the Society of Sigma Xi and past Executive Committee member of the Pennsylvania Association
of Colleges and Universities. She is also a member of the Board of Directors of the United Community
Services of Erie County and Governing Committee Planning Division of USC.

She is a board member of the Edinboro Alumni Association and the Erie County Historical
Society. She is treasurer of the Women’s Auxiliary of the Erie County Hospital and is also on the
program committee of the Erie County Retired Teachers Association.

Sister Carolyn has authored a number of research papers published in the Journal of Organic
Chemistry and the Journal of the American Chemical Society.

Miss Baron has always taken an active interest in photography and since her retirement has
continued to add to her collection of colored slides of wild flowers.

Sister Carolyn’s new position is Director of Education with the Catholic Near East Welfare
Association in New York City,

MEMORIAL FOUNDATION GIFTS
PROGRAM NOTES
“They received, each for his own memory, praise that grows not old, and with it the grandest of all
sepulchres, not that in which their mortal bones are laid, but a home in the minds of men, where their
glory remains fresh to stir to speech or action as the occasion comes by. For the whole earth is the
sepulchre of famous men; and their story is not graven only on stone over the native earth, but lives on
far away, without visible symbol, woven into the stuff of other men’s lives.” —Thucydides

Academic Vestments
Jack Finegan, April 9, 1969
The gown, the cap and the hood, representing the major components of the academic dress, are a
ceremonial inheritance from the medieval universities of the eleventh and twelfth centuries, where dress was
the outward sign of privilege and responsibility. The academic dress worn by those participating in today’s
academic processional symbolizes the level of their academic attainment and the institution they attended.

Gown
Although the gown is more frequently black, certain universities have authorized the use of colored
gowns. The Bachelor and Master gowns are fashioned from black serge. The yoke for the Bachelor gown is
designed to be worn closed and features long, flowing and pointed sleeves. The Master gown is designed to
be worn open or closed. Its sleeves are very long with square ends, and the front part has an arc cutaway.
The arms protrude through a slit at the elbow. The gown for the Doctor degree is made of wool, serge, or
silk with an open front faced with wide velvet panels. The sleeves are loose and bell-shaped with three bars
of velvet in black or the color of the discipline in which the doctorate was obtained.

Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Finegan provide a $50 annual award to an outstanding male English student
who shows a tendency to write prose or poetry that is intended to make mankind aware of the needs of
his fellow-man and that places an emphasis on the desire to make the world a better place in which to
live. This award was established in memory of their son Jack Finegan, a former student at Edinboro
State College.

Lois Caldwell North, Class of 1886
A $100 annual scholarship has been endowed in memory of Mrs. Lois Caldwell North by her
daughter, Eleanor North of State College, Pa. The award is made each year to a student who plans to
enter the ministry upon completion of his or her education.

Helen Sabin Reed, October 18, 1966
A $10,000 endowment was given to Edinboro State College in memory of Mrs. Helen Sabin Reed,
a member of the Education faculty since 1961. Because Mrs. Reed was a specialist in the reading field,
the yearly $500 scholarship will be awarded to an Elementary Education major. Mrs. Theo Sabin Meyer
of Erie; Mrs. Mildred Sabin Young, Los Angeles, California, sisters; and a brother Robert W. Sabin, Long
Beach, California, established the gift.

Hood
The most outstanding feature of the academic dress is the hood. It is usually worn only for the
Master’s and the Doctor’s degrees. The Doctor’s hood is longer than the Master’s hood and has distinguish­
ing panels. The college or the university granting the degree is indicated by the color or coloring of the
hood lining. The velvet trim of the hood indicates the field in which the degree was granted.

Vlahakis Award, January 15, 1972
Each year a $250 scholarship award is made available to a student at Edinboro State College who
is majoring or planning to major in chemistry. The award has been established by Mrs. Thekla Vlahakis
of Pittsburgh in memory of her late husband, George K. Vlahakis, and two sons, Walter and William.

SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS
Cap
The standard cap is the mortarboard, usually the color of the gown. The tassel is black for the
Baccalaureate and Master degree and is worn over the left front quarter of the cap. The tassel for the
Doctor’s mortarboard is of gold thread. Undergraduates wear the tassel on the right side of the cap until the
moment the degree is conferred by the President.

Delta Kappa Gamma Scholarships
The Alpha Iota Chapter of the Delta Kappa Gamma professional sorority offers an annual award
to an outstanding female education major. Academic achievement, service to the College and financial
need are the criteria for selection of the recipient.

SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS

Hanna Kent Schoff Memorial PTA Scholarships
The Pennsylvania Congress of Parents and Teachers makes available each year two scholarships to
outstanding high school students who will attend Edinboro State College. These yearly scholarships are
continuous for four years, upon review of the scholarship committee. Awards are made on the basis of
CEEB test results, grades, class rank, personal attributes, co-curricular activities, desire to teach and a
personal interview.

FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM
Programs of financial assistance and the low cost of attending Edinboro State College have made
higher education a reality for most students possessing the desire and ability to achieve such a goal.
Nearly $5,200,000 in financial assistance will be received by students at Edinboro State College
during the 1971-72 academic year through the following programs;

Pennsylvania Women’s Club Art Scholarships
College Work-Study Program — $240,000
Each year three art students who achieved sophomore or higher standing are recipients of awards.
The Pennsylvania Federation of Women’s Clubs provide the grants with the selections being made by the
Art Scholarship Award Committee.

Educational Opportunity Grants — $56,700
Institutional Student Employment — $495,000

Student Affairs Award

Institutional Loans — $10,500

Awards are granted to students on the basis of leadership from which the student body of
Edinboro State College has benefited. The awards are granted as a result of competition involving junior
and senior students on the basis of their student leadership roles.

Institutional Scholarships — $2,500
National Defense Student Loans — $241,500
Non-institutional Scholarships — $64,800

Traineeship in Mental Retardation
Nursing Loans — $6,000
Seniors and juniors of Edinboro State College are awarded traineeship grants from the Federal
Government. The awards are given for outstanding scholarship, campus citizenship and professional
promise in the field of teaching the Mentally Retarded.

Nursing Scholarships — $5,600
Pennsylvania Bureau of Rehabilitation Grants — $122,000

STUDENT EMERGENCY LOAN FUND

Pennsylvania Higher Education — $2,860,000
Assistance Agency Guaranty Loans

The Student Emergency Loan Fund has been established for undergraduate or graduate students
who are in immediate need of a small loan. Contributions have been made to this fund in memory of

Pennsylvania Higher Education — $ 1,080,000
Assistance Agency Scholarships

Dr. Harry W. Earlley, Dean of Instruction, who was serving as acting
President of the College at the time of his death, March 25, 1966.

Traineeships in Mental Retardation — $10,100

Corporal Gary Leslie Norman, a former student at Edinboro State
College killed in action in Vietnam, December 18, 1967.
Dr. L. W. Vanlaningham who served the College as Director of
Student Teaching and Placement from 1949 until his death,
December 2, 1967.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

HISTORY

Edinboro State College lies in little Conneauttee valley in Northwestern
Pennsylvania amid rolling wooded country 18 miles from Erie, 25 miles from
Meadville and 125 miles from Pittsburgh, The rolling farm lands, the stately
small town atmosphere and Edinboro Lake all enhance its beauty during the
summer resort season and the picturesque winter months.
The town is easily accessible from the north and south by Routes 19 and
Interstate 79 and from the east and west by National Highway 6.
Edinboro State College is the oldest Pennsylvania teacher training school
west of the Allegheny Mountains and the second oldest such school in the State.
Edinboro Academy was chartered in 1856 and became a State Normal School by

Mr. Max P. Gabreski, President, Oil City

Mr. Grosvenor S. McKee, Meadville

Mrs. Donald E. Conaway, Warren

Mr. Louis Morocco, Farrell

Mrs. Gilbert H. Diehl, Greenville

Mr. Wesley G. Reitze, Meadville

Mr. Forest W. Hopkins, North East

Mr. Carl Welch, Vice President, Greenville

Dr. George H. Ledger, Union City

Mr. William P. Rose, Honorary Life Member

Professor Gregory D. Lessig, Faculty Representative to the Board of Trustees

Miss Deborah Dowling, Student Appointee to the Board of Trustees

the Act of 1857.
Under the original charter the school was privately administered until
1861, when the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania chartered it as a State Normal
School. The school was purchased by the Commonwealth in 1914.
In 1926 the State recognized Edinboro as a four-year college and granted
it the right to offer undergraduate degrees in elementary, secondary and art
education.

COMMENCEMENT COMMITTEE
In 1957 the College was authorized to begin its graduate program of
teacher education which leads to the Master of Education degree in elementary
and secondary education with specialization in the areas of English, Science and
Social Studies. In 1964 the program was extended to include a Master of
Education degree in Guidance and Counseling.
Edinboro State Teachers College became Edinboro State College in 1960.
A Liberal Arts program leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree with
concentration in the Natural Sciences, Social Sciences and the Humanities was
approved in 1962.
A considerable number of undergraduate and graduate programs culminat­
ing in the bachelor’s and master’s degrees have been added to the curriculum.

Dr. James MacCluskie
Dr. Donald C. Beckman
Dr. William P. Alexander
Dr. Robert Cogan
Mr. Marvin Ellis
Mr. Vaughn E. Herbel
Mrs. Marjorie Koon
Dr. Chester T. McNerney
Mrs. Kay Ryall Miller
Dr. Leo J. Roland
Mr. Vincent Trotta
Mr. Bob D. Wallace
Dr. Jack E. Williams
Dr. Robert J. Zanotti
Richard Decostro

Chairman
Assistant Chairman
Chairman, Music/Drama Department
Chairman, Honors Convocation
Alumni Secretary
Business Manager
Secretary to the President
President
Director, Public Relations and Publications
Assistant Vice President, Academic Affairs, Registrar
Financial Aid Officer
Director, Television and Radio
Dean, School of Graduate Studies
Senior Class Adviser
President, Senior Class

ALMA MATER
Hail to Thee, our Alma Mater Glorious,
Fresh Wreaths we bring to bind Thy brow
Trials have past and Thou hast stood victorious
Never fairer never statelier than now,
O Edinboro, Edinboro
Ever praising Thee in song
While class speeds class as swift years pass
To Thee our hearts belong.

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Edinboro State College
Midyear

COMMENCEMENT

December 23,1972
McComb Fieldhouse
Edinboro, Pennsylvania

THE COMMENCEMENT PROCESSION

The College Marshal
The President
The Trustees of the College
The Platform Guests
The College Faculty

COLORS DISTINCTIVE OF THE DISCIPLINES AND PROFESSIONS
Apricot
- - - - Nursing
Dark Blue - - - Philosophy
Light Blue - • - Education
Peacock Blue - - - Public Administration
Brown.....................Fine Arts
Citron.....................Social Work
Copper
- - - - Economics
Crimson
Journalism
Drab.....................Business
Gray.......................Veterinary Science
Silver Gray - - - Oratory
Green.....................Medicine
Olive Green - - - Pharmacy
Sage Green - - - Physical Education
Lemon
Library Science
Lilac.....................Dentistry
Maize.....................Agriculture
Orange - - - - Engineering
Pink.....................Music
Salmon Pink - - - Public Health
Purple.....................Law
Russet.....................Forestry
Scarlet.....................Theology
White.....................Arts, Letters and Humanities
Golden Yellow - - Science

PROGRAM

PROGRAM

Ten O’clock
Dr. Chester T. McNerney, Presiding
President, Edinboro State College
Prelude

♦Academic Processional

Professor Barney Tiller
Organist
TRUMPET VOLUNTARY IN D

THE NATIONAL ANTHEM

,
Commencement Address

Presentation of the Academic Deans

Presentation of Candidates for
the Master of Arts,
Master of Education and
Master of Science Degrees

Henry Purcell

Professor Robert E. \J5^terstripe
MusicjDrama Department

Invocation

The Reverend Lee Parker, Jr.
Minister, United Methodist Church
Edinboro

Dr. Chester T. McNerney

Conferring of the Bachelor of Science
in Education Degrees and
Presentation of Diplomas

Mr. John Allegretti
Representative, Alumni Association

Charge to the Graduates

Dr. Chester T. McNerney

Presentation of Certificates of Merit

Dr. Chester T. McNerney

Dr. James E. McKinley
Vice President for Academic Affairs
Dr. Jack E. Williams
Dean, School of Graduate Studies

Mrs. Donald E. Conaway

Board of Trustees
Edinboro State College

Mr. Wesley G. Reitze

Board of Trustees
Edinboro State College
Dr. Chester T. McNerney

Concluding Statement

Professor Paul Martin
Composer
Singing led by Professor Wdterstripe

♦♦ALMA MATER
Conferring of the Master of Arts,
Master of Education and
Master of Science Degrees and
Presentation of Diplomas

Dr. Chester T. McNerney

Presentation of Candidates for the
Bachelor of Arts and
Bachelor of Science Degrees

Dr. Richard J. Gromen
Dean, School of Behavioral and Social Sciences

The Reverend George W. Day
Minister, United Presbyterian Church
Edinboro

Benediction

♦Recessional

Conferring of the Bachelor of Arts and
Bachelor of Science Degrees and
Presentation of Diplomas

Dr. Jack B. Hetrick
Dean, School of Education

Presentation of Candidates for the
Bachelor of Science in Education Degrees

TRUMPET TUNE IN C

Henry Purcell

♦The audience is asked to stand during the Processional and the Recessional.
Dr. Chester T. McNerney
♦♦The audience is asked to stand and join in the singing of the ALMA MATER, which is printed on the
last page of the program.

THE GRADUATING CLASS

Another milestone is Edded to the accomplishments of Edinboro State College. Today thirty-nine
Masters degrees, four Advanced Certificates in School Psychology and two hundred ninety-five Bachelors’
degrees are being awarded.

THE GRADUATING CLASS

Master of Education Degree

ELEMENTARY

MASTERS’ DEGREES

Master of Arts Degree
ENGLISH
Luciana Antonia Bohne, B.A., New York University, 1965
Carla Jo Burgason, B.S. in Ed., Clarion State College, 1968
Timothy David Wise, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1968

Anthony James Denny, B.A., Gannon College, 1964
Nancy Louise Harwood, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1969
Iris C. Humphreys, B.A., Thiel College, 1967
Lorraine Frances Kujawa, B.S. in Ed., Bloomsburg State College, 1965
Winifred Maxine Landfried, B.A., Thiel College, 1968
Sandra Kaye Patterson, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1970
Helen R. Peterson, B.A., Thiel College, 1968
Marilyn Lucille Varrassa, B.S. in Ed., Clarion State College, 1968
Lois N. (Nagle) Vffestover, B.S. in Ed., Indiana State University of Pennsylvania, 1959

GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING
POLITICAL SCIENCE
Margaret Mary Karl, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1969

Master of Education Degree
ART
Daniel V. Burke, B.A., Mercyhurst College, 1969
Deborah Lee Citron, B.F.A., Carnegie Mellon University, 1970
Nelson Lee Erb, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1969
Leslie Gordon Fobes, B.S. in Art Ed., Indiana State University of Pennsylvania, 1965
Moses Toney Zabec, B.S. in Art Ed., Edinboro State College, 1966

John Drake Bauman, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1969
James M. Bemis, B.S. in Ed., Lock Haven State College, 1966
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John William McCracken, B.S. in Ed., M.Ed., Edinboro State College, 1966, 1968
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Douglas Arthur McElhinny, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1965
Nancy Louise Peura, B.S. in Ed., Kent State University, 1963
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Philip L. Reisker, Jr., B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1968
Judith G. Runnion, B.S. in Ed., Kent State University, 1963
G. Thomas Schnabel, B.S., Indiana State University of Pennsylvania, I960; M.Ed., Edinboro State College, 1970

MENTAL RETARDATION
Lynnette Ann Albert, B.S. in Ed., University of Dayton, 1969

MUSIC
EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
Michelle Noreen Cook, B.S. in Ed., Mansfield State College, 1969
Beverly June Dunn, B.A., Thiel College, 1971
Roy W. Himrod, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1970
Mary Ann Scandlon, B.S., Gannon College, 1968
David Edward Szymanowski, B.A., Gannon College, 1970
Paul Earl Taylor, B.S. in Ed., Clarion State College, 1950; M.Ed., The Pennsylvania State University, 1956

James Edward Brunswick, B.S. in Ed., Mansfield State College, 1968
Elizabeth Ann Erickson, B.M., Seton Hill College, 1968

READING
Sister Ann Marie Cappello, S.S.J., B.S. in Ed., Villa Maria College, 1967
Josephine Mae McCauley, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1965

THE GRADUATING CLASS

THE GRADUATING CLASS

Master of Education Degree

Bachelor of Arts Degree

SECONDARY EDUCATION

GEOGRAPHY
Blaise G. Grden

Thomas Anthony Capone

SOCIAL STUDIES
Richard A. Steinbrink, B.S. in Ed., Edinboro State College, 1969
Thomas W. "'X^rner, B.S. in Ed., Clarion State College, 1968

HISTORY
David Alan Roman

Thomas E. Pal Ian
PHILOSOPHY

* ADVANCED CERTIFICATE IN SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY
Frieda Silver Davis, B.A., University of Cincinnati, 1950; M.Ed., Edinboro State College 1971
Kym A. Foht, B.A., M.Ed., Edinboro State College, 1969, 1971
Gary Lane Mulcahy, B.A., Grove City College, 1968; M.Ed., Edinboro State College, 1971
Thomas John Welsh, B.A., Gannon College, 1948; M.A., Fordham University, 1970

Michael James Boeh
POLITICAL SCIENCE

BACCALAUREATE DEGREES

PSYCHOLOGY
James A. Loughner
John Joseph Lydon
Clifford Joseph Parris
Harry Micael St. George
Edward G. Stock
Darrell X^yne X5krd

Gregory Paul Beam
Christopher Mark Connolly
Richard Joseph Conwell
William Henry Dinsmore
Nicolas Edward Fredich
Thomas Francis Johnson

Bachelor of Arts Degree

ARTS AND SCIENCES
David Joseph Caquatto
Gary E. Deiger
J. Robert Doran
Craig Taylor Ferguson
Sharon Kay Gewecke
Joyce Eileen Kunz
Joan T. Liotta
Emmett Nicholas Lombard
Raymond J. Matsey

Mike Vf^ren Kolstee
James M. Robinson

Michael Peter Bova
Michael Eugene Imbrogno

Diane Judith Mianzo
Glenn Richard Mohr
Randy Lee Rhodes
Fred L. Riley
Mary Jane Seiler
Robert Henry Sherriff
Mary Margaret Spoden
Stephanie Anne Sulesky
David B. Vath

SOCIOLOGY
Jacquetta Jane Ellinger — Magna Cum Laude
Sharon A. Jager
Daniel Emerson McBride
Susan Lee Miller

Craig Anthony Phillips
James R. Smith
Carol Ann Sorensen
Kenneth George Zbinovec

Bachelor of Science Degree
BIOLOGY

ENGLISH
Jo Ann Hovanec

William Patrick Anderson
Blaine Anthony Leggens
GEOLOGY

♦Advanced Certificate—a 36-hour, post-master degree certification program.

Michael Rae Brenoel

Steven Neal Raczkowski

THE GRADUATING CLASS

THE GRADUATING CLASS

Bachelor of Science Degree

Bachelor of Science in Education Degree

MATHEMATICS

ELEMENTARY

James O. Hatfield

Robert Johnston Moreland, III — Cum Laude
Ruth Ann Richards

Bachelor of Science in Education Degree
ART
Sherri Lei Anderson
Kathryn Louise Berkey
Daniel John Bonga
Cheryl Beth Bordine
Norman Albert Brown
Marian Zeth Crawford
Daniel VanBuren Crowell
Jane Elizabeth Dauchy
Ellen M. Dukovich
Kathleen Marie Edwards
Sheila Grace Evans
Carol Ann Yankovic

David Raymond Geiger
Christine Ann Hanes
Jeffrey J. Howell
Carol Ann Lawrence
Linda Darlene Miskolcze
Deborah Lynn Onders
George R. Patterson
Walter Anthony Robuck
Robyn Lynn Rothwell
Richard Alan Snyder
Peggy Ann Van Straten

DENTAL HYGIENIST
Margaret Mary Mowry

Marcia Ann Leonardi
ELEMENTARY

John William Allen
Mona Lisa M. Anderson
Richard Culver Arpin
Christina Marie Babnis
Margaret E. Baker
Gregory Albert Baldt
Barbara Jean Batchelor
Elaine Marie Bedekovich
Rebecca L. Beveridge
Sharon Lee Bronoel
Susan Allyn Brooks — Magna Cum Laude
Karen Leslye Bugel

Judith Elaine Cairns
Janice Marie Cebulski — Magna Cum Laude
Wayne Louis Chapman
Yvonne Marlene Chapman
Rebecca Hitchcock Cloud
Anthony D. Coladonato
Stephen Charles Cole
David James Cowles
Bonita L. Del Gross
Janet DeSue Dominick
Donna Marie Donahue
Susan Maureen Doyle
Carol E. Drace

Kaye Louise Dunn
Darlene Emberg Eddy
Deborah Elaine Elbel
Gail Louise Elliott
Robert O. Field
Jean Marie Fleming
Lucille Ann Gault
Peter Andrew Gauriloff
Carole A. Geros
Charles Thomas Giewont
Vicki Lynn Gillette
Diana Lynn Godlewski
James Michael Gregorakis
Vicki Marie Groves
John Michael Gulish
Ralph L. Guzzo
Donna Jane Haggerty
Gary Arthur Hain
Roberta Gaye Harriger — Magna Cum Laude
Roberta Jean Harrington — Magna Cum Laude
Judith Esther Hazen — Magna Cum Laude
Barbara Kay Heinl
Elizabeth Susan Henry
Susan E. Hoffman
Clare Marlene Horne
Richard L. Horner
David William Hrach
Diane Marie Hrach — Magna Cum Laude
Lance Joe Hummer
Nick Frank lerino
Allyson April Jacobs — Cum Laude
Frank L. Jakiel
Roberta Jenkins
Dellann Johnson
Sally Marie Kadylak
Harriet Christine Kaylor
Karen Keating
Jacqueline M. Keber
Carol Jean Kelley
Toni J. Ketchel
Mary L. Kinney
Nancy Lee Kirk

Barbara Ann Kulesa — Cum Laude
Mary Lou Lanza
Robert Joseph Malizia
Cheryl Ann McCrea
Carol Jean McKelvy
Sandra Mary Milke
Joyce Ybest Minnis
Thea Kay Mitchell
Richard Norman Mogel — Cum Laude
Camellia Rose Molaznik
Diane Marie Monahan
Joyce Ann Muha
M, Kathleen Murray
Nancy P. Olmer
Nancy Jean Ondrasik
Beverly Jane Ondrey
William McKay Page, IV
Margaret Ann Palermo
Carolyn P. Patton
Sandra Lee Phillips
Bonnie Perry Plyler
Joyce Marie Popney
Buena Wickham Proskine — Cum Laude
Rebecca Ann Quinn
Charles Louis Ranft
Gayle Ann Ratay
Joanne Raydo
David Earl Rhodes
Susann Jane Riggi
Ellen Jean Robinson
William D. Roccia
Lynne L. Roman
Mary Ann Ryan Rossi
Barbara Ann Ruscitto
Gail Jeanne Sankey
Nancy R. Schach
Theresa Mary Scherrer
Sarah Patricia Soder
John H. Spiegel
Arlene Marcia Sprenger
Elaine Marie Steis
Mary Jo Stevens

THE GRADUATING CLASS
Bachelor of Science in Education Degree

THE GRADUATING CLASS

Bachelor of Science in Education Degree

ELEMENTARY
Suanne Elizabeth Strand
Jeanne Ann Striney
Jerome John Swabb
Darlene Rose (Burger) Taylor
Kathleen Ann Taylor
Donna Lee Texter
Cathy Lee Tillotson
Kyle Kimmell Tomer
Catherine E. Y)ung

Christine M. Vilsack
Susan Carol Washek
Susan Jo ^issburg
Marlene Joanne Wells
James Ronald Wiegle
Kenneth Bruce Wiklendt
Colleen Mary Yahner
David Alan Ifearsley

HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Bonita Butler Booker

Yvonne Carol Sargent
LIBRARY SCIENCE

Doreen S. Knowles

Nancy Lee Tyson
Virginia Elaine Wong
MUSIC EDUCATION

Brenda Marie Knickerbocker

Susan Louise Pusbach

PUBLIC SCHOOL NURSING
Regina Caroline Donnelly
Constance Lorraine Sementilli

Virginia Y. Simon
Helen Louise Thompson

SECONDARY
Jules Edwin Adam
Karen Sue Anderson
Joyce Bekic
William Oscar Boggs — Cum Laude
Robert Patton Boswell
David E. Brown
Edward Paul Callahan — Magna Cum Laude
Gary Robert Check

Ronald Eugene Clark
Frederick Avery Croasdale, II
Dennis Albert Dombrowski
Dominic Nicholas Donatucci
Rebecca Ann Durig
Lisa Marshall Erb
Richard F. Fetzner
Stuart H. Filson
Michael R. Fischer

SECONDARY
Richard A. Francisco
Gilbert Joseph Frauenheim
Patricia Ann Furey — Cum Laude
Dennis Delvin Galloway
Gloria Ann Gdovichin
Russell Albert Griggs
Barbara Sue Hakel
Michael Allen Hauser
Thomas John Hlavsa
Nancy Jean Klins
Stephen Karl Kneeland
Dennis Anthony Lauria
Douglas Dinsmore Layman
Richard Mathew Lunn, Jr.
Richard J. Lutz
Dennis Scott McDougall
John Thomas Mehalow
Neil Ward Morris
Joseph John Motsch
Ronald Thomas Murello
Patricia Ann Nowakowski — Cum Laude
Fredrick Kari Oberg
James Vincent Pachell
Gordon Martin Paine
James Michael Pelich
Kathleen E. Perkins
Donna Marie Popieski

William Edward Ranft
Jack Logan Reaugh, Jr.
Edward L. Rech
Linda Louise Rogos — Cum Laude
John N. Rubar
David John Salamon
William Joseph Sauer, Jr,
Thomas David Schuyler
Helene E. Sever
Vivienne E, Sharp — Summa Cum Laude
David Lawrence Sherrange
Mary C. Sibenac
Gary Michael Sisko
Alan R. Snell
James Foster Snider
A. Eric Sparr
Eugene Lee Strawcutter, Jr.
Jeffrey C. Swan
Layton Harold Swanson — Magna Cum Laude
Ronald Lee Thomas — Summa Cum Laude
Jean Louis Viglione — Cum Laude
Harry Joseph Wagner, Jr.
Daryl Jean Walsh
Karen Ruth Warren
Richard Curtis ^JCfelker
John Leonard Yx:ina
Dorothy A. Yucha

SPEECH AND HEARING THERAPY
Linda Ann DiDomenico
Janet Christine Pomorski
Nada Dzepina — Cum Laude
Eugene A. Rubeo
Lynn A. Knox
Carole Ann Steffler
Mary Mazak Timashenka

HONORS GROUP

This group includes those degree candidates who have earned at least sixty-four credits as undergrad­
uate students of Edinboro State College and who have attained the following cumulative averages: Summa
Cum Laude, 3.80 to 4.00; Magna Cum Laude, 3.60 to 3.79 and Cum Laude, 3.40 to 3.59.

Summa Cum Laude
Vivienne E. Sharp
Ronald Lee Thomas

Magna Cum Laude
Susan Allyn Brooks
Edward Paul Callahan
Janice Marie Cebulski
Jacquetta Jane Ellinger
Roberta Gaye Harriger
Roberta Jean Harrington
Judith Esther Ha2en
Diane Marie Hrach
Layton Harold Swanson

Cum Laude
William Oscar Boggs
Nada Dzepina
Patricia Ann Furey
Allyson April Jacobs
Barbara Ann Kulesa
Richard Norman Mogel
Robert Johnston Moreland, III
Patricia Ann Nowakowski
Buena Wickman Proskine
Linda Louise Rogos
Jean Louis Viglione

GRADUATE AWARDS
Gizachew Alemu
Lucy Cappello
Maureen Joyce
Jerry S. Komar
James Morosky
Noel E. Nkwocha
Phyllis Orchowski
Khabil Rabat
Daniel Hung-Hwa Wu

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SGA L. V. Hendricks International Scholarship
Graduate Traineeship in Mental Retardation
Graduate Traineeship in Mental Retardation
Graduate Traineeship in Mental Retardation
Graduate Traineeship in Mental Retardation
SGA L. V. Hendricks International Scholarship
Graduate Traineeship in Mental Retardation
SGA L. V. Hendricks International Scholarship
SGA L. V. Hendricks International Scholarship

SENIOR AWARDS
M. Kristine Baumgarten
William Boggs
Betsy Bowers
Joyce H. Carney
Robert Cline
Patricia A. Furey
David Gates
Susan J. Haft
Ronald Ireland
Sandy Kompare
Leo C. Lanzel
Deborah A. Martin
Grace McGartland
Katherine J. Moynihan
Marie Venezie
Honoria Wong
Virginia Wong

Senior Traineeship in Mental Retardation
Jack Finegan Award
Senior Traineeship in Mental Retardation
Delta Kappa Gamma Scholarship, Alpha Pi Chapter
Senior Traineeship in Mental Retardation
Hannah Kent Schoff Memorial PTA Scholarship
Senior Traineeship in Mental Retardation
Hannah Kent Schoff Memorial PTA Scholarship
Senior Traineeship in Mental Retardation
Senior Traineeship in Mental Retardation
Vlahakis Award in Chemistry
Senior Traineeship in Mental Retardation
Senior Traineeship in Mental Retardation
Delta Kappa Gamma Scholarship, Alpha Iota Chapter
Senior Traineeship in Mental Retardation
SGA L, V. Hendricks International Scholarship
SGA L. V. Hendricks International Scholarship

UNDERGRADUATE AWARDS
Jo Anne Baker
Noriaki Bunasawa
Charlise Butler
Wilfred V. Chikezie
Jane E. Double
Collins E. Ehigie
Kathleen A. Fahlen
Shiek D. Habib
Bonnie Johnson
Kathy J. Kozora
Otoniel D. V. Neto
Simon N. Oguekwe
Isaac Omo Osaghae
Alice M. Pifer
^W^da Robinson
James L. Schultz
Deanna Scully
Cynthia K. Shank
Richard Shields
Dale R. Shunk
Sharon L. Tau
Chan T. Yin

Hannah Kent Schoff Memorial PTA Scholarship
SGA L. V. Hendricks International Scholarship
Junior Traineeship in Mental Retardation
SGA L. V. Hendricks International Scholarship
Hannah Kent Schoff Memorial PTA Scholarship
SGA L. V. Hendricks International Scholarship
Hannah Kent Schoff Memorial PTA Scholarship
SGA L. V. Hendricks International Scholarship
Junior Traineeship in Mental Retardation
Hannah Kent Schoff Memorial PTA Scholarship
SGA L. V. Hendricks International Scholarship
SGA L. V. Hendricks International Scholarship
SGA L. V. Hendricks International Scholarship
Junior Traineeship in Mental Retardation
Junior Traineeship in Mental Retardation
Lois Caldwell North Memorial Scholarship
Junior Traineeship in Mental Retardation
Hannah Kent Schoff Memorial PTA Scholarship
Junior Traineeship in Mental Retardation
Lois Caldwell North Memorial Scholarship
Helen Sabin Reed Memorial Scholarship
SGA L. V. Hendricks International Scholarship

PROGRAM NOTES

CHARGE TO THE GRADUATES

DR. HARRIET LONG

MR. JOHN ALLEGRETTI

The College Marshal

Representative, Alumni Association

Dr. Harriet Long, a member of the Geography department, is serving as the College Marshal of the
December 1972 Commencement.
Joining the faculty in 1958, Dr. Long has served as director of the Liberal Arts program and head
of the Geography-Earth Sciences department. Currently, her interests are centered in teaching and traveling.
She has visited Northwestern and Southern Europe, the Soviet Union, the Caribbean and special areas of
the United States to remain current in her discipline.
She maintains a busy speaking schedule, lecturing on curriculum changes in Geographic Education on
all academic levels, as well as on Northwestern Europe and the Niagara River from Source to Mouth.
Among her professional memberships are the Association of American Geographers, the Society of
Women Geographers, the National Council for Geographic Education, Erie and Edinboro branches of the
Association of American University Women, the Interaction Committee, Common Cause, plus APSCUFPAHE. She has also served as a past vice president of the Faculty Association.
Her honorary memberships include Gamma Theta Upsilon, national honorary fraternity in Geography
and Delta Kappa Gamma, national Education society for women. Dr. Long is listed in Who’s Who of
AtneYican V^omen and W^ho’s W’ho in the South, and is author of A Geographers Role in Aerial Photo
Interpretation” in Professional Geographer and book reviews.
Dr. Long is also a member of the U.S. Naval Reserve Unit 4-13, Erie, Pa. with the rank of Lieutenant
Commander.
Dr. Long received the BS degree in Education from New \brk State Teachers College, Buffalo, New
York, and the MA and PhD degrees from Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts.

THE CEREMONIAL MACE
The Ceremonial Mace, a symbol of presidential authority, is carried at the head of the academic
procession by the College Marshal, Dr. Harriet Long. The Mace, a gift of the Alumni Association, was
designed and executed by Dr. Seymour Blinderman, formerly of the Art faculty, and Mr. Henry Katzwinkel.
The Mace was first used at the inauguration of President Chester T. McNerney.

Members of the Clergy, the Board of Trustees, Faculty, Ladies and Gentlemen, and to you—members
of the graduating class of December 23, 1972:
It is a privilege for me to speak to you this morning on behalf of the Alumni Association. I con­
gratulate each of you in becoming an active member of the Alumni Association of Edinboro State College.
Edinboro College has just presented your degree in a field of your specific endeavor. Edinboro College
in the past decade, like its sister institutions throughout this Commonwealth, has seen tremendous growth
in student enrollment, faculty growth and expansion of plant facilities. These statistics are a matter of
record. From this moment on your Alumni Association, your College and the faculty charges each of you
with a responsibility; and that responsibility is not shown in these statistics.
Y)ur achievements, as you go forth into the world, will reflect the purpose of your education here at
Edinboro. Tomorrow you face many of the same problems that have confronted previous graduates—a
nation that has not found a solution to world peace, a full employment picture for those who want to work
and more evident today than ever before, a better understanding of each other, regardless of one’s national
origin or color.
Each of you has worked diligently for that diploma that you are now holding in your hand. I ask you
not to forget the silent partners that helped you make this moment a reality—^your family, your teachers,
your advisers and your state, which provided the funds to make many of us graduates proud of the growth
here at Edinboro State College. Their hands are also sharing that diploma with you.
Y)urs, then, is the responsibility of justifying the value and expansion of our education system in the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Y)u have spent four years of your life here on this campus; Edinboro has
left its influences on you and you, in turn, have undoubtedly left many kinds of impressions on Edinboro.
This is the first time you have been together in one body as the graduating class of December 23, 1972.
Make it not your last gathering. Come and join your fellow alumni in May and Homecoming in the fall
of the year.
In conclusion, I extend to you best wishes for

The Mace, twenty-seven inches high, is topped by a sterling silver sphere studded by cone-shaped
rubies. The neck of the Mace is inlaid with rosewood, alternated with silver fleur-de-lis. Cultured pearls
mounted on cups encircle the top of the staff. Discs of silver interspersed with rosewood compose the
shaft which ends with tip-casted silver. Sunken cultured pearls encircle a rounded cone with textured silver

Good health

to end in a small globe.

A Merry Christmas!

A happy home life
The doing of work you will enjoy

AWARD RECIPIENT

AWARD RECIPIENT

MR. WESLEY G. REITZE
MRS. JANE F. CONAWAY

Board of Trustees, Edinboro State College

Board of Trustees, Edinboro State College
Dedication epitomizes Mr. Wfesley G. Reitze, who was appointed a member of the Board of Trustees,
March 6, 1961, by Governor George Leader. He has been reappointed by four subsequent Governors,
Receiving a Certificate of Merit today is Mrs. Jane F. Conaway, senior member of the Board of
Trustees, who has served Edinboro State College in this capacity since 1952. Entering into her second
decade of responsibility to the College, she has seen Edinboro grow from a small teacher’s school to
the large and diversified institution that it is today.

David Lawrence, William Scranton, Raymond Shafer and Milton Shapp. In recognition for his services
to Edinboro State College, he is today being honored by receiving a distinguished Certificate of Merit.
"The College is one of the most important entities we have in progress in Northwestern Pennsylvania,
and I am very proud to be a part of it,” Mr. Reitze stated.
Always concerned with development to provide adequate facilities for students, Mr. Reitze has been

Wife of the former mayor of Warren, Pa., Mrs. Conaway is a graduate of Randolph Macon Women’s

instrumental in working with the Master Plan, as well as helping to secure additional land for future use.

College with an AB in Sociology. She has also had several years’ experience with social work at Carnegie
Institute of Technology and has served for two years with the Southern Division of the American Red Cross.

Analogous to the physical aspects of the College, Mr. Reitze has been interested in a strong adminis­
trative staff. He was chairman of the Board when President Thomas R. Miller and Dr. Harry Earlley, his
successor, died seven weeks apart and the Trustees faced the task of selecting another president. 'The Board

Mrs. Conaway has also been a member of the Board of Warren General Hospital and has officiated in
several organizations including the Women’s Club of Warren and Children’s Aid and Family services.

named Dr. Clair Butterfield as interim president while they undertook the search for a particular man to
serve as leader to a fast-growing College which was beginning to serve as an outstanding educational center
in Northwestern Pennsylvania.

Her activities on the Board of Trustees include work with the off-campus centers of the College and

Mr. Reitze expressed his pride in the progress that is being made under the leadership of Dr. Chester

representation of the College women’s organizations. Mrs. Conaway also is a member of the Alumni Board.

T. McNerney and his deans in selecting the quality of faculty in their endeavors to move the College into
a multi-purpose institution now serving the area in many aspects.

During her long term of service on the Board, Mrs. Conaway recalls her involvement in the College’s
struggle for survival during the fifties. She was interested in the acquisition of land for the expansion of
the College and states that Edinboro is the only state college where there is no shortage of land on which
to build.

Now retired from the banking profession, Mr. Reitze still offers his experience and expertise in business
matters to members of the Board.
Still maintaining his interest in the banking profession, he is an officer and director of the North
West Pennsylvania Bank and Trust Company. He is also a director of the City Hosiptal, a member of the
Crawford County Planning Commission, the Air Pollution Committee of Northwestern Pennsylvania and

Mrs. Conaway is the mother of three children and enjoys golf and bridge in addition to her civic,
college and church services.

the Meadville Rotary Club. He is serving his third tcfrm as county commissioner of Crawford County.
Mr. and Mrs. Reitze reside in Uniontown and are members of the Methodist Church.

MEMORIAL FOUNDATION GIFTS

PROGRAM NOTES

Academic Vestments
The gown, the cap and the hood, representing the major components of the academic dress, are
a ceremonial inheritance from the medieval universities of the eleventh and twelfth centuries, where
dress was the outward sign of privilege and responsibility. The academic dress worn by those participating
in today’s academic processional symbolizes the level of their academic attainment and the institution
they attended.

"They received, each for his own memory, praise that grows not old, and with it the grandest of all
sepulchres, not that in which their mortal bones are laid, but a home in the minds of men, where their glory
remains fresh to stir to speech or action as the occasion comes by. For the whole earth is the sepulchre of
famous men; and their story is not graven only on stone over the native earth, but lives on far away, without
visible symbol, woven into the stuff of other men’s lives.”—^Thucydides

Jack Finegan, April 9,1969
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Finegan provide a $30 annual award to an outstanding male English student
who shows a tendency to write prose or poetry that is intended to make mankind aware of the needs of
his fellow-man and that places an emphasis on the desire to make the world a better place in which to live.
This award was established in memory of their son Jack Finegan, a former student at Edinboro State College.

Gown
Lois Caldwell North, Class of 1886
Although the gown is more frequently black, certain universities have authorized the use of colored
gowns. The Bachelor and Master gowns are fashioned from black serge. The yoke for the Bachelor gown
is designed to be worn closed and features long, flowing and pointed sleeves. The Master gown is designed
to be worn open or closed. Its sleeves are very long with square ends, and the front part has an arc
cut away. The arms protrude through a slit at the elbow. The gown for the Doctor degree is made of
wool, serge, or silk with an open front faced with wide velvet panels. The sleeves are loose and bell-shaped
with three bars of velvet in black or the color of the discipline in which the doctorate was obtained.

Hood
The most outstanding feature of the academic dress is the hood. It is usually worn only for the Master’s
and the Doctor’s degrees. 'The Doctor’s hood is longer than the Master’s hood and has distinguishing
panels. 'The College or the University granting the degree is indicated by the color or coloring of the hood
lining. 'The velvet trim of the hood indicates the field in which the degree was granted.

A 1100 annual scholarship has been endowed in memory of Mrs. Lois Caldwell North by her
daughter, Eleanor North of State College, Pa. The award is made each year to a student who plans to
enter the ministry upon completion of his or her education.

Helen Sabin Reed, October 18,1966
A $10,000 endowment was given to Edinboro State College in memory of Mrs. Helen Sabin Reed, a
member of the Education faculty since 1961. Because Mrs. Reed was a specialist in the reading field, the
yearly $500 scholarship will be awarded to an Elementary Education major. Mrs. Theo Sabin Meyer of Erie;
Mrs. Mildred Sabin "ihung, Los Angeles, California, sisters; and a brother Robert W. Sabin, Long Beach,
California, established the gift.

Vlahakis Award, January 15,1972
Each year a $250 scholarship award is made available to a student at Edinboro State College who is
majoring or planning to major in chemistry. The award has been established by Mrs. 'Thekla Vlahakis
of Pittsburgh in memory of her late husband, George K. Vlahakis, and two sons, Walter and William.

SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS
Cap
Delta Kappa Gamma Scholarships
'The standard cap is the mortarboard, usually the color of the gown. 'The tassel is black for the
Baccalaureate and Master degree and is worn over the left front quarter of the cap. The tassel for the
Doctor’s mortarboard is of gold thread. Undergraduates wear the tassel on the right side of the cap
until the moment the degree is conferred by the President.

'The Alpha Iota Chapter of the Delta Kappa Gamma professional sorority offers an annual award to
an outstanding female education major. Academic achievement, service to the College and financial need
are the criteria for selection of the recipient.

SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS

Hanna Kent Schoff Memorial PTA Scholarships
The Peniisylvania Congress of Parents and Teachers makes available each year two scholarships to
outstanding high school students who will attend Edinboro State College. These yearly scholarships are
continuous for four years, upon review of the scholarship committee. Awards are made on the basis of
CEEB test results, grades, class rank, personal attributes, co-curricular activities, desire to teach and a
personal interview.

The Bruce Manville Morrison Fund
The fund was established by the estate of the late Bruce Manville Morrison to provide financial sup­
port for Edinboro State College graduate students. Awards are made on a continuing basis to graduate
students who can document financial need. The Morrison Fund also has provisions for the acquisition of
rare books for the College Library.

FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM

Programs of financial assistance and the low cost of attending Edinboro State College have made
higher education a reality for most students possessing the desire and ability to achieve such a goal.
Nearly |5,500,000 in financial assistance will be received by students at Edinboro State College during
the 1972-73 academic year through the following programs:
College ^rk-Study Program —1252,000
Educational Opportunity Grants — $75,000
Institutional Student Employment — $600,000

SGA Luther V. Hendricks Memorial International Scholarship

Institutional Loans — $11,000

The Edinboro Student Government Association annually funds the L. V. Hendricks Award in order
to promote international understanding at the College. Fourteen scholarships are available during the cur­
rent academic year.

Institutional Scholarships — $7,100
National Defense Student Loans — $250,000

Traineeship in Mental Retardation
Graduate students, seniors and juniors of Edinboro State College are awarded traineeship grants from
the Federal Government. The awards are given for outstanding scholarship, campus citizenship and pro­
fessional promise in the field of teaching the Mentally Retarded.

Non-institutional Scholarships — $66,000
Nursing Loans — $4,100
Nursing Scholarships — $8,700

STUDENT EMERGENCY LOAN FUND
Pennsylvania Bureau of Rehabilitation Grants — $125,000
The Student Emergency Loan Fund has been established for undergraduate or graduate students who
are in immediate need of a small loan. Contributions have been made to this fund in memory of

Pennsylvania Higher Education — $2,900,000

Dr. Harry W. Earlley, Dean of Instruction, who was serving as acting
President of the College at the time of his death, March 25, 1966.

Assistance Agency Guaranty Loans

Corporal Gary Leslie Norman, a former student at Edinboro State College
killed in action in Vietnam, December 18, 1967.

Pennsylvania Higher Education — $1,100,000

Dr. L. W. VanLaningham who served the College as Director of Student
Teaching and Placement from 1949 until his death, December 2, 1967.

Assistance Agency Scholarships
Traineeships in Mental Retardation — $15,100

HISTORY

Edinbofo State College lies in little Conneautee \^ley in Nofthwestern
Pennsylvania amid rolling wooded country 18 miles from Erie, 25 miles from
Meadville and 125 miles from Pittsburgh. The rolling farm lands, the stately
small town atmosphere and Edinboro Lake all enhance its beauty during the
summer resort season and the picturesque winter months.
The town is easily accessible from the north and south by Route 19 and
Interstate 79 and from the east and west by National Highway 6.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Mr. Max P. Gabreski, President, Oil Gty

Mr. Grosvenor S. McKee, Meadville

Mrs. Donald E. Conaway, Warren

Mr. Louis Morocco, Farrell

Mrs. Gilbert H. Diehl, Greenville

Mr. ^sley G. Reitze, Meadville

Mr. Forest W. Hopkins, North East

Mr. Carl Welch, Vice President, Greenville

Dr. George H. Ledger, Union City

Mr. William P. Rose, Honorary Life Member

Professor Gregory D. Lessig, Faculty Representative to the Board of Trustees
Miss Deborah Dowling, Student Appointee to the Board of Trustees

Edinboro State College is the oldest Pennsylvania teacher training school
west of the Allegheny Mountains and the second oldest such school in the State.
Edinboro Academy was chartered in 1856 and became a State Normal School by
the Act of 1857.
Under the original charter the school was privately administered until 1861,
when the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania chartered it as a State Normal School.
The school was purchased by the Commonwealth in 1914.
In 1926 the State recognized Edinboro as a four-year college and granted
it the right to offer undergraduate degrees in elementary, secondary and art
education.

1973 CLASS OFFICERS
Thomas P. Bliss, President

Barbara Ann Fabrizi, Secretary

Deborah Dowling, Vice President

Susan \bunkins. Treasurer

COMMENCEMENT COMMITTEE
Dr. James MacCluskie
Dr. Donald C. Beckman
Dr. William P. Alexander

In 1957 the College was authorized to begin its graduate program of
teacher education which leads to the Master of Education degree in elementary
and secondary education with specialization in the areas of English, Science and
Social Studies. In 1964 the program was extended to include a Master of Edu­
cation degree in Guidance and Counseling.
Edinboro State Teachers College became Edinboro State College in I960.

Dr. Robert Cogan
Mr. Marvin Ellis
Mr. James B. Foulk
Mr. Vaughn E. Herbel
Mrs. Marjorie Koon
Dr. Chester T. McNerney
Mrs. Kay Ryall Miller

A Liberal Arts program leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree with concen­
tration in the Natural Sciences, Social Sciences and the Humanities was approved
in 1962.
A considerable number of undergraduate and graduate programs culmin­
ating in the bachelor’s and master’s degrees have been added to the curriculum.

Dr. Leo J. Roland

Chairman
Assistant Chairman
Chairman, Music/Drama Department
Chairman, Honors Convocation
Alumni Secretary
Field Services and Teacher Placement
Business Manager
Secretary to the President
President
Director, Public Relations and Publications
Assistant Vice President, Academic Affairs, Registrar

Mr. Vincent Trotta

Financial Aid Officer

Mr. Bob D. Wallace

Director, Television and Radio

Dr. Jack E. Williams

Dean, School of Graduate Studies

Dr. Robert J. Zanotti

Senior Gass Adviser

Thomas P. Bliss

President, Senior Class

ALMA MATER
Hail to Thee, our Alma Mater Glorious,
Fresh Wreaths we bring to bind Thy brow
Trials have past and Thou hast stood victorious
Never fairer never statelier than now,
O Edinboro, Edinboro
Ever praising Thee in song
While class speeds class as swift years pass
To Thee our hearts belong.