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October 2, 1997

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EDINBORO TO HONOR FACULTY AUTHORS WITH RECEPTION, BOOK SIGNING
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania will host a book signing reception for Dr. Janies
Drane and Dr. Mark lutcovich on Monday, October 13, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the University
Center Bookstore.
Drane is the Russell B. Roth Professor of Clinical Bioethics and professor emeritus at
Edinboro. He will be on hand to autograph copies of his new book. Caring to the End,
pubhshed by LAHEC. He will also sign copies of his other books. Clinical Bioethics and
Becoming a Good Doctor.
lutcovich, a professor of sociology at Edinboro, will sign An Immigrant’s Journey, an
autobiographical account of his survival under the Nazis and the communists in his native
Rumania. The book is published by Rivercross Publishing. His previous book. The Sociologist
as Consultant, will also be available.
For more information on the reception call the University bookstore at (814) 732-2456.
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Octobers, 1997

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DITCHDIGGER’S DAUGHTERS AUTHOR TO SPEAK AT EDINBORO UNIVERSITY
Dr. Yvonne Thornton, author of the best-selling The Ditchdigger’s Daughters, will be the
keynote speaker at the Third Annual Conference on Applied Communication, Saturday, October 25,
at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. She will speak at 12:30 p.m. in the University Center on
“Poverty to Prosperity in One Generation.”
Her book is the story of her ditchdigger father and the role he played in raising his six
daughters, all of whom succeeded as African-American women. The Ditchdigger’s Daughters
became a made-for-TV movie which first aired on the Family Channel in Febraary. It has since been
nominated as movie of the year for the 1997 Cable Ace Awards, which will be held on November 15.
Thornton has appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show, Today on NBC, and Good Morning
America. She is an outspoken advocate of women’s health issues and a spokesperson for the
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Her latest book. Woman to Woman, was
published this year by Dutton and is already in its fourth printing. Drawing upon her 25 years of
experience as a physician caring for women, Thornton writes with humor to educate men as well as
women about the needs of women.
The Edinboro conference will present several panel discussions on contemporary
communication-related issues among students, faculty, and leaders in business and government. This
year’s conference includes such topics as ethical issues in communication professions, the media as
gatekeeper in presidential campaigns, and men’s sex talk.
Thornton is the director of the Perinatal Diagnostic Testing Center at Morristown Memorial
Hospital in New Jersey. She is also a visiting associate physician at the Rockefeller University
Hospital and is an associate clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Columbia University
College of Physicians and Surgeons.
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She served as the senior perinatologist in the department of obstetrics and gynecology and an
associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the New York Hospital - Cornell Medical Center.
While at Cornell, she established and developed the program for a new prenatal diagnostic test known
at CVS. She was one of the original investigators whose CVS results were relied upon by the Food
and Drug Administration prior to its granting approval for the procedure in 1989.
Thornton was the first woman in the 165-year history of the International Platform
Association to win the prestigious Daniel Webster Oratorical Competition. She is also the first Black
woman in the United States to be board certified in high-risk obstetrics and to be accepted into the
New York Obstetrical Society. She has served as a Lieutenant Commander in the Navy at the
National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda.
An honors graduate from Monmouth College, Thornton earned her M.D. degree with honors
from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. She recently received her Executive
Master’s Degree (M.P.H.) in health pohcy and management from Columbia University.
She has been married for more than 20 years to ^ orthopedic surgeon. She is the mother of
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two children, one of whom is a student at Harvard University.
Thornton will autograph copies of her books from 10 to 11:15 a.m. and again from 1:45 to
2:45 p.m. at the University Center.
The deadline for registering for the conference is Monday, October 13. For further
information, contact Dr. Jean Jones at 732-2525, or the Institute for Research and Community
Services, Taylor House, 139 Meadville Street, Edinboro, PA 16444,732-2621, or (800) 526-0121.
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October 3, 1997

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TONY BUBA TO SCREEN STRUGGLES IN STEEL AT EDINBORO UNIVERSITY
Independent filmmaker Tony Buba, a 1971 graduate of Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, will return to his alma mater on Thursday, October 23, for a screening of his
most recent feature documentary Struggles in Steel. The 1996 film, which examines the lives of
black steel workers, will be shown at 8:30 p.m. in 119 Doucette Hall. Buba will also take part
in a seminar for students at 3:30 p.m. in G-9 Doucette Hall.
Struggles in Steel won the coveted Juror’s Citation Award at the 1997 Black Maria Film
Festival, and last year it received the juror’s award at Prize Pieces which is sponsored by the
National Black Programmers Consortium. It was shown at the Pan-Africa Film Festival at the
Magic Johnson Theaters in Los Angeles, and it is scheduled to air nationally on PBS sometime
in February.
Since 1974 Buba has been making films about the Monongahela River Valley. His works
have won more than 30 awards from film festivals around the country', and he has received
numerous grants for his work. Struggles in Steel was the result of a 1993 $107,000 ITVS
production grant - one of only nine such grants out of 2,000 applicants. His first feature film.
Lightning Over Braddock: A Rustbowl Fantasy, was voted the best film at the Birmingham
International Film Festival in England. It was also shown at the Toronto Film Festival, the
Sundance Film Festival, the Berlin Film Festival and many others. It was nominated as best first
feature film by Independent Feature Project West. He completed his first narrative feature film.
No Pets, in 1994.
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Buba has presented one-person shows at the Museum of Modem Art, the Whitney
Museum, Pacific Film Archives, Northwest Film Study Center, Sinking Creek, Athens, Figueira
da Foz in Portugal, and numerous other sites.
His feature film credits include work on George Romero’s Day of the Dead, Knight
Riders, Dawn of the Dead, and Martin. On National Public Radio he served as a narrator on All
Things Considered’s “Rustbelt Blues” and as a commentator. He is an adjunct faculty member
for Pittsburgh Filmmakers and has served as a visiting assistant professor at Ohio University
and the University of Southern Illinois.
Buba holds a master of fine arts degree from Ohio University and was honored by that
school with its Medal of Merit alumni award in 1993. Edinboro bestowed its Art Achievement
Award on Buba in 1991.
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October 6, 1997

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT:
Are you ready to return to college? Edinboro University is coming to you!!!
Edinboro University is reaching out to the Erie community offering educational
workshops geared toward non-traditional students. On Monday, October 13, Edinboro will host
a workshop featuring college survival tips and study habits at the University’s Porreco Center.
A College Information Night for Adults is set for Thursday, October 16, at the NPTI
office in the Bainbridge Technology Center, Meadville, at 6 p.m. Edinboro representatives will
provide information to ease the transition back to School.
For more information, contact the Office of Enrollment Management at 814-732-2100,
ext 233.
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MEDIA ADVISORY:
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania and the Erie Business Center (EBC) will sign an
articulation agreement on Monday, October 13, at 10:30 a.m. in Mary Porreco Hall at
Edinboro’s Porreco Extension Center.
Signing the agreement for Edinboro wUl be President Frank G. Pogue and Provost and
Vice President for Academic Affairs Robert C. Weber. Signing for EBC will be Chief
Administrator Tony Piccirillo and Academic Director Debbie Bisbee.
The agreement will make it easier for smdents of the EBC to continue their college
education at Edinboro. Students will be able to transfer up to 24 credits from EBC in 16
approved courses in accounting, economics, computer science, mathematics and other fields.
Media are invited to attend the event. For further information contact Tony Piccirillo at

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NEWS ADVISORY:
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania and Emerson-Gridley Elementary School wiU host
a kickoff of “The Walk to Freedom,” on Tuesday, October 7,4:30-5:30 p.m. in the EmersonGridley Library. The event will mark the public unveiling of Apple Computer’s $200,000 Apple
Education Grant to the two institutions.
The national grant is for a two-year program with two-thirds of the equipment going to
Emerson-Gridley Elementary School and one-third going to Edinboro University.
Representatives from the Erie Historical Society, St. James AME Church, and Blasco
Memorial Library, as well as educational leaders from Edinboro and Erie School District will
be in attendance. The Apple Grant team and Emerson-Gridley students will be on hand to
demonstrate the technology and explain the importance of the project to the community.
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October 6, 1997

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EDINBORO PROFESSOR NAMED TO WHO’S WHO
Nelson N. Smith, assistant professor of speech and communication studies at Edinboro
University of Pennsylvania, has earned inclusion in the first edition of Who’s Who in the Media
and Communications 1998-99. The book is a guide to nearly 18,000 of today’s most influential
people in the field of media and communications.
A native of Edinboro, Smith is coordinator of the bachelor’s degree program for the
speech and communication studies department. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Penn State
University in 1974 and a master’s degree in communication from Clarion University in 1985.
He is a doctoral candidate in the interdisciphnary Ph.D. program in mass communications at
Penn State.
A member of the Edinboro faculty since 1986, Smith began his career as production
coordinator for WITF-FM in Hershey, Pa., in 1974. He became a media distribution specialist at
Penn State in 1977 and a graduate assistant in communications at Clarion in 1983. He was
appointed to the speech communication faculty of West Virginia Wesleyan in 1985.
He serves as a member of Edinboro University’s President’s Cabinet and is a member of
the community advisory board for WQLN-TV/FM in Erie. He is also a member of the
Pennsylvania Society of Teaching Scholars, the National Communication Association, Kappa
Tau Alpha and Phi Kappa Phi.
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October 7, 1997

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NEW ASTRONOMY COALITION TO HOST STAR PARTY AT EDINBORO
Area astronomy buffs are invited to a “Star Party” on Saturday, November 1, at 7:30 p.m.
at the Edinboro University of Pennsylvania observatory in Cooper Hall. Several telescopes are
expected to be available for star watchers to gaze at Jupiter, Saturn, the Andromeda Galaxy and
the M15 cluster.
The public event is part of an effort by astronomers all over western Pennsylvania to form
an astronomy coalition composed of colleges, universities and amateur and professional
astronomers. The groups participating in the.coalition from this area are the Oil Region
Astronomical Society and Penn State Behrend as well as Edinboro. Prior to the star party an
organizational meeting will be held at 3 p.m. in 203 Cooper Hall.
Edinboro astronomy professor Dr. James C. LoPresto said the new coalition will have
several goals including educating the general public about astronomy and sharing astronomy
facilities. He said the group will also work to reduce the level of light pollution in the night skies
and plan field trips to such places as the Kitt Peak Observatory in Arizona.
LoPresto said coalition members will have their telescopes on the Cooper Hall deck next
to the observatory for the public to view the heavens, weather permitting. The University’s 16inch telescope will also be in use that evening. In the event of cloudy weather, LoPresto will
present a public lecture: “When Did Sunspot Minimum Occur?”
For more information, contact LoPresto at (814) 732-2469, or Pete Johnson of the Oil
Region Astronomical Society at (814) 676-5114 or (814) 437-2525.
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October 20, 1997

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EDINBORO UNIVERSITY, ERIE BUSINESS CENTER SIGN ARTICULATION PACT
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania and Erie Business Center (EBC) have signed an
articulation agreement that will make it easier for graduates of EBC to continue their education
toward a bachelor’s degree at Edinboro University. The agreement, signed by Edinboro
President Frank G. Pogue and EBC Chief Administrator Tony Piccirillo, will allow the transfer
of up to 24 credits in 16 courses.
Dr. An Sik Min, chairperson of Edinboro’s business and economics department, said
students will be able to use their EBC course credits toward any degree program at Edinboro business or non-business. “For students,” said Min, “it will eliminate any uncertainty regarding
course requirements.”
Most of the courses approved in the articulation agreement are general education
courses in such fields as math, psychology, English, writing, communications and computer
science.
Pogue hailed the agreement as a coming together of two very good institutions. He
welcomed Piccirillo and EBC Academic Director Debbie Bisbee into the Edinboro Family.
Piccirillo said the agreement is good for EBC because it gives its students an
opportunity to continue their education at a four-year college without leaving the area. “It will
greatly expand the horizons for our students by allowing them to pursue many more career
options,” said Piccirillo. “We are excited by this alliance forged with Edinboro and building on
our existing relationship. By joining together, we have said to our young people: ‘We want you
to have every opportunity to get the best education.’”
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EBC interviews some 800 prospective students each year and as part of that process
Piccirillo said his school is already promoting its connections to Edinboro.
EBC is one of the oldest and most progressive business schools in Pennsylvania at the
age of 114 and boasts a 97 percent job placement rate for its graduates. The agreement with
Edinboro University will make EBC even more attractive to prospective students. Edinboro
benefits by having closer access to EEC’s 150 yearly graduates.
The agreement was also signed by Bisbee and Dr. Robert C. Weber, Edinboro’s provost
and vice president for academic affairs.
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October 14, 1997

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WASTE MANAGEMENT OF NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA
SCHOLARSHIP AWARDED AT EDINBORO UNIVERSITY
Barbara Miller of Edinboro has been awarded the Waste Management of Northwestern
Pennsylvania Scholarship at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. Miller, a mother of four adult
children, is a senior majoring in environmental studies/geography in the geosciences
department. She is preparing for a career as an interpretive naturalist, preferably in a state park
setting.
The Waste Management scholarship was established to assist Edinboro University
students in the study of environmental studies/environmental science fields. Division President
Melanie Williams and Market Manager Mike Yelinek are proud to enable students to pursue
their education and become environmental leaders.
“We’re pleased to know this year’s scholarship recipient not only shares Waste
Management’s commitment toward the environment but also has taken a leadership role in
promoting environmental education.”
Miller grew up in a family fascinated with science. Her brother and several cousins
became doctors, and her father had a love of the outdoors and a knack for math. At the age of
80 (he’s now 86) he took a college course in calculus and aced it.
Miller shared her love of nature with her father. “While other children were watching
Saturday morning cartoons,” she explained, “I was outdoors looking under rocks and catching
bull frogs.”
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This past summer she worked at Daisy State Park in Arkansas where she gave radio
interviews and directed special events in addition to conducting three nature programs a day. At
Edinboro she is vice president of the local chapter of Alpha Chi, the national college honor
scholarship society. After graduating in 1998 she plans to either enter the Peace Corps or return
to the Arkansas park service.
Waste Management, Inc., is the worldwide leader in the provision of environmental
services.
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October 15,1997

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EDINBORO TO PRESENT BLUEGRASS GOSPEL
MUSICAL CO^BY SMOKE ON THE MOUNTAIN
The Arkansas Repertory Theatre brings its highly acclaimed Smoke on the Mountain to
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania on Tuesday, October 28, at 8 p.m. in Memorial Auditorium.
Set in a rural Baptist church in North Carolina in 1938, Smoke on the Mountain is a twoact family bluegrass gospel musical comedy. It tells the story of the Sanders family and their
return to the gospel-singing circuit after a five-year hiatus during the Depression. Between songs,
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each member of the Sanders family tells personal stories, and the Reverend Mervyn Oglethorpe,
who is trying to bring his congregation into the 20* century, gets a lot more than he bargained
for. With some 22 old-time gospel hymns played on numerous bluegrass instmments, this show
is a warm tribute to small-town American families and their natural faith.
Directing Smoke on the Mountain is Cliff Fannin Baker, producing artistic director and
founder of the Arkansas Repertory. “We have assembled a cast of superb actor-musicians,” said
Baker. “Each actor plays several instruments, and we hope to have a true bluegrass concert feel
in the performance.” Those instruments include guitar, banjo, mandolin, bass, harmonicas,
autoharp, ukulele, and numerous homemade percussion instruments. “I was instantly converted,”
said Clive Barnes of the New York Post.
Smoke on the Mountain has been praised by critics all over the world. Bill Morrison of
the Raleigh News & Observer (NC) said, “Smoke on the Mountain celebrates a lost age of
innocence - old-time religion in song and silliness. The Sanders are salt-of-the-earth - as
beautiful as their faith.”
Musical director will be Mike Craver, who, along with Mike Hardwick, did the original
musical arrangements for the premier production. Craver and the late Mr. Hardwick are best
known for their off-beat musical comedies Pump Boys and Dinettes, Oil City Symphony, and
recently, the off-Broadway hit. Radio Gals.
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Smoke on the Mountain is presented as part of Edinboro’s Concert and Lecture Series.
Tickets are free to Edinboro students, staff and faculty; $5 for others and $4 for students and
senior citizens. They will be available at the University Center, the music department and at the
door. For further information, contact Edinboro’s Office of Cultural Affairs by telephone or fax
at (814) 732-2518.
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Dennis Sanders leads the gospel singing Sanders family in the rousing bluegrass gospel song
“Life is Like a Mountain Railroad,” in the bluegrass musical comedy, Smoke on the Mountain,
which comes to Edinboro University of Pennsylvania on Tuesday, October 28, in Memorial
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October 17, 1997

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ACADEMY AWARD-WINNING ANIMATOR CHUCK JONES
TO BE HONORED AT EDINBORO UNIVERSITY
Academy Award-winning animation director, Chuck Jones, considered by many to be
the greatest living name in animation, will be honored at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
on October 30 and 31. Jones will present the first George H. Nicholas Scholarship at a
reception on Thursday, October 30, at 6 p.m. in the University Center. On Friday, October 31,
he will conduct a master class for Edinboro University’s animation majors and autograph copies
of his books at noon at the University Centej.
During a career spanning more than 60 years, Jones has created such characters as the
Road Runner, Wile E. Coyote, Pepe le Pew, Marvin Martian, Henery Hawk and many, many
more. Early in his career he also contributed to the development of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck
and Porky Pig. He has made more than 300 films, won three Oscars, and been nominated for
two others. In 1996 he received an Honorary Lifetime Membership from the Directors Guild of
America, a Smithsonian 150th Anniversary Medal of Achievement, and an honorary Oscar from
the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences “For the Creation of Classic Cartoons Which
Brought Worldwide Joy for More Than Half a Cenmry.”
Bom in Spokane, Washington, in 1912, Jones was educated at California’s prestigious
Chouinard Art Institute. His career began at the Ub Iwerks studio as a cel washer, painter and
inker. He also worked for Walter Lantz, the creator of Woody Woodpecker, and Charles Mintz.
In 1933 he joined a team of animators at Leon Schlesinger’s studio which later was sold to
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1938, at the age of 25, he directed his first animated film. The Night Watchman. At age 26 he
began directing for the studio.
His first prominent character, Pepe le Pew, was created in 1947 with a Mel Blanc voice
inspired by Charles Boyer. Jones won his first Oscar two years later for Pepe le Pew’s film For
Scent-imental Reasons.
During his years at Warner Bros., Jones also created Inki and the Mynah Bird, Sniffles
the Mouse, Hubie and Bertie, Sam Sheepdog, Ralph Wolf, Crawford, Hugo the Abdominable
Snowman, Gossamer, Marc Anthony, and Junyer Bear. Each of his characters possesses an
element of Jones’ own personality. Wile E. Coyote represents his inability to deal with certain
things in the physical world, particularly tools; Pepe le Pew is his dream vision of himself;
Bugs is the inoffensive guy who, when roused, is as unbeatable as Groucho Marx; and Daffy is
the complete survivalist.
‘The Road Runner” series began in 1949 as a satire on chase films and featured Wile E.
Coyote, the luckless predator who courts failure whether he is raising an umbrella for protection
from an incoming boulder or falling victim to a myriad of Acme products. Cinematic in scope,
the Road Runner series is also renowned for its brilliant timing and comic gags.
'"While his cartoons are noted for their speed, timing and dynamic verve, the characters
never bleed, never die, and are never permanently injured; they are resilient. They move
according to the rules of anatomy but behave beyond the boundaries of psychology. Jones has
lampooned everything from mystery and western movies to grand opera. The 1941 satire The
Dover Boys is considered a milestone of his work. His films have influenced some of the most
important recent directors including Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and Ron Howard.
With the exception of four months with the Walt Disney Studio in the mid-fifties, Jones
remained at Warner Bros, until the cartoon studio shut down in the early 1960s. He joined
MGM to work on Tom and Jerry and won an Academy Award for a short called The Dot and
the Line. While there he animated Walt Kelly’s Pogo and worked with Ray Bradbury on several
projects.
For a year he was a vice president at ABC and developed Curiosity Shop, a Saturday
morning series.
He later set up Chuck Jones Enterprises to produce television specials including A
Cricket in Times Square, A Very Merry Cricket, and Yankee Doodle Cricket. He wrote and
directed the feature film The Phantom Tollbooth, and in the mid seventies produced three films
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based on the work of Rudyard Kipling - The White Seal, Riki Tiki Tavi and Mowgli’s Brothers.
He also worked as a producer and director with his close friend, Theodore Geisel, otherwise
known as Dr. Seuss. In 1966, while heading up the animation division at MGM Studios, Jones
directed one of the most memorable holiday television specials ever produced - Dr. Seuss’How
the Grinch Stole Christmas. First aired on Sunday, December 18,1966, the half-hour special
was met with glowing reviews from newspapers across the country and has since become one of
the most beloved holiday programs on television. He also created the TV version of Seuss’
Horton Hears a Who.
In 1979 he directed The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie, a feature-length retrospective
based on a screenplay he wrote with Mike Maltese. He created and executed the animation
sequence for the Peter Hyams/Morgan Creek feature-length film Stay Tuned. He also did the
animation for the Robin Williams movie Mrs. Doub^re.
On December 4, 1992, What’s Opera, Doc? became the first-ever animated film to be
inducted into the National Film Registry - an honor bestowed on only 100 films to date - for
being “among the most culturally, historically or aesthetically significant films of our time.”
In 1993, Jones and his daughter Linda established Chuck Jones Film Productions, an
animation production company designed to replicate the format of Jones’ Warner Bros,
animation unit of the 40s and 50s when so many of his most memorable Looney Tunes cartoons
were created.
“The whole purpose behind starting Chuck Jones Film Productions,” explained Jones,
“was really to eliminate the need for me. I hope to pass along the legacy that we created in the
animation units at Warner Bros, during the 40s and 50s so that the true art of animation won’t
get lost in the age of computers but will be carried on by these talented young animators.”
In addition to his films, Jones has authored six children’s books including William, the
Backwards Skunk. His autobiography. Chuck Amuck, is an extravagantly illustrated memoir of
his life and work. The 1996 sequel to Chuck Amuck is Chuck Reducks, Drawing from the Fun
Side of Life, a textbook on animation technique. The book’s foreword was written by Robin
Williams.
Jones has received lifetime achievement awards from the Zagreb International Film
Festival, the Houston International Film Festival, and the Chicago Film Festival. He has won
the Golden Plate Award from the American Academy of Achievement, the Career Achievement
Award from the L.A. Critics, and he has been selected five times for the Best Animation Award
from the National Society of Cartoonists.
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Today, at the age of 85, Jones lives in California with his wife, Marion. He has a multi­
year contract with Warner Bros. Studios through his production company.
Noted animation historian and author Jim Korkis wrote on Jones’ career for the World
Animation Celebration: “His decades of animated accomplishments have inspirited generations
and will continue to influence the art form well into the 21st century. At an age where many
classic animators are resting on laurels much less impressive than his. Chuck Jones is still
actively involved in countless projects utilizing his unique perspective and talents.
“Looking rather like a disreputable English professor with a mischievous pixie sparkle
in his eyes, Jones continues to inspire, delight and challenge those who love animation. Like
Merlin the Magician, he appears not to age but to look younger with each year. He is an
authentic animation treasure.”
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October 17, 1997

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EDINBORO TO AWARD GEORGE H. NICHOLAS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
When three-time Academy Award-winning animation director Chuck Jones is honored
this month at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, he will present the first George H. Nicholas
Memorial Scholarship at a reception on Thursday, October 30.
Nicholas, who lived in Edinboro from 1992 until his death in 1996, worked for Jones as
an animator on such films as The White Seal and Riki Tiki Tavi during the late 1960s and mid
70s. Perhaps his most noteworthy production while working with Jones was A Christmas Carol.
Nicholas and a crew of animators went to London for the project which won an Academy
Award.
Bom in Vermilion, Ohio, in 1910, Nicholas grew up in a family of seven on the shores
of Lake Erie. The family moved to Los Angeles in 1920, and he studied art at Fairfax High
School. He painted whenever he could and took classes from animators Leonard Kester and
Will Foster as well as private lessons.
Nicholas’ 50-year career as a character animator included 22 years with Walt Disney
where he received credit for his work on Cinderella, Lady and the Tramp, One Hundred and
One Dalmatians, and Sleeping Beauty as well as many Pluto, Donald Duck and Goofy shorts.
At Hanna Barbera he contributed to Yogi Bear, the Flintstones and Huckleberry Hound.
He got his job at Disney almost by accident. While talking to his tailor about his work,
the tailor said that Disney bought his clothes there and mentioned he was looking for people
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who could draw. In September of 1932 he applied and was hired the next day. From 1934 to
1939 he worked at Walter Lantz productions animating Andy Panda and Woody Woodpecker.
He returned to Disney in 1940 and stayed until 1958 working on such characters as Pluto and
the ostriches in Fantasia.
In addition to animation, Nicholas also enjoyed woodcarving, sketching and painting especially landscapes - and even designing Christmas cards. Following retirement and the death
of his wife Dot, Nicholas came to Edinboro to live with his daughter Donna, an art professor at
Edinboro. He passed away on November 23, 1996.
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October 20,1997

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NATIONAL GRAPHIC DESIGN EXHIBIT TO APPEAR AT EDINBORO
“Word as Image,” a national touring exhibition of eontemporary graphic design, will visit
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania’s Bruce Gallery, October 28 - November 22. Edinboro is
the only gallery in the mid-Atlantic region scheduled to host this exhibition, whieh will conclude
its tour at the national conference of the American Institute of Graphic Arts.
The works of 20 award-winning designers with international reputations including
Andrew Blauvelt, Anne Burdick, Edward Fella, Warren Lehrer, Paul Sahre, Nancy Skolos, Tom
Wedell and Lucille Tenazas make up “Word as Image.” Although the designers are individually
known for their own unique, personal and individual approach to their work, they all share a
common characteristic: the tendency to challenge prevailing notions about the nature of graphic
design, and, in some cases, cross the traditional boundary that has separated graphic design from
fine art.
The conviction that intelligent statements will always be valued for their resonance is
shown in the work of the exhibition’s designers. Their works remind us that those gifted with
sight are all visually literate, capable of seeing pages “speak” - whether in simple pun or kinetic
mixtures of metaphor. The dynamic visual vocabulary represented in the exhibition opens a
dialogue between design, art and conununication. How does an author speak to an audience? Are
words meant to be read or to be seen? To convey objective meaning or express emotional states?
These questions reverberate through the work presented here.
As part of the “Word as Image” exhibit, two other artists will display works dealing with
conununication. Sculptor Gil Scullion’s works combines found objeets, elementary school
textbooks and desks with text. He will lecture about his work at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, October 28
in 127 Doueette Hall.
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Artist Mary Carothers is known for creating paradoxical images on street signs. Her work
involves not only production of the signs but also the documentation of interaction with the signs
that have been erected in public places. Carothers visited Edinboro in September to work with
students on a street sign project. Those signs and Carothers’ signs will be installed around the
campus.
The exhibition will begin Wednesday, October 29 at 6 p.m. with a lecture by exhibition
curator Michael Schmidt, a graphic design professor of the University of Memphis. The opening
reception will follow in Bruce Gallery at 7 p.m.
Edinboro’s graphic design faculty will present a workshop for teachers in conjunction
with the exhibition. “Teaching an Understanding of Contemporary Design” is scheduled for
Saturday, November 8. Contact the continuing education office at (814) 732-2672 for more
information about the workshop.
Bruce Gallery hours are 2-5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and Wednesday evenings
7-9 p.m. For further information on the exhibition call (814) 732-2513 or 2406.
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October 22, 1997

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

FORT LEBOEUF MUSEUM ANNOUNCES SCHEDULE
The Fort LeBoeuf Museum in Waterford is now open weekends through December 7.
Museum hours are noon to 6 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. The Museum will be closed
November 1, November 22 and Thanksgiving weekend.
The Museum is operated by Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. In addition to the
public hours, group tours may be arranged during the week by eontacting the University’s
department of sociology, anthropology and social work at (814) 732-2573. Admission is free.
The Museum is named for three different forts built on the site in the last half of the 18*
century. The French fort. Fort de la Riviere aux Boeufs, was built in 1753. The British fort,
LeBoeuf, was built in 1760, and American settlers built a blockhouse there in 1796.
A free brochure “How to Arrange a Tour of the Fort LeBoeuf Museum” is available at the
museum.
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October 24,1997

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FLUTIST PAULA ROBISON, BUDAPEST STRINGS, TO PERFORM AT EDINBORO
Intemationally-acclaimed flutist Paula Robison will perform with one of Europe’s
foremost ensembles, the Budapest Strings, at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania on Tuesday,
November 4, at 8 p.m. in Memorial Auditorium.
The Budapest Strings began its career as a septet formed by seniors at the Franz Liszt
Music Academy in Budapest. From this it developed into a 16-member string ensemble playing
the established repertoire with a particular emphasis on the works of their countrymen, notably
Weiner and Bartok. In 1982 the Budapest Strings won the International Chamber Orchestra
Competition in Belgrade. The members of the ensemble continue to play chamber music with
one another and are much involved in teaching young players.
The Times of London said, “The Budapest Strings produce a keen, invigorating sound,
well-balanced and disciphned, capable of adapting to a varied repertoire.”
Leader and solo viohnist is Bela Banfalvi, a professor at the Franz Liszt Music Academy
in Budapest. He has also been a leader of the Hungarian State Symphony Orchestra and a
member of the Bartok Quartet.
Robison is known to milhons from her television appearances on CBS Sunday Morning,
Live from Lincoln Center and Christmas at the Kennedy Center. She was a founding member of
Lincoln Center and was for ten years co-director of chamber music at both the Italian and
American Spoleto Festivals.
Robison began playing the flute at age eleven, and at nineteen she began studying with
Juhus Baker at the Julliard School in New York. The following year she was invited by Leonard
Bernstein to be guest soloist with the New York Philharmonic. She then studied with Marcel
Moyse and became the first American to win first prize at the Geneva International Competition.
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Her performances have included tours of the Far East and Australia, a performance with
Claudio Scimone and I Sohsti Veneti at Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall, guest appearances at
New York’s “Mostly Mozart” and the Seattle International Music Festivals, recitals in London
and Washington, acclaimed performances of Bernstein’s Halil with Michael Tilson-Thomas and
the London Symphony both in London and Vienna.
Critics have hailed her ability; the Boston Globe reported, “One meets remarkable human
accomplishments every day, but Miss Robison showed me things I hadn’t known the machine
could do - the breadth of tone she summoned, the sweetness of the even, fleet, soft playing.” And
the New York Times said, “Music bursts from her as naturally as leaves from trees.”
Robison and the Budapest Strings are presented as part of Edinboro’s Concert and
Lecture Series. Tickets are free to Edinboro students, staff and faculty; $5 for others and $4 for
students and senior citizens. They will be available at the University Center, the department of
music and at the door. For further information, contact Edinboro’s Office of Cultural Affairs by
telephone or fax at (814) 732-2518.
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October 24, 1997

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COMMONWEALTH SPEAKER TO TALK ON
THE NATIVE PEOPLES OF PENNSYLVANIA
The interaction of the Native Peoples of Pennsylvania will be the topic of a special
presentation at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania on Friday, November 7, at 4:00 p.m. in
Reeder Hall. Dr. Marshall Becker, a Commonwealth Speaker of the Pennsylvania Humanities
Council will speak on “Lenape Interactions with the Susquehannock,” the interactions of
Delaware Valley Native Peoples with one another.
Dr. Becker’s appearance at Edinboro is sponsored by the Pennsylvania Humanities
Council (PHC) through a grant provided by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum
Commission. The PHC is a private, non-profit organization serving as the Commonwealth’s
affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities which supports and conducts programs
for adults who seek lifelong learning in history, philosophy, literature and related subjects.
The program is free and open to the pubhc. For additional information, contact Eric
Meisberger at 814-732-4012.
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October 27, 1997

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COMMONWEALTH SPEAKER TO TALK ON
THE “CULTURAL ROOTS OF ROCK ‘N’ ROLL”
Rock ‘n’ roll will be the topic of a special presentation at Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania on Monday, November 10, at 8:00 p.m. in Reeder Hall. Dr. Jerry Zolten, a
Commonwealth Speaker of the Pennsylvania Humanities Council will discuss the culmral roots
of rock ‘n’ roU.
Dr. Zolten’s appearance at Edinboro is sponsored by the Pennsylvania Humanities
Council (PHC), a private, non-profit organization which represents Pennsylvania in the FederalState Partnership of the National Endowment for the Humanities. The PHC supports and
conducts programs for adults who seek lifelong learning in history, philosophy, literature and
related subjects.
The program is free and open to the pubhc. For additional information contact Eric
Meisberger at 814-732-4012.
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October 27, 1997

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EDINBORO PROGRAM RECEIVES INDEPENDENT LIVING AWARD
Erie Independence House (EIH) presented its Advocate of Independent Living award to
the Assistive Technology Center (ATC) of Edinboro University of Pennsylvania at the EIH’s
annual luncheon held October 21 in Erie. On hand to receive the award were professor John
Boylan, who heads the ATC, and members of the ATC rehabilitation team: Sharon Conklin, Iva
Norton-Gatts and Jim Whiteman.
The award was given by EIH’s board of directors to Edinboro for promoting
independence in all areas of life skills among persons with disabilities.
The ATC provides communication assistance for people with severe communication
disorders. Boylan said the Center’s services include evaluations, fitting of assistive speaking,
mobility, transportation and environmental control devices, and training in their use. The ATC
provides those services at the Center, in the homes of clients and at their workplaces.
In just two years of operation, the Center has grown rapidly. During its first six months,
the Center had only a dozen clients. But with the hiring of grants coordinator Conklin in April,
1996, and the creation of a team to provide rehabilitation and counseling, the Center has served
130 clients in 24 months.
Boylan and the Center were nominated for the award by Grace Egan, administrator for
community systems development of the Special Kids Network. “John Boylan deserves
recognition for the dedication and humanitarianism he has shown in his work with individuals
with disabilities,” said Egan. “He is a leading regional figure who advocates for individuals in
need of assistive technology. Over the years (he) has worked diligently toward promoting quality
assistive technology and augmentative and alternative communication for individuals with
significant physical and speech challenges.”
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In addition to serving those with needs, the Center also provides experience for graduate
students in Edinboro’s speech-language pathology program. The program is funded by a grant
from the Pennsylvania Office of Vocational Rehabilitation and collaborates with the Northwest
Tri-County Intermediate Unit.
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October 28,1997

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EDINBORO GRAPHIC DESIGN STUDENTS TO HOST PORTFOLIO REVIEW
The public is invited to attend the Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Graphic Design
Show and eighth annual Senior Portfolio Review on Thursday, November 6, at 6:30 p.m. in 118
Doucette Hall. The event coincides with the Word as Image exhibition, October 29 - November 22
at Edinboro’s Bruce Gallery.
Graphic design professor pianne Crandall said the students welcome input from the public
on their work. “It’s a good opportunity to see many of our seniors’ portfolios in a short period of
time,” said Crandall.
Senior graphic design students will display their portfolios of posters, logos, corporate
identities, publication design, package design, ad campaigns, and more.
The Word as Image show consists of the work of 20 award-winning contemporary graphic
designers with international reputations whose work challenges prevailing ideas about the nature of
graphic design.
For further information contact Crandall and the graphic design faculty at (814) 732-2675.
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October 28,1997

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EDINBORO STUDENTS RECEIVE PITTSBURGH FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS
The Pittsburgh Foundation has awarded scholarships to two students at Edinboro
University of Pennsylvania - Kimberly Brown of Ingram and Jocelyn Schoffstall of Moon
Township.
Brown received the Karen Dickson Memorial Scholarship. Established in 1995, the
$1,000 grant is awarded to a senior at Moon Area High School who demonstrates academic
excellence and plans to pursue a degree in the field of nursing. Brown graduated from Moon
Area High School and is now a freshman in the nursing program at Edinboro.
Schoffstall received the George and Dorothy Knedler Scholarship, which awards $1,000
annually over a four-year period to children of Mellon Bank, N.A. employees. Schoffstall is a
graduate of Montour High School and is currently majoring in psychology. Her mother, Leslie
Schoffstall, is a student loan representative for Mellon Bank.
Brown and Schoffstall are the latest Edinboro University students to receive scholarships
from the Pittsburgh Foundation which have totaled $25,378 from various donors since 1977.
Established in 1945, the Pittsburgh Foundation is the 9^'' largest community foundation in the
nation with assets of almost $400 million from 526 individual funds.
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October 29, 1997

NEWS ADVISORY:
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania and the Fairview School District will sign an
articulation agreement on Thursday, November 6, at 1 p.m. at Fairview High School.
Signing the agreement for Edinboro will be President Frank G. Pogue and Provost and
Vice President for Academic Affairs Robert C. Weber. Signing for Fairview will be
Superintendent Dr. Douglas Allen and Assistant Superintendent Gregory Baran.
The agreement will allow Fairview students who enroll at Edinboro within two years of
graduation to transfer honors level and advanced level courses in English, mathematics and
history. The transferred courses would apply toward credit for Edinboro courses in college
writing skills, precalculus, and world civilizations..
Media are invited to attend the event. For further information contact Todd Jay at
732-5555, ext. 233; or the Edinboro public relations office, 732-2745.
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October 29,1997

NEWS ADVISORY:
Academy award-winning animator Chuck Jones will be available to meet with the media
at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania on Thursday, October 30 at 5:45 p.m. in the University
Center. A reception will be held for Jones from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Center where he will present
the first George H. Nieholas Memorial Scholarship. Jones will also conduct a master class for
Edinboro’s animation students on Friday morning, October 31, and will autograph copies of his
books at the University Center at noon.
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October 30, 1997

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EDINBORO GRADUATE TO RECEIVE PRESIDENTIAL AWARD
Dr. Lori Freitag, a graduate of General McLane High School and Edinboro University of
Pennsylvania, will receive a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers at a
ceremony at the White House on Monday, November 3. Her father. Dr. Richard Freitag is on
the faculty of Edinboro’s department of math and computer science.
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Lori Freitag is a computer scientist at the Argonne National Laboratory near Chicago.
She is one of 60 young scientists who will receive the award at the White House ceremony.
After graduating from Edinboro in 1988, Freitag studied at the University of Virginia
under Dr. James Ortega who is noted for his research in numerical analysis. She earned a
master’s degree in applied math and a Ph.D. in applied math with a concentration in scientific
computing.
Much of Freitag’s research revolves around developing techniques that allow scientists
and engineers to replace costly methods such as wind tunnels for aircraft design with cheaper
computer models. Using what’s known as computational fluid dynamics, Freitag is able to
model physical problems such as air flow over an airplane’s wings or flue gas flows in
industrial boilers using supercomputer technology. The results of these computer simulations
are visualized using realistic, three-dimensional virtual reality environments that allow scientists
to see what happens when they make changes in their designs or models.
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October 31,1997

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AREA SCHOOLS TO PARTICffATE IN EDINBORO’S LANGUAGE ARTS FESTIVAL
Hundreds of elementary students from area schools are expected to take part in the fourth
annual Language Arts Festival at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania on Wednesday, November 5.
The day will be split into two “field trip” sessions: 10-11:30 a.m. and 12:15-1:45 p.m. at Edinboro’s
University Center.
.-,The event for students and teachers in grades K-6 will include more than 150 activity
stations featuring interactive mini-activities and games highlighting reading, language,
mathematics/literature and literature. Some of the activities will be storytelling, retellings, literature
and math, big books, spotlight on authors, language, visual arts and many more.
The activity stations will be staffed by more than 350 Edinboro preservice teachers. Area
schools participating in this year’s festival are Northwestern Elementary School, Edinboro
Elementary School, Springfield Elementary School, Mount Calvary School, Sacred Heart School,
Edison Elementary School, Miller Research and Learning Center, and St. Gregory School.
Coordinating the festival from Edinboro’s elementary education department are Dr. Gloria
Gerbracht, Dr. Mary Jo Melvin, Dr. Barbara Rahal and Dr. Maureen Walcavich. Other elementary
education faculty participating are Ruthanne Atkinson, Dr. Mary Jo Campbell, Dr. Kathleen Daily,
and Dr. Denise Finazzo.
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October 28, 1997

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LOCAL STUDENT RECEIVES SCHOLARSfflP
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has announced that Melissa Kocias, 112 Waterford
St #2, Edinboro, was recently named the recipient of the Ryan Graham Memorial Scholarship.
This scholarship is named in honor of Mr. Ryan David Graham, a junior elementary
education major who was an honor student, loved life, enjoyed various sports and had a deep
faith. He was an active member of Alpha Phi Omega and wanted to be a positive influence on
children and their education. His family has funded this memorial scholarship.
Melissa is the daughter of R. Dale Kocias and Anne Marie Kocias. She is a graduate of
Strongville High School, and a speech/hearing disorders major.
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October 28, 1997

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LOCAL STUDENT RECEIVES SCHOLARSHIP
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has announced that Jennifer Link, 1754 Timber Dr.,
Cambridge Springs, was recently named the recipient of a Frank Hawthorne Math Scholarship.
The scholarship fund provides three annual awards to students majoring in mathematics
who have a minimum earned QPA of 3.40. The fund has been established by Frank Hawthorne,
class of 1936. Financial need is not a factor.
Jennifer is the daughter of Dr. Richard Link and Paulette Link. She is a secondary
education/mathematics major and a graduate of General McLane High School.
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October 28, 1997

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LOCAL STUDENT RECEIVES SCHOLARSfflP
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has announced that Nick Kocuba, 219 Logan Rd.,
Imperial, was recently named the recipient of the Frank Hawthorne Freshman Math Scholarship.
This award is offered annually to an entering freshman who plans to major in math and
computer science. Candidates must have 550 SAT score in math. High school class rank, grade
average, and the high school program are also considered. Financial need is not a factor. This
award is funded by a gift from Mr. Frank Hawthorne (class of 1936) to the Edinboro University
Alumni Association.
Nick is the son of Nick Kocuba and Virginia Kocuba. He is a graduate of West
Allegheny Senior High School, and a secondary math education major at Edinboro.
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October 28, 1997

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LOCAL STUDENT RECEIVES SCHOLARSHIP
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has announced that Brenda Gastecki, 11050 W.
Pleasant St., Corry, was recently named the recipient of a Dr. Richard A. Forcucci Scholarship.
This scholarship is awarded to an Edinboro University graduate student studying in the
field of speech-language pathology with 20 earned graduate credits. The scholarship was
established by Mr. Hal Russell Blount (Class of 1976 and 1981) in appreciation for the support
he received from Dr. Richard A. Forcucci, a faculty member in the speech and communication
studies department. The annual funds for this scholarship are provided by Hal Blount.
Brenda is the daughter of Daniel and Shirley Richards. She is a graduate of Corry Area
High School, and is a speech-language pathology major.
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October 28, 1997

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LOCAL STUDENT RECEIVES SCHOLARSHIP
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has announced that Jennifer Ann Hunt, 927 West
34th St., Erie, was recently named the recipient of an Esther Alice Estock Memorial Music
Scholarship.
This scholarship is given to an upper-class music major who demonstrated outstanding
music aptitude and who possesses the potential for superior performance in the classical music
field. Once awarded, it may be continued into the student’s junior and senior years if QPA and
performance standards are judged superior to those of other candidates. This scholarship is
funded by interest drawn from a gift made in memory of Esther A. Estock, class of 1943, by her
sister, Aime Elaine Estock, also an alunmus. Financial need is a factor.
Jennifer is the daughter of Rodney R. Hunt and Kathy A. Hunt. She is a graduate of Erie
Central High School, and is a music education major.
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October 28, 1997

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LOCAL STUDENT RECEIVES SCHOLARSHIP
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has announeed that Jolene Kirik, 15705 Rt. 8,
Union City, was recently named the recipient of a Dean’s Scholarship/School of Liberal Arts.
This annual scholarship is awarded to a student in the School of Liberal v\rts who is
entering the senior year and has attained a quality point average of a 3.50 or better. It is funded
through Edinboro University’s Alumni Association to assist outstanding students financially and
recognize their academic excellence.
Jolene is the daughter of Ms. Betty Lou Kirik. She is a graduate of Union City Area
High School, and is a history major.
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October 28,1997

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LOCAL STUDENT RECEIVES SCHOLARSHIP
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has announced that Tanya Bertig, 4755 Greenley
Rd., McKean, was recently named the recipient of the Lakeside Commons Scholastic
Achievement Award.
This award is made available to an entering freshman who graduated from General
McLane High School with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better (B average) in a college
preparatory curriculum. The individual must also have a minimum SAT score of 900 and
demonstrate financial need. Funds for this award were made available by an organization
associated with Lakeside Commons.
Tanya is the daughter of Alfons and Gudrun Bertig. She is a General Education major at
Edinboro.
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LOCAL STUDENT RECEIVES SCHOLARSHIP
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has announced that Melissa Kocias, 8497
Groveside Dr., Strongsville, OH, was recently named the recipient of a Dr. Frank Johnson
Scholarship.
This scholarship is awarded to a full-time speech and hearing major who has earned 64
credits with a minimum Q.P.A. of 3.00. Financial need is also a factor.
Melissa is the daughter of R. Dale and Anne Marie Kocias. She is a graduate of
Strongville High School, and a speech and hearing disorders major.
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LOCAL STUDENT RECEIVES SCHOLARSfflP
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has announced that Michael Tuite, 210 Wyndmere
Dr., Cranberry Twp., was recently named the recipient of an Alumni Pre-Law Scholarship.
The Alumni Association of Edinboro University has made this annual scholarship
available to an upperclass student who has exhibited outstanding academic achievement and
who has declared his/her intention of attending law school upon completion of studies at
Edinboro.
Michael is the son of Debra Tuite. He is a graduate of North Catholic High School, and
an political science major at Edinboro.
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October 28, 1997

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LOCAL STUDENT RECEIVES SCHOLARSHIP
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has announced that Ryan Kelly, 4025 62nd Ave.,
Vero Beach, Florida, was recently named the recipient of a Wilbur and Mabel Cassidy Billings
Mathematics Education Scholarship.
The scholarship provides an award to an incoming freshman who has shown outstanding
high school academic achievement and who has been accepted for enrollment in the
mathematics education program. This scholarship is in honor of C. Wilbur and Mabel Cassidy
Billings. Financial need may be a factor.
Ryan is the son of Clifford Kelly and Nancy Kelly. He is a graduate of Vero Beach High
School and a secondary math education major at Edinboro.
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LOCAL STUDENT RECEIVES SCHOLARSfflP
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has announced that Lisa Marie Pearson, 664
Silliman Ave., Lawrence Park, was recently named the recipient of a CristeaAVarthman
Scholarship.
This scholarship is offered annually to a senior elementary education major who has a
concentration in early childhood education and/or reading. In addition, recipients must have a
3.00 cumulative quality point average with a 3.50 average in education courses and must have
graduated from a Pennsylvania high school. Funds for this award have been made available by
Dr. Irene Cristea Warthman (class of 1951) and her husband Dr. John B. Warthman (class of
1957).
Lisa Marie is the wife of John M. Pearson, and the mother of Jarryd and Brittany
Pearson. She is an elementary/early childhood education major and a graduate of Harbor Creek
High School.
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LOCAL STUDENT RECEIVES SCHOLARSHIP
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has announced that Andrew Nease, 635 Stamford
Dr., Greensburg, was recently named the recipient of a Frank LaBounty Alumni Scholarship.
This scholarship is awarded annually to an English literature or English/writing major
who has 32 earned semester hours with a minimum 3.20 QPA. It is renewable for two years if
the recipient maintains a minimum 3.20 QPA. Financial need is a factor.
This award honors Mr. Frank LaBounty who taught English and history at Edinboro
University before World War I and returned to teach from 1930 through 1946. He was appointed
as a trustee of Edinboro University in 1939 and served in that position for one year. Funds for
this scholarship have been made available through Mr. Keith Skelton and alumni.
Andrew is an English/writing major and a graduate of Hempfield Area High School. He
is the son of Michael Nease and Chris Nease.
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LOCAL STUDENT RECEIVES SCHOLARSHIP
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has announced that Shawna A. Hamilton, 23262
Hunter Rd., Meadville, was recently named the recipient of an Elementary/Early Childhood
Scholarship.
This scholarship is awarded to an Edinboro University student majoring in
elementary/early childhood education (dual certification program), who is full-time enrolled,
earned at least 64 credits and has completed a minimum of two courses in both elementary
education and early childhood education with a Q.P.A. of 3.00 or above. Financial need is not a
factor.
Shawna is the daughter of Joseph D. Hamilton and Debra A. Hamilton. She is a graduate
of Maplewood Jr./Sr. High School, and is an elementary education/early childhood major.
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LOCAL STUDENT RECEIVES SCHOLARSHIP
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania has announced that Amy Glass was recently named
the recipient of a James Properties scholarship.
This scholarship provides an award to a currently enrolled undergraduate student who
meets the scholarship requirements and demonstrates excellent academic achievement. It was
created by Mr. Michael Redlawsk, president of James Properties, Inc., to provide financial
assistance to deserving students who reside in one of the off-campus residences managed by
James Properties, Inc.
Amy is the daughter of Dennis Glass and Roberta Glass. She is a graduate of Fort
Cherry High School, and is an elementary/special education major.
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