New Clarion
University President
Dr. Karen Whitney

President Emeritus
Dr. Joseph Grunenwald

July 2010

Vol. 57 No.2

www.clarion.edu/news

THANK YOU CLARION!
clarion and beyond
JULY 2010

President:

Dr. Karen Whitney
Executive Editor:
Ron Wilshire (’72, ’74)
Co-Editors:
Tom Schott
Rich Herman (sports)
Design:
Scott Kane (’04)/PAGES
Contributors:
David Love (’86, ’87)
Chris Rossetti
Brandi Stretavski
Photographers:
Rich Herman, Tom Schott, Jerry Sowden,
George Powers, Ron Wilshire, David Love
and Brett Whitling.
Cover: Dr. Joseph P. Grunenwald and
Dr. Karen Whitney.
(photo by Jerry Sowden)
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regardless of race, color, sex, religion, national
origin, affectional or sexual orientation, age,
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equal opportunity inquiries to the Assistant
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University of Pennsylvania, 216 Carrier
Administration Building, Clarion, PA 162141232. 814-393-2109.

What have you been doing since graduation?
After I graduated from Clarion University in 1996, I accepted a position
with the Department of Army at Rock Island Arsenal in Rock Island, Ill., as a
computer specialist. I left there to return home for family reasons in 1997.
From there I held various computer positions.
In 2001, I left the computer field to work for Abraxas in Marienville,
Pa., as an addictions counselor (I had never given up my sociology major and
psychology minor so my Clarion University degree meant I was highly qualified
for that field). I fell in love with the opportunity to help people get their lives
back on track and I’ve been in the field ever since. In 2003, I earned my
criminal justice addictions certification.
Currently I work as a case manager specialist for Clearfield-Jefferson Drug
& Alcohol Commission in Falls Creek, Pa. I have a special assignment working
with Jefferson County Adult Probation Department through their Pa. Coalition
on Crime & Delinquency (PCCD) grant helping inmates get appropriate
treatment for their addiction issues. Working with adjudicated, addicted
individuals is a particular area of interest for me and I find it very rewarding.

By: Becky Hetrick (’96)

How important was it to you to receive scholarship support as a student?
VERY, it was simple…it was the difference between seeing a dream come true and not. Being a stay-athome mom, and raising two boys on one salary, didn’t leave money for me to pursue my dreams. Utilizing
student loans also was not an option as there was no money in the budget to repay them. The scholarships I
received allowed me to get the education and have an experience that wonderfully surpassed all expectations!
Everything about the process went so smoothly that I knew it was God’s will for my life.

How did receiving scholarships impact your time as a student and, now, in your career?
The scholarships I received allowed the experience to be enriched by the fact I wasn’t stressed out worrying
how I was going to pay for everything. My scholarship included a book allotment as well which meant I didn’t
even have to worry about how I was going to afford my books each semester. This permitted me to focus on my
studies and projects. I wanted to show my appreciation to scholarship donors by working hard and getting the
most from the experience.
Being a parent and commuter limited time that I had to be involved in campus activities. Having the financial
end met permitted me to get involved in at least a few such as public speaking contests, a few clubs, etc.
In my career, the scholarships helped me to help others! It has also relieved a huge burden of stress
knowing that I can pick my positions according to career satisfaction and not just financial motivation. In the
social services field, a person receives their rewards by means of helping others rather than monetary rewards,
so not having to worry about the repayment of loans is truly a blessing.

What would you like to say to the donors whose scholarships you received as a student?
I’d like to say, “I hope I’ve made you proud and that you feel your money was a sound investment. Your
generosity made my dreams come true and I’ll be forever grateful!” I like to think those scholarships have had
a ripple effect in that my education continues to help people. I hope those that have provided money toward my
scholarships, or any others, see that it has the potential to continue giving for many years beyond the diploma.

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good news for the entire region, on
June, 18, 2010.
Rendell announced an additional $850,000
in state funding for the Gregory Barnes Center for
Biotechnology Business Development at Clarion
University during a ribbon cutting ceremony and
grand opening at the facility located in Monroe
Township’s Trinity Point Development near I-80.
Although his schedule did not permit him
to attend in person, the governor joined the
program via telephone and soon electrified the
crowd.
“To be sure, the Barnes Center will mean so
much for the northwestern Pennsylvania region
in terms of jobs and attracting additional private
investments that will help to revitalize the
region,” said Rendell.
Highlighting the local leadership that brought
the center to reality over a ten-year period,
including Clarion University President Joseph
Grunenwald and the Clarion Trinity Development
Co., the governor cited the initial $1.2 million
gift from retired faculty member Gregory Barnes
that propelled the project.
“I want to start off by acknowledging the
generosity of Mr. Barnes who couldn’t be with us
today but is being represented by his daughter,
Laura,” continued Rendell. “His contribution of
$1.2 million is one of the largest contributions
by any Clarion University donor and is a
testament to the opportunities that this hightech facility promises.

Additional $850,000 Project Funding:
It’s All About Economic Development
“That’s why the state has stepped up and
invested four and a quarter million dollars to
date in the Barnes Center at Trinity Point, but
I’m also pleased to announce today that we’re
going to continue investing in the project to
help bring it further along. We’re announcing
another $850,000 investment through our
Redevelopment Assistance Capital Project
(RACP) program to help complete the third
floor, outfit it with office space, technology
and equipment that will enable companies like
NanoBlox and Clarion Research Group to come
into the center and continue their research and
development work.
“All totaled, this will be more than a
$5 million commitment on behalf of the
Commonwealth. I’d like to thank Senator (Mary
Jo) White for her leadership in enacting the
original economic stimulus program that has
allowed the Commonwealth to do so much… so
many good things in a short period of time.
“Representative (Donna) Oberlander, there are
many things that we disagree on in Harrisburg
when it comes to Republican, Democrat,
conservative, progressive…but there is always
one thing we agree on. It is the need for
economic growth and development. I want to
thank the senator and the representative for their
hard work. Congratulations to a great project at
the business center for a great Clarion University.
I hope it is going to be a big success.”

Ribbon Cutting Program
Charles P. Leach, Jr., president of the Clarion
University Foundation Inc., served as emcee
for the program that also offered remarks
from Laura Barnes, daughter of Gregory Barnes,
Tim Reddinger, representing Clarion Trinity
Development Co., Peter Winkler, representing
U.S. Congressman Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson, State
Senator Mary Jo White, State Representative
Donna Oberlander, and Grunenwald.
The Gregory Barnes Center for Biotechnology
Business Development represents Clarion
University and Clarion University Foundation,
Inc.’s vision for economic development in the
region. The building is owned and operated by
the Clarion University Foundation, Inc.
The center houses local economic support
organizations, including the Small Business
Development Center and Trinity Development
Co.; newly formed biotechnology and
nanotechnology companies, including Clarion
Research Group (CRG) and NanoBlox; and
Clarion University’s new Center for Applied
Research and Intellectual Property Development,
part of the university’s College of Business
Administration.
The three-story, brick-veneer, steel-frame
building was designed to meet the Silver
certification level of the Leadership in Energy
and Environmental Design (LEED) Green
Building Rating System. The current 23,000
square-foot building offers one-quarter of the
potential space available. Three more pod areas
are ready for development that could expand the
Barnes Center to 80,000 square feet.

Video on the web at:
www.clarion.edu/barnesopening
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features

Dr. Karen Whitney

Named 16th Clarion University President

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CLARION AND BEYOND

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r. Karen M. Whitney, vice chancellor for student life and
dean of students at Indiana University Purdue University
Indianapolis (IUPUI), was selected to serve as the next
president of Clarion University of Pennsylvania, effective July 1. Her
first day was July 19.
She succeeds retiring Dr. Joseph P. Grunenwald, who served the
university in various positions for more than 30 years, including the
last seven as president.
“We are excited to have Karen Whitney agree to join us as
Clarion’s 16th president,” said Grunenwald. “She possesses the
skills, work ethic and personal commitment to Clarion’s momentum
and to reach even higher levels in the future.”
The appointment was made in a special meeting of the
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) Board of
Governors meeting.
“We have chosen an excellent individual to join our presidential
leadership team,” said PASSHE Board of Governors chairman
Kenneth M. Jarin. “These are challenging times for PASSHE and
for all of our universities. I am confident the strong leadership in
place will allow us to successfully meet all of the challenges we
face as we strive to continually enhance the quality of education
our students receive.”
“Dr. Whitney has had an extraordinary academic career,
and I am certain she will contribute significantly to PASSHE’s
leadership team,” added PASSHE Chancellor Dr. John C.
Cavanaugh.
“We are very pleased with the appointment of Dr. Whitney as
Clarion University’s next president,” said Council of Trustees chair
R. Lee James. “Given her distinguished career and exceptional
leadership in public higher education, she will serve the
university very well. I am grateful to everyone who contributed to
this very important decision.”
“I am thrilled and honored to be given the opportunity to
serve the Commonwealth, the northwest region and Clarion
University.” Dr. Whitney said. “I look forward to building on the
history of accomplishments that define Clarion.”
Dr. Whitney served as vice chancellor and dean of students
at the 30,000-student IUPUI since 1999. Previously she was
associate vice president for student life at the University of
Texas at San Antonio. She began her academic career as an
instructor at the University of Houston in 1980.
Dr. Whitney earned both a bachelor of arts degree in
psychology and a master’s degree in public administration
from the University of Houston and a doctoral degree in higher
educational administration from the University of Texas at
Austin.
In her IUPUI position, Dr. Whitney was directly
responsible for 12 departments and a $12 million budget.
Her responsibilities included institutional strategic finance
and planning, policy development and budget oversight. She
worked closely with community organizations and civic leaders
on behalf of the university and has helped lead two capital
campaigns.
Dr. Whitney is affiliated with several professional
organizations, including the Association of College and
University Housing Officers International and the Association
of Public and Land Grant Universities. She has published
numerous academic papers and has presented at a variety of
professional conferences.

Hello CLARION!
As your newest Golden Eagle, I am hum
bled and inspired by the
opportunity to serve this incredible uni
versity as your next president.
Clarion University is a wonderful and
special place that embodies
a tremendous history and commitmen
t to learning, research and
service.
It is clear that the Clarion way is one
that is about the students and
the community. I look forward to wor
king with President Emeritus
Grunenwald to continue and to build
upon our great traditions. At
the end of the day it is about our com
mitment to working with our
students to realize their dreams and for
the communities we serve to
thrive.
It is also clear to me that the Clarion
way is about hard work and
a commitment to quality. We all know
that our nation and the
Commonwealth have faced many cha
llenges over the last few years
and it is precisely during these “tough
times” that higher education
has stepped up and often been the solu
tion to the greatest problems
of our time.
Whether it is putting “a man on the mo
on” or ensuring that every
child is well educated, higher education
has been part of the solution
and so shall we be again. In fact, I firm
ly believe that public higher
education is the cornerstone of our dem
ocracy and to ensuring a
quality of life for future generations and
us.
I am passionate about higher education
and the important role
that Clarion holds for our community
. With this passion is also the
commitment to an inclusive approach
as we map out the future of
our university. I love the Clarion call
of “Together We Can.” Over
the next several months you may expect
me to actively engage
students, alumni, faculty, staff and frie
nds of the university to advise
me on charting the future work of the
president.
I look forward over the next several mo
nths in getting to know you
and the entire Clarion family.
See you soon.
Sincerely,
Your newest Eagle

Karen Whitney, Ph.D.

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larion University feted its Alumni
Association Distinguished Award
recipients at Extravaganza 2010
on April 24, 2010 at the Duquesne Club
in Pittsburgh, Pa. Words cannot capture
the elegance, excitement and magic of
the evening, but photos can.
Congratulations to the award
recipients and the evening’s
entertainment: the Clarion University
Show Choir. The choir performed at
Disney World in May and received an
open invitation from Mickey to return
anytime.
A special thanks to the sponsors:
Northrop Grumman, UPMC, DuraBond Industries, Kriebel Wells and the
Charles P. Leach Agency, Inc. We will
return to the Duquesne Club next year
for Extravaganza 2011. The date will be
announced soon.

Pat Kahle (’92), Clarion University Alumni Association president; David Gibbins (’86, ’92), Clarion University – Venango Campus
Distinguished Alumni; Reggie Wells Jr. (’08), Distinguished Achievement; Joyce Rocco, wife of Dr Frank Rocco (’62), who received a
posthumous Distinguished Service; F. Suzanne Jenniches (’70), Distinguished Alumni; Dr. Robert Girvan, Distinguished Faculty; Wayne
Norris (’65), Clarion University Foundation, Inc. vice president and Alpha Gamma Phi fraternity brother (Alpha Gamma Phi received
Distinguished Volunteer); and Joseph P. Grunenwald, Clarion University president.

Visit www.clarion.edu/awards for more information on Extravaganza 2010.

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news briefs

NEWS FROM THE CAMPUSES
Clarion Ranks High In U.S. News And World Report Survey
U.S. News and World Report magazine listed two of Clarion
University’s on-line programs as among the largest on-line graduate
programs in the United States in its May 2010 issue. Clarion was
ranked fourth in enrollment in library science and 19th in enrollment in
education. The magazine surveyed 635 institutions, with 369 responses,
to compile its list of graduate-level programs in business, education,
engineering, library science, nursing and public health. The report shows
the largest programs, measured by enrollment and the key attributes of
the learning experience.

Counseling Services Reaccredited
The Clarion University Department of Counseling Services has
received a four-year reaccreditation from the International Association of
Counseling Services, Inc. Clarion’s Department of Counseling Services
has been continuously accredited since 1979. It is one of only 13
accredited college counseling departments in Pennsylvania and one of
only seven accredited departments within the Pennsylvania State System
of Higher Education.

Counseling staff from left: Marla Harp, Melissa Volitich, Mark Lepore and Ellen Hurd.

Phi Theta Kappa Chapter Earns Five-Star Status
The Clarion University–Venango Campus Chapter of Phi Theta
Kappa was recognized for achieving Five Star Status, the international
organization’s highest level of excellence, at the Phi Theta Kappa Middle
States Regional Convention held in Long Branch, N.J. Chapter president
Jody Ion said that the honor was the result of the support of the campus
and the local community, in addition to the hard work of the membership,
and its advisor, Beth Jackson, assistant professor of mathematics, who was
recognized as an Outstanding Chapter Advisor for her 10 years of service
with the Venango Campus chapter.

Team Pennsylvania Spotlights Clarion University Accomplishments
Two articles featuring Clarion University are included in the February
2010 Team Pennsylvania Foundation Newsletter. The articles focus
on science, technology and economic development and the future of
Clarion University President Joseph Grunenwald, also a Team Pennsylvania
Foundation Board of Directors member, who retired at the end of June.
Both of the articles can be read in full at www.teampa.com/newsletter/
fullNewsletter_02_10.html

Clarion Contributes $75,000 To Fire Department Campaign
Three Clarion
University
groups, Clarion
University, the
Clarion University
Foundation,
Inc., and the
Clarion Students’
Association,
presented a total
Pictured are Clarion University President Joseph Grunenwald, Clarion
contribution of
Students’ Association President Garrett Mincin, Clarion University
$75,000 in support Foundation, Inc. President Chuck Leach, Campaign Chairperson
Joanne Vavrek, Fire Relief Association President Tim Magrini and
of the recently
Assistant Chief Glenn Laforme.
launched Clarion
Fire & Hose Co. No.
1 Building Fund Campaign. The $550,000 campaign supports critical
repairs for the Clarion Fire Department’s home on Wood Street in Clarion.
The building repairs are concentrated on the original, historical building.

Clarion Video, Alumni Recognized At Conference
A video conceived and created for Clarion University freshman
convocation by Ron Wilshire (’72, ’74), assistant vice president for
university relations, and Dr. Nicholas Neupauer (M.S. ’93), were recognized
at the 30th Annual CUPRAP—The Association of Communicators in
Education conference held in Hershey, Pa.
Wilshire accepted the Bronze CUPPIE Award presented in the
Electronic Media–CD Rom/Video category. CUPPIE Awards are presented
by CUPRAP for creative excellence in marketing and communications
in education. More than 300 entries were received in 23 categories
from institutions in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and
Arkansas.
Neupauer, the president of Butler County Community College,
received the Arthur V. Ciervo Award, named in honor of one of CUPRAP’s
founders and presented annually to a public relations professional,
president, higher education advocate, public official or outstanding
faculty or staff member who exemplifies CUPRAP’s fundamental purposes
of supporting and advancing the understanding of higher education.

Clarion University–Venango Campus New Web Designer Program
Clarion University–Venango Campus announced a new Certified Web
Designer Program, a new concentration within its Associate of Applied
Science in Administration Technology (AAS-AT) degree. The concentration
will prepare students for a wide range of employment opportunities
designing and enhancing Websites.

Sustainability, Ethnology All Part Of Environmental Congress

Veterans Web Site Launched
Already declared “military friendly,” Clarion University launched a
new portion of its Website, www.clarion.edu/veterans, devoted entirely
to military veterans interested in attending college. Links at the Website
will take veterans to additional information about Clarion University, a
complete list of programs and majors, the college catalog and Virtual
Campus, Clarion University’s online programs. It also has links to the GI
Bill and Clarion University’s veterans’ benefits, veterans resources and
resources.
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The messages range from
environmental to ethnological
preservation of indigenous people
during the Fourth International Congress
on Critical Perspectives on Energy,
Environment, Technology and Water
Development and Protection Worldwide
held in April at Clarion University. Dr.
Robert McAfee, climatologist to the
Arkansas Governor’s Commission on
Global Warming and chair of the OMNI
Center for Peace, Justice and Ecology’s
Carbon Caps Task Force, was the keynote
speaker.

CLARION AND BEYOND
Spirit Day Draws Donations

Clarion University Students Premiere Short Film

Two SPIRIT (Students
Producing Innovative Recognition
for Incoming Students of
Tomorrow) Scholarship days
were held during the Spring
2010 semester. Combined, the
two SPIRIT Days attracted 86
student donors and seven faculty
and staff contributors. The
Clarion University’s cheerleaders gather donations
SPIRIT Scholarship was started
in Gemmell Student Complex during the Spirit
in Spring 2009 to initiate a
Day drive.
student culture of giving. Clarion
University’s Greek organizations,
Panhellenic Council and Interfraternity Council were the initial backers
pledging $1,000 a year for five years to start the endowment. The Eagle
Ambassadors have joined the effort and Annette Johnston, a junior early
childhood education major from Brookville, became the first individual
student to contribute to the SPIRIT Scholarship. An endowment must
reach $25,000 or more before a scholarship can be distributed.

On May 27, 2010, eleven Clarion University students premiered a
short film, “Reclamation,” at Destina Theatres in Clarion. The showing
of the high-definition, 20-minute film was free and open to the public.
Dr. Robert G. Nulph (’80, M.S. ’87), assistant professor of communication
at Clarion University, is the teacher of MMAJ 476: Short Film, and also
performed in the film.
Students Jamie Richard (’10) of Reading, Pa., and Stephanie Parker
(’10) of Bernville, Pa., served as the producers with the remainder of
the class, Katie Berry (’10) of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, Sean Montgomery
(’10) of Washington, Pa., David Hollis of Clarion, Pa., Brayton Wike (’10)
of Shippenville, Pa., Lenore Watson of Centerville, Ray Peace (’10) of
Mahaffey, Pa., Ryan Auvil (’10) of Pittsburgh, Toby Bullers of Rockton, Pa.,
and Kennan Kimes of Grove City, Pa., handling all of the crew positions,
splitting the duties so everyone got an opportunity to experience all of the
different positions necessary for film production.
“Reclamation,” written by Jerod Brennen, tells the story of a father
desperate for money to support his family, accepting the offer of a corrupt
city councilman to burn down buildings, because reclamation costs too
much.

Steffee Receives Honorary Degree

FACULTY NEWS

Dr. Arthur Steffee, retired surgeon and Clarion County leader in
community and economic development, was the keynote speaker
and received an honorary Doctor of Public Service degree at Clarion
University’s Spring 2010 commencement ceremonies, May 8, 2010. A
total of 1,023 students received their degrees during two ceremonies
in Waldo S. Tippin Gymnasium. Graduating senior Heather Puhalla of
Aliquippa, Pa., was the student speaker for the 10 a.m. ceremony during
which she received her B.S. degree in business administration.

Clarion Hosts Successful ’Women & Sports’ Night
A successful “Women
& Sports” event and the
first of its kind at Clarion
University, was held on
April 19, 2010, in the
Science and Technology
Center Auditorium. The
event highlighted the
Recognized at the Women & Sports program are from left:
achievements of women
Lauren Eonta, Amanda Gough, Jamie Maloney, Shaina Smith,
by informing students of
Lori Sabatose.
past and current issues
that have affected women
in sport, recognized their achievements, and honored those studentathletes who have gone above and beyond in their academic efforts at
Clarion. Award winners at the program included: Outstanding Contribution
to Sport – Amanda Gough, Chesterton, In., volleyball; Leadership
Award- Lauren Eonta, Pittsburgh, tennis; Courage Award - Shaina Smith,
Greenville, Pa., basketball; Achievement Award - Marissa Myers, Harrison
City, Pa., softball; Spirit of Sport Award – Jamie Maloney, Dallastown, Pa.,
swimming and track; and Coach’s Equity Award, Lori (Berk ’92) Sabatose.

STUDENT NEWS
Graduate Student Participating In National Program
Graduate student Ann Vogan of Shippenville, Pa., participated in The
National Training Institute for Child Care Health Consultants program
in May. Vogan is currently working as a Child Care Health Consultant
(CCHC). She was among 12 trainers from across the United States,
including one other CCHC from Pennsylvania, attending an on-site
program. The program is followed by 16 weeks of distance education.

Seven Faculty Members Retire
Seven Clarion University
faculty members with 132 years
of teaching experience were
recognized during a retirement
reception held in Moore Hall.
Finishing their careers were Dr.
John Colantonio, Dr. Robert Girvan,
Attending the faculty retirement ceremony from
Dr. Joan Huber, Dr. Frederick Keen,
left were: Dr. Fred Park, Dr. Robert Girvan and
Dr. Joyce Keenan, Dr. Fred Park
Dr. Fred Keen.
and Judith Sparlin. Together they
represent Clarion University’s campus in Clarion, Clarion University –
Venango Campus in Oil City and Clarion’s West Penn Hospital Nursing
Program in Pittsburgh.

Appointments/Elections
Dr. Andrea Miller, professor of library science, was appointed to the
board of program reviewers of the National Council for Accreditation of
Teacher Education, until Aug. 31, 2011.
Dr. Henry A. Alviani, associate professor of music, was elected
president of the Pennsylvania Collegiate Choral Association for 20102012.
Dr Rachelle Prioleau, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, was
appointed to serve as a member of the Pennsylvania State System of
Higher Education International Education Council.

Honored
Dr. Benjamin Freed, professor of mathematics, Certificate of Meritorious
Service Award for service to a section of the Mathematics Association of
America (MAA).
Clarion Men’s Basketball coach Ron Righter was named Clarion County
YMCA Sportsmanship I “Sportsman of the Year.”
Beth Jackson, mathematics faculty at Clarion University – Venango
Campus was recognized as a “Distinguished Advisor” by the Middle
States Region of Phi Theta Kappa. She also was recognized as one of 30
“Outstanding Advisors” at the International Level of Phi Theta Kappa.

Art Exhibition
Mark Franchino, chair of the art department, 2009 Resident Artists
Exhibition, Artists Image Resource, Pittsburgh.
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venango campus

Clarion University–Venango Campus, Erie Institute of Technology Partner

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tudents in the Erie area and beyond can
now earn a Clarion University associate
degree partly or completely in Erie, Pa. The
degree is offered through Clarion’s Department
of Applied Technology, located at Clarion
University–Venango Campus in Oil City.
The unique program incorporates general
education courses offered by Clarion on-line or
at the Venango Campus in Oil City with technical
education provided through Erie Institute of
Technology (EIT) in Erie.
Students will earn a Clarion University
Associate of Applied Science in Industrial
Technology or Administration Technology
degree, with technical concentrations through
EIT in the following programs: network and
database professional; electronic engineering
technology; electronics technician; biomedical
equipment technology; industrial automation and
robotics technology; CNC/machinist technician;
maintenance technician; refrigeration, heating,
ventilation and air conditioning technology;
welding technology; and business office
professional.
Founded in 1958 as A.T.E.S. Technical
School and renamed Erie Institute of Technology
in 1976, EIT is a recognized regional leader
in electronics education. In 1986, it was
authorized by the Department of Education
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to
award an expanded curriculum in Electronic

Engineering Technology. The EIT facility features
a large manufacturing bay, specialty labs, and
classrooms.
“This is a wonderful partnership of two great
educational institutions. We are excited that
EIT students will be able to earn the Clarion
University degree at the Venanago Campus, but
we are equally pleased that Clarion students can
receive the technical portion of their training at
EIT,” said Executive Director Tony Piccirillo.
“Affiliating with EIT presents a unique
opportunity to work with an important member
of the Erie educational community,” said Clarion
University President Dr. Joseph P. Grunenwald.
“EIT is the seventh technical partner in our
growing applied technology program, which
offers high-quality educational opportunities for
students and addresses an important need in
our region for employees who possess needed
technical skills and the solid educational
background to advance into management
positions.”
Over 100 students are currently enrolled
in the Venango Campus’ applied technology
programs and graduate job placement
exceeds 90 percent. More than 30 technical
concentrations are available to students through
Clarion’s technical education partners.
“This program has provided life-changing
opportunities for residents of the region,” said
Dr. Christopher M. Reber, executive dean of the

Clarion University – Venango Campus and Erie Institute of
Technology sign the agreement. Fron from left to right: Joseph P.
Grunenwald, President of Clarion University, and Tony Piccirillo,
Executive Director of EIT; and second row from left: William
Hallock, chair of Clarion’s Department of Applied Technology; Paul
Fitzgerald, EIT Director; and Christopher Reber, Executive Dean
of Clarion University–Venango Campus.

Venango Campus. “It has helped many people
enter and progress in high-demand technical
fields and offered retraining for displaced
workers, very often assisted through financial aid
or scholarship support.”
The Clarion University–Venango Campus
Industrial Technology program was awarded
national accreditation by the Association
of Technology, Management, and Applied
Engineering (ATMAE) in November 2009.

Clarion University–Venango Campus Receives Partner In Business Award

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larion University – Venango Campus was
named the first recipient of “The Partner
In Business Award” presented by the
Venango Area Chamber of Commerce. The
Partner in Business Award recognizes a nonprofit, governmental or educational organization
that has developed a close partnership with the
business community as a means to achieve its
mission.
Venango Chamber Executive Director Susan
Williams said, “Clarion University – Venango
Campus not only has a history of being an
outstanding organization in our region but
continues to seek ways to better serve the
community. They exemplify the traits that lead
to success. Even the smallest business can learn
from their example.”
“Clarion University–Venango Campus has
been providing life-changing opportunities for
the residents of Venango County and the region
for 49 years,” said Dr. Christopher M. Reber,
executive dean. “From the very beginning, when
community leaders and members of the Oil City
Area Chamber of Commerce envisioned the need
for a higher education presence in Venango
County, to the present, Venango Campus has
been the product of community and university,
working together to advance the needs of the
region.”
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Clarion University–Venango Campus has
more than doubled its enrollment in recent
years due in large part to its growing network
of educational partnerships with organizations
in business, industry, health care, education,
and other sectors. Through these partnerships,
students at the campus have access to
educational opportunities at facilities as far
away as Tennessee, North Carolina, New Jersey,
New York, and Ohio, in addition to educational
partnership programs throughout Pennsylvania.
“Our partnerships allow us to meet the
workforce needs of the region,” said Reber, “by
educating future employees who are skilled in
their technical fields and have the educational
foundation to move into management positions.
In this way, we help to keep jobs—and the
people who need them—here at home.”
Partnerships have also enabled the
development of innovative programs in imaging
sciences and nursing and the expansion of the
delivery of nursing programs to employees at
area hospitals, allowing the hospitals to “grow
their own” nursing workforce. Hospital partners
include UPMC Northwest, Meadville Medical
Center, and West Penn Hospital in Pittsburgh.

From left: Lance Titus of Northwest Savings Bank, which
received the Business of the Year Award; Susan Williams,
executive director of the Venango Area Chamber of Commerce; and
Dr. Christopher M. Reber, executive dean Clarion University –
Venango Campus.

Over $10 million has been raised through
gifts and grants to enable the campus to add
programs, support student scholarships, renovate
facilities, and grow enrollment. Since 2004, five
of a proposed seven-building student apartment
complex have opened, enabling the campus
to recruit students from outside of commuting
distance.

CLARION AND BEYOND

Top 10 ‘Gruneys’

Honor Student Accomplishments

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resident Joseph Grunenwald retired at
the end of June, but he continued
a tradition of announcing the last of
the Gruney Awards, the top ten list
of student accomplishments for the current
academic year, at a meeting of the Clarion
University Council of Trustees.

And The Awards Go To:

1

Five Clarion students
were accepted to
professional schools,
including: Amanda Leavitt of
St. Marys, Pa. – University
of Pittsburgh for Ph.D.,
chemistry; ReGina Lannigan
of Shippenville, Pa. –
leavitt
Albany College of Pharmacy;
Ben Smith, Meadville, Pa. – University of
Tennessee for Ph.D., chemistry; Lisa Fustine,
Brockway, Pa. – LECOM College of Pharmacy;
and Kyle McMunn, Knox, Pa. – Belmont
University School of Pharmacy.

2

Two Clarion students
have secured
positions with “Big
Four” public accounting
firms: Kenneth Bonus,
Butler, Pa., KPMG; and
Sean Indick, Cicero, N.Y.,
Pricewaterhouse-Coopers.

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bonus

For the 11th consecutive year, a Clarion
University student or faculty member
received an Excellence in Design Award
at the Kennedy Center/American College
Theatre Festival Region II competition:
Audrina Zaczyk, Yatesboro, Pa., a junior
theatre major, received a
Barbizon Award for design
for the production of “Mr.
Happiness/The Water
Engine.” By winning at
the Region II level, she
advanced to compete
for the national award
at the Kennedy Center,
zaczyk
Washington, D.C.

4

The Clarion University student Chapter
of the National Broadcast Society
(NBS) received the “Most Improved
Chapter Award” and two of its members won
first place in a production competition at
the NBS Regional Conference at Millersville
University. David Wilhelm, Clymer, Pa., a
junior communication major, and Mansha
Pasha Memon of Pakistan, a freshman
communication major, won first place in
the News, Documentary, or Public Affairs/
Interview Video category for their sensitive
and moving story about the decaying living
conditions in the area around Niagara Falls.

5

Rich Eckert,
Versailles, Pa., an
Honors student,
a management major,
and a member of the
Men’s Swimming and
Diving team, served as
the president of the
eckert
Pennsylvania State
Athletic Association Student Athlete Advisory
Council, and was selected to represent more
than 7,000 Pennsylvania student athletes
as the student representative to the National
Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). As a
member of the swimming and diving team,
he was a multiple-time NCAA qualifier. He
will pursue a master’s degree in sports
management at Illinois State University next
fall.

6

Jared Schmader,
Cooperstown,
Pa., was a May
2009 NCAA Division
II National Qualifier
(awarded after last
year’s Gruney’s were
announced).

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Jamie Maloney,
York, Pa., received
the NCAA
Sportsmanship Award for
Women’s Swimming.

Gruney Awards

8

Clarion University’s
Diving Team once
again garnered
national recognition: Kayla
Kelosky, Ellwood City,
Pa., was named NCAA
D-II Diving Champion and
National Diver of the Year;
kelosky
and Logan Pearsall, Port
Alleghany, Pa., is two-time
NCAA D-II Diving Champion and National
Diver of the Year. Dave Hrovat was selected
as NCAA D-II Men and Women’s National
Diving Coach of the Year, the 19th time Hrovat
has earned the award in 20 years at Clarion
University.

9

Jon Catanzarita,
Beaver, Pa., was
selected to attend
Sigma Phi Epsilon’s
Ruck Leadership
Institute. The Ruck
Leadership Institute
is SigEp’s “Top Gun”
catanzarita
leadership program and
only the best of the best
are selected to participate. This year there
were more than 380 applicants.

10

Katie Harbison, Pittsburgh, Pa.,
was awarded the Zeta Lady
collegiate award for Province II
Gamma at Zeta Tau Alpha Day 2010 for the
Pennsylvania/West Virginia Region. She has
been hired by Zeta Tau Alpha as a traveling
leadership consultant.

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A Class (of 1961) Act
The Clarion 1961 graduating
class, which will celebrate it’s
golden 50th during the October,
2011 Homecoming festivities, has
shared a collectively unabashed
and incredibly passionate love affair
with our Alma Mater since that
memorable day we first gathered
together on campus way back in
September, 1957.
And why not love the old girl!
For starters, the price tag for an
entire year of first-class education,
including the per diem requisite
“three hots and a cot,” was a
bargain-busting $675. Throw in
an incredibly erudite and totally
committed faculty and don’t forget
to include in the mix a campus
that rocked every weekend with
more social life than would ever
have been expected of a sleepy
little borough tucked quietly away
in north-central Pennsylvania. Only
then do you begin to understand
why the special class fundraising
initiative we undertook (which
is described in the next few
paragraphs) had such a happy
ending (and we ain’t done yet!).
Independent elements of the
Class of 1961 had been returning
informally for Homecoming ever
since we were first granted alumni
status but our first serious attempt
to assemble as a class was at
Homecoming 1996, marking

we had been given. I am pleased
and proud to state that as of June
1, 2010, our scholarship initiative
has surpassed the new required
our 35th “postendowment level (instituted
Clarion” year. It
Jan. 1, 2007) of $25,000,
was during that
thanks to the generous spirit
October weekend PAUL “Hook” PALMER (’61) and unwavering commitment of
that we began to Alumni Board of Directors many of the 140 plus surviving
discuss our “fastmembers of the Class of 1961.
approaching” 50th celebration and
But this article is not intended
the talk soon turned to what should
as a self-aggrandizing statement
be an appropriate class gift to
in praise of the Class of 1961.
commemorate the occasion.
Rather, it is a direct and urgent
One class member reminded
challenge to all Clarion graduating
us that the cost of our Clarion
classes from the Class of 1962
educations seemed like a bargain
all the way forward to the most
because, in fact, we had only been
recent Class of 2010 and beyond.
obligated to pay a small percentage
If you truly want to pay back even
(somewhere between 20-25
a small portion of your own Clarion
percent) of our true educational
education that was underwritten
costs. The rest of the financial
by unknown, albeit hardworking
support for each of us was borne
Pennsylvania taxpayers (and we
by the taxpayers of Pennsylvania
sincerely hope that you do), you
and, as stated before, we were
can begin by networking among
under no obligation to repay the
your own classmates, forming a
Commonwealth for the financial
class gift committee, creating (with
“free ride” we all enjoyed at
the help of the Clarion University
taxpayer expense.
Foundation staff) a current class
So then another classmate
contact list that includes both
suggested that perhaps the most
home and electronic addresses
appropriate way to say thank you to
and phone information, and
those “long ago” state officials and
then establishing your own class
taxpayers would be by establishing
scholarship endowment. Each class
a “Class of 1961 Scholarship
has the option to develop its own
Endowment” initiative. This gift
unique scholarship criteria and the
would be a means to “pay forward”
good folks of the Clarion University
and assist worthy Clarion University
Foundation are ready and wiling to
scholars, both current and future,
assist you in this task.
who do not receive a level of state
aid even remotely near the amount

Clarion University Alumni Calendar
August 5-7 and 11-14
Clarion University
Theatre presents
“The Pirates of Penzance”
For more information and tickets, go
to www.clarion.edu/theatretickets

October 4, 2010, 4:30 p.m.
CUAA Board of Directors Meeting
Seifert-Mooney Center for
Advancement. For more information,
contact Theresa Edder (’91, ’05) at
814-393-1776 or tedder@cuf-inc.org

August 13, 2010
Communication Department
Alumni Reunion
For more information, contact
Brooke Murray at 814-393-1784 or
bmurray@cuf-inc.org

January 17, 2011, 4:30 p.m.
CUAA Board of Directors Meeting
Seifert-Mooney Center for
Advancement. For more information,
contact Theresa Edder (’91, ’05) at
814-393-1776 or tedder@cuf-inc.org

September 18, 2010
Family Day (Clarion Golden Eagles
vs. Shippensburg University), 6 p.m.

April 18, 2011, 4:30 p.m.
CUAA Board of Directors Meeting
Seifert-Mooney Center for
Advancement. For more information,
contact Theresa Edder (’91, ’05) at
814-393-1776 or tedder@cuf-inc.org

October 1-3, 2010
Homecoming and
Reunion Weekend
Oct. 2 -- Clarion Golden Eagles vs.
Slippery Rock University at 2 p.m.
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September 17, 2011
Family Day (Clarion Golden Eagles
vs. Gannon University), 6 p.m.
October 7-9, 2011
Homecoming and Reunion Weekend
Oct. 8 -- Clarion Golden Eagles vs.
Lock Haven University at 2 p.m.
State System Event
August 23-September 7, 2010
PA State System of Higher Education
Alumni & Friends Venice/Athens
Voyage
For more information and
reservations, please call our PASSHE
Travel Partners at Cruisin’ & Main
Line Vacations at 800-506-7447
(Christie ext. 107, Craig ext. 103).

Watch For Updates at www.clarion.edu/alumni

Our Class of 1961 model
initially encouraged classmates
to give according to their means
up to the 45th anniversary year. At
that point, your own endowment
campaign might consider swinging
into higher gear with a challenge
to classmates to declare a five-year
financial gift commitment payable
in annual installments. The end
result should be an endowment
fund at a monetary level capable of
awarding scholarships during your
50th anniversary year, if not sooner.
We can assure you that this model
worked very well for our campaign.
Our Class of 1961 initially had
only 193 total graduates and our
endowment is the first to have
attained scholarship award status
at this level simply because we
valued, perhaps even cherished,
our “Clarion experience” and
considered our Alma Mater a worthy
place to reinvest a portion of the
money our own Clarion educations
enabled us to earn throughout
our professional careers. It is our
fervent hope that every class that
has followed us out of the “college
on the hill” feels the same way
about your own unique “Clarion
experiences.” And hopefully those
classes with 10 and 20 times the
number of graduates that we had
can establish endowments with
scholarship amounts that can really
make a difference for many more
worthy recipients as our university
moves further into the 21st Century.

Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Board of
Governors
Kenneth M. Jarin, chairman, C.R. “Chuck” Pennoni, vice chair, Aaron
Walton, vice chair, Rep. Matthew E. Baker, Marie Conley Lammando, Paul
S. Dlugolecki, Thomas L. Gluck, Rep. Michael K. Hanna, Sen. Vincent J.
Hughes, Jamie Lutz, Jonathan B. Mack, Joseph F. McGinn, Sen. Jeffrey E.
Piccola, Gov. Edward G. Rendell, Harold C. Shields, Thomas M. Sweitzer,
Christine J.Toretti, Mackenzie Marie Wrobel.
Council of Trustees
R. Lee James, chairperson, James L. Kifer, vice chairperson, Howard H.
Shreckengost, secretary, Dr. Syed R. Ali-Zaidi, The Honorable Ross C.
Cioppa, Susanne A. Burns, Joy Dunbar, Christopher Myers, student trustee,
The Honorable Donna Oberlander, Larry C. Pickett, and Jeffrey J. Szumigale.
Alumni Association Board of Directors
Patrick Kahle, president (’92), Robert A. Dandoy, president-elect (’74),
David Bailey (’65), treasurer (’86), Mary Rose (Vescio) Reno, secretary (’55),
Dr. S. Floyd Barger (’58), Daniel G. Bartoli (’81), Kay (Ordiway) Clark (’62),
Stephanie R. Corso (’07), Merrilyn Dunlap (’93), Elisabeth Fulmer (’64, ’80,
’97), Terri “Tiki” Kahle (’87), Kraig Koelsch (’95, ’97), Nancy (Terwilliger)
Lendyak (’75), Ronald Lucas (’82), Richard Malacarne (’63), T.J. McCance
(’06, ’08), Deborah McNerney-Eckelberger (’07), Jean (Weaver) Mills (’59,
’74), Paul D. Palmer (’61), Brian Perkins (’09), John T. Pulver (’95), Donald
E. Reno (’55), Lt. Col. Brian Schill (’88), Ashley D. Stroup-McCauley (’06),
Jon Catanzarita, president of Eagle Ambassadors and Theresa (Zacherl)
Edder (’91, ’05), executive director.

CLARION AND BEYOND
1949

1973

Dr. William Martin of Greenville,
N.C., has been retired since 1991.
He received his master’s degree
from Arizona State University
and Ed.D. degree from Vanderbilt
University. He taught in Arizona,
Tennessee and Connecticut,
the University of Nevada and
from 1962-91 at East Carolina
University. He has been a member
of Phi Delta Kappa for 55 years
and Kappa Delta Rho for about 40
years and currently serves on Kappa
Delta Rho’s education foundation.
Two of his nephews graduated
from Clarion and a great-niece is a
current student.

Paul Fronczek of Avalon, Pa., was
unanimously appointed by the
Avalon Borough Council to a threeyear term on the joint planning
committee of Avalon, Bellevue
and Ben Avon boroughs, all in
Pittsburgh. He was elected to a
three-year term as the commission’s
vice chair and appointed as interim
finance committee chair until
Jan. 1, 2011. He also is serving
his second year as president of
the Langley High School Alumni
Association.

1969
Robert Schmidt of Lexington, Ky., is
chief executive officer for Central
Kentucky Radiology. He has a son,
Rob.
Joan (Durham) Wilson recently
moved to Duncannon, Pa.
She works for Beaver Valley
Intermediate Unit #27 and Adult
Literacy Action.

1970
Peg (Black) Plante retired from
her job as resource specialist with
Denver Public Schools in June
2009. She resides in Indiana, Pa.,
with her father.

1971
Robert and Deborah (Duke ’75)
Abbott reside in Suffolk, Va.
James Gallucci of West Leechburg,
Pa., retired from teaching. He was
re-elected to a seventh term as
mayor of West Leechburg Borough
and was elected president of
the Mayors Association for the
Pennsylvania State Association of
Boroughs. He enjoys fishing and
going to his camp at Pymatuning.
He has two grown children, Nicole
and Michael.

1972
John Shreve of Ormond Beach,
Fla., was selected as the 2010
Elementary Reading Coach of
the Year for the Seminole County
Public Schools. He is a reading
coach for Seminole County Public
Schools, Sanford, Fla.

Connie (Buckley) Sitterley of
Spartansburg, Pa., retired from
Penncrest Schools, Saegertown,
Pa., with 36 years of service. She
was a learning support teacher
for 24 years before moving into
the technology department, where
she spent the last seven years as
department head.

1975
Deborah (Duke) and Robert Abbott
(’71) reside in Suffolk, Va.

1976
Beverly (Shipman) Collins retired
after 30 years of teaching special
education. She resides in Ruther
Glen, Va., with her husband, Colby.
They have four grown children,
Kristin, Jennifer, Melinda and
Jonathan.
Ken Mohney (M.B.A. ’79) retired
from Disney Company, where he
held various financial positions for
30 years, and is now operating his
own company, www.ropeatowel.
com. He resides in Windermere,
Fla., with his wife, Bonnie. They
have two grown children, Ryan and
Caitlin.

Larry Richert (’81) (left) and Bo Garritano (’66) (right).

’Fly Eagles Fly’
With A Marine Corps Twist
Larry Richert (’81) and Bo Garritano (’66) were guests of
the United States Marine Corp at the Spring 2010 Educators
Conference at Parris Island. Thirty-six educators from around
Pittsburgh, Richert and his camerman from KDKA got a chance to
see how the drill instructors and the officers of Paris Island “Make
Marines!”
Richert was on assignment to do a story that lifted the veil of
training and gave KDKA viewers a chance to see what few people
have ever seen. Garritano, interim assistant principal for Kiski Area
School District, was invited to learn about the procedure and share
it with fellow educators, parents and students.
Both enjoyed being placed into a platoon, motivated by a drill
sergeant, and learned to march, follow orders and shout cadence.
Both Eagles fired live rounds with an M-16A rifle and witnessed
recruits going through drills.
Garritano said, “It was a thrill of a lifetime, and it was the first
addition to my ’Bucket List’.”
Richert’s report can be found at http://kdka.com/local/marines.
boot.camp.2.1562914.html

Susan Stephenson resides in
Slippery Rock, Pa.

1978
Alexa (Costanza) Hansen was
recently appointed director of
corporate development, Tepper
School of Business, Carnegie
Mellon University, Pittsburgh. She
resides in Westlake, Ohio, with her
husband, Michael. They have three
children, Samantha, Alexandra and
Oliver.

alumni spotlight
1979
Mark Hooven is a vice president
for sales and marketing at AirBorn
Interconnect Inc. He resides in
Girard, Pa., with his wife, Rebecca,
and their daughters, Sarah and
Brittany.
David Spierto of Pittsburgh, is
owner/president of PuroClean
Restoration, Bethel Park, Pa. He
has three children, Michael, Maria
and Meg.

Thomas and Anna Maria (Czlonka)
Whitling reside in Laurel, Md.
Thomas is a purchasing and supply
management specialist and was
promoted to team leader of nonmail freight transportation logistics
for the U.S. Postal Service.

1980
Daniel Devine (M.B.A. ’83) recently
became the analyst relations
manager for LSI Corporation,
Allentown, Pa., with responsibility
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alumni notes
for directing all industry analyst
communications for the $2.2
billion company. He resides in
Slatington, Pa., and has three
children, Amanda, Lauren and
Nicholas.

1983
Vincent Benz of Chesterfield, Mo.,
is senior director for Gartner Inc.,
Philadelphia.
Joette (Fearn) Tripodi of Brookfield,
Ill., is administrative manager for
Sword Diagnostics Inc., Chicago.
She planned the company’s move
from Summit, Ill., to its new
location.

1984
Joseph Dornbrock is executive
director of Keystone Paralyzed
Veterans of America (PVA),
Pittsburgh, the Pennsylvania state
chapter of the PVA. He has worked
for Keystone PVA since 2005. He
resides in Penn Hills, Pa., with his
wife, Sylvett, and child, Chance.

and high net worth individuals. He
attended Central Atlantic School
of Trust at Bucknell University–
National Graduate Trust School at
Northwestern University, obtaining
a certified trust financial advisor
designation. He is enrolled in
the certified financial planner
program. He is a board member
of the Plankenhorn Foundation,
immediate past chair of North
Central Sight Services Inc., a
trustee for North Central YMCA
and is affiliated with Lycoming
County United Way. He resides in
Montoursville, Pa. and has a son,
Noah.
Michael Rodi is director of global
human relations for Mylan Inc. He
resides in Bethel Park, Pa., with is
wife, Diane, and son, Marco.

1991
Diane (Henry) Guntrum is an income
maintenance caseworker for Clarion
CAO. She resides in Clarion, Pa.,
with her husband, Randy.

Amy (Snyder) Murphy of
Punxsutawney, Pa., is marketing
manager for Paris Companies,
DuBois, Pa. She has a daughter,
Sara.

Suzanne (Wallace) Odom (’93) is
patron services librarian for Florida
Institute of Technology, Melbourne,
Fla. She resides in Palm Bay, Fla.,
with her husband, Wesley, and son,
Garrett.

1986

1992

Laura Halsey is marketing
manager for Deloitte Services
LLP, Pittsburgh. She resides in
Pittsburgh with her husband, John
Smith II.
Michael Saraka completed the
Warrior Leader Course conducted
by the Third BN 166th Regiment,
Non-Commissioned Officer
Academy at Ft. Indiantown Gap,
Pa., in February. The director of
alumni relations at Slippery Rock
University, he also is a member of
the Pennsylvania Army National
Guard.

1989
Mimi Benjamin of Endicott,
N.Y., is associate director for
faculty programs in residential
communities for Cornell University.

1990
Mark Huffman is a financial advisor
with Merrill Lynch, Williamsport,
Pa., managing investments for nonprofit organizations, municipalities
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Harry Hartman is owner, president
and publisher of Eagle Printing &
Publishing LLC, Claremont, N.H.
He resides in Garnet Valley, Pa.,
and has two children, Pauline and
Rita.
Gabe Stepanic of Cary, N.C., was
promoted to branch vice president
of Coda Financial Group, Honolulu,
Hawaii, in November 2009. He has
two children, Matthew and Maya.

1993
Julie (Snyder) Jacobs of Falconer,
N.Y., is controller for Lutheran
Social Services Group Inc.,
Jamestown, N.Y.

1994
Kathleen (Fonger) Campbell
Templeton was named 2008-2009
Teacher of the Year at West Ridge
Middle School in Austin, Texas.
West Ridge Middle School in the
Eanes Independent School District
is rated as an exemplary school by
the state of Texas. Templeton has

taught special education at the
school for seven years.

1995
Teresa (Morelli, M.S. ’97) Groves
is director of rehabilitation for
Ambassador Rehabilitation,
Cheswick, Pa. She resides in
Tarentum, Pa., with her husband,
Bret, and children, Brady, Logan
and Delaney.
Amy (Donahue) Snyder is associate
dean of university life for George
Mason University, Fairfax, Va. She
resides in Manassas, Va., with her
husband, Jeff, and children, Moira,
Emma, Evan and Caroline.
Christina (Zacherl) Murdock teaches
third grade for Clarion Area School
District, Clarion, Pa. She resides in
Brookville, Pa., with her husband,
Dan, and children, Jacob and
Sydney.

1996
Laura (Banker) Bowen of Gore, Va.,
is a substitute teacher for Frederick
County Public Schools. She has
three children, Darby, Charlie and
James.

1997
Debbie (Wilcock) Kenworthy is
a senior manager and market
researcher for Johnson & Johnson,
Titusville, N.J., and is chairman of
the board for the Pharmaceutical
Marketing Research Group. She
and her husband, Scott, reside in
Perkasie, Pa., with their children,
Megan and Ashleigh.

1998
Shawn Kelly is school counselor
for his home high school, Karns
City, Karns City, Pa., He resides in
Petrolia, Pa., with his wife, Rachel,
and son, Brenden.
Shawna (Reynolds) Peters resides
in Cranberry Township, Pa., with
her husband, Scott, and daughter,
Sophie.
Christine Swift resides in Lake
Worth, Fla.

1999
Donnelle (DJ) Washington of
Pittsburgh, is employed in fiber
optic sales for Verizon.

Erica (Logero) Wiser is senior quality
analyst for Allegheny Ludlum,
Brackenridge, Pa. She resides in
Ford City, Pa., with her husband,
Jeremy, and son, Tytan.

2000
Jennifer (Shipp) Gallaher teaches
fourth grade for Bethel Park School
District, Bethel Park, Pa. She
resides in Jefferson Hills, Pa., with
her husband, Samuel, and children
Abigail and Emily.

2001
Lauren (McLauglin) Augenbaugh of
DuBois, Pa., teaches 12th grade
English for the DuBois Area School
District, DuBois, Pa. She has a son,
David.
Kimberly Douglass resides in
Pittsburgh, with her husband, Ryan,
and children, Brayden and Dean.
David Hammond is operations
manager for Conspirare, the
five-time Grammy nominated
professional choral organization
based in Austin, Texas. He and his
wife, Karon, reside in Austin.
Melissa (Getchell) Leonard resides in
Meadville, Pa., with her daughter,
Lucille.

2002
Dawn Breski is a special education
teacher and softball coach for
Prince William County Schools,
Woodbridge, Va. She resides in
Woodbridge, with her husband,
Grant Shaffer.
Christy (Hummel) McMillen is a
special education learning support
teacher for Cornell Abraxas,
Marienville, Pa. She resides in
Summerville, Pa., and has three
children, Laura, Jonah and Katie.
Ronice (Nolt) Sceski is owner/
photographer of Ronice Kay
Photography, Lancaster, Pa. She
resides in Lancaster, with her
husband, Jason, whom she married
Sept. 19, 2009.
Tina (Beer) Tolkacevic is special
education supervisor for Allegheny
Intermediate Unit, Pittsburgh. She
resides in Crafton, Pa., with her
daughter, Macy.

CLARION AND BEYOND
2003
Linsey (Durstine) Brown resides in
Export, Pa., with her husband,
Andrew, whom she married May 16,
2009.
Anne (Golden) Vazquez is a media
planner for CMI. She resides in
Norristown, Pa., with her husband,
Joel.
Janie Hershberger of Mountain
Top, Pa., is a lab analyst for Troy
Manufacturing, Hazelton, Pa.

Kimberly (Powell) Majewski
resides in Glenshaw, Pa., with her
husband, Robert, and daughter
Haylie.
Natalie Weleski of Harford, Md., is
a high school science teacher at
Edgewood High School, Edgewood,
Md. She is completing her master’s
degree in science education at
Towson University, Baltimore, Md.
She is engaged to Jacob Reitz with
a wedding planned for Fall 2011.

2005
2004
Tim and Katie (Lokar ’05) Breen
reside in Seven Fields, Pa. Tim
is the network administrator for
Enterprise Bank. Katie teaches
kindergarten in the Pine-Richland
School District, Wexford, Pa., and
is completing a master’s degree at
Slippery Rock University.
Rebecca (Thielet) Godlove of
Pittsburgh, Pa., is a manager for
Dollar Bank, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Charles Linhart teaches ninth grade
at his alma mater, Perry Traditional
Academy, Pittsburgh, where he
also coaches football, basketball
and boys volleyball. He resides in
Pittsburgh, with his wife, Cari, and
daughter, Alison.

Cara (Butera) Moore is a shelter
director for Onslow Community
Outreach, Jacksonville, N.C.
She resides in Jacksonville, with
her husband, Brandon, and son,
Michael.

Kara (Zatezalo) Strauch works for
Cumberland County Schools. She
resides in Fayetteville, N.C., with
her husband, Bryan.

2006

Evan Carr of Ft. Myers, Fla., is a
photographer/editor and live truck
operator with WBBH radio, Ft.
Myers.

Alexandra Batouyios (M.Ed. ’10) of
Verona, Pa., is a Spanish teacher
for Pine-Richland High School. She
received her M.Ed. in curriculum
instruction from Clarion University
in May 2010.

Katie (Lokar) and Tim Breen (’04)
reside in Seven Fields, Pa. Katie
teaches kindergarten in the PineRichland School District, Wexford,
Pa., and is completing a master’s
degree at Slippery Rock University.
Tim is the network administrator for
Enterprise Bank.

Kelly (Yackovich) Corwin resides
in Batavia, Ill., with her husband,
Luke. She received her master’s
degree in computer science from
The Ohio State University in
December 2009 and is working on
a doctorate in computer science at
The Ohio State University.

Lisa Egeland of Pittsburgh, is
therapeutic staff support for
Community Psychiatric Centers,
Monroeville, Pa.

Zach (’08) and Emily (Reel) Ramsey
were married on June 19, 2009.
They reside in Scranton, S.C.,
where they both teach in the
Florence County School District,
Lake City, S.C.

Nathan and Lindsay (Swab) Ewing
reside in Newport, Pa.
Jennifer Godown of Arlington, Va., is
a crime analyst for Fairfax County
Police Department, Reston, Va.

April Sheatz of Gibsonia, Pa., is a
human resources generalist for NEP
Broadcasting LLC, Pittsburgh.

2007

Terry Fowler resides in Cochranton,
Pa.
Greg Larson of Baltimore, Md., is
an account manager for Transcend
Information Inc., Linthicum, Md.
He plans to marry Jenny Contenta
(’06) on July 31, 2010.

2008
Kevin Brady of Middletown, N.Y., is
a financial advisor for PCP Financial
Partners, New York, N.Y.
Emily (Reel) and Zach Ramsey (’06,
’08) were married on June 19,
2009. They reside in Scranton,
S.C., where they both teach in
Florence County School District,
Lake City, S.C.
Carla (Seifert) Slagle resides in New
Freedom, Pa., with a daughter,
Cassandra.

Dr. Susan Winters Heads Regional Nursing Program
Dr. Susan (Cramer ’85) Winters, a
registered nurse with a doctorate in
nursing, has been named director
of Southern Illinois University
Edwardsville’s Regional Nursing
Program located on the SIU
Carbondale campus.
Winters received her associate
degree in nursing and B.S.N.
degree from Clarion University –
Venango Campus; M.S. and Ph.D.
from the University of Virginia
School of Nursing. She was the
1999 recipient of the Clarion
University Alumni Association
Venango Campus Distinguished
Alumni Award.
Last year, the SIUE School
of Nursing joined forces with
SIUC to address a statewide
nursing shortage in opening
the regional nursing program at
SIUC. Beginning in August, more
than 80 freshmen were accepted

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at Carbondale as pre-nursing
students.
Winters, a nursing educator
for nearly 20 years, comes to
SIUE after serving as a member
of nursing faculties at McKendree
University in Lebanon and at John
A. Logan College in Carterville. She
also has held several positions at
the University of Virginia Medical
Center, including education
coordinator and as a clinician
specializing in cardiovascular
nursing.
For SIUE, Winters has
responsibility for all facets of
the nursing program at the
regional campus location. “This
collaborative endeavor between
SIUC and the SIUE School of
Nursing is truly a win-win-win
situation for SIUC, SIUE and,
perhaps most importantly, for
Southern Illinois,” Winters said.

“Prior to this point, any
student in the area who wished
to pursue a traditional B.S.N.
degree had to leave the area. To
have an accredited program of the
SIUE School of Nursing’s caliber
available in Carbondale is deeply
thrilling,” she said. “I look forward
to our graduates contributing to
the health of the Southern Illinois
region, and I relish the opportunity
to bring the program to life in
Carbondale.”
Through the partnership,
SIUE nursing faculty teach
classes at Carbondale, while
other select classes are offered
via tele-education between the
two campuses. The SIUE nursing
faculty also provides clinical
supervision of the nursing students
in the Carbondale area.
Since the SIUE School of
Nursing – fully accredited by the

winters

Commission on Collegiate Nursing
Education–is the official home of
the program, a B.S.N. would be
conferred by SIUE even though a
student is taking program classes
at SIU Carbondale.
Winters and her husband, Todd,
and their children, Sloan and Luke,
reside in Carbondale.
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alumni notes
Kristy (Marchal) Stauffer is an
accountant for Marchal & Marchal
PC, Shippensburg, Pa. She resides
in Chambersburg, Pa., with her
husband, Todd.
Melissa Zandier resides in Clarion,
Pa., and is engaged to Jordan
Kifer (’10).

2009
Emily Hulburt of Sykesville, Pa.,
teaches 10th and 11th grade
English at Clearfield High School,
Clearfield, Pa.
Randy Seitz is president and COO
of Oil Region Alliance of Business,
Industry & Tourism, Oil City, Pa.
He resides in Franklin, Pa., with
his wife, Guadalupe, and children,
Anthony and Deborah.

MARRIAGES

Tina (Beer ’02) Tolkacevic, a
daughter, Macy Jane, March 29,
2010.
Cari and Charles Linhart (’04), a
daughter, Alison, Aug. 30, 2009.
Teresa (Morelli ’95, M.S. ’97) and
Bret Groves, a son, Logan Bret,
March 23, 2010.
Cara (Butera ’05) and Brandon
Moore, a son, Michael Anthony,
Aug. 30, 2009.

DEATHS
Deborah G. Root (’70),
Feb. 15, 2010.
Frances J. (Zito ’54) McAllister,
Feb. 15, 2010.
Raymond W. Koerber (’52),
Feb. 17, 2010.

Ronice (Nolt ’02) and Jason Sceski,
Sept. 19, 2009.

Donald A. Mikus (’66),
Feb. 20, 2010.

Linsey (Durstine ’03) and Andrew
Brown, May 16, 2009.

James J. Rhoads (’59),
Feb. 20, 2010.

Lindsay (Swab ’05) and Nathan
Ewing (’05), Sept. 5, 2009.

Violet J. (Vukoslavich ’48) Janich,
Dec. 12, 2009.

Kelly (Yackovich ’06) and Luke
Corwin, Dec. 12, 2009.

Evalyn L. (Meabon ’49) Haines,
Aug. 11, 2009.

Emily (Reel ’08) and Zach Ramsey
(’06, ’08), June 19, 2009.

Alfarata (McElhatten ’36) Walley,
Feb. 19, 2010.

BIRTHS

Robert J. Austen (’67),
Feb. 20, 2010.

Gabe Stepanic (’92), a daughter,
Maya, Feb. 3, 2010.
Shawna (Reynolds ’98) and Scott
Peters, a daughter, Sophie Kay,
Sept. 6, 2009.
Erica (Logero ’99) and Jeremy Wiser,
a son, Tytan Richard, Nov. 19,
2009.
Jennifer (Shipp ’00) and Samuel
Gallaher, a daughter, Emily Renee,
Dec. 8, 2009.
Kimberly (’01) and Ryan Douglass,
a son, Dean Joseph, March 26,
2010.
Melissa (Getchell ’01) Leonard, a
daughter, Lucille Ann, Jan. 22,
2010.
Christy (Hummell ’02) McMillen, a
daughter, Katie Renee, Dec. 11,
2009.

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Mark Turner (’89), Feb. 23, 2010.
James Richard Helmintoller (’48),
Feb. 27, 2010.
Elaine (Brugh ’50) Clark,
March 5, 2010.
John R. Kerr (’50), March 6, 2010.
William R. Schall, (’64), March 6,
2010.
Harry E. Wolfe (’43), Feb. 3, 2010.

Patricia E. Forejt (’65),
Jan. 23, 2008.
Marjorie Lenore (McClain ’45)
Taylor, Feb. 28, 2010.
Beverly A. Strain (’89),
March 19, 2010.
Bernard V. Shinal (’79),
Nov. 23, 2009.

Mabel (Robertson ’51) Pitocco,
March 18, 2010.

Bernard Shinal (’79),
Nov. 23, 2009.

Jennifer L. Alexander (’79),
April 4, 2010.

Susan Anne Wheeler (’09),
Aug. 31, 2009.

Vincent J. Nelson Sr. (’59),
March 31, 2010.

James H. Hutchison (’63),
May 14, 2010.

E. Elizabeth (Silves ’41) La Fave,
Aug. 29, 2009.

Dennis R. Sinclair (’69),
May 17, 2010.

Ed H. Morrison Jr. (’69),
April 8, 2010.

Danene M. (Sweet ’82) Mattern,
April 4, 2009.

Marshal L. (Triponey ’86) Hall,
April 8, 2010.

Carol A. (Bastkowski ’62)
Bransfield, Feb. 25, 2009.

Barbara (Eaker ’57) McVay,
April 9, 2010.

CLARION UNIVERSITY
RELATED DEATHS

Pearl (Clutter ’63) Foster,
April 6, 2010.
Leatrice S. (Smith ’48) Rowan,
Feb. 12, 2010.
Brenda (Goughler ’89) Thomason,
April 13, 2010.
Ethel C. (Freedline ’32) Edwards,
March 6, 2010.

Daniel Fecko, former computer
science/mathematics faculty,
May 1, 2010.
Jenna Gilmore, junior management
major, May 16, 2010.
Michael Pleskovich, junior
environmental geosciences and
geology major, May 16, 2010.

Mary L. (Hollingshead ’30) Shaw,
March 16, 2010.

Frank Clark
Frank Clark, Clarion University faculty member,
administrator and 1995 Clarion University Outstanding
Faculty Award recipient died May 23, 2010, in
Leesburg, Fla.
Clark spent 41½ years teaching, the final 27½ at
Clarion University between 1967-94 as professor of
speech communication and theatre.
Originally from Punxsutawney, Pa., Clark earned his
B.S. from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and M.F.A.
clark
from Ohio University, Athens, Ohio. He completed
graduate courses at University of Pittsburgh, Penn State
University and University of Miami; and Wroxton College, Oxford University
and Royal Halloway College, all in England.
He taught at Cranberry High School, Seneca, Pa. for 15 years prior to
joining Clarion State College in summer 1967 as an assistant professor
of speech. In addition to his teaching duties, Clark twice served as acting
administrator of the Clarion University–Venango Campus in 1976-77 and
1982-83. He also served on many committees for Clarion University,
Venango Campus and his department; obtained several grants for the
campus; and added three courses to the speech communication and
theatre curriculum at Venango Campus.
Theatre was a passion for Clark. He was employed with the Summer
Theatre Guild, Indiana, Pa.; William Penn Playhouse, Delmont, Pa.;
Sherwood Forest Theatre, Murrysville, Pa.; and Ohio Valley Summer
Theatre, Athens, Ohio, in addition to acting, directing and designing
productions for high schools, colleges, universities and amateur theatre
companies. He authored articles on 19th Century theatre in northwest
Pennsylvania and critiqued articles for publication by the Western
Pennsylvania Historical Society.
He established the Frank Clark Scholarship for an incoming freshman
planning to attend Venango Campus.
In retirement, he continued to offer classes in drama and perform in
shows. He and his wife, Margaret, who survives, also traveled extensively.

CLARION AND BEYOND
Dean Jim Cole

Dr. Leroy “Lee” Olson

Dr. James H. Cole, former dean of the College of
Communication and Computer Information Science, was
born April 11, 1924, in Macedonia, Ill., and died in
Albuquerque, N.M. on June 28, 2010, at age 86.
He grew up in Hammond, Ind., where he attended
both grade and high school.
During WWII he enlisted in the Navy, receiving
training at Great Lakes, the Universities of Wisconsin,
Texas A&M and communication facilities in Cheltenham,
cole
Md. His overseas duty was with Joint Combat
Communication on Guam and after war’s end he led a Navy communication
team, attached to a Marine unit, in the possession and occupation of Truk, a
Caroline Island in the Pacific. Following his discharge in 1946, he married
Wilma Anderson of Hammond, Ind., and they raised two children, Sheri Cole
Heying and Cyndi Cole Johnson, wife of Wayne D. Johnson, now residing in
Albuquerque, N.M.
In 1953, he completed a bachelor’s degree at Eastern Illinois University
majoring in biology. He was a member and President of Kappa Sigma Kappa
social fraternity, a member of Kappa Delta Pi and Theta Alpha Phi, national
honorary scholastic and honorary dramatic fraternities.
In 1955, he earned a Master of Science and, in 1964, a Doctorate in
Systems Technology from Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. Cole’s
career included serving as science and media supervisor for the Lake County
Indiana public schools, as an executive with the American Book Company,
New York City, seven years as a faculty member and supervisor of field
services at Indiana University and more recently retiring after 21 years as
Dean, College of Communication and Computer Science at Clarion.
In 1976, he married Alberta Nelson, of DuBois, Pa., and after retirement
they traveled extensively, and then moved to Hartwell, Ga., in June 2000. In
July 2007, he and his wife moved to Albuquerque, N.M. During his career he
served as a deacon in the First Baptist Church, Bloomington, Ind., a member
of the First Methodist Church, Brookville, Pa., and was active in many local,
state and national organizations.
He held private pilot and ham radio operator’s licenses, was a tournament
racquetball player and avid fisherman. In 1976, he received the L.C. Larson
Leadership in Instructional Technology Award from Indiana University and, in
1994, was designated by Clarion University as Dean Emeritus and was given
the Alumni Association Distinguished Service Award.
The family requests that contributions in his memory be sent to the James
H. Cole Scholarship Endowment, Clarion University Foundation, Inc., SeifertMooney Center for Advancement, 840 Wood Street, Clarion, Pa. 16214-1232

Dr. Leroy “Lee” Olson (’49), 83, the 1972 Clarion University
Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, died Dec. 5, 2009, in West Grove,
Pa.
Born in Kane, Pa., he enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1944 following his
high school graduation and served two years in the South Pacific. Upon
discharge he enrolled at Clarion State College, receiving his education
degree in 1949.
He went on to earn both an M.Ed. and D.Ed. from Penn State
University. He was a teacher and counselor in school districts in
Pennsylvania and Delaware before joining Temple University in
Philadelphia. After 26 years, he retired as professor emeritus in 1992.
Olson was a member of Phi Delta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, the NEA,
AAUP, the Council of Professors of Instructional Supervision and many
other educational organizations. He was a member of the Lutheran Church
of the Good Shepherd for 52 years, serving as a trustee and chairman of
the board, serving on various committees and founding the health ministry
program for the church. He also was a member of the American Legion.
He is survived by his wife, Miriam; three sons, David of High Point,
N.C., Thomas (’83) of Southampton, N.J, and Steven of Vienna, Va.; three
grandchildren; and a brother, Russell, of Sheffield, Pa.

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Wednesday, June 2, at his home in Brockway, Pa. McNulty was a member of
the trustees from 1972-82 and served a term as chair.
He was born in Germantown, Pa., Oct. 27, 1922. He was married to
Janice R. McNulty. She preceded him in death in 2005.
Following his graduation from Roman Catholic High School in
Philadelphia, McNulty was employed by the Federal Reserve Bank of
Philadelphia for a year before enrolling at Lock Haven State Teachers College
in 1941. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1942 and was a veteran of World
War II, serving with the 411th Infantry in the European Theater and becoming
a decorated combat infantryman.
After the war, he returned to Lock Haven and graduated in 1948. While
in college, he lettered in two varsity sports. He began his teaching career at
Brockway in 1948 and retired 45 years later, in 1993. He taught government,
American history, driver education and health and physical education. He was
head boys’ basketball coach and athletic director for 35 years. In 1993, he
was named Region 2 Athletic Director of the Year by the Pennsylvania Athletic
Directors Association. He was named Brockway’s Sportsman of the Year in
2004.
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DuBois, Pa., Bridget Swartzlander of Golden, Colo. and Deirdre of Brockway;
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wo stories of determination reached a
happy conclusion at Clarion University’s
commencement ceremony on May 8,
when Nathan Griffin and his mother, Phyllis,
both received undergraduate degrees in liberal
studies.
Both overcame challenges to reach their
goal of a college degree – Phyllis, who started
at Clarion in 1973 and left to get married; and
Nathan, who had to sit out a semester and
earn money so he could return to Clarion from
his native San Antonio, Texas, and finish his
degree.
“This means so much to me; my mom
is a great mom,” said Nathan. “I will be
accomplishing what she told me I should
accomplish and having her reach her goal at
the same time is tremendous.”
Phyllis was relaying the feelings of her
mother to her son. “My mother told me I would
never go back when I quit in 1978,” said
Phyllis about the diploma she received. “I am
really happy to be doing this, but I don’t want
to outshine Nathan because I am really proud
of him. He has always been a good student
and a good person. It means everything to
be graduating with my son because he had
some struggles while he was finding himself
in college. He is my youngest and he means
everything to everyone in the family.”
Phyllis was originally from New Brighton,
where she still has relatives, and came to
Clarion University as a special education major.
She earned 102 credits, 18 short of graduation,
between 1973 and 1978. She met her future
husband, Morris Griffin, also a Clarion student,
and both of them dropped out of college to get
married.

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Morris and Phyllis went on with life, raising
three children, Noelle, who attended Columbus
State College in Georgia, Greg, who is attending
University of Texas at San Antonio, and
Nathan. Morris completed a degree in business
administration with a major in management in
2007 from University of the Incarnate Word
in San Antonio, and is employed as a quality
engineer for Sikorsky Aircraft. Phyllis works
with the homeless for First Presbyterian, San
Antonio.
Nathan accepted a football scholarship from
Clarion University, returning to his parents’
roots in western Pennsylvania. “I liked the
commitment coach Malan Luke and Clarion
University showed to me by offering me a
scholarship,” he recalled. “I wanted to finish
college here to make sure the family had a
legacy at Clarion.”
Joining the football team, Nathan earned
two letters with the Golden Eagles before
academic issues prevented him from playing. It
was one of the “downs” in what he refers to as
an “up and down” career at Clarion.
“I am finishing on an up,” he said. “I came
to Clarion ready to spread my wings. I got by for
three years and then I slipped up and lost my
scholarship. I had to stay home and go to work
if I wanted to finish. I figured out that with the
changes taking place in society that I needed a
college degree. I came back to Clarion to finish
with a no-quit mentality and had a 3.0 quality
point average my last two semesters.”
Phyllis found her inspiration to finish
college from a story in the July 2008 issue of
the Clarion University magazine, Clarion & Beyond,
concerning the graduation of Reggie Wells Sr.
(’08) and Reggie Wells Jr. (’08), both of whom

left Clarion University before completing a
degree, but returned to achieve that goal. The
Griffins had attended Clarion with Wells Sr. and
his future wife, Diane (Logan ’79).
“That inspired me,” said Phyllis. “I decided
I could graduate with my son.”
After making some contacts, Phyllis applied
and was accepted into Clarion University’s
on-line liberal arts degree. “I loved on-line
classes,” said Phyllis. “If they had on-line
classes when I was going to college I probably
wouldn’t have quit. I didn’t like going to class.
Online is convenient, you go when you can. I
did homework in the middle of the night and
it was wonderful. I would recommend it to
everyone, particularly if you don’t like to go to
class.”
Phyllis took classes in women’s studies,
taking inspiration from the on-line teaching
of Dr. Deborah Burghardt, director of women’s
studies, and Dr. Donna Ashcraft, professor of
psychology. “I plan to use what they taught me
in my work with the homeless,” said Phyllis. “I
want to be kinder and more understanding and
the courses I took in women’s studies will help
me with that.”
Nathan plans to return to Texas and seek
certification to teach history or geography
and coach football. He credits Dr. Gerald
Thomas, professor of geography, as being a
major influence for him, and Dr. Brenda Dede,
assistant vice president for academic affairs, as
being like a mother away from home for him.
“He has been so knowledgeable,” said Nathan
about Thomas. “That’s why I have geography as
a minor. I learned so much from him, including
some help with finances.”

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Legum Ready To Bridge Business And Science

L

ooking around a now empty
2,500 square-foot laboratory
at the Gregory Barnes Center
for Biotechnology Business
Development at Clarion University,
Benjamin Legum envisions a future
where the NanoBlox facilities
will provide employment for the
region and research opportunities
for Clarion University
students.
Legum is excited
to be part of Clarion
University’s new Center
for Applied Research
and Intellectual
Property Development
(www.clarion.edu/
legum
CARIPD/), part of Clarion
University’s College of Business Administration.
He views the center as, “a bridge between
business and science.”
The center is dedicated to the development
and transfer of its research and technology
to the public sector for the general economic
benefit of Clarion University, the region and the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is designed
to complement the work of Clarion University’s
Small Business Development Center (SBDC),
which aids small business development in the
area.
“Though I am a scientist, the business end
is familiar to me because I have independently
done this type of work in the private sector,” said
Legum. “I have written grants and I know how
to start a small business. The hardest part in the
process is perseverance.
“A scientist is charged to do specific things
within their fields, but after they have developed
an idea in the laboratory, they are not trained
in what their next step should be to market
their idea. The Center for Applied Research and
Intellectual Property Development will help all
inventors develop their ideas in a way that will
help the region.”
His other role is to support the firm
NanoBlox, more specifically nanodiamond
research and development, in the growing field
of nanotechnology. Nanodiamonds represent
unlimited potential with commercial applications
of lubrication, coatings, composites, drug
delivery and medical imaging.
Nanotechnology is any technology related
to features of nanometer scale, one-billionth
of a meter: thin films, fine particles, chemical
synthesis, advanced micro-lithography and
atomic/molecular engineering. This research has
triggered a sci-tech revolution based upon the
ability to systematically organize and manipulate
matter on the nanometer length scale.

The NanoBlox laboratory will
process nanodiamonds for industrial
uses and be a center for research
and development. This environment
can provide excellent internship
opportunities for Clarion University
students.
“I anticipate student
researchers from both the sciences
and business,” said Legum. “Their
numbers will be determined by
the amount of projects and
funding available. I am
looking for the best and the
brightest. I want them to
be paid because it is easier
to have an appreciation of
your work when you are paid;
and I want them to know
how to use the tools because it makes a world
of difference to have this experience in the real
world.
An inter-disciplinary engineer with
experiences ranging from the development of
biodegradable scaffolds to the optimization
of experimental manipulation devices gaining
a wide range of proficiency with scientific
instruments and techniques, Legum most
recently was a medical device manufacturing/
process engineer for Globus Medical Inc.
He previously worked as a molecular biology
laboratory technician for Cephalon, Inc., and as
a biomaterials technician for CLEO Cosmetics &
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
“This is exciting to start bringing
interdisciplinary research to Clarion,” said
Legum.
Legum grew up in Fairfax, Va., and after
serving five years in the U.S. Navy as an
information systems technician he was honorably
discharged. He went on to earn a biomedical
technician certification from the Community
College of Philadelphia in 2003, a Bachelor
of Science in Biomedical Engineering degree

with a concentration in materials and tissues
in 2007 and a Master of Science in Materials
Science and Engineering degree in 2007, both
from Drexel University. He completed several
practicum experiences and graduate research
projects while at Drexel ranging from inhalation
toxicity of nanoparticulates to conductivity
experiments of individual nanoparticles.
Legum’s office is at the Barnes Center,
located at Trinity Point, Exit 62, I-80 in Monroe
Township in a KOZ/KIZ area, which encourages
businesses to locate and stay in the area.
The center houses local economic support
organizations and provides space for business
incubation of newly formed biotechnology and
nanotechnology companies whose ownership and
management are committed to Pennsylvania and
its northwest region. By linking research taking
place in the new science and technology center
with the development of the Barnes Center,
Clarion University will further its vision for
economic development in the region.
The Barnes Center will continue to look for
additional tenants as it has one laboratory space
left to be leased. The current 23,000 square-foot
building offers only one-quarter of the potential
space available. Three more pod areas are ready
for development that could expand the Barnes
Center to 80,000 square-feet. Situated on 3.4
acres of land will allow for additional expansion
in the future.
The center is designed to achieve LEED
(Leadership in Environmental Energy and Design)
certification. These new “green” buildings will
teach young people and the entire community,
the value of sustainable energy and conservation.
The first occupant of the Barnes Center
was Clarion University SBDC, which assists
businesses with critical business issues such as
marketing, tax compliance and financial analysis,
in addition to providing educational programs
that assist business owners with operating and
growing their business.

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FEATURES

O’Toole Presides Over Top School District
Dr. Patrick O’Toole (’79)
operates the top school district in
Pennsylvania.
The Pittsburgh Business Times
rated the Upper St. Clair School
District, located in the South
Hills area of Pittsburgh, as the
number one school district among
the 501 in Pennsylvania. The
publication bases its
rankings on its analysis of
the Pennsylvania System
of School Assessment
Exam results. Upper St.
Clair was number one in
western Pennsylvania for a
fifth consecutive year.
“Upper St. Clair
is a high-performing
school district with a
generational commitment
to excellence in
education,” said O’Toole.
“I am fortunate to be the
superintendent and to
work with an outstanding
group of educators, a
supportive school board and highly
motivated students.”
O’Toole is in his fourth year as
superintendent at Upper St. Clair,
where he completed an internship
22 years ago. “This gives credence
to the power of internships as far
as careers are concerned,” O’Toole
said. “Clarion provided me with a
strong foundation of knowledge and
skills about teaching and learning.”
His education and Clarion
University background run deep.
His parents, Mary (Schierberl ’48)
and the late Michael O’Toole Sr.
(’51), both were Clarion graduates,
teachers and members of the
Clarion State Teachers College
Board of Trustees. They and their
families established the Mary
Catherine Murphy Schierberl
Leadership Scholarship in memorial
to Mary Catherine Murphy Schierberl
(1909). They raised nine children in
Tionesta, Pa., with Michael Jr. (’76)
and Erin (O’Toole ’86) Brannon also
graduating from Clarion.
O’Toole’s road through college
was not simple. He paid his own
way with a work-study job in
sports information and refereeing
basketball and umpiring baseball

games.
“These jobs helped prepare
me for coaching and leadership
positions,” he recalled. “Education
is what I wanted to do, but there
were not many teaching positions
available when I was in college.
Business was the most popular
major. I was fortunate that I stayed
the course and
followed my
passion.”
Following
graduation
with a degree
in elementary
education,
O’Toole taught in
Sandusky, Ohio;
was an assistant
principal in
Greenville, Pa.;
a principal and
superintendent
~Dr. O’Toole
in Shenango
Township School
District, New
Castle, Pa.; and superintendent
for South Butler County School
District, Saxonburg, Pa. He earned
both a master’s and Ed.D. degrees
from the University of Pittsburgh.
All of this led O’Toole to the
job as the chief administrator in
Pennsylvania’s number one school.
He credits a team effort with the
success.
“We have a commitment of
providing a high quality education,
which focuses on the whole child
not just test scores,” O’Toole said.
“We enjoy the notoriety of high
achievement, but education is
more than what is done on a paper
and pencil test. It all starts with
motivated students, a supportive
community that prioritizes
education, effective teachers and
effective instructional leadership at
all levels is critical.
“Each child is challenged to
achieve their fullest potential.
There is a strong commitment to
preparing students to work and
engage in an interconnecting world.
The jobs of today are global and
they need to be prepared for that
environment.”

“Every time

I interview
a teaching
candidate I
recall what I
learned in the
classroom at
Clarion.”

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Dr. O’Toole speaking to the Upper St. Clair High School graduating class of 2010.
O’Toole finds himself relating
back to his Clarion education
several times each year.
“Every time I interview a
teaching candidate I recall what
I learned in the classroom at
Clarion about teaching reading,
mathematics, science, social
studies and physical education,
taught to me by Dr. Arnold Zaeske,
Dr. John Moorhouse, Dr. Robert

Yoho and Gene Sobelewski,” he
said. “They were a very powerful
influence for me to be an effective
teacher. Clarion’s education
program is as good any education
program in the country.”
O’Toole resides in Butler, Pa.,
with his wife, Tracey, a chemistry
teacher in the Seneca Valley School
District, and a son, Patrick.

Wild Game Dinner 2010

L-R, Barry Garbarino (son of late George Garbarino), former Clarion A.D. Bob Carlson,
nationally known sculptor Michael Hamby and Clarion University Game Dinner Chair Jim
Thornton at the 12th Annual George Garbarino Wild Game Dinner on March 27 at Clarion Moose
Lodge #101. Hamby presented a special sculpture (displayed below) for the event that was
auctioned for the George Garbarino Scholarship Endowment. The overall event raised more
than $15,000 for the endowment and now has a total endowment value of over $177,000
which benefits Clarion student athletes. The dinner has been organized from its inception in
1999 by head athletic trainer Jim Thornton.

Sandusky Heading

CLARION AND BEYOND

To Pennsylvania Hall Of Fame
(Ed Note. Clarion and Baltimore Colts football great Alex
Sandusky (’54) will be inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports
Hall of Fame Oct. 16 in Danville, Pa.).

O

f all things, deer hunting might be the reason
Alex Sandusky (’54) became perhaps the first
in a long-line of great Clarion athletes to go on to
national and international fame.
Sandusky, who played on Clarion’s first
undefeated football team in 1952 before being
drafted in 1954 by the Baltimore Colts where he
played 13 seasons and was on the Colts 1958
NFL Title team which beat the N.Y. Giants in
what has been titled the “Greatest Game Ever
Played” ended up at Clarion because he liked to
hunt.
Like many high-school seniors in the late
1940s and early 1950s, Sandusky was accepted
at Penn State. But at the time, Penn State
was sending many of its freshmen to the State
Teacher Colleges, of which Clarion was one.
“I had my choice of a few State Teacher
Colleges,” Sandusky said. “I chose Clarion
because I had been up in the area deer hunting
while in high school. I liked to hunt, so I decided
to go to Clarion.”
The Golden Eagles, under Ben Kribbs, went
2-5 in 1950. But things started turning around
in 1951 when Clarion went 4-2-1.
In 1952, Clarion, under new-old coach Waldo
S. Tippin who replaced Kribbs that season after
coaching from 1935-47, went 9-0 including a
13-6 win over East Carolina in the Lions Bowl.
“Under Kribbs we started to get a desire to
win,” Sandusky said. “Tippin picked up on that.
He was a coach where you always knew where
you stood. He was a straight shooter who was
always fair.
“We were a team that had a great will,
a passion to win and play. (Our record) was
quite an achievement considering we had no
scholarships or financial aid. It was a group of
guys who came together there and wanted to play
and wanted to win with a great passion.”

As a starting d-lineman, Sandusky was a key
member of a defense that allowed four TDs all
season (Clarion gave up 30 points on the year).
“Our front five and our three linebackers
basically controlled the game,” Sandusky said.
As a starting end (sort of a combination of
today’s tight end and wide receiver), Sandusky
was also a key member of a Clarion offense that
scored 20 or more points six times thanks to
what had to be considered a passing attack that
was ahead of its time. He caught five touchdown
passes from quarterback David “Red” Bevevino
(’53), who threw for a then school-record 18
touchdowns on the season.
“I think the number-one thing is we had a guy
who could throw the ball very well in Bevevino,”
Sandusky said. “We didn’t really have pass
routes. I was a little bigger than the linebackers
and I would catch jump passes over the middle.
When the linebackers started coming up on me
tighter, John Lovre (’57), who caught 11 TDs that
season, was open deep. Then we had such good
pass protection that if Lovre was covered I would
keep going and get open a little longer down the
field. It just worked out real well.”
After Clarion finished its regular-season 8-0
with a 14-0 win over Geneva, the Golden Eagles
received an invitation to the Lions Bowl. But that
wasn’t an automatic thing. The team held a vote
to see if it wanted to go.
“We had a meeting of the team,” Sandusky
said. “We had a vote to see if we wanted to play
because of the holidays. A lot of the guys had to
go back home and work during the holidays, so
we had to decide whether we wanted to give up
some of our vacation to play in the bowl game.
We decided we did.”
Traveling to Salisbury, N.C., Clarion faced
a much bigger team in East Carolina. It didn’t
matter, as Clarion won with Sandusky catching a
38-yard touchdown pass in the game.
“We were absolutely outmatched size wise,”
Sandusky said. “The big thing I remember
from that game was their halfback going back
to the huddle and me hearing him say ’They’re
small, but man they hit hard.’ That spoke of the
character of our team.”
In 1953, Clarion won its first five games
to run its winning streak to a school-record
15 before California ended it with a 6-0 win.
Slippery Rock was up next at home at the
old football field where the new Science and
Technology Center now stands.
“I remember Coach Tippin knocking on my
door at 7 a.m. that Saturday,” Sandusky said.
“He asked if I had looked outside. It had snowed
Alex Sandusky (’54) and Robert “Tic” Cloherty (’62)
at 2008 Western Pa. Sports Hall of Fame Induction ceremony.

ts.

Alex Sandusky, Baltimore Col

eight inches and Slippery Rock was on the phone
wanting to know if the game was cancelled. He
wanted to know what I thought. We decided we
were going to play, and we would shovel off the
football field. President (Paul) Chandler gave us
the use of the campus’s only dump truck and
sent someone up town to buy 36 snow shovels.
We shoveled the field end line to end line, got
back in time to eat our pregame meal and called
the girls’ dorm to have them shovel the bleachers
off. We then went out and beat the heck out
of Slippery Rock (30-0). If you don’t call that
passion, I don’t know what you call it.”
When Sandusky was drafted by the Colts it
was a pretty easy decision to play football.
“The starting teacher’s salary in Pennsylvania
at the time was $2,100,” Sandusky said. “The
Colts offered me a contract for $5,000. I didn’t
get a signing bonus. I won’t make a dime unless
I made the team. They gave me $20 to get to
Baltimore.
“It was a tough training camp. I was way, way
over my head. Thank goodness the coaches saw
something.”
Future Hall of Fame head coach Weeb
Ewbank converted Sandusky from an end to an
offensive guard. That ended up working out well
for Sandusky, as he helped the Colts to eight
winning seasons in his 13 years including the
1958 and 1959 NFL Championships. He was
named a second-team All-NFL performer in
1964 by four different organizations and was
also a UPI Honorable Mention All-Pro in 1958
and 1965. Sandusky started all but two games
in his Colts’ career, his first one and one due to
an injury.
The highlight of his career probably came in
the 1958 title game. It’s the game credited by
many as jump starting the NFL to what it is
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Wells Inducted Into Western Pa. Hall
R

eggie Wells Sr. (’08), former Golden Eagle
basketball star from 1976-79, was inducted
into the Western Chapter of the Pennsylvania
Sports Hall of Fame on May 1, 2010 at the
Pittsburgh Sheraton North in Warrendale, Pa.
Clarion had a contingent of more than 25
representatives in attendance to honor Wells for
his induction including President Joe Grunenwald,
Board of Trustees member and former teammate
Jeff Szumigale (’83), AD Dave Katis (’85, M.Ed.
’88), SID Rich Herman, former head basketball
coach Joe DeGregorio, former AD Frank Lignelli

Reggie Wells Sr. (’08), Coach Joe DeGregorio (1975-82)
and Diane Logan Wells (’79).

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

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

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(’50), Director of Development Steve Zinram (’85,
MS ’88) and Assistant Vice President Dr. Brenda
S. Dede to name a few.
One of the top small college basketball
players ever to don a uniform in Western
Pennsylvania, Wells led Clarion to a combined
record of 85-29 from 1976-79, and an amazing
PSAC-West record of 33-7. He led the 1977
squad to a school record 27 wins (27-3), PSACWest title, NAIA D-18 title and a berth in the
NAIA National Tournament. The Eagles also won
the PSAC-West in 1979.
Individually, Wells set the school record
for career points (2,011) and was second in
rebounding with 1,120. A PSAC-West first team
selection from 1977-79, Wells was a three-time
NAIA All-American and NAIA District 18 MVP in
1977 and ’78.
“He was the greatest player to ever play at
Clarion,” former coach Joe DeGregorio said. “He
was coachable. He was a tremendous athlete
who perhaps could have found himself in other
places. But thank goodness he chose to come to
Clarion. We were very fortunate to have him for
four years.”
He met his wife, Diane (Logan ’79) at Clarion
and his two children, Reggie Jr. (’08) and Ryan
(’05), are both Clarion graduates after stellar
athletic careers for the Golden Eagles. Reggie
Jr. was an All-American offensive lineman
for the Golden Eagles and was drafted by the
Arizona Cardinals in the sixth round of the 2003
NFL draft. He is the starting left guard for the

...Sandusky continued from page 21

today. The Colts, behind legendary quarterback
Johnny Unitas, and Giants battled all game before
a Steve Myhra field goal with seven seconds left
tied the game at 20 for the Colts and sent the
contest into sudden death overtime for the first
time in NFL history. Baltimore won the game on
a 1-yard Alan Ameche run.
“I wouldn’t term it the ’Greatest Game’,”
Sandusky said. “But I would term it the ’Most
Meaningful Game’. After that game is when the
public really caught on to the NFL. It’s when the
endorsements started coming in.”
Sandusky developed many life-long
friendships from his playing days with the
Colts including with Unitas. The two became
godfathers to each other’s children and remained
friends until Unitas’ death in 2002.
“John was a good person,” Sandusky said.
“On the field, he was a no nonsense type of guy.
Off the field, he was a great guy who you would
go and have a beer with.”
Unitas was one of eight Hall of Fame players
Sandusky played with on the Colts. Two of his
head coaches, Ewbank and Don Shula, with
whom he also played, were also Hall of Famers,
while a young defensive assistant coach who

2010 Western Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame. Clarion Alumni
seated L-R, Carl Grinage (’77), Chuck Bell (’83), Lou Tripodi,
Ralph Naples (’84). Standing L-R, Ron Phillips, Mike Sisinni (’79),
Alvin Gibson, Jeff Szumigale (’82), Joe Malis, Nick Nuzzo (’79),
Dr. Grunenwald.
Arizona Cardinals. Ryan followed in his father’s
footsteps and was an All-PSAC forward for the
Golden Eagles basketball team helping Clarion
to the 2005 PSAC-West title. In just two years,
Ryan scored 772 career points and grabbed 474
career rebounds.
“Clarion is a sacred place for me,” Wells said.
“It allowed all the dreams I had in life to come
through and to fruition. Clarion prepared me
for everything I’ve faced later in life. Everything
I’ve accomplished is through Clarion. It’s
unbelievable that one institution had such an
impact.”
CLARION NOTES: Robert “Tic” Cloherty
(’62), president of the West Penn Hall of
Fame, introduced Wells, while the Master of
Ceremonies was Bill Hillgrove, the voice of the
Steelers and Pitt Panthers.

would go on to be a Hall of Fame Coach with the
Pittsburgh Steelers, Chuck Noll, coached with the
Colts in Sandusky’s final season.
“I played with so many great players,”
Sandusky said. “I can’t pick one out as the
best.”
After retiring from football after the
1966 season, Sandusky, who had worked for
Westinghouse during most of his playing days,
got a job offer from the state of Maryland where
he worked in the Waterway Improvement Division
until he retired in 1989.
After retirement he moved to Florida, where
he lives with his wife of 55 years, Mary. The
couple has four children, Vincent, Michael,
Stephen and Constance Mueller-Sandusky.
A McKees Rock native, Sandusky was elected
into inaugural class of the Clarion Sports Hall
of Fame in 1989. He was inducted into the
Western Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in
2008 and on October 16, 2010, he will be
enshrined into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall
of Fame at ceremonies held at the Days Inn in
Danville, Pa.
“The moons were right in order for me to
make it,” Sandusky said of his playing career. “I
was quite fortunate.”

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he 2009 PSAC-West Coach of the Year Jay
Foster and his Golden Eagles are coming
off an exciting season where Clarion surged
to an 8-3 overall record, a second-place finish
in the PSAC-West with a 6-1 mark, and an
eighth-place ranking in the NCAA Division II East
Region’s final poll.
The Eagles host Fairmont State in the season
opener on Thursday, September 2, with 19
starters and 38 lettermen ready to take the field.
The schedule will be a tough one however, as
Clarion will play three 2009 D-II playoff teams,
including four who were ranked in the region’s
top 10.
Clarion finished 2009 on a six-game winning
streak defeating Gannon (42-21), Slippery Rock
(27-10), Mercyhurst (29-25), IUP (30-28),
Edinboro (30-17) and Cheyney (32-12).
The offense returns eight starters on a unit
that averaged 28.6 ppg and 343.7 yards per
game. Clarion averaged 139.9 rushing yards and
203.8 passing yards per game.
Senior All-America running back Alfonso
Hoggard led the PSAC last year with 104.6 yards
per game, rushing for 1,046 yards and a school
record 17 tds. The 2009 PSAC-West Offensive
“Player of the Year” had 19 total tds and 1,798
all-purpose yards. He has 94 career catches for
1,063 yards and 6 tds.
Also toting the pigskin will be John Fuhrer,
who rushed 58 times for 200 yards and 2 tds in
2009.

Two-time All-Region receiver Jacques Robinson
grabbed 70 passes for 819 yards and 5 tds in
2009. In 2008, he also latched onto 70 aerials
for 849 yards and 8 tds. He ranks fourth in
Clarion history, 144 catches for 1,795 yards (7th
at Clarion) and 13 tds.
Also returning from 2009 are senior receiver
Craig Bunney (34 catches, 459 yards) and junior
Matt Ward (27 grabs, 310 yards, 1 td). Tight end
Rob Irwin (5 receptions, 74 yards) is expected to
replace All-Region tight end Matt Foradora, who
has graduated.
The QB position is still up in the air with redshirt sophomore Eric Coxon or red-shirt freshman
Ben Fiscus battling for that spot. Tyler Huether
(2,242 passing yards, 10 tds) graduated.
The “O” line expects to have four experienced
starters returning with guard Vince Bazzone (Jr.
6-2, 290) moving to center, while the guard
spots are manned by veterans Danielson Gilbert
(Sr. 6-5, 300) and Gerald Hudson (Jr. 6-3, 330).
Junior Eli Morres (6-5, 280) is back at right
tackle.
Defense wins championships and the Golden
Eagles return nine starters on a defense that
ranked fourth in total defense in the PSAC
and third in rushing defense. Clarion limited
opponents to 118.5 rushing yards, 184.4
passing yards and a total of 302.9 yards of total
offense per game.
Senior All-America strong safety Nick Sipes
leads the secondary after posting 112 tackles,
12 tfl’s and six sacks last year.

2010 Season Preview

SIPES

robinson

He is joined in the secondary by safety Shawn
Sopic (56 stops, 7 break-ups), safety James
Eckels (30 tackles), safety Chris Smeltzer (30
stops, 4 tfls) and corners Chris Wilson (67 hits,
2 ints), Andrew Paronish (17 hits) and Anthony
Stimac (19 jolts).
The linebacking corps is strong with senior
all-PSAC selection Joe Fox (62 stops, 9 tfls)
leading the way. Steven Moyemont (44 tackles,
7 tfls), Reggie Robinson (23 stops), Arminas
Maciulis (38 hits, 1 int) and Bob Verdun will all
make contributions.
Up front the Eagles are looking 2009 allPSAC end Ben Maund (38 tackles, 7 tfls), along
with Barrington Morrison (48 hits, 15 tfls), John
Hackel (54 stops, 8 tfls), David Dunn (23 tackles,
8 tfls) and Kory Kusick (10 stops) to anchor the
front wall.
Senior placekicker Robert Mamula and
sophomore punter Nathan Conway return to the
special teams. Mamula booted 12 of 16 field
goals last year and has made 26 in his career.
Conway averaged 37.9 yards per punt last year.
CLARION NOTES: Clarion is tradition rich in
football... 27 straight non-losing seasons from
1961-87, a 49-year
(1961-09) record of 273211-6 and 10 PSAC-West
titles (1966, ’67, ’69,
’77, ’78, ’80, ’83, ’92,
’96 and 2000).

Clarion University Golf Classic
Event: Four-person scramble
Lunch: 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Shotgun Start: Noon

Entry Fee: $175
Hole Sponsor: $200

Fee Includes: greens fees, cart, lunch, tee prizes, hole prizes, par 3 prizes
including hole-in-one and nearest to the pin, team prizes, door prizes,
refreshments, buffet dinner and much more.

Friday,
Sept. 10, 2010
Clarion Oaks Golf Club

Registration Info: Contact A.D. Dave Katis (’85, M.Ed. ’88)): 814-393-1997.
Make checks payable to: Clarion University Foundation, Inc.

Sponsored By: PSECU, Pepsi, S&T Bank and Wienken and Associates

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Eaton Starts ‘New Era’

In Women’s Soccer In 2010
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t’s a new era for the Golden Eagles
women’s soccer program, as Rob
Eaton enters his first season as the
Clarion head coach.
Eaton replaces Christina Alonzo,
who stepped down as head coach Oct.
3 to accept a position at Midwestern
State (Texas). The founder and owner
of the “Soccer Training Network”, a
developmental youth soccer academy,
for the last eight year, Eaton has 13
years of collegiate head coaching
experience with a combined men’s
and women’s record of 146-11-13.
“I’m very excited to be at Clarion,”
Eaton said. “The transition is going

well. I’ve been rejuvenated being back
in the college game, and we had four
good weeks of training in the spring. I
would like to think we can improve on
last year.”
A year ago under Alonzo and
interim head coach Marcie Fyock the
Golden Eagles went 4-14-2.
“Our goal this year is to be a
disciplined team that plays to a
tactical level that these players might
not have played to in the past,”
Eaton said. “The players very much
understand what I want from them.
The biggest question is whether
they can do it on a consistent level

throughout the
season.”
Team leaders
daloisio
for Clarion
include forwards Jill Miller (Sr., North
Huntingdon; 3 goals, 7 points) and
Jordan Daloisio (Jr., Kittanning; 3
goals, 6 points), goalie Jenna Kulik
(Sr., North Huntingdon; 1.99 GAA, 5
shutouts), midfielder Gina Shero (Jr.
South Park; 1 goal) and defensemen
Danielle Riley (Sr. Murrysville) and
Alaina Tintera (Sr. Harrison City; 1
assist).

Eagle Spikers Excited For 2010 Season
W

ith nearly every key player back
Four players who earned postseason
from a team that went 26-10
accolades will lead the Golden Eagles,
overall, 15-4 in the PSAC-West last year
who have averaged nearly 25 wins per
while advancing to the PSAC semifinals
season since 2001.
and qualifying for the NCAA Division II
Outside hitter Kellie Bartman (Jr., New
playoffs for the sixth time since 2002,
Eagle; 422 kills, 270 digs) and Libero
the Golden Eagles women’s volleyball
Rhianon Brady (Jr., Canal Winchester,
team has high expectations in 2010.
Ohio; school-record 729 digs; third
“We are looking forward to the
in PSAC, 13th in nation in digs per
bartman
set with 5.52) were both named Allopportunity to improve on last year,”
Region performers by Daktronics and the AVCA
Clarion’s fourth-year head coach Jennifer Harrison,
with Bartman earning All-Region honors by the
who was the AVCA Division II Atlantic Region
AVCA and second-team honors by Daktronics and
Coach of the Year last season, said. “One of
Brady earning first-team Daktronics honors and
the areas we would like to see improve is in our
Honorable Mention AVCA accolades.
overall consistency. To help with that, we are
Meanwhile, middle hitter Nicole Andrusz (Sr.,
trying to create more competition in the gym. We
Lockport, N.Y.; 302 kills, 109 blocks) was an
have an incoming freshman class that will force
Honorable Mention AVCA All-Region performer as
our returning athletes to get better. I’m excited to
well as a first-team ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA
see what the new players bring to the table and
how the returning players have improved from last Academic All-District team member, and setter
Amanda Gough (Jr., Chesterton, Ind.; 1,205 set
season.”

assists, 355 digs, 77
blocks, 62 kills) was
a second-team AllPSAC-West performer.
Gough was joined
on the All-PSACWest team by both
Andrusz and Bartman,
who were first-team
selections.
Additional key
returnees include
middle hitter Rebecca
Webb (So., Fallston,
Amanda Gough and Rebecca Webb
Md.; 251 kills, 141
blocks), right-side
hitter Danielle Brunot (Jr., Guys Mills; 170 kills)
and outside hitter Kaitlyn Anderson (Jr., Lusby,
Md.; 170 kills).

Kelosky & Hoggard Named Clarion’s ‘Athletes of the Year’

Associate A.D. Wendy Snodgrass, Kayla Kelosky, Alfonso Hoggard and A.D. Dave Katis.
24 | July ’10

Junior diver Kayla Kelosky (Ellwood City/
Riverside) and junior running back Alfonso
Hoggard (Philadelphia/Caravel Academy) were
named the Female and Male “Athletes of
the Year” by Athletic Director Dave Katis on
April 30 as part of the Sports Hall of Fame
induction ceremonies.
Kelosky won the award for the second
straight year. She won the NCAA Division
II one meter title, and was second on three
meter in 2010. She was also named D-II
Female “Diver of the Year” for the second
straight year. Last year Kayla won both one

and three meter titles at nationals. She is now
a three-time national champion and six-time
All-American.
Hoggard, an outstanding multi-dimensional
football player, was named the 2009 PSACWest Offensive “Player of the Year” by the
league coaches. A third team FB Gazette
Al-American and first team FB Gazette and
Daktronics Regional selection, Hoggard
rushed for 1,046 yards and a Clarion record
17 rushing td’s. He led the PSAC in rushing,
scoring, rushing td’s and all-purpose yards.

CLARION AND BEYOND

GOLDEN EAGLEs ATHLETES ENJOY SUCCESS DURING WINTER/SPRING

suwala

Basketball

thomas

thiel

pair of starters to season-ending
injuries and having a third miss
The 2010 season marked
half the conference slate because
the return of the Clarion men’s
of an injury. Even with the injuries,
basketball team to the elite of the
the Golden Eagles finished 14-13
PSAC. The Golden Eagles finished
overall marking the third time since
18-11 overall, 9-5 in the PSAC2005 they have been above .500.
West and advanced to the PSAC
Highlighting the season was the
semifinals for the first time since
play
of Lizzie Suwala (Sr., G, Ford
2004 with a 76-69 home playoff
City),
who went over 1,000 points
win over Mercyhurst in front of
in
her
career (1,017 while at IUP
more than 1,600 fans decked out
and
Clarion)
and scored 18.1 ppg
in white shirts. On another “White
–
the
sixth-best
all-time at Clarion
Out” Day at Tippin, Clarion scored
–
while
being
named
first-team
a 71-62 win over eventual PSAC
PSAC-West.
Her
season
included
champ and national runner-up
an
incredible
month-long
stretch
IUP handing IUP its only
that
ranks
as
one
of the
PSAC-West loss and one
greatest
months
in
school
of just three on the year.
history
when
she
averaged
Leading the way for
25.3 ppg while shooting
the Eagles were a pair
54.5 percent and 57.4
of second-team Allpercent from 3-point
PSAC-West performers in
range from Jan. 30 to
newcomers Lloyd Harrison
Feb. 24. During that
(Jr., PG, Detroit, Mich.)
stretch, she had a streak
and Jamar Harrison (Jr.,
of five straight 20-point
SG, Washington, D.C.).
games while becoming
Jamar led the team
the first Golden Eagle to
with 15.7 ppg while
J. harrison
score 25 or more points
shooting 55.4 percent,
in
four
straight
games. In addition
while Lloyd stabilized the point
to
her
all-conference
honor, she also
guard spot with 14.9 ppg and 134
nd
was
named
a
Winter
PSAC
Top 10
assists, the eighth most in 22 –
Academic
Award
winner.
year head coach Ron Righter’s time
In addition to Suwala, the
at Clarion. Also key to Clarion’s
Golden
Eagles also got solid
success were Shameel Carty (Jr.,
contributions
from fellow seniors
G/F, Queens, N.Y.; 14.3 ppg, 7.5
Bethany
Koch
(F,
Sligo; 16.3 ppg,
rpg), Paul McQueen (So., F, Garfield
6.8
rpg),
Sara
Pratt
(F,
Heights, Ohio; 11.1 ppg, 7.2 rpg),
Clinton,
Ohio;
9.1
ppg,
Mike Sherry (Jr., G, Chartiers Valley;
7.3 rpg) and Janelle
8.8 ppg, 44 3’s), Denzil Dennison
Zabresky (F, Dallas,
(Jr., F, Ruther Glen, Va.) and senior
Pa.; 7.0 ppg, 6.7 rpg).
guard Greg Parker (Sr., G, Chester).
st
Sophomore Rachel Graeff
The women’s team under 21 (Reading) was forced
year head coach Margaret “Gie”
into the starting role
Parsons also found itself battling for
at point guard in late
a PSAC playoff spot into the final
December and finished
game of the year despite losing a
koch

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H. Harrison

with 9.1 ppg and 118 assists. Also
contributing key minutes before
having their seasons ended due to
injuries were Shaina Smith (Jr., G,
Greenville) and Courtney Healy (So.,
F, Chrinside Park, Australia; 19
games, 6.4 ppg, 4.3 rpg).

Wrestling

The Golden Eagles wrestling
program continued its resurgence
under fourth-year head coach
Teague Moore finishing third at both
EWLs and PSACs. The third-place
finish at EWLs was the highest
since taking third in 1996. Clarion
also posted a strong 8-8 dualmeet record (4-2 EWL) including
wins over ranked opponents Old
Dominion (20-18) and North
Carolina (25-19).
Alex Thomas (Fr., Seaford, Del.)
won the PSAC Championship at
197 pounds while finishing second
at EWLs. Also joining Thomas as
EWL runners-up were James Fleming
(Fr., West Mifflin) at 149, Hadley
Harrison (Sr., McKean) at 157 and
Greg Lewis (Sr., New Providence)
at 141 while Jay Ivanco (Jr.,
Monroeville) was second at PSACs
at 133 pounds and Harrison third.
Harrison, who was 38-11,
and Fleming, who was fourth at
PSACs, both qualified for NCAA
D-I nationals, with Fleming named
the PSAC Fr. of the Year after going
28-8 including 16-straight wins
and a ranking 15th nationally.
It marked the second straight
PSAC Freshman of the Year
award for Clarion, as Clint
Podish (Sycamore) won last
year. Harrison ended his career
ranked 18th on the all-time win
list with a career mark of 102-56.

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WINTER SPORTS

Golden Eagles athletes enjoyed plenty of success during the winter and spring sports season including the men’s basketball team reaching the PSAC
semifinals for the first time since 2004, the wrestling team gaining its highest EWL placing in 14 years, a pair of Golden Eagles divers taking home a total
of three national titles and the men’s golf team qualifying for the NCAA Division II national tournament for the first time in school history.

Swimming & Diving

A pair of national title divers
headlined another successful year
for the Eagles men and women’s
swimming and diving team.
Logan Pearsall (Jr., Port
Allegany) won both the one-meter
and three-meter NCAA Division II
championships while being named
the D-II Men’s
Diver of the
Year, while
Kayla Kelosky
(Jr., Ellwood
City) defended
her women’s
D-II national
title in the onemeter title with
a stirring comefrom-behind
victory while
also taking
pearsall
second in
the three-meter event and earning
her second consecutive D-II Female
Diver of the Year Award. Their
coach, Dave Hrovat, earned both
the Men and Women’s D-II Diving
Coach of the Year honors giving
him 19 NCAA national awards in
his 20 years as head coach. It was
his second sweep of the men and
women’s awards (2002).
Clarion’s success wasn’t limited
to the diving board.
Ryan Thiel (Sr., Ligonier)
earned six All-American awards
to give him 19 in his career for
the men’s swim team while also
winning five PSAC Championships
including three individual titles
(50-yard freestyle, 100 freestyle,
200 freestyle). He joined Joseph
Ward (Fr. Johnstown), Christopher
Ellson (So., Murrysville) and Andrew
Claypool (Sr., Kittanning) to take
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SPRING SPORTS

donor– report
2009
2010
ATHLETIC AWARDS
Basketball (Women)

Lizzie Suwala – PSAC-West First Team. PSAC Academic Top Ten.

Diving (Men)

Justin Duncan – NCAA Div. II All-American (2).
Logan Pearsall – NCAA Div. II Champion (2).
NCAA Div. II Male “Diver of the Year”.

Diving (Women)

Jena Gardone – NCAA Div. II All-American (2).
Kayla Kelosky – NCAA Div. II Champion. NCAA Div. II All-American (2).
NCAA Div. II Female “Diver of the Year”.
Clarion University Female “Athlete of the Year”.
Kim Ogden – NCAA Div. II All-American.

Football

Matt Foradora – FB Gazette HM All-American.
FB Gazette Second Team Super Region 1.
Daktronics Second Team Super Region 1.
Cactus Bowl and East Coast Bowl Selections.
Alfonso Hoggard – FB Gazette Third Team All-American.
FB Gazette First Team Super Region 1.
Daktronics First Team Super Region 1.
PSAC-West “Player of the Year” and First Team.
Clarion University Male “Athlete of the Year”.
Ben Maund – PSAC-West First Team.
Jacques Robinson – FB Gazette Second Team Super Region 1.
PSAC-West First Team.
Nick Sipes – FB Gazette HM All-American.
FB Gazette First Team Super Region 1.
Daktronics First Team Super Region 1.

Golf (Men)

Ross Pringle – NCAA Div. II All Atlantic Region.
Zach Schloemer – PSAC All-Conference.
Jared Schmader – NCAA Div. II All Atlantic Region. PSAC All-Conference.
Bill Stover – PSAC “Freshman of the Year.”

Swimming (Men)

Ben Appleby – NCAA Div. II All-American.
AJ Claypool – NCAA Div. II All-American (2). PSAC Champion (3).
Rich Eckert – PSAC Academic Top 10.
Christopher Ellson – NCAA Div. II All-American. PSAC Champion.
Dustin Fedunok – NCAA Div. II All-American (2). PSAC Champion.
Ryan Thiel – NCAA Div. II All-American (6). PSAC Champion (5).
Joseph Ward – NCAA Div. II All-American (2). PSAC Champion (2).
Garet Weston – NCAA Div. II All-American.

Swimming (Women)

Kelly Connolly – NCAA Div. II All-American (5). PSAC Champion.
Kaitlyn Johnson – NCAA Div. II All-American (7). PSAC Champion (2).
Jamie Maloney – NCAA Div. II Student Athlete National
“Sportsmanship Award”.
Gina Mattucci – NCAA Div. II All-American (4). PSAC Champion.
Kayla Shull – NCAA Div. II All-American (5). PSAC Champion (2).
PSAC “Freshman of the Year”.
Morgan Obelander – NCAA Div. II All-American (2). PSAC Champion.
Samantha VanDyke – NCAA Div. II All-American.

pringle

Gerhart

home the 200 free relay and Ward, Claypool and
Dustin Fedunok (Sr., Gibsonia) in the 400 free
relay helping Clarion finish second. Claypool also
won the PSAC title in the 100 breaststroke. Rich
Eckert (Sr., Versailles) capped off a solid career
by being named a Winter PSAC Top 10 Academic
Award winner. The men were 13th at nationals.
Highlighting the accomplishment of the
women’s team was Kayla Shull (Franklin) who
was named the PSAC Freshman of the Year after
winning a pair of PSAC titles (100 breaststroke,
200 medley relay), earning five NCAA D-II AllAmerican awards and setting the school record in
the 100 breaststroke. Meanwhile, Kaitlyn Johnson
(Jr., Uniontown) earned a maximum seven AllAmerican awards giving her the maximum of 21
in her career. She was 4th in the 100 butterfly
and 5th in the 100 free in individual placings.
The women were a strong 6th at D-II Nationals.
At PSACs, Clarion took second with Johnson
(100 butterfly) and Morgan Oberlander (Fr.,
York; 400 individual medley) joining Shull
as individual PSAC champions and Johnson,
Kelly Connolly (Jr., Cranberry Twp.) and Gina
Mattucci (Jr., Jeannette) joining Shull on the
championship 200 medley relay team.

Indoor Track & Field

Track – Outdoor (Women)

Lisa Nickel (Sr., Shaler H.S.) capped off a
solid indoor career by scoring in three events
at the PSAC Indoor Championships finishing
seventh in the mile while joining Ciara Shorts (Fr.,
Waterford), Alexis Carter (So., Taylor Allderdice
H.S.) and Molly Smathers (Gr., Clarion) to take
third in the distance medley relay team while
teaming with Shorts, Smathers and Kait Briggs
(Fr., Kent, Ohio) to take sixth in the 4x800-meter
relay.

Volleyball

Golf

Track – Indoor (Women)

Alexis Carter – PSAC All-Conference.
Lisa Nickel – PSAC All-Conference.
Ciara Shorts – PSAC All-Conference.
Molly Smathers – PSAC All-Conference.
Kim Hanslovan – NCAA Div. II Runner-up. PSAC Champion.
Nicole Andrusz – AVCA HM All-Region.
ESPN The Magazine First Team Academic All-District 2.
PSAC-West First Team.
Kellie Bartman – AVCA All Atlantic Region.
Daktronics Second Team All-Region. PSAC-West First Team.
Rhianon Brady – AVCA HM All-Region. Daktronics First Team Atlantic Region.
ESPN The Magazine Second Team Academic All-District 2.

Wrestling

James Fleming – PSAC “Freshman of the Year.”
Alex Thomas – PSAC Champion.

Coaching

Jay Foster – PSAC-West “Coach of the Year.”
Jennifer Harrison – AVCA Atlantic Region “Coach of the Year.”
Dave Hrovat – NCAA Div. II Male & Female Diving “Coach of the Year.”

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July ’10
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Behind a third-place NCAA D-II Super
Regional finish by Ross Pringle (So., Titusville),
the Clarion men’s golf team finished fifth and
qualified for its first NCAA D-II championship
in school history. Pringle and teammate Jared
Schmader (Jr., Cooperstown) were first team AllRegion selections for the second straight year.
Bill Stover (Fr. Apollo) was voted PSAC Freshman
of the Year.

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morgan

The women’s golf team, in its second season
took fifth at the PSAC Championships thanks to
Top 20 finishes by Alyssa Gerhart (Fr., Meadville’
13th), Kim Dulski (Gr., Buffalo, N.Y.; 16th) and
Samantha Veights (So., Mt. Lebanon H.S.; 17th).

Outdoor Track & Field

Kim Hanslovan (Jr.,
Luthersburg) highlighted
the outdoor women’s track &
field season by earning NCAA
D-II All-American honors
with a second-place finish
in the javelin at the NCAA
Championship, the highestever finish by a Golden Eagle,
Hanslovan
after winning the PSAC title in
the event and setting the school record.
Also at PSACs Erin White (Fr., Castanea) took
fifth in the javelin and Jamie Maloney (Sr., York)
was fifth in the 400-meter hurdles while setting
the school record.

Baseball/Softball

For the 17th straight season, the Clarion
baseball team had a PSAC All-Conference
honoree with Ken Morgan (So., S. Fayette H.S.)
earning second-team All-PSAC-West honors while
hitting .348 with 27 RBIs and tying the modern
school record with seven homers under third-year
head coach Mike Brown.
The softball team highlighted its season with
a season-ending sweep of a doubleheader over
defending national champion Lock Haven giving
the Golden Eagles three wins in their final four
games. A pair of .300 hitters, Nicole Lollo (Jr.,
Callery) and Carlie Cook (Jr., Brookville) paced
Clarion this season under interim head coach
Nicole Banner.

Tennis

Coach Lori Sabatose’s
Golden Eagles were 4-7 but
finished their season with
an exciting 7-2 win over
Shippensburg highlighted
by a sweep of the doubles
matches. No. 1 singles player
Jaclyn Metzger will return next
season.

metzger

AND BEYOND
2010-2011 Clarion University Fall And WinterCLARION
Sports
Schedules
FOOTBALL

Coach: Jay Foster
Sept. 2
THU
11
SAT
18
SAT
25
SAT
Oct. 2
SAT
9
SAT
16
SAT
23
SAT
30
SAT
Nov. 6
SAT
13
SAT

FAIRMONT ST.
6 p.m.
at Bloomsburg
1 p.m.
SHIPPENSBURG (FD) 6 p.m.
CALIFORNIA
6 p.m.
SLIPPERY ROCK (HC) 2 p.m.
at Lock Haven
7 p.m.
at Indiana
1 p.m.
EDINBORO
1 p.m.
at Gannon
1 p.m.
at Mercyhurst
12 p.m.
MILLERSVILLE
1 p.m.

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

Coach: Jennifer Harrison
Sept. 3-4 F-S at Quincy Tournament
TBA
10-11 F-S at Indiana Tournament
TBA
17
FRI vs. Millersville^
12 p.m.
17
FRI at Lock Haven^
7:30 p.m.
18
SAT at E. Stroudsburg^ 5:30 p.m.
18
SAT vs. Shippensburg^ 12:30 p.m.
24
FRI CALIFORNIA
7 p.m.
25
SAT INDIANA
4 p.m.
Oct. 1
FRI at Edinboro
7 p.m.
2
SAT at Mercyhurst
TBA
5
TUE at Juniata
7 p.m.
8
FRI KUTZTOWN*
TBA
9
SAT CHEYNEY*
TBA
9
SAT WEST CHESTER*
TBA
12
TUE SLIPPERY ROCK
7 p.m.
14
THU WHEELING JESUIT
7 p.m.
16
SAT GANNON
1 p.m.
22
FRI at Indiana
7 p.m.
23
SAT at California
1 p.m.
27
WED SETON HILL
7 p.m.
29
FRI MERCYHURST
7 p.m.
30
SAT EDINBORO
2 p.m.
Nov. 2
TUE at Slippery Rock
7 p.m.
5
FRI at Gannon
7 p.m.
^- 17th Lock Haven; 18th E. Stroudsburg
*- PSAC Crossover at Clarion.

WOMEN’S SOCCER
Coach: Rob Eaton
Sept. 5
SUN
8
WED
10
FRI
11
SAT
14
TUE
18
SAT
22
WED
25
SAT
29
WED
Oct. 2
SAT
8
FRI

ALD.BROADDUS
at Wheeling Jesuit
E. STROUDSBURG
BLOOMSBURG
SETON HILL
at Indiana
MERCYHURST
at Gannon
at Lock Haven
SLIPPERY ROCK
at Millersville

12 p.m.
7 p.m.
3 p.m.
1 p.m.
7 p.m.
1 p.m.
7 p.m.
1 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
3 p.m.

9
12
16
19
23
30

SAT
TUE
SAT
TUE
SAT
SAT

at West Chester
at Kutztown
MANSFIELD
at Shippensburg
CALIFORNIA
EDINBORO

12 p.m.
3 p.m.
1 p.m.
4 p.m.
7 p.m.
3 p.m.

CROSS COUNTRY

Coach: D.J. Bevevino
Sept. 4
SAT at California Inv.
11
SAT at Lock Haven
18
SAT at PSU-Behrend
Oct. 9
SAT at Carnegie Mellon
16
SAT at Penn St. Invite
30
SAT at PSACs (Cal)
Nov. 6
SAT at NCAA Reg.

10 a.m.
10 a.m.
10 a.m.
10 a.m.
10 a.m.
10 a.m.
10 a.m.

MEN’S GOLF

Coach: Marty Rinker
Sept. 6-7 M-T at Ohio Valley Invitational
12-13 S-M HAL HANSEN (Clarion Oaks)
20-21 M-T at Atlantic Region Inv.
Oct. 3-4 S-M at Vulcan Invitational
11-12 M-T at Robert Morris Inv.
16-17 S-S at PSACs (Hershey Links)

WOMEN’S GOLF

Coach: Marie Gritzer
Sept. 11-12 S-S at Baldwin Wallace Inv.
18-19 S-S at Mercyhurst Inv.
20
MON at Gannon Inv.
25-26 S-S CLARION INV. (Clarion Oaks)
Oct. 10-11 SUN at Seton Hill Inv.
Oct. 16-17 S-S at PSACs (Hershey Links)

WOMEN’S TENNIS

Coach: Lori Sabatose
Sept. 14
TUE at Westminster
4 p.m.
17
FRI vs. Bloomsburg^
1 p.m.
18
SAT vs. E. Stroudsburg^
9 a.m.
18
SAT vs. Shippensburg^ 1:30 p.m.
20
MON at St. Vincent
4 p.m.
22
WED SETON HILL
4 p.m.
24
FRI at Lake Erie
4 p.m.
25
SAT at Ashland
10 a.m.
^ - At Indiana

WRESTLING

Coach: Teague Moore
Nov. 6
SAT CLARION OPEN
13
SAT at Okla. Invite – Brockport, N.Y.
21
SAT at Body Bar – Ithaca, N.Y.
Dec. 1
WED BLUE/GOLD
6 p.m.
4
SAT at PSACs (Bloom)
9 a.m.
21
TUE at Edinboro
TBA
29-30 T-W at Midlands

Jan. 7
15
16
22
23
30
30
Feb. 4
6
10
12
19
20
Mar. 6
17-19

FRI
SAT
SUN
SAT
SUN
SUN
SUN
FRI
SUN
THU
SAT
SAT
SUN
SUN
T-S

PRINCETON
7 p.m.
at North Carolina
7 p.m.
at Virginia Tech
4 p.m.
WEST VIRGINIA
7 p.m.
E. MICHIGAN
2 p.m.
at Kent State
2 p.m.
vs. S. Ill.-Ed.
TBA
BLOOMSBURG
7 p.m.
OHIO U.
TBA
PITTSBURGH
7 p.m.
at Cleveland St.
7 p.m.
NAT. COLLEGIATE OPEN
at Lock Haven
3 p.m.
at EWLs (Bloom)
9 a.m.
at NCAAs (Phila.)

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Coach: Ron Righter
Nov. 20
SAT at Holy Family
23
TUE CENTRAL PENN
29
MON at U.D.C.
Dec. 6
MON MICH-DEARBORN
8
WED PITT-JOHNSTOWN
11
SAT PENN COLLEGE
30
THU THIEL
Jan. 3
MON WEST CHESTER
4
TUE MILLERSVILLE
8
SAT at Shippensburg
9
SUN at Cheyney
12
WED at Slippery Rock
15
SAT EDINBORO
19
WED at Mercyhurst
22
SAT at Indiana
26
WED LOCK HAVEN
29
SAT GANNON
Feb. 2
WED at California
5
SAT SLIPPERY ROCK
7
MON U.D.C.
9
WED MERCYHURST
12
SAT at Edinboro
19
SAT INDIANA
23
WED CALIFORNIA
26
SAT at Gannon

2 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
3 p.m.
2 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
3 p.m.
3 p.m.
8 p.m.
3 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
3 p.m.
8 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
7 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
3 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
3 p.m.

8
9
12
15
19
22
26
29
Feb. 2
5
9
12
16
19
23
26

SAT
SUN
WED
SAT
WED
SAT
WED
SAT
WED
SAT
WED
SAT
WED
SAT
WED
SAT

at Shippensburg
at Cheyney
at Slippery Rock
EDINBORO
at Mercyhurst
at Indiana
LOCK HAVEN
GANNON
at California
SLIPPERY ROCK
MERCYHURST
at Edinboro
at Lock Haven
INDIANA
CALIFORNIA
at Gannon

1 p.m.
1 p.m.
6 p.m.
1 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
1 p.m.
6 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
1 p.m.
6 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
1 p.m.

SWIMMING & DIVING

Coach: Mark Van Dyke
Oct. 22-23 F-S FALL CLASSIC
5 p.m.
24
SUN DIVING INVITE
11 a.m.
30
SAT at Carnegie Mellon
11 a.m.
Nov. 6
SAT at Shippensburg
12 p.m.
13
SAT BLOOMSBURG
1 p.m.
Dec. 3-5 F-S at Zippy Inv. (Akron)
10 a.m.
Jan. 2-14 S-T at CSCAA Forum (Ft. Lauderdale)
22
SAT at Edinboro/Gannon/Ashland 1 p.m.
22
SAT at Gannon (Diving)
1 p.m.
29
SAT DUQUESNE
1 p.m.
Feb. 5
SAT at Pittsburgh
12 p.m.
6
SAT at Youngstown Inv.
TBA
13
SAT DIVING INVITE
TBA
16-19 W-S at PSACs
10 a.m.
Mar. 9-12 W-S at NCAAs (San Antonio) 10:30 a.m.

INDOOR TRACK

Coach: D.J. Bevevino
Jan. 21
FRI at Slippery Rock
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29
SAT at Edinboro
Feb. 4-5 F-SI at Findlay
11
FRI at Slippery Rock
19
SAT at Kent State
26-27 S-S at PSACs

4 p.m.
10 a.m.
10 a.m.
4 p.m.
10 a.m.
10 a.m.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Coach: Gie Parsons
Nov. 13
SAT E. STROUDSBURG
19
FRI at W.V. Wesleyan
23
TUE at Tiffin
Dec. 10
FRI URBANA
11
SAT BLOOMSBURG
19
SUN at Seton Hill
30
THU vs. Concord^
30
THU at Fairmont State
Jan. 3
MON WEST CHESTER
4
TUE MILLERSVILLE

5 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
6 p.m.
TBA
1 p.m.
2 p.m.
TBA
TBA
5:30 p.m.
5:30 p.m.

CLARION UNIVERSITY QUICK FACTS
PRESIDENT:

Dr. Karen M. Whitney

ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Dave Katis
ASSOCIATE A.D.:

Wendy Snodgrass

SPORTS INFO DIR:

Rich Herman

SPORTS INFO PHONE: 814-393-2334
TICKETS:

814-393-2423

WEB:

www.clariongoldeneagles.com

ALL CAPS HOME CONTEST

2010 Clarion Sports Hall Of Fame Inductees
The Clarion University “Sports Hall of Fame” inducted
six new members on Friday, April 30, at ceremonies
held at Eagle Commons, the new dining hall on
campus. Inducted L-R were Frank Grundler (’67)
(fooball, wrestling), Chris Weibel (’98) (football), Jodi
Pezek Burns (’91) (volleyball, softball and volleyball
coach), Bonnie Lefevre (’65) (wife) and Scott Lefevre
(son) who accepted for the late Al Lefevre (’65)
(football, golf coach), Chuck Nanz (men’s swimming
coach) and Mark Angle (2001) (wrestling). The banquet
was one of the largest since the inaugural Hall of Fame
ceremonies were held in 1989. The current class
brings the induction total to 135.

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development news

Huffman Named Development Officer
Deborah Huffman (’93) is coming
home. She grew up in nearby
New Bethlehem, Pa., and has
accepted a position with the Clarion
University Foundation, Inc., as a
development officer.
“My job will be to cultivate
scholarship and endowment
donations and expand what
is currently being done,” said
Huffman. “We will be using a
broader scope, working as a team,
to find major gift donors, annual
fund donations and coordinate
special events.”
Huffman will work with the
deans of Clarion University’s
College of Education and Human
Services and College of Arts and
Sciences.
Most recently, Huffman was
vice president for advancement
and communications for
Lutheran Family Services in
the Carolinas, Charlotte, N.C.
She has previously worked in
fundraising for not-for-profit groups
including Parkinson Association
of the Carolinas, KinderMourn,
Charlotte Mecklenburg Education

Foundation, Mecklenburg Area
Catholic Schools Education
Foundation, Holy Angels and
Community Health Services.
Huffman reconnected with
Clarion University when Chuck
Desch, major gifts officer for the
Clarion University Foundation, Inc.,
contacted her about helping to
form a Clarion University Alumni
Chapter in Charlotte. She accepted
the challenge and helped in the
founding of the chapter.
“That helped me to realize that
there are other ways you can be
involved with a university than just
giving money,” she said.
Working with alumni chapters
and raising money were not in
Huffman’s plans when she arrived
at Clarion University as a student.
“I came to Clarion as an English
major,” recalls Huffman. “After
two years, I knew I didn’t want to
teach and Dr. James Knickerbocker
recommended communication to
me.”
Changing majors, Huffman
found her career. “Communication
was broad and diverse,” she said.

Alumni On The Road

2010 Clarion University Sports Hall of Fame inductee Chris
Weibel (’98) (left) joins his teammates at the Clarion
Football Alumni Golf Outing. From left: Rich Walsh (’01),
Wayne Alling (’98) and Chad Speakman (’99).
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“It touched on all four types of
media and gave me hands-on
experience. That was the key.”
Huffman credits her time
as managing editor of The Clarion
Call, Clarion University’s student
newspaper, and a required
internship completed with the
Leader Vindicator newspaper
in New Bethlehem, as a “good
experience, where I learned
work ethic and working under
a deadline. I got experience in
leadership and it served as a good
stepping stone for what I would go
on to do.”
Following graduation, Huffman
went to North Carolina where
she accepted a position as
communication coordinator for a
non-profit United Way Community
Health organization. When funding
for the organization was cut, she
was asked to step in as fundraiser
too.
“All of it is communication;
I just fell into fund raising,” she
said.
During the past 15 years,
Huffman has worked to move

Huffman

herself up toward bigger
organizations. In her position with
Lutheran Family Services of the
Carolinas, she completed much of
the strategic planning and fund
raising.
“My family is from here and
it was time to come back,” said
Huffman about her decision to join
Clarion University. “I had reached
a point where I could pick and
choose where my skills are best
used and that is what appealed
to me about this job. It is easier
to sell Clarion University because
I am a graduate and I can give a
message about why others should
give back too.”

“Chairman Lynn “Toad” Armstrong and the committee reports, “the Fourth Annual
Football Alumni & Friends Golf outing set another record as we hosted 98 Golfers
and raised another $3,000 for our beneficiaries: The Dare to Dream Football
Scholarship endowment and to the Adopt an Eagle Account administered by Coach
Foster. A small portion of the fund goes towards the postage and printing of our
annual newsletter, which this year will be sent in August. We thank all of our hole
sponsors, participants and volunteers for their help.

Andy Brindger (’70) (left) traveled the farthest from
Valdosta, Ga., to play in the Clarion University Football
Alumni Golf Tournament and, to his surprise, had a family
reunion when he met his cousin Janice Grunenwald and
Clarion University President Dr. Joseph Grunenwald.

Several graduated members of the 2009 football team
played in their first ever Clarion Football Alumni Event.
At center is senior football player Alfonso Hoggard.

CLARION AND BEYOND

Advancement Center Displaying

Clarion Alumni Memorabilia
T

he Seifert-Mooney Center at
Clarion University is the home
for the Clarion University
Foundation, Inc., and is also the
center for alumni-based activities.
A special project is underway to
turn the center into a home away
from home for visiting alumni.
“A number of alumni have
stepped forward to support a
special project to purchase 10
display cases to exhibit changing
displays of Clarion University
artifacts and memorabilia,”
explained Theresa Edder (’91, ’05),
director of alumni relations and
annual funds.
Kahle’s Kitchens of Leeper,
Pa., custom-made the five cases
currently placed in the SeifertMooney Center, with four more to
be added. Two of the cases will
house permanent exhibits, one
dedicated to Mary Seifert and the
second to the Clarion University
Alumni Association.
The effort continues a plan set
in place by the Clarion University
Alumni Association Board of
Directors.
Dr. Todd Pfannesteil, professor
of history, who operates the Clarion
History Project, is helping to fill

the display cases with Clarion
University memorabilia. The Fall
2009 display featured homecoming
and fall and winter sports.
Along with student Amy Sikora
of Coraopolis, he recently installed
displays featuring commencement
and Greek life.
“All of the items are donated
by alumni and friends of the
university,” said Pfannestiel. “A
great network has been established.
Items come to Theresa, the
president’s office, or me. Notes
in the eEAGLE and Clarion & Beyond
Magazine make alumni think about
us. During the last 12 months
we have received many amazing
items.”
“We want to have changing
displays in the cases,” said Edder.
“Items will be displayed according
to which group might be gathering
in the building. For instance the
Early 50s alumni group meets here
once a year and we will be able to
change the exhibit to feature items
from their time at Clarion.”
There are a number of phases
before the project is complete. The
final phase to the project includes
developing a historical walking tour
of campus. Some items would be

Amy Sikora and Dr. Todd Pfannestiel in front of the new display cases.
placed within Clarion University’s
buildings and those taking the
tour would see historical items at
various stops along the way.
The Clarion University History
Project is a student- and facultyled initiative seeking donations
that will be researched, historically
preserved and potentially displayed

as part of Clarion’s permanent
history collection. Anyone with
Clarion University items that they
believe should be historically
preserved may contact Dr. Todd
Pfannestiel, tpfannestiel@clarion.
edu, or Theresa Edder, tedder@cufinc.org.

Campbell Hall Letters Up For Auction
You can own a piece of Clarion
University history. In fact, 18 pieces:
the original “Frank M Campbell Hall”
letters from the dorm, which was built
in 1972 and demolished in 2008. The
building honored Campbell, who taught
social sciences at Clarion from 193872. The starting bid is $100. Auction
ends September 30, 2010. E-mail bids
to tedder@cuf-inc.org. The winning
bidder will pay shipping cost or pickup
items.

Frank Campbell during construction of Campbell Hall (1972)

For more information on the auction and to follow auction
activity, go to www.clarion.edu/campbellhall.
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Friday October 1, 2010

Welcome Back
Reception

Reunion Banquet
Reception

Stop by the Alumni Center on your way
into Clarion and leave your legacy by
signing your yearbook for the permanent
collection. Light refreshments will be
provided.

Celebrate with the classes of 1965,
1970 and Half-Century Club members
who have returned to campus to
mark significant milestones. Reunion
yearbooks will be available to sign.

Class of 1960 –
50th Reunion Reception

Reunion Banquet

2 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Seifert-Mooney Center for Advancement

6 p.m. – 7 p.m.
President’s Residence

A special event exclusively for the Class
of 1960. Be there to reminisce on
the last five decades with your fellow
graduates.

6:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Gemmell Rotunda

7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Gemmell Multi-Purpose Room

Enjoy “dinner and a show” as we honor
the classes of 1960, 1965 and 1970
with video tributes. Graduates of 1960
will be inducted in to the Half-Century
Club. Cost to attend is $40/person.
Open to all alumni and friends.

Saturday October 2, 2010
Brunch at Eagle Commons

9 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Eagle Commons Dining Hall

This isn’t your father’s
dining hall! All you
can eat for $6.40
per adult, $3.99 kids
6-12, free under 5,
payable at the door.
Yearbooks will be
available to sign in the lobby.

NEW!

Free Shuttle to Memorial
Stadium
11 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Leave your car in the alumni designated
lots and give your feet a rest by riding the
free shuttle from Hart Chapel to Memorial
Stadium, running continuously from 11 a.m.
– 6 p.m.

Autumn Leaf Festival Parade
12 p.m.

Alumni Association
Parade Reception
10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Hart Chapel Parking Lot

We’re bringing back the message boards
of yesteryear, so check to see if you have
a message while you leave your own mark.
Visit with numerous alumni, academic and
campus groups. Event pins, door prizes, free
beverages and a performance by the band
make it worth waking up early!
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NEW!

Downtown Clarion

Eagle Endzone
Alumni Party
1 p.m.

Memorial Stadium

Get to the Eagle Endzone and join fellow
alumni to cheer the Clarion gridders on to
victory. Get a ‘bird’s eye view’ from the field
as each play unfolds. Live radio broadcasts,
prizes and snacks make this the place to be
to show off your Clarion pride!

Golden Eagles Football vs.
Slippery Rock
2 p.m.

Memorial Stadium

Cheer on the Eagles as they take on rival
Slippery Rock. Reserve your tickets in
advance for pick up at Will Call the day of
the game for $9/person.
For a schedule of ALF activities visit:

www.clarionpa.com

Homecoming Is Brought To You By These Generous Sponsors:

IDA WHOLESALE

CLARION AND BEYOND

Alumni Association Events

Planning A Reunion During Homecoming?

Article By Dan Bartoli ’81, Cuaa Board Of Directors

Let us know! Many successful reunions have been built around majors, sports and
geographic locations of alumni. The possibilities for affinity group reunions are
endless, as these groups continue to grow at Homecoming & Reunion Weekend. If
your group is making plans, contact the Alumni Office at alumni@clarion.edu or
814-393-2572 to add your activities to the calendar.

Each year, as the Alumni Association Board of Directors makes
plans for Homecoming, we are presented with new challenges
to surmount and ideas to consider. It is always our hope to give
returning alums special opportunities to connect and socialize
through events that are new and different while continuing to be
enjoyable yet still affordable. Once again, this October 1 and 2 will
bring a few changes to Clarion’s Homecoming and Reunion Weekend
2010.
The Seifert-Mooney Center for Advancement will open at 2 p.m.
Friday for all alumni and guests. On display will be a wide variety
of Clarion memorabilia in the new, permanent display cases. Light
refreshments will be served. The reception is very informal so take a
few minutes to stop on your way into town and sign your yearbook.
Clarion University’s new president, Dr. Karen Whitney, will honor
returning alumni who graduated in 1960 and welcome them to the
“Half-Century Club” with a special reception on Friday at 6 p.m.
The Alumni Reunion Banquet, recognizing the classes of 1960,
1965 and 1970, will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Gemmell Student
Complex. Reservations for the banquet may be made by contacting
the Alumni Office at 814-393-2572, or by submitting the form
included in this magazine. The banquet is open to all interested
alumni, regardless of their years of graduation.
On Saturday morning, Eagle Commons will open for a reasonably
priced brunch at 9 a.m. and continue serving until 1:30 p.m. If you
haven’t had the opportunity to visit Eagle Commons, stop in and see
how students dine in the 21st Century. You’ll be pleasantly surprised
by the experience: it’s not your father’s dining hall!
The Alumni Association will host the tent reception in the Hart
Chapel parking lot from 10 a.m. through the start of the Autumn
Leaf Parade. Enjoy carnival-type games sponsored by various affinity
and campus groups. Complimentary refreshments will be available in
addition to other items for purchase.
New this year is a free shuttle bus, running from Hart Chapel to
Memorial Stadium and back, beginning at 11 a.m. and continuing
until 6 p.m. Also being introduced is the “Eagle Endzone” reception
inside the stadium. A large tent will be set up just off the field where
light snacks and refreshments will be offered.
The football team is coming off of an 8-3 season in 2009 that
saw coach Jay Foster win his first PSAC Coach of the Year honor, and
running back Alphonso Hoggard win the PSAC West Offensive Player
of the Year. This year’s homecoming opponent is Slippery Rock
University, so we need every Eagles fan to be out in full spirit!
Whether at a ball game or a reception, a parade or a party,
over a hot dog or a meal, one thing that doesn’t change about this
wonderful weekend: the people! We are looking forward to a great
time this year. Be sure you are part of it by returning the reservation
formon the back of this issue or by registering online at www.clarion.
edu/homecoming.

Fourth Annual Homecoming
Collector Coffee Mug
The Clarion University Book Center is
offering a free limited edition coffee mug to
Clarion University alumni. Coupons for the
mug can be obtained upon registration at
the alumni tent reception. Coupon must be
presented at the bookcenter and mugs are
limited to 500 while supplies last.

Alumni & Friends
‘Oldies’ Dance
Boogie the night away at Clarion’s first
Alumni Oldies Dance on Saturday, Oct.
2, beginning at 7 p.m. at the Holiday
Inn Ballroom. All Clarion alumni and
guests are welcome. Admission is
$10/person at the door, and is your
ticket to fun with a local dj spinning
oldies requests, cash bar, raffles and
prizes. All proceeds benefit the “Dare
to Dream” scholarship for the Golden
Eagles football team. Sponsored by
the alumni brothers of Alpha Gamma
Phi, Phi Sigma Epsilon, Sigma Tau
Gamma, Tau Kappa Epsilon and Theta
Chi fraternities; the alumni sisters of
Delta Zeta and Sigma Sigma Sigma
sororities; and the Clarion Football
Players Alumni Organization.

Black Student Reunion
Celebrate “the magic” of Clarion
during the following Black Student
Reunion events:
• Friday, Oct. 1 - Welcome
Reception (6:30 p.m.)
• Saturday, Oct. 2 - Dinner Buffet
(7 p.m.)
• Sunday, Oct. 3 - Farewell Prayer
Service (10:30 a.m.)
For more information, contact Angela
Groom ’80, lashonlashon@earthlink.net
or 301-292-6105.

Honors Program Alumni
Connect with fellow Honors Alumni
and their families during a special
reception in Moore Hall, Friday, Oct.
1, from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. For more
information, contact Joe Fiedor ’09 at
jfiedor@clarion.edu.

Phi Sigma Epsilon
Alumni brothers of Phi Sigma
Epsilon have a full schedule of
events planned, starting with the
Gamma’s golf scramble at Hi-Level
Golf Course in Kossuth on Friday,
Oct. 1. Shotgun start at 9 a.m.; $40
fee per golfer includes 18-holes, golf
cart for each pair of golfers, food
and drinks. A hospitality suite will be
open at 6 p.m. that evening at the
Holiday Inn. On Saturday, Oct. 2, all

brothers are invited to participate in
the ALF parade by accompanying the
historic Phi Sig Cannon. At 6 p.m.,
a “100th Anniversary Celebration”
banquet will take place at Clarion
Oaks Golf Club, with the hospitality
suite set to reopen at 9 p.m. For more
information, contact Larry McElwain ’62
at phisigsclarion@aol.com or 706-25877831.

Alpha Gamma Phi
All Fraternity and Sorority Alumni are
invited to join the Gammas as they
host their annual golf scramble Friday,
Oct. 1. The event will take place at
the Hi-Level Golf Course in Kossuth.
Shotgun start at 9 a.m.; $40 fee per
golfer includes 18-holes, golf cart for
each pair of golfers, food and drinks.
For more information, contact Wayne
Norris ’65 at wnorris@dura-bond.com or
724-327-0280.

Sigma Tau Gamma/Sigma Tau
Make plans to attend Sig Tau’s third
annual Homecoming gathering! Sig
Tau alumni will join in the Gammas
annual golf scramble at Hi-Level Golf
Course in Kossuth on Friday, Oct. 1.
Shotgun start at 9 a.m.; $40 fee per
golfer includes 18-holes, golf cart for
each pair of golfers, food and drinks.
The Sig Tau hospitality suite will be
open following the tournament in
the Cook Forest Room at the Clarion
Holiday Inn. The hospitality suite will
reopen Saturday at 5 p.m. Food and
drinks will be available in the room
throughout the weekend. For more
information, contact Paul Palmer ’61
at pppalmer@isd.net, and alumni
brothers can watch their mail for more
information.

Sigma Sigma Sigma
The Alpha Pi Chapter of Sigma Sigma
Sigma would like to invite all Tri Sigma
Alumnae and their families to attend
an open house immediately following
the parade on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010,
at the Chapter House (located at 11
Wilson Ave). For further details, please
contact Shannon Fitzpatrick Thomas ’92
at s.fitzpatrick@rcn.com or 610-7216472.
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Saturday, October 2, 2010

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Golden Eagles vs. Slippery Rock
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