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Whitney
soars to
State
System
post
Combating
the opioid
epidemic
Serving and
learning in
Navajo nation
The RighT
Stuff
Theatre professor Marilouise “Mel” Michel (left) and alumna Tammy Pawlak (’94)
embrace as they await a procedure to transplant part of Michel’s liver into Pawlak.
Michel learned about Pawlak’s need through a mutual friend and another
Clarion alumna, Stevette Wano Rosen (‘96).
To read about this life-saving Clarion connection,
visit www.clarion.edu/liver/.
clarion
FALL 2 0 17
Volume 4
Number 2
departments
features
4 Clarion Digest
Alumnae are winners in business; Clarion awards
its first doctorate degrees; ‘Love and Courage’
guide Juneteenth celebration; alumna Dr. Laurie
A. Carter (’84) named president of Shippensburg
University.
12 Combating
the opioid
epidemic
The online Opioid Treatment
Special Certificate provides
essential education about
opioid abuse and addiction.
10 Hats off to spring graduates
18 The right
stuff
To make a good craft
beer, it takes the right
ingredients, a little artistic
flair and passion for beer.
A few Clarion alums
doesn’t hurt either.
22 Learning
through serving in
Navajo Nation
Students Sarah Watters and
Cassie Williams learned about
the culture while helping the
people of Arizona’s Navajo Nation.
32 Sports Roundup
Clarion baseball is building momentum; Falk
earns Academic All-America of the Year; softball
infused with youth; team builds dynamic track
record; wrestlers growing under Coach Ferraro;
Sports Hall of Fame inducts seven new members.
40 Alumni News & Class Notes
48 Courageous Endeavors
Torron Mollett
graduates,
leaving an
example for other
African American
students to
follow.
On the Cover
28 Whitney soars to State
System post
President Karen Whitney,
her wife, Dr. Peggy Apple,
and their dog, Clare.
After seven years, Clarion’s 16th president is leaving
to serve as interim chancellor of the State System of
Higher Education.
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New face leads
alumni engagement
CLARION
UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE
President: Dr. Karen Whitney
Executive editor: Tina Horner
Co-editors: Sean Fagan (sports); Amy Thompson
Wozniak (’02, M.S. ’06); David Love (’86, ’87)
Design: Brenda Stahlman
Contributors: Michelle Port, Sammi Beichner, Sam
Nolan (’14), Jessica Funk
Photographers: Adam Reynolds (’15), George Powers
(’81), Jason Strohm (’01, MFA ’05), G. Chad Thomas
(’01), Brett Whitling, Bri Nellis (’16)
Address comments and questions to:
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education
Board of Governors
Chair: Cynthia D. Shapira
Vice Chair: David M. Maser
Vice Chair: Aaron A. Walton
Sen. Ryan P. Aument
Rep. Matthew E. Baker
Audrey F. Bronson
Sarah Galbally
Rep. Michael K. Hanna
Ronald G. Henry
Jonathan B. Mack
Daniel P. Meuser
Guido M. Pichini
Pedro A. Rivera, secretary of education
Sen. Judy Schwank
Harold C. Shields
Gov. Tom Wolf
Clarion University Magazine
Center for Advancement
Clarion University of Pennsylvania
840 Wood St., Clarion, PA 16214
Email: alumni@clarion.edu
Visit Clarion University on the Web at www.clarion.edu
Clarion University Magazine is published by the
Division for University Advancement for alumni,
families of current students and friends of Clarion
University. Alumni information is also located at www.
Council of Trustees
Chair: J.D. Dunbar (’77, MS ’79)
Vice Chair: Melissa Bauer (’84)
Secretary: James L. Kifer (’83)
Dr. Syed R. Ali-Zaidi
Susanne A. Burns
The Honorable R. Lee James
The Honorable Donna Oberlander (’91)
Randy Seitz (’09)
Howard H. Shreckengost (’83)
Neil Weaver (’00)
Edward Green, student trustee
clarion.edu/alumni.
It is the policy of Clarion University of Pennsylvania
that there shall be equal opportunity in all of its
educational programs, services, and benefits, and
there shall be no discrimination with regard to a
student’s or prospective student’s gender, gender
identity, race or color, ethnicity, national origin
or ancestry, age, mental or physical disability,
religion or creed, genetic information, affectional
or sexual orientation, veteran status, or other
classifications that are protected under Title IX of
the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of
the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990, and other pertinent state
and federal laws and regulations. Direct inquiries
to the Title IX Coordinator, Clarion University of
Pennsylvania, 103 Carrier Administration Building,
sfenske@clarion.edu or phone 814-393-2351, or the
Director of Social Equity, 210 Carrier Administration
Building 16214-1232; Email asalsgiver@clarion.
edu or phone 814-393-2109. Inquiries may also be
directed to the Director of the Office for Civil Rights,
Department of Education, 330 Independence Avenue,
SW, Washington, DC 20201.
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Alumni Association Board of Directors
President: Jeff Douthett (’79)
President-elect: Theresa Edder (’91, ’05)
Treasurer: Jonathan Catanzarita (’11)
Secretary: Virginia Vasko (’88)
Lindsay Banner (’07)
Angela Brown (’80)
Michael Chapaloney (’99)
Kimberly Griffith (’87)
Lee Grosch (’62)
Sandra Jarecki (’69)
Bridget Kennedy (’90)
Thomas Launer (’10)
Chris Myers (’12)
Michael Phillips (’03, ’04)
Michael Polite (’86)
Will Price (’11)
David Reed (’09)
Georgia Yamalis (’15)
Glenn Zary (’97)
Rachael Robertson
Eagle Ambassadors president
Karen Whitney, ex-officio
President of Clarion University
Ann E. Thompson has joined the staff
of Clarion University Foundation, Inc., as
director of alumni engagement.
Thompson has an extensive history
and proven success in working with
alumni and engaging them as active
participants in their universities. As
executive director for alumni relations
for Eastern Michigan University, she
collaborated with the schools and
colleges to provide leadership and
strategic direction to the alumni
relations program. She identified new
alumni and engaged them as volunteers
and advocates for the institution,
and she created opportunities to
engage alumni through activities
such as serving as guest speakers and
interviewers in the presidential scholars
competition. Previously, she increased
alumni engagement by 180 percent at
Anna Maria College in Paxton, Mass.
Her goal at Clarion is similar: to
expand the engagement of alumni. In
her first months, she created the Clarion
University Alumni Facebook page and
developed a process for introducing the
alumni family to new students through
events during orientation week.
“I am very passionate about creating
opportunities for alumni to interact with
students. Whether that be through the
admissions process, career mentoring,
or serving as a guest speaker in the
classroom, students need to experience
first-hand how alumni can give back in
their time and expertise. Only in this
way will they learn what it means to
give back once they become alumni
themselves.”
For details, visit
www.clarion.edu/homecoming.
letter from the president
Dear Clarion Family,
Sept. 10 begins our 150th year of transforming and
saving lives through teaching, learning, research and
service. For a century-and-a-half, we have steadfastly
dedicated ourselves to the needs of our students, our
community and our state, and we will continue for
another 150 years and beyond. We will celebrate with
a year-long series of events and celebrations; visit
www.clarion.edu/about-clarion/clarion-150th-anniversary
to learn more.
Coincidently, just as Clarion celebrates this milestone, I,
too, will reach a milestone. After seven Eagletastic years
as your president, I will be leaving Clarion University
Sept. 12 to serve as interim chancellor of the State System of Higher Education. Just as I
have committed myself to Clarion, I will commit myself to the State System with an ultimate
goal of serving the students of Clarion and its 13 sister universities.
Clarion is special because of its people. As
the university moves forward and selects its
17th president, I know that we’ll embark on
the next 150 years, always Courageous.
Confident. Clarion.
Happy Birthday to all of us!
Karen M. Whitney
President
Clarion University
Go Eagles!
www.clarion.edu/about-clarion/clarion-150th-anniversary
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Alumni news I clarion digest
spotlight on:
Rehabilitative
sciences
Why it’s hot
The program prepares students for
general human service positions in
the areas of aging, developmental
disabilities and substance abuse.
Graduates assume a variety of
positions, including case managers,
residential program managers,
therapeutic staff support, day service
directors, rehabilitation program
specialists, mental retardation
personnel, substance abuse
prevention specialists and
activities directors.
What it’s got
Rehabilitative sciences is an
interdisciplinary program that
combines the resources of the
departments of psychology,
sociology, health and physical
education, and nursing with the
resources of special education and
rehabilitative sciences. Concentrations
are available in: addictions, courts &
community service, developmental
disabilities, gerontology and
pre-professional studies.
What’s next?
The MS in clinical mental health
counseling program is designed
to meet the requirements for the
Licensed Professional Counselor
credential in Pennsylvania. The online
MS in clinical mental health counseling
is intended for students who are
pursuing careers in human services,
e.g., those working with individuals
diagnosed with mental health
problems, individuals diagnosed
with addiction problems, elderly
citizens, persons with developmental
disabilities in residential and day
program settings, adult and juvenile
offenders, and in public and private
human service agencies.
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Center for the Arts founder named
Young Entrepreneur
of the Year
BreAnna (Kirkland ’14) Liberto, founder
and director of Clarion Center for the
Arts, was named the Small Business
Administration’s Pittsburgh 2017 Young
Entrepreneur of the Year. Liberto, who
holds a bachelor’s degree in business
management, opened CCA in 2013, her
junior year. Liberto’s mission is to partner
with families in nurturing aspiring artists
to grow into compassionate, confident
and creative young people. The center
offers classes in dance, music and theater.
Nellis nets expansion funds
in business plan competition
Bri Nellis (’16), was awarded a second place prize of $5,000 in the sixth annual
PASSHE Student Business Plan Competition. Nellis, of Clarion, who holds a
bachelor’s degree in communication with a minor in marketing, will use the
funds to expand her business, Bri Nellis Photography, into the Pittsburgh
market, as well as to add drone photography/videography services to her menu
of sports, portrait and commercial photography services. The annual competition
provides student entrepreneurs a real-world opportunity to pitch their original
business plans and win funds to assist in the start-up of their businesses. Students
from the 14 State System universities are invited to participate.
Student News I clarion digest
Students write
with professionals
at annual festival
Clarion English professor Dr. Philip
Terman accompanied six students
to the 2017 Chautauqua Writers’
Festival June 15-18. The annual
festival brings six established
professional, award-winning writers
who work with attendees on
fiction, nonfiction and poetry.
Since the festival began in 2003,
at least four Clarion students per
year have participated. Students
who attended this year include:
Imarii Anderson, Erie; Martin
Mateer, Strattanville; Olivia
Stuckley, Cheswick; Erica
Greer, Pittsburgh; Andrew
Skubisz, Dubois; and Katrina
Hoff, Oil City.
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Doctor
of Nursing
Practice
program
graduates
first class
Juneteenth
Fred J. Hodges Jr., director of
multicultural student services
at Robert Morris University, was
keynote speaker at the 15th annual
Juneteenth celebration June 15
in Hart Chapel. The theme was
“Love and Courage.” The program
included special music and
poetry, and an interpretive dance
by alumna Marishika Wright.
Sponsors were Clarion University
Love
and
Courage
Marishika Wright (’15)
performs during the
Juneteenth celebration.
The first graduates in the Doctor of
Nursing Practice program were among
the nearly 1,000 students to receive
degrees at spring commencement
in May. Nine students completed
the program which began in 2014 in
partnership with Edinboro University:
Patience Ngozi Agbodzie, Melanie
Christine Best, Cynthia Lee Blevins,
Anita Lynn Booth, Pamela S. Karg,
Stacey Lutz-McCain, Susan Elaine
Montag, Jaime L. Piccola and Megan
Elizabeth Witherow.
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and its African American
Caucus and NAACP Student
Chapter, and Clarion Chamber
of Business and Industry.
Juneteenth began in Texas.
Although the Emancipation
Proclamation was issued Jan.
1, 1863, slaves in Texas didn’t
receive word until two-and-ahalf years later, June 19, 1865,
that they were free.
Campus News I clarion digest
Dollins employs best
practices in bolstering
enrollment efforts
David Dollins began work July 10 as associate vice president
of enrollment management. He most recently served
as executive director of undergraduate admissions and
orientation at Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, which,
under his leadership, recruited and enrolled its sixth straight,
record first-year class, representing growth
of 41.5 percent since 2011. Dollins
plans to employ some of the
same, best-practice
strategies to grow
Clarion’s enrollment.
Mike Greer
Greer, Sherman
and Koshak join
development team
colleen sherman
Clarion University Foundation, Inc., has
welcomed three new staff members to
its team. Mike Greer, as the director of
development, will provide leadership
to the development office. Colleen
jamie koshak
Sherman and Jamie Koshak have
joined as development officers and will
work with alumni and friends of the
university to generate philanthropic
support.
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School of
Education
welcomes two
Dr. Gwyneth Price began work as
director of the School of Education
in June, and Dr. Timothy Stevenson
began as director of the Office of
Field Services in July.
Price taught at Edinboro
University since 2008 and served
as director of accreditation and
program improvement. “This
position will allow me to have
a significant role in maintaining
the excellent teacher preparation
programs, in facilitating the
work and vision of the education
faculty, and in spurring change
that will lead to exciting learning
experiences for a growing number
of Clarion students,” she said.
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Stevenson had been a music
educator in the Brookville Area
School District since 2002 and
was an adjunct instructor at local
colleges. He said he is eager to
build relationships with surrounding
school districts to provide the best
possible field experiences for Clarion
students. “Through these cooperative
experiences, Clarion University will
continue its legacy as a distinguished
provider of teacher education
throughout the state,” he said.
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Nellis leads
SBDC
Cindy Nellis of Clarion has been
named director of Clarion University
Small Business Development Center.
Employed with the program for
more than 20 years, she brings
significant experience in program
management, business and economic
development. Since her start with
SBDC in September 1996, she has
been outreach consultant, assistant
director and interim director, and she
recently completed her MBA degree
at Clarion University. To learn how
SBDC can help your business grow,
visit www.clarion.edu/sbdc.
Clarion alumna
named president of
Shippensburg University
The State System of Higher
Education Board of Governors
has chosen 1984 Clarion
graduate Laurie A. Carter
to be the next president of
Shippensburg University of
Pennsylvania, effective Aug.
7. Carter was executive vice
president and university
counsel for Eastern Kentucky
University, Richmond, Ky.
She previously served as vice
president for arts education
at the New Jersey Performing
Arts Center and vice president
and general counsel of The
Juilliard School.
“Laurie Carter will bring to Shippensburg University a wide range of
experience and success in a variety of educational settings,” said Board of
Governors Chair Cynthia D. Shapira. “She has demonstrated outstanding
leadership and vision in each of those settings and throughout her career.
We are confident she will do the same in her new role as university
president and will be an excellent leader for Shippensburg.”
Board of Governors will use
report to craft action plan
The National Center for Higher
Education Management Systems
delivered its final report on the strategic
review of the State System. Among the
recommendations are that all of the 14
universities should remain open, and none
should be merged.
“After just a brief review, it’s clear that
this document pulls no punches,” said
Board of Governors chair Cynthia D.
Shapira. “These recommendations take on
decades of systemic issues that must be
addressed now. We will review the report
thoroughly in the coming weeks and use it
to help shape an action plan for the future
that focuses on students first.”
The report is the result of a widely
inclusive process with more than 120
meetings across the state, including
sessions held on each of the State System
campuses with students, faculty, staff,
alumni, business and community leaders
and elected officials. In addition, more
than 800 individuals offered comments
and suggestions through the website
established for the project. NCHEMS
also analyzed student, program and
financial data, as well as regional and
national trends in higher education and
workforce demands to provide insights
and recommendations.
“The NCHEMS recommendations
are rightly focused on the overall
organizational challenges facing our
System, including its complicated
governance structure,” Shapira said. “We
must tackle these foundational issues in
order to ensure a strong future for our
universities.
The final report is available at http://
www.nchemsproject.com/system-review/.
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Graduates celebrate
during spring commencement
May 13 at Tippin Gymnasium,
many using their caps to
express themselves.
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combating The
Opioid Epidemic
In response to the growing opioid epidemic
in Pennsylvania and in the nation, Clarion
University College of Health and Human
Services has launched an opioid treatment
specialist certificate, which will be offered
online, beginning this fall.
“The certificate was developed to educate
treatment professionals in prevention
and treatment of opioid abuse and
addiction,” said Dr. Ray Feroz,
professor and chair of the
department of human services,
rehabilitation, health and
sport sciences. “It is one
way Clarion can aid in
combating the
statewide and
nationwide
opioid crisis.”
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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announces the
opioid treatment specialist program. With him
are President Karen Whitney and Dr. Ray Feroz,
chair of the department of human services,
rehabilitation, health and sport sciences.
Photo by Commonwealth Media Services
A
ccording to the Centers
for Disease Control
and Prevention,
Pennsylvania was fourth in the nation
in drug overdose deaths in 2015 – an
increase of 28 percent over 2014
statistics – and the epidemic continues
to grow. Drug overdose has surpassed
traffic accidents and gun deaths as the
leading cause of death in the United
States. More than 33,000 people in the
United States died of opioid overdoses
in 2015.
Fighting the
ongoing battle
against heroin
and opioid
abuse in the
state is a top
priority of my
administration.”
Gov. Wolf
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“Fighting the ongoing battle against
heroin and opioid abuse in the state is a
top priority of my administration,” Gov.
Wolf said. “I’m proud to announce this
new curriculum with Clarion University,
because education is a powerful force
in this fight, and it is my sincere hope
that people take advantage of this
opportunity to learn more about opioid
addiction and what part we can each
play in this effort.”
“The opioid epidemic has reached
into every community, creating a need
to have highly skilled professionals
dedicated to helping people with
addiction,” said State Rep. Donna
Oberlander (’91) (R-Clarion/Armstrong/
Forest). “This certificate program will
help ensure that those who want to
help can be trained in the best and
newest treatment methods, without
having to travel far away for that
education.”
Faculty experts in addictions,
rehabilitation, social work, psychology
and nursing contributed to the design
of the certificate, which addresses the
specific challenges brought on by the
opioid crisis. The coursework provides
advanced information on opioid
abuse and its prevention, education
and treatment. Participants will learn
in-depth opioid diagnosis, detox,
treatment and recovery aspects, as
well as empowerment of patients and
advocacy for individuals, and skills to
influence legislation and public policy.
Pieces in the Prevention and
Treatment of Opioid Abuse
Clarion University
Education
Inpatient
Detox Case management Opioid
Addiction as Brain Disease
Opioid
Student Assistance Programs
Tools
Evaluation
TreatmentScreening
Mental Health co-morbidity
Naloxone Clarion University
Opioid
Specialist Studies
Family Involvement Peer Self Help Groups
Criminal Justice System
Demand reduction strategies
Certificate
Crisis and Overdose Ambulatory
Workplace Issues
Participants will:
• Develop working knowledge
of commonly abused opioids
and drugs, both legal and
illegal.
• Plan and evaluate prevention
and treatment programs for
opioids and other chemical
dependency.
• Assess clients’ medical
and psychosocial needs
and assets for developing
comprehensive treatment
plans for opioids and other
chemical dependencies.
• Develop advocacy skills for
individual clients and larger
systems improvement.
The 12-credit certificate requires
no prerequisites. Anyone may pursue
the certificate, but it is particularly
beneficial to professionals who want
to strengthen their credentials and
students who want to graduate with
stronger job prospects. Feroz said the
Public Policy
Individual Therapy Mindfulness
Medication Assisted Therapies
Group Therapy Recovery Philosophy
Aftercare Clarion University
certificate is particularly pertinent to
drug counselors, nurses, prevention
specialists, case managers, EMTs,
emergency room personnel, social
workers, HIV/AIDS treatment
specialists, school counselors,
probation and parole staff, law
enforcement, children and family
therapists, assessment specialists and
other human services professionals
who work with impacted clients and
families.
“Combating the disease of
addiction will take a collaborative
effort that includes community
education, provider education,
addiction treatment, faith-based
support and much more,” said Sen.
Gene Yaw (23rd District). “I commend
Clarion University in offering a new
certificate program, allowing clinicians
to focus specifically on the disease
process and how individuals can best
be helped.”
Yaw is chairman of the Center for
Rural Pennsylvania Board of Directors,
which has held public hearings since
2014 to examine and discuss current
policies and practices related to
heroin and opioid addiction, including
prevention, treatment and law
enforcement efforts.
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. . . there is no
single solution
to combating
this disease of
addiction.”
Barry Denk
Dr. Nancyann Falvo, assistant
professor of nursing at Clarion
University, is also a board member and
has participated in the public hearings
and in two statewide telephone town
hall meetings on heroin and opioid
abuse in Pennsylvania. She is among the
faculty members who will teach courses
for the opioid specialist certificate,
and she has found her position on the
Center for Rural Pennsylvania board
to be vital in staying informed and
contributing to potential solutions.
“This certificate program is a good
fit for Clarion, as the university has
always been a leader in health care,”
Falvo said. “In my 29 years here, the
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university has continually responded to
the health care needs of the citizens of
the commonwealth and has repeatedly
become engaged with legislators,
health care administrators and local
residents.”
Falvo incorporates information on
heroin addiction into every one of the
courses she teaches. “I have seen that
our nursing students are witnessing
opioid addiction in every clinical setting,
from pediatric through geriatrics,
inpatient and outpatient settings, and
communities across the country,” she
said. “This is a significant problem
in both urban and rural areas, where
heroin is now the drug of choice. Heroin
addiction is seen across all socioeconomic groups, races and genders.”
“The public hearings and work
of the Center for Rural Pennsylvania
have confirmed that there is no single
solution to combating this disease of
addiction,” said Barry Denk, director of
the center. “The new certificate program
developed by Clarion will enhance the
skills of current and future health care
practitioners to understand the factors
contributing to substance use disorder
and the varied treatment plans to help a
person achieve recovery.”
State Rep. Lee James (R-Venango/
Butler) calls the program a “regional
blessing.” “We are fortunate to have an
asset like Clarion University in our area,
where people committed to fighting the
opioid epidemic can go to learn lifesaving and treatment techniques,” James
said.
Visit www.clarion.edu/opioidspecialist/
to apply or request information.
This certificate program is a good fit
for Clarion, as the university has always
been a leader in health care.”
Dr. Nancyann Falvo
Naloxone
Naloxone is a medication that can reverse an overdose that is caused by
an opioid drug. When administered during an overdose, naloxone blocks
the effects of opioids on the brain and restores breathing within two to
eight minutes. Naloxone has been used safely by medical professionals
for more than 40 years and has only one function: to reverse the effects
of opioids on the brain and respiratory system in order to prevent death.
(PA Department of Health)
Sgt. Frank Remmick shows a naloxone kit.
For the past two years, each university
police officer has carried naloxone while
on duty. They have not yet had to use the
lifesaving drug.
FDA-approved naloxone nasal spray is supplied as a single 4 mg dose of naloxone
hydrochloride in a 0.1 ml nasal spray device. The device requires no assembly. No
specialized training is required to administer the dose. (PA Department of Health)
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The right stuff
To make a good craft beer you need the
right basic ingredients, a little artistic flair
and the passion for beer. A few Clarion
University alums doesn’t hurt either.
When CU alum Andrea Maitland Estadt (‘92) floated the idea
of a brewery in her then Sixth and Main Market, it didn’t take
long for the idea to ferment and for Clarion River Brewing Co.
to have a home.
Estadt was put in touch with Doug Caldwell (‘01), another
Clarion grad who is a brewmaster. Caldwell believed Clarion
was the right location for a brewery and was surprised there
wasn’t one already in Clarion.
“It’s perfect,” Caldwell said of the Clarion location.
He said the location has the makings for a successful
brewery with it being in the county seat and its proximity to the
university, Interstate 80, Cook Forest and the river. It didn’t hurt
that weren’t any other breweries in the county.
The closest breweries are in Titusville, Slippery Rock and
DuBois. “Clarion would be the next logical place for it,” Caldwell
said.
That isn’t to say the brewery didn’t have to go through the
long process of securing a brewer’s license, a liquor license
and all of the necessary permits. The brewer license was finally
secured in August 2016 – two years after they began the
process.
“There is a huge process. You just have to be persistent,”
Caldwell said.
Estadt said the process probably should have taken them
much longer but they had the support of the community, the
borough and elected officials like Con. Glenn G.T. Thompson
(R-5). They also managed to obtain a liquor license quickly and
were able to open before they secured their brewer’s license.
This helped them stay afloat while they were awaiting the
brewer’s license.
“We kind of did things the opposite way and were able to
succeed,” Estadt said of opening without a brewer’s license.
Fellow business partner Bryan Smith, who manages the pub
side of the business, was able to obtain the brewing system,
Estadt said.
“Everything just fell into place for us,” Estadt said.
The endeavor seems to be paying off with reservations
almost necessary on a Friday or Saturday night.
“Overall, the community has been very supportive,” said
business partner and restaurant manager Jeremy Borkowski,
(’06, ’07).
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The right atmosphere
In addition to the brewery, Clarion
River Brewing Co. is known for its foods
that range from quick sandwiches and
burgers to four-course meals. Some of its
best-selling specialties include a giant soft
pretzel served with beer cheese, spinach
artichoke dip, Chicken Oscar and Salmon
Wellington.
Estadt said the menu has always had
traditional favorites with a twist and
people enjoy it making foods into staple
menu items.
“So far the food reviews have been
fabulous,” Estadt said.
Borkowski said Clarion River Brewing
Co. likes that the community has been
so responsive and it aims to please its
customer base, which is why it evaluates
its menu every six months.
“It’s a way of providing them what
they’ve asked for but trying to change
things so it doesn’t get old,” Borkowski
said.
The attention to customer needs is
why the restaurant now offers $8 togo options Thursdays and Fridays and
crowlers (aluminum cans) and growlers
(beer served airtight in a glass, steel
or a ceramic jug) to-go any day the
establishment is open.
While Estadt is no longer involved in
the day-to-day affairs of the business,
she said it was always her vision that the
names of the craft beers would have a
local historical flair. With craft beer names
like Leatherwood, Iron Furnace, 1841,
Clarion River, Voycheck & Stupka, and
Autumn Leaf Fiest, it creates conversation
starters with customers and connections
with the Clarion area.
Estadt said sometimes locals will
suggest a beer name and it gives the
brewmaster an idea, allowing him to be
creative.
“I think it’s developed into its
own identity,” Borkowski said of the
establishment.
On any given day you can find business
colleagues having lunch or couples on a
date.
“What we’re trying to do is provide
more of an experience,” Estadt said.
It’s also become a local hotspot for
fundraisers with its dining-to-donate
program, rehearsal dinners, family parties
and showers. The Clarion Free Library
recently held a fundraiser there with local
celebrities serving as bar tenders.
The pub side has a rustic atmosphere
and is made with recycled barn wood,
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while the restaurant side offers a spirited
and colorful setting partially from its time
as Sixth and Main Market.
“He really put his heart and soul into
that,” Estadt said of Smith’s bar design.
Clarion River Brewing Co. also has
entertainment every weekend and open
mic nights the last Saturday of every
month. Participants of open mic night
receive a free drink for their performance.
The perfect
partnership
The proximity of Clarion River Brewing
Co. to Clarion University has provided
for a solid partnership between the two
organizations, as well as with many other
area entities.
“By bringing something to town that
does have the longevity, you’re able to
create partnerships,” Estadt said.
For one, it’s given them a pool of
employees. There are 28 employees at
the establishment, 11 of whom are college
students and four of whom are alumni.
Because Clarion River Brewing Co. is
connected the Clarion University, it struck
up a partnership with Gary Greenberg,
assistant professor of art, to create pottery
mugs/beer steins for a special mug club
promotion in the pub, Borkowski said.
Those who join a special year-long
membership will receive a mug/stein
which stays at the pub. When the year is
over, members get to take a mug/stein
home.
The process of creating the mugs
involved alumni, students and members of
the ceramic community.
Greenberg worked with a former
student Frank Rodgers (’07, ‘09) to
create the mugs. Rodgers maintains
his own studio, Oil Creek Pottery, in
Oil City. He said they used the kiln that
his predecessor, Jim Brashear and his
classes built. The Anagama style, woodfired kiln is located between the two ball
fields in Clarion.
“Each firing takes approximately 12
hours to load, 36 hours of continuous
stoking and two-and-a-half cords of
wood which must be hauled, cut, split
and stacked in advance. The kiln then
cools for a week, before unloading.
The firings involve my students, former
students, students from other schools
and members of the local, regional and
national ceramic community,” Greenberg
said. “The necessity of communal
The process of
making beer
The first steps of making a craft beer are
to have the basic ingredients of malted
barley, hops, water and yeast.
Other flavor enhancing
ingredients like corn and
chocolate come later.
The first step is the
infusion process.
“It’s where I start to
mix grain and water
together to convert
starch sugar into
fermentable sugars,”
Caldwell said. Time
and temperature are
key in this step with
one batch of grain
and water blending
together for eight-12
hours depending on
the beer type.
walls of the restaurant.
“It was really just a way to show
these small departments. By involving
the local community it can keep these
departments going,” Estadt said.
The right time
endeavor, and the unique qualities of
wood-fired ware are the primary reasons
the mugs were fired this way, which
are the things I wanted to highlight in
working with CRBC, to increase the
profile and visibility of CU ceramics.”
The hope is that Greenberg will make
the next batch of membership mugs
when the year is over.
“It was my understanding that the
brewery wants to commission new
sets of mugs for their mug club each
year or so, choosing from prototypes
submitted from different individuals
or groups. With that in mind, I look
forward to the future possibility of
involving Clarion Association of Ceramic
Artists or established former students
The next step is known
as the sparging or
the rinsing process in
which the brewmaster
rinses the sugars from
the grain to get the
sugar water known as
wort.
Next comes the boil
kettle where the wort
spends the next 60
to 90 minutes.
to participate in the process more fully,”
Greenberg added.
The collaboration with Greenberg isn’t
the only partnership Clarion River Brewing
Co. has with the university. Borkowski said
they’ve been working on a fundraising idea
with President Karen Whitney and North
Country Brewing Co. in Slippery Rock.
While the project is still in the works, they
hope that it can benefit the scholarship
fund in some way.
Estadt said they’ve had partnerships
with local high school and CU art
departments by having art shows or by
having them design things for the business
like caddies for take-out beer. A local
industrial arts program built the frames for
the flagship beer posters that adorn the
Then hops are
added and the
beer is chilled to
a fermentable
temperature.
Beer will ferment
anywhere from
three days to two
weeks depending
on the type of
beer, Caldwell
explained.
After the fermentation
process, the beer is placed
in the bright tank. “It’s
where I let it age and
blend,” Caldwell said. “It
needs time for flavors to
blend and develop.”
Borkowski said employees enjoy
working at Clarion River Brewing Co.
because it’s a fun atmosphere and they
know they’re part of something special.
Borkowski, who has worked at such
well-known restaurants as the Captain
Loomis Inn in Clarion and the Allegheny
Grille in Foxburg, understands what
makes a successful establishment.
“You want to make sure it’s an
experience,” Borkowski said.
He also believes Clarion River Brewing
Co. is coming to Clarion at the right time
as it’s attracting not only locals, but also
travelers which is helping to revitalize
the downtown – an integral part of the
community.
“There’s a hustle and bustle in the
area,” he said. “It’s exciting.”
For Estadt, it’s nice to see her idea
fueling other people’s dreams referring to
the people who manage and work at the
establishment.
“It’s something that hopefully will stay
for years to come,” Estadt said.
The beer is then carbonated
and taken to the tap. Caldwell
has bottled some of the product
but the beer is primarily stored
in kegs.
Clarion River Brewing Co.
is hoping to bottle some
beer to release during this
year’s Autumn Leaf Festival.
The beer is made with
ingredients from a national
supplier. However, Caldwell
is hoping to acquire hops
from a local grower this fall.
The final step in any
brewing process is
the cleanup. “Ninety
percent of my job is
cleaning,” Caldwell
said. “Sterilization is
key.”
With its equipment
and space, Clarion
River Brewing Co.
has the capability of
brewing once a week.
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Serving and
learning
in
Navajo
T
his past May, Joseph Croskey,
director of the university Advising
Services Center and assistant
professor, took a group of students to
the Navajo Nation as part of a service
and learning experience.
The trip was run in partnership with
IUP.
“Dr. Melanie Hildebrandt is a
professor of sociology from IUP. She
goes every other year to the Navajo
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Nation
Nation so that students can learn
about the culture and provide some
service to people and organizations in
the Navajo Nation,” Croskey said.
The group not only experienced
the culture, but they also performed
a variety of service projects in both
Arizona and New Mexico.
“One project we worked on was
that they wanted to expand a sweat
lodge. We leveled out some ground
next to the current lodge and they
will be able to build another sweat
lodge so they can run two groups
concurrently. Right now, men and
women go separately. Instead of
making them wait they can both go
in at the same time and be a more
efficient process,” Croskey said.
“
It’s just a big
learning experience
for everybody.”
Joseph Croskey
Cassie Williams
enjoys a bird’s eye
view of Navajo
Nation.
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The sweat lodge is used in a variety of ceremonies
throughout the Navajo nation. Medicine Men and Women
facilitate rituals that are said to repair damage done to the
mind, body and spirit. Those who enter the sweat lodge can
seek answers from spiritual beings, the Creator, Mother Earth
and totem helpers; it is supposed to be a place of refuge and
guidance for those who need it.
Traditionally, sweat lodges are constructed of withes of a
strong sapling tied together with raw hide or grass root. The
withes are bent to make the dome shape and mud is often used
to add a layer of security. When the construction is complete,
blankets or sheets are added to retain the steam and heat. The
entrance of the sweat lodge always faces toward the east. Each
day begins in the east with the rising of Father Sun and the fire
within the lodge is the light within the world.
The goal for each sweat is for spiritual cleanliness. Many
ceremonies begin with participants fasting for an entire day.
Before entering the lodge, each person is usually given a
smudge of sweet grass, sage or cedar smoke on their forehead
as part of the cleanse. Unnatural items such as watches,
earrings, silver, gold, glasses, false teeth and many others are
not allowed in the lodge.
Traditionally, only men participated in ceremonies in the
sweat lodge. As time has passed, there have been sweats for
women and even ceremonies when both genders participated.
Another project that the group assisted in was
the maintenance of a women’s shelter. They sorted
through donations and helped go through recently
damaged goods from a rainstorm.
“The women’s shelter had gone through
different philosophies and settled on a blend of
western and traditional, but part of their helping
includes they can work at the shelter until they
start to get some job skills or they can get another
job somewhere else,” Croskey said.
The group was also able to take in the culture
and sites while out west. They participated in
ceremonies, saw the Grand Canyon, and saw
Native American petroglyphs.
“I learned so much on this trip from culture
I do not take anything
for granted now because
some people always
have it much worse.”
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Students Sarah Watters
and Cassie Williams learned
about the culture while
helping the people of
Arizona’s Navajo Nation.
to how the Navajo people live, what
food they eat, ceremonies, but the
biggest thing for me was I learned to
not stereotype these people. The Dine
people live just like you and me with
schools, hospitals, stores, colleges, but
they also preserve their culture and are
very proud of it. I also learned that even
though they have all the tools to survive,
they are still struggling. Most people
have running water and electricity, but
some do not. I do not take anything for
granted, now, because some people
always have it much worse,” said Sarah
Watters, a Clarion University student
who participated in the trip, said.
“The experience changed my way
of thinking about Native Americans
and people on the reservation. Navajo
people are very welcoming and want
you to learn about their culture. People
place such harsh stereotypes on these
people that are so far from the truth. I
have learned to not judge anyone before
getting to know a person,” Watters said.
“They are working hard now to retain
and restore the native language, the
native heritage and traditional things
that have kept their culture strong, but
that’s a battle. They are battling all of the
Watters uses a selfie stick
to capture photo of herself
and Williams exploring with
their group.
“
People place such harsh
stereotypes on these people that
are so far from the truth. I have
learned to not judge anyone
before getting to know a person.”
Watters
A hogán is used for ceremonies
and sometimes as living quarters.
The entrance always faces east.
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Kinaalda
Traditional
Native American
ceremony
When Joseph Croskey and his
group traveled to the Navajo Nation
this past spring, they were able to
participate in a traditional Native
American ceremony. Though the
version that the group participated in
was not the entire ceremony, the roots
of the ritual remained.
Kinaalda is a four-day ceremony for
girls who have reached puberty. The
young woman who is partaking in the
ceremony must bathe and then dress
in her finest clothing.
Customarily, the ceremony is to
take place at the hogán, the traditional
family home. The ceremony begins
with the young woman stretched
out on a blanket just outside of the
hogán, facing downward with her
head toward the door. A close female
relative then begins to “remold” her.
She will have her muscles pressed to
make her well-formed.
After the molding, the women of
the neighborhood dress the girl’s
hair in a knot and wrap it in deerskin
strings, called tskólh. If there are any
babies present, the girl must go to
them and lift them from the neck.
This is to help them grow faster. After
this, she is to run off toward the east,
running out a quarter of a mile and
back. She does this to assure a strong
and active life in her womanly years.
She must do this each morning until
after the public ceremony.
The four days before the ceremony
are that of self-discipline. The girl
cannot scratch her body because
marks made by her nails may become
ill-looking scars. Only mush and bread
may be eaten and they cannot contain
any salt. They believe indulging in
Williams, the youngest female
in the service group, is dressed
in the ceremonial clothing worn
during Kinaalda.
The women of the neighborhood dress
the girl’s hair in a knot and wrap it in
deerskin strings, called tskólh.
finer foods would invite in
laziness. During the ceremony,
the women grind corn for the
first three days, and the meal is
mixed into a batter for a large
corn cake.
A medicine man is in charge
of the ceremony and is often
paid for his services with
blankets, grain and other items
of value. Friends and family are
called to the family’s hogán
in the early evening. When
dusk arrives, the medicine man
begins his various songs. The
singing and rituals continue
until sunrise, when the mother
washes the girl’s hair with yucca
suds. Cornmeal is used to dry her
hair. After this process, she takes
her last run toward the east, and
this time, the young children in
attendance follow her. This is
symbolic of the kind of mother
she will be and that her children
will always follow her.
During her run, the medicine
man sings eight songs. When she
returns, the corn cake the women
made is served and the girl can
loosen her hair from the knot and
eat any food that she pleases.
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forces of comfort and easy life and
Anglo-world,” Croskey said.
Both Croskey and Watters
made it clear that trips like this
are very important, not only as a
learning experience but as a way to
understand another culture.
“We can talk a little bit more
accurately about the Navajo Nation
and some other Native American
experiences,” Croskey said.
“Study trips like this are so
important because they get you
out of your comfort zone and make
you push yourself to your learning
edge. Learning is so much fun and
whenever you can get out of the
Whenever you
can get out of the
classroom and
visit different
places like I did,
it is a completely
different type of
learning.”
classroom and visit different
places like I did, it is a completely
different type of learning,”
Watters said.
Croskey said that he intends
to take a group of students
back to the Navajo Nation next
May. He wants to broaden the
trip to more schools, in hopes
of expanding this service and
learning opportunity.
Watters
Petroglyphs are rock carvings made by using a stone chisel
and a hammerstone. When the desert varnish (or patina)
on the surface of the rock was chipped off, the lighter rock
underneath was exposed.
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Whitney
soars to
State
System
post
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Whitney has been a visible
and accessible president who
has annually led, attended,
and hosted and/or sponsored
more than 550 events,
programs and meetings.
Whitney is pleased with the progress
made under her leadership, most
notably:
President Karen Whitney will leave
Clarion University next month, but not
in the way she envisioned when she
announced earlier this summer that
she would retire in June 2018; Whitney
has accepted the position of interim
chancellor of the Pennsylvania State
System of Higher Education.
In that role, her goal will mirror her
lifelong work – making a difference for
students.
“I wholeheartedly believe that
Clarion and every university in our
State System is important and will
succeed in continuing to offer relevant
and inspiring learning experiences that
will enable students to have great lives
and livelihoods,” Whitney said. “For
seven years, I have worked with the
State System board, the university
presidents and many other wonderful
people throughout the state to
advance Clarion’s interests. Now, I
can build upon these experiences to
advance all 14 state universities.”
Whitney became president in
summer 2010, following a nationwide
search. She immediately embarked
upon a 90-day listening tour from
which she developed priorities
that ultimately helped to drive the
university’s strategic directions.
The directions have four areas of
focus – encourage student, faculty
and staff success; create equitable,
diverse environments; expand our
engagement with society; and thrive
financially – guided by the mission,
Clarion University of Pennsylvania
provides transformative, lifelong
learning opportunities through
innovative, nationally recognized
programs delivered in inclusive,
student-centered environments.
— The distinction of being a
university that prepares students
to enter professions, including
those in teaching, business, and
health and human services;
— Working with faculty to develop
new academic programs; and
— Increased ethic of care for
students and a student-centered
perspective across campus.
Through a streamlined process for
creating, developing and launching
programs, Clarion has developed 10
new academic programs, including its
first doctorate degree, during Whitney’s
tenure. Five additional credentials are
planned to be launched by 2019. The
new programs reflect student interest
and workforce needs.
Whitney’s commitment to students
is further reflected by the renovation
of Becht Hall as a student success
center that brings student services to
one location and by the replacement
of outdated student housing with
suite-style housing that has helped
to increase student recruitment and
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Whitney appointed State System interim chancellor
The Board of Governors of Pennsylvania’s
State System of Higher Education has
selected Dr. Karen M. Whitney to serve
as interim chancellor, beginning Sept. 12.
Clarion’s interim provost and vice-president
of academic affairs, Dr. Todd Pfannestiel, will
step in as acting university president until an
interim president is selected.
“On behalf of the Clarion University
Council of Trustees, and from my personal
perspective, we are proud of President
Karen Whitney advancing to a key
leadership post in our commonwealth,” said
J.D. Dunbar, chair of the Clarion University
Council of Trustees. “She has been a strong
leader through some very turbulent times
for Clarion, always putting the needs of
students first. As interim chancellor, she
will tackle tough issues with the same
confidence that she has demonstrated
during her seven-year tenure here. I am
pleased that the Board of Governors has
affirmed Dr. Whitney’s efforts, along with
the stellar work of faculty and staff at
Clarion University in the wake of persistent
whitewater challenges. Their decision
to select President Whitney is, indeed, a
measure of their confidence in the future of
Clarion University, a confidence we share.”
During President Whitney’s tenure,
Clarion has become more professionally
focused in providing programs which
meet both student and workforce needs.
Nursing programs are more in demand
than ever, and the four-year Bachelor of
Science in Nursing program is at capacity
for the 2017-2018 school year. Education
enrollment numbers have rebounded
and are showing growth in secondary
education certification fields and
elementary education, and new programs
She has been a strong leader
through some very turbulent
times for Clarion, always
putting the needs of students
first. – J.D. Dunbar
in nutrition & fitness, data analytics, and
counseling continue to reflect strong
student interest.
Gov. Tom Wolf recently joined President
Whitney in announcing the launch of
the commonwealth’s first online Opioid
Treatment Specialist certificate program,
available at Clarion Online.
President Whitney will assume her
new role of interim chancellor at a pivotal
time. Last year, the Board of Governors
launched a strategic review of the
system’s 14 universities and the Office of
the Chancellor. The National Center
for Higher Education Management
Systems recently announced its
recommendations, and the Board
of Governors is developing an
implementation plan based on the
review’s analysis.
“Though I’m leaving Clarion sooner
than anticipated, it is to take on a
role that will benefit both Clarion
students and students at our 13 sister
universities.” President Whitney said.
“I’m proud of our collective work over
the past seven years and the advances
we’ve made to become recognized as
a leader in professional programs that
meet the needs of the commonwealth.
Clarion University leads the State
System in professionally accredited
credentials, particularly in education,
business, information, and health and
human services. As president of one of
the smaller State System universities, I
am well positioned to understand the
challenges all 14 universities face and
how the State System can be a force
for positive change.”
President Whitney’s successor
will be selected through a national
search, which will begin in the next
academic year. The Board of Governors
is responsible for hiring university
presidents within the State System.
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Morgan Woodin
’17
“
I’ve become more
thoughtful about how
we should organize our
collective time, talent and
resources to achieve what
we believe in the most.”
retention. The $60 million housing
project is a portion of the $150 million
in construction and renovations projects
underway or completed during her
tenure, all designed to enrich the student
learning and community engagement
experience.
Whitney has been a visible
and accessible president who has
annually led, attended, and hosted
and/or sponsored more than 550
events, programs and meetings. She
implemented the popular Late Night
Breakfast in which she and other
administration, faculty and staff members
serve students the Sunday night before
finals week.
Whitney said Clarion’s greatest
strength is its people – the employees,
the community, and, especially, the
students whom she describes as
“hardworking students who sacrifice
much to come to Clarion to make better
lives for themselves.”
During Whitney’s leadership, she has
changed, too.
“I’ve become more thoughtful about
how we should organize our collective
time, talent and resources to achieve
what we believe in the most,” she said.
She hopes, when people reflect on
her time at Clarion University, they will
remember working together to offer
outstanding learning opportunities and
life-changing experiences.
If the next president seeks words of
advice from Whitney, she will give these:
Listen thoughtfully before taking action.
Whitney and her wife, Dr. Peggy
Apple, an education faculty member,
will retain a residence in Clarion, where
Apple will continue to work. They have a
dog, Clare.
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sports roundup
Building
momentum
Clarion University baseball enjoyed
a resurgence in 2017, with first year head
coach Anthony Williams guiding the
Golden Eagles to their most successful
season since 2009.
Spurred on by a combination of veteran
leadership and a group of promising
underclassmen, the Blue and Gold posted
a 13-31 overall record, including a 5-21 mark
in PSAC play, the most wins of any CU
team in the last eight seasons.
Earning their first win of the season
over West Virginia State Feb. 25, the
Golden Eagles followed it up the next
weekend when the team headed to Wilson,
North Carolina, for their annual spring
training trip where the Golden Eagles
rattled off wins against Fairmont State and
fellow PSAC foe Kutztown.
The Eagles faltered against some
tough PSAC competition before putting
it together for a four-game win streak,
their longest of the season. After a 4-2
victory over conference powerhouse Lock
Haven March 29, CU won three consecutive
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shutouts against Cal U, outscoring the
Vulcans 13-0 over three games.
While the Golden Eagles know this
season was a step in the right direction,
coach Williams and his squad are
looking to improve even more in 2018.
Clarion will lose the services of
seven seniors, including several who
were mainstays for CU in 2017, perhaps
none greater than first baseman Tyler
Falk.
A two-time Academic All-District
and a 2017 Academic All-American,
Falk led the Golden Eagles in a number
of offensive categories, including
batting average (.384), slugging
percentage (.534%) and total bases
(39). Compounding the loss is the
departure of shortstop Joey Lopez and
right-handed hurler Kane McCall, both
major contributors to Clarion’s success
in 2017.
Those losses will sting, but there are
still plenty of reasons to get excited
about the Golden Eagles next year.
Rising sophomore Cole Schaffer made
42 appearances for the Blue and Gold in
2017, including 40 starts at third base. The
Indiana (Pa.) native hit .219 with five extrabase hits in his rookie campaign and will
be part of the core of this CU team moving
forward.
Same goes for catcher Mike Connell. The
younger brother of Clarion catcher Tom
Connell, Mike made 26 appearances
behind the dish for Clarion, including 16
starts. Throw in the likes of Matt Kamenicky
and Austin Mike, and there’s still plenty of
returning talent to help offset the loss of
the strong senior class.
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Baseball’s
Tyler Falk
GOLDEN
Eagle
Clarion baseball player Tyler Falk is used
to making history. In 2016 he became the
first Golden Eagles baseball player to earn
Academic All-American recognition, and
this year he wrapped a stellar career on the
playing field with Second Team All-PSAC
West honors for the second time in his
career.
However, the best was yet to come for the Fombell
native. On June 1, the College Sports Information Directors
of America announced that Falk was the Division II Baseball
Academic All-American of the Year, one of the highest
honors given to student-athletes. He is the fourth Clarion
student-athlete and fifth overall to earn Academic AllAmerica of the Year and the first male student-athlete at
the school to do so.
The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference also lauded
Falk as a Spring Top 10 selection for the second straight
year in 2017. The annual Top 10 award goes to five males
and five females who exhibit excellence in the classroom
and in competition. He is the first Clarion athlete to repeat
since Kristin Day (2014-15) and the first male athlete to win
it twice since Gary Aughinbaugh (2001-02).
Falk graduated in May with a perfect 4.0 GPA
and a degree in finance, but his performance
on the diamond was not too shabby, either.
He hit the ground running as a freshman in 2014,
winning PSAC West Freshman of the Year honors with a
.363 batting average, an OPS of .871 and a team-high 18
RBIs. Falk earned his first national academic recognition as
a sophomore in 2015, taking home CoSIDA Academic AllDistrict 2 honors while tying the program’s single-season
home run record with seven blasts and a 14-game hitting
streak that ranked second in school history, and in 2016
broke through by earning Academic All-America Second
Team honors as a junior 2016.
All of that was a prelude to a masterful
senior campaign, when Falk authored
maybe the best season of his college career.
He hit .375 with a staggering 1.030 OPS and paced the
Golden Eagles in numerous offensive categories, including
batting, slugging percentage, on-base percentage and
walks. The entire team showed growth under first-year
head coach Anthony Williams, winning more games than
in any of the five seasons prior.
That paved the way for the Academic AllAmerica of the Year honor in 2017, a year
that also saw Falk finish near the top of
nearly every career offensive category at
Clarion.
He finished his career ranked second all-time in batting
(.371), fifth in slugging (.531), third in on-base percentage
(.452), second in games played (159), second in games
started (158), third in runs (91), second in hits (186), fourth
in home runs (12) and third in RBI (96).
After graduation, Falk put his degree to
work. He is an investment advisor representative at
Centauri Advisory Group and is also an insurance agent
through Jack Bonus Insurance. Falk hasn’t completely
walked away from the game of baseball, however. He
intends to volunteer coach with his former high school
coach’s fall team.
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Softball
Clarion softball added another dose of youth for
the 2017 season, with the hopes that the transfusion
of young blood will help the program in its growth
under head coach Cheryl Peterson.
This year’s roster was dotted with
underclassmen, with 11 of 20 players
either with either freshman or sophomore
eligibility. Those young players played
in key situations, too, with five freshmen
starting more than half of this year’s
games in the field and another (freshman
Macy Rubin) ranking fourth on the team in
pitching appearances.
Senior Paige Baker provided what had
to be the highlight of the season, earning
PSAC Central Pitcher of the Week honors
May 1 with a gem of a game against Lock
Haven. She capped off what had been
her best week of the year with her first
career complete-game shutout, wiping
out the Bald Eagles in a 1-0 win. It was the
first Clarion win over Lock Haven since
2010 and proved to be an exciting closing
performance for the 2017 season.
Fellow senior Rachel Hoffman authored
a similar performance earlier in the year,
in another game fraught with emotion
and excitement. A transfer from PittJohnstown two years ago, Hoffman
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shut out her former teammates with a
complete-game shutout on April 21. The
Golden Eagles walloped the Lady Cats
to the tune of a 7-0 victory that saw
freshman Haley Pszyk crush a three-run
homer over the centerfield fence.
Offensively, sophomore Taylor
Nonnenberg was the iron woman of the
group, playing in all 48 games in her
second campaign. She led the Golden
Eagles in hits and runs and ranked just
behind senior Casey Wilcox in extra-base
hits. Sophomore Cassidy Runyan led the
team in home runs (2) and RBI (10) as she
developed into a potent middle-of-theorder bat, while five of her teammates also
contributed home runs on the year.
Baker and Hoffman both finished their
final years at the top of the pitching staff,
with the duo turning over the ball to
underclassmen like Rubin, Sarah Gossard
and Kira Smith. With another large influx
of freshmen expected for 2018, the Golden
Eagles will continue to rebuild and retool
for more success.
Paige
Baker
Haley
Pszyk
Aryn
Boyer
Rachel
Hoffman
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Track and Field
Clarion University track and
field team enjoyed a number of
dynamic individual performances
throughout the 2017
campaign, culminating in a
12th-place finish at the PSAC
Championships May 6 in
Bloomsburg.
Senior Tatiana Cloud took
fifth overall in the 400-meter
hurdles, touching out with a
final time of 1 minute, 3.48
seconds. The Leechburg native
was a force all season for the
Blue and Gold and earned
an NCAA Championship
provisional qualifying mark in
the 400 hurdles after she took
first at the Paul Kaiser Classic
with a remarkable 1:01.61 finish.
Both relay teams enjoyed
successful showings at PSAC
Championships. The 4x100 team of
Courtney Young, Courtney Corban,
For
the
Record
Jess Shomo and Amanda Batey took
seventh overall, while the 4X800 team
of Danni Tarr, Letizia Collini, Rikki
Brumbaugh and Breanna Leidy earned
a top-five finish, running a 9:33.65 to
earn fifth.
Finally, the 4X400 squad
of Corban, Tarr, Collini and Cloud took
sixth with a time of 3:58.15.
In the field events, Kari Steuer took
eighth in the discus with a distance of
34.38 meters, while Abby Gluvna took
10th in the javelin with a mark of 33.67
meters.
The 4x400 relay team shattered
the previous Clarion record by
almost two full seconds, running a
3:53.67 at the Paul Kaiser Classic
to cement themselves into the record
books. In addition, Jess Shomo and
Amanda Batey moved to #2 and #3
in program history for the 100-meter
dash, running times of 12.36 and
12.45, respectively.
by the numbers
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4x400 team
CU record
3:53.67
1
Tatiana Cloud
400 hurdles
1:01.61
2
At the Paul Kaiser Classic
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4x800 team
9:33.65
6
4x400 team
3:58.15
Jess Shomo
100 m. dash
#2 Clarion
12.36
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At the PSAC Championships
4x100
team
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10
Amanda Batey
100 m. dash
#3 Clarion
12.45
Steuer - discus
34.8 meters
Gluvna - javelin
33.67 meters
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wrestling wrap-up
T
he progress of the Clarion wrestling program
during the 2016-17 season lives just under the
surface. Scratch some of that away, and you will see
a team continuing to grow in its third season under
head coach Keith Ferraro and staff.
For the second straight season, the Golden
Eagles sent two competitors to the NCAA Division I
Wrestling Championships, with redshirt sophomores
Brock Zacherl and Jake Gromacki – the latter a
transfer from Pittsburgh – both earning trips to
St. Louis in March. Zacherl enjoyed another honor
earlier in the year, when he was chosen to compete
in a special exhibition at the National Wrestling
Coaches’ Association All-Star Classic at Quicken
Loans Arena in Cleveland.
Brock Zacherl at
NCAA Division I
Championships.
NCAA Division I Wrestling
Championships in St. Louis
in March.
For the second straight
season, the Golden Eagles
sent two competitors to the
NCAA Division I Wrestling
Championships.
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Jake Gromacki
Brock Zacherl
Coach Ferraro
As a team, the Golden Eagles finished
the year with a 6-10 overall record in dual
matches and a 3-3 mark against Eastern
Wrestling League opponents, but the
real signs of progress were apparent on
the mat if not on the scoreboard. Clarion
won three of its last four conference
matches of the year, including blowout
victories over Bloomsburg (27-13) and
Cleveland State (34-6).
That led directly to an impressive
day at the EWL Championships, hosted
this year at Bloomsburg. Zacherl and
Gromacki both officially cemented
their spots at the NCAAs by reaching
the championships matches of their
respective brackets. Juniors Dustin Conti
and Evan DeLong were in the mix for
NCAA Championship berths as well,
with both coming up just one win shy
of punching their tickets to St. Louis
Juniors Dustin Conti
and Evan DeLong were
in the mix for NCAA
Championship berths
with both coming up just
one win shy of punching
their tickets to St. Louis.
in the 197- and 165-pound brackets,
respectively. Conti was a finalist at
197 pounds, falling in a close match to
Rider’s Ryan Wolfe, while DeLong took
third place at 165 pounds with a decision
over Cleveland State’s John Vaughn.
Evan DeLong earned
Outstanding Wrestler
honors at the 2016
Pennsylvania State
Athletic Conference
Championships.
DeLong’s season also included one
of the top individual highlights of the
season. He earned Outstanding Wrestler
honors at the 2016 Pennsylvania State
Athletic Conference Championships after
claiming the 165-pound championship
at the event. He is the first Golden Eagle
to win Outstanding Wrestler at the
long-running tournament since James
Fleming in 2012. All told, 10 Golden
Eagles have won PSAC Tournament
Outstanding Wrestler, dating back to
1959.
Only a small handful of seniors
graduate from this year’s team, leaving
plenty to be excited about in the years
to come. Seven of last year’s 10 starters,
including NCAA qualifiers in Zacherl and
Gromacki, return to the fray, as do Conti,
DeLong and veterans Dom Rigous and
Roshuan Cooley. Internal additions will
buoy the lineup as well, with a number
of talented competitors redshirting
in 2016-17 set to compete for starting
spots. Among them is freshman Greg
Bulsak, a 184-pounder who posted a 14-2
record as an unattached wrestler at open
tournaments this year.
Ferraro and his staff, which includes
assistant coaches Kyle Kiss and Joe
DeAngelo, also made a significant
impact on the team on the recruiting
trail this year. In what has been an
annual occurrence for the Golden Eagles
under Ferraro, this year’s crop ranks in
the top 25 in the nation according to
FloWrestling.
The success does not stop at the
mat, as the emphasis on well-rounded
student-athletes saw the team garner
academic honors. Zacherl and DeLong
both earned NWCA All-Academic
recognition in April, the second year in a
row for both. The process of qualifying
for the recognition is rigorous: a wrestler
must have completed at least one full
year at his institution with a cumulative
GPA of 3.20 or better, while also winning
60 percent of his total schedule.
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Hall of Fame
Clarion Sports Hall of Fame
inducted seven members May 5, with
nearly 250 attending the ceremony
at Eagle Commons. Doris Black, Gary
Frantz, Kayla (Kelosky) Renninger,
Dave Sheets, Frank Supancic,
Craig Turnbull and Art Walker were
recognized for the honor they brought
to Clarion in their time wearing the Blue
& Gold, both as players and as coaches.
After greetings from retired sports
information director Rich Herman
“When I coached here, I always told my
players, ‘You set your sights and your goals,
and if you can’t be anything else, be a good
person.’ I can say that these women are all
good people.”
- Doris Black
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(standing, right) and President Karen
Whitney, master of ceremonies Bill
Miller (standing, left) introduced the
Class of 2017.
“Coach (Al) Jacks used to tell us,
‘There are many young men in our
nation that would want to be in
your position right now, playing
college football. Take advantage
of it.’ He was right: enjoy it, savor
it, have fun.”
- Gary Frantz
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Class of 2017
Doris Black
Gary Frantz
Kayla (Kelosky) Renninger
Dave Sheets
Frank Supancic
Craig Turnbull
Art Walker
“So much of my growth as a swimmer came from
the people around me. I’m so blessed to have been
part of the best men’s team in Clarion history, and
train with some of the best we ever had.”
- Dave Sheets
“The entire coaching staff at Clarion taught us
about winning, and they taught us about life.
They were our coaches, our teachers in school,
and they always supported us.”
- Frank Supancic
“I’ve never been more moved, touched or
changed than in my four years at Clarion.”
“You don’t have any responsibility
for the cards you’re dealt in life, but
you are responsible for how you play
them. As I reflect back, the most
important card was the one that led
me to Clarion.”
- Craig Turnbull
“It was always my dream to be a
college football player. Motivation
is great and it’s needed. It’s a push.
Inspiration, though, is what pulls us,
and what makes a legacy.”
- Art Walker
- Kayla (Kelosky) Renninger
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A look back…
1967 Clarion Call staff
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Alumni
Notes
Summer 2017
1969
Dr. Thekla (Weissig) Fall is
employed with Owl Testing
Software. She is retired from
Pittsburgh Public Schools. She
was awarded approximately
$2 million in state and federal
funding to develop proficiencyoriented, standards-based foreign
language instructional programs.
She was able to expand the
world languages program from
three languages to six languages
including Chinese, Japanese and
Italian and grow three language
programs from seven- to 12-year
sequences. Fall developed and
implemented the nation’s first
district-wide, online, oral proficiency
assessment system to collect
and rate more than 1,300 speech
samples annually. Fall received
the Northeast Conference Brooks
Award for Outstanding Leadership
in the Profession. The Brooks
Award recognizes the exceptional
leadership Fall provides to the
field, which is remarkable for its
professional integrity, unflagging
dedication, and willingness to
disseminate best practices to
educators around the country. In
2017 she received the Northeast
Conference on the teaching of
Foreign Languages.
1975
Fran (Wonner) Eckert is a senior
solutions consultant for Unit4,
Ellisville, Mo. She resides in Greenville,
with her husband, Jack.
1987
Michael Leonheart is a general
manager for Fairway Vacation
Rentals, Palm Desert, Calif. He resides
in Palm Desert.
Terrence Smith is an assistant
principal for Woodland Hills School
District, North Braddock. He resides
in Aliquippa with his wife, Jamie and
children: Terrence II, Alicia and Zoe.
1989
Jane (Williams) Binley is a director
of development for the University of
Pittsburgh. She resides in Pittsburgh,
with her husband, Chris, and children,
David and Lauren.
1991
Cheryl (Shrauder) Boyanowski is
a voucher analyst for Pennsylvania
Housing Finance Agency, Harrisburg.
She resides in Mechanicsburg with
her sons, Timothy and Zachary.
1998
Jeff Levkulich is a reporter
for WFTV, Orlando. He resides
in Oviedo, Fla., with his wife,
Jennifer, and children, Mason and
Lily.
2000
Ben Stentz is an executive
director for the Municipality of
Princeton. He resides in Hamilton,
N.J., with his son, Michael.
2003
Mike Fareri is a property manager
for the Solomon Organization. He
resides in Bethlehem, Pa.
2004
Samuel Carroll is a teacher in
the Bedford Area School District,
where he also coaches wrestling
and football. He resides in
Bedford.
Teresa Denchfield is an int.
systems analyst for DigitaliBiz,
Rockville, Md. She resides in
Washington, D.C.
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know about you!
And so do your Clarion classmates. It’s easy to share your latest personal milestones and
professional accomplishments in the pages of Clarion University Magazine. Just send us a note!
Visit www.clarion.edu/alumni-update
2005
Madeline (Baldizar) and Daniel (‘04)
Anderson reside in Gibsonia with their
daughters, Violet and Gwendolyn. Madeline
is employed with the Pine-Richland School
District.
Michelle (Montgomery) Barnes is a social
services security director. She resides in
Mercer with her husband, Benjamin, and
son, Jacob.
2008
Lacey Klingensmith is an academic
advisor, ALM Sustainability Program for
Harvard University Division of Continuing
Education, Cambridge, Mass. She received
a Master of Liberal Arts in Sustainability
from Harvard Extension School in 2016.
She resides in Boston.
2010
Randall and Amber (Seslar ‘11) Oaks
reside in Jeannette. Randall is an event
manager for the Westmoreland Museum
of American Art, Greensburg.
2011
Ian Catherine is an on-air personality for
Colonial Radio Group of Williamsport,
LLC. He resides in Williamsport.
Amanda Yetter is a youth services
librarian for Perry Memorial Library,
Henderson, N.C. She resides in
Henderson.
2017
Katie (Martin) Kewish is an audio
transcriber for Auscript, Perth, Australia.
She resides in Spearwood, Australia,
with her husband, Martin.
Michalski awarded
Medal of Honor
Landsgardeforeningen Association of Danish Marching
Showbands presented its Medal of Honor to Dr. Stanley F.
Michalski Jr., the first American to receive the award.
In presenting the award, Landsgardeforeningen noted
that Michalski “has dedicated his life to music,
which has brought him all around the world and
is furthermore author of numerous published
articles on music education. In more than 40
years, he has been a member of the prestigious
American Bandmasters Associations, which is
considered the highest honor achievable by an
American bandsman.
Michalski directed Clarion’s band from 1961
to 1992. Under his leadership, the Clarion band
program was launched into direct comparison with the
finest collegiate music ensembles, one with a reputation for
performance excellence.
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Carsten Petersen, Landsgardeforeningen’s
national chairman, presents the Medal of Honor
to Dr. Stanley Michalski.
In Memoriam
1930s
Dorothy Pearson (’37), March 19, 2017
1940s
William Crissman (’48), April 27, 2017
1950s
E. Helmintoller (’52), June 20, 2017
Nancy George (’58), March 16, 2017
James Graziano (’59), March 15, 2017
1960s
Karlene Molinaro (’60), March 20, 2017
Lee Rouse (’60), April 16, 2017
Herbert Burns (’61), May 18, 2017
William Powell (’65), May 8, 2017
Adele Gammiere (’66), May 11, 2017
Looking for
Alumni to help
empower our
Golden Eagles
1970s
Elaine Schreibeis (’70), March 15, 2017
Deborah A. (Turcheck ’71) Chislock,
Feb. 7, 2016
Roberta Couch (’72), May 7, 2017
Martha Kline (’73), April 5, 2017
Sara Steffee (’73), May 15, 2017
Earl H. McDaniel Jr. (’73), June 19, 2017
Mary Reese (’74), March 16, 2017
Joyce Rowland (’75), April 2, 2017
Joan Ellis (’78), April 24, 2017
Maxine King (’78), June 9, 2017
Deborah Fleming (’79), Dec. 12, 2016
1980s
1990s
Roberta Wielandt (’91), June 20, 2017
Christine Slippy (’95), May 22, 2017
2000s
Eric O’Neil (’05), May 12, 2017
2010s
Frederick Clark (’10), April 13, 2017
Friends
Don McCormac, March 25, 2017 (former staff)
Roger Horn, June 6, 2017 (retired faculty)
Ernie Goble, June 23, 2017 (retired staff)
James Caldwell (’81), April 1, 2017
Susan Almes (’82), April 12, 2017
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Our gift to baby Eagles of Clarion alumni is a dashing new bib! To receive a bib, let
us know about the new addition to your nest by emailing to alumni@clarion.edu:
• Parents’ names
• Full address
• Graduation year of alumni
• Baby’s name and gender
• Date of birth
Once you receive your bib, take a picture of your Eaglet putting the bib to use, and
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David
David Anthony Braunstein, son
of Michael and Brianne “Bree”
(Simpson ‘02) Braunstein, born
July 18, 2016
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Maeleigh
Maeleigh Joe Zimmerman,
daughter of Sean (’11)
and Emily (Hulburt ’09)
Zimmerman, born Oct. 8, 2016
Lucille
Cole Haney, son of Matthew
(’08) and Britney (Boulton)
Haney, born Oct. 20, 2016
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Marie Abercrombie,
daughter of Richard and
Christina (Steiner ‘08)
Abercrombie, born Oct. 30, 2016
Lennox
samuel
Samuel “Ryan” Swartzfager
II, son of Samuel and Alyssa
(Marchand ’12, ’14) Swartzfager,
born June 29, 2016
Alex
Lennox Fremer, daughter of
Andy (‘10) and Katie (Miller
’12) Fremer, born March 19, 2017
Alex Alan Soety, son of Tyler
(’08) and Kelly (Allen ’08)
Soety, born Jan. 22, 2017
Sydney
Sydney Rose Burnsworth,
daughter of Matt and Lee
(Caffrey ’07) Burnsworth, born
Nov. 2, 2016
Grayson
Grayson Boyd, daughter of Ree
Boyd and Casey Keck (’01), born
Jan. 10, 2016
Adalynn
Adalynn Joy Reed, daughter
of David K. (’09) and Kayla J.
(Rush ’09) Reed, born Sept.
9, 2016
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Cloey Bonzo and mom
Autumn (Chrobak ‘05)
Bonzo have fun in the
Blue & Gold Color Run.
Paint Party participants show their Clarion love.
Save the Date!
Alumni Weekend
June 8 & 9, 2018
Featuring special celebrations for the classes of 1968
& 1993. Volunteers are needed to help organize these
milestone reunions. Call 814-393-2572 to volunteer.
Would you like to gather with friends from your
former student organization, sorority or fraternity?
We would love to make that happen at Alumni
Weekend! Call 814-393-2572 to tell us whom you’d
like to see!
Max Schang sings the blues.
Class of 1967 50th Reunion: (Bottom row, from left) Maria
(Santarelli) Tallarico, Dr. Karen Whitney, Marlene Eaton; (second
row) Philomena (Galek) Patterson, Francine (Appel) Pratt, Therese
(Pugliese) DiCicco; (third row) Gary Tucker, Richard Shevchik,
Edward Sarver; (fourth row) Jim Patterson and Leonard Sarnosky.
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Tiki Kahle (’87), Jon Catanzarita
(’11), Ginna (Cole ’88) Vasko and
Emily (Hoover ’09) Weaver hang
out with Ernie at his Ice Cream
with the Mascot event.
Golden Eagle
Takes Flight
Maddie Thomas, second-year BSN student
with a minor in psychology, job shadowed
a STAT MedEvac flight nurse. On campus,
Maddie is a SOAR mentor, orientation leader
and a member of the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority.
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Courageous
endeavors
Torron Mollett ’17
“
I felt it was
important to
step up, be a
leader and
help young men
graduate.
Torron Mollett describes the
neighborhood where he grew up
as “rough.” As a young teen, he
lost his father to gun violence, and
the formerly bubbly kid began to
act out. His school placed him in
a program that helped kids with
behavioral difficulties.
He took back to his
neighborhood what he learned in
the program and became a peer
mentor to other kids, encouraging
them to get more involved with
academics.
Fast forward to college. Mollett
visited several schools, but “Clarion
felt like home,” he said. He was
invited to take part in the Summer
Bridge Program, in which incoming
freshmen can strengthen their
academic skills.
“I felt like it would give me that
jump start – if I didn’t take it, I feel
like I wouldn’t have been here,” he
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said. “It made me understand, ‘I can
do this. If I put my mind to it, I can
study and get that degree.”
As he pursued his degree, he
continued to serve his peers and
was among the first mentors for the
Golden Eagle Men’s Success program,
which helps African American males
stay focused on academics.
“I worked in the office of Minority
Student Services, and we got yearly
statistics on retention rates for
African American students. Females
were graduating, but males weren’t,”
Mollett said. “I felt it was important to
step up, be a leader and help young
men graduate.”
When Mollett graduated in May
with degrees in political science and
criminal justice, he addressed fellow
graduates as student commencement
speaker. Among them were six young
men, the first cohort of graduates
from GEMS. He has promised to be at
commencement ceremonies through
2020 to see other young men whom
he mentored walk the stage and get
their degrees.
Mollett, the oldest of four
children, is the first member
of his family to graduate from
college. He wrote a 20-page
letter to his mother, thanking her
for being his rock throughout his
life. Mother’s Day followed spring
commencement; Mollett wrapped
his diploma and presented it to her
as a gift.
He will begin graduate school
this fall at University of Baltimore.
His ultimate goal is to open a nonprofit organization through which he
can continue to help people.
“It’s important – giving back.”
Mollett said. “I feel like everyone
should give back; life repeats itself,
so giving back and helping someone
is something you should do.”
Clarion University has been shaping minds for 150 years. From our early
days as a seminary to today’s institution offering more than 100 programs,
one thing is certain – Clarion University isn’t going anywhere.
In the past 150 years, the world has changed and so has our school. We’ve
adapted to new ideas and technologies, while staying true to our roots.
We are Courageous. Confident. Clarion. We’re celebrating our remarkable
past while looking to our bright future. The year-long celebration begins
Founders Weekend with the Distinguished Awards presentations.
Visit www.clarion.edu/about-clarion/clarion-150th-anniversary.
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Combating
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Serving and
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The RighT
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Theatre professor Marilouise “Mel” Michel (left) and alumna Tammy Pawlak (’94)
embrace as they await a procedure to transplant part of Michel’s liver into Pawlak.
Michel learned about Pawlak’s need through a mutual friend and another
Clarion alumna, Stevette Wano Rosen (‘96).
To read about this life-saving Clarion connection,
visit www.clarion.edu/liver/.
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features
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Alumnae are winners in business; Clarion awards
its first doctorate degrees; ‘Love and Courage’
guide Juneteenth celebration; alumna Dr. Laurie
A. Carter (’84) named president of Shippensburg
University.
12 Combating
the opioid
epidemic
The online Opioid Treatment
Special Certificate provides
essential education about
opioid abuse and addiction.
10 Hats off to spring graduates
18 The right
stuff
To make a good craft
beer, it takes the right
ingredients, a little artistic
flair and passion for beer.
A few Clarion alums
doesn’t hurt either.
22 Learning
through serving in
Navajo Nation
Students Sarah Watters and
Cassie Williams learned about
the culture while helping the
people of Arizona’s Navajo Nation.
32 Sports Roundup
Clarion baseball is building momentum; Falk
earns Academic All-America of the Year; softball
infused with youth; team builds dynamic track
record; wrestlers growing under Coach Ferraro;
Sports Hall of Fame inducts seven new members.
40 Alumni News & Class Notes
48 Courageous Endeavors
Torron Mollett
graduates,
leaving an
example for other
African American
students to
follow.
On the Cover
28 Whitney soars to State
System post
President Karen Whitney,
her wife, Dr. Peggy Apple,
and their dog, Clare.
After seven years, Clarion’s 16th president is leaving
to serve as interim chancellor of the State System of
Higher Education.
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CLARION
UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE
President: Dr. Karen Whitney
Executive editor: Tina Horner
Co-editors: Sean Fagan (sports); Amy Thompson
Wozniak (’02, M.S. ’06); David Love (’86, ’87)
Design: Brenda Stahlman
Contributors: Michelle Port, Sammi Beichner, Sam
Nolan (’14), Jessica Funk
Photographers: Adam Reynolds (’15), George Powers
(’81), Jason Strohm (’01, MFA ’05), G. Chad Thomas
(’01), Brett Whitling, Bri Nellis (’16)
Address comments and questions to:
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education
Board of Governors
Chair: Cynthia D. Shapira
Vice Chair: David M. Maser
Vice Chair: Aaron A. Walton
Sen. Ryan P. Aument
Rep. Matthew E. Baker
Audrey F. Bronson
Sarah Galbally
Rep. Michael K. Hanna
Ronald G. Henry
Jonathan B. Mack
Daniel P. Meuser
Guido M. Pichini
Pedro A. Rivera, secretary of education
Sen. Judy Schwank
Harold C. Shields
Gov. Tom Wolf
Clarion University Magazine
Center for Advancement
Clarion University of Pennsylvania
840 Wood St., Clarion, PA 16214
Email: alumni@clarion.edu
Visit Clarion University on the Web at www.clarion.edu
Clarion University Magazine is published by the
Division for University Advancement for alumni,
families of current students and friends of Clarion
University. Alumni information is also located at www.
Council of Trustees
Chair: J.D. Dunbar (’77, MS ’79)
Vice Chair: Melissa Bauer (’84)
Secretary: James L. Kifer (’83)
Dr. Syed R. Ali-Zaidi
Susanne A. Burns
The Honorable R. Lee James
The Honorable Donna Oberlander (’91)
Randy Seitz (’09)
Howard H. Shreckengost (’83)
Neil Weaver (’00)
Edward Green, student trustee
clarion.edu/alumni.
It is the policy of Clarion University of Pennsylvania
that there shall be equal opportunity in all of its
educational programs, services, and benefits, and
there shall be no discrimination with regard to a
student’s or prospective student’s gender, gender
identity, race or color, ethnicity, national origin
or ancestry, age, mental or physical disability,
religion or creed, genetic information, affectional
or sexual orientation, veteran status, or other
classifications that are protected under Title IX of
the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of
the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990, and other pertinent state
and federal laws and regulations. Direct inquiries
to the Title IX Coordinator, Clarion University of
Pennsylvania, 103 Carrier Administration Building,
sfenske@clarion.edu or phone 814-393-2351, or the
Director of Social Equity, 210 Carrier Administration
Building 16214-1232; Email asalsgiver@clarion.
edu or phone 814-393-2109. Inquiries may also be
directed to the Director of the Office for Civil Rights,
Department of Education, 330 Independence Avenue,
SW, Washington, DC 20201.
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Alumni Association Board of Directors
President: Jeff Douthett (’79)
President-elect: Theresa Edder (’91, ’05)
Treasurer: Jonathan Catanzarita (’11)
Secretary: Virginia Vasko (’88)
Lindsay Banner (’07)
Angela Brown (’80)
Michael Chapaloney (’99)
Kimberly Griffith (’87)
Lee Grosch (’62)
Sandra Jarecki (’69)
Bridget Kennedy (’90)
Thomas Launer (’10)
Chris Myers (’12)
Michael Phillips (’03, ’04)
Michael Polite (’86)
Will Price (’11)
David Reed (’09)
Georgia Yamalis (’15)
Glenn Zary (’97)
Rachael Robertson
Eagle Ambassadors president
Karen Whitney, ex-officio
President of Clarion University
Ann E. Thompson has joined the staff
of Clarion University Foundation, Inc., as
director of alumni engagement.
Thompson has an extensive history
and proven success in working with
alumni and engaging them as active
participants in their universities. As
executive director for alumni relations
for Eastern Michigan University, she
collaborated with the schools and
colleges to provide leadership and
strategic direction to the alumni
relations program. She identified new
alumni and engaged them as volunteers
and advocates for the institution,
and she created opportunities to
engage alumni through activities
such as serving as guest speakers and
interviewers in the presidential scholars
competition. Previously, she increased
alumni engagement by 180 percent at
Anna Maria College in Paxton, Mass.
Her goal at Clarion is similar: to
expand the engagement of alumni. In
her first months, she created the Clarion
University Alumni Facebook page and
developed a process for introducing the
alumni family to new students through
events during orientation week.
“I am very passionate about creating
opportunities for alumni to interact with
students. Whether that be through the
admissions process, career mentoring,
or serving as a guest speaker in the
classroom, students need to experience
first-hand how alumni can give back in
their time and expertise. Only in this
way will they learn what it means to
give back once they become alumni
themselves.”
For details, visit
www.clarion.edu/homecoming.
letter from the president
Dear Clarion Family,
Sept. 10 begins our 150th year of transforming and
saving lives through teaching, learning, research and
service. For a century-and-a-half, we have steadfastly
dedicated ourselves to the needs of our students, our
community and our state, and we will continue for
another 150 years and beyond. We will celebrate with
a year-long series of events and celebrations; visit
www.clarion.edu/about-clarion/clarion-150th-anniversary
to learn more.
Coincidently, just as Clarion celebrates this milestone, I,
too, will reach a milestone. After seven Eagletastic years
as your president, I will be leaving Clarion University
Sept. 12 to serve as interim chancellor of the State System of Higher Education. Just as I
have committed myself to Clarion, I will commit myself to the State System with an ultimate
goal of serving the students of Clarion and its 13 sister universities.
Clarion is special because of its people. As
the university moves forward and selects its
17th president, I know that we’ll embark on
the next 150 years, always Courageous.
Confident. Clarion.
Happy Birthday to all of us!
Karen M. Whitney
President
Clarion University
Go Eagles!
www.clarion.edu/about-clarion/clarion-150th-anniversary
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spotlight on:
Rehabilitative
sciences
Why it’s hot
The program prepares students for
general human service positions in
the areas of aging, developmental
disabilities and substance abuse.
Graduates assume a variety of
positions, including case managers,
residential program managers,
therapeutic staff support, day service
directors, rehabilitation program
specialists, mental retardation
personnel, substance abuse
prevention specialists and
activities directors.
What it’s got
Rehabilitative sciences is an
interdisciplinary program that
combines the resources of the
departments of psychology,
sociology, health and physical
education, and nursing with the
resources of special education and
rehabilitative sciences. Concentrations
are available in: addictions, courts &
community service, developmental
disabilities, gerontology and
pre-professional studies.
What’s next?
The MS in clinical mental health
counseling program is designed
to meet the requirements for the
Licensed Professional Counselor
credential in Pennsylvania. The online
MS in clinical mental health counseling
is intended for students who are
pursuing careers in human services,
e.g., those working with individuals
diagnosed with mental health
problems, individuals diagnosed
with addiction problems, elderly
citizens, persons with developmental
disabilities in residential and day
program settings, adult and juvenile
offenders, and in public and private
human service agencies.
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Center for the Arts founder named
Young Entrepreneur
of the Year
BreAnna (Kirkland ’14) Liberto, founder
and director of Clarion Center for the
Arts, was named the Small Business
Administration’s Pittsburgh 2017 Young
Entrepreneur of the Year. Liberto, who
holds a bachelor’s degree in business
management, opened CCA in 2013, her
junior year. Liberto’s mission is to partner
with families in nurturing aspiring artists
to grow into compassionate, confident
and creative young people. The center
offers classes in dance, music and theater.
Nellis nets expansion funds
in business plan competition
Bri Nellis (’16), was awarded a second place prize of $5,000 in the sixth annual
PASSHE Student Business Plan Competition. Nellis, of Clarion, who holds a
bachelor’s degree in communication with a minor in marketing, will use the
funds to expand her business, Bri Nellis Photography, into the Pittsburgh
market, as well as to add drone photography/videography services to her menu
of sports, portrait and commercial photography services. The annual competition
provides student entrepreneurs a real-world opportunity to pitch their original
business plans and win funds to assist in the start-up of their businesses. Students
from the 14 State System universities are invited to participate.
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Students write
with professionals
at annual festival
Clarion English professor Dr. Philip
Terman accompanied six students
to the 2017 Chautauqua Writers’
Festival June 15-18. The annual
festival brings six established
professional, award-winning writers
who work with attendees on
fiction, nonfiction and poetry.
Since the festival began in 2003,
at least four Clarion students per
year have participated. Students
who attended this year include:
Imarii Anderson, Erie; Martin
Mateer, Strattanville; Olivia
Stuckley, Cheswick; Erica
Greer, Pittsburgh; Andrew
Skubisz, Dubois; and Katrina
Hoff, Oil City.
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Doctor
of Nursing
Practice
program
graduates
first class
Juneteenth
Fred J. Hodges Jr., director of
multicultural student services
at Robert Morris University, was
keynote speaker at the 15th annual
Juneteenth celebration June 15
in Hart Chapel. The theme was
“Love and Courage.” The program
included special music and
poetry, and an interpretive dance
by alumna Marishika Wright.
Sponsors were Clarion University
Love
and
Courage
Marishika Wright (’15)
performs during the
Juneteenth celebration.
The first graduates in the Doctor of
Nursing Practice program were among
the nearly 1,000 students to receive
degrees at spring commencement
in May. Nine students completed
the program which began in 2014 in
partnership with Edinboro University:
Patience Ngozi Agbodzie, Melanie
Christine Best, Cynthia Lee Blevins,
Anita Lynn Booth, Pamela S. Karg,
Stacey Lutz-McCain, Susan Elaine
Montag, Jaime L. Piccola and Megan
Elizabeth Witherow.
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and its African American
Caucus and NAACP Student
Chapter, and Clarion Chamber
of Business and Industry.
Juneteenth began in Texas.
Although the Emancipation
Proclamation was issued Jan.
1, 1863, slaves in Texas didn’t
receive word until two-and-ahalf years later, June 19, 1865,
that they were free.
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Dollins employs best
practices in bolstering
enrollment efforts
David Dollins began work July 10 as associate vice president
of enrollment management. He most recently served
as executive director of undergraduate admissions and
orientation at Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, which,
under his leadership, recruited and enrolled its sixth straight,
record first-year class, representing growth
of 41.5 percent since 2011. Dollins
plans to employ some of the
same, best-practice
strategies to grow
Clarion’s enrollment.
Mike Greer
Greer, Sherman
and Koshak join
development team
colleen sherman
Clarion University Foundation, Inc., has
welcomed three new staff members to
its team. Mike Greer, as the director of
development, will provide leadership
to the development office. Colleen
jamie koshak
Sherman and Jamie Koshak have
joined as development officers and will
work with alumni and friends of the
university to generate philanthropic
support.
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School of
Education
welcomes two
Dr. Gwyneth Price began work as
director of the School of Education
in June, and Dr. Timothy Stevenson
began as director of the Office of
Field Services in July.
Price taught at Edinboro
University since 2008 and served
as director of accreditation and
program improvement. “This
position will allow me to have
a significant role in maintaining
the excellent teacher preparation
programs, in facilitating the
work and vision of the education
faculty, and in spurring change
that will lead to exciting learning
experiences for a growing number
of Clarion students,” she said.
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Stevenson had been a music
educator in the Brookville Area
School District since 2002 and
was an adjunct instructor at local
colleges. He said he is eager to
build relationships with surrounding
school districts to provide the best
possible field experiences for Clarion
students. “Through these cooperative
experiences, Clarion University will
continue its legacy as a distinguished
provider of teacher education
throughout the state,” he said.
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Nellis leads
SBDC
Cindy Nellis of Clarion has been
named director of Clarion University
Small Business Development Center.
Employed with the program for
more than 20 years, she brings
significant experience in program
management, business and economic
development. Since her start with
SBDC in September 1996, she has
been outreach consultant, assistant
director and interim director, and she
recently completed her MBA degree
at Clarion University. To learn how
SBDC can help your business grow,
visit www.clarion.edu/sbdc.
Clarion alumna
named president of
Shippensburg University
The State System of Higher
Education Board of Governors
has chosen 1984 Clarion
graduate Laurie A. Carter
to be the next president of
Shippensburg University of
Pennsylvania, effective Aug.
7. Carter was executive vice
president and university
counsel for Eastern Kentucky
University, Richmond, Ky.
She previously served as vice
president for arts education
at the New Jersey Performing
Arts Center and vice president
and general counsel of The
Juilliard School.
“Laurie Carter will bring to Shippensburg University a wide range of
experience and success in a variety of educational settings,” said Board of
Governors Chair Cynthia D. Shapira. “She has demonstrated outstanding
leadership and vision in each of those settings and throughout her career.
We are confident she will do the same in her new role as university
president and will be an excellent leader for Shippensburg.”
Board of Governors will use
report to craft action plan
The National Center for Higher
Education Management Systems
delivered its final report on the strategic
review of the State System. Among the
recommendations are that all of the 14
universities should remain open, and none
should be merged.
“After just a brief review, it’s clear that
this document pulls no punches,” said
Board of Governors chair Cynthia D.
Shapira. “These recommendations take on
decades of systemic issues that must be
addressed now. We will review the report
thoroughly in the coming weeks and use it
to help shape an action plan for the future
that focuses on students first.”
The report is the result of a widely
inclusive process with more than 120
meetings across the state, including
sessions held on each of the State System
campuses with students, faculty, staff,
alumni, business and community leaders
and elected officials. In addition, more
than 800 individuals offered comments
and suggestions through the website
established for the project. NCHEMS
also analyzed student, program and
financial data, as well as regional and
national trends in higher education and
workforce demands to provide insights
and recommendations.
“The NCHEMS recommendations
are rightly focused on the overall
organizational challenges facing our
System, including its complicated
governance structure,” Shapira said. “We
must tackle these foundational issues in
order to ensure a strong future for our
universities.
The final report is available at http://
www.nchemsproject.com/system-review/.
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Graduates celebrate
during spring commencement
May 13 at Tippin Gymnasium,
many using their caps to
express themselves.
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combating The
Opioid Epidemic
In response to the growing opioid epidemic
in Pennsylvania and in the nation, Clarion
University College of Health and Human
Services has launched an opioid treatment
specialist certificate, which will be offered
online, beginning this fall.
“The certificate was developed to educate
treatment professionals in prevention
and treatment of opioid abuse and
addiction,” said Dr. Ray Feroz,
professor and chair of the
department of human services,
rehabilitation, health and
sport sciences. “It is one
way Clarion can aid in
combating the
statewide and
nationwide
opioid crisis.”
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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announces the
opioid treatment specialist program. With him
are President Karen Whitney and Dr. Ray Feroz,
chair of the department of human services,
rehabilitation, health and sport sciences.
Photo by Commonwealth Media Services
A
ccording to the Centers
for Disease Control
and Prevention,
Pennsylvania was fourth in the nation
in drug overdose deaths in 2015 – an
increase of 28 percent over 2014
statistics – and the epidemic continues
to grow. Drug overdose has surpassed
traffic accidents and gun deaths as the
leading cause of death in the United
States. More than 33,000 people in the
United States died of opioid overdoses
in 2015.
Fighting the
ongoing battle
against heroin
and opioid
abuse in the
state is a top
priority of my
administration.”
Gov. Wolf
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“Fighting the ongoing battle against
heroin and opioid abuse in the state is a
top priority of my administration,” Gov.
Wolf said. “I’m proud to announce this
new curriculum with Clarion University,
because education is a powerful force
in this fight, and it is my sincere hope
that people take advantage of this
opportunity to learn more about opioid
addiction and what part we can each
play in this effort.”
“The opioid epidemic has reached
into every community, creating a need
to have highly skilled professionals
dedicated to helping people with
addiction,” said State Rep. Donna
Oberlander (’91) (R-Clarion/Armstrong/
Forest). “This certificate program will
help ensure that those who want to
help can be trained in the best and
newest treatment methods, without
having to travel far away for that
education.”
Faculty experts in addictions,
rehabilitation, social work, psychology
and nursing contributed to the design
of the certificate, which addresses the
specific challenges brought on by the
opioid crisis. The coursework provides
advanced information on opioid
abuse and its prevention, education
and treatment. Participants will learn
in-depth opioid diagnosis, detox,
treatment and recovery aspects, as
well as empowerment of patients and
advocacy for individuals, and skills to
influence legislation and public policy.
Pieces in the Prevention and
Treatment of Opioid Abuse
Clarion University
Education
Inpatient
Detox Case management Opioid
Addiction as Brain Disease
Opioid
Student Assistance Programs
Tools
Evaluation
TreatmentScreening
Mental Health co-morbidity
Naloxone Clarion University
Opioid
Specialist Studies
Family Involvement Peer Self Help Groups
Criminal Justice System
Demand reduction strategies
Certificate
Crisis and Overdose Ambulatory
Workplace Issues
Participants will:
• Develop working knowledge
of commonly abused opioids
and drugs, both legal and
illegal.
• Plan and evaluate prevention
and treatment programs for
opioids and other chemical
dependency.
• Assess clients’ medical
and psychosocial needs
and assets for developing
comprehensive treatment
plans for opioids and other
chemical dependencies.
• Develop advocacy skills for
individual clients and larger
systems improvement.
The 12-credit certificate requires
no prerequisites. Anyone may pursue
the certificate, but it is particularly
beneficial to professionals who want
to strengthen their credentials and
students who want to graduate with
stronger job prospects. Feroz said the
Public Policy
Individual Therapy Mindfulness
Medication Assisted Therapies
Group Therapy Recovery Philosophy
Aftercare Clarion University
certificate is particularly pertinent to
drug counselors, nurses, prevention
specialists, case managers, EMTs,
emergency room personnel, social
workers, HIV/AIDS treatment
specialists, school counselors,
probation and parole staff, law
enforcement, children and family
therapists, assessment specialists and
other human services professionals
who work with impacted clients and
families.
“Combating the disease of
addiction will take a collaborative
effort that includes community
education, provider education,
addiction treatment, faith-based
support and much more,” said Sen.
Gene Yaw (23rd District). “I commend
Clarion University in offering a new
certificate program, allowing clinicians
to focus specifically on the disease
process and how individuals can best
be helped.”
Yaw is chairman of the Center for
Rural Pennsylvania Board of Directors,
which has held public hearings since
2014 to examine and discuss current
policies and practices related to
heroin and opioid addiction, including
prevention, treatment and law
enforcement efforts.
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. . . there is no
single solution
to combating
this disease of
addiction.”
Barry Denk
Dr. Nancyann Falvo, assistant
professor of nursing at Clarion
University, is also a board member and
has participated in the public hearings
and in two statewide telephone town
hall meetings on heroin and opioid
abuse in Pennsylvania. She is among the
faculty members who will teach courses
for the opioid specialist certificate,
and she has found her position on the
Center for Rural Pennsylvania board
to be vital in staying informed and
contributing to potential solutions.
“This certificate program is a good
fit for Clarion, as the university has
always been a leader in health care,”
Falvo said. “In my 29 years here, the
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university has continually responded to
the health care needs of the citizens of
the commonwealth and has repeatedly
become engaged with legislators,
health care administrators and local
residents.”
Falvo incorporates information on
heroin addiction into every one of the
courses she teaches. “I have seen that
our nursing students are witnessing
opioid addiction in every clinical setting,
from pediatric through geriatrics,
inpatient and outpatient settings, and
communities across the country,” she
said. “This is a significant problem
in both urban and rural areas, where
heroin is now the drug of choice. Heroin
addiction is seen across all socioeconomic groups, races and genders.”
“The public hearings and work
of the Center for Rural Pennsylvania
have confirmed that there is no single
solution to combating this disease of
addiction,” said Barry Denk, director of
the center. “The new certificate program
developed by Clarion will enhance the
skills of current and future health care
practitioners to understand the factors
contributing to substance use disorder
and the varied treatment plans to help a
person achieve recovery.”
State Rep. Lee James (R-Venango/
Butler) calls the program a “regional
blessing.” “We are fortunate to have an
asset like Clarion University in our area,
where people committed to fighting the
opioid epidemic can go to learn lifesaving and treatment techniques,” James
said.
Visit www.clarion.edu/opioidspecialist/
to apply or request information.
This certificate program is a good fit
for Clarion, as the university has always
been a leader in health care.”
Dr. Nancyann Falvo
Naloxone
Naloxone is a medication that can reverse an overdose that is caused by
an opioid drug. When administered during an overdose, naloxone blocks
the effects of opioids on the brain and restores breathing within two to
eight minutes. Naloxone has been used safely by medical professionals
for more than 40 years and has only one function: to reverse the effects
of opioids on the brain and respiratory system in order to prevent death.
(PA Department of Health)
Sgt. Frank Remmick shows a naloxone kit.
For the past two years, each university
police officer has carried naloxone while
on duty. They have not yet had to use the
lifesaving drug.
FDA-approved naloxone nasal spray is supplied as a single 4 mg dose of naloxone
hydrochloride in a 0.1 ml nasal spray device. The device requires no assembly. No
specialized training is required to administer the dose. (PA Department of Health)
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The right stuff
To make a good craft beer you need the
right basic ingredients, a little artistic flair
and the passion for beer. A few Clarion
University alums doesn’t hurt either.
When CU alum Andrea Maitland Estadt (‘92) floated the idea
of a brewery in her then Sixth and Main Market, it didn’t take
long for the idea to ferment and for Clarion River Brewing Co.
to have a home.
Estadt was put in touch with Doug Caldwell (‘01), another
Clarion grad who is a brewmaster. Caldwell believed Clarion
was the right location for a brewery and was surprised there
wasn’t one already in Clarion.
“It’s perfect,” Caldwell said of the Clarion location.
He said the location has the makings for a successful
brewery with it being in the county seat and its proximity to the
university, Interstate 80, Cook Forest and the river. It didn’t hurt
that weren’t any other breweries in the county.
The closest breweries are in Titusville, Slippery Rock and
DuBois. “Clarion would be the next logical place for it,” Caldwell
said.
That isn’t to say the brewery didn’t have to go through the
long process of securing a brewer’s license, a liquor license
and all of the necessary permits. The brewer license was finally
secured in August 2016 – two years after they began the
process.
“There is a huge process. You just have to be persistent,”
Caldwell said.
Estadt said the process probably should have taken them
much longer but they had the support of the community, the
borough and elected officials like Con. Glenn G.T. Thompson
(R-5). They also managed to obtain a liquor license quickly and
were able to open before they secured their brewer’s license.
This helped them stay afloat while they were awaiting the
brewer’s license.
“We kind of did things the opposite way and were able to
succeed,” Estadt said of opening without a brewer’s license.
Fellow business partner Bryan Smith, who manages the pub
side of the business, was able to obtain the brewing system,
Estadt said.
“Everything just fell into place for us,” Estadt said.
The endeavor seems to be paying off with reservations
almost necessary on a Friday or Saturday night.
“Overall, the community has been very supportive,” said
business partner and restaurant manager Jeremy Borkowski,
(’06, ’07).
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The right atmosphere
In addition to the brewery, Clarion
River Brewing Co. is known for its foods
that range from quick sandwiches and
burgers to four-course meals. Some of its
best-selling specialties include a giant soft
pretzel served with beer cheese, spinach
artichoke dip, Chicken Oscar and Salmon
Wellington.
Estadt said the menu has always had
traditional favorites with a twist and
people enjoy it making foods into staple
menu items.
“So far the food reviews have been
fabulous,” Estadt said.
Borkowski said Clarion River Brewing
Co. likes that the community has been
so responsive and it aims to please its
customer base, which is why it evaluates
its menu every six months.
“It’s a way of providing them what
they’ve asked for but trying to change
things so it doesn’t get old,” Borkowski
said.
The attention to customer needs is
why the restaurant now offers $8 togo options Thursdays and Fridays and
crowlers (aluminum cans) and growlers
(beer served airtight in a glass, steel
or a ceramic jug) to-go any day the
establishment is open.
While Estadt is no longer involved in
the day-to-day affairs of the business,
she said it was always her vision that the
names of the craft beers would have a
local historical flair. With craft beer names
like Leatherwood, Iron Furnace, 1841,
Clarion River, Voycheck & Stupka, and
Autumn Leaf Fiest, it creates conversation
starters with customers and connections
with the Clarion area.
Estadt said sometimes locals will
suggest a beer name and it gives the
brewmaster an idea, allowing him to be
creative.
“I think it’s developed into its
own identity,” Borkowski said of the
establishment.
On any given day you can find business
colleagues having lunch or couples on a
date.
“What we’re trying to do is provide
more of an experience,” Estadt said.
It’s also become a local hotspot for
fundraisers with its dining-to-donate
program, rehearsal dinners, family parties
and showers. The Clarion Free Library
recently held a fundraiser there with local
celebrities serving as bar tenders.
The pub side has a rustic atmosphere
and is made with recycled barn wood,
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while the restaurant side offers a spirited
and colorful setting partially from its time
as Sixth and Main Market.
“He really put his heart and soul into
that,” Estadt said of Smith’s bar design.
Clarion River Brewing Co. also has
entertainment every weekend and open
mic nights the last Saturday of every
month. Participants of open mic night
receive a free drink for their performance.
The perfect
partnership
The proximity of Clarion River Brewing
Co. to Clarion University has provided
for a solid partnership between the two
organizations, as well as with many other
area entities.
“By bringing something to town that
does have the longevity, you’re able to
create partnerships,” Estadt said.
For one, it’s given them a pool of
employees. There are 28 employees at
the establishment, 11 of whom are college
students and four of whom are alumni.
Because Clarion River Brewing Co. is
connected the Clarion University, it struck
up a partnership with Gary Greenberg,
assistant professor of art, to create pottery
mugs/beer steins for a special mug club
promotion in the pub, Borkowski said.
Those who join a special year-long
membership will receive a mug/stein
which stays at the pub. When the year is
over, members get to take a mug/stein
home.
The process of creating the mugs
involved alumni, students and members of
the ceramic community.
Greenberg worked with a former
student Frank Rodgers (’07, ‘09) to
create the mugs. Rodgers maintains
his own studio, Oil Creek Pottery, in
Oil City. He said they used the kiln that
his predecessor, Jim Brashear and his
classes built. The Anagama style, woodfired kiln is located between the two ball
fields in Clarion.
“Each firing takes approximately 12
hours to load, 36 hours of continuous
stoking and two-and-a-half cords of
wood which must be hauled, cut, split
and stacked in advance. The kiln then
cools for a week, before unloading.
The firings involve my students, former
students, students from other schools
and members of the local, regional and
national ceramic community,” Greenberg
said. “The necessity of communal
The process of
making beer
The first steps of making a craft beer are
to have the basic ingredients of malted
barley, hops, water and yeast.
Other flavor enhancing
ingredients like corn and
chocolate come later.
The first step is the
infusion process.
“It’s where I start to
mix grain and water
together to convert
starch sugar into
fermentable sugars,”
Caldwell said. Time
and temperature are
key in this step with
one batch of grain
and water blending
together for eight-12
hours depending on
the beer type.
walls of the restaurant.
“It was really just a way to show
these small departments. By involving
the local community it can keep these
departments going,” Estadt said.
The right time
endeavor, and the unique qualities of
wood-fired ware are the primary reasons
the mugs were fired this way, which
are the things I wanted to highlight in
working with CRBC, to increase the
profile and visibility of CU ceramics.”
The hope is that Greenberg will make
the next batch of membership mugs
when the year is over.
“It was my understanding that the
brewery wants to commission new
sets of mugs for their mug club each
year or so, choosing from prototypes
submitted from different individuals
or groups. With that in mind, I look
forward to the future possibility of
involving Clarion Association of Ceramic
Artists or established former students
The next step is known
as the sparging or
the rinsing process in
which the brewmaster
rinses the sugars from
the grain to get the
sugar water known as
wort.
Next comes the boil
kettle where the wort
spends the next 60
to 90 minutes.
to participate in the process more fully,”
Greenberg added.
The collaboration with Greenberg isn’t
the only partnership Clarion River Brewing
Co. has with the university. Borkowski said
they’ve been working on a fundraising idea
with President Karen Whitney and North
Country Brewing Co. in Slippery Rock.
While the project is still in the works, they
hope that it can benefit the scholarship
fund in some way.
Estadt said they’ve had partnerships
with local high school and CU art
departments by having art shows or by
having them design things for the business
like caddies for take-out beer. A local
industrial arts program built the frames for
the flagship beer posters that adorn the
Then hops are
added and the
beer is chilled to
a fermentable
temperature.
Beer will ferment
anywhere from
three days to two
weeks depending
on the type of
beer, Caldwell
explained.
After the fermentation
process, the beer is placed
in the bright tank. “It’s
where I let it age and
blend,” Caldwell said. “It
needs time for flavors to
blend and develop.”
Borkowski said employees enjoy
working at Clarion River Brewing Co.
because it’s a fun atmosphere and they
know they’re part of something special.
Borkowski, who has worked at such
well-known restaurants as the Captain
Loomis Inn in Clarion and the Allegheny
Grille in Foxburg, understands what
makes a successful establishment.
“You want to make sure it’s an
experience,” Borkowski said.
He also believes Clarion River Brewing
Co. is coming to Clarion at the right time
as it’s attracting not only locals, but also
travelers which is helping to revitalize
the downtown – an integral part of the
community.
“There’s a hustle and bustle in the
area,” he said. “It’s exciting.”
For Estadt, it’s nice to see her idea
fueling other people’s dreams referring to
the people who manage and work at the
establishment.
“It’s something that hopefully will stay
for years to come,” Estadt said.
The beer is then carbonated
and taken to the tap. Caldwell
has bottled some of the product
but the beer is primarily stored
in kegs.
Clarion River Brewing Co.
is hoping to bottle some
beer to release during this
year’s Autumn Leaf Festival.
The beer is made with
ingredients from a national
supplier. However, Caldwell
is hoping to acquire hops
from a local grower this fall.
The final step in any
brewing process is
the cleanup. “Ninety
percent of my job is
cleaning,” Caldwell
said. “Sterilization is
key.”
With its equipment
and space, Clarion
River Brewing Co.
has the capability of
brewing once a week.
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Serving and
learning
in
Navajo
T
his past May, Joseph Croskey,
director of the university Advising
Services Center and assistant
professor, took a group of students to
the Navajo Nation as part of a service
and learning experience.
The trip was run in partnership with
IUP.
“Dr. Melanie Hildebrandt is a
professor of sociology from IUP. She
goes every other year to the Navajo
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Nation
Nation so that students can learn
about the culture and provide some
service to people and organizations in
the Navajo Nation,” Croskey said.
The group not only experienced
the culture, but they also performed
a variety of service projects in both
Arizona and New Mexico.
“One project we worked on was
that they wanted to expand a sweat
lodge. We leveled out some ground
next to the current lodge and they
will be able to build another sweat
lodge so they can run two groups
concurrently. Right now, men and
women go separately. Instead of
making them wait they can both go
in at the same time and be a more
efficient process,” Croskey said.
“
It’s just a big
learning experience
for everybody.”
Joseph Croskey
Cassie Williams
enjoys a bird’s eye
view of Navajo
Nation.
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The sweat lodge is used in a variety of ceremonies
throughout the Navajo nation. Medicine Men and Women
facilitate rituals that are said to repair damage done to the
mind, body and spirit. Those who enter the sweat lodge can
seek answers from spiritual beings, the Creator, Mother Earth
and totem helpers; it is supposed to be a place of refuge and
guidance for those who need it.
Traditionally, sweat lodges are constructed of withes of a
strong sapling tied together with raw hide or grass root. The
withes are bent to make the dome shape and mud is often used
to add a layer of security. When the construction is complete,
blankets or sheets are added to retain the steam and heat. The
entrance of the sweat lodge always faces toward the east. Each
day begins in the east with the rising of Father Sun and the fire
within the lodge is the light within the world.
The goal for each sweat is for spiritual cleanliness. Many
ceremonies begin with participants fasting for an entire day.
Before entering the lodge, each person is usually given a
smudge of sweet grass, sage or cedar smoke on their forehead
as part of the cleanse. Unnatural items such as watches,
earrings, silver, gold, glasses, false teeth and many others are
not allowed in the lodge.
Traditionally, only men participated in ceremonies in the
sweat lodge. As time has passed, there have been sweats for
women and even ceremonies when both genders participated.
Another project that the group assisted in was
the maintenance of a women’s shelter. They sorted
through donations and helped go through recently
damaged goods from a rainstorm.
“The women’s shelter had gone through
different philosophies and settled on a blend of
western and traditional, but part of their helping
includes they can work at the shelter until they
start to get some job skills or they can get another
job somewhere else,” Croskey said.
The group was also able to take in the culture
and sites while out west. They participated in
ceremonies, saw the Grand Canyon, and saw
Native American petroglyphs.
“I learned so much on this trip from culture
I do not take anything
for granted now because
some people always
have it much worse.”
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Students Sarah Watters
and Cassie Williams learned
about the culture while
helping the people of
Arizona’s Navajo Nation.
to how the Navajo people live, what
food they eat, ceremonies, but the
biggest thing for me was I learned to
not stereotype these people. The Dine
people live just like you and me with
schools, hospitals, stores, colleges, but
they also preserve their culture and are
very proud of it. I also learned that even
though they have all the tools to survive,
they are still struggling. Most people
have running water and electricity, but
some do not. I do not take anything for
granted, now, because some people
always have it much worse,” said Sarah
Watters, a Clarion University student
who participated in the trip, said.
“The experience changed my way
of thinking about Native Americans
and people on the reservation. Navajo
people are very welcoming and want
you to learn about their culture. People
place such harsh stereotypes on these
people that are so far from the truth. I
have learned to not judge anyone before
getting to know a person,” Watters said.
“They are working hard now to retain
and restore the native language, the
native heritage and traditional things
that have kept their culture strong, but
that’s a battle. They are battling all of the
Watters uses a selfie stick
to capture photo of herself
and Williams exploring with
their group.
“
People place such harsh
stereotypes on these people that
are so far from the truth. I have
learned to not judge anyone
before getting to know a person.”
Watters
A hogán is used for ceremonies
and sometimes as living quarters.
The entrance always faces east.
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Kinaalda
Traditional
Native American
ceremony
When Joseph Croskey and his
group traveled to the Navajo Nation
this past spring, they were able to
participate in a traditional Native
American ceremony. Though the
version that the group participated in
was not the entire ceremony, the roots
of the ritual remained.
Kinaalda is a four-day ceremony for
girls who have reached puberty. The
young woman who is partaking in the
ceremony must bathe and then dress
in her finest clothing.
Customarily, the ceremony is to
take place at the hogán, the traditional
family home. The ceremony begins
with the young woman stretched
out on a blanket just outside of the
hogán, facing downward with her
head toward the door. A close female
relative then begins to “remold” her.
She will have her muscles pressed to
make her well-formed.
After the molding, the women of
the neighborhood dress the girl’s
hair in a knot and wrap it in deerskin
strings, called tskólh. If there are any
babies present, the girl must go to
them and lift them from the neck.
This is to help them grow faster. After
this, she is to run off toward the east,
running out a quarter of a mile and
back. She does this to assure a strong
and active life in her womanly years.
She must do this each morning until
after the public ceremony.
The four days before the ceremony
are that of self-discipline. The girl
cannot scratch her body because
marks made by her nails may become
ill-looking scars. Only mush and bread
may be eaten and they cannot contain
any salt. They believe indulging in
Williams, the youngest female
in the service group, is dressed
in the ceremonial clothing worn
during Kinaalda.
The women of the neighborhood dress
the girl’s hair in a knot and wrap it in
deerskin strings, called tskólh.
finer foods would invite in
laziness. During the ceremony,
the women grind corn for the
first three days, and the meal is
mixed into a batter for a large
corn cake.
A medicine man is in charge
of the ceremony and is often
paid for his services with
blankets, grain and other items
of value. Friends and family are
called to the family’s hogán
in the early evening. When
dusk arrives, the medicine man
begins his various songs. The
singing and rituals continue
until sunrise, when the mother
washes the girl’s hair with yucca
suds. Cornmeal is used to dry her
hair. After this process, she takes
her last run toward the east, and
this time, the young children in
attendance follow her. This is
symbolic of the kind of mother
she will be and that her children
will always follow her.
During her run, the medicine
man sings eight songs. When she
returns, the corn cake the women
made is served and the girl can
loosen her hair from the knot and
eat any food that she pleases.
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forces of comfort and easy life and
Anglo-world,” Croskey said.
Both Croskey and Watters
made it clear that trips like this
are very important, not only as a
learning experience but as a way to
understand another culture.
“We can talk a little bit more
accurately about the Navajo Nation
and some other Native American
experiences,” Croskey said.
“Study trips like this are so
important because they get you
out of your comfort zone and make
you push yourself to your learning
edge. Learning is so much fun and
whenever you can get out of the
Whenever you
can get out of the
classroom and
visit different
places like I did,
it is a completely
different type of
learning.”
classroom and visit different
places like I did, it is a completely
different type of learning,”
Watters said.
Croskey said that he intends
to take a group of students
back to the Navajo Nation next
May. He wants to broaden the
trip to more schools, in hopes
of expanding this service and
learning opportunity.
Watters
Petroglyphs are rock carvings made by using a stone chisel
and a hammerstone. When the desert varnish (or patina)
on the surface of the rock was chipped off, the lighter rock
underneath was exposed.
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Whitney
soars to
State
System
post
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Whitney has been a visible
and accessible president who
has annually led, attended,
and hosted and/or sponsored
more than 550 events,
programs and meetings.
Whitney is pleased with the progress
made under her leadership, most
notably:
President Karen Whitney will leave
Clarion University next month, but not
in the way she envisioned when she
announced earlier this summer that
she would retire in June 2018; Whitney
has accepted the position of interim
chancellor of the Pennsylvania State
System of Higher Education.
In that role, her goal will mirror her
lifelong work – making a difference for
students.
“I wholeheartedly believe that
Clarion and every university in our
State System is important and will
succeed in continuing to offer relevant
and inspiring learning experiences that
will enable students to have great lives
and livelihoods,” Whitney said. “For
seven years, I have worked with the
State System board, the university
presidents and many other wonderful
people throughout the state to
advance Clarion’s interests. Now, I
can build upon these experiences to
advance all 14 state universities.”
Whitney became president in
summer 2010, following a nationwide
search. She immediately embarked
upon a 90-day listening tour from
which she developed priorities
that ultimately helped to drive the
university’s strategic directions.
The directions have four areas of
focus – encourage student, faculty
and staff success; create equitable,
diverse environments; expand our
engagement with society; and thrive
financially – guided by the mission,
Clarion University of Pennsylvania
provides transformative, lifelong
learning opportunities through
innovative, nationally recognized
programs delivered in inclusive,
student-centered environments.
— The distinction of being a
university that prepares students
to enter professions, including
those in teaching, business, and
health and human services;
— Working with faculty to develop
new academic programs; and
— Increased ethic of care for
students and a student-centered
perspective across campus.
Through a streamlined process for
creating, developing and launching
programs, Clarion has developed 10
new academic programs, including its
first doctorate degree, during Whitney’s
tenure. Five additional credentials are
planned to be launched by 2019. The
new programs reflect student interest
and workforce needs.
Whitney’s commitment to students
is further reflected by the renovation
of Becht Hall as a student success
center that brings student services to
one location and by the replacement
of outdated student housing with
suite-style housing that has helped
to increase student recruitment and
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Whitney appointed State System interim chancellor
The Board of Governors of Pennsylvania’s
State System of Higher Education has
selected Dr. Karen M. Whitney to serve
as interim chancellor, beginning Sept. 12.
Clarion’s interim provost and vice-president
of academic affairs, Dr. Todd Pfannestiel, will
step in as acting university president until an
interim president is selected.
“On behalf of the Clarion University
Council of Trustees, and from my personal
perspective, we are proud of President
Karen Whitney advancing to a key
leadership post in our commonwealth,” said
J.D. Dunbar, chair of the Clarion University
Council of Trustees. “She has been a strong
leader through some very turbulent times
for Clarion, always putting the needs of
students first. As interim chancellor, she
will tackle tough issues with the same
confidence that she has demonstrated
during her seven-year tenure here. I am
pleased that the Board of Governors has
affirmed Dr. Whitney’s efforts, along with
the stellar work of faculty and staff at
Clarion University in the wake of persistent
whitewater challenges. Their decision
to select President Whitney is, indeed, a
measure of their confidence in the future of
Clarion University, a confidence we share.”
During President Whitney’s tenure,
Clarion has become more professionally
focused in providing programs which
meet both student and workforce needs.
Nursing programs are more in demand
than ever, and the four-year Bachelor of
Science in Nursing program is at capacity
for the 2017-2018 school year. Education
enrollment numbers have rebounded
and are showing growth in secondary
education certification fields and
elementary education, and new programs
She has been a strong leader
through some very turbulent
times for Clarion, always
putting the needs of students
first. – J.D. Dunbar
in nutrition & fitness, data analytics, and
counseling continue to reflect strong
student interest.
Gov. Tom Wolf recently joined President
Whitney in announcing the launch of
the commonwealth’s first online Opioid
Treatment Specialist certificate program,
available at Clarion Online.
President Whitney will assume her
new role of interim chancellor at a pivotal
time. Last year, the Board of Governors
launched a strategic review of the
system’s 14 universities and the Office of
the Chancellor. The National Center
for Higher Education Management
Systems recently announced its
recommendations, and the Board
of Governors is developing an
implementation plan based on the
review’s analysis.
“Though I’m leaving Clarion sooner
than anticipated, it is to take on a
role that will benefit both Clarion
students and students at our 13 sister
universities.” President Whitney said.
“I’m proud of our collective work over
the past seven years and the advances
we’ve made to become recognized as
a leader in professional programs that
meet the needs of the commonwealth.
Clarion University leads the State
System in professionally accredited
credentials, particularly in education,
business, information, and health and
human services. As president of one of
the smaller State System universities, I
am well positioned to understand the
challenges all 14 universities face and
how the State System can be a force
for positive change.”
President Whitney’s successor
will be selected through a national
search, which will begin in the next
academic year. The Board of Governors
is responsible for hiring university
presidents within the State System.
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Morgan Woodin
’17
“
I’ve become more
thoughtful about how
we should organize our
collective time, talent and
resources to achieve what
we believe in the most.”
retention. The $60 million housing
project is a portion of the $150 million
in construction and renovations projects
underway or completed during her
tenure, all designed to enrich the student
learning and community engagement
experience.
Whitney has been a visible
and accessible president who has
annually led, attended, and hosted
and/or sponsored more than 550
events, programs and meetings. She
implemented the popular Late Night
Breakfast in which she and other
administration, faculty and staff members
serve students the Sunday night before
finals week.
Whitney said Clarion’s greatest
strength is its people – the employees,
the community, and, especially, the
students whom she describes as
“hardworking students who sacrifice
much to come to Clarion to make better
lives for themselves.”
During Whitney’s leadership, she has
changed, too.
“I’ve become more thoughtful about
how we should organize our collective
time, talent and resources to achieve
what we believe in the most,” she said.
She hopes, when people reflect on
her time at Clarion University, they will
remember working together to offer
outstanding learning opportunities and
life-changing experiences.
If the next president seeks words of
advice from Whitney, she will give these:
Listen thoughtfully before taking action.
Whitney and her wife, Dr. Peggy
Apple, an education faculty member,
will retain a residence in Clarion, where
Apple will continue to work. They have a
dog, Clare.
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sports roundup
Building
momentum
Clarion University baseball enjoyed
a resurgence in 2017, with first year head
coach Anthony Williams guiding the
Golden Eagles to their most successful
season since 2009.
Spurred on by a combination of veteran
leadership and a group of promising
underclassmen, the Blue and Gold posted
a 13-31 overall record, including a 5-21 mark
in PSAC play, the most wins of any CU
team in the last eight seasons.
Earning their first win of the season
over West Virginia State Feb. 25, the
Golden Eagles followed it up the next
weekend when the team headed to Wilson,
North Carolina, for their annual spring
training trip where the Golden Eagles
rattled off wins against Fairmont State and
fellow PSAC foe Kutztown.
The Eagles faltered against some
tough PSAC competition before putting
it together for a four-game win streak,
their longest of the season. After a 4-2
victory over conference powerhouse Lock
Haven March 29, CU won three consecutive
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shutouts against Cal U, outscoring the
Vulcans 13-0 over three games.
While the Golden Eagles know this
season was a step in the right direction,
coach Williams and his squad are
looking to improve even more in 2018.
Clarion will lose the services of
seven seniors, including several who
were mainstays for CU in 2017, perhaps
none greater than first baseman Tyler
Falk.
A two-time Academic All-District
and a 2017 Academic All-American,
Falk led the Golden Eagles in a number
of offensive categories, including
batting average (.384), slugging
percentage (.534%) and total bases
(39). Compounding the loss is the
departure of shortstop Joey Lopez and
right-handed hurler Kane McCall, both
major contributors to Clarion’s success
in 2017.
Those losses will sting, but there are
still plenty of reasons to get excited
about the Golden Eagles next year.
Rising sophomore Cole Schaffer made
42 appearances for the Blue and Gold in
2017, including 40 starts at third base. The
Indiana (Pa.) native hit .219 with five extrabase hits in his rookie campaign and will
be part of the core of this CU team moving
forward.
Same goes for catcher Mike Connell. The
younger brother of Clarion catcher Tom
Connell, Mike made 26 appearances
behind the dish for Clarion, including 16
starts. Throw in the likes of Matt Kamenicky
and Austin Mike, and there’s still plenty of
returning talent to help offset the loss of
the strong senior class.
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Baseball’s
Tyler Falk
GOLDEN
Eagle
Clarion baseball player Tyler Falk is used
to making history. In 2016 he became the
first Golden Eagles baseball player to earn
Academic All-American recognition, and
this year he wrapped a stellar career on the
playing field with Second Team All-PSAC
West honors for the second time in his
career.
However, the best was yet to come for the Fombell
native. On June 1, the College Sports Information Directors
of America announced that Falk was the Division II Baseball
Academic All-American of the Year, one of the highest
honors given to student-athletes. He is the fourth Clarion
student-athlete and fifth overall to earn Academic AllAmerica of the Year and the first male student-athlete at
the school to do so.
The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference also lauded
Falk as a Spring Top 10 selection for the second straight
year in 2017. The annual Top 10 award goes to five males
and five females who exhibit excellence in the classroom
and in competition. He is the first Clarion athlete to repeat
since Kristin Day (2014-15) and the first male athlete to win
it twice since Gary Aughinbaugh (2001-02).
Falk graduated in May with a perfect 4.0 GPA
and a degree in finance, but his performance
on the diamond was not too shabby, either.
He hit the ground running as a freshman in 2014,
winning PSAC West Freshman of the Year honors with a
.363 batting average, an OPS of .871 and a team-high 18
RBIs. Falk earned his first national academic recognition as
a sophomore in 2015, taking home CoSIDA Academic AllDistrict 2 honors while tying the program’s single-season
home run record with seven blasts and a 14-game hitting
streak that ranked second in school history, and in 2016
broke through by earning Academic All-America Second
Team honors as a junior 2016.
All of that was a prelude to a masterful
senior campaign, when Falk authored
maybe the best season of his college career.
He hit .375 with a staggering 1.030 OPS and paced the
Golden Eagles in numerous offensive categories, including
batting, slugging percentage, on-base percentage and
walks. The entire team showed growth under first-year
head coach Anthony Williams, winning more games than
in any of the five seasons prior.
That paved the way for the Academic AllAmerica of the Year honor in 2017, a year
that also saw Falk finish near the top of
nearly every career offensive category at
Clarion.
He finished his career ranked second all-time in batting
(.371), fifth in slugging (.531), third in on-base percentage
(.452), second in games played (159), second in games
started (158), third in runs (91), second in hits (186), fourth
in home runs (12) and third in RBI (96).
After graduation, Falk put his degree to
work. He is an investment advisor representative at
Centauri Advisory Group and is also an insurance agent
through Jack Bonus Insurance. Falk hasn’t completely
walked away from the game of baseball, however. He
intends to volunteer coach with his former high school
coach’s fall team.
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Softball
Clarion softball added another dose of youth for
the 2017 season, with the hopes that the transfusion
of young blood will help the program in its growth
under head coach Cheryl Peterson.
This year’s roster was dotted with
underclassmen, with 11 of 20 players
either with either freshman or sophomore
eligibility. Those young players played
in key situations, too, with five freshmen
starting more than half of this year’s
games in the field and another (freshman
Macy Rubin) ranking fourth on the team in
pitching appearances.
Senior Paige Baker provided what had
to be the highlight of the season, earning
PSAC Central Pitcher of the Week honors
May 1 with a gem of a game against Lock
Haven. She capped off what had been
her best week of the year with her first
career complete-game shutout, wiping
out the Bald Eagles in a 1-0 win. It was the
first Clarion win over Lock Haven since
2010 and proved to be an exciting closing
performance for the 2017 season.
Fellow senior Rachel Hoffman authored
a similar performance earlier in the year,
in another game fraught with emotion
and excitement. A transfer from PittJohnstown two years ago, Hoffman
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shut out her former teammates with a
complete-game shutout on April 21. The
Golden Eagles walloped the Lady Cats
to the tune of a 7-0 victory that saw
freshman Haley Pszyk crush a three-run
homer over the centerfield fence.
Offensively, sophomore Taylor
Nonnenberg was the iron woman of the
group, playing in all 48 games in her
second campaign. She led the Golden
Eagles in hits and runs and ranked just
behind senior Casey Wilcox in extra-base
hits. Sophomore Cassidy Runyan led the
team in home runs (2) and RBI (10) as she
developed into a potent middle-of-theorder bat, while five of her teammates also
contributed home runs on the year.
Baker and Hoffman both finished their
final years at the top of the pitching staff,
with the duo turning over the ball to
underclassmen like Rubin, Sarah Gossard
and Kira Smith. With another large influx
of freshmen expected for 2018, the Golden
Eagles will continue to rebuild and retool
for more success.
Paige
Baker
Haley
Pszyk
Aryn
Boyer
Rachel
Hoffman
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Track and Field
Clarion University track and
field team enjoyed a number of
dynamic individual performances
throughout the 2017
campaign, culminating in a
12th-place finish at the PSAC
Championships May 6 in
Bloomsburg.
Senior Tatiana Cloud took
fifth overall in the 400-meter
hurdles, touching out with a
final time of 1 minute, 3.48
seconds. The Leechburg native
was a force all season for the
Blue and Gold and earned
an NCAA Championship
provisional qualifying mark in
the 400 hurdles after she took
first at the Paul Kaiser Classic
with a remarkable 1:01.61 finish.
Both relay teams enjoyed
successful showings at PSAC
Championships. The 4x100 team of
Courtney Young, Courtney Corban,
For
the
Record
Jess Shomo and Amanda Batey took
seventh overall, while the 4X800 team
of Danni Tarr, Letizia Collini, Rikki
Brumbaugh and Breanna Leidy earned
a top-five finish, running a 9:33.65 to
earn fifth.
Finally, the 4X400 squad
of Corban, Tarr, Collini and Cloud took
sixth with a time of 3:58.15.
In the field events, Kari Steuer took
eighth in the discus with a distance of
34.38 meters, while Abby Gluvna took
10th in the javelin with a mark of 33.67
meters.
The 4x400 relay team shattered
the previous Clarion record by
almost two full seconds, running a
3:53.67 at the Paul Kaiser Classic
to cement themselves into the record
books. In addition, Jess Shomo and
Amanda Batey moved to #2 and #3
in program history for the 100-meter
dash, running times of 12.36 and
12.45, respectively.
by the numbers
1
4x400 team
CU record
3:53.67
1
Tatiana Cloud
400 hurdles
1:01.61
2
At the Paul Kaiser Classic
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4x800 team
9:33.65
6
4x400 team
3:58.15
Jess Shomo
100 m. dash
#2 Clarion
12.36
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At the PSAC Championships
4x100
team
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10
Amanda Batey
100 m. dash
#3 Clarion
12.45
Steuer - discus
34.8 meters
Gluvna - javelin
33.67 meters
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wrestling wrap-up
T
he progress of the Clarion wrestling program
during the 2016-17 season lives just under the
surface. Scratch some of that away, and you will see
a team continuing to grow in its third season under
head coach Keith Ferraro and staff.
For the second straight season, the Golden
Eagles sent two competitors to the NCAA Division I
Wrestling Championships, with redshirt sophomores
Brock Zacherl and Jake Gromacki – the latter a
transfer from Pittsburgh – both earning trips to
St. Louis in March. Zacherl enjoyed another honor
earlier in the year, when he was chosen to compete
in a special exhibition at the National Wrestling
Coaches’ Association All-Star Classic at Quicken
Loans Arena in Cleveland.
Brock Zacherl at
NCAA Division I
Championships.
NCAA Division I Wrestling
Championships in St. Louis
in March.
For the second straight
season, the Golden Eagles
sent two competitors to the
NCAA Division I Wrestling
Championships.
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Jake Gromacki
Brock Zacherl
Coach Ferraro
As a team, the Golden Eagles finished
the year with a 6-10 overall record in dual
matches and a 3-3 mark against Eastern
Wrestling League opponents, but the
real signs of progress were apparent on
the mat if not on the scoreboard. Clarion
won three of its last four conference
matches of the year, including blowout
victories over Bloomsburg (27-13) and
Cleveland State (34-6).
That led directly to an impressive
day at the EWL Championships, hosted
this year at Bloomsburg. Zacherl and
Gromacki both officially cemented
their spots at the NCAAs by reaching
the championships matches of their
respective brackets. Juniors Dustin Conti
and Evan DeLong were in the mix for
NCAA Championship berths as well,
with both coming up just one win shy
of punching their tickets to St. Louis
Juniors Dustin Conti
and Evan DeLong were
in the mix for NCAA
Championship berths
with both coming up just
one win shy of punching
their tickets to St. Louis.
in the 197- and 165-pound brackets,
respectively. Conti was a finalist at
197 pounds, falling in a close match to
Rider’s Ryan Wolfe, while DeLong took
third place at 165 pounds with a decision
over Cleveland State’s John Vaughn.
Evan DeLong earned
Outstanding Wrestler
honors at the 2016
Pennsylvania State
Athletic Conference
Championships.
DeLong’s season also included one
of the top individual highlights of the
season. He earned Outstanding Wrestler
honors at the 2016 Pennsylvania State
Athletic Conference Championships after
claiming the 165-pound championship
at the event. He is the first Golden Eagle
to win Outstanding Wrestler at the
long-running tournament since James
Fleming in 2012. All told, 10 Golden
Eagles have won PSAC Tournament
Outstanding Wrestler, dating back to
1959.
Only a small handful of seniors
graduate from this year’s team, leaving
plenty to be excited about in the years
to come. Seven of last year’s 10 starters,
including NCAA qualifiers in Zacherl and
Gromacki, return to the fray, as do Conti,
DeLong and veterans Dom Rigous and
Roshuan Cooley. Internal additions will
buoy the lineup as well, with a number
of talented competitors redshirting
in 2016-17 set to compete for starting
spots. Among them is freshman Greg
Bulsak, a 184-pounder who posted a 14-2
record as an unattached wrestler at open
tournaments this year.
Ferraro and his staff, which includes
assistant coaches Kyle Kiss and Joe
DeAngelo, also made a significant
impact on the team on the recruiting
trail this year. In what has been an
annual occurrence for the Golden Eagles
under Ferraro, this year’s crop ranks in
the top 25 in the nation according to
FloWrestling.
The success does not stop at the
mat, as the emphasis on well-rounded
student-athletes saw the team garner
academic honors. Zacherl and DeLong
both earned NWCA All-Academic
recognition in April, the second year in a
row for both. The process of qualifying
for the recognition is rigorous: a wrestler
must have completed at least one full
year at his institution with a cumulative
GPA of 3.20 or better, while also winning
60 percent of his total schedule.
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Hall of Fame
Clarion Sports Hall of Fame
inducted seven members May 5, with
nearly 250 attending the ceremony
at Eagle Commons. Doris Black, Gary
Frantz, Kayla (Kelosky) Renninger,
Dave Sheets, Frank Supancic,
Craig Turnbull and Art Walker were
recognized for the honor they brought
to Clarion in their time wearing the Blue
& Gold, both as players and as coaches.
After greetings from retired sports
information director Rich Herman
“When I coached here, I always told my
players, ‘You set your sights and your goals,
and if you can’t be anything else, be a good
person.’ I can say that these women are all
good people.”
- Doris Black
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(standing, right) and President Karen
Whitney, master of ceremonies Bill
Miller (standing, left) introduced the
Class of 2017.
“Coach (Al) Jacks used to tell us,
‘There are many young men in our
nation that would want to be in
your position right now, playing
college football. Take advantage
of it.’ He was right: enjoy it, savor
it, have fun.”
- Gary Frantz
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Class of 2017
Doris Black
Gary Frantz
Kayla (Kelosky) Renninger
Dave Sheets
Frank Supancic
Craig Turnbull
Art Walker
“So much of my growth as a swimmer came from
the people around me. I’m so blessed to have been
part of the best men’s team in Clarion history, and
train with some of the best we ever had.”
- Dave Sheets
“The entire coaching staff at Clarion taught us
about winning, and they taught us about life.
They were our coaches, our teachers in school,
and they always supported us.”
- Frank Supancic
“I’ve never been more moved, touched or
changed than in my four years at Clarion.”
“You don’t have any responsibility
for the cards you’re dealt in life, but
you are responsible for how you play
them. As I reflect back, the most
important card was the one that led
me to Clarion.”
- Craig Turnbull
“It was always my dream to be a
college football player. Motivation
is great and it’s needed. It’s a push.
Inspiration, though, is what pulls us,
and what makes a legacy.”
- Art Walker
- Kayla (Kelosky) Renninger
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A look back…
1967 Clarion Call staff
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Alumni
Notes
Summer 2017
1969
Dr. Thekla (Weissig) Fall is
employed with Owl Testing
Software. She is retired from
Pittsburgh Public Schools. She
was awarded approximately
$2 million in state and federal
funding to develop proficiencyoriented, standards-based foreign
language instructional programs.
She was able to expand the
world languages program from
three languages to six languages
including Chinese, Japanese and
Italian and grow three language
programs from seven- to 12-year
sequences. Fall developed and
implemented the nation’s first
district-wide, online, oral proficiency
assessment system to collect
and rate more than 1,300 speech
samples annually. Fall received
the Northeast Conference Brooks
Award for Outstanding Leadership
in the Profession. The Brooks
Award recognizes the exceptional
leadership Fall provides to the
field, which is remarkable for its
professional integrity, unflagging
dedication, and willingness to
disseminate best practices to
educators around the country. In
2017 she received the Northeast
Conference on the teaching of
Foreign Languages.
1975
Fran (Wonner) Eckert is a senior
solutions consultant for Unit4,
Ellisville, Mo. She resides in Greenville,
with her husband, Jack.
1987
Michael Leonheart is a general
manager for Fairway Vacation
Rentals, Palm Desert, Calif. He resides
in Palm Desert.
Terrence Smith is an assistant
principal for Woodland Hills School
District, North Braddock. He resides
in Aliquippa with his wife, Jamie and
children: Terrence II, Alicia and Zoe.
1989
Jane (Williams) Binley is a director
of development for the University of
Pittsburgh. She resides in Pittsburgh,
with her husband, Chris, and children,
David and Lauren.
1991
Cheryl (Shrauder) Boyanowski is
a voucher analyst for Pennsylvania
Housing Finance Agency, Harrisburg.
She resides in Mechanicsburg with
her sons, Timothy and Zachary.
1998
Jeff Levkulich is a reporter
for WFTV, Orlando. He resides
in Oviedo, Fla., with his wife,
Jennifer, and children, Mason and
Lily.
2000
Ben Stentz is an executive
director for the Municipality of
Princeton. He resides in Hamilton,
N.J., with his son, Michael.
2003
Mike Fareri is a property manager
for the Solomon Organization. He
resides in Bethlehem, Pa.
2004
Samuel Carroll is a teacher in
the Bedford Area School District,
where he also coaches wrestling
and football. He resides in
Bedford.
Teresa Denchfield is an int.
systems analyst for DigitaliBiz,
Rockville, Md. She resides in
Washington, D.C.
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know about you!
And so do your Clarion classmates. It’s easy to share your latest personal milestones and
professional accomplishments in the pages of Clarion University Magazine. Just send us a note!
Visit www.clarion.edu/alumni-update
2005
Madeline (Baldizar) and Daniel (‘04)
Anderson reside in Gibsonia with their
daughters, Violet and Gwendolyn. Madeline
is employed with the Pine-Richland School
District.
Michelle (Montgomery) Barnes is a social
services security director. She resides in
Mercer with her husband, Benjamin, and
son, Jacob.
2008
Lacey Klingensmith is an academic
advisor, ALM Sustainability Program for
Harvard University Division of Continuing
Education, Cambridge, Mass. She received
a Master of Liberal Arts in Sustainability
from Harvard Extension School in 2016.
She resides in Boston.
2010
Randall and Amber (Seslar ‘11) Oaks
reside in Jeannette. Randall is an event
manager for the Westmoreland Museum
of American Art, Greensburg.
2011
Ian Catherine is an on-air personality for
Colonial Radio Group of Williamsport,
LLC. He resides in Williamsport.
Amanda Yetter is a youth services
librarian for Perry Memorial Library,
Henderson, N.C. She resides in
Henderson.
2017
Katie (Martin) Kewish is an audio
transcriber for Auscript, Perth, Australia.
She resides in Spearwood, Australia,
with her husband, Martin.
Michalski awarded
Medal of Honor
Landsgardeforeningen Association of Danish Marching
Showbands presented its Medal of Honor to Dr. Stanley F.
Michalski Jr., the first American to receive the award.
In presenting the award, Landsgardeforeningen noted
that Michalski “has dedicated his life to music,
which has brought him all around the world and
is furthermore author of numerous published
articles on music education. In more than 40
years, he has been a member of the prestigious
American Bandmasters Associations, which is
considered the highest honor achievable by an
American bandsman.
Michalski directed Clarion’s band from 1961
to 1992. Under his leadership, the Clarion band
program was launched into direct comparison with the
finest collegiate music ensembles, one with a reputation for
performance excellence.
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Carsten Petersen, Landsgardeforeningen’s
national chairman, presents the Medal of Honor
to Dr. Stanley Michalski.
In Memoriam
1930s
Dorothy Pearson (’37), March 19, 2017
1940s
William Crissman (’48), April 27, 2017
1950s
E. Helmintoller (’52), June 20, 2017
Nancy George (’58), March 16, 2017
James Graziano (’59), March 15, 2017
1960s
Karlene Molinaro (’60), March 20, 2017
Lee Rouse (’60), April 16, 2017
Herbert Burns (’61), May 18, 2017
William Powell (’65), May 8, 2017
Adele Gammiere (’66), May 11, 2017
Looking for
Alumni to help
empower our
Golden Eagles
1970s
Elaine Schreibeis (’70), March 15, 2017
Deborah A. (Turcheck ’71) Chislock,
Feb. 7, 2016
Roberta Couch (’72), May 7, 2017
Martha Kline (’73), April 5, 2017
Sara Steffee (’73), May 15, 2017
Earl H. McDaniel Jr. (’73), June 19, 2017
Mary Reese (’74), March 16, 2017
Joyce Rowland (’75), April 2, 2017
Joan Ellis (’78), April 24, 2017
Maxine King (’78), June 9, 2017
Deborah Fleming (’79), Dec. 12, 2016
1980s
1990s
Roberta Wielandt (’91), June 20, 2017
Christine Slippy (’95), May 22, 2017
2000s
Eric O’Neil (’05), May 12, 2017
2010s
Frederick Clark (’10), April 13, 2017
Friends
Don McCormac, March 25, 2017 (former staff)
Roger Horn, June 6, 2017 (retired faculty)
Ernie Goble, June 23, 2017 (retired staff)
James Caldwell (’81), April 1, 2017
Susan Almes (’82), April 12, 2017
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Our gift to baby Eagles of Clarion alumni is a dashing new bib! To receive a bib, let
us know about the new addition to your nest by emailing to alumni@clarion.edu:
• Parents’ names
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• Baby’s name and gender
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Once you receive your bib, take a picture of your Eaglet putting the bib to use, and
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David
David Anthony Braunstein, son
of Michael and Brianne “Bree”
(Simpson ‘02) Braunstein, born
July 18, 2016
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Maeleigh
Maeleigh Joe Zimmerman,
daughter of Sean (’11)
and Emily (Hulburt ’09)
Zimmerman, born Oct. 8, 2016
Lucille
Cole Haney, son of Matthew
(’08) and Britney (Boulton)
Haney, born Oct. 20, 2016
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Marie Abercrombie,
daughter of Richard and
Christina (Steiner ‘08)
Abercrombie, born Oct. 30, 2016
Lennox
samuel
Samuel “Ryan” Swartzfager
II, son of Samuel and Alyssa
(Marchand ’12, ’14) Swartzfager,
born June 29, 2016
Alex
Lennox Fremer, daughter of
Andy (‘10) and Katie (Miller
’12) Fremer, born March 19, 2017
Alex Alan Soety, son of Tyler
(’08) and Kelly (Allen ’08)
Soety, born Jan. 22, 2017
Sydney
Sydney Rose Burnsworth,
daughter of Matt and Lee
(Caffrey ’07) Burnsworth, born
Nov. 2, 2016
Grayson
Grayson Boyd, daughter of Ree
Boyd and Casey Keck (’01), born
Jan. 10, 2016
Adalynn
Adalynn Joy Reed, daughter
of David K. (’09) and Kayla J.
(Rush ’09) Reed, born Sept.
9, 2016
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Cloey Bonzo and mom
Autumn (Chrobak ‘05)
Bonzo have fun in the
Blue & Gold Color Run.
Paint Party participants show their Clarion love.
Save the Date!
Alumni Weekend
June 8 & 9, 2018
Featuring special celebrations for the classes of 1968
& 1993. Volunteers are needed to help organize these
milestone reunions. Call 814-393-2572 to volunteer.
Would you like to gather with friends from your
former student organization, sorority or fraternity?
We would love to make that happen at Alumni
Weekend! Call 814-393-2572 to tell us whom you’d
like to see!
Max Schang sings the blues.
Class of 1967 50th Reunion: (Bottom row, from left) Maria
(Santarelli) Tallarico, Dr. Karen Whitney, Marlene Eaton; (second
row) Philomena (Galek) Patterson, Francine (Appel) Pratt, Therese
(Pugliese) DiCicco; (third row) Gary Tucker, Richard Shevchik,
Edward Sarver; (fourth row) Jim Patterson and Leonard Sarnosky.
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Tiki Kahle (’87), Jon Catanzarita
(’11), Ginna (Cole ’88) Vasko and
Emily (Hoover ’09) Weaver hang
out with Ernie at his Ice Cream
with the Mascot event.
Golden Eagle
Takes Flight
Maddie Thomas, second-year BSN student
with a minor in psychology, job shadowed
a STAT MedEvac flight nurse. On campus,
Maddie is a SOAR mentor, orientation leader
and a member of the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority.
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Courageous
endeavors
Torron Mollett ’17
“
I felt it was
important to
step up, be a
leader and
help young men
graduate.
Torron Mollett describes the
neighborhood where he grew up
as “rough.” As a young teen, he
lost his father to gun violence, and
the formerly bubbly kid began to
act out. His school placed him in
a program that helped kids with
behavioral difficulties.
He took back to his
neighborhood what he learned in
the program and became a peer
mentor to other kids, encouraging
them to get more involved with
academics.
Fast forward to college. Mollett
visited several schools, but “Clarion
felt like home,” he said. He was
invited to take part in the Summer
Bridge Program, in which incoming
freshmen can strengthen their
academic skills.
“I felt like it would give me that
jump start – if I didn’t take it, I feel
like I wouldn’t have been here,” he
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said. “It made me understand, ‘I can
do this. If I put my mind to it, I can
study and get that degree.”
As he pursued his degree, he
continued to serve his peers and
was among the first mentors for the
Golden Eagle Men’s Success program,
which helps African American males
stay focused on academics.
“I worked in the office of Minority
Student Services, and we got yearly
statistics on retention rates for
African American students. Females
were graduating, but males weren’t,”
Mollett said. “I felt it was important to
step up, be a leader and help young
men graduate.”
When Mollett graduated in May
with degrees in political science and
criminal justice, he addressed fellow
graduates as student commencement
speaker. Among them were six young
men, the first cohort of graduates
from GEMS. He has promised to be at
commencement ceremonies through
2020 to see other young men whom
he mentored walk the stage and get
their degrees.
Mollett, the oldest of four
children, is the first member
of his family to graduate from
college. He wrote a 20-page
letter to his mother, thanking her
for being his rock throughout his
life. Mother’s Day followed spring
commencement; Mollett wrapped
his diploma and presented it to her
as a gift.
He will begin graduate school
this fall at University of Baltimore.
His ultimate goal is to open a nonprofit organization through which he
can continue to help people.
“It’s important – giving back.”
Mollett said. “I feel like everyone
should give back; life repeats itself,
so giving back and helping someone
is something you should do.”
Clarion University has been shaping minds for 150 years. From our early
days as a seminary to today’s institution offering more than 100 programs,
one thing is certain – Clarion University isn’t going anywhere.
In the past 150 years, the world has changed and so has our school. We’ve
adapted to new ideas and technologies, while staying true to our roots.
We are Courageous. Confident. Clarion. We’re celebrating our remarkable
past while looking to our bright future. The year-long celebration begins
Founders Weekend with the Distinguished Awards presentations.
Visit www.clarion.edu/about-clarion/clarion-150th-anniversary.
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